In this video, SON WU takes a look at the new Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field, a $1,999 portable studio that WU says is “so much better” than the original.

The Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field features an updated design with 100 new features. OP-1 field has a new low profile frame with floating keyboard, new field color palette, a high resolution screen with flush glass cover, stereo throughout the whole signal chain, bluetooth midi, 24 hr battery life, multiple tapes, styles and recording formats, a new reverb and the ‘dimension’ synth engine.

Topics covered in the video:

00:00 Intro
00:20 UNBOXING
00:45 Hardware Overview
04:15 Internals
05:25 Samplers
10:50 FX
17:10 Velocity LFO
18:40 USB host (OP-1 & OP-Z)
19:44 TAPE TYPES (sound comparison)
23:05 RENAMING
24:10 EQ bypass

Check out the video and share your thoughts on the OP-1 Field in the comments!