# check this: OP1 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** op1\ **Created:** [January 25, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/check-this-op1/8493 "2010-01-25T17:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@pier](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/pier)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/check-this-op1/8493/1 "2010-01-25T17:04:19Z")
**check this: OP1** Maybe not as a synth… but it looks nice as a portable dj controller depending on the feel of those buttons. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zx0tKNjTeUE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque More info on CDM > **[Teenage Engineering's OP-1 Instrument: Hands-on, Videos, Why it's Different -...](https://cdm.link/teenage-engineerings-op-1-instrument-hands-on-videos-why-its-different/)** > > Photo by Teenage Engineering. Check out their full photo gallery. Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 is something unique in music hardware. It’s got a form factor inspired by the Casio VL-Tone series – you know, those cute little 80s-vintage synths. It’s a... ---
**Author:** ![sine143](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@sine143](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/sine143)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/check-this-op1/8493/2 "2010-01-25T19:29:53Z")
yeah, Nisus did a review of this at NAMM. It looks nice, but the rumored starting price (like 900 or something) seems a bit steep imo. ---
**Author:** ![pier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@pier](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/pier)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/check-this-op1/8493/3 "2010-01-25T21:33:09Z")
whaaaat??? 900 dollars???%\*\*\*@#… 😮 I wouldn’t even pay 300 dollars for it… ---
**Author:** ![sine143](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@sine143](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/sine143)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/check-this-op1/8493/4 "2010-01-25T21:42:08Z")
Yeah, watch the vid on DJTT’s youtube. Gives the run down. I wouldnt pay 300 either, when ableton is available. Maybe in 1995… ---
**Author:** ![mmauve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mmauve](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/mmauve)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/check-this-op1/8493/5 "2010-01-25T22:01:02Z")
I fail to see how that thing is worth even $300, let alone $900. And when a synth sounds like that, you HAVE to play the theme of Beverly Hills Cop. No excuses. ---
**Author:** ![tekki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/tekki/32/12829_2.png) [@tekki](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/tekki)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/check-this-op1/8493/6 "2010-01-25T22:29:02Z")
IDD… Axel F by Harald Faltermeyer. 😃 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/2/c/2c9dddfe9f93cb1eba7ca682d1a74af43269a806.jpeg "Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer (Original Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dASqLXiuomY) the HQ sound version. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cu9jFLM6lec?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque the original vid [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/2/9/29e8e4a56a11d21570c14225da30fe75793bfdc0.jpeg "Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F. (Beverly Hills Cop) 2008") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51FWh-XTXaY) 2008 - Harald Faltermeyer still rocking it, with an ever clapping German Crowd.