5 basic things you may not know about the OP-1 / OP-1 Field

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@FlyingSoulo 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I did a video on sketch- I like it for wacky bass lines 😊

@DomDomPop 2 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.

@prc2332 2 жыл бұрын

Also worth noting, if you hit play while the next loop is selected, it will jump right in in time

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@prc2332 2 жыл бұрын

@@LiamKillen happy to help!

@timdanyo898 2 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..

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

I might actually do a video with that one soon 🤔

@kathleencoveny3860 2 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 " ..

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

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@boringnation 2 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.

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yes I love that they added that

@josephdavis2695 2 жыл бұрын

Proud of you dude. You’re killing it

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thx J! 🍻

@PlainlyDifficult 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hellpppp!

@iosmusicman 2 жыл бұрын

Super tips Liam. I’m going to open the case and get back on the op-1 tonight. Cheers. Lee

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Have some op1.fun

@BHPOfficial 2 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!

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

I missed it! And based on what I read in forums, many others did as well!

@shatteredsquare 2 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.

@LiamKillen 2 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

@shatteredsquare 2 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...

@josephs2791 2 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!

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that it’s killer for acid.

@Sadsoft 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I enjoyed this.

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

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@thanajon 2 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 ✌️

@LiamKillen 2 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 ! :-)

@saifalsuwaidi02 2 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 🙏

@LiamKillen 2 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

😏

@3xAudio 2 жыл бұрын

very helpful ty

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help 😊

@finctank 2 жыл бұрын

This video should have been called “The things that people who don’t read the manual don’t know”

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

I’d predict that’s about 90% of OP-1 users 😂

@djcuda 2 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

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

I have an op-1 sampling video queued up! Should be out in a couple weeks- stay tuned

@djcuda 2 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 😭

@peacefulpigeon7254 2 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!

@LiamKillen 2 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” ;-)

@danielfelipeordonezsanchez9366 2 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!

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

I do not!

@danielfelipeordonezsanchez9366 2 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.

@TheDungeonDive 2 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!

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

I get destroyed on the reg

@djcuda 2 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to mix this with my digitone and zoia lol

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

The only tough part is syncing

@djcuda 2 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!

@DenisG7 2 жыл бұрын

the whales were actually dope💪

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Portamento FTW!

@joeg.santos8964 2 жыл бұрын

very noice

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

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@_fig.8 2 жыл бұрын

gratzie mille

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@kentuckyfriedcaleb 2 жыл бұрын

“Oh my god, that’s loud.” -Liam Killen 🤌

@LiamKillen 2 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

@lighturpl3 2 ай бұрын

no helicopter game on the field... what did I even pay for...

@LiamKillen 2 ай бұрын

😅

@ScowlerJase 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

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@nickpayne4724 2 жыл бұрын

to demonstrate portamento properly you need to continue to hold the note you're leaving

@LiamKillen 2 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

@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t wanna cover the screen 😂

@AubreyOutside 8 ай бұрын

“Now it just sounds like a… whale and not an actual note” 😂

@LiamKillen 8 ай бұрын

😮

@LiamKillen 2 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

@LostStylus 2 жыл бұрын

How could you no know about portamento lol

@LiamKillen 2 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