Hey everyone, Tug here from Reel.
Some of you saw the TP-7 thread in September where I said everyone thought file transfer to an iPhone couldn’t be done. It’s out now, and it isn’t just the TP-7. Reel Expansion for TE field system went live yesterday.
iOS has no MTP support, so this was built from scratch and it took four months. Put the device in MTP mode, plug it into your iPhone with one USB-C cable and Reel’s display becomes its browser. No computer.
-
OP-1 field: a tape comes off as a four-track reel, ready to play the moment it lands. Overdub, mix, pitch, then send it back as a tape in Studio, Vintage, Porta or Mini Disc. Drum kits back up to Reel and play from any MIDI keyboard.
-
OP-XY: record your jam, switch to MTP, and Reel saves the project, its samples and presets with the recording. Restore it months later and carry on. Samples go both ways. Six tracks in one take over USB with OP-XY OS 1.2.0.
-
TP-7: the whole library on your phone. Multitrack takes land as six-track reels, one channel per track. Send takes back as native TP-7 takes, rename from the phone, back up the lot, cue markers both ways.
-
TX-6: all six channels on six tracks in one take. Mixdown Mode records the TX-6’s master, after its faders, EQ and effects, back into Reel as the finished mix.
Here is the overview walkthrough with all four devices:
One tip before you start: the first time you connect, iOS asks “Reel Would Like to Access the Camera”. Tap Allow. iOS files USB devices under the Camera permission. Reel never uses the camera, but without it the device connects and its folders look empty. If you already tapped Don’t Allow, turn it on in Settings, Reel, Camera.
It’s one purchase for all four devices, inside Reel under Settings, Purchases. Update to 1.5.52 first. The launch price is $3.99 / £3.99 / €4.99 until 11 December. You need to own Reel before you can get the expansion.
Page: reelaudio.app/expansion Manual: reelaudio.app/manual/expansion
Happy to answer questions. If something doesn’t behave on yours, tell me the device, the firmware and what you pressed.
Reel is not affiliated with or endorsed by Teenage Engineering.