Teenage Engineering, a rather mystical company that seems to have some sort of Japanese origins, is now officially showing their OP-1 synthesizer. It was last demo’d in Frankfurt in April. Their website still shows the system as in “beta” but we can only hope this little wonder gets released soon…the possibilities look endless. If (hopefully!) they release it at a reasonable price point, I can see this thing taking stage center in the synthesizer/controller/sampler arena, because the interface looks truly amazing and intuitive, unlike anything I’ve seen before. Also, it’s tiny! Check out the video to see the “spy shots” of the interface in action, and the Frankfurt interview showing the finished product on display. As soon as this puppy is released, look for it here, we’ll definitely stock it if they’ll let us!
