The sketch sequencer is (in my opinion) the most powerful sequencer on the OP-1 and people are constantly dismissing it. Hold shift, turn the white knob to activate the grid and then it is basically a piano roll. You can play notes on the keyboard to jump to specific notes or drum sounds, use the white knob to jump around the sequence without drawing anything and then draw the notes length with the blue knob. Its awesome for drums. Especially drums that you want offset from the grid (no pun intended). Like endless it will even detune samples while playing the sequence in time. If you're not currently using it, give it a shot.
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I did a video on sketch- I like it for wacky bass lines 😊
@DomDomPop2 жыл бұрын
The crazy thing is, I almost always use the OP-Z when I have a melody in mind that I want to sequence because it allows me to go back and edit without having to redo the whole sequence like you have to do with the endless sequencer… but sketch can do that and I always forget! It’s definitely way more useful than the initial presentation lets on.
@neonvoid Жыл бұрын
is this the most powerful sequencer in this thing? that's terrifying kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odtkmbCmvK3eYGQ.html etch-a-sketch
@FlyingSoulo Жыл бұрын
@@neonvoid In that example its not very impressive (admittedly) and I think its one of the reasons people dismiss the sketch sequencer completely. When you realize it's basically a quirky piano roll, it becomes much more powerful. With the grid activated, you can quickly make patterns that are both on and off the "grid". Its the only sequencer that allows that much control over where you place rhythmic elements (aside from playing things in live of course). Because of the etch-a-sketch nature of the sequencing it kind of feels like a really powerful step sequencer, but you can easily control the duration and offset of each hit while seeing the entire sequence at once. You can even adjust the pitch of all of the samples in real time while tracking to tape. The OP-1 isn't for everyone, but its a tool that I come back to over and over again despite having much more "powerful" gear because of its unique approach to the music making process and the immediacy of its production style.
@neonvoid Жыл бұрын
@@FlyingSoulo I feel if TE would put the professional sequencer capabilities of the OPZ into the OP1 (which they could STILL do with a simple software update), instead of selling two separated devices, then NO ONE would complain about the OP1. The tape recording workflow is extreme divisive. They KNOW what a professional sequencer is, how it should work, why is it good, they CAN build it, they BUILT one - they just decided to sell it as a separated device. Bummer.
@prc23322 жыл бұрын
Also worth noting, if you hit play while the next loop is selected, it will jump right in in time
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!
@prc23322 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen happy to help!
@timdanyo8982 жыл бұрын
You mention the SK-1. Wow.. that brings back memories. I dreamed of that keyboard while staring out the window on the school bus back in 1985. I loved the Art of Noise. Then I received it for my birthday that year. It was the coolest thing even before watching Ferris Bueller and his Emulator II in his bedroom. I was the hippest kid on the block. Yes.. fart noises were played to all sorts of tunes. I jammed with that keyboard until college then I lost track of it. My first solo project was named “Timistry” after the band Ministry. I think my little brother and his friends yanked it and probably ruined it or lost it. Dude… I wish I had that little treasure once again! I might need to hit up Reverb and see..
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I might actually do a video with that one soon 🤔
@kathleencoveny38602 жыл бұрын
Nothing slips through the cracks ..no stone unturned .... " under your watch " .. always open to constructive comments ... climbing one step higher on the learning curve rungs with a spirit of appreciation and humility .. so helpful ..insightful ... easy flow ... . .. cheers to creativity ... learning and yes " thank you Jesus " ..
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
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@boringnation2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! I never had the OG OP-1 so there's still a lot to learn. Once nice thing about the OP-1 field is that you can rename those user presets you save within the unit. This is great because I'm too lazy to upload to a computer, rename, then drop back into the unit.
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yes I love that they added that
@josephdavis26952 жыл бұрын
Proud of you dude. You’re killing it
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Hey thx J! 🍻
@PlainlyDifficult2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hellpppp!
@iosmusicman2 жыл бұрын
Super tips Liam. I’m going to open the case and get back on the op-1 tonight. Cheers. Lee
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Have some op1.fun
@BHPOfficial2 жыл бұрын
I’m shocked you didn’t know about the skipping sequences (jumping around on the tape). That’s the main way I perform live with the op1!
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I missed it! And based on what I read in forums, many others did as well!
@shatteredsquare2 жыл бұрын
9:30 you know what's super fun about saving? if you load a preset number, and then make any changes to the preset, if you try to hold another number down to save your edits, it discards your edits and loads the other number you hit, even if you hold it down. you have to load a preset number slot, and save over that same number slot if you want to save.
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I guess you’re saying that’s a bad thing? 🤔 to me as long as they’re snap shorted it’s ok- although even the snap shots are hard to keep track of
@shatteredsquare2 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen it's a bad thing if you want to save a sound but you loaded a snapshot three days prior and don't know what snapshot you're on. you can't save the sound at that point, you lose your edits
@kontroversi Жыл бұрын
@@shatteredsquare Yep, not being able to tell if I've edited an existing snapshot called date+bunchofnumbers, and if i do hit save, is it going to save over the original date+bunchofnumbers is a big cause of paralysis for me...
@josephs27912 жыл бұрын
On the minibrute 2s you have, the portamento is actually the glide knob, if you didn't know! You can turn the minibrute into a nice TB303 bass machine then add some glide to that acid!
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I noticed that it’s killer for acid.
@Sadsoft2 жыл бұрын
Thanks I enjoyed this.
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
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@thanajon2 жыл бұрын
Great video, but I'll be the guy this time. If you set the time and date (shift-help), then the saved snapshot presets save with a timestamp instead of "random numbers". Only slightly more useful, still have to take it to the computer to rename them ✌️
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this tis bit!
@Ponchy Жыл бұрын
Love this! Definitely did not know these about the OP-1.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Glad to help ! :-)
@saifalsuwaidi022 жыл бұрын
Liam I’m excited to see you try the new op-1 field! Its an absolute game changer and i hope you get to make videos on it, i have received mine and i might have made my first single that i will upload today hopefully 🙏
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Love to hear it! Haven’t picked one up yet
@wes_tank Жыл бұрын
battery level check is a life changer
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
😏
@3xAudio2 жыл бұрын
very helpful ty
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help 😊
@finctank2 жыл бұрын
This video should have been called “The things that people who don’t read the manual don’t know”
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I’d predict that’s about 90% of OP-1 users 😂
@djcuda2 жыл бұрын
I been struggling with mines live on my page recently getting into sampling it’s challenging to loop and cut and get used to the tape
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I have an op-1 sampling video queued up! Should be out in a couple weeks- stay tuned
@djcuda2 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen you’re a blessing Bro!! I can’t chop and loop too well and it’s hard for me to catch and match using the metronome 😭
@peacefulpigeon72542 жыл бұрын
Thanks Liam I’ve learned so much from you. I find the lack of pressure sensitive keys on the OP1 very limiting so using a Kenton usb midi host with my OP1 means I can hook up a keystep and record subtle changes in volume which transforms everything for my workflow, though the Kenton does need power which makes the set up less portable. I wish the OP1 field had this feature… is it easy to connect an external keyboard to the OP1 field? Be good to hear your take on this as Bluetooth has latency etc and the field has usbc so maybe an easier portable set up for this? Cheers!
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Good move with the Keystep! Gotta try that out sometime 😊
@adrienw4704 Жыл бұрын
apart from the game, all of this is in the manual. you could find a few more things that you may don't know there ;)
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Pretty much all synth content on KZfaq is “from the manual” ;-)
@danielfelipeordonezsanchez93662 жыл бұрын
Hi Liam! I was wondering if you could tell me if you have any video on how to syng my OP-1 with Ableton! Thank you!
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I do not!
@danielfelipeordonezsanchez93662 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen Do you know if it is possible??
@samal1244 Жыл бұрын
This might be an off topic question, but I got an OP-Z but its swing setting can only swing the 16th notes (so i cant use it for back jazz or blues players who swing the 8th note). Is the OP-1 capable of swinging 8ths is it just 16ths like the OP-Z?
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
I'm actually not sure! Wish I could help you there.
@TheDungeonDive2 жыл бұрын
Yep. The best way to learn something on line is post a wrong thing about the thing you're trying to learn. LOL. I get it all the time!
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I get destroyed on the reg
@djcuda2 жыл бұрын
I’m trying to mix this with my digitone and zoia lol
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
The only tough part is syncing
@djcuda2 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen yeah I left for Thailand and had trouble getting a midi host box 📦 but I got one still trying to figure it out I wonder if on the Future we could use the OP-Z as a controller also that’ll be cool, I need to learn the piano 🎹
@RadaSmada Жыл бұрын
Hey can you do a video setting up how you record your OP1 videos? I notice you only have a line in, is that going into an audio interface? How do you record the video? Thanks!
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
It’s going into the zoom h5 which I use to sync audio with visual in my video editor!
@DenisG72 жыл бұрын
the whales were actually dope💪
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Portamento FTW!
@joeg.santos89642 жыл бұрын
very noice
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
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@_fig.82 жыл бұрын
gratzie mille
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@kentuckyfriedcaleb2 жыл бұрын
“Oh my god, that’s loud.” -Liam Killen 🤌
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Lol it was 😂
@philphilphil Жыл бұрын
Hi Liam, the original had a lot of pops and clicks when recording doing an ambient loop on tape. Has this been fixed with the field?
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
This might help: kzfaq.infoFPjNol0Fmw8?feature=share
@philphilphil Жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen sorry had a brain fart yesterday. I meant *Liam! My question is when you’re playing ambient chords and record on tape. When you stop recording it always clicks at the end of the loop. I’m trying to figure out how to have a smooth loop that blends somewhat
@lighturpl32 ай бұрын
no helicopter game on the field... what did I even pay for...
@LiamKillen2 ай бұрын
😅
@ScowlerJase2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
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@nickpayne47242 жыл бұрын
to demonstrate portamento properly you need to continue to hold the note you're leaving
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Yup- as demonstrated in this video
@renee1484 Жыл бұрын
Gm could used this 9n a android to SoundCloud
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Noice
@WHYZMAN_2 жыл бұрын
Why dont you use two hands while playing the chopper game lol
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t wanna cover the screen 😂
@AubreyOutside8 ай бұрын
“Now it just sounds like a… whale and not an actual note” 😂
@LiamKillen8 ай бұрын
😮
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
Interested in purchasing any of the gear in this video? Below are links that I would make a credit from AT NO EXTRA CHARGE TO YOU: ►OP-1: bit.ly/3e11gjC ►OP-1 Field: bit.ly/3MBnGXA
@LostStylus2 жыл бұрын
How could you no know about portamento lol
@LiamKillen2 жыл бұрын
I never knew how to access it! Slipped through the crax
@muppetpaster Жыл бұрын
It's cool and fun but seriously OverPriced 1
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
I get that
@joeymc5272 Жыл бұрын
I still can’t figure out wth anyone would buy the op-1. I don’t know what it is but i don’t like its sounds. It may have cool features but its definitely not worth that price point to me.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
To me it’s one of the best idea sketchers in my arsenal