Teenage Engineering OP-Z Portable Wireless 16-track Synthesizer

Teenage Engineering OP-Z PRODUCT FEATURES:

OP-Z is a completely stand-alone synthesizer and composer, ready to to be used at anytime and anywhere, but for those of you who need that extra injection of vibrant graphics, interactive user interface and awesome synced animations to feel inspired, we introduce the concept of BYOS - bring your own screen. you already have the phone with that gorgeous retina display in your pocket, right?

just download the OP-Z app, pair the two devices and you are all set. add cellular connectivity, wifi and powerful graphics processing to that and the concept certainly makes sense. all this tech when connected to the OP-Z adds several unique features. like using the phone's camera, snapping a series of photos and arranging them to a beat, creating a synchronised music video ’a-la-minute’.

we support dropbox on ios as well, so transfer of your custom artwork on to your ios device will be instant and without cables. to eliminate any latency between image and sound, we ported the OP-Z sound engine to run simultaneously on your ios device. something we call ’dual domain synthesis’.

photomatic:
snap a series of photos and sequence them to a beat. compose a song and create a completely synchronised music video ’a-la-minute’.the included photomatic feature is just pure instant fun.

custom graphics:
by adding any artwork or a photo to your ios device camera roll or to a dropbox folder, you can create high quality custom graphics, patterns, color palettes or stop motion videos. anything can be animated in pace with your music.

create your own world:
OP-Z is tailor made for unity 3D, the world's most popular multi-platform game engine. chosen because of its intuitive workflow and excellent VR support. a dedicated OP-Z toolkit for unity will be available at launch that opens up the entire machine.

full unity 3D integration:
teenage engineering have worked closely with keijiro takahashi and the unity tokyo studio to fully integrate OP-Z with the unity game engine. as keijiro-san is both a full time software evangelist at unity and a renowned VJ at night, we have had access toa selection of keijiro-san's personally

developed tools and shaders which deliver stunning 3D graphics that run at full speed on iphone or ipad. keijiro-san's tool-set and real life experience in performances with motion graphics have been invaluable in making OP-Zan inspiring live tool for moving images in sync with music.

the weakest point of VJ-ing has always been the creation of content. by exposing the inner control data of the OP-Z and linking it to unity, users can create anything within unity, build the project and just drop the build to a dropbox folder. customizing every single polygon in a performance.

if it don't have tape, it's no OP:
the new tape feature is probably one of the coolest sonic features of the OP-Z. imagine a short snippet of tape secretly recording every thing that isprogrammed in the sequencer – all in realtime. and with its own dedicated track it's possible to sequence the tape, trig the in-point, length and speed. OP-Z will come with a range of tape reels with unique character and functions. scrub, scratch, wind-up and mess-up!

Teenage Engineering OP-Z TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

sequencing: advanced multi-speed 16-track sequencer.

step component composing
endless sequencing steps
track independent length
track independent speed
parameter locks
step recording
live recording
midi, cv and trig track sequencing
image and 3D graphics sequencing
DMX light sequencing

instrument tracks: 16 individual and independent synthesis, sampler and control tracks.

kick
snare
percussion
sampler
bass
lead
arpeggio
chords
FX slot 1
FX slot 2
tape
mixer
midi
cv & trig
light
motion

patterns:
160 user programmable patterns
endless patterns chaining

effects:
upgradeable modular effects architecture.
included effects: delay, reverb, filters, tremolo etc.

step components:
14 multi-program step components for advanced step sequencing.

screen:
when paired or connected to an ios device, the ios device will act as a screen for OP-Z.

ios app: OP-Z ios app will be free to download from app store.
compatibility: compatible with any ios device that is apple metal graphics specified.

dual domain synthesis:
dual domain synthesis for extreme low latency performance.

hardware:
analog devices blackfin 70X DSP
cirrus logic audio co-processor
1250 MMACS
48kHz 24-bit DAC
122 dB SNR

sensors: 6 axis motion sensor (g-force) assignable to any synthesizer parameter
wireless: bluetooth 5.0 LE
battery: 2 years stand-by time
connectors: usb type c, 3.5 mm 4-pole jack

tactile input:
2 octaves of musical keys
51 mechanical keys in total
pressure sensitive pitch bend
4 x multi purpose color coded high resolution encoders
volume knob / on switch
pairing button
ui53 led indicators

microphone: integrated MEMS microphone

durable design:
ultra rigid engineering plastic housing IXEF 1022 PARA + 50% glassfiber

unique encoder design:
teenage engineering designed floating ball bearing hall sensor encoders for minimal stacking height and wear.

dimensions:
L 212.5 mm H 57.5 mm D 10 mm
+ 5 mm length for volume knob

included in package:
usb type c to usb a for charging and control.