@kites i'd love to see a video with the po + minikp2. was thinking of picking up a mkp2….
you got it! I’ll try and upload in a few days.
…yeah.
i’ve also noticed that the Pitch on Microdrum is more then just 16 sounds to choose from. if you copy your actual set + chaining 4 of them to have 64 steps its an amazing machine with a lot of micro drum potential. especially 14/16 together.
my Rhythm is the Original Jesper Rhythm (machinedrum mk1).
the operators can be game changing if you reduce your workflow to a minimum and you have to stay cool with them.
otherwise they will treat your brain out of your eyeholes.
sooo… it’s reeel deep…if you can control all Parameters out of your Head it offers a lot of unheard potential.
The Op-1 was the same thing in the early days. difficult but controllable. 
The thing is that I find it really hard to pair the Factory with one of the other, while for Sub + Rythm it comes quite naturally.
Anyone experience this or it’s just me ?
What I meant was that the PO-12 screen has outlines for lighting up digits “2 4 8 16” right next to where the button appears
(Gently press the screen, or look with the right angle lighting, to see it)
And I don’t remember ever seeing them lit
I found another Easter Egg. The encoders have a slight push to them that actually does nothing at all. I little nod to the op-1!
These machines are brilliant. I just linked all three (my Factory came in from Colette yesterday). I can’t believe how good these sounds straight out of the box.
Live recording can be tricky with no click, so I toggle the sync option to feed the click out also. I don’t know if this has been said in this thread, but with all the locks and effects layer the key to really get crazy is dropping the tempo to edit things.
I can’t wait to see what TE come up with in the $300 range. Bring it.
I found another Easter Egg. The encoders have a slight push to them that actually does nothing at all. I little nod to the op-1! These machines are brilliant. I just linked all three (my Factory came in from Colette yesterday). I can't believe how good these sounds straight out of the box. Live recording can be tricky with no click, so I toggle the sync option to feed the click out also. I don't know if this has been said in this thread, but with all the locks and effects layer the key to really get crazy is dropping the tempo to edit things. I can't wait to see what TE come up with in the $300 range. Bring it.
@Radmike are you in the USA? If so, how long did it take to get from Collette? What was the USD$ price (EDIT: saw the $ price option)? I’m patiently waiting for retailers in the US (where I have connections) to get them in, but I’m starting to get really antsy! Been looking on Collette lately.
@sammyjams Yeah, I’m in MA. Took about 3 days. $20 shipping, totally worth it if you’re getting more than one. The price increase went away it looks like, TE is also still listing $597usd. I think with tax it was $63.50 usd.
I forgot to mention how awesome the speaker is! I like it better than the one in the OP-1. You can really hear the kick. Rad.
I just noticed you can get a tighter rhythmic sound from the FX if you hold down the desired effect, THEN tap the fx key as needed. I guess that works both ways.
Sorta wish the kick/snare/hat sounds were in the same place, not too many other complaints on these.
Great idea recording the click for easier edit/sync.
I just noticed you can get a tighter rhythmic sound from the FX if you hold down the desired effect, THEN tap the fx key as needed. I guess that works both ways.@radmike this trick is really usefull indeed to make short FX. You don't get the same keeping the FX button pushed, this erase the previous FX layer, while keeping the step pushed and rhythmically hitting FX keep the previous FX. I like this trick with the low pass filter as base FX and any FX as rythmic FX, it sounds really good.
The thing is that I find it really hard to pair the Factory with one of the other, while for Sub + Rythm it comes quite naturally. Anyone experience this or it's just me ?
I find you can pair any two. I like to start with one. The add another then another. Or keep it at just one or two. Fun experimenting with Dif combos or stand alone.
I’ve had all three for a week now. I have some tips for you and a question that may have already been answered so sorry.
Tips:
If you want a metronome while playing without headphones just put it into sync SY1.
If you want to live record longer than 16 steps copy a clear pattern over multiple patterns and record while its playing over them all.
If you hear noise move your batteries.
Don’t buy a case for protaction alone, just by a new pocket operator if it breaks!
Use FX 13 and 14 when you are trying to write a song and the notes are not high or low enough.
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Questions:
What is the easiest way to get the right notes you want on the PO-12 on the bass sound?
Is there an easier way to get my sharps and flats than trying to hit the effect at the perfect timing while the song is playing? (kind of the same question)
To get the right note, you can push continuously “Write” while eating the different notes/steps.
To get the sharp at the right time, you have to hit it at the right time.
Once you get the move, it’s easier and part of the fun
^ It is a pity that you can’t apply that effect (and others) with the sequencer stopped, but I guess that would be difficult to do with such limited interface.
Maybe not, the sharp played as an effect is actually very interesting. I think the key to enjoy the PO is to play with what they can do, the way they do it, and use every trick they offer. Well, in fact this can be applied to anything…
What I mean in this case is that the fact that the sharp is like a pitch bend, that’s the way to play it.
If you melody ask for sharps, maybe it’s more appropriate to use another scale 
I have used my PO with my OP-1. I finally linked all my Korg Box's and my PO using an iphone with sync kontrol linking it all to my Ipad running gadget. All of these seperate linked inputs are being fed into my op1 for album recording; tape layering; effects; etc...
Hi @masterofstuff124, how did you sync the iphone to the Pocket Operator?
I only have the po12 but found a couple things.
To writer parameter locks on a per-step basis, leave write mode, stop playback, then tweak your sound. Enable write mode and insert notes and they will be saved to the sequence as you last heard them.
Also, I noticed that the delay (4) effect has interesting interactions with other effects, particularly 14. It seems that you can trigger the madness of effect 14 only briefly, but it is stuck in the delay memory so that tapping the effect four key will let you hear the tails of 14 fading out.
@flom its an app for the iphone called synkontrol or something like that. IT was meant to link the monotribe to korg apps running on that iphone or linked to other apps/ios devices. it uses a click from the headphone out and works great with the PO’s. this coupled with the iconnectmidi makes for a great ios to volca/po link. plus every other ios app inbetween!
@masterofstuff124, thanks for your advice. its the synckontrol app from korg and it works fine until i reach the 120bpm. maybe the output of the iphone is to quiet.
How does one ‘factory reset’ a PO -12?
^ Probably only TE can do that by re-flashing the firmware. Allowing the users to restore the factory state would require duplicating the space used for storing the patterns. The POs have precious little flash memory, so it is unlikely that it was implemented.