PO-20 Pocket Operator Arcade Synthesizer

Pas du tout dans l'univers du son je me régale a faire des bidouilles inutiles et me satisfait du pierre résultat. Il y a un côté régressif et très galvanisant a pianoter sur les touches qui changent de couleur et l'écran qui se met à jour. Je n'en ferais probablement rien de plus mais ça reste un régal a utiliser.

Great little musical toy. Hours of fun

This is actually the coolest thing ever. I have not put it down since receiving it. Easy to learn and very addictive. My only concern is the lack of casing. It’s literally just a chip board with a screen and buttons/knobs. Time will tell if this is an issue, until that point this pretty much a perfect little device.

This little guy blurs the line between being a toy and being a "real" instrument, and my time messing around with it has been the most fun I've ever had with a synthesizer. All of its sounds are reminiscent of old school video games and arcade machines. You get an 8-bit Mario fireball "bloop" sound, chord stabs, arpeggios, simple percussive sounds, and each sound can be tweaked in its waveform and pitch. As you play with it, you essentially feel like you're creating a scene in a video game, everything moving to the beat of the music. You punch the buttons on this crazy looking computer chip thing, objects on the screen dance to the music, and you're surrounded by crunchy and crisp 8-bit sounds of nostalgia. Its physical build quality is exceptional. All the buttons feel very solid and sturdy, and the feedback you get from each button is perfect. You know when you've pressed a button, and you know when you've turned a knob. A weird thing you have to get used to is how naked it is. It's basically a naked computer chip with buttons and a screen on it. Even the batteries underneath it are exposed. None of this is to say it looks flimsy, though. It looks like I can drop it a few times and it'll hold up just fine. Plus, this unique look adds to its personality, and is bound to turn heads. Musically speaking, it's not the most powerful synth in the world, and it has many limitations (eg you can't do sustained notes, notes are mostly limited to the chord you set the pattern to, everything is cemented into 16 beat sequences). But in a lot of ways, these limitations allow for even more creativity in the way you use it to make music. One unexpected thing is how small it is. I was expecting it to be small, but it's basically the size of my palm, and about the same size as an iPhone 5 (see photo). Overall, I love this thing, and I'm sure it's going to be a coffee table piece 24/7 now, so me and anyone else can pick it up and start making some cool beats at the push of a few buttons. This synth is perfect for people who grew up with retro video games, gamers, chiptunes fans, and anyone looking to create some cool old-school video game sounds. Highly recommended!

Ich mache sehr selten positive Rezensionen, aber das Gerät ist es wert. Zwar braucht man auch hier ein Stündchen um sich einzuarbeiten, lohnen tut es sich auf jeden Fall. In Kombination mit den anderen Pocket Operators kann man noch viel mehr Tiefe erreichen, und ein Effektgerät a la NTS-1 bringt auch noch einiges, der Arcade kann aber als Einzelgerät selber schon so viel, dass er sich als Musikgerät mit Kopfhörern in der Bahn bestens eignet. Auch 5 Sterne an das Musikhaus Korn, die waren schnell und freundlich beim Umgang mit einer Rücksendung.