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# Built-in FM radio sampler 16 hours battery life 13 unique synth engines teenage engineering OP-1 Portable Synthesizer, Sampler, and Controller with Built-In FM Radio and 4-Track Tape Recorder - 10 Year Anniversary

**Brand:** teenage engineering
**Price:** ₨78564
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## Summary

> 🎶 Your all-in-one sonic playground — where innovation meets portability.

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- **What is this?** teenage engineering OP-1 Portable Synthesizer, Sampler, and Controller with Built-In FM Radio and 4-Track Tape Recorder - 10 Year Anniversary by teenage engineering
- **How much does it cost?** ₨78564 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **4-Track Tape Recorder:** Layer, overdub, and tweak your beats with vintage-style tape workflow for authentic texture.
- • **Marathon Battery Life:** 16 hours of uninterrupted creativity plus 2 years standby—never miss a moment of inspiration.
- • **Ultimate Portable Studio:** Create, sample, sequence, and record anywhere with a sleek, pocket-sized powerhouse.
- • **13 Distinct Synth Engines:** From FM to string synthesis, craft unique sounds that set your tracks apart.
- • **Built-in FM Radio Sampling:** Capture fresh inspiration from local radio or any external source via line-in.

## Overview

The teenage engineering OP-1 is a celebrated portable synthesizer, sampler, and controller featuring 13 unique synth engines, 7 stereo effects, a built-in FM radio for sampling, and a 4-track tape recorder. With a 3-axis motion sensor, AMOLED display, and 16-hour battery life, it empowers musicians to compose, record, and perform anywhere. Its compact aluminum design and continuous firmware updates make it a decade-long favorite among creative professionals seeking a versatile, all-in-one music production workstation.

## Description

teenage engineering OP-1 Portable SynthesizerCreate cool beats on-the-fly with the powerhouse teenage engineering OP-1! The small synthesizer packs 13 unique synth engines, physically modeled string synthesis, and frequency modulation. It has 7 onboard stereo effects and exchangeable LFOs. You can also sample any local radio stations directly with the built-in FM radio. The 3-axis G-Force motion sensor can be assigned to any effect parameter, envelope, or pitch. Underneath OP-1 is a braille-marked panel that helpfully points the I/O jacks. You can update this synth's OS and connect to a MIDI via a USB 2.0 port.TECHNICAL SPECS:Hardware: 400 MHz Processor (800 MMACSS Performance), 64MB Low-Power SDRAM (12ns), 512 MB Nand Flash Storage, 24bit/96kHz ADC/DAC, Upgradeable OSSound Engines: 13 | Effects: 7Tape Recording Time: 6 Minutes of Normal Tape Speed, 24 Minutes of Low Tape SpeedSensor: 3 Axis Motion SensorDisplay Type: AMOLED Display Running at 60fps with 320x160p ResolutionConnectors: USB 2.0 OTG, 3.5mm Audio In/OutPower Source: 1800mAh Li-Ion BatterySize: 11.1" x 4" x 0.5"

Review: Worth Every Cent - Over time composing, arranging and producing using a DAW has become something of a chore. The OP1 has breathed new life into my songwriting process. It costs nearly $1,000 because it is worth nearly $1,000. Is there ever price limit on creativity? Here are my favorite things about it: - Full end to end music production. Is it a synth, a step-sequencer, a 4-track or a production workstation? It's all of the above! There's very little competition in terms of anything else so complete yet portable at the same time (except for possibly an iPad). - Portability. I can compose and arrange from just about anywhere. So far: on the bus, on the subway, on a plane, in a doctor's waiting room and in a train station concourse. - The synth engines. They produce a great "low-fi" sound, if that is an aesthetic that you like. - Sampling / Line-In capabilities. If the synth engines aren't what you are looking for, you can sample or record from the line-in (or the onboard microphone, but I recommend the line-in option) - Versatility with external hardware/instruments. You can place the OP-1 just about anywhere in the music production cycle depending on your work flow. You can use this as a midi controller, or you can use it for its synth engines sent as an audio signal to an external DAW, or you can use it as your main work station, with external instruments recorded to the 4-track as line-ins for mixdown and mastering on the OP1. - The cow... Many reviews of the OP1 break its features down into individual "modules", and then compare those modules to other products. For example, its synth engines aren't on the level of other good soft synths on the market, its mixing capabilities aren't as good as a full DAW, etc. However, each of these criticisms misses the point of the OP1. It is deliberately designed to have relatively few bells and whistles to get your creative juices flowing and make music, all while being able to fit in your pants pocket! I'm barely scratching the surface of what the OP1 is capable of, and I could go on for several more paragraphs, but I'll end by saying that I have never purchased an instrument that has brought quite as much joy as this one. **** EDIT (September 2018) 6 months after writing this review, I am still having so much fun with my OP1, and its capabilities continue to amaze me. Here are some "hidden" features that allow you to keep as much production / mixing on the OP1 as possible without "giving up" and finishing the tracks on a DAW: - You can use the built-in gyroscope to "wobble" the pitch of the note (similar to a Roli seaboard)- because "wobbling" the note causes the whole OP1 unit to physically move! - You can achieve sidechain compression using an external drum beat as the sidechain signal through the line input - If you pan one tape track all the way L, and another tape track all the way R, by recording identical parts into each and altering the relative volumes between L and R, you can place an instrument anywhere you like within the stereo field. I'm pretty sure i'll discover even more "hidden" features as i continue to use my OP1. *** EDIT (November 2018) I can see a lot of price gouging on desertcart. DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT FOR MORE THAN 900 BUCKS. Wait and they'll come back in stock. P.s. I'm still having **so** much fun with the OP-1. As I write this, the OP-Z has been released, and many people on social media are (1) complaining about the OP-Z's battery life (3 hrs max at the moment) and (2) regretting not buying an OP-1 instead. *** EDIT (December 2018) I take back the disparaging things i said about the OP-Z. I own one now, and it's a joy to play. If anyone is considering the OP-Z instead of the OP-1, i now have the knowledge to distinguish them here (in case you are interested): - The OP-Z is a sequencer, not a 4-track tape recorder. It has fewer synth engines and tweakable synth parameters than the OP-1. - The OP-Z does contain 8 tracks, and many people think this is "better" than the OP-1. However, the truth is that 4 of those tracks are separate percussive elements (kick, snare, cymbal and sfx), 1 of those tracks is a monophonic bass, 1 is a chord track with 4-note polyphony per step, 1 is a lead track with 3-note polyphony per step, and the last one is an "arpeggiator" track, which is highly annoying and a bit useless. With the OP-1, you can layer an infinite amount of polyphony onto any track you desire, the OP-Z is definitely much more limited in what you can do (even though it has more "tracks" on the surface) - The OP-Z is definitely a lot more portable than the OP-1. Don't get me wrong-- the OP-1 is highly portable, but the OP-Z just blows it out of the water with how tiny it is - The OP-Z does not contain a sampler, or a line-in, limiting its role as a "full production work station". - The OP-Z does not allow you to export the finished songs as a .wav file. In conclusion -- if you're looking for an all-in-one portable workstation, the OP-1 is your best bet. Furthermore, I believe that the OP-1 will hold up far better over time as a unique instrument. The OP-Z is great, but it's a portable groove box that you're unlikely to actually finish a track on. *** EDIT (September 2019) The OP-Z now has line-in and microphone sampling capabilities in the latest firmware. *** EDIT (February 2020) Teenage Engineering appears to be committed to updating the firmware for the OP-1, which is great for a decade-old product. The latest firmware allows the user to further slice up the tape track into half-measures, quarter-measures and even finer slices, making it easier to execute the sequencer in smaller increments to keep your tracks tight. In addition, in an earlier post i advised potential buyers not to spend more than $900 on an OP-1. However, this is now outdated advice, as the price of new first-hand OP-1 units has increased to $1,300 (presumably due to production costs going up as a result of now-obsolete parts being replaced.) So, would I have spent $1,300 dollars 2 years ago for an OP-1, without the knowledge and experience of the unit that I now have? Perhaps not. But with the benefit of hindsight, I would spend another $1,300 on an OP-1 in a heartbeat if for any reason my unit breaks. With that in mind, please please protect your OP-1 if you have one already. I'd get a decksaver and an official OP-1 case, and use both at all times when not using the unit. In addition, if you are comfortable with electronics, buy replacement parts on iFixit- you never know when you might need them!
Review: Amazing technology - Incredible instrument that will bring countless years of productivity and joy to your music life. Well worth investing in!

## Features

- CREATING MUSIC FOR 10 YEARS AND BEYOND - teenage engineering first unveiled OP-1 in 2010. Since day one, it has been the favorite portable synthesizer by artists around the globe. It features multiple unique synth engines, high-quality stereo effects, and exchangeable LFOs. You also get physically modeled string synthesis and frequency modulation.
- OFFERS MULTIPLE BUILT-IN SEQUENCERS - OP-1 features an onboard tombola sequencer for random trig and a sketch sequencer, which allows you to "draw" notes freely with the knobs. You get 6 unique sequencers doing one task each instead of just having a single sequencer handling everything.
- SAMPLES SOUNDS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES - You can sample a sound using the onboard microphone. The built-in FM radio allows you to sample local radio stations or music. You can also feed tracks plugged from a recorder in the 3.5mm line input.
- OFFERS "TAPE RECORDING" - The 4-track tape feature lets you record any beats you create, play, sequence, or tweak. You can overdub with pitch change by matching the tape speed with the sequencer clock.
- LASTS LONGER THAN OTHER DEVICES - The tiny OP-1 packs 16 hours of battery life. You can travel and play the synthesizer without worrying about running out of power. OP-1 can even last for 2 years on standby mode.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00CXSJUZS |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Battery type | Lithium Polymer |
| Best Sellers Rank | #199,514 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #643 in Synthesizer & Workstation Keyboards |
| Body Material | Aluminum |
| Color Name | Grey |
| Connector Type | Auxiliary |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (501) |
| Date First Available | August 31, 2012 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 04533940036410, 07350073030019 |
| Included Components | Not Included |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Item model number | P8-1 |
| Manufacturer | Teenage Engineering |
| Material Type | Aluminum |
| Number of Keyboard Keys | 49 |
| Product Dimensions | 12.99 x 5.31 x 1.37 inches |
| Standing screen display size | 2.75 |
| UPC | 735007303006 600599645820 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Teenage Engineering
- **Color:** Grey
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 12.99 x 5.31 x 1.37 inches
- **Material:** Aluminum
- **Model Name:** 1

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Why does the price keep going up? It was $899 a month and a half back. Then it went to $999 and now it's $1099 since last week???**
A: Teenage engineering announced in 2018 they were going to stop producing the OP-1, which was priced at $799, which caused prices to go crazy because people still wanted one but they were going to soon be unavailable. After a bit of craziness, Teenage engineering announced that they would re-start production, but it took a bit to get production back up and running and when the OP-1 was relaunched, it was at its higher price point of $1,299.  Other than the short time it was out of production, the OP-1 has been in production since 2011. Whether its worth it or not is up to you, but the OP-1 remains extremely popular in 2020.

**Q: How easy and fast do you get to get tha hang out of the OP-1 and start making music? 
This will be my firth synthesizer.**
A: I'd spend some time watching the videos at the OP-1 website: http://www.teenageengineering.com/products/op-1/videos. They'll give you a good feel for what it's like to use it and what's possible. But I don't think it's hard to start making music at all.

**Q: Can you apply more than one filter at a time (both on master and on the synth)?**
A: You cannot. You can have a mixer and a synth filter active, but cannot have multiple filters active on one module. You can work around this by recording what you like with one filter to tape, sampling it, and adding another filter on top of that sample. Not the greatest solution but it does work.

**Q: Anyone recommend a charger that will work for the OP-1 (besides a laptop)?**
A: don't use the laptop charger or you will be sorry. check teenage engineering for charger specs.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth Every Cent
*by L***D on February 15, 2018*

Over time composing, arranging and producing using a DAW has become something of a chore. The OP1 has breathed new life into my songwriting process. It costs nearly $1,000 because it is worth nearly $1,000. Is there ever price limit on creativity? Here are my favorite things about it: - Full end to end music production. Is it a synth, a step-sequencer, a 4-track or a production workstation? It's all of the above! There's very little competition in terms of anything else so complete yet portable at the same time (except for possibly an iPad). - Portability. I can compose and arrange from just about anywhere. So far: on the bus, on the subway, on a plane, in a doctor's waiting room and in a train station concourse. - The synth engines. They produce a great "low-fi" sound, if that is an aesthetic that you like. - Sampling / Line-In capabilities. If the synth engines aren't what you are looking for, you can sample or record from the line-in (or the onboard microphone, but I recommend the line-in option) - Versatility with external hardware/instruments. You can place the OP-1 just about anywhere in the music production cycle depending on your work flow. You can use this as a midi controller, or you can use it for its synth engines sent as an audio signal to an external DAW, or you can use it as your main work station, with external instruments recorded to the 4-track as line-ins for mixdown and mastering on the OP1. - The cow... Many reviews of the OP1 break its features down into individual "modules", and then compare those modules to other products. For example, its synth engines aren't on the level of other good soft synths on the market, its mixing capabilities aren't as good as a full DAW, etc. However, each of these criticisms misses the point of the OP1. It is deliberately designed to have relatively few bells and whistles to get your creative juices flowing and make music, all while being able to fit in your pants pocket! I'm barely scratching the surface of what the OP1 is capable of, and I could go on for several more paragraphs, but I'll end by saying that I have never purchased an instrument that has brought quite as much joy as this one. **** EDIT (September 2018) 6 months after writing this review, I am still having so much fun with my OP1, and its capabilities continue to amaze me. Here are some "hidden" features that allow you to keep as much production / mixing on the OP1 as possible without "giving up" and finishing the tracks on a DAW: - You can use the built-in gyroscope to "wobble" the pitch of the note (similar to a Roli seaboard)- because "wobbling" the note causes the whole OP1 unit to physically move! - You can achieve sidechain compression using an external drum beat as the sidechain signal through the line input - If you pan one tape track all the way L, and another tape track all the way R, by recording identical parts into each and altering the relative volumes between L and R, you can place an instrument anywhere you like within the stereo field. I'm pretty sure i'll discover even more "hidden" features as i continue to use my OP1. *** EDIT (November 2018) I can see a lot of price gouging on Amazon. DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT FOR MORE THAN 900 BUCKS. Wait and they'll come back in stock. P.s. I'm still having **so** much fun with the OP-1. As I write this, the OP-Z has been released, and many people on social media are (1) complaining about the OP-Z's battery life (3 hrs max at the moment) and (2) regretting not buying an OP-1 instead. *** EDIT (December 2018) I take back the disparaging things i said about the OP-Z. I own one now, and it's a joy to play. If anyone is considering the OP-Z instead of the OP-1, i now have the knowledge to distinguish them here (in case you are interested): - The OP-Z is a sequencer, not a 4-track tape recorder. It has fewer synth engines and tweakable synth parameters than the OP-1. - The OP-Z does contain 8 tracks, and many people think this is "better" than the OP-1. However, the truth is that 4 of those tracks are separate percussive elements (kick, snare, cymbal and sfx), 1 of those tracks is a monophonic bass, 1 is a chord track with 4-note polyphony per step, 1 is a lead track with 3-note polyphony per step, and the last one is an "arpeggiator" track, which is highly annoying and a bit useless. With the OP-1, you can layer an infinite amount of polyphony onto any track you desire, the OP-Z is definitely much more limited in what you can do (even though it has more "tracks" on the surface) - The OP-Z is definitely a lot more portable than the OP-1. Don't get me wrong-- the OP-1 is highly portable, but the OP-Z just blows it out of the water with how tiny it is - The OP-Z does not contain a sampler, or a line-in, limiting its role as a "full production work station". - The OP-Z does not allow you to export the finished songs as a .wav file. In conclusion -- if you're looking for an all-in-one portable workstation, the OP-1 is your best bet. Furthermore, I believe that the OP-1 will hold up far better over time as a unique instrument. The OP-Z is great, but it's a portable groove box that you're unlikely to actually finish a track on. *** EDIT (September 2019) The OP-Z now has line-in and microphone sampling capabilities in the latest firmware. *** EDIT (February 2020) Teenage Engineering appears to be committed to updating the firmware for the OP-1, which is great for a decade-old product. The latest firmware allows the user to further slice up the tape track into half-measures, quarter-measures and even finer slices, making it easier to execute the sequencer in smaller increments to keep your tracks tight. In addition, in an earlier post i advised potential buyers not to spend more than $900 on an OP-1. However, this is now outdated advice, as the price of new first-hand OP-1 units has increased to $1,300 (presumably due to production costs going up as a result of now-obsolete parts being replaced.) So, would I have spent $1,300 dollars 2 years ago for an OP-1, without the knowledge and experience of the unit that I now have? Perhaps not. But with the benefit of hindsight, I would spend another $1,300 on an OP-1 in a heartbeat if for any reason my unit breaks. With that in mind, please please protect your OP-1 if you have one already. I'd get a decksaver and an official OP-1 case, and use both at all times when not using the unit. In addition, if you are comfortable with electronics, buy replacement parts on iFixit- you never know when you might need them!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing technology
*by G***R on October 23, 2025*

Incredible instrument that will bring countless years of productivity and joy to your music life. Well worth investing in!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's its own instrument
*by B***. on June 1, 2020*

An amazing portable synth, drum machine, production tool. The OP-1 can be one thing or many things depending on how you use it. To me it's an instrument unto itself. There's a lot of features and it takes some time to learn to use it effectively for recording or live performance but it's definitely worth the effort. As a synth it's great. A great variety of synth engines that are very customizable. You can sample your own sounds to create your own unique patches or use the stock engines to create new sounds. The drum machine is as nice as the synth. You get a lot of nice stock patches that can be customized and it's very easy to sample sounds to create your own drum patches. I personally love taking spoken word stuff and chopping it up using the drum sampler. Recording is intuitive and easy. The hardest part is playing in time. It's just a very unique machine. I've used it as a complete recording tool to record entire songs and as an external instrument. You can also use it as a MIDI controller if you like. This thing doesn't try to sound analog. It sounds the way it sounds and it's not trying to be something it isn't. It has its own unique sound that is going to be recognizable if you just use the stock patches but it's so easy to customize the sounds that you can fit it into just about any genre of sound and it would be hard for someone to say "oh yeah, that's an OP-1". I write and record mostly guitar driven music but have been incorporating the OP-1 into my songs lately. It's really given things a different feel and texture. It's expensive and when I bought it I immediately thought about returning it the next day because of the price tag but once I started playing with it I fell in love. It's a very inspiring tool. I had written a new song within an hour of playing it for the first time. To me the sampling feature is the most addictive. I also love the different sequencers for both drums and synth. If you have the means this is a full DAW, MIDI controller, synth, and drum machine that is incredibly portable. It's actually quite a bit heavier than it looks and feels very solid and well made. The keys took me a bit to get used to. It feels weird to play keys on what are essentially Mac style computer keyboard keys with a scissor mechanism but now I really like it. The keyboard itself if kind of small but it makes it easier to play some things and doesn't really make things difficult. You could send MIDI over USB to the unit if you want to use an external keyboard but that's not really common and I personally wouldn't bother. Anyway, there's so much to say about this thing but the bottom line is that I love this thing.

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