i got a chance to sit down with the op1f for the first time today for a couple of hours and i thought it might be cool to have a thread of interesting observations, likes and dislikes or things that are cool and things that could use improvement, etc… not a features request… something that already exists that could use some improvement, or something that stood out that was cool, or just an interesting observation
i’m gonna skip first impressions as they are probably similar to whats already out there and jump to my 2 hour observations:
1 - importing drum snapshots (not kits) from the og op-1, the op1f doesn’t recognize any of the slice markers of the og snapshot. this really sucks imo and i desperately hope that a new drum utility comes out. creating slice markers on it is tedious and meticulous even with the updated display. also, the display doesn’t really seem to represent the waveform very accurately which makes it even more difficult. i’ll post a screenshot later with an a/b comparison of the op1f and something like the waveform display in a daw or editor. the og op1 didn’t have a great waveform display either, but there really seems to be something unusual about the new waveform display.
2 - the overall sound of the op1f seems to have slightly more depth or bass or attack or some other quality when playing the exact same material (mono drum patch) vs the og op1. the difference is very nuanced though. maybe i’ll post an a/b audio example for folks to distinguish themselves. it could be a placebo effect but i don’t think so
3 - dr wave and dimension sound really good and the interface is an improvement
4 - the mother reverb sounds really really good
5 - you can arm-record a tape to hear its affect on material that you are playing without having to actually record
6 - sync and usb audio seem to be pretty tight when connecting it to the og op1
7 - the og accessories (crank, fm antenna, etc) all work on the op1f. my op1f radio receiver didn’t tune any stations until i plugged in the fm antenna from the og. my studio is in a basement though (maybe thats why?). i was under the impression that an antenna was built in the op1f though
8 - the disc mini sounds more like a lossy 128 mp3 than a mini disc. it has a slight glissy breaking glass sound that mini disc atrac compression never really had
anyways, just some 2 hour observations, i’ll follow up with some screenshots and possibly audio examples of the above if y’all are interested
