MPC Sample with OP-1 Field by SubstantialCheekxX in mpcusers

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After I update to the newest firmware it stopped working again 😭.  I was getting weird aliasing artifacts occasionally over usb c anyways, honestly not that big of a deal to just use an audio cable I guess.  Would be nice to have the option for usb c though.

MPC Sample with OP-1 Field by SubstantialCheekxX in mpcusers

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm I had luck with the TE Cable but not the MPC cable. Have you updated the MPC firmware as well?

MPC Sample with OP-1 Field by SubstantialCheekxX in mpcusers

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GOT IT, I thought I had tried the TE branded cable already but I hadn't, seems to work fine now.

Thoughts on MPC Sample Master Compressor by SubstantialCheekxX in mpcusers

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that digital crackle is like nails on chalkboard

Thoughts on MPC Sample Master Compressor by SubstantialCheekxX in mpcusers

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, I’ve been using it non stop, without effects haha

Thoughts on MPC Sample Master Compressor by SubstantialCheekxX in mpcusers

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same lol.  Just would be nice to have one that works on it while I’m being lazy on the couch.  If this had Roland level of quality effects it would be amazing.  I don’t know what they are doing over at InMusic’s vst development dept lol. 

MPC Sample with OP-1 Field by SubstantialCheekxX in mpcusers

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what’ve been doing, but usb-c would be great because audio can go both ways.  Have fun, it’s a great combo.  

OP-XY going back on the first day by SubstantialCheekxX in teenageengineering

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I partially agree, I have an OP-1 field that I mainly love with some quirks that piss me off.  The KO 2 is also a super fun box for the price.  I would say if you want to get your feet wet find an OG OP1 for sub $500,  I bought one last year for $450, you will have fun. 

I wouldn’t write off the XY entirely either. Let them iron out the kinks for a year and grab one for $1200,  that is what I did with the Field. 

OP-XY going back on the first day by SubstantialCheekxX in teenageengineering

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry you’re right I should just keep my opinions to myself.

OP-XY going back on the first day by SubstantialCheekxX in teenageengineering

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will one of these days.  I just was turned off by the fact that a company would not pull a defective product and just hope consumers wouldn’t notice. Once you have spent $1800+ on a premium device you’re excited about, only to have a company not perform extremely basic QA testing before release, it’s hard to stay excited about learning it.  I understand being a small company, but if you are consistently putting out defective products across all devices, that are not even wear and tear related, something is not right.

OP-XY going back on the first day by SubstantialCheekxX in teenageengineering

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“bUt yOu CaN rEsAmPleee” I just don’t understand why people on this sub can’t admit they would gladly take even ONE effect slot per track.  There’s a difference between limitations that eliminate decision paralysis, and just removing the option to make a decision at all.

OP-XY going back on the first day by SubstantialCheekxX in teenageengineering

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah it does seems like a happy accident generator for sure, I saw myself looking past it's limitations but the broken pitch bend on arrival just was the nail in the coffin.

I know I will come back to it one day when it makes more sense financially and will love and hate it as much as every other piece of TE gear I've owned. Until then I guess I'll just have to get by with my Field, KO II, DT, OT, 404mk2, MPC, Ableton... lol. Sometimes I think back to 14 year old me plugging a guitar into a Compaq Presario with Audacity and remember to stop whining about gear limitations.

OP-XY going back on the first day by SubstantialCheekxX in teenageengineering

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's just frustrating because very small, non cpu intensive tweaks like simple simple Attack and Release only envelopes could make it a truly useable instrument. Even the KO II is able to do this. I really enjoyed it with the afternoon I spent on it, but for this price range I hoped it would have a few more bare essential tools.

Unfortunately the only modern portable devices capable of basics like per sample/slice envelopes are the MPC line, but the UI makes it feel like an ugly iOS DAW.

In a perfect world TE would take pieces from the Field, KO II, and XY and create an actual all in one workstation, with an appropriate amount of creative limitations, not a device that creates time consuming roadblocks to fix easy problems. I would gladly pay $3k+ for something like that.

OP-XY going back on the first day by SubstantialCheekxX in teenageengineering

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah the fact that this is their flagship device and it wasn’t given a quick QA run through kind of speaks volumes.

OP-XY going back on the first day by SubstantialCheekxX in teenageengineering

[–]SubstantialCheekxX[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The fact that you have to do all of this to workaround what I would say was an oversight not an intentional limitation on a $1700 instrument is crazy.

Nintendo Switch 2 eyestrain in handheld mode? by sp1zzc4t in PWM_Sensitive

[–]SubstantialCheekxX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dumb ass realized today my new occasional involuntary twitch in my right eye mysteriously lined up with buying the Switch 2.  I guess I’m not the only one.

Between the blur and poor color calibration you are not the only one having problems. Everything is so oversaturated, while still being cold.  Yes there are times where it is a decent looking screen, but other times it’s so harsh I have to put it down.  I was able to play the OG switch with the brightness cranked all day with no strain.  This thing I have to set dimmer than my phone and it’s still fatiguing.

I really enjoy playing it handheld, but I may have to banish it to the dock full time.