Teenage Engineering PO-32 Pocket Operator Tonic
Take your drum machine on the road and literally keep in your pocket thanks to the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-32 Tonic. This smartphone-sized drum machine includes 16 preset sounds that you select with the touch of a button. The simple black-and-white, animated LCD display screen shows you what's happening within the device at any given moment. The beauty of this equipment is that you connect it to other devices using a built-in microphone in front of an amplifier or a cable for a sturdier connection. Record knob movements and effects on top of the beat thanks to intuitive, one-button controls on the surface of the interface. Connect with the Microtonic VST/AU to tweak the internal parameters in weird ways to produce interesting sounds for your audience. For instance, you can chop a beat into smaller segments to make it sound like bouncing balls. That's just one way this device stands out as unique compared to other drum machines. The PO-32 has a removable lock tab for write protection of patterns you have saved in the device. The manufacturer increased the hanger strength for extra durability. Look on the backside of unit to see some useful combo reminders.
Take your drum machine on the road and literally keep in your pocket thanks to the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-32 Tonic. This smartphone-sized drum machine includes 16 preset sounds that you select with the touch of a button. The simple black-and-white, animated LCD display screen shows you what's happening within the device at any given moment. The beauty of this equipment is that you connect it to other devices using a built-in microphone in front of an amplifier or a cable for a sturdier connection. Record knob movements and effects on top of the beat thanks to intuitive, one-button controls on the surface of the interface. Connect with the Microtonic VST/AU to tweak the internal parameters in weird ways to produce interesting sounds for your audience. For instance, you can chop a beat into smaller segments to make it sound like bouncing balls. That's just one way this device stands out as unique compared to other drum machines. The PO-32 has a removable lock tab for write protection of patterns you have saved in the device. The manufacturer increased the hanger strength for extra durability. Look on the backside of unit to see some useful combo reminders.
Take your drum machine on the road and literally keep in your pocket thanks to the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-32 Tonic. This smartphone-sized drum machine includes 16 preset sounds that you select with the touch of a button. The simple black-and-white, animated LCD display screen shows you what's happening within the device at any given moment. The beauty of this equipment is that you connect it to other devices using a built-in microphone in front of an amplifier or a cable for a sturdier connection. Record knob movements and effects on top of the beat thanks to intuitive, one-button controls on the surface of the interface. Connect with the Microtonic VST/AU to tweak the internal parameters in weird ways to produce interesting sounds for your audience. For instance, you can chop a beat into smaller segments to make it sound like bouncing balls. That's just one way this device stands out as unique compared to other drum machines. The PO-32 has a removable lock tab for write protection of patterns you have saved in the device. The manufacturer increased the hanger strength for extra durability. Look on the backside of unit to see some useful combo reminders.
Take your drum machine on the road and literally keep in your pocket thanks to the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-32 Tonic. This smartphone-sized drum machine includes 16 preset sounds that you select with the touch of a button. The simple black-and-white, animated LCD display screen shows you what's happening within the device at any given moment. The beauty of this equipment is that you connect it to other devices using a built-in microphone in front of an amplifier or a cable for a sturdier connection. Record knob movements and effects on top of the beat thanks to intuitive, one-button controls on the surface of the interface. Connect with the Microtonic VST/AU to tweak the internal parameters in weird ways to produce interesting sounds for your audience. For instance, you can chop a beat into smaller segments to make it sound like bouncing balls. That's just one way this device stands out as unique compared to other drum machines. The PO-32 has a removable lock tab for write protection of patterns you have saved in the device. The manufacturer increased the hanger strength for extra durability. Look on the backside of unit to see some useful combo reminders.
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I already had a few POs, and wanted to see where it all started. This drum machine may be small, but it packs A LOT!The sound won't be clean hi-fi, but rather has some characterful dirt and grit. Despite being deceptively simple, it's quite usable, sound great and comes with interesting performance effects and features. For the price, you can't ask for more!But don't be fooled: it's not a toy, and can fit perfectly in a mix or in for your sample collection.
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A well designed sampler that is fun to use, and because it is pocketable there is no excuse NOT to make music.-1 star: Although it can be backed up on a computer, the data cannot be converted to midi or multitrack audio for DAW integration. Considering that a fully fledged 128 pattern song can be made on the unit, it would have been nice for all the effort put into making a song could be mixed and mastered later.There are workarounds, but I am sure Teenage Engineering can allow us to convert and integrate the backup data into our DAW.
| Built-In Effects | Yes |
| Power Requirements | Battery |
| Battery Type | 2 x AAA |
| Expected Battery Life | 1 Month |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 5 x 2.5 x 0.8" |
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This piece of cardboard stocked with a clock transistor is capable of blowing your mind till to the drugs wear off and then some. Like even when the drugs wear off you will still be in a mindset to appreciate the extraordinary capabilities of this tiny house piece of gear. Can you say that of all your gear? Maybe, but here you won't be let down. This is a cheap piece of portable gear that is capable of making marvellous soundage psychedelic what have you fantasmagoria Eva Longoria love and Haight all the greats can pour out of you onto the carefully arranged technical slots of which this tiny tiger has plethora: all your low/high sweeps, lfo-loo tribal mumblings, delay okay limited delay but delay feedback upfk, plus da sequencah, da sounds unlimited from your ... MoreThis piece of cardboard stocked with a clock transistor is capable of blowing your mind till to the drugs wear off and then some. Like even when the drugs wear off you will still be in a mindset to appreciate the extraordinary capabilities of this tiny house piece of gear. Can you say that of all your gear? Maybe, but here you won't be let down. This is a cheap piece of portable gear that is capable of making marvellous soundage psychedelic what have you fantasmagoria Eva Longoria love and Haight all the greats can pour out of you onto the carefully arranged technical slots of which this tiny tiger has plethora: all your low/high sweeps, lfo-loo tribal mumblings, delay okay limited delay but delay feedback upfk, plus da sequencah, da sounds unlimited from your native landscape--right it's a bloody sampler, right?--all that and all that you need is some violence and passion of soul and an extensive neural network in your noggin and you're off to the beaches with the beaches.
I already had a few POs, and wanted to see where it all started. This drum machine may be small, but it packs A LOT!The sound won't be clean hi-fi, but rather has some characterful dirt and grit. Despite being deceptively simple, it's quite usable, sound great and comes with interesting performance effects and features. For the price, you can't ask for more!But don't be fooled: it's not a toy, and can fit perfectly in a mix or in for your sample collection.
A well designed sampler that is fun to use, and because it is pocketable there is no excuse NOT to make music.-1 star: Although it can be backed up on a computer, the data cannot be converted to midi or multitrack audio for DAW integration. Considering that a fully fledged 128 pattern song can be made on the unit, it would have been nice for all the effort put into making a song could be mixed and mastered later.There are workarounds, but I am sure Teenage Engineering can allow us to convert and integrate the backup data into our DAW.
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If you haven't played with any of the Pocket Operators, have no fear. It is very easy pick up and start making loops and patterns. It's compact, built well, and the sound sampling is fantastic. Is it a complete production pocket machine? No. Can it help you be creative with its limitations? Yes. While I haven't tried out the sound transferring which is unique to this Operator, the option is there. Syncing this with some other Pocket Operators can yield some very cool results. I would definitely recommend the CA-X case to go along with this too. This little guy is definitely one of my desert island items now!
Sonically astounding for the price.Paired with microtonic it's unstoppable. Buying a second and custom midi adapters just to maximize flexibility of my rig.Also good to note that the Tonic holds 16 analog drum presets that play across 4 monophonic channels. So each channel also functions as a choke and mute group.The Microtonic VST has a morph slider that correlates to knob B on the Tonic. You can store one drum sound in the morph sliders first position and one in the second. Repeating this with your own patches allows you to store 32 sounds.Sounds less fun than it is so I'll say this:Sonically, I've been blown away and have become a huge Magnus Lidstrm fan.Functionally, it's fun and easy to get inspiration out. Would love MIDI but it's a $99 TE ... MoreSonically astounding for the price.Paired with microtonic it's unstoppable. Buying a second and custom midi adapters just to maximize flexibility of my rig.Also good to note that the Tonic holds 16 analog drum presets that play across 4 monophonic channels. So each channel also functions as a choke and mute group.The Microtonic VST has a morph slider that correlates to knob B on the Tonic. You can store one drum sound in the morph sliders first position and one in the second. Repeating this with your own patches allows you to store 32 sounds.Sounds less fun than it is so I'll say this:Sonically, I've been blown away and have become a huge Magnus Lidstrm fan.Functionally, it's fun and easy to get inspiration out. Would love MIDI but it's a $99 TE device.Value wise, it's so good that I'm buying a second for myself and about 4 for different friends who produce. That means the product was so good that I feel comfortable paying 6x what it costs.
I recently bought the tonic and I like it. It's very physically difffernt than what you'd expect. Basically a drum machine without the case. This is both cool and at time annyoing. It's cool because see the guys he the machine gives it appeal. It's not cool because it's sharp. Perhaps there is an external case for it available. I would but it, especially for storing in your pocket. That can be tricky... you wouldn't want to snap it in half.... however, physical aesthetics aside. It's pretty rad. I can see getting pretty obsessed with it and I barely have delved that deep into it. For instance I haven't begun sampling sounds in the mic just yet. But as for everything else, like the sounds available, those are pretty cool and change a bit when combine differently in ... MoreI recently bought the tonic and I like it. It's very physically difffernt than what you'd expect. Basically a drum machine without the case. This is both cool and at time annyoing. It's cool because see the guys he the machine gives it appeal. It's not cool because it's sharp. Perhaps there is an external case for it available. I would but it, especially for storing in your pocket. That can be tricky... you wouldn't want to snap it in half.... however, physical aesthetics aside. It's pretty rad. I can see getting pretty obsessed with it and I barely have delved that deep into it. For instance I haven't begun sampling sounds in the mic just yet. But as for everything else, like the sounds available, those are pretty cool and change a bit when combine differently in the sequence. I will say it was a bit confusing at the beginning...but after I absorbed the directions by the 10th time I got the hang of it and in a night you could definitely get started making stuff and perhaps staying up later than you intended. It's basically 16 one bar tracks( depending on the BPM) So you can make sixteen different one bar songs or create a verse and hook or even just a 16 beat... For the cost and what it does, I'd say it's worth buying. It's bare bones but still cool.
Mine was a returned item: so I got open box, the upper tab removed and a fat discount :-); other than that the unit functions perfectly.Pocket Operators are a lot of fun and I already got a cople. I am a guitar player and I use them to build small jam along tunes or, rarely, perform small live electronic sets for friends. Once you learn to use them, they are a simple and fast way to create music without relying to a computer (wich I am not a fan of).This one is really a powerful, probably the most powerful, pocket operator. It is also the most complicated to learn (but not by much) and it has great expressive possibilities. The loaded samples are very good, and you can build full songs out of them but, of course, the fun is building YOUR samples collection and ... MoreMine was a returned item: so I got open box, the upper tab removed and a fat discount :-); other than that the unit functions perfectly.Pocket Operators are a lot of fun and I already got a cople. I am a guitar player and I use them to build small jam along tunes or, rarely, perform small live electronic sets for friends. Once you learn to use them, they are a simple and fast way to create music without relying to a computer (wich I am not a fan of).This one is really a powerful, probably the most powerful, pocket operator. It is also the most complicated to learn (but not by much) and it has great expressive possibilities. The loaded samples are very good, and you can build full songs out of them but, of course, the fun is building YOUR samples collection and then build songs. And you can back up them!They say audio quality is low... that this is only a toy... not for professional use... then they spend a fortune for a vintage casio sk (a vintage toy synth of course) just because some famous artist used it. Just let me play with my new toy and shut up.
You have to actually play with it to appreciate how cool it is and most importantly how great it sounds. This tiny drum machine packs a punch! It is so easy to create complex beats and tweak the sound. It took me 10 minutes to be very comfortable using this device and have tons of fun. It is not a gimmick or toy, it can really create really high quality sounding drum beats, with deep bass and interesting and dynamic instruments. The desktop app with which it shares its engine is a great companion to this device and in my opinion well worth the additional cost. However, even without it you can download sound packs created by the community and the process itself is very cool and to some will bring back the memories of their 80's Atari, Commodore or ZX Spectrum.
Teenage Engineering does not disappoint! There is something very relaxing and rewarding about using this tiny but mighty drum machine. It sounds big! The flexibility the ability to load sounds from the Sonic Charge software is huge and expands the possibilities of this device almost infinitely. I wish the LCD graphics were little bit more informative instead of being a tad cryptic, but at the same time it is nice to do everything by muscle memory and ears.
| Built-In Effects | Yes |
| Power Requirements | Battery |
| Battery Type | 2 x AAA |
| Expected Battery Life | 1 Month |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 5 x 2.5 x 0.8" |
