thanks for your support and feedback! what would you most like to see covered in a tutorial?

teenageengineering in my opinion, all functions should be covered, at least in brief. It’s often easier to see a feature demoed live than to read about it.. thank you!

@@bwest6275 Agreed, the way this video demonstrates how the arp track is sequences is something I likely missed in the manual - specifically how you hold down the trigger and drag it out to specify the length.

@@bleepfakes They probably associated with Apple because like Teenage Engineering, they got a cool aesthetic/marketing. But fuck Apple and their rigidity. This is all very underwhelming.

Frankly, I have this thing for three weeks now and you absolutely don’t need the app to FULLY enjoy it. It is so well thought out as a standalone device.

TheEyescreamer same here I don’t really use the Apple app .

Also, i dont think they’re only supporting apple currently because of their aesthetics. Its because they have a much better control over the software and how it runs. Android has tons of different devices and that makes it difficult to keep the software running consistently on all devices

Other examples are SONOS speakers. The trueplay tuning feature is only available on apple because its easier to make sure that the tuning is consistent. The amount of android devices makes it difficult to ensure a consistent tuning

thanks for your support brandon! looking forward to more tutorials from you. great resource!

thanks! here is a very good series of tutorials covering the step components: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLR4l8urlZyZmmQ.html

Yeah, that is a total miss.

yo back! at the moment it depends on what level of control you want. you can extend step length and live record over 4 bars, however actual step count remains 16. for true 64 step / 24 ticks per step resolution, pattern chaining as you suggest, is the way to go. sometimes needed, sometimes not... thanks for your support! teenage.engineering/guides/op-z/track#step-length

please don't be sad any more! here is the android app: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teenageengineering.te012

solid! very welcome louie, we got you. thanks for your support! teenage.engineering/guides/op-z/master#chord-progressions

you can record off the grid (24 ticks resolution per step) or use step components to program it.

yes

Nathan D Farrell it's not an issue, you just need more batteries.

They said it'd be close to 24 hrs. That's not even close!

OP-Z has about 6 hour battery life.

Maybe this will assist - teenageengineering.com/guides/op-z/usb#supported_devices - or other articles in the manual

all midi is sent over ble to ios. some beta testers have reported using it successfully with apps such as audiobus, minimoog and even with the mpc live. there is a friendly OP-Z user group here: facebook.com/groups/173261036371885/

beginners mind, we bow humbly 🙏

yes, just like any parameter per track you can record it internally or control it from an external midi source.

Cheers! It didn't seem to work when I tried earlier on, but it might've been user error; I just tried again and it worked perfectly. Side note: You're all awesome and I've barely been able to put the OP-Z down since it arrived yesterday :D

@@HadynLander great to hear it worked like it should. thanks for your support! sorry for your friends and family in the short run. in the long run, let us know when you're performing in our area :) peace!

yes you can.

ooo-kay so check it...

AT the very least, OP-Z has USB host capability, so you can directly connect OP-1 to OP-Z via USB cable. Aside from OP-1 acting as the keyboard controller (much nicer to lay notes with), I am not sure what other benefits would exist with this combo.

it is intuitive enough that you'll learn the basics in 5 minutes. then with any instrument it takes practice to master it. we're here to help out along the way and the community is all about sharing and helping out. welcome and thank you for your support!

go to itunes.apple.com/us/app/op-z/id1088232296#?platform=ipad and look at the Compatibility info.

It looks like the sequencer shows you which steps are engaged in the pattern for the currently active sound. You can see the lights lit up for the active steps. It's 808-style.

nah, you'll get the hang of it in no time. this is the common experience when people have tried it, it's pretty easy! sure, it's really deep as well but basic operation is generally super quick. see if there's a free workshop in your area some time and we can show you. enjoy!

tobias says hi and thanks you for the support. not sure what you'd like us to work on but enjoy OP-Z!

The number of steps you can save on OP-Z has increased since this video was originally made. As before, you have 16 kinds of tracks (including tonal, percussive, effects tracks, etc.) playing together, and up to 16 steps for them (you can also have different numbers of steps in different tracks simultaneously) and this makes a 'pattern'. You can save 10 projects, each with 16 different unique patterns saved. But nowadays thanks to improvements from TE, taking from those 16 you can save 14 chains of up to 32 patterns each, so it would be 16 * 32 = 512 steps in each of the 14 chains in each of the 10 projects. On top of that you have things you can do to cause variations in patterns when they play. It's a really nice sequencer.

I think it's some kind of fiberglass plastic to make is extra tough. They could coat it with paint of course but why? Doesn't loo lie dirt to me, just industrial...

There’s glass fiber mixed in for rigidity, same used for things like toolboxes. It reminds me more of marble or slate, but lighter. The edges are really sharp though!

Looks like recycled plastic as well.

we love how the finish turned out in these run. taste varies however naturally. hope you can come to like it.

I haven't seen one in person yet so I'm remaining optimistic. I already have a pre-order coming and I'm sure I'll like it :)

Do you really think you know what someone else needs?

They should've called it opo... Or pop.

@@alvin_row :)

Charlie Bouyakasha its not dirty. Thats an intentional marble texture. Look it up on the website. Some people like it, some people dont

Muscle memory ramp up period.

really? we love it.

@@teenageengineering I believe the worksflow is nice, but these icons are not intuitive enough for me. I mean, I find it hard to understand the interface and probably it requires lots of training until one starts feeling comfortable with it. Not sure, but I guess it's hard to start jamming right from the box. Probably I'm wrong, since I'm not from Teenage Engineering audience (I really want to try out OP-1, but didn't have a chance yet).

Yeah. Looks like painting your hallway from the outside of your house - through the letterbox!

@divuar hm, replied again yesterday but somehow these replies seem missing. anyway, thanks a lot for your input. as it's a new machine we're all learning (ourselves definitely included!). if you get the chance some time to have it demonstrated we're sure you'd get the hang of it in less than ten minutes. OP-1 is a very different machine so operation varies. take care!

yes, definitely get that. though hope this principle is well grounded in people if they choose to dismiss the stand-alone functionality just because of compatibility with another company's products. all cool though, enjoy!

@@teenageengineering Weird snarky attitude. But regardless, any info if there's an Android app in the making. You're kind of alienating a gigantic chunk of potential costumers, i would think.

@@teenageengineering I guess I wouldn't want to pay for something I wouldn't get the full functionality from because I use a different kind of phone. I guess the OP1 would be more my thing. You're a little defensive tho