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Author: | THEGREAT [ Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:19 pm ] |
Post subject: | ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
.. yes found out by accident .. OP1 .. you can set to record .. i thought you had to hold the rec button down to record patterns ( thank fook ) you can record ext source over the tape too .. yesss! |
Author: | Sharris [ Fri Jul 13, 2018 4:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
I just got mine last night.....woo! Love it as much as I thought I would. The more I play it I'm sure I'll love it more & more. So far only thing I got frustrated with is the pops & clicks, but I know there has to be a way to avoid it. Sometimes it would click at the loop point & nothing was even recorded. Other times I could play sounds over the loop point & it wouldn't click. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it, but I've read on some forum it can be avoided, just gotta figure it out. & holding down record while playing chords or drums..... but per your post above there's a way to set it to record. Gonna look into this. I'm going to have a fun weekend! |
Author: | Sharris [ Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
Found out how to keep record going without holding it down. OP-1 guide: One of the best manuals I've come across - https://www.teenageengineering.com/guid ... guide-menu |
Author: | Kegeratorz [ Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:44 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
@Sharris Nothing like getting gear in time for the weekend! |
Author: | THEGREAT [ Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:30 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
yo .. @Sharris .. yea the way it drops back to the start of the loop got me annoyed a few times. not sure if your unit got the upgrade ( ive heard mixed reviews about doing it ) but i think the older units have had conflict with updating . theres extra features in terms of sound engines which is nice. i broke the mic input by dropping mine in the first couple of days .. yikes . but diy'd fixed it . would have cost enough to get it fixed .. if you vocalise .. thats a good feature .. being able to record over the top of loops |
Author: | THEGREAT [ Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:33 pm ] |
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Roland should take note .. if they release a new SP .. they should deffo have an evolved system of operation without making away with the 'SP efficiencey' .though trying them out i avoided the MPC Live .. which im glad now .. i think its work flow would have bored me by now |
Author: | Sharris [ Mon Jul 16, 2018 5:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
THEGREAT wrote: yo .. @Sharris .. yea the way it drops back to the start of the loop got me annoyed a few times. not sure if your unit got the upgrade ( ive heard mixed reviews about doing it ) but i think the older units have had conflict with updating . theres extra features in terms of sound engines which is nice. i broke the mic input by dropping mine in the first couple of days .. yikes . but diy'd fixed it . would have cost enough to get it fixed .. if you vocalise .. thats a good feature .. being able to record over the top of loops The guy I bought it from said I needed to update the os (not sure which 1 I'm on), but I'm not in a rush to update it. I heard mixed reviews as well, so I'll probably do a little more research prior to updating it. That's great you were able to fix the input! Yea, this is 1 of the most expensive items I have, plus the fact that it's portable I made sure to get a case to reduce risk. I'm mind blown by all the features, so many ways to do things & it's so experimental. & yea, I DO vocalize (well I used to A LOT, but beat making took over & rhyming went to the side lines), being able to record directly to tape is awesome. There's just so many possibilities with this thing. I love MPC's, but I see why you picked the op-1 over the Live. This thing is crazy! |
Author: | Sharris [ Mon Jul 16, 2018 5:23 pm ] |
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Kegeratorz wrote: @Sharris Nothing like getting gear in time for the weekend! I know, I love it when it works out that way |
Author: | THEGREAT [ Mon Jul 16, 2018 5:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
absolutely @Sharris .. if youre gonna take it with you places .. definately smart move on the case .. build pretty solid .. but as i found out .. things can become dislodged |
Author: | Sharris [ Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:06 pm ] |
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THEGREAT wrote: absolutely @Sharris .. if youre gonna take it with you places .. definately smart move on the case .. build pretty solid .. but as i found out .. things can become dislodged A few months ago I dropped my ipad & completely smashed the screen. Decided then that all my portable stuff needs to be protected! If it had a case it wouldn't have broke. Yea, the op-1 seems pretty solid, it was heavier then I expected (in a good way, feels like a metal case). I heard people had issues with the input/output breaking (like you), so I'm trying to be careful when plugging cables in & out...... that's cool you were able to fix yours, I would have been freakin out! |
Author: | THEGREAT [ Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:46 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
^ i was like .. "ah shit man , great thats one of the main features shagged " |
Author: | medearis [ Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:10 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
Glad to see the OP getting some love. I've had one (two) since right around the time that they launched and it has hardly left my side since. I love hooking up a mixer to the input and recording straight to tape as a super simple and sexy 4-trk for minimum setup scratch pad recording. Having a bunch of random audio scattered around the tape makes for sweet sampler food. Being able to change the tape BPM and speed is always the shit especially after recording a few minutes of random drum freak outs. Resampling from the tape is absolutely golden. Go get it, y'all! |
Author: | Sharris [ Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:54 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
Yea I'm in love with it. That's a great idea usin it as a 4 track tape recorder. Not only for the reasons you mention, but I noticed it glues the sound...... I know, I know it's a "tape recorder", but I didn't realize it actually emulates a real 4 track. & dumpin the tracks into a computer/ipad/tablet is fast. The Op-1 is special. So many uses. So many work arounds. I love it's sound character. & for some reason it's really easy to play unquantized on it, I was surprised, I thought it would be harder than pads, but it's weird..... maybe it just gives me a good feeling, which makes me play better....not sure. Oh, & since I updated it to the latest os, no joke, all my pops & clicks are gone. Went thru 4 tapes without a single pop or click. |
Author: | THEGREAT [ Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:20 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
^ excellent A few reports of the update scrambling the machine . But glad yours is working well |
Author: | Sharris [ Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: ohhhh shitttt monnnnn. OP1 |
Yea the Op-1 is officially my favorite piece of gear..... sp404sx & MPC 2500 are right up there too. I haven't used the Op-1 really WITH the 404sx, I think they would go amazingly together. But in my defense I have been playing with my gear less these days, I recently got a social life haha & it's affecting the amount of time I spend making music. I used to join atleast 1 battle a month... I haven't done a battle in awhile |
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