#169

I use the DIN MIDI expander because I’m playing it from a Mellotron 4000D without USB MIDI. (and I have plans to rewire an Intellijel XY I/O to act as a much smaller TRS MIDI expander in order to claw back the 4hp)

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#170

I think it’s not powerful enough for that. Also hasn’t the bit-depth – that’s probably why the “spring” reverb effect is so noisy. Same for what represents a filter in it. There is scope for a successor to the OP1, but I don’t think one will be made. If they were going for a “obscure-japanese-synth-vintage”-like status, it’s getting there at decent speed.

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#171

I too held on to an op-1 for much longer than I needed to. I traded it earlier this year and couldn’t be happier. It is obviously such a cool object. But I just wasn’t making music with it. In general, I’ve gotten really comfortable letting go of things I’m not using. So far I’ve found that I haven’t missed anything and that occasionally trading has opened up some fun and interesting options that I wouldn’t have pursued otherwise.

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#172

Selling my OP-1 (twice haha) the first time taught me to not be so emotionally invested in gear. It comes and it goes, and that’s just fine. Sell it, and if you find that you can’t live without it, buy a used one.

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#173

my OP-1 is currently on loan to a friend actually, and i’m feeling a lot of different thoughts on it: for one, i really don’t miss it, since everything i use it for could easily be replicated by other gear and software i have, but on the other hand… there really is something to be said for how easy it is to pick up and use. like even just on a break from work it’s very nice to be able to pick up something and immediately fiddle around with it for no reason; in that respect i always kind of treated it more like a toy than an actual ‘workstation’ or w/e (and to that point, i really feel like everything i make with only an op-1 ends up sounding like video game music, and not in a good way. the most fun i have with it is trying to break out of that toy/video game sound tbh)

i really do think a lot of what i like about the OP-1 is just style over substance (and to be honest, i kind of hate the look of it? not sure if i’m in the minority on that) but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a fun tool to keep around! but if i’m being pragmatic it absolutely feels like an extra thing that won’t be in my life forever, but for the time being it is extremely fun, but really only just ‘for fun’ imo

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#174

A couple of months ago I sold my OP-1 along with an OP-Z, and the truth is that I am delighted that I made this decision.

The OP-1 seems to me an incredible device that has already made a niche in the history of synthesizers for its portability and design. However, for me what did not make sense is that with a device that costs just over € 1200 I was making music for a couple of hours or 3 a month, while I dedicate 2 or 3 hours a day to my modular synthesizer. The difference was too disproportionate, so I decided to sell them and I have no regrets at all. In my work I need to be focused on one instrument, not 10 different instruments. So in the end I applied this to the rest of the apartments I had around the house and now I only use my modular equipment and a UHER tape recorder.

Regardless of the above, and as much as the OP-1 is a lovable instrument, I subjectively consider that the sound quality is not up to the price. My opinion …

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