[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":419},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fpocket-operator-po-33":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"createdAt":407,"description":12,"draft":408,"extension":409,"image":410,"mastodonThread":411,"meta":412,"navigation":413,"path":414,"seo":415,"stem":34,"tags":416,"updatedAt":417,"__hash__":418},"content\u002FPocket Operator PO-33.md","Pocket_Operator_PO-33",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":403},"minimark",[9,13,21,42,45,57,60,81,84,171,174],[10,11,12],"p",{},"The Pocket Operator PO-33 Knock-Out is a super fun sampler and step-sequencer made by Teenage Engineering! I got one in August 2019, and am using it to play around with sample-based music.",[10,14,15,16],{},"See also ",[17,18,20],"a",{"href":19},"\u002Fmusic-gear-and-setup","Music Gear and Setup",[10,22,23,28,29,35,36,41],{},[24,25],"img",{"src":26,"align":27},"\u002Fimg\u002FPO33.jpg","right"," In 2019 I got a ",[17,30,34],{"href":31,"rel":32},"https:\u002F\u002Fteenage.engineering\u002Fproducts\u002Fpo\u002Fmetal#po-33",[33],"nofollow","Pocket Operator PO-33",", part of the \"Metal\" series of devices from ",[17,37,40],{"href":38,"rel":39},"https:\u002F\u002Fteenage.engineering\u002F",[33],"Teenage Engineering",". This is a sampler and step-sequencer in a pocket-calculator-esq form factor. Very fun! These are some notes.",[10,43,44],{},"Resources:",[46,47,48],"ul",{},[49,50,51,56],"li",{},[17,52,55],{"href":53,"rel":54},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reddit.com\u002Fr\u002Fpocketoperators\u002F",[33],"Reddit - r\u002Fpocketoperators"," - very active community",[10,58,59],{},"Data",[46,61,62,70],{},[49,63,64,65],{},"Sound 1-8, \"Melodic\"\n",[46,66,67],{},[49,68,69],{},"Single sound per button",[49,71,72,73],{},"Sound 9-16, \"Drum\"\n",[46,74,75,78],{},[49,76,77],{},"16 sound-slices per button",[49,79,80],{},"Each slice is an independent thing",[10,82,83],{},"Controls:",[46,85,86,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,113,142],{},[49,87,88],{},"\"sound\" button",[49,90,91],{},"\"pattern\" button",[49,93,94],{},"\"bpm\" button",[49,96,97],{},"Rotator-A (left)",[49,99,100],{},"Rotator-B (right)",[49,102,103],{},"\"record\" button",[49,105,106],{},"\"FX\" button",[49,108,109],{},"\"play\" button",[49,111,112],{},"\"write\" button",[49,114,115,116],{},"Melodic buttons\n",[46,117,118,121,124,127,130,133,136,139],{},[49,119,120],{},"Button-1",[49,122,123],{},"Button-2",[49,125,126],{},"Button-3",[49,128,129],{},"Button-4",[49,131,132],{},"Button-5",[49,134,135],{},"Button-6",[49,137,138],{},"Button-7",[49,140,141],{},"Button-8",[49,143,144,145],{},"Drum buttons\n",[46,146,147,150,153,156,159,162,165,168],{},[49,148,149],{},"Button-9",[49,151,152],{},"Button-10",[49,154,155],{},"Button-11",[49,157,158],{},"Button-12",[49,160,161],{},"Button-13",[49,163,164],{},"Button-14",[49,166,167],{},"Button-15",[49,169,170],{},"Button-16",[10,172,173],{},"Map of modes and inputs and displays:",[46,175,176,247,263,277,322,325,338,382,393],{},[49,177,178,179],{},"Current selections\n",[46,180,181,189,197],{},[49,182,183,184],{},"You currently have one sound selected\n",[46,185,186],{},[49,187,188],{},"Press \"sound\" -- assigned sounds are dim-lit, current sound is flashing bright-lit",[49,190,191,192],{},"You currently have one active pattern, though you may be in part of a pattern-chain\n",[46,193,194],{},[49,195,196],{},"Press \"pattern\" -- assigned patterns are dim-lit, patterns in the current pattern-chain are bright-lit, current pattern is flashing bright-lit",[49,198,199,200],{},"You currently have one FX selected\n",[46,201,202,216,233],{},[49,203,204,205],{},"\"FLT\" - Filter\n",[46,206,207,210,213],{},[49,208,209],{},"Displays \"?\" on the screen below feedback area (upper-right)",[49,211,212],{},"Rotator A (left) LPF, noF, HPF",[49,214,215],{},"Rotator B (right) Res (Resonance)",[49,217,218,219],{},"\"tri\" - Trim\n",[46,220,221,224,227,230],{},[49,222,223],{},"No trim-mode indicator",[49,225,226],{},"Display at bottom of screen indicates start\u002Flength of slice",[49,228,229],{},"Rotator A (left) - slice start offset",[49,231,232],{},"Rotator B (right) - slice length",[49,234,235,236],{},"\"ton\" - Tone\n",[46,237,238,241,244],{},[49,239,240],{},"Displays \"!\" in a quote-bubble below feedback area (upper-right) when in tone-mode",[49,242,243],{},"Rotator A (left) - Display \"Ptc\", indicates slow-down or speed-up of sample, amount indicated on bottom scale",[49,245,246],{},"Rotator B (right) - Display \"UoL\" for \"volume\", indicates volume level of sample, amount indicated on bottom scale",[49,248,249,250],{},"Perform mode \"PrF\" (default)\n",[46,251,252],{},[49,253,254,255],{},"Button-1 through Button-16 -- Trigger sound\n",[46,256,257,260],{},[49,258,259],{},"If current sound is melodic, pitch will change based on which button you press",[49,261,262],{},"If current sound is drum, each button 1-16 will trigger one of the drum slices",[49,264,265,266],{},"Edit mode (press\u002Frelease \"write\", record-icon displayed when in edit mode)\n",[46,267,268,271,274],{},[49,269,270],{},"Buttons will be dim-lit on each of the 16 steps that are assigned for the current sound",[49,272,273],{},"Buttons will be bright-lit on each of the 16 steps with the current sound-tone or sound-slice",[49,275,276],{},"Long-press a dim-lit button to switch the current slice to that button",[49,278,279,280],{},"Play Mode\n",[46,281,282,285,288,291,294,297,305,308],{},[49,283,284],{},"Press the \"play\" button to start\u002Fstop play-mode",[49,286,287],{},"Play (right-triangle) indicator appears on the screen to the left of the clock",[49,289,290],{},"During play-mode the 1-16 buttons will bright-lit on each step",[49,292,293],{},"Each step also flashes the play-button on the beat",[49,295,296],{},"The entire pattern-chain will play",[49,298,299,300],{},"The current pattern number is displayed, like \"P-1\" through \"P-16\"\n",[46,301,302],{},[49,303,304],{},"During chains it will change from one pattern to the next as it plays",[49,306,307],{},"Write+(1..16) - add the current sound (melodic note or drum-trigger) at the current step",[49,309,310,311],{},"Hold down \"FX\"\n",[46,312,313,316,319],{},[49,314,315],{},"Current step switches from bright-lit to dim-lit",[49,317,318],{},"Current effect (1-16) is bright-lit",[49,320,321],{},"No-effect (16) is bright-lit by default",[49,323,324],{},"Play+Edit Mode",[49,326,327,328],{},"Play+Perform Mode\n",[46,329,330],{},[49,331,332,333],{},"Sound bright-lit blink when triggered\n",[46,334,335],{},[49,336,337],{},"If a drum is on button-10, then every time ANY drum on button-10 is triggered then button-10 will light up",[49,339,340,341],{},"Record Mode\n",[46,342,343,346,349,352,355,363,371],{},[49,344,345],{},"Hold down the \"record\" button",[49,347,348],{},"Blinks \"rEc\"",[49,350,351],{},"Displays monitor scale of volume level of input",[49,353,354],{},"Additionally hold down 1-16 to record to a sound",[49,356,357,358],{},"If the target sound is a drum (9-16), at the end of the recording the sound will be sliced\n",[46,359,360],{},[49,361,362],{},"Slicing is done based on \"transients\", bits of silence",[49,364,365,366],{},"Record+Sound -> Delete current sound\n",[46,367,368],{},[49,369,370],{},"Displays \"dEL\" during deletion, which can take a second or two",[49,372,373,374],{},"Record+Pattern -> Clear the current pattern\n",[46,375,376,379],{},[49,377,378],{},"Displays \"cLr\" during clearing, which can take a second or two",[49,380,381],{},"Clears only the current pattern in the pattern chain, keeps the chain sequence",[49,383,384,385],{},"Backup Mode\n",[46,386,387,390],{},[49,388,389],{},"Press write+sound+play",[49,391,392],{},"Cancel by pressing any button",[49,394,395,396],{},"Restore Mode\n",[46,397,398,401],{},[49,399,400],{},"Press write+sound+record",[49,402,392],{},{"title":404,"searchDepth":405,"depth":405,"links":406},"",2,[],"2019-08-25T16:14-04:00",false,"md","img\u002FPO33.jpg",null,{},true,"\u002Fpocket-operator-po-33",{"title":5,"description":12},[],"2019-08-25T22:03-04:00","VxFIZC7iHycFXT9LXNAUKnlkW44mBDA7InfHThLLr4I",1778988312723]