Pocket Operator 20 Series
Details
Price €75 each (inc postage)
Contact via website
Web www.teenageengineering.com
Key features Shared
● 16-part step sequencer with 16 patterns
● Parameter locks on sequencer
● Built-in speaker
● 3.5mm audio out/in sync
● Jam sync
● Folding stand
● Step Multiplier
PO-20 Arcade
● Beat making and chiptune improv
● 16 synthesised arcade sounds
● 128-chord and pattern chaining
● 16 punch-in effects
PO-24 Office
● Noise percussion drum machine and sequencer
● Sampled vintage h/ware and real synth engines
● 16 sounds
● Solo control
● 128-pattern chaining
● 16 punch-in effects
PO-28 Robot
● Live synth and sequencer,
● 8-bit synth engine
● 15 sounds and micro drum
● 128-pattern chaining
● Live play and sequencer
Last year’s NAMM show – that is to say NAMM 2015 – was stolen by Teenage Engineering, with its Pocket Operator Series. Three calculator-style sound modules for beats, sub bass and leads had everyone crowding around the TE stand and while the big companies made big announcements, three sub-€70 Euro gadgets walked away with the honours. A couple of months later, they walked off with just about every MusicTech award I could bestow on them, too…
Yes, the original Pocket Operators – PO-12 Rhythm, PO-14 Sub and PO-16 Factory – were (and indeed still are) incredibly fun and big-sounding melody and beat makers. Sync them together for complete tunes, admire the fancy and fantastical LCD screens, marvel at how such a small device can deliver such a big sound… They were great. So for Teenage Engineering, this
