Really enjoyed that, for once I literally finished a video about gear without pushing myself or feeling like it was filled with just dry info. Awesome stuff, enjoyable and I was able to fully get the gist of the OP-1 and how you use it. Thanks

Gorgeous tones... excellent review Johnny !

This is so relevant even all these years after the OP-1 initial release. I just picked one up secondhand after years of obsessing and love it. Thanks for giving me some ideas!

Let’s face it ; its absolutely awesome but I reeeeaaaally want the field now

Very nice video! You re-sparked my interest to mess with my OP-1 again! Thanks!

Great vidéo :) I've made a very unconventional move, sold the op-1 field and bought the OG 1 and fell in love with it's crisp sound. The built quality is also far superior in the OG and somehow the sound of it is much more timeless in my humble opinion ! Also the graphic are much more vibrant, and the overall experience of it is much more enjoyable.

@johnnygorillas

2 ай бұрын

Wow, that’s interesting….have not heard that before.

loved this! I feel very similarly. It's always seemed to me like the only people calling it a "toy" have clearly never actually used it and are judging based on the aesthetics, "oh it's cute, it can't be serious" KZread randomly recommended me this video, can't wait to check what else you've done!

❤ awesome music!

Hi man, I'm happy to have found your channel! I used one of your tracks (I think) in my last video

@johnnygorillas

2 ай бұрын

hey, that's cool. Thanks for using my music 🙏

@johnnygorillas

2 ай бұрын

hey, that's cool. Thanks for using my music 🙏

Toller Kanal! Weiter so! 🙏

I got the OP-1 field, I regret selling the OG OP-1.

😂 Your explanation of FM is like me trying to explain it. It is complicated to explain for sure cause you’re not sure where really to start! My guess though is that if there’s 4 variables there it’s a 4 op fm. And FM generally works in the way of having one oscillator fm another oscillator. With FM synths though, you may have them working in different formats of how they feed into each other or algorithms. And that’s about where my explanation stops haha. I get the core idea of carrier waves etc but how that influences the note and you end up with glassy or harsh tones, I would have to study more. I do however love a lot of FM tones. I have a Bastl Pizza oscillator and I love that I can dial in some great tones very easily. That being said, it’s only a 2 operator oscillator. I guess I have some more experimentation to go. Really cool seeing an explanation of a piece of gear you’ve spent lots of time with. You’re right though, I think the OP-1 is excellent and that’s without playing with one. Seems to have a great balance of playability, visualization, exploration, and inspiring sounds and sound design. Who would have known on launch eh?

@johnnygorillas

2 ай бұрын

yes FM sounds cool but I never actually tried to understand how it works. I currently have an old DX7 in the studio but am only using presets to be honest.

@turbotambourine

2 ай бұрын

@@johnnygorillas that’s most people with a DX7. Cuckoo went through programming a DX7 at some point and that’s worth a watch! Something like Pizza or like the Digitone are great new approaches to have fm accessible and usable in more of a timbre shaping type of mode instead of presets though.

Yes, it's still the best two-octave keyboard portable instrument with loads of cool sounds. Since then the KO II and SmplTrk have provided some interesting new concepts in the portable arena. I want a sort of combination of all three for 900 euros or less. I don't care who makes it.

I discovered Bon Iver because I was looking to see if “real” artists use the OP-1 and stumbled across an article talking about it. I sat down and listened to the 22, A Million album completely blind beyond knowing the OP-1 was used. I wish I could experience that again

@johnnygorillas

2 ай бұрын

Amazing album!

mine broke :(

@johnnygorillas

Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that.

Uh-oh … TE … OP-1 … 😬 Catch up with you later, lol …

tw

Cool toy, but when the battery dies, you’re fncked.