teenage engineering

14 Nov

Teenage Engineering is back with another droolworthy (and expensive) groovebox

stp2y0 CommentsNewsgear, groovebox, news, OP-1 field, sequencer, teenage engineering

Did you think Teenage Engineering would go another entire year without dropping something both ? Think again. The company just announced the long-rumored OP-XY groovebox. It looks like an OP-1 Field, but plays like the relatively-ancient OP-Z. It also costs $2,300.The OP-XY is described by the company as an "all-in-one powerful synthesizer and composer with deep, direct sequencing capabilities.” That sounds about right. The primary workflow here is sequencing, as opposed to the faux tape recording found with its OP-1 siblings. The groovebox features a shrunken-down keyboard and a strip of 16 LED-equipped buttons to control the sequencer.There’s a multisampler…

07 Aug

Teenage Engineering’s built a medieval-themed sampler, complete with Gregorian chants

stp2y0 CommentsNewsdrum machine, gear, news, sampler, synthesizer, teenage engineering

Teenage Engineering is no stranger to weird gadgets that defy description. This is a company and, uh, . We all knew that. We also knew that the company would likely be releasing a follow-up to its . We couldn’t in a million years, however, have guessed that it would be a .That’s right. The sequel to the K.O. II is a sampler built entirely around sounds inspired by the middle ages. It’s all here, from Gregorian chants and lutes to drum sounds that recall Monty Python. The sampler also comes pre-loaded with tons of themed foley effects, like sword slashes,…