Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field.

Description

Please Note:The TX-6 Field Mixer pictured is not included with the OP-1 Field.
Teenage Engineering’s first synth – the OP-1 – initially hit shelves in 2011. Almost overnight, this portable powerhouse developed a more-than justified reputation as an essential piece of gear that any self-respecting producer, sound designer or artist shouldn’t be without. Ten years may have passed since its release, yet demand for the OP-1 has remained consistently high.
Now, with over a decade of firmware updates, engineering ingenuity and advances in technology under their belts, Teenage Engineering return to centre stage with the latest iteration of their cult classic: the OP-1 Field.But what are the main surface-level differences when compared to its predecessor? How does a new field-specific colourway, low aluminium frame, glass screen and 100 exciting new features and functions sound? For a deeper dive, check out some of the key enhancements and additions below!
What’s New?

‘Field’ colour palette
24 hour battery life (increased from 16 hours)
Full UI overhaul
Sleek aluminium construction
32-bit audio across the signal chain
Reinforced Glass hi-res flush display (with adjustable brightness)
Increased 256MB of onboard memory
Additional drum kit packs
Reverb effect: Mother
Synth engine: Dimension
Upgraded speaker (with passive radiator)
In-built FM radio transmission (with detailed country settings)
Receive and Transmit via an integrated FM antenna
Record with 8 swappable tapes
Four unique tape styles
MFI – iPhone USB MIDI and Audio Connectivity
Updated original patches
Twenty extra preset synth patches
More precise sample editing
Low-energy Bluetooth (for wireless MIDI)
Stereo drum sampler engine
Stereo synth sampler engine
160+ minutes of sample storage
Stereo mixdown from drum and synth to stereo tape tracks
Enhanced drum envelope (with improved transient control)
Drum sample stacking
Stereo audio input processing
Upgraded tape looping
Headset microphone support via 4-pole audio jack
Fully configurable MIDI filtering
Dedicated volume setting per patch
Afterburner ground loop noise supressor
Dual BLE antennas offering better wireless operation
Enhanced in-built microphone
Tape name editor
Encoder click function
External velocity LFO
Up to 500 user patches
Adjustable pitch bend range
BLE advertising toggle, central for connecting controller and connection list view
Click to hold sequencer
Custom volume encoder (with hi-resolution) and custom MIDI settings for any connected equipment
Dual purpose USB type C connector
High-fidelity headphone output
More accurate tap tempo through better averaging
Hi-res accelerometer
Improved hi-res equaliser with better interpolation and input signal to LFO with smoother envelope
Extra random LFO target settings
Improved tombola simulation accuracy
More factory sequencer presets
Better line in signal quality
New keyboard module
New square and sawooth LFO shapes
Save sync and tempo parameters with tapes
Enhanced acoustic side shooting loudspeaker grill
USB audio/MIDI host
Stereo cluster synth engine
Stereo digital synth engine
Stereo FM synth engine
Stereo Phase synth engine
Stereo pulse synth engine
Stereo string synth engine
Stereo voltage synth engine
Stereo tape tracks
OB-4 compatibility with FM TX or wire
Wireless MIDI connectivity to TX-6 and OP-Z
USB Audio/MIDI connectivity to TX-6, OP-Z and OP-1

OP-1, but Better
It’s hard to improve on greatness, but Teenage Engineering have managed it here. Building on the solid design principles of the original, the OP-1 Field is slimmer and lighter than the OP-1, with a lowered aluminium body encasing the floating keyboard. They’ve even managed to