teenage engineering pocket operator PO-24 office, noise percussion drum machine and sequencer, with parameter locks, solo functionality and punch-in effects

I have a handful of POs and this one is my favorite even though two of my collection have built in mics for sampling. This one is great for creating Nine Inch Nails style industrial drum grooves. It's got a really unique sound and it operates differently than any other Pocket Operator I've ever used. This is one I still need to learn to get the most out of it whereas the others have pretty much the same sorts of key combinations and functions to do similar things. The Solo functionality isn't really useful to me but as I learn to use it it may and the parameter locks and effects are very cool. This was out of stock for a long time and I get why. I would not be surprised if this were the most popular pocket operator.

Blend of samples and synthesis of 1980s computer hardware. It has an assortment of outdated pieces of office hardware, such as floppy disk drives and a matrix printer. PO-24 has also a solo function. Very nice!

I enjoy every musical aspect that this equipment offers to conceptualize new music creations. Looking foward purchasing other modelos. SO cool!

This little noise maker is awesome. Some of the sounds are so close as to be practically indistinguishable, but for the price and the rest of the functionality, I can't complain too much. I do wish the parameter effects were a little deeper on some of the sounds. The punch-in effects are amazing, but there is no way that I have found to dial in a momentary effect, i.e., you can punch in an effect, but then you have to hold the FX button to clear it for subsequent play-throughs of the pattern; I would have rather saved that functionality for when you're in record mode, rather than having it implicitly record those effects. Oh well. I also wish you could live-record without having to hold the record button: it is impossible to record intricate patterns in one take with only one hand, because the other is holding record. One of my favorite features is being able to route signals through the device, complete with syncing signals. All in all, the value is far higher than the price, despite its admittedly minor shortcomings.

As someone who works in a cubicle environment and loves the movie Office Space, this PO speaks to me personally! I own multiple PO's and this is probably my favorite in the non-newer 30's lineup (the new Tonic, KO, Speak are significantly better).This humble little PO is super quirky and the standard sounds are great. They don't get annoying after awhile like the Arcade gets.All Pocket Operators have a slight learning curve, but they all function basically the same. Watch some YT videos online if you need assistance. They're great for travel. One thing to note is that my batteries don't sit well in this one compared to my others, which is annoying.Overall though, I love this little guy and his little office beeps, chirps, and warbles!

One of the most overlooked and underrated of the PO family. Most looking for bass synths, drum machines and lead Synths naturally. But don't pass this one over. The sound sample of floppy disk drives, mouse clicks, dot matrix printers, and other noise effects can be sequenced and programmed into some amazing rhythms and loops. If you have other PO systems you can think of this as the percussionist in the band to add some colours and glitches and effects. If you've not invested in a drum machine at all, this one will serve as a great drum machine and the unique sounds will force you to think outside of the typical drum sounds and add a whole different ambience to your music. Highly recommend it.

I'm not very musicaly inclined, but this thing makes making beats simple. If you don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a music program, get this, its way more then worth the price. Instructions are simple and easy to understand, it's very user freindly and easy to use. It doesn't take long to get the hang of it. You can edit sounds, it's super portable, and has a headphone jack so you can use it anywhere you want.

Instructions clearly state how to manually turn the unit off, but it doesn't work.Unit is also supposed to have an auto-off feature - also doesn't work - just stays on even after 24 hrs of sitting idle, so I've had to remove the batteries after every use to try to save them.