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Teenage Engineering PO-20

4.6 / 5
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Teenage Engineering PO-20

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product
Not specified
Synthesizer kind
Portable
Synthesizer options
Simple
Difficulty level
Easy
Vintage remake
No
Sound source
Virtual analogue
Number of keys
16
Arpeggiator/sequencer
Sequencer
19-inch rack size
Not applicable
Synthesizer type
Portable gadget
Type of keys
Touch-sensitive keys/pads
Synthesizer inputs
Line in
Synthesizer outputs
Line out jack
MIDI & other
None
Audio via USB
No
Control
None
Polyphony
Not specified

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
62 gr
Dimensions
12,5 x 6,5 x 3,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Teenage Engineering PO-20
  • pocket operator
  • type: arcade
  • designed for rapid beat making and chiptune improvisation
  • pocket-size, fits in the palm of your hand
  • exceptional design
  • segment display
  • step sequencer
  • 16 sounds
  • 16 patterns
  • effect processor
  • alarm clock
  • design: components on a circuit board
  • power supply: 2x AAA battery
  • input: mini jack
  • output: mini jack

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Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product
Not specified
Synthesizer kind
Portable
Synthesizer options
Simple
Difficulty level
Easy
Vintage remake
No
Sound source
Virtual analogue
Number of keys
16
Arpeggiator/sequencer
Sequencer
19-inch rack size
Not applicable
Synthesizer type
Portable gadget
Type of keys
Touch-sensitive keys/pads
Synthesizer inputs
Line in
Synthesizer outputs
Line out jack
MIDI & other
None
Audio via USB
No
Control
None
Polyphony
Not specified

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
62 gr
Dimensions
12,5 x 6,5 x 3,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Teenage Engineering PO-20
  • pocket operator
  • type: arcade
  • designed for rapid beat making and chiptune improvisation
  • pocket-size, fits in the palm of your hand
  • exceptional design
  • segment display
  • step sequencer
  • 16 sounds
  • 16 patterns
  • effect processor
  • alarm clock
  • design: components on a circuit board
  • power supply: 2x AAA battery
  • input: mini jack
  • output: mini jack
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Product information

Product no: 9000-0023-8232

General

Teenage Engineering is a remarkable company. When they released the first Pocket Operators, the unusual calculator-like design of these pocket-size synthesizers immediately drew the attention. The Teenage Engineering PO-20 arcade - part of a second batch of pocket operators - has the same minimalistic look, cool graphics and animated LCD display, this time featuring an arcade game with an assortment of PacMan ghosts, Space Invaders and the occasional UFO. What are you waiting for? Insert your coin now!

Characteristics of the Teenage Engineering PO-20

Chiptunes have become a real cult hit. Are you a fan of those old-school, 8-bit computer tune bleeps from the eighties? In that case, you'll love the PO-20's synthesized arcade sounds. This arcade pocket operator features no fewer than 16 sounds, 16 patterns, 16 chords, 16 rhythms and a step sequencer. As soon as you've familiarised yourself with the comprehensive control panel, you'll be able to start producing your own vintage-home-computer chiptunes, wherever you are!

Pocket Operators

Like all Teenage Engineering products, the TE Pocket Operators offer a cool blend of stylish looks, remarkable functionality and awesome visuals - the animated display of the PO-20 arcade synthesizer, for instance, features a cleverly detailed arcade game. Basically, the PO-20 is nothing more than a circuit board with a number of components, but Teenage Engineering has managed to add a built-in speaker, an alarm clock and a mini jack line in/out to the design. The micro synth is powered by two AAA batteries and easily fits in your pocket.

Bax Music Warranty This product comes with a 3-year warranty, the battery comes with a 6-month warranty.

Reviews (11)

4.6
11 reviews

Rating

5 stars 7 4 stars 4 3 stars 0 2 stars 0 1 star 0

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4 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Très bonne qualité peut être plus de fonctionnalité
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5 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Top apparaat, leuk om mee te spelen en er komt aardige kwaliteit geluid zelfs uit de ingebouwde speakertjes. Zeker aan te raden!
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5 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Op en top 'speelgoed voor volwassenen'. Bijna elke Pocket Operator is gewoon een mooi mini-synthesizer om mee aan te klooien en al spelende wat muziekjes te maken. Doeltreffend design, lekker doe-en-leer in gebruik en toch schuilen er vaak veel muzikale mogelijkheden in deze machines.

De PO-20 is bij uitstek leuk voor de retro-gamers of chiptune-liefhebbers: mensen die goed gaan op bliepjes en bloepjes. Die heeft het Arcade-model natuurlijk in overdaad. Uniek aan deze PO is ook de chord-progressie, die het mogelijk maakt om verschillende patronen aan elkaar te rijgen in andere akkoorden. Dat maakt 'm toch een tik dynamischer dan het gros van de eerdere PO's.

Ook een prima speeltje voor zij die niet per se heel muzikaal zijn, maar wel een beetje willen experimenteren met (mini-)productie.
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5 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Cool toy for both jamming and creating music! It is an awesome tool for giving an 8bit touch to your music or adding one more PO to your set of POs. The chord functionality is nice and the sound FX are dope!
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5 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

De leukste en meest veelzijdige van de PO-reeks (op misschien de veel nieuwere PO-33 KO! na). De ideeën stromen eruit als je hiermee speelt. Ook erg handig voor als je het moeilijk vindt om een begin te maken met nieuwe liedjes door de akkoordprogressie die in een van de menu's zit gebouwd. Alleen jammer dat je zo'n duur hoesje nodig hebt als je hem mee naar buiten wilt nemen.
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5 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Deze is, samen met de PO-35 KO, mijn favoriete pocket operator.
Een aanrader enkel voor het plezier dat je ermee kan beleven alleen al.
Een voordeel bij deze pocket operator is dat deze de composer is van de PO groep. De mogelijkheid om akkoorden aan elkaar te chainen en zo te laten afspelen is enorm bevredigend.
Elke Pocket operator heeft een hoge performance factor door de effecten die je realtime kan afspelen en/of opnemen. Een bijkomend voordeel is dat ik deze gewoon snel meeneem en eender waar met muziek bezig zijn kan.
Enkele nadelen zijn dat je beperkt bent tot chiptune klanken, wat ik niet zo erg vind aangezien ik daar wel van hou. Een Midi in zou ook handig zijn, die is er niet.
Maar het weegt niet op tegen de voordelen:
Lage prijs, enorm veel plezier, performance effects, meerdere pocket operators aan elkaar syncen, clock value sync en een andere manier om muziek te maken.

Dikke aanrader!
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5 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Bestelling was netjes geleverd,

Product is leuk om te gebruiken
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5 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Dit is qua werking een combi van de Rymth en Sub. Alleen de werking dus, qua geluiden een totaal ander apparaat. Het zijn de geluiden uit de oude lcd spelletjes van vroeger, maar wel met een goed synth gehalte. Met de 16 tracks sequencer (als de Rythm) creëer je meerdere lagen en met de A draaiknop stel je de toon hoogte in. Daarnaast heeft het een 'Chord' functie, zodat je meerdere verschillende akkoorden achter elkaar speelt. Zeer leuk ding en zeker als uitbreiding op de PO-12 Rythm!

Plussen en minnen:
+ PO-20: Zeer leuke PO met leuke bruikbare ‘minder-conventionele’ mogelijkheden.
+ PO-20: Aanrader als derde PO voor een PO-12,PO-14,PO-20 ‘noodle’ trio!
+ PO-20: Het programmeren van akkoorden als ‘speciale functie’.
- PO-20: Geen echte nadelen specifiek voor deze PO-20. Het blijft een ‘speeltje’.
+ PO serie: Leuk speelgoed voor de muziek creatievelingen.
- PO serie: Klein, fragiel, maar solide. Hoesje nodig voor bescherming onderweg.
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4 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Toen ik het apparaatje kocht, waren er 2 dingen waar ik me licht zorgen over maakte: het zag eruit als eenn vrij tegen-intuitief apparaat, en was bang dat het geluid erg eenzijdig zou zijn.



Na 2 dagen was ik echter volledig over het 1e punt heen; je hebt zeker de handleiding nodig om er iets mee te kunnen, maar als je eenmaal de basis in de vingers hebt, kan je er van alles mee, en voelt het heel natuurlijk.



Als je niet van 8-bitty geluiden houdt, moet je er niet aan beginnen, maar als fan van juist de eenvoudige gameboy-achtige sounds kan ik er veel mee. Echt heel diverse tunes ga je niet krijgen, maar door de 2 parameters bij elk geluid meer dan je op het eerste gezicht verwacht.



Alles bij elkaar ben ik zeer positief verbaast over het apparaat. Je krijgt meer dan dat je voor de magere prijs kan verwachten. Zeer geschikt voor on-the-go experimenteren, maar ook bruikbaar om daadwerkelijk nummers te produceren.
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4 / 5

Teenage Engineering PO-20

Fantastisch apparaatje wat betreft bediening snel onder de knie te krijgen is...back to the sounds of PacMan and Donkey Kong...en dat allemaal in een leuk priegel-apparaatje gestopt met veel mogelijkheden om patterns te maken, live effecten en live recording van soundvariaties. Heel handig is de lijn-ingang om bijvoorbeeld een iPhone aan te sluiten, waardoor je bijvoorbeeld drumloops kan afspelen en deze te combineren met het geluid van de patterns uit de PO-20.
Binnenkort nog een PO-28 robot toevoegen...dan kan er nog veel meer gepriegeld worden...nice...:-))
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