The newly developed multisampler allows you to pull samples form several Zones simultaneously, while the ultrapowerful synth engine generates remarkable tones and textures. An onboard gyroscope adds a unique layer of interactivity, allowing you to manipulate tracks by simply moving the device. The internal dual-CPU system provides ultrafast processing power and efficiency. All of this wonderous technology is wrapped in an anodized matte-black aluminum finish that provides a sleek look while offering ample protection.
Auxiliary: The 8 track buttons allow you to intelligently transpose your tracks, edit the send effects, edit external inputs and outputs, and play and sequence punch-in FX
Arrange: Allows you to build your song by chaining scenes, which are made up of patterns from your 8 tracks
Mix: Here is where you control levels and panning for each of the tracks. The main EQ and master compressor are also adjusted here
You can manually enter notes and chords, or you can use the live record function by pressing the record and play buttons at the same time. When you do this, the sequencer stays parked on the first step and is activated by the first note or chord you play. While the song plays, holding the record key allow you to overdub. You have quantization and editing options, and you can also record parameter changes, locked to a single step or automated smoothly over several steps.
With the Step Components feature, you can apply rapid variations to specific steps to expand the sequencer's capabilities. Alter anything from randomizing pitch, to bending, skipping, and even multiplying steps. The options are represented by graphic icons on each of the major keyboard notes.
To sweeten and enhance your synth and drum sounds, the OP-XY offers 6 built-in send-effect engines that can be assigned to 2 FX tracks. The available effects include chorus, delay, distortion, bitcrusher, phaser, and reverb. And just like the synth engines, the 4 encoder knobs let you quickly tweak effect settings to customize your sound.
On track 2 in the Auxiliary mode is the Punch-In FX track. Punch-In FX are a great way to quickly add variations to your song. Use them while producing a track, to get ideas then quickly, record them, or perform them live, to add powerful variations to your beat. The lower octave adds Punch-In FX to any percussion tracks, while the higher octave adds them to melodic tracks. Some Punch–In fx make use of the gyroscope and pitchbend to add modulation or alter their behavior, when you move the device or press on the pitchbend function.
Tracks in Auxiliary Mode provide control over external MIDI and CV/gate instruments, routing audio into and out of the unit, drive from the OP-XY's built-in preamps, filtering, tape effects, and LFOs.
Here is also where you'll set the master EQ. A master saturator is also available and it features adjustable parameters for gain, clip, tone, and mix. In addition, the OP-XY offers 4 adjustable mastering parameters. Use the first two encoders to balance the percussion and melodic engines. The last two encoders control the compressor level and master level.
- 8 unique synth engines
- New drum sampler
- Multisampler
- Synth sampler
- 4 filter types
- 24-voice multitimbral synthesis
- Instant sampling
- 6 built-in FX
- Master eq
- Master saturator
- Master compressor and limiter
- Stereo signal path
- Brain—intelligent transposer
- 24 punch-in FX for performance
- Creative tape looper
- 2 sequenceable built-in FX slots
- MIDI channels selectable per track
- 10,000+ project files with version history
- 16-track, 64-step step sequencer with 4 pages
- Powerful step components
- 9 patterns per track, 99 scenes
- Song mode with 9 songs per project
- Presets per pattern
- 10 grooves for creative swing
- USB-C audio/MIDIhost and device
- Audio out
- Multi-out jack, for CV, MIDI, audio, and sync out
- MIDI in
- Audio in
- Built-in speaker
- Built-in microphone
- Smooth parameter locks
- 1920 PPQN
- Pressure-sensitive pitchbend
- Bluetooth LE MIDI
- Microtonal tuning
- Performance gyroscope
Listen, loop, and rewind audio on-the-go with the matte black Teenage Engineering OB-4 Magic Radio, Recorder, and Speaker with Bluetooth. Source your audio by streaming via Bluetooth from a mobile device, use the smart antenna to dial in FM radio, plug in an audio device via the 3.5mm line in jack, or access the experimental disk mode. Whatever you play is continuously recorded on a rolling 2-hour loop tape, so you can rewind and listen again. Whey playing audio, clear and dynamic sound emit from the OB-4's two built-in woofers and tweeters powered by two 38W Class-D amplifiers.
For now, there are three functions on the disk: ambient, karma, and metronome:
- Ambient lets you zone out to a drone generated by snippets of a radio broadcast.
- Metronome provides high-def stereo recording at one beat per minute,up to 800 BPM.
- Karma is a 30-in-1 musical mantra box—your spiritual companion.
- Flow-optimized bass reflex duct and semi-unified chamber
- Amorphous polymer glass fiber-reinforced polycarbonate and milled aluminum
- Fine pitch tweeter grille, gel-dampened handle, custom direct drive volume knob, and tape dial
- 92 dB unsupported wideband max SPL at 1m stereo configuration
- 104 dB SPL supported bass at 1m
- 3.5 kHz active crossover frequency
- Stereo configuration
- High-efficiency ferrofluid-cooled neodymium tweeter driver
- Long-throw, high power capacity neodymium woofer driver
- 2.8 V p-p input sensitivity at 0 dBFS