Teenage Engineering Is Going to Stop Making Synths

Teenage Engineering Is Going to Stop Making Synths(highsnobiety.com)

10 points by wahnfrieden 8 hours ago | 4 comments

sans_souse 2 hours ago |

All I have to say is at least they aren't going to be the next industry name to fall prey to inMusic's hostile takeover/ empire building.

robmusial 7 hours ago |

I wanted to hate Teenage Engineering as a traditional synth and groovebox/sampler nerd but after playing with an OP-1 Field and a few pocket operators, I understood why they were so successful. Beyond just the aesthetic and marketing the OP-1 Field especially was just _fun_ to play with. I was at first put off by the lack of standard tools and controls but when I first tried one it felt like getting a Nintendo as a kid and hours just passed me by while I was locked in fooling around. I never ended up buying one because it was (for me) too expensive, but the one I had on loan for awhile got me pretty close. They definitely had some misses like the wooden doll "choir". But maybe I'll see if I can find a used OP-1 Field now before everyone gets this news and the prices increase.

wahnfrieden 2 hours ago | |

Love my TX-6 and OB-1

bigyabai 8 hours ago |

> “[...] The OP-1 is like Android or Linux: harder at first but also more free and creative, allowing you to put your own thinking into it.”

Neither Linux nor Android are artificially limited to 4-track recording. Faux pas?

robmusial 7 hours ago | |

> Faux pas?

Yeah I would say it's definitely more like classic Apple products if anything. It's well designed, fun to use, expensive, but limited and locked down. Which does breed creativity, but let's not pretend it's "more free".

I'd say the Synthstrom Deluge is more like Linux. Somewhat harder to get into, community driven, expandable, and FOSS.