@@aesonfuentes7623 oh yeah this video creates demand in all of us I’m sure. and since I commented that I got robot and speak and they are both incredible!
Judging by how popular and expensive their first product is (the OP-1, which is still produced to this day), I don't think that company will go out of business anytime soon.
@@Fluterra I agree. The design processes and engineering required well suit the value of the products. The new OP-1 Field I would say is overpriced, but the time and development that was spent creating the product occupies a large portion of the price.
@@netako I know people love the OP-1 for "on-the-move" composition, but once at my desk it just sits in its bag unused. My desk mixer, composer tools, and synths just blow it away for workflow. It's a nice, but only for funning around.
This no lie feels like an authentic teenage engineering video. Well I’m no more certain on which to get first, but it IS my mission to get ALL of them and chain them together. Make some albums, maybe an OP-1 or OP-Z collab in future! My future in music lies in some circuit boards, pocket operators and some good old teenage engineering.
I thought one of these would be fun to pick up and play with; I'm afraid after viewing this video the decision is more difficult! Great production on this.
I really love the drum machines and PO33. PO33 is essential for sure! I do love the synthesizers, but I don't find them (for example PO20) quite as useful. I recommend starting with PO33 or any of the drum machines!
Such a cool and unique set of tools. Not something I can visualize using with my workflow (maybe the PO-28, PO-33 or PO-35), but man they could be insane in the right hands.
You folks make awesome videos. ..been subbed for some time and when it comes to introducing people to PO's, this is one of the first links I share! I honestly don't think this can be done any better! :)
A friend just gave me an Arcade and KO! for my birthday and they’re amazing, just so fun and inspiring. Side note: I want them to make a Resident Evil-themed custom one.
How do you like them? I’m really considering getting 33 as it seems the most versatile to me. I’d definitely imagine there’s a learning curve, but after that, would you say it’s relatively easy to achieve this level of sound?
Holy moly this was an insanely helpful overview, and beautifully presented too. Great work! I’ve had a KO for a while and fancied picking up another to make a chain. I think Robot came out the clear winner, though Sub came pretty close.
PO 33 works for me for voice and drum tracks. Learning to use it(self taugh)is fun and you get better as you familiarize yourself with how to use the 33
which one would you recommend as the first one to get, for an absolute beginner like myself? side note: this video is so well done! i've been rewatching it for the past half hour because it's so satisfying! love it
PO-33 K.O! could be a fun place to start. It comes pre loaded with samples, but you can also record your own and make music out of anything. Once you got the hang of using it, all the rest are very similar to operate.
@@SonicVibe I highly recommend it, if you want to play solos. Arcade is more like you setup song and it plays it. Robot is you performing live (while arcade plays drums, bass and background chords)
My first duo! Now torn between adding a 12 or a 32... I think the 12 fits in better with the chiptune nature of the 20 and 28. But the 32 seems more versatile. The 33 will be a future add and I think it might be the most useful when expanding beyond the chiptune horizon.
Man what is wrong with this video 👨🦯👎🧐🤬 now I want to buy more!!! I never knew what the po28 did but that looks like my next one haha. Very well made video
The PO-33 is the easiest purchase in the world to justify. That said, the PO-32 is unreal if you have Microtonic. Being able to create thick bass notes and smooth lead sounds by stretching out the attack/decay settings gives it so much potential. I got the PO-35 thinking that it would satisfy my Tonic needs, but the choke on the PO-32 is really useful, and the one voice on the PO-35 isn't enough. If you're clever about how you set up the morphing to change note length and modulation features, it could stand as the most versatile pure-synth of the bunch. It also renders the PO-12 pretty much obsolete. The PO-20 is easily the most fun on its own, second to PO-33 that is. The PO-28 kind of makes the somewhat harsh PO-16 obsolete... if only programming it didn't feel so much stiffer than the rest. I think the PO-24 is underrated, but considering you could practically sample it in its entirety on a single drum rack on the PO-33 is almost a shame. Never got the PO-14, but... I suppose it would be useful considering the pocket operators didn't have much in the way of lows until the PO-30 series.
The entire 20-series was supposed to be chiptune-inspired, it was designed by Linus Åkesson a.k.a LftKryo, the guy who put a SID chip into a vintage organ (the chipophone). But everyone knows, drums is by far the weakest point of the old 8-bit sound chips (they're even pretty lousy on the "16 bit" FM chips too). So they went with the natural percussion of disk drives, printers etc. for the percussion entry in the series. Understandable choice, but unless you really want to limit yourself to those sounds maybe not the best buy.
Can you do a video on what makes something a lead synth vs a bass synth? Edit: or, with regards to pocket operators, is this a constraint of hardware whereas on a fully vst synth we wouldn't have such constraints?
Thanks! I would say the ones you've said could work pretty well. PO12 rhythm has some heavy punch in FX and PO14 sub can get really deep / distorted bass sounds.
thanks for helping me narrow down my choice, i want ALL of them...
Haha I made an identical comment not even realizing others felt the same way! Which one r u getting?
@@aesonfuentes7623 oh yeah this video creates demand in all of us I’m sure. and since I commented that I got robot and speak and they are both incredible!
just get the tonic
Fax
That is the right choice
I can’t understand why this video is so high quality?? Awesome job, I love pocket operators 👍
Seriously, TE should be buying these videos and putting them out as their own promotional material. Fantastic job.
I thought you are meaning why it's in 4k not in 8bit hehe
dang this is good quality... I wonder how much post he does in terms of tweaking sound?
Watched this to see which I wanted, and now I need all of them
I hope they never go out of business, this company is a fucking gem.
Judging by how popular and expensive their first product is (the OP-1, which is still produced to this day), I don't think that company will go out of business anytime soon.
@@netako I think the prices are very fair. It’s a great company with amazing products. Why should the prices be “cheap”??
@@Fluterra I agree. The design processes and engineering required well suit the value of the products. The new OP-1 Field I would say is overpriced, but the time and development that was spent creating the product occupies a large portion of the price.
@@netako I know people love the OP-1 for "on-the-move" composition, but once at my desk it just sits in its bag unused. My desk mixer, composer tools, and synths just blow it away for workflow. It's a nice, but only for funning around.
@@bertram-ravenwhat desk mixer, composertools and synth do you use?
This no lie feels like an authentic teenage engineering video. Well I’m no more certain on which to get first, but it IS my mission to get ALL of them and chain them together. Make some albums, maybe an OP-1 or OP-Z collab in future! My future in music lies in some circuit boards, pocket operators and some good old teenage engineering.
nah fr tho
4:28 holy that is so good, pls make a full version
yeah
Because of this video, i’m considering to get K.O! Now haha
Im so confused, how could anybody dislike this video?
perhaps if they were epileptic and had a seizure in the first 2 seconds of it
Must be the old guys from Geriatric Manufacturing. Sour grapes.
Sociopaths
Australian likes
comments like these will become obsolete since they removed the ability to see dislikes
1981: I’m the operator with my pocket calculator
2021: I’m the calculator with my pocket operator
I thought one of these would be fun to pick up and play with; I'm afraid after viewing this video the decision is more difficult! Great production on this.
WOW best overview of P.Os yet!! Thank you for making this, I get Teenage Engineering is PROUD!
I really love the drum machines and PO33. PO33 is essential for sure! I do love the synthesizers, but I don't find them (for example PO20) quite as useful. I recommend starting with PO33 or any of the drum machines!
Short answer: all of 'em! Shorter answer the P.O 33 8 bit sampler, and the P.O 35 Speak Vocodery thing, so awesome!!
this video quality is completely out of this world, my god. amazing!
I watched this to decide which ones I'd get in addition to the PO-128 I'm having so much fun with. Now I've ordered them all! I blame you!
The production on this video is insane!!
Such a cool and unique set of tools. Not something I can visualize using with my workflow (maybe the PO-28, PO-33 or PO-35), but man they could be insane in the right hands.
You folks make awesome videos. ..been subbed for some time and when it comes to introducing people to PO's, this is one of the first links I share!
I honestly don't think this can be done any better! :)
this is literally the best video covering the pocket operator
The background for each of those is so beautiful *_*
I am a goofball. I had SUCH a big smile watching this video. Love my pocket operators :)
They're all awesome but the K.O. is really badass!!
Yeah I have one a couple of weeks now. It's badass for sure. Endless fun to be had :)
thanks, dope video - PO33 KO remains my no.1 :)
The video quality is insane!
Bro the beat you made on the KO was so heat I think ima get that one for sure
One of my favorite youtube videos I have ever seen.
Love this video! Thank you for showing off the differences!
They all sound amazing
Very good review for PO :) I love to use them too, especially in my videos
Best ad ever. Just bought the 12/24/32 Cocktail Bundle
Just got my po-33 it’s so fun to mess with, can’t wait to get more
Great video showcase. I have my first Pocket Operator coming for Christmas, the PO12 - gotta start somewhere :-)
14 and 28 are my personal highlights. But 33 and 35 are also lovely. Can‘t decide. I should take em all.
A friend just gave me an Arcade and KO! for my birthday and they’re amazing, just so fun and inspiring. Side note: I want them to make a Resident Evil-themed custom one.
Thanks for the great video! I have the 20, 32, and 33. Very strongly considering snagging the 14 and 28 to round things out.
How do you like them? I’m really considering getting 33 as it seems the most versatile to me. I’d definitely imagine there’s a learning curve, but after that, would you say it’s relatively easy to achieve this level of sound?
Lovely video! Such power on tiny devices.
Holy moly this was an insanely helpful overview, and beautifully presented too. Great work!
I’ve had a KO for a while and fancied picking up another to make a chain. I think Robot came out the clear winner, though Sub came pretty close.
PO 33 works for me for voice and drum tracks. Learning to use it(self taugh)is fun and you get better as you familiarize yourself with how to use the 33
such a great production. it should be the official one.
Sub example reminds me of Life Aquatic. Thank-you.
Wow! Great video. I decided on the choice of the first PO
This is a really well put together video. Great job getting the point across!
I love the background beat so much
I press the like button for the video editing alone
Omg thanks you! Just found out about pocket operators and I cannot wait to get one! Think I'll go for the PO 14 😄
Po 12 rhythm has great crunchy bass 😮 33 KO and 35speak are also nice, i will get 33 ko for sure, but can't decide between speak and rhythm
really high quality vid man nice job
The po 28 tune is so dope😮
Nice job with the speak man.
which one would you recommend as the first one to get, for an absolute beginner like myself?
side note: this video is so well done! i've been rewatching it for the past half hour because it's so satisfying! love it
PO-33 K.O! could be a fun place to start. It comes pre loaded with samples, but you can also record your own and make music out of anything. Once you got the hang of using it, all the rest are very similar to operate.
I second the PO-33 suggestion! It’s the most customizable to your personal sound in my opinion. Look up Gar Hoover to see the it in action
@@maverickpanda I don't understand the difference between the PO-33 and the PO-35.. starting to think I ordered the wrong one (PO-35)
@@mathias841 Na. They're all fun to use. Even if it wasn't what you intended, I bet you can find a way to be inspired
@@boxfacebones6993 finally I love the PO-35 a lot more !
PO-20 + PO-28 = LOVE!
I have the arcade do i need the robot 🤖?
@@SonicVibe I highly recommend it, if you want to play solos. Arcade is more like you setup song and it plays it. Robot is you performing live (while arcade plays drums, bass and background chords)
My first duo! Now torn between adding a 12 or a 32... I think the 12 fits in better with the chiptune nature of the 20 and 28. But the 32 seems more versatile. The 33 will be a future add and I think it might be the most useful when expanding beyond the chiptune horizon.
Magnificent. I thought this was an official video!
Everything no needs to know in just over 5 minutes . Couldn't be happier
This video was so helpful you have no idea, thanks!
Amazing helpful video!
Now i know what ones to start with! Thank you 💥
What a fabulous video. Highly creative irrespective of the content (which is also great). Thanks.
Did you guys make up the song when showing off the PO-28 robot? Sounds so good.
Thanks, all the music in our video is original material made with Pocket Operators only!
the perfect summery video, thank you!
this is the best youtube video i have ever seen. thank you. best way to start 2021.
Beautiful previews u put together
Perfect video, have to commend you guys on the quality of this video as well.
Excellent video! Professional, informative and pleasing.
I want all, but for now, which one is the most versatile/would be the best as my first one??
id say the ko 33 since you're free to choose the sounds you want to make music out of. it also has pads specially for melodic content AND drums.
@@kurokurokuro9152 ya that seems to be general sentiment haha thanks I cant wait to get one
Imagine if these were all merged together into a single unit. We can call it the MEGA OPERATOR.
They did its called the OP1
Table Operator
*sigh* I need more pockets
it should be called cargo pants operator
@@gimyoungsoyoung this might actually somewhat how they actually name their product
Amazing video and great review!!!
wow what an amazing vid on these products...superb vid...
you said thanks for watching but… THANK YOU for making this..
I've known about these things for about 8 years and I still have no idea why they are good
This video is top tier!
These are so cool!
As is this video.
I'm liking the last two
Great video very informative!! 🙏🙏🙏 I needed this one element left out IMO is the pricing. Thx again
robot sounds so goooooooooood
Man what is wrong with this video 👨🦯👎🧐🤬 now I want to buy more!!! I never knew what the po28 did but that looks like my next one haha. Very well made video
Muchas gracias por este fantástico video, no me imaginaba que cada una hiciera cosas tan diferentes
The PO-33 is the easiest purchase in the world to justify.
That said, the PO-32 is unreal if you have Microtonic. Being able to create thick bass notes and smooth lead sounds by stretching out the attack/decay settings gives it so much potential. I got the PO-35 thinking that it would satisfy my Tonic needs, but the choke on the PO-32 is really useful, and the one voice on the PO-35 isn't enough. If you're clever about how you set up the morphing to change note length and modulation features, it could stand as the most versatile pure-synth of the bunch. It also renders the PO-12 pretty much obsolete.
The PO-20 is easily the most fun on its own, second to PO-33 that is. The PO-28 kind of makes the somewhat harsh PO-16 obsolete... if only programming it didn't feel so much stiffer than the rest. I think the PO-24 is underrated, but considering you could practically sample it in its entirety on a single drum rack on the PO-33 is almost a shame. Never got the PO-14, but... I suppose it would be useful considering the pocket operators didn't have much in the way of lows until the PO-30 series.
The entire 20-series was supposed to be chiptune-inspired, it was designed by Linus Åkesson a.k.a LftKryo, the guy who put a SID chip into a vintage organ (the chipophone).
But everyone knows, drums is by far the weakest point of the old 8-bit sound chips (they're even pretty lousy on the "16 bit" FM chips too). So they went with the natural percussion of disk drives, printers etc. for the percussion entry in the series. Understandable choice, but unless you really want to limit yourself to those sounds maybe not the best buy.
Now I want them all!
0:21 J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
got my first one today. so much fun!
this us just the video i needed! thank you!
the temptation to legitimately carry around that sampler in my pocket...
1 of each please 🤗😂..great video thanks... the sampling at 5:20🤐😂😂😂😆😁
Amazing video!!
Very good presentation 👍🏽
Very helpful reference. Also: 🐱👍🏽
PO-33: King Operator 👑🎵
ALL OF THEM ARE RIGHT FOR ME!!!
I’ve had the arcade for a while and I’m gonna get the K.O. soon
Does anyone recognize melody played on arcade PO at 2:40 from somewhere?
It has some kind Vsauce/Jake Chudnow or maybe Ratatat vibes to it.
Brilliant vid - thanks a lot
this made me buy po-33… so beautiful… i mean this video
po-28 or po-33 for me 3:12 4:02
That po-35 808 was slamming
I would love to buy the Arcade one
Using the headphones: PO-32 is SICK!!
i need them all!
i’d like them all please
Can you do a video on what makes something a lead synth vs a bass synth?
Edit: or, with regards to pocket operators, is this a constraint of hardware whereas on a fully vst synth we wouldn't have such constraints?
Great video!
Is any of these good for industrial rock producing? I want to buy one and I can't choose between po12, po14, po24 and po32!!
Thanks! I would say the ones you've said could work pretty well. PO12 rhythm has some heavy punch in FX and PO14 sub can get really deep / distorted bass sounds.
I’d also recommend the TD 3 ( 303 clone ) for industrial rock
PO-33 sounded sick af
AMAZING VIDEO JUST AMAZING