Here are the entries for OP-1 Battle 67!
Amazing stuff as usual. Here’s the voting poll!
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Lots of great stuff here, indeed!
@kln - your tune sounds like a Northern Soul classic! but just when I thought I knew what was going to happen in the tune, it turns out I had no idea 
@psound74 - what an adventure. yours is the award for using only the drum sampler and yet, having no drum sounds
@krautpoputopia - I liked this right from the start! what is that flute-like sample? Short and sweet and almost telling a story
@joeyfivecents - The vocal sample stands out in this, again this is a track where if I didn’t know, i’d have no idea that it was made using only a drum sampler
@Ellipsis - a very solid beat! the tape chopping sounds really natural here and great work with the vocal sample
@mixrasta - yours is the award for actually telling a story with your tune.
@squiddly - delivering on your name as always ! i’d dance to this in a warehouse
@vehka - now this sounds like a tune that was made using a very funky drum sampler
I have no idea who i want to vote for out of all of these yet.
As always, great variety of styles vs rules here! My vote to @squiddly for bringing me back to my clubbing days, love it!
Honorable mention @vehka (even if you “broke the rules” your clav solo is awesome!)
psound74
People! Exercise your right to vote!
Great set of tracks. I’ll try to write some comments tonight. When does the voting close @Lawr?
Let’s say Saturday
Here are my battle notes. I’m a bit tipsy when writing these, so forgive me the extra verbose style. 
Overall, easily the funkiest battle ever! Thanks @Lawr for inspiring this!
@kln - loved the intro, a great groove, OP-1’ified, and where you took the song afterwards resonated strongly with me as well – reminded me of the Vienna downbeat sound, which I’m always a sucker for.
@psound74 - you really embraced OP-1 effects here, which I always like, the battles are kinda about that for me. Also you take the track to these spaced-out Doorsy levels that was really cool. Great job!
@krautpoputopia - great groove, great vocal sample. Crushed it!
@joeyfivecents - another cool use of the drum sampler for vocals. Also the melancholic vibe of the track was really really good.
@ssam - The groove is very tight, and the samples sound great. I just wanted to hear a bit more progression to the song, for dramatic tension?
@Ellipsis - A killer drum groove along with the funky tape tricks. Makes me think of a funky club I’m walking in to, hearing the first track, and thinking, it’s going to be a good night. Great job!
@mixrasta - masterful use of samples. Drum groove is lovely and tight, the vocal samples are funky as hell, and the strings+keys build tension. Also: repetition. A real nice use of it!
@squiddly - Really nice old-school house vibe. Love the groovy percussion! Also the atonal use of samples really makes the track sound like it’s a B-side from 1990s. And I mean this in the best possible way! =) There’s a label that sounded like this… Nervous Records, right?
It’s really hard to pick a winner, but my vote goes to @mixrasta. Such a polished track!
My favourite track is from @psound74 . Love the lush beats! Closely followed by @vehka and @squiddly, awesome rave tracks. I wish there was more than one vote to give…
Congratulations, @joeyfivecents! A well-earned victory.
Can’t wait to see what you cook up for Battle 69!
Thanks! I’m so glad I decided to get back into it after selling my first one. I haven’t touched a DAW since May! So many people to thank…OP Forums, Small Operations, True Cuckoo, Liam Killen, tiny_tracks, soulyft, JohnnyBGood, Red Panda, and anyone else that ever put out a tutorial video or answered a how-to-type question. I know we don’t win anything but it’s nice to be reminded of what a cool community we have here. Reminds me of the old FL Studio forums back in the day; everyone is just here to help for the most part. So, what happens next? And what’s up with Battle 68? You know I need explicit instructions. I’m old. Thanks again1
Congrats @joeyfivecents!
It’s up to you to come up with the rules for the next battle. Then you create a new thread for the new battle. See past threads for help/inspiration.
A little homework. I’ll go check those out now.
Congrats here too!
@joeyfivecents just heard your track on Small Ops… Damn 
(PS @FLDPLN give some love to the OP-1 battles next episode, eh?)
Thanks! I was going back through my old album files backed up from my first op-1 and found that and honestly, I don’t know how I did (in 2014) and I guarantee I could not recreate that now. It’s crazy. Lot of bouncing and recording album back to Tape. I’m sitting here trying to figure out some parameters/rules for the next Battle…