Teenage engineering OP1 - Live looping [Thoj]
Thoj3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2017–2018
demo · general · evergreen · 2017–2018 on HN
Musician Thoj performs a live looping session on the Teenage Engineering OP-1 synthesizer, building a deep house track layer by layer.
HN points to it as a demonstration of the OP-1, a well-designed instrument and an accessible way to start making music.
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3 comments from Hacker News
Seems like you really know your house. Not sure if you're musically inclined but if so the OP-1 is a great tool[1][2]. If you ever make it to nyc hit me up, I know James well and I'm sure he'd enjoy your thoughts around E2-E4. [1] link [2] ▶ this video
Sounds like you need to get a modular synthesizer :) link Or, as an intermediary step, like another commenter suggested, an OP1: ▶ this video llllllll is a fantastic community of people building/playing with new & experimental musical instruments: link
Teenage Engineering OP-1, a music synthesizer. Really well built, buttons and knobs feel fantastic, and the display is super fun. The OP-1 in action: ▶ this video