Teenage Engineering OP-Z - Is it any good?

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5 жыл бұрын

I just got the OP-Z from teenage Engineering!
This is my first look at it.
This is a really cool, portable and competent little synth with a nice and straight forward sequencer inside of it.
It is about 650 USD though... Is it worth it?
Im also announcing the winner of the first giveway and putting out a new one!!!
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Пікірлер: 276

@Mani-uc5cc 5 жыл бұрын

Really good review! Very nice to see that you're honest, but not to harsh. Great job!

@JoeCarterDesigns 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, Accurate! love your honesty and though the OP-Z sounds pretty cool, it’s also nice to hear someone not totally gushing over it!

@jesseriedel4816 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos man, makes me want to keep learning about my mk3 and op-1 every time I watch your videos, keep up the good work!

@DylanPieper 5 жыл бұрын

Your videos have inspired me (and taught me) how to go about making beats. Thank you for your work. Much love, Dylan.

@mariowalker1947 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about brain tumor and surgery, just stay positive it will all work out in the end. Also a thing to keep in mind, yes you might lose hearing but you will still be alive and able to still make music. Don’t let nothing stop your creativity and passion.

@a.i.dimmer4616 5 жыл бұрын

wait whos is it ur talking about?

@chriss1152 5 жыл бұрын

Your the man I have been following you for about a year-and-a-half and you're very knowledgeable on what you do

@KiyoshiKatu 5 жыл бұрын

Really great review! Love the breakdown of the basic features, followed by your honest opinion. Really helps to show what I need to be looking at on this, and other devices!

@MarinosAnastasakis 5 жыл бұрын

Great and honest review as always! I really appreciate the time and effort you’ve put for the benefit of the beat making community, I have learned so much from your videos! Cheers man

@CharlieYsasi 5 жыл бұрын

Man, you deserve lots and lots of wins! Amazing channel, thanks for your work!

@Person1471 5 жыл бұрын

Nice little review. Love your editing, cut to to the good stuff! I’ll be watching more in future.

@moritzkrapohl6895 5 жыл бұрын

Great work! Thanks I've been watching your channel for some time and it really inspires me working on my OP1

@markheines1546 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your honest review of the op z! And btw: That mustache is dope!

@AxmGeet 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Accurate, I appreciate the honest take on the OP-Z. I ordered it because I love my OP-1, but I gotta admit I struggled a bit with the price tag as well. I think there's a little special mystique about TE that gets people a little dazed about their gear. That includes me. Again, thanks for helping me with my Machine workflow as well- your sample workflow has really helped me adopt my routine. :)

@djbowlz2128 5 жыл бұрын

I just got the op z and it’s super dope. For someone like me a casual beat maker who tends to stick to the same formula it’s really inspiring. I’ve been making beats I never would have thought I’d without the OP-Z. It almost feels like cheating because literally just about everything sounds good on this thing. So dope.

@AndyTanguay 5 жыл бұрын

Great review as usual. I love the thing. Scored one in late October. I love the idea that it's usable as it is, but you could add a big iPad screen, talk to external synths, eventually regular MIDI, probably sampling, DMX light shows, video, etc. It's a platform with room to expand. It's nuts. I hear you...the synths mostly sound like crap and they're less open to tweak than the OP1. Rumors have it that there may be downloadable synth packs in the future. Stay well!

@kausbeats 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Simple and straight to the point. Congrats George for the win. 🤙🏽

@WatchOutNowRun 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a MK3 because of you and now I'm trying to move up in the sampling / beat meaking game. Thanks very much for the inspiration and good luck with yours.

@oO5Dynasty 5 жыл бұрын

Great Review, Love this channel! I watch every video you launch!

@loopytunes54 5 жыл бұрын

love your videos! bought a maschine mk3 after watching this channel and its been great

@propermint1 5 жыл бұрын

Really cool to check out the latest from them. Think the op1 looks more user friendly and appealing, each to their own. Loving the channel bro

@MattiasHolmgren 5 жыл бұрын

Great video and review Accurate!

@bena2921 5 жыл бұрын

Love your channel man keep doing what you do!

@clayl1934 5 жыл бұрын

Hej! You're a great inspiration for people like me and I hope you continue to put out all the awesome content you usually do. Been using the Mk3 for a while and it's a really great piece of hardware. Anyways, thanks for the videos!

@questh2008 5 жыл бұрын

I like your approach on classic HipHop beats. I been watching your channel for some time and your great.

@Glow0110 5 жыл бұрын

Sending you tons of positive energy brother 🙏❤

@aloharay 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent overview and keep up the content!

@fabiwasabi7787 5 жыл бұрын

Love your work and your setup dude, much respect from germany! Your videos are really informativ and detailed, eventhough a little too fast for me as a beginner on MK3 and beatmaking at all.

@diltay 5 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed for the giveaway! Keep up the great work man!

@Mogalen 5 жыл бұрын

Grats George! Nice and honest review. I really miss your beats-videos my man! We aren't getting tired of the "maschine + vinyl beat making videos" you know ;) I hope you're doing well!

@aprilkproductions 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reviewing this product! I've never heard of this, but its interesting! Just too small for me. I really enjoy your channel, thanks for sharing with us!

@danyovielhaber7416 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for this vid! ur doing a great job listing the pros and cons.Definetly too expensive for this little machine! Love ur channel! Stay positive and greetz from germany!

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honesty ! I've had a ot of similar thoughts on the opz enev though I only tried using it once. Also, thanks for the giveaway ;)

@timhatch27 5 жыл бұрын

You didn't get very far with it in the review. The effects track, the muting groups, the sample channel. It's way more than just a sequencer and FAR more than a pocket operator.

@Khordmaster 4 жыл бұрын

Worddddd! Let's not forget visual sequencing. So crazy syncing visuals to dope beats

@salvadorurrea 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! You're videos got me into NI!!

@forgottenmohawks8734 5 жыл бұрын

Like someone else said, great review. I like that you say very clearly what you didn’t like about it. I like that you take the price into account when judging it. I wasn’t planning on buying the OP-Z anyway but I watched this video nonetheless because I just enjoy watching your videos :)

@27harrie 5 жыл бұрын

great channel dude, nice and honest review.

@AveMcree 5 жыл бұрын

I'm trying so hard not to buy it but I damn near got everything from these guys lol

@otagoransome9270 5 жыл бұрын

The question is...do you need it? :)

@DarioMiticocchio 5 жыл бұрын

It’s fun. All my other boxes have been gathering dust...

@MattGreerMusic 5 жыл бұрын

I can't leave it alone. I play it every day.

@Khordmaster 4 жыл бұрын

Did you get it?!?

@AveMcree 4 жыл бұрын

@@Khordmaster hell no lol....

@skyd8527 5 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome that native instruments is doing this. I would love to win this giveaway because I love making music. Good luck everyone!

@DjiRocJoe 5 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work. The videos are inspirational. I'm learning a lot from them. I have both the Maschine and Maschine Micro Mk1. I'm practicing on my finger drumming! I'll get there.

@insightibanez 5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations George !!!

@JeffCfreeradiorevolution 5 жыл бұрын

Great work! Thanks!

@philippemonnier2617 5 жыл бұрын

Was looking forward to this video, thank you for your insight! If given the choice, I think most of us would pick the OP1

@FindeKeinenAlias 5 жыл бұрын

Nice review! Keep it up!

@SilvaFoxMC 5 жыл бұрын

At the end of the day, this is why I've watched your channel. Really objective and honest reviews backed by real skill and know how. I've invested in gear on the strength of your criticism/approval.

@yarrowcentral 5 жыл бұрын

I would argue that in this one he's pretty biased based on his history and love for the OP-1. They are completely different animals, and different price points, which he touches on briefly between his repeated comparisons

@SilvaFoxMC 5 жыл бұрын

@@yarrowcentral I walked into this knowing he is big about teenage engineering. No mystery there. Also a NI fan as well. This is why I know when he reviews outside of those entities, I'm getting the raw deal. Copped my MPC LIVE on the merit of this understanding.😉

@notstolen4708 5 жыл бұрын

I have NI account with MK3 controller you're always bringing that old school sound!!!!!

@jesserickard1041 5 жыл бұрын

way easier to watch than the other guys videos. great work!

@GregAdamsEternal 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the impressions. You haven't put me off ordering one :D It's a little indulgent price-wise but I'm a relative beginner and the all-in-one and portable nature of this device are perfect for me to play around with a variety of tools all in one unit. It should hold it's resale value as well should I find I have made a terrible mistake (no regrets!)

@peacefulpigeon7254 5 жыл бұрын

I was very unsure about the opz but I definitely don’t have any regrets I am also a relative beginner and this little unit is amazing I bought it to learn how to make longer tracks and the ability to chain patterns, mute groups, play live, sequence beats and make really accurate choices with punch in effects is perfect. It has a lot of features and I am still learning. It also works really well as a midi controller for iPad synths too and overall i feel it is helping me develop as a musician too. Also I am travelling a lot so the portability is great. Hope you have fun!

@s1lver5urfer 5 жыл бұрын

Great content as always Accurate! Agree with you on the price of this little unit...just couldn't see myself making the investment when there are so many other great instruments at more reasonable prices. Cheers.

@connorevans1872 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping inspire me!

@TimH123 5 жыл бұрын

Had mine a few weeks now. It’s tempting to dismiss it as limited and toy-like. Sometimes when I don’t use it for a few days I wonder if it’s any good. In isolation the factory sounds are a bit lame. But every time I turn it on (and that’s every few days) and anywhere I turn it on (which is varied, because I take it everywhere in my coat pocket), something unique, musical and exciting happens. It really is a quite wonderful way of staying in touch with your creativity.

@Khordmaster 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself!!!

@playaz999 5 жыл бұрын

great vid as always! :)

@xDATTAIx 5 жыл бұрын

Dope video. Thanks!

@eduard7800 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for your inspiering videos :) got my micro beacuse of you ! I have some trouble to get started and i do need some help but ill manage it. love your work, keep it up, and have a wonderfull day

@hughbuntine3083 5 жыл бұрын

Love your channel

@zacwhyte 5 жыл бұрын

I’m excited about the op-z and hearing some scratch on top.

@erenaksahin 5 жыл бұрын

Man great channel. I am glad found a musician, making kind of real world use analysis of products and doesn't try to sell them... (y)

@vanhaleine1086 5 жыл бұрын

your mustache rocks ! thanks for that cool vid :D

@steveturner1815 5 жыл бұрын

I had one on pre order and was one of the first in Australia who had the opportunity to buy one. When I went to pick it up I found the device not very well made as in it kind of is irregular in pressure required to sound a note and also the power dial switch is an accident waiting to happen. As much as I wanted to take it home I instead got a refund and bought some other gear. Oh and I have been watching your vids for a while mate, you do great and you are not afraid to actually show AN OPINION which is a breath of fresh air.

@Yakachi 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video as usual. I've been on the fence about the OP-Z as I have an OP-1 but I like the idea of the ultra portability of the OP-Z. Hearing your opinion on it may just have saved me $650 though :-) Love your work.

@CrenshawBeats 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job bro keep it up.

@mariusztokarzewski426 5 жыл бұрын

Really tempted to get this device.... I wish some one did a video on what it can't do and its limitations from some one who knows this device well.

@PakuBeats. 5 жыл бұрын

good video Accurate

@MegaCookiecook 5 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work. I really enjoy your channel and have gotten back into making music thanks to channels like this. I wanted to ask you, how did you come up with your name Accurate? Perhaps you have already answered this question but I haven't found the video for that yet.

@ianmorrison2882 5 жыл бұрын

love this device

@irok81 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. May i ask, what speakers do you use with your laptop set up? What would you recommend for speaker with a laptop set up? Thanks in advance

@SuperTinyeyes 5 жыл бұрын

Love your honest opinion. I thought I was going to love this, however, deluge has stolen it for me. Interested to hear how your relationship develops with z though. Keep us updated!

@ramonkey2939 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I wanna know if you drift back to your op 1?

@fingerstylefunkable 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid, sweet stache.

@trevor4835 4 жыл бұрын

pitch bend button is more of a subtle vibrato than anything, for adding a little human inflection. I like that it's not a mod wheel or similar

@churchofaggressiveaudio6498 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thanks. 👍

@dinhthucphan 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the review...

@fruiteehcs 5 жыл бұрын

What a time to be alive, just qfter releasing your video, Akai confirmed that the OP-1 would now be discontinued :( Really wanted to buy one too haha

@walterferguson701 5 жыл бұрын

great video! I think i’m going to stick to my OP-1 after watching this

@AtharvaD 5 жыл бұрын

Just got a Maschine Mikro Mk3!

@yessirskiii2615 5 жыл бұрын

That intro was fuego.

@denns6573 5 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot about the automation of the patterns. Looks interesstering for house/edm productions, i think.

@Vesnic8 5 жыл бұрын

it can much more trust me check my vid kzfaq.info/get/bejne/os2Aa9WV19-raGQ.html - trip hop, rap unquantizedstufffffff

@djtyson435 5 жыл бұрын

Hi was wondering if you had a video on how you were able to properly install the Arturia V collection 6 so it can work inside of maschine 2 and Kontakt?

@elambi 5 жыл бұрын

I am enjoying my OP=Z in conjunction with my OP-1, PO-32 and PO-33!

@Mohawks1608 5 жыл бұрын

Big shoutout

@christinebrenneisen6937 2 жыл бұрын

crazy sheet !!!

@Menelaz 5 жыл бұрын

Good to see the hip hop opinion on the op-z. My fears are confirmed thanks

@hannibalactor1287 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gd2Dm72py7O2f58.html I dont know, this guy did a few cool beats on that thing. I don't think the question is whether you can make hip hop beat whit it. The question is, are you a person who is in to sequencer, or are you more a keyboarder or maybe a fingerdrumer. Still, for that money you can get better sequencers in my opinion.

@TROGULAR10000 5 жыл бұрын

great review. It's nice to see that bluetooth option for optional screen and the device sure seems nice but Teenage Engineering is obsessed with small. Why would you need anything to be even more portable than the OP-1? Like so many of these instruments I wonder what would happen if they existed with attached keyboards like an Arturia Keystep. Or even full-size keyboard versions.

@breelbeatsradio 5 жыл бұрын

Op-Z is dope! I would much rather have the MK3 though at that pricepoint!!

@ademozarslan 5 жыл бұрын

op-1 reminds me my cousin's casio vl-1 when we were kids; i envy both.

@GrimeMinister41 5 жыл бұрын

Beats is life

@raydioz 5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the Digitone? I had my doubts, but it's actually pretty awesome... and has some OMG that sounds good moments.

@elteescrew5055 5 жыл бұрын

That's so Accurate :D

@Jeremy-su3xy 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a random winner. Thanks. Accurate Beats channel is amazing really.

@theoriginalheartstrummer 5 жыл бұрын

At that price there are so many options!! Not all fit in your pocket though. Thanks for showing us what it's capable of.

@samprock 5 жыл бұрын

Always in point Accurate, cool device and price is one point, making you think 650 more times to get it :) it also on preorder everywhere for me, so keep thinking. Only thing I did not get from anyone reviewing it. Is it easy to get sound in and recording out? I saw clumsy analog audio recording off the device? Can’t you just grab you track as audio file(s) thru USB?

@brankogredelj6153 4 жыл бұрын

Ideally, there should be a ribbon controller across the wide edge of the instrument for pitch bending

@danielgubiotti3453 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard mediocre reviews about the opz I’m interested to see how they’ll expand it

@MossOutdoorsAR 5 жыл бұрын

I have a native instruments account and I was inspired by you and other producers to purchase the mk mikro and I’m also thinking about sparking a channel

@djrullbiza 5 жыл бұрын

Do you use komplete kontrol mk2? Is it worth the money as a budy to maschine mk3

@duketranslucent3rd 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful vid. Would you take this over the (admittedly cheaper) Novation Circuit? Seems a similar vibe, albeit a very different interface.

@AccurateBeats 5 жыл бұрын

I' selling my OP-Z. I never really got into it and.... Well... it's amazing, its just not.... for me? Im not a fan of the circuit to be honest... It still doesn't have a real way to record unquantized notes, huh?

@duketranslucent3rd 5 жыл бұрын

@@AccurateBeats Hmm, didn't they add that in a firmware update? Thought I recalled hearing about that in 1.7 or 1.8 or something.

@AccurateBeats 5 жыл бұрын

@@duketranslucent3rdI'm ot sure... I know a lot of people loves the circuit but... I'm probably just being negative but I never really got the workflow of it.

@TheCuri 5 жыл бұрын

now with sampling, USB hosting and Midi module I think you should really re-visit this little thing :)

@Khordmaster 4 жыл бұрын

agreed! So dope now

@sodiumlights 5 жыл бұрын

Great review, and you are spot on about the price. I`m curious to know at what point even the TE die-hards would have thought about not buying it;£600? £800??