Teenage Engineering TE010AS020A PO-20 Arcade Pocket Operator
Drenched in 8-bit glitchy goodness, Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operator PO-20 Arcade mini sequencing synthesizer delivers 16 nostalgia-inducing sounds mixed with simple yet powerful songwriting tools. It shares many of the same qualities that have made the Pocket Operator series such a hit among electronic musicians, such as its streamlined workflow that lets you lay down phrases and beats in minutes. The PO-20 Arcade’s claim to fame is a powerful chord engine and 128-pattern chaining, which allow you to achieve remarkably sophisticated results fast. And once you’ve laid down a sequence, you can get even more creative with 16 delightful punch-in effects. On its own or sync’d with other compatible gear, the Pocket Operator PO-20 Arcade puts creative electronic music in the palm of your hand.
Product Features
- A minimalist arcade synthesizer module that’s perfect for modern tabletop synth rigs
- Loaded with 16 nostalgia-inducing synthesized arcade-style sounds
- Create sophisticated arrangements with chord mode and 128-chord chaining
- Enhance your sounds with 16 punch-in effects such as bit crush, stutter, and delay
- Create entire songs on the 16-step sequencer with 128 patterns and pattern chaining
So much fun. Seriously. So fun. This thing is fun. Just… fun. I’m not a serious musician, I bought this to mess around with, and it has been worth every penny. The controls can be a little funny at first and it takes a bit of getting used to, but once you have that down it’s super easy to program sequences and even chain them together and it’s a remarkably powerful little synth.Plus it just looks cool. Anyone who sees you playing with it, or even sees it laying around in your home, will want to pick it up and…
amazing, in every way im a hobbyist/semiprofessional musician that has owned just about every value-priced synth/sequencer/music toy/audio gadget you can get nowadays…i have owned them, and inevitably re-sold them all, losing interest or just not being happy with overall functionality…that being said, this is the most full-featured and easy-to-play musical instrument i have ever owned. for the price paid (even paying full price, which i did not, having gone ding-and-dent from amazon warehouse for 59$ i think…
My favorite toy to pass the time