Teenage Engineering PO-14 Pocket Operator - Sub Bass Synthesizer

I found out about the Pocket Operators a couple of months ago and have since become a huge fan of these amazing instruments. They're fun, but serious enough to be used live and in the studio and not as flimsy as you'd think. The variations of sounds you can get from each of the 15 bass sounds (And 1 micro drum kit) is huge by combining the A and B parameter controls with the 16 play styles (How the note is played) and 16 effects. (Sounds 12 - 15 seem like they should come from a much larger, expensive device!) A seemingly major down point is that they're chromatically locked to C major, so if you want any sharps/flats you need to use the semi-tone bend effect on fx number 15. I thought this was going to be a problem, but I haven't had any issues with it at all, in fact, it enables me to think up more creative basslines. Another thing to point out is that I thought my device was broken straight out of the box as it would not turn on when the batteries were inserted. However, I discovered on a forum that by bending the battery connection points in a little, the problem was solved. I don't think I'll bother getting a case as it looks cool and is pretty sturdy - as long as you don't sling it loose into a bag or leave it lying around on the floor somewhere... Recording lines live can be a little tricky, but once you'e used to it, building up and chaining pattern sequences is quite intuitive and powerful, especially when synced to other Pocket Operators and similar devices. A lot of people have described these as 'Toys', which is a slightly misleading thing if you haven't 'Played' with them; it's small and fun, but so is a Harmonica or a Ukulele, and this can do SO much more. Oh... and there's a little dude running around on the screen while you play things that goes back to bed to sleep when playing is done!

I recently bought this to play around with on the way to and from work. I had been really interested in getting started with synthesisers and wanted something easy to learn and portable to get me started. Teenage engineering has delivered! It’s cheap and cheerful but also delivers a heck of a sound! After an hour of fiddling about, watching tutorials and referring to the (tiny) manual I feel like I can do so much on this little calculator! There are 16 sequences to be played with and many sounds and effects. Also a micro drum machine, which allows for fun even if you don’t have the po rhythm! A must buy for anyone looking for a fun first synth under £50!

Im definitely impressed with the PO-14, easy enough to learn from a you-tube video or 2 to have fun with, Nice Noisy bass sounds an pre loaded patterns to start with, Quite fiddly with it being so small so avoid if you have fat fingers, not really for me but i will try out the PO33 too, sent it back

Awesome little synth and the brilliantly designed display brings back all the fun of playing on my gameboy as a kid. And don't let the size or price deceive you the Pocket Operator haze a surprising level of complexity to what you can do. Defiantly going to get others form the series to link up.

Good price, fun and dangerously addictive.

...and can sound very impressive when recorded into DAW. It can be a serious musical instrument despite the size and look!

PO 14 Sub is great. Came with the tab removed already, but included in the box. You need to remove the tab to fit it into a case. The sound through its small speakers is weak, but sounds great through the output.

Love it. easy to use and really good sounds. I recommend buying the case though as you tend to be a bit careful due to its looks

rien a dire le PO SUB est juste parfait .

Delivered. Works.

Right on

Muy bueno y a un precio inmejorable

Piccolo ma cattivissimo! Il PO-14 Sub ha dei bassi profondi e un sequencer divertentissimo. Ideale per jam veloci e setup ultra-portatili. Spedizione Amazon impeccabile come sempre!