teenage engineering…SUPERBOOTH 2024?

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
  • the 2024 SUPERBOOTH show is about to happen…is teenage engineering finally going to reveal the OP-Z field? I don't know…but I like speculating :)
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  • @SONWU
    @SONWU  6 месяцев назад

    🔥my new sample pack "DOJO DRUMS vol.1" is now available here 🔥
    ko-fi.com/s/5abd52420c

  • @ilyamiskov
    @ilyamiskov 8 месяцев назад +37

    Thank you a lot for mentioning my OP-Z Field concept!
    As someone who holds off from buying the original OP-Z because of poor material choices and how fragile it is judging from the Reddit posts, I really think that an aluminum enclosure and a little screen would benefit OP-Z a lot!
    The size could get slightly bigger too, I think it would still be portable enough.
    Big fan of your videos! Especially your K.O. II guides and your OP-1 Field videos! Keep it up! 🔥

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад +7

      Thank you for making it!
      Let's hope TE will make it reality…yes, with screen :)
      Also, glad you are enjoying my videos🙏

    • @gonya707
      @gonya707 8 месяцев назад +2

      Your concept is so good my heart stopped for a second when I saw the video thumbnail. The real OP-Z field must be really amazing if TE wants to make me like it better, amazing job!

    • @ilyamiskov
      @ilyamiskov 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@gonya707 Thank you! What's actually good is that I've sent this concept directly to Teenage Engineering and they liked it so much that they've sent it further to their design and engineering teams. Let's hope it inspires them to make something similar!

    • @jerem680
      @jerem680 8 месяцев назад +1

      yeah exactly the same as you designed would be an absolute dream... brilliant

    • @RDiefenbach
      @RDiefenbach 8 месяцев назад +1

      Brilliant concept @ilyamiskov !

  • @vallhallamedia3161
    @vallhallamedia3161 8 месяцев назад +13

    For me the ideal opz field would be,
    Aluminium body
    More rounded synth engines
    Time stretching on the sample engine
    Longer sample time
    Line module
    Other than that the opz is already so good!

  • @mauriciomandara5946
    @mauriciomandara5946 8 месяцев назад +37

    Yamaha made a Field version of it 👍🏻

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад +8

      😂

    • @dustyaudio
      @dustyaudio 8 месяцев назад +1

      Ahh yes the OP-Y

    • @buyukberber
      @buyukberber 8 месяцев назад +4

      I would love an OPZ in OP1f format, including the screen and everything

    • @fleximarvellous
      @fleximarvellous 8 месяцев назад

      Designed by TE 😉

    • @lupehn
      @lupehn 8 месяцев назад +2

      The Yamaha is weak lol

  • @beckysantmarc
    @beckysantmarc 8 месяцев назад +3

    Maybe in Superbooth… I think. I really hope they’ll do because opz is one of my favourites all the time. It’d be great too a mix between op1 and opz 🤤

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Yes indeed, an OP-Z1 maybe :D

  • @alecsbuga
    @alecsbuga 8 месяцев назад +1

    Bro, I’m gonna report you to RUclips. You scared the shit out of me with that thumbnail I almost went bananas. Damn. Wish it was true

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      😂 sorry

  • @bjamminsincebirth3494
    @bjamminsincebirth3494 8 месяцев назад +4

    I want a screen, better buttons, better sounds, better synth engine, definitely give it a build, and a web app that can help with loading sounds.

    • @artephank
      @artephank 8 месяцев назад +1

      I would love steam mixdown on device for further editing in daw. Or multichannel usb for tracking. Nothing else. Oh, resampling would be great.

    • @erniecf
      @erniecf 6 месяцев назад

      Not trying to be smart , but isn’t that just the op1?

    • @artephank
      @artephank 6 месяцев назад

      @@erniecf OP1 is totally different device. OP1 don't have midi sequencer and OPZ has probable best on the market.

  • @nottaller1993
    @nottaller1993 8 месяцев назад +2

    I must be one of the few who just does not care that the OP-Z does not have a screen. I don't think it needs one at all, and don't think it will get one. The device is too small, and the line module takes up space at the top. I feel like adding a screen would add unwanted bulk to it and worse battery.

    • @alexeykurilo4381
      @alexeykurilo4381 5 месяцев назад

      I can operate my opz in complete darkness (almost) but screen is a good idea for future opz imho.

  • @vertigev
    @vertigev 8 месяцев назад +1

    I refuse to pay the exorbitant amounts of money for the OP-1 Field but, I will for an OP-Z Field..

  • @angel27
    @angel27 8 месяцев назад +2

    I was just saying I don’t want to get a OPZ because I felt like a field model could be coming 😭

  • @thatdude034
    @thatdude034 4 месяца назад +1

    OP-Z is now 15% discounted on TEs store and it's modules are over 50% discounted. Seems like they really want to get rid of their current stock. I think we'll se an announcement real soon..

    • @helveticabestfont12345
      @helveticabestfont12345 23 дня назад

      namm '25 🙏🙏🙏

    • @thatdude034
      @thatdude034 23 дня назад

      @@helveticabestfont12345 Very likely. Since making my comment i have also noticed that TE seems to have completely stopped production of the expansion modules altogether. The line module (by far most popular) has been out of stock on TEs site for many months now. Most big retailers have even removed the item from their site completely. About 2 months back i managed to find a local retailer selling it so i ordered one and a couple hours later the page for the line module was removed from their site. Think i got one of the very last few produced..

  • @Fungi_Tapes
    @Fungi_Tapes 8 месяцев назад +1

    Don’t need for a new OP-Z. Everything I want is a granular update on the OP-1 field.

    • @bjamminsincebirth3494
      @bjamminsincebirth3494 8 месяцев назад

      I been saying Granular needs to be in the OP-1 Field. I would love the OP-Z sequencer in the OP-1 Field.

  • @2x_eyes
    @2x_eyes 8 месяцев назад +1

    The OP-Z is amazing as it is, and has so much potential to be better.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      💯

  • @edgeof60
    @edgeof60 8 месяцев назад +1

    An improved OP-Z is long overdue. Looks like Yamaha beat them to it.

    • @jerem680
      @jerem680 8 месяцев назад +2

      Had the Yamaha one in hand, it is crap

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      I heard it might feel even worse than the OP-Z 😂

  • @jpromano_
    @jpromano_ 14 дней назад

    I just bought the OP-Z with all the modules and a bag for a great price. I don’t have time to wait for the field version.. I need it NOW!

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  14 дней назад

      Yeah, understandable :)

  • @jimijojimie6321
    @jimijojimie6321 8 месяцев назад +1

    How about an updated firmware for the OP-Z 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  7 месяцев назад

      Not enough power left I believe…

  • @nonyabuiz2023
    @nonyabuiz2023 8 месяцев назад +2

    Who else saw the thumbnail and immediately went to their website to order?

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад +1

      😂sorry

  • @jaygilligan
    @jaygilligan 8 месяцев назад +1

    omg!!!! i opened youtube and had a heart attack!!!! saw the thumbnail of your latest video and thought it was go time!!!!!! i'm guessing we're going to wait a bit longer than namm if there ever is a op-z field ;-)

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      I guess we have to…sadly :)

  • @kingof9x
    @kingof9x 8 месяцев назад +1

    I think we are probably going to see more in the ep series before a op-z field.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      According to my “sources” there is no specific EP follow up in the works. But we’ll see!

  • @jasonalvarez7242
    @jasonalvarez7242 8 месяцев назад +1

    I love my op z for many reasons but I hope the new version is made of metal, has better synth engines and wouldn’t mind it getting slightly bigger.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      💯

  • @elsantoproductora
    @elsantoproductora 8 месяцев назад

    That render looks so nice!
    Come on TE, you have an awesome concept trapped inside poor quality case.
    I would buy the EP-Z or Op-z Field in a heart beat

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Same here!

  • @SONWU
    @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

    things I forgot:
    - RESAMPLING
    - multi-track output over USB

  • @wilskri12
    @wilskri12 5 месяцев назад

    Do you guys think now is a bad time to buy a Op-z when there will probably be a new one soon?

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  5 месяцев назад +1

      🤷‍♂️ can’t say…get a cheap used one and learn it…when the new one comes out you already know what to do ;)

  • @bjamminsincebirth3494
    @bjamminsincebirth3494 8 месяцев назад

    Definitely better sounds and synths. Also can we get some natural sounding instruments like Pianos, Bass Guitar, Saxophone, etc.

  • @pavilionman64
    @pavilionman64 2 месяца назад

    Op-Z has already a screen, the App, I think that's more convenient in budget terms and it could offer a lot of usability if you don't hate phones...

  • @bjamminsincebirth3494
    @bjamminsincebirth3494 8 месяцев назад

    Or for the price of the OP-1 Field…why does it not have the OP-Z sequencer built in it.

  • @LukeLine
    @LukeLine 8 месяцев назад +1

    That concept is mental! 😍 Random... but I love your watch, what brand and model is it SON WU???

    • @Usul
      @Usul 8 месяцев назад +2

      Timex Command Urban. Looks like model tw2u56300.

    • @LukeLine
      @LukeLine 8 месяцев назад

      @@Usul Thanks so much

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад +1

      Correct! Quite a few people have been asking :)

  • @microfx
    @microfx 8 месяцев назад

    I'll buy that!! My future me will be upset about the price but fuck him, right!?

  • @Heavee773
    @Heavee773 6 месяцев назад

    I need that super booth evidence

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  6 месяцев назад

      Haha, me toooooo!

  • @SonicVibe
    @SonicVibe 8 месяцев назад

    hopefully they will be able to throw it at the wall like the KO2 most likely they will make ko2 versions of other po's first

  • @dustyaudio
    @dustyaudio 8 месяцев назад

    I was convinced the KO release was going to be an opzf… still waiting! I wonder if they would go the other direction & make an EP-OP-Z instead of OP-Z Field?

  • @jerem680
    @jerem680 8 месяцев назад

    it would be the best ever te device, I'm sold instantly. The op-z is the very smartest

  • @NovakTheEnjoyer
    @NovakTheEnjoyer 8 месяцев назад

    I don't have much experience with the OP-Z even though there's one sitting on my desk. This design, however, looks a really nice and welcoming. I always hear about the sequencing being really powerful.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah the sequencing is awesome…if only the sampling was too. It would probably the only thing I ever use :D

  • @peterbondmusic
    @peterbondmusic 8 месяцев назад

    An OP-Z field would be great! I always assumed they weren't going to do it (they even said the CM-15 completed the field range) but I hope that's not true. All your ideas are good here.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks! Let's hope…

  • @hasan7786
    @hasan7786 8 месяцев назад

    As soooooon as its up for sale, im first in line. I'll be refreshing their webpage for the next few weeks.

  • @Heavee773
    @Heavee773 6 месяцев назад

    Pitch bend recordable

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  6 месяцев назад

      Yes!

  • @michael7018
    @michael7018 8 месяцев назад

    What about a bathroom version of the OPZ 😅😅😅😅😅 that I would go for.

  • @mega-spinz
    @mega-spinz 8 месяцев назад

    I use the OPZ with the Key61. Good combo

  • @xpelled
    @xpelled 8 месяцев назад

    i did enjoy hearing your thoughts on the concept mate, thanks so much for sharing!
    i do use mine now and then as you might’ve seen and i do share the same opinion on sampling implementation as you. i don’t really enjoy op-z synth sounds too much, but more importantly i would love to have a better master drive/compressor, something like that absolutely gorgeous one on the ep-133 🤞 and i would really appreciate a screen of course, any screen option would be better that nothing for me personally. finally, i’d love to see a revised and more balanced set of punch in effects, would make live performances way more pleasant 🙌

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      I agree with everything! Let's hope for the best :)

  • @aseomg
    @aseomg 8 месяцев назад

    The candy bar design + the thinness of the OP-Z is good for handheld use, but not for desk/tabletop use.
    The Seqtrak is opposite of that, good for tabletop...bad for handheld.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Funny you say that, because I don’t find the OP-Z ideal for portable use in terms of form factor. It’s too short to comfortably fit across the legs…and is too light, so a heavy coiled headphone cable can easily drag it down. The OP-1 fields dimensions and weight are better…KO2 as well

  • @leonteconner7211
    @leonteconner7211 8 месяцев назад

    I agree with everything you said except chassis difference. It definitely needs (symbolic) back lighting instead of just a button led.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      great idea!

  • @nanra491
    @nanra491 8 месяцев назад

    Biggest gripe with TE is their speakers on OP synths kill my ears, and placement on face could be used for another knob or something. People are using their headphones anyways for audio quality.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      True!

  • @robertbuckly76
    @robertbuckly76 8 месяцев назад

    Higher parameter locking resolution please! Also ability to edit individual notes on longer patterns would be 👍

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      👌

  • @CircuitAP
    @CircuitAP 8 месяцев назад

    they are not

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      …sadly

  • @aravartanian7578
    @aravartanian7578 8 месяцев назад

    My asks (in addition to what people have suggested, which is all sound):
    (a) Some way of sequencing even when your step length is greater than 1. It's just too strange to say that if step length is greater than 1, I have to live record on that impossible keyboard.
    (b) Is there no way disk mode on these suckers could be wireless so I can reconfigure samples without fetching a wire each time?

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Good suggestions!

  • @humankapital2000
    @humankapital2000 8 месяцев назад

    LOL my OP-Z just spent 3 months in Stockholm (at some point they forgot about it), after it came back, line module is still not working properly. Would still buy again, it’s a great little device. 😊

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Sorry to hear that…

  • @l3primatemtl471
    @l3primatemtl471 8 месяцев назад

    You had me for a few minutes… I really thought the new OP-Z had been announced :)). My wallet is happy, me not so, i wish it’ll turn true! 😂

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      😂

  • @davidpope5457
    @davidpope5457 8 месяцев назад

    Love the concept and some great suggestions here. Better batteries(s) on the next model! Either a really good internal one (like on the OP-1 Filed) or replaceable ones that could keep it going for as long as the KO2.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Oh yes…definitely!!!

  • @bjamminsincebirth3494
    @bjamminsincebirth3494 7 месяцев назад

    After using the EP-133 is the OP-z still your favorite?

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  7 месяцев назад +1

      Difficult one, but I would say it is my favorite sequencer…it is not however my favorite sampler. If it only had a bit better sampler (&organizing of samples) it would be.

    • @bjamminsincebirth3494
      @bjamminsincebirth3494 7 месяцев назад

      @@SONWU very insightful

  • @capnmooseknuckle
    @capnmooseknuckle 7 месяцев назад

    Undo button and the ability to record the pitch shifter.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  7 месяцев назад +1

      yes!

  • @rathnapish
    @rathnapish 8 месяцев назад +1

    🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      INDEED!🤞

  • @reneeschke
    @reneeschke 28 дней назад

    any insight news on this one yet? come on, spill some beans 8)

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  28 дней назад

      No insider info available on that…your guess is as good as mine!

    • @reneeschke
      @reneeschke 28 дней назад

      @@SONWU Just tried out the Digitakt 2 for a few days and got to to say. The op z was more to my liking. Elektron obiously takes the cake in terms of build quality and button feel. To my surprise tho I did not really enjoy 8 pages. The Zs step length resolution was is not perfect either, but kept me more in the moment.
      Digitakt II has no mute groups, no poliphony (per track), no punch in fx
      If only TE would make another Digitakt competitor, slightly bigger with more satisfying buttons and sturdier build quality...

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  28 дней назад

      @@reneeschke 100% agree…the way OP-Z handles track lengths and speeds and such is just so fluid. I don't really mind not having multiple pages either, as you can always chain multiple patterns.
      I would LOVE an updated OP-Z with better build quality…a few better synths & proper sample management. That's all that's needed.

    • @reneeschke
      @reneeschke 28 дней назад

      @@SONWU What do you think about general tracks as in each track can be a sampler, drum, synth, arpeggio?

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  28 дней назад +1

      @@reneeschke would be good if they are changeable!

  • @datAero
    @datAero 8 месяцев назад

    KO 2 field will be insane

  • @Studio_4to1
    @Studio_4to1 8 месяцев назад

    Splendid op-Z concept

  • @zachshult
    @zachshult 8 месяцев назад

    Damn, you got my hyped, LOL. That looks so cool

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      😅

  • @wesp404
    @wesp404 8 месяцев назад

    Almost wet my pants seeing your thumbnail. I hope I’m wrong and hope it’s not true, but TE said themselves that they believe they are done with the Field line.

    • @nottaller1993
      @nottaller1993 8 месяцев назад

      Where did they say this?

    • @wesp404
      @wesp404 8 месяцев назад

      @@nottaller1993 man can’t remember where but if you check OPforums or Elektronauts it was somewhere referenced. It was at an event similar to this situation where the team said it was the end of the Field line.

  • @K-MoBeatz
    @K-MoBeatz 8 месяцев назад

    Wow the design looks really dope and cool.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      I think so too!

  • @NealCaen
    @NealCaen 5 месяцев назад

    Now that superbooth is coming up, do you have any higher expectations for that event when it comes to an Op-z Field?

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  5 месяцев назад

      I don't feel a disturbance in the force right now…

    • @NealCaen
      @NealCaen 5 месяцев назад

      @@SONWU New Tx-6 update though 😅

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@NealCaen Yup, had to sell mine though :(

  • @alextoft3163
    @alextoft3163 6 месяцев назад

    If you had to choose just one machine the OP1 field or the KOII what would be your pick and why? Cheers

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  6 месяцев назад +1

      If I had to choose probably the KO2…but if I was in the market probably neither of them. Maybe a SP 404 mk2

    • @alextoft3163
      @alextoft3163 6 месяцев назад

      @@SONWU thank you for getting back to me so fast and that’s great. I have the KO two already and I’m about to deep dive into your videos to make me a master, but wasn’t sure whether the OP one field would be a better choice for me. I see a lot about the SP404 mark two and it seems very very intriguing.Thanks again

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  6 месяцев назад

      No worries! @@alextoft3163

  • @djcuvcuv
    @djcuvcuv 8 месяцев назад

    so the question is: do i wait for a possible op-z field, or do i just go for the op-z? :D :D

    • @wesp404
      @wesp404 8 месяцев назад +1

      Wait it out

    • @djcuvcuv
      @djcuvcuv 8 месяцев назад

      good advice. i think that is wise@@wesp404 - i should be able to distract myself until then

  • @gooneybird808
    @gooneybird808 8 месяцев назад

    That picture is such a tease

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Haha, couldn’t help it :)

  • @lupehn
    @lupehn 8 месяцев назад

    Is the op-1 field and ko2 a good combo for sampling and chopping?

    • @wesp404
      @wesp404 8 месяцев назад

      The KO2 is fine alone for sampling and chopping, but doing very detailed microchopping is a bit tough with the knobs. Can’t fine tune it like an MPC or SP404mk2.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад +1

      I agree, KO2 on its own is enough!
      You can get finer chops using shift+pots

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      I agree, KO2 on its own is enough!
      You can get finer chops using shift+pots

  • @chadw6593
    @chadw6593 8 месяцев назад

    A musician on Insta, who has a broadcast channel for followers posted a pic, showing a new TE box that’s just the right size for this.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks for the info! 🙏
      Got a link by chance?

    • @chadw6593
      @chadw6593 8 месяцев назад

      @@SONWU No it’s on their broadcast channel, and I don’t think things they broadcast are visible outside the channel. However, I will send you a screenshot.

    • @chadw6593
      @chadw6593 8 месяцев назад

      I DM’ed you on Instagram

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      I wrote you✌@@chadw6593

    • @nottaller1993
      @nottaller1993 6 месяцев назад

      So what was it? Anything promising?@@SONWU

  • @michael7018
    @michael7018 8 месяцев назад +1

    TE and you are elitist nobody has to spend that kind of money to get high quality gear. 👎🏻

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад +2

      I didn't say that anybody HAS to spend money…
      You DON'T NEED any of this gear. Buy what you like✌️

    • @michael7018
      @michael7018 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@SONWUtechno feudalism trap you live in like many others.

  • @LoveMeBack
    @LoveMeBack 8 месяцев назад

    The Field line is over.

  • @ToneTemper
    @ToneTemper 8 месяцев назад

    It is so fucking not interesting. ill buy yamaha just because of the chance that they will make modern rs7000

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад +1

      Funnily I have the opposite reaction, the new YAMAHA left me cold. But I’m happy to be convinced otherwise

    • @ToneTemper
      @ToneTemper 7 месяцев назад

      @@SONWU Old yamaha boxes are awesome. Super cool fx like on the old elektribes. Having it in a box like new smpltrack but with a screen wold be nice. thats why i hope they will make more again. I also like the dirrection TE took with their new KO sampler and id love to have a same format TONIK.

  • @michael7018
    @michael7018 8 месяцев назад +1

    TE gadgets … that’s what they are… are not professional equipment … they are digital toys that sounds way too much digital and no warmth in their outputs for what you pay for. For example, their mixer, it’s unusable and sound terrible. Nothing wrong with purely digital sounding devices but not for that kind of $$$$. And yes indeed, players like Yamaha will eat their lunch soon enough. Korg already makes wonderfully designed gadgets and sound equipment at a third of the price. So just keep reviewing what you can do with these overpriced toys but do not bother us with your addiction you fell into either their products. I actually own one of their toys but did not spend 2k on it. I spent 2k on a handmade analog synth though … vermona Perfourmer … I only need 1 analog synths not 10 with that investment. I do own purely digital stuff. Do keep your techno feudal addiction to yourself and keep worshipping them as gods but don’t throw that crap on us. Goodbye little boy.

    • @SONWU
      @SONWU  8 месяцев назад

      Thank you for sharing.
      Who wants to go next?

    • @michael7018
      @michael7018 8 месяцев назад

      @@SONWU don’t get me wrong, I came across your channel because I did buy their KO drum sampler… affordable and fun. I’m only commenting here as a voice of reason perhaps. 🤔 keep doing your goid reviews on the use of the KO in my case and I’ll be watching. The rest of their stufff nah!

  • @jocee2257
    @jocee2257 8 месяцев назад

    Anything TE: No thanks. Gear for hipsters