I’m definitely going to work my way through the manual and all the tutorials when I get back from holiday travels and can concentrate. This is a good thing, imho, that it is complex. Plenty of OP1 to discover over time and plenty of music to make!
Are you feeling like the complexity gets in the way of creativity? I’m hoping to get mine on Tuesday
Not at all, just happily surprised that the OP1 has way more depth to it than I had witnessed in videos and all the reviews I read beforehand! You will be very happy with it. Just holding it is a pleasure, it’s built so dang well, it feels GOOD!
the manual is kinda shit. so many undocumented abilities and workflows. the 4th page in the drum/synth is crazy powerful. ive had an op1 for 6 years and im still discovering new things. much of the op1’s functionality is hidden or not obvious. experiment alot. ask tons of questions. this forum can be incredibly insightful.
@masterofstuff124 Can’t really agree. The manual is very basic, but it covers all functionality. The OP-1 is very easy to use but at the same time very flexible.
It’s like brush, paint and canvas. You need to know some basic things, like which side of the brush and canvas to use (well you COULD use the other side) and how to apply paint, but what you do with it is only limited by your creativity and imagination. This can’t be covered by a manual.
Though I would like for the manual to be a bit more detailed in some areas (e.g. some of the LFO settings) I think @motone hit the nail on the head with the analogy.
Make sure you read the Tip &a Tricks thread in its entirety for some inspiration.
Turning the tips & tricks thread into a wiki/pdf to use as an advanced manual could be awesome!
There already exists a wiki, but I always forget the exact name/ URL of it…
The tips and tricks page is quite a lot of info to parse for the newbie! But a great help!
I got mine at the start of December and have written about 30 or so new tracks (or at least the foundations of some). That’s compared to about 4-5 tracks in Ableton and one in Pro Tools… It just makes me want to play!
That’s great to hear! I fear it will take me quite a bit longer to get that kind of productivity going
Stoked I picked one up finally! Still can't believe there's nothing really like it out there after 5 years... (Deluge is close tho, going by the info out there)
Very surprised as well about the lack of OP-1 type devices years on. It seems as though major manufacturers have been focused on reproductions of analog gear while the boutiques have mostly been on that and modular. There’s just nothing like the OP-1, and it fulfilled a need I never fully knew I had.
I showed off my newly purchased OP-1 last night during our NYE party and I think it really amazed many people. They all balked at the price, then I showed them it wasn’t a toy and that in less than 5 minutes, I laid down a 4 bar loop with 4 parts including overdubs on drums and sampling myself on the fly. They were floored!