Teenage Engineering announced two new Pocket Operators at this year’s NAMM — the PO-35 Speak, a vocal synthesizer and sequencer, and the PO-33 KO!, a sampler. Both models are part of the Metal line, ...

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This week, Managing Editor Terrence O'Brien is obsessed with a new sampler that he can take anywhere. It's got its quirks, but that's apparently part of the appeal. See, the KO is a pretty full ...

Both of these POs are a lot of fun, but they’re also deeper than they look at first glance Speak’s handheld vocal synthesis is genuinely unique and very inspiring. As with all the POs, the global ...

Teenage Engineering’s line of portable synths and sequencers have long been pleasing professional music makers, amateur beat crafters, and anyone who just likes pushing buttons and twizzling knobs.

Teenage Engineering is a company that follows its own path. It’ll release a $250 toy car one day and a full-featured groovebox/sampler for $300 on the very next day. That’s what happened this week.

I lack musical talent. I don’t have rhythm, melody, or a grasp of theory. I like music, though, including chiptunes and other electronic music. I’ve thrown myself at (and immediately bounced off) ...