#43

@bushel How are you interfacing your op-1 with modular?

#44

I wouldn’t call it much in the way of interfacing, just Rosie out -> OP-1 in.

#45

A friend told me that she had heard about the OP-1 hardware being updated/improved during the current production stop. I just purchased one which unfortunately has not been delivered in time (for the purpose I wanted it for) as it was promised by the shop. Now I am thinking about keeping it as it is fun to play with it or sending it back and waiting for an improved version being released in January. Especially the noisy output is something I do not like very much. More memory, clock in/out and an undo function would be great too.

So is there any information about a new version out there?

#46

I’ve only heard about the ever-increasing production delays, so an improved version (OP-1.5?) would be very welcome news for prospective late adopters like me. I hope your friend ends up being right!

#48

No information, and I personally believe it’s highly unlikely. They’re just shipping the OP-Z next week and there is too little time between now and January, and I’ve heard they’ve put all their effort in the new flagship. Then they will probably focus on the add-on modules (like the CV module you might have already seen on various instagrams).

#49

:thinking: where? can you point me to these instagrams? :slight_smile:

#50

I forgot where I’ve seen it but they’re probably properly tagged. I have one saved image of the cv module though:

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#51

my guess is that if there were to be an op-1 update it would probably be related to streamlining the manufacturing process rather than adding more features.

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#52

they finally put it in a proper case!

#53

http://www.teenageengineering.com/products/oplab

relevantly:

#55

Oh geez. Another oplab?
Last one was a profound crapshoot in my book… hope they got their ducks in a row for this one.

#56

that’s a module that fits inside the new op-z - integrated cv, clock and midi!

i’ve had good results with the op-lab ever since that final firmware rev they did.

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#57

whoa @shellfritsch! So there is some internal expansion room in that tiny case?

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#59

Ah, you are probably right - I forgot about those extensions and hoped there would be the time and the opportunity to revise the OP-1 now that the OP-Z is finally getting released. I have to say I did not follow the OP-Z story too closely though because I can’t see me getting along with the UI.

But I just watched the oplab-series tutorial videos with all the additional controllers and have to say that it is a pity that it did not make it cause it looks like a lot of fun.

#60

it was discontinued about 2 years ago. following what TE answered to me on July 2016.
“Hi Roberto,
Thank you for your email. No the Oplab is no longer in production. The demand was so low that it wasn’t economically viable for us to keep producing them. I found one on ebay for 400 aus dollars for you. I think you could probably find a cheaper one somewhere else. Check out the operator-1 forum and see if you can find one there.”

#61

probably easier to find rack space for ES FH-2, than to rely on TE for connecting the OP1 or OPZ to (or other MIDI gear for that matter).

#63

This seems a pretty cynical change:

Is it just a coincidence the new price was raised to the maximum used price, when people thought it was discontinued?

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#64

technically, this was the latest average used price, not the maximum

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#65

One bummer is that my Op-1 and FH-2 crash when they play together.
I haven’t updated to the most recent FH-2 firmware, but as of the penultimate update they still did it. EDIT: I have since updated FH-2 and now everything works as you’d hope. Nice :slight_smile: