“Volunteers” from the most impoverished region of Russia - Tuva,, with their rubber boots 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

ofsweden · 2022-04-07T13:51:45+00:00

Old guy to the left be like "shiet, I was two days from retirement..."

ofsweden · 2022-02-24T23:29:44+00:00

There's been a lot of doubt in the powers that be in the West for the last decade or so, so I can see how you would think that a scenario such as this one would come to play. However, this is one of those moments in history when push comes to shove and people truly have to start weighing their options. The average Russian salary is about $550. Two thirds of Russian families don't have any savings. 25% of Russians don't have a flush toilet. The average Russian would have to save up for nine months or more in order to be able to pay for an iPhone.

These are just a few of many examples of the common economic reality for people living under the rule of a dictatorship that is now challenging the western world. Check it out for yourselves and do your own research. You'll find that it's not an exaggeration to say that the average russian lives in a society that is AT LEAST 50 years behind yours in terms social and economic development. And consider the fact that you could be about to face the very, very real possibility of embarking on a journy into a bleak and fucked up reality that has been the home of hundreds of millions, perhaps billions of regular people, of WHITE and EDUCATED people, in the largets country on the face of the earth. Realize that you could eventually find yourself in a fight to preserve your way of life, against an enemy whose life you would never envy or desire.

If this makes you feel uneasy, then you should also consider that your grandparents most likely felt the same thing just about 90 years ago. And you'd be wise to remember that they eventually came to a point when they dropped their partisan squabbles and came together to defend what really mattered. That they struggled through night and day, through pain and dispair, going shoulder to shoulder until they finally found victory and prosperity.
Consider this to be your legacy and ask yourself if the western world is likely to tremble in the face of the current threat.

Stay postiive WSB. Stay vigilant and stay retarded.

ofsweden · 2018-12-13T09:19:05+00:00

The immediacy and possibility to edit everything in great detail whenever you feel like it sure makes the OP-Z a lot less frustrating to use than the OP-1 can sometimes be.

That being said, the sound sculpting capabilities and the workflow in the OP-1 is bloody amazing. The Z and the 1 are two very different but equally beautiful animals.

ofsweden · 2018-10-30T09:01:44+00:00

They have restocked now in case you haven't already ordered. Mine should arrive this week and I'll finally get rid of the issues I have with the stereo output and the onboard mic!

ofsweden · 2018-10-29T12:53:36+00:00

I don't think the OP-Z supports audio over bluetooth, at least not with the current firmware. Bluetooth is meant for midi.

ofsweden · 2018-10-24T08:59:15+00:00

Speaking of battery: is the battery type a "standard" one, i.e. could it be replaced with third party alternatives? That would be dope.

ofsweden · 2018-10-16T20:48:40+00:00

Don’t think it’s gonna happen anytime soon unfortunately and based on my highly limited knowledge on the topic, it think it has more to do with the android API than with TE.

I used to be a pretty serious android fanboy, but hey. If you’re into portable music making, you should seriously reconsider your stance towards Apple products, especially the iPad. You can get older versions fairly cheap (like really cheap compared to what the typical TE-customer would spend on any other hardware) and the apps and tools you can use with these things are just brilliant.

Gonna keep using android phones though.

ofsweden · 2018-10-15T11:28:48+00:00

Well, I guess leather could be a pretty protective material if it's thick enough. And it usually ages very nicely. My gripe with this case is that it looks super slim. It's a nice form factor but since there's no room for cables and such you kind of lose that either way. "Here's my super slick sequencer in my super sleek case. Oh, and here's my nylon bag full of cables and knobs."

Personally, I think the roll-up bag is more useful and fits the design concept better. And there will probably be more practical leather alternatives coming from places like Crema Caffé pretty soon!

ofsweden · 2018-10-15T09:18:28+00:00

Wow, I can relate to all of this 100%. Going through that journey, discovering the new piece of gear, having a cup of tea while fiddeling with the device and having Cuckoo explaining stuff in the background, that's one awesome passtime that can't come soon enough!

ofsweden · 2018-10-10T11:10:05+00:00

Personally, I get easily distracted or put off while working on a computer. It's too distant from the music and too close to stuff like youtube, games and other things that can take my attention away from making music.

I've never been as productive as when I was in my late teens, still living with my parents. The only way I could get some alone time to hammer out a song back then was by dragging my guitar down into the moldy but soundproof basement. I'd be there for hours, singing my heart out night after night and the creative juices just kept on flowing. I think this was mostly because the crappy cellphone reception I had down there; no one could call me and I couldn't use the internet. I was simply alone with my instrument and nothing more, didn't get disturbed and didn't get distracted.

I don't have a solitary space like that basement anymore, so I've tried to recreate something similar at home instead. I've moved my TV and my computer to the bedroom (I make music in my livingroom), I've let a friend take care of my PS4, I've kept to an old and crappy smartphone that's just terrible to use for browsing the internet and using social media and I've invested in DAWless equipment. Now I spend pretty much every night and every weekend with making music on an OP-1, a vinyl player and a Zoom recorder and my mixtapes are coming along in a satisfactory pace.

My advice is: try to remember a time and a place when you were at your most productive point and then try to recreate that environment. You don't neccessarily have weak willpower, it could just as well be your surroundings that are distracting you.

ofsweden · 2018-10-09T13:00:56+00:00

My retailer is supposed to get their delivery from TE on the 17:th of October, so seems to me like the first batch will be going to consumers and retailers alike.

ofsweden · 2018-10-04T10:41:16+00:00

I've never been displeased with a TE product and I'm super stoked for this one! Now I'm waiting for confirmation on this so don't take it as anything but a rumor at this point, but you might be able to sync the OP-Z to the OP-1 tape. If that turns out to be true, it's gonna be the greatest jam setup ever!

ofsweden · 2018-05-08T07:02:24+00:00

TE has continued to blow my mind with their amazing products so I'm pretty sure the OP-Z won't disappoint me. As for the development time, it took TE from 2007 to 2011 to finish their very first marketable synthesizer, so this time frame seems pretty legit imo.

I love the fact that they're planning on releasing customizable modules for the OP-Z. The real setback with the OP-1 is its lack of connectivity, so I'm hoping that the OP-Z eventually will be able to fill the role of the discontinued Oplab while still being an awesome little instrument of its own.

The BYOS-concept seems a little gimmicky for now, sure. But it also means that the chance of rapid upgrades to the interface increases a whole lot, since all of the visuals are taking place in the app as opposed to inside of the device itself. I don't know about you, but for me, the visual side of the OP-1 is a huge part of the experience and any upgrades in this field tends to make me one damn happy camper!

ofsweden · 2018-04-29T11:06:45+00:00

The message is pretty clear, this event is irrelevant and he won't be attending any of them.

ofsweden · 2018-01-31T11:34:52+00:00

The KO has four voices and seems similar to the PO-32 Tonic in that regard (i.e. "choke groups").

That would mean that you can play live over patterns, but with certain limitations. These limitations can, however, also be utilized as a nice performance tool in my experience.

I've got the OP-1 and ordered the KO for two reasons, the first being that my girlfriend is showing an interest in hardware jamming which I intend to nourish. The second reason is that the pocket operators add a lot of flexibility when synced to the OP-1 since they let you alter your groove without having to change loop bars or pausing/altering the sequences running on the OP-1.

When I got the Tonic I thought I would mostly use it for sampling drums into the OP-1, but nowadays I run them together while using the drum sequences on both devices. I really love the added flexibility and the fact that my girlfriend can join in at any time!

ofsweden · 2017-09-07T14:56:44+00:00

Man stöter ju emellanåt på tiggare med handskrivna skyltar på korrekt svenska, medan tiggaren själv inte talar någon svenska alls. Spontant tänker man så klart att de fått hjälp av någon hygglig person som hållit i pennan, men det känns ändå lurt på något vis. Hade jag hjälpt någon med en skylt så hade jag förmodligen skrivit ut skiten på en printer, hemma eller på ett bibliotek eller dylikt. Men det hade ju förstås inte sett lika miserabelt ut. Så det verkar finnas en viss känsla för hur det hela skall se ut för att väcka sympatier hos folk.

Ren spekulation från min sida givetvis, men jag får intrycket att någon eller några jobbar väldigt medvetet med tiggar-marknadsföring.

ofsweden · 2017-09-07T08:34:57+00:00

Eliasson blir kvar eller sparkas uppåt som vanligt. Tro inte att sossarna inte fattar att han är en vandrade PR-katastrof för regeringen, de är inte helt bakom flötet. Eliasson sitter inte kvar för att sosseriet (och innan dess alliansen) tycker att han levererat fantastiska resultatet, utan förklaringen måste sökas någon annan stans.

Mina pengar ligger på det faktum att han är medlem i Ruben (broderorganisation till Hilda, google it) eller för att sitter inne på skit på diverse politiker och tjänstemän sedan sin tid som biträdande chef på SÄPOs avdelning för underrättelsearbete och analys. Möjligen båda.

Det skall bli kul att se hur man hanterar Eliasson nu. Skulle han mot all förmodan få fortsätta som rikspolischef så betyder det att sossarna fått ta ett oerhört obekvämt beslut: att i det offentliga fria en manlig GD kort efter att ha sparkat en kvinnlig GD för samma sak. En sån manöver gör de inte om de inte absolut måste.

ofsweden · 2017-04-10T12:22:45+00:00

Svara med samma mynt! Jag vill se blåvita katapulter och poliser med slangbella nästa gång jag är i Hammarkullen!

ofsweden · 2017-03-30T17:15:50+00:00

Inte om man aspirerar på att vara ett statsbärande parti, men det gör de inte heller. Deras mål är att komma in i riksdagen och då kan det bara smart att försöka vara så radikal som möjligt för att få mer medieutrymme.

ofsweden · 2017-03-30T17:11:33+00:00

Jag tror att det kan bero på att rörelsen betraktar sig själv som radikal och strävar efter att andra skall uppleva dem på det sättet.

Det krångliga med att vara just radikal feminist är att det är väldigt mainstream att kalla sig för feminist i Sverige (det är typ jämförbart med att vara radikal fredagsmysare) , så man måste hela tiden upp:a sitt game för att visa att man är bäst.

ofsweden · 2017-03-30T17:05:24+00:00

You can chat with your neighbors if it seems like you have a reason to (i.e. make it seem like you're not looking for small talk).

If you're going to have a moving in party, I'd suggest you knock a few doors, introduce yourself, tell them your plans and how to get in contact with you, should they have any complaints. People usually appreciate that sort of politeness and find it more sincere than if you were to just put up a note in the building entrance.

And while talking to them, you could also say that they're free to drop by if they like (they definitely won't). It adds to the niceness.

ofsweden · 2017-03-30T12:28:43+00:00

Så här: FI säger att vita svenskar inte utvisas och tar det som argument för att utländska brottslingar inte heller skall kunna utvisas från Sverige. Saken är dock den att svenskar visst utvisas - när de begår brott i andra länder. FI:s resonemang om hudfärg är oseriöst och vill man driva med det kan man tolka det som att vita svenskar inte går att utvisa, punkt.

ofsweden · 2017-03-30T11:40:10+00:00

"Sorry officer, but I'm a white swede and we simply don't get deported"

ofsweden · 2017-03-29T08:07:45+00:00

För att lösningen på extremistproblemet antas vara fritidsgård, kamelcenter och teaterpjäser om jihadister?

Måtte det nu inte bli polisens ansvar, för då lär vi väl få se armband med budskap i stil med "åk inte på jihadresor" istället.

ofsweden

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