Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field Updates Gets Tape Undo + More
The Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field finally gets undo.
Without undo, recordings made in Tape Mode can’t be undone without scrubbing the whole thing.
The lack of undo wasn’t an accidental oversight on Teenage Engineering’s part, but an intentional design choice made to mirror the experience of recording at home with a four-track tape machine.
This week, Teenage Engineering hit an undo button of their own by undoing their decision not to add undo to the OP-1 Field. The instrument’s 1.7.0 firmware update finally brings the feature to OP-1 Field’s Tape Mode, giving users the ability to make (almost) as many mistakes as they please with seven stages of undo, and even throwing in redo for good measure. (To access undo and redo once you’ve updated, just hold the Tape button and hit the left and right arrows.)
“15 years ago, we didn’t add undo to the OP–1 tape. we wanted to stay true to the feeling of recording at home with your 4-track,” Teenage Engineering says on its website. “But to be honest, sometimes it’s nice to get a do-over. that’s why we are undoing what we did, we’re adding undo.”
The firmware 1.7.0 update also brings a number of additional features to the OP-1 Field, including expanded MIDI control, improved external sync, and a MIDI monitor that helpfully displays incoming MIDI and sync in real time.
The OP-1 Field owners will be rejoicing at their newfound ability to make mistakes.
Find out more on Teenage Engineering website.
