POCKET OPERATOR FOR BEGINNERS: TOP 5 THINGS TO LEARN
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- POCKET OPERATOR FOR BEGINNERS: TOP 5 THINGS TO LEARN
Today's video is for first time PO users! I've compiled a list of what (in my opinion) are the top 5 things to learn and memorize in order to maximize your Pocket Operator experience! If you're a more experienced viewer, feel free to comment your own tips and tricks to help out those just getting started. Thanks, and enjoy!
TIP 1: 0:31
TIP 2: 1:04
TIP 3: 2:15
TIP 4: 2:55
TIP 5: 6:31
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I’ve been watching a ton of PO tutorials and this is by far the most clear and concise.
Thanks so much! Feel free to ask any questions :)
I just got 2 PO’s as a gift from a good friend, the PO-128 and the PO-133! I love your videos, but am COMPLETELY new to this! I just wanted to say THANKS for making these!
My god this will be one of the best tutorials for beginners. Quick and directly in "how do you use this thing" :D
Thanks haha, I just wanted to make something that wasn't incredibly overstimulating or complicating for all the first timers out there. I hope it works!
Going to be ordering one soon and this vid is super helpful
Very useful, thanks for posting
ultra helpful, thank you!
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
Great video man!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this content.
Thanks for watching!
You can only audition the sounds if write mode is off. This tidbit is not widely mentioned and took me hours to figure out.
This is true. Once you turn on right mode, the 16 pads become your sequencer and auditioning sounds is not possible.
*THANK* you!!
Always learning something new from your videos despite owning these things for months. Consistently look forward to your vids every day! You should do a Paterson 👀👀👀
Patreon*
Thank you!! I actually have a patreon already, I just don't really plug it that much haha. Patreon.com/freebeat. Thanks for watching!
this is fking addiction. I always liked music and played some instruments, but last august I stumbled across the OP1 and bit the bullet, then I just fell into this abyss addiction of buying audio stuff. Then the pocket operator, then the soundwich, I just snatched a stereo field now because I can't resist lol
G.A.S. is way too real haha. Be sure to have fun learning all of the gear though!
@@FreeBeat Music is so fun. I have been playing guitar and piano all the time and I felt I hit a bottleneck. then after i got into 'composing' or at least that's what i think i'm doing, i feel like i'm opening up new possibilities. I never was really into the softwares, but these unique instruments really are fun to play with.
Hello!
First off, a mighty big thank you.
Love your enthusiasm on these lovely gadgets.
Please consider a tutorial video on introducing PO’s into guitar pedals and have them plugged into guitar amps.
I love the PO’s but want to get away from the DJ sound sometimes with out blowing anything up.
Cheers
I will definitely do some videos once I get some guitar pedals. Thanks for watching!
Damn you! I just bought a Tonic and a KO...and I'm procrastinating learning...but since you made a video I'll watch it! ... and if you wanna make some more like this I'll watch those too!
Haha yes! The more you learn a more fun the pocket operators become, I promise! You'll have a blast and be making music in no time. Thanks for watching!
Hey man join the club, every PO that I've purchased sits around for a month or so. Lol
Free Beat's tutorials have got me off my ass and helped me be "hands on"
I have the Tonic as well, I even got bundle that came with the developers software...Free Beat rocks!
Get going and have fun
I have a full studio in my house, but can’t figure out this tiny beast. Haha. These tips are very helpful. Thanks!!
Thank you so much! They are really quite capable once you start to figure them out. Have fun!
@@FreeBeat Yeah, you won’t find a better drum machine for
i bought the office and the KO.
im excited to make things in the office despite the limitations, maybe even because of them
The limitations are honestly one of the best parts about the pocket operators. They force you to get creative real fast!
Mmm this is a great idea/tutorial, I now you've done a lot of great PO tutorials.
I'm thinking this could be a series of "getting started" type tutorials...I don't know of anyone who's done that.
Anyway just a thought.
This would be a great idea for a series! A video dedicated to the differences of each PO would be smazing
That's a really good idea, as well as an excuse to buy the rest of PO's that I don't own lol. Thanks as always!
@@FreeBeat You are welcome, I know actually own all of them now, I did buy the the office, robot, arcade and factory at budget used prices.
I almost look at them as little synth modules as far as the sounds go. Yes for sure get them all. Buy em' sell em' and trade em' with friends. Lol
I wish I had watched this back when I first got my PO because I was so confused at first!
It's a pretty intimidating device category to first get into haha.
How do I make a new pattern on one of these? I push the pattern button and all the pattern spots are already filled with pre-loaded patterns. I’m learning the po-128 btw. Thanks!
Thanks for the introduction, that was very handy. My PO-33 arrived today and I'm playing around. The one downer is that it seems really quiet, even with headphones. Is that normal?
When you hold down the BPM button, you can select a volume level between 1 and 16 by pressing the corresponding pad. One being the quietest, 16 being the loudest. Have fun!
@@FreeBeat Excellent! That worked a treat. Thank you. I'll be binging your tutes now :)
Cheers
Hey do you know how to solo a track on the ko I’ve been looking all over for this
Unfortunately the PO-33 doesn't have solo or mute options :(
@@FreeBeat :(
*cries
well thanks anyways
Hi, I make music also.
I have most of the pocket operator's (there's a couple i didn't buy,mostly because they don't interest me) reguardless,I do like the ones I've bought but I never really used them to create a track. The thing that threw me off was when syncing 2 or more po's, the levels of one might overpower the other which can throw the mix off. (For example - a lead type sound on robot being way too loud while arcade is playing a rythym. I have alot more professional gear than the pocket operator's,but I have a project idea that the pocket operator's fit ,so I plan to put in some practice with these po"s and I wanted to let you know that you're simple videos are consise & helpful . Thank you.
P.s. - i recently started a RUclips channel ,it's very slow going at this time , but i post some sounds there & i appreciate any subscriber's to the channel if you are interested. Take care.
Thank you so much for the kind words, and a good luck with your channel. my best advice is to never give up even if it feels like you aren't growing fast!
Make a part two please
I don't exactly have a part two coming, but I do you have another very similar video coming out soon!
Hi, my son got a PO 133 for christmas and we are struggling to find advice on how to use it! for instance, how to delete a pattern etc.
Thank you
To clear a pattern, first make sure you're on the pattern you want to delete (hold pattern and press 1-16). To delete the current pattern, hold the function button (which is different on every pocket operator. In the case of the PO-133 it's the record button). While holding that button, press the pattern button and the current I selected pattern will be deleted. Hope that helps!
@@FreeBeat thank you. Are there any videos you recommend watching for a beginners tutorial?
@@louisesmith1549 he has many pocket operator videos in his feed and most of the features are transferable. here is a great detailed video on the PO 33 which is essentially identical to the 133 aside for built in sounds and graphics. ruclips.net/video/PcBQY2jZ7sg/видео.html
Does this need to be plugged into anything or can I just play it on the go?
You can play the PO's on the go, they're battery powered!
Most cases I see for these things dont have any button labels or icons on them. I imagine it's impossible to learn with a case? Sucks that you cant protect it until youre proficient with it.
I've seen some custom cases with button labels, but yeah for the most part they seem to be blank :-/
weird question do Pocket operators turn off? just got one
They turn off automatically after a little bit of inactivity haha
I have the PO 133 and it literally just sits in standby mode until I pick it back up.
The batteries are not drained either. Kinda weird.. considering the literal clock that I set up, I really reminds me of an alarm clock, physically. They don’t turn off unless you unplug em..
Tip Number 1: Don't buy this. Tip Number 2: If you did buy one, throw it away