{"id":15950,"date":"2019-03-06T10:34:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T10:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=15950"},"modified":"2019-03-06T10:34:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T10:34:26","slug":"a-cheaper-version-of-teenage-engineerings-incredible-op-1-could-be-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/a-cheaper-version-of-teenage-engineerings-incredible-op-1-could-be-on-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"A cheaper version of Teenage Engineering’s incredible OP-1 could be on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"

The OP-1 is super cool – if you know, you know. But it’s also super expensive and that’s stopped a lot of people getting it. The OTTO synth could be the affordable solution.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n

Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 is a pcoket-sized, all-in-one music production controller that combined extensive features with a quirky design. The OTTO is similarly capable and even looks to match the quirky graphics that take the OP-1 beyond an amazing piece of kit and makes music creation fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The OTTO is an open-source digital synthesizer that is still in the works that is heavily inspired by the OP-1 but looks to pack it with different hardware. It works on Raspberry pi software and features a 26 key\/button playable spread with 4 knobs for customisation and a series of other buttons for control. It has a DAC to output sound to your headphones or a speaker and features 4 encoders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The OTTO synth – under the skin<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s not designed to be a commercial product with the creators saying: “It might be important to mention that the OTTO is not, and will never be, a commercially aimed product. It is open source by nature, in both hardware and software. If you want an OTTO, you’re going to get your hands dirty, if not with the code, at least with the hardware.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otto synth’s planned features include:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n