I had no idea. I appreciate the tutorial. This is the first video that wasn't just a flurry of " OK, do....thisandthisandthatandthenthatthisandyerdone" I have 4 diifferent POs and will not be sleeping for a few months. Thanks.
Whats the difference between this and ko? Im completely serious. Im interested but dont know sh*t... Sooo whats the difference and which one would you advise me to get kf i only want one to make beats on the go and add them to my daw.
Hey man, i accidentally disabled the metronome, how can i make it reappear, i already rebbot it by replacing the battery and it doesn't worked, psl help me, i'm so sad
Thanks so much for this! I got this thing for my birthday yesterday and even though I KNOW it's a cool thing, I have no idea how it works. My brother is into making music with synthesizers and stuff and I recently expressed interest in that too, so he thought this would make a good gift. I've just never done it before! This video helps me a lot!!
I absolutely love your channel, you have a very clever sense of creativity. I've watched all these pocket operator tutorials and i agree, this one is my favorite too. The square waves are real lol
This video will have a million views. I got the arcade and office POs for xmas and it was a pain in the butt to figure how to use them. This is the first concise intro video I have seen. Bravo
Watched this and bought 4 of them :D Terrific work on the whole channel and the vlogs on yourself. Keep it up, mate. It's inspiring and I haven't touched music production since the 90s but now I'm all in and thoroughly enjoying it again.
OMFG. I've just learnt there is a secret metronome function on the PO-20 (and I presume the others as well). Hold Chord and BPM and you get a metronome!
It's the syncing mode, that plays a metronome on the left channel and the music on the right. This allows POs to sync their BPM between each other when they are linked together.
I just bought mine to take out backpacking and camping to give me something to freestyle on. Seems like a capable little beast and you saying it's your favorite one made me extra happy to hear! Love you Jeremy! =D
Honestly was struggling to get into Arcade, but this was super informative! Factory was my previous favorite, but that might change after getting some time in with Arcade. Really appreciate all these PO videos :) keep up the great work!
Solid video! Picked up one of these a couple months ago and I absolutely love it. I didn't see it in the comments so I'll say it, but my apologies if this has already been said. Holding chord and pressing bpm turns on the metronome click. Love the channel. :)
Also you forgot to mention the functionality of retriggering (is beat repeat a better way to put it?) stuff in the sequence multiple times by holding STEP + BPM. Sounds really awesome on drums.
That's exactly what my mindset was going into this. Just a really basic walkthrough. It took me a long time to figure these little guys out, so I hoped this would help some other people.
I also just learned that if you're in Write mode, hold a step and press the BPM button then you can re-trigger a sound, so you can get some more complex beats going without changing the BPM
Just got my PO-20 and I have the PO-14 on the way. Thanks for this. After just one day, I had already figured most of this out but I was still a little sketch on the pitch parameter bit. I got it now! The only problem I'm having is getting it to sync with my OP-1.
I'd been on the fence about picking one of these up for a while. This video convinced me to pick this model up, can't wait to get my hands on it. Thanks for the info!!
How do you apply the effect #15 blinds(gating effect) permanently? It plays over and over with the gating effect on until I stop playing it. When I hit play again after stopping the effect is gone.
I get mine Monday! I am beyond stoked!!! Your channel pretty much helped me make my decision, You are great at explaining everything. Every one of your videos blows my mind though. Hopefully I can obtain an OP-1 at some point!
The Rhythm has a couple tonal patches that can be step sequenced for a semblance of melody, but it's time consuming... however beats are fun. The Factory and Robot are both more "playable", with the Robot winning out as a solo synth (one sequenceable synth, one playable, and a sampled lo-fi drum machine). The Arcade is less outright playable, but has chords and melodic patches and lofi drums, so a lot to work with there.
Saw the price... And boy I'M get one to my self! I like to try music on the go on my phone and this could help me get some neat samples :D not just that the sequencer can be used for this too. Boy so many ideas, definitely a must buy for me especially for 60 bucks!
So, with PO-28 i can select sound (1 from 15+ drums) and then all 16 buttons act as keyboard. With PO-20 i can't live play all notes, i have to turn knob to get different notes. Am i right?
Your PO videos are *GREAT*! They're perfect for an overview to see which POs are more convenient for one's preferences. Plus, they're a nice little startup guide. So cheers for that! I'm wondering which PO you would recommend one to get as one's first PO if getting two or more is, budget-wise, out of the question. I agree with you that, in terms of preference, I'm liking this Arcade one more than the others-I guess because it has that real 80s feel. But I also think the Speak is very cool and perhaps more versatile than this one (albeit 50% more expensive as well).
Hi. Thanks for the amazing tutorial. I was following you on the video but when I try to record only sounds, unlike like your PO does, I hear some kind of pattern together even though I pressed only 4 sound button! (1, 5, 9, 13 like you chose) I want to record only sounds..Can you please tell me what I should do?
these units would be great for making your own loop libraries.... this one not so usable but at the price range fun to get and will be useful on occasion
when I try to make just a clear beat like you do in the video I hold down sound, choose the sound, click write, place it where I want and it plays just like yours but there is still a pattern going on so it's not just a clear beat. know how to fix this???
+Red Means Recording (Jeremy Leaird-Koch) hey thanks! I've been messing with mine for the past week now and have gotten some pretty great tunes from it.
I love this one, though I find it a [fun] challenge to not have everything I make with it sound the same ...totally doable, but it took me a while -a lot of fun on its own, but I definitely feel this one works best as a special ingredient/ companion to other POs and gear.
How do you erase patterns? Even after a factory reset when I press play the same pattern plays.I just want to make a drum pattern but the damn pattern won't go away.
A question: could I do something like the Chords with the KO? I love the Chord progressions, Id love to get some synthwave vibes with them. I just feel like the Arcade would limit me to just this style, the question being whether I could use the sample-function on the KO to implement chords the same way. This is the only thing keeping me from ordering one, I can't afford both.
@@RedMeansRecording I realized that too, but since you used multiple POs together I guess I can export the Chords from the Arcade to the KO later on. I ordered the Arcade, I'm so excited for it. Thanks for replying, too.
dude where do you get these cases that match the buttons? The only official TE CA-X silicone cases I see all looks the same and don't match the pocket operator buttons
I caught wind of these a few weeks before you posted this video and they're awesome.. i need to pick one of these up. I see you have the added cover and buttons, but do you think they're really that necessary?
I had a Kaossilator (the yellow)...and I found one "Problem" with this kind of engines is maybe that when you begin to make music with this...after some practice you allways do the same...and all tracks sounds the same way: kick, drums, hats, and some chords. It is the reason because that I don't know if buy one of this things...maybe the sub is the more atractive for me.
How do you clear out a sound? Like when you live played the drum beat after setting up the metronome, when i hit record all I can do is put notes into the sequence, I can't get back to being able to play something live over the metronome track. just put more metronome notes in.
I saw this video and immediately went to check the price thinking that they'd be out of my price range for something this cool. But they're only about $30-50?? Nice :) I'll be getting this one soon.
I had no idea. I appreciate the tutorial. This is the first video that wasn't just a flurry of " OK, do....thisandthisandthatandthenthatthisandyerdone" I have 4 diifferent POs and will not be sleeping for a few months. Thanks.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO SLEEP
SO YOU CAN DREAM ABOUT YOUR POs
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thats a funny meme
Fucking millionaire
😉👍
This is probably the best PO yet
Robot and the drum machine and maybe the sub. And that's all. The factory/ office OP in my opinion was the least favorite
It's all about the purple🍆
Purple rain ☔️ baby 👶🏻 :0)
Jan I hope it is, it's the one I got.
Whats the difference between this and ko? Im completely serious. Im interested but dont know sh*t... Sooo whats the difference and which one would you advise me to get kf i only want one to make beats on the go and add them to my daw.
By pressing down a special key, it plays a little melody
Im the operator with my pocket.... operator?
I'm adding
And subtracting
I'm controlling
And composing
Hey man, i accidentally disabled the metronome, how can i make it reappear, i already rebbot it by replacing the battery and it doesn't worked, psl help me, i'm so sad
@@GKRS15 hold chord and bpm button
@@joshpickles9022 thx bro
Thanks so much for this! I got this thing for my birthday yesterday and even though I KNOW it's a cool thing, I have no idea how it works. My brother is into making music with synthesizers and stuff and I recently expressed interest in that too, so he thought this would make a good gift. I've just never done it before! This video helps me a lot!!
I absolutely love your channel, you have a very clever sense of creativity. I've watched all these pocket operator tutorials and i agree, this one is my favorite too. The square waves are real lol
Yeah, it's crunchy and delicious.
This video will have a million views. I got the arcade and office POs for xmas and it was a pain in the butt to figure how to use them. This is the first concise intro video I have seen. Bravo
Wasn't that interested in this particular one until the little appeggiator button showed up at the very end. That thing is NEAT.
Really enjoying these videos..! Decided to order this PO-20 arcade, which is gonna be my first syntheziser (craygasm). Keep up the good work :)
awesome, have fun making the bloops
I just craygasmed all over the place🙏🏽
Watched this and bought 4 of them :D Terrific work on the whole channel and the vlogs on yourself. Keep it up, mate. It's inspiring and I haven't touched music production since the 90s but now I'm all in and thoroughly enjoying it again.
OMFG. I've just learnt there is a secret metronome function on the PO-20 (and I presume the others as well). Hold Chord and BPM and you get a metronome!
It's the syncing mode, that plays a metronome on the left channel and the music on the right. This allows POs to sync their BPM between each other when they are linked together.
had to go order one after watching. I'm so psyched now. thanks for the video
Well you've done it. I ordered myself one of these.
Let's see how deep this rabbit hole goes.
oh shizz, nice! congrats!
took me a while, but I finally got one! wild to think I’ve been watching this channel that long, lol. thanks as always Jeremy!
You helped me buying one (and to undestand how it works too)! This is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life :D
Take care!
yay!
KaeseNachos which one did you buy?
@@RedMeansRecording at 2:02 this the Prodigy used this sound
What does the top cord plug into?
I just bought mine to take out backpacking and camping to give me something to freestyle on. Seems like a capable little beast and you saying it's your favorite one made me extra happy to hear! Love you Jeremy! =D
I hope TE is paying you because.... they just got another sale of the PO-20. Thanks for these videos! I cannot wait to sequence my first song.. ever!
You still making music?
crystal castles in a box
This is why I want on e
You just made me order one now
@@UfukToraman Good, they're hella fun man. Have fun with yours.
I love this comment.
Purple means recording.
Hrnek Bezucha shh
Hrnek Bezucha No.
Purple means cool
purple means purcording
I was thinking about it but knowing a bit of this channel I bet it'd do Purple means red and then red mean recording :P
Purple means arcade
I have to stop watching this when I'm high... I buy way too much cool stuff.........
TrippyFunThings ....that's called a "high buy"
I'm definitely going to buy this when I'm high, but probs bass cause ya know
Got on higher purchase 👍
Are you me?
nice
You can't convince me you're not just a wizard, and this little device is just to cover up the magic.
shhhhhhh secrets
Honestly was struggling to get into Arcade, but this was super informative! Factory was my previous favorite, but that might change after getting some time in with Arcade. Really appreciate all these PO videos :) keep up the great work!
what a time to be alive
So nostalgic sounding… it brings me back to my NESall nighters and the song you made totally sounds like an opening title
Dude I love your stuff, now I'm thinking about getting it; you deserve more views man
I love your review videos! You explain and show every facet so well.
Mr Red Means Recording. you never cease to amaze.
Solid video! Picked up one of these a couple months ago and I absolutely love it.
I didn't see it in the comments so I'll say it, but my apologies if this has already been said. Holding chord and pressing bpm turns on the metronome click.
Love the channel. :)
Am I the only one who thought these were some engineering calculators from the thumbnail?
when I press this special key, it plays a little melody
I thought it said Texas Instruments for a second
Awesome video. Wish I had this when I picked up the PO-20 but I guess that is part of the fun figuring it all out :)
Also you forgot to mention the functionality of retriggering (is beat repeat a better way to put it?) stuff in the sequence multiple times by holding STEP + BPM. Sounds really awesome on drums.
That's exactly what my mindset was going into this. Just a really basic walkthrough. It took me a long time to figure these little guys out, so I hoped this would help some other people.
This was my favorite of all of these
Sometimes the RUclips algorithm bestows gifts upon us, got this video suggested and instantly purchased that pocket operator!
I also just learned that if you're in Write mode, hold a step and press the BPM button then you can re-trigger a sound, so you can get some more complex beats going without changing the BPM
Watched all your vids on these and I was inspired to get the PO-20! I'm loving this little thing! =D
Thanks a lot for that video. I choosed right PO because of you and very happy about having PO 20.
this is my first, it is a ton of fun! just getting it to sync with the volcas. thanks for the great demo and tutorial.
+Eric Larsen that's an awesome setup
I have a crazy feeling the other operators my find their way here :)
i want this in my life right now
I got it in my life. It was amazing
Just got my PO-20 and I have the PO-14 on the way. Thanks for this. After just one day, I had already figured most of this out but I was still a little sketch on the pitch parameter bit. I got it now! The only problem I'm having is getting it to sync with my OP-1.
My favorite PO!
But unfortunately my only po… yet.
I want this one more than any other (except the OP-1)
There would be so many bus and train jams.
Epic501 if you have an iphone get iMaschine 2
Great introduction, thank you! I just ordered one of these and a PO-12. Keep up the good work!
Those sounds are classics ! I definitely will buy one
Nice review, great video
I'd been on the fence about picking one of these up for a while. This video convinced me to pick this model up, can't wait to get my hands on it. Thanks for the info!!
How do you apply the effect #15 blinds(gating effect) permanently? It plays over and over with the gating effect on until I stop playing it. When I hit play again after stopping the effect is gone.
Of the lot, this one is my favorite. Good little intro video to this wonderful little thing, man!
I get mine Monday! I am beyond stoked!!! Your channel pretty much helped me make my decision, You are great at explaining everything. Every one of your videos blows my mind though. Hopefully I can obtain an OP-1 at some point!
+Nathan Fulk awesome have fun with it!
Finally decided to make the purchase thanks to this video. Thanks
It came in the mail today and it's fucking awesome. I can't stop playing with it and now I need 5 more of the different variants.
Neat tut, just got bought one of these. Can't wait to get blip n beepy!
Oh my gosh, the arp button is delightful!
it really is!
Happiness happens when you push it. Does it always quantize to the chord being played?
It will always conform in pitch to the chord sequence that has been selected, yes.
Mine arrived today I'm super hyped
+lolliruu nice
Red Means Recording thanks for the answer, do you know how to turn off the metronome sound . Every time my pattern is clear they're there still
Im a beginner to these shits, I'm j tryna have fun making music. which PO should i get??
I think the Rhythm, Factory, Robot, or Arcade would all be fun.
ok thanks! What would you prefer for making a simple beat with like a synth or something. Or do they all do that?
The Rhythm has a couple tonal patches that can be step sequenced for a semblance of melody, but it's time consuming... however beats are fun. The Factory and Robot are both more "playable", with the Robot winning out as a solo synth (one sequenceable synth, one playable, and a sampled lo-fi drum machine). The Arcade is less outright playable, but has chords and melodic patches and lofi drums, so a lot to work with there.
I bought one because of this video.
Nice overview, thanks for putting this together
Saw the price... And boy I'M get one to my self! I like to try music on the go on my phone and this could help me get some neat samples :D not just that the sequencer can be used for this too. Boy so many ideas, definitely a must buy for me especially for 60 bucks!
Dude, what is that hand + circle icon that appears sometimes, in between the centre arcade picture and the A channel? 5:08 for example.
When he had the drum line I tried playing that in write mode but it doesn't keep playing over and over like his how do I get mine to do it like that
Hi, but late but he did that in live record mode, not write mode. Hope it helped you stranger!
9:15... Damn...
im pretty late but you can actually turn on a metronome by pressing chord and bpm together
So, with PO-28 i can select sound (1 from 15+ drums) and then all 16 buttons act as keyboard. With PO-20 i can't live play all notes, i have to turn knob to get different notes. Am i right?
correct
Red Means Recording, yesterday I got my PO-20. Thank you!
woooooo
Eeeeee) Love the chords!
@@RedMeansRecording Its Like Super Mario bros 3
Just this video convinced me to go and buy this. Thanks for telling me about this!
when i got the po 20 i clicked play and a small melody came insted no sound?
Your PO videos are *GREAT*! They're perfect for an overview to see which POs are more convenient for one's preferences. Plus, they're a nice little startup guide. So cheers for that!
I'm wondering which PO you would recommend one to get as one's first PO if getting two or more is, budget-wise, out of the question.
I agree with you that, in terms of preference, I'm liking this Arcade one more than the others-I guess because it has that real 80s feel. But I also think the Speak is very cool and perhaps more versatile than this one (albeit 50% more expensive as well).
Trying to find this case. All I can find is the generic numbered one.
its $30~ here where i live
Hi. Thanks for the amazing tutorial. I was following you on the video but when I try to record only sounds, unlike like your PO does, I hear some kind of pattern together even though I pressed only 4 sound button! (1, 5, 9, 13 like you chose) I want to record only sounds..Can you please tell me what I should do?
Sorry I don't know
Does anyone know where I can get this case?
God damn these videos are informative. I am filled with confidence
these units would be great for making your own loop libraries.... this one not so usable but at the price range fun to get and will be useful on occasion
Have one...mine does not have this chassis, nor can i make sense of it.
Thanks, didn't know about the live tweaking of the note pitches!
when I try to make just a clear beat like you do in the video I hold down sound, choose the sound, click write, place it where I want and it plays just like yours but there is still a pattern going on so it's not just a clear beat. know how to fix this???
You will need to clear the pattern before you can make your own from scratch. Pressing Function + Pattern will clear the active pattern.
+Red Means Recording (Jeremy Leaird-Koch) hey thanks! I've been messing with mine for the past week now and have gotten some pretty great tunes from it.
I love this one, though I find it a [fun] challenge to not have everything I make with it sound the same ...totally doable, but it took me a while -a lot of fun on its own, but I definitely feel this one works best as a special ingredient/ companion to other POs and gear.
I ddnt know the cases existed, looks nice. ordered!
How do you erase patterns? Even after a factory reset when I press play the same pattern plays.I just want to make a drum pattern but the damn pattern won't go away.
Pick the pattern you want dead and press chord+pattern at the same time
A question: could I do something like the Chords with the KO? I love the Chord progressions, Id love to get some synthwave vibes with them. I just feel like the Arcade would limit me to just this style, the question being whether I could use the sample-function on the KO to implement chords the same way. This is the only thing keeping me from ordering one, I can't afford both.
You would have to sample chords on the 33
@@RedMeansRecording I realized that too, but since you used multiple POs together I guess I can export the Chords from the Arcade to the KO later on. I ordered the Arcade, I'm so excited for it. Thanks for replying, too.
dude where do you get these cases that match the buttons? The only official TE CA-X silicone cases I see all looks the same and don't match the pocket operator buttons
Just got mine. Love it. Just wondering why they only made like 10 of these awesome custom cases for it, I can't find one anywhere
Can you plug picket operators into speakers and just play it from there?
Yup yup
If anyone can identify pitch by ear what are those chords because I love them
pressing ch and the metronome button plays a metronome sound
Thank you so much for this.
This one is my favorite one besides the ones with a mic, but water got into its brain and now it’s screwed. Pity.
Are these on sale every once in a while? Everybody is talking about this being 50-60$ while my store says 70€!
Am I supposed to break the top off to out the case on?
I caught wind of these a few weeks before you posted this video and they're awesome.. i need to pick one of these up. I see you have the added cover and buttons, but do you think they're really that necessary?
Not necessary at all, but the covers do give the things a more solid feel.
JJiG yes. If u want it to last.
James Reeno it will last If u look after it with or without case
You got me, I'll buy one
Will someone PLEASE tell me how to take the tab off the top of the pocket operators without destroying the unit?
You literally just break it off. Be careful, take it slow, apply pressure.
Hey, how do I clear the pattern? It keeps playing a preset from whenever I press play
Chasey just looked it up. Hold the chord+the pattern button. I’ve had mine for 3 years and neglected it Bc I didn’t know how to do that lol
@@suspenderated7863 Yeah I looked up tutorials and I found out how still thanks thooo
It’s so lovely!
Great vids buddy,i saw the po-32 tonic version on their website , r u gonna do a vid on that too ?
Yes, I hope to!
I want one of these but the arcade on is out of stock
Have fun with this guy
I had a Kaossilator (the yellow)...and I found one "Problem" with this kind of engines is maybe that when you begin to make music with this...after some practice you allways do the same...and all tracks sounds the same way: kick, drums, hats, and some chords. It is the reason because that I don't know if buy one of this things...maybe the sub is the more atractive for me.
hiii, nice. video, where did you got the case
Woah. Last time I saw a pocket operator, it looked like a circuit board.
How do you clear out a sound? Like when you live played the drum beat after setting up the metronome, when i hit record all I can do is put notes into the sequence, I can't get back to being able to play something live over the metronome track. just put more metronome notes in.
Just got my PO20 and I'm trying to figure how to erase all the preset patterns :(
google for the guide. teenage engineering has fantastic guides for each one on their website.
yeah I gotta download it for indonesia since I won't have any internet access there ima just make beats and upload when I get back :)
How does one manually turn off the pocket operator??
+mobbsterangel remove the batteries
I saw this video and immediately went to check the price thinking that they'd be out of my price range for something this cool. But they're only about $30-50?? Nice :) I'll be getting this one soon.
awesome!
How does it start looping itself at 4:19?!
This seems totally awesome 😁 Great tutorial 👍🏻
Can the pocket operator be plugged directly into a guitar amp?