Synthpop on the OP-1

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 1: Sounds

Published on May 10, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·19 videos

"First part in series, showing how I start writing a new song on the Teenage Engineering OP-1."

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 2: Drum Sounds

Published on May 13, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·20 videos

"An overview of the built-in drum kits. Excuse the out of sync sections."

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 3: Song Intro

Published on May 18, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·21 videos

"In this video, the intro bars are crafted. At the end, the design advantages are also awkwardly presented."

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 4: Drum Beat

Published on May 20, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·18 videos

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 5: Bars

Published on May 22, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·19 videos

"In this video, I work on recreating the first bars of the song which I created off-camera.
New style ... commented and edited down videos to a make things more pithy."

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 6: Main Territory

Published on May 24, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·20 videos

"Furthering the main verse with a new melody.
Turn on Youtube Annotations. Trying out annotations in lieu of audio commentary. Let me know what you think."

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 7: Struggling Melody

Published on May 26, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·22 videos

"- Trying out melody ideas in this longer video that shows the recursive struggle when composing. Keep YouTube annotations active to know what is happening.
- J'essaie des nouvelles idées dans cette longue vidéo qui démontrent le travail répétitif quand je compose. Gardez les annotations de YouTube pour savoir ou vous en êtes.
- Intento unas cuantas ideas para expandir la canción. Eso demuestra el trabajo repetitivo sobre todo cuando te falta técnica y talento :P Es importante mantener las notas de YouTube si no conocéis el funcionamento del OP-1"

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 8: Solipsist sequences

Published on May 31, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·23 videos

"- Keep YouTube annotations active to know what is happening.
- Gardez les annotations de YouTube pour savoir ou vous en êtes.
- Es importante mantener las notas de YouTube si no conocéis el funcionamento del OP-1"

Synthpop on the OP-1: Part 9 - Apology and Mixdown

Published on Jun 28, 2013

"I'm sorry that I couldn't document the rest of the composition process but here's finished product. All OP-1 except for re-recorded vocals and ableton live fx."