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Ultimately, if I had to rate all the POs in order of best to worst to recommend them to someone without knowing what kind of music they wanted to make, this is probably it:

* P0-33 KO / P0-133 Street Fighter
* P0-35 Speak / P0-137 Rick & Morty
* P0-32 Tonic
* PO-12 Rhythm
* PO-14 Sub
* PO-20 Arcade
* P0-24 Office
* P0-28 Robot / P0-128 Megaman
* PO-16 Factory

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The PO-35 Speak (& PO-137 Rick & Morty) is another lead synth, but based on a vocoder. You can record audio and generate interesting tones from it. For leads, I prefer it over the Factory and Robot.

The graphics are still meh like the other POs in this series, but at least the 137's graphics aren't tiny. There's one built-in drum track using the Tonic engine so it effectively has the core function of the Tonic, with the limitation that you can only play one drum sound per step.
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The PO-33 KO (& PO-133 Street Fighter) is probably the most popular PO. The KO has the unfortunate hand-drawn graphics, and the latter has too-small licensed graphics. Functionally, they're super-accessible samplers, and while not as quick to get going (since you need to record samples), it's the most flexible PO in the lineup.

The pots are finicky when trimming samples, and the learning curve is higher than other POs, but if you want a cheap hardware sampler, they're great. #pocketoperator

The PO-33 KO (& PO-133 Street Fighter) is probably the most popular PO. The KO has the unfortunate hand-drawn graphics, and the latter has too-small licensed graphics. Functionally, they're super-accessible samplers, and while not as quick to get going (since you need to record samples), it's the most flexible PO in the lineup.

The pots are finicky when trimming samples, and the learning curve is higher than other POs, but if you want a cheap hardware sampler, they're great. #pocketoperator

The PO-33 KO (& PO-133 Street Fighter) is probably the most popular PO. The KO has the unfortunate hand-drawn graphics, and the latter has too-small licensed graphics. Functionally, they're super-accessible samplers, and while not as quick to get going (since you need to record samples), it's the most flexible PO in the lineup.

The pots are finicky when trimming samples, and the learning curve is higher than other POs, but if you want a cheap hardware sampler, they're great. #pocketoperator

The PO-33 KO (& PO-133 Street Fighter) is probably the most popular PO. The KO has the unfortunate hand-drawn graphics, and the latter has too-small licensed graphics. Functionally, they're super-accessible samplers, and while not as quick to get going (since you need to record samples), it's the most flexible PO in the lineup.

The pots are finicky when trimming samples, and the learning curve is higher than other POs, but if you want a cheap hardware sampler, they're great. #pocketoperator

The PO-32 Tonic is like the PO-12 (with worse FX), only it lets you swap out the sounds by recording binary data from audio clips (think old modem sounds). You can find a ton of these on YouTube, or generate your own sounds via the MicroTonic VST on a computer. It's a shame MicroTonic isn't available for iOS, as that would make the Tonic an even better mobile synth.

It's a shame you can only load one patch of 16 sounds at a time (vs 16 patches). And the graphics are pretty meh. #pocketoperator

The PO-32 Tonic is like the PO-12 (with worse FX), only it lets you swap out the sounds by recording binary data from audio clips (think old modem sounds). You can find a ton of these on YouTube, or generate your own sounds via the MicroTonic VST on a computer. It's a shame MicroTonic isn't available for iOS, as that would make the Tonic an even better mobile synth.

It's a shame you can only load one patch of 16 sounds at a time (vs 16 patches). And the graphics are pretty meh. #pocketoperator

The PO-32 Tonic is like the PO-12 (with worse FX), only it lets you swap out the sounds by recording binary data from audio clips (think old modem sounds). You can find a ton of these on YouTube, or generate your own sounds via the MicroTonic VST on a computer. It's a shame MicroTonic isn't available for iOS, as that would make the Tonic an even better mobile synth.

It's a shame you can only load one patch of 16 sounds at a time (vs 16 patches). And the graphics are pretty meh. #pocketoperator

The PO-32 Tonic is like the PO-12 (with worse FX), only it lets you swap out the sounds by recording binary data from audio clips (think old modem sounds). You can find a ton of these on YouTube, or generate your own sounds via the MicroTonic VST on a computer. It's a shame MicroTonic isn't available for iOS, as that would make the Tonic an even better mobile synth.

It's a shame you can only load one patch of 16 sounds at a time (vs 16 patches). And the graphics are pretty meh. #pocketoperator

The PO-28 Robot and PO-128 Megaman are chiptune-style lead synths. I had the latter, which is the better of the two because you can change key. Like the Factory though, it didn't work for me because I suck at live-jamming melodies. These are logical add-ons if you dig the Arcade though, and they also work great for ambient stuff if you have a way to add FX.

The graphics on the Megaman are painfully small for some reason. #pocketoperator

The PO-28 Robot and PO-128 Megaman are chiptune-style lead synths. I had the latter, which is the better of the two because you can change key. Like the Factory though, it didn't work for me because I suck at live-jamming melodies. These are logical add-ons if you dig the Arcade though, and they also work great for ambient stuff if you have a way to add FX.

The graphics on the Megaman are painfully small for some reason. #pocketoperator

The PO-28 Robot and PO-128 Megaman are chiptune-style lead synths. I had the latter, which is the better of the two because you can change key. Like the Factory though, it didn't work for me because I suck at live-jamming melodies. These are logical add-ons if you dig the Arcade though, and they also work great for ambient stuff if you have a way to add FX.

The graphics on the Megaman are painfully small for some reason. #pocketoperator

The PO-28 Robot and PO-128 Megaman are chiptune-style lead synths. I had the latter, which is the better of the two because you can change key. Like the Factory though, it didn't work for me because I suck at live-jamming melodies. These are logical add-ons if you dig the Arcade though, and they also work great for ambient stuff if you have a way to add FX.

The graphics on the Megaman are painfully small for some reason. #pocketoperator

Vielleicht war das Suchabo nach Pocket Operatoren auf Kleinanzeigen doch nicht eine so gute Idee?!

#kleinanzeigen #PocketOperator #TeenageEngineering #PO33 #PO35 #PO12 #PO20 #pocket_operator

Vielleicht war das Suchabo nach Pocket Operatoren auf Kleinanzeigen doch nicht eine so gute Idee?!

#kleinanzeigen #PocketOperator #TeenageEngineering #PO33 #PO35 #PO12 #PO20 #pocket_operator

Vielleicht war das Suchabo nach Pocket Operatoren auf Kleinanzeigen doch nicht eine so gute Idee?!

#kleinanzeigen #PocketOperator #TeenageEngineering #PO33 #PO35 #PO12 #PO20 #pocket_operator

Vielleicht war das Suchabo nach Pocket Operatoren auf Kleinanzeigen doch nicht eine so gute Idee?!

#kleinanzeigen #PocketOperator #TeenageEngineering #PO33 #PO35 #PO12 #PO20 #pocket_operator

Vielleicht war das Suchabo nach Pocket Operatoren auf Kleinanzeigen doch nicht eine so gute Idee?!

#kleinanzeigen #PocketOperator #TeenageEngineering #PO33 #PO35 #PO12 #PO20 #pocket_operator

The PO-24 Office was fun as a niche noisemaker. It's like the Rhythm but with weird industrial sounds to layer. Like the Rhythm it's also fun for putting down a quick groove, but I can see some folks getting tired of the sounds quickly. The "An American Workplace" captures how far you can take the Office. If you like percussion, it pairs well with the Rhythm and Tonic. https://youtu.be/bQqKRPZ4g78?si=wUBRs9YM7HPrJ8Wd #pocketoperator

The PO-24 Office was fun as a niche noisemaker. It's like the Rhythm but with weird industrial sounds to layer. Like the Rhythm it's also fun for putting down a quick groove, but I can see some folks getting tired of the sounds quickly. The "An American Workplace" captures how far you can take the Office. If you like percussion, it pairs well with the Rhythm and Tonic. https://youtu.be/bQqKRPZ4g78?si=wUBRs9YM7HPrJ8Wd #pocketoperator

The PO-24 Office was fun as a niche noisemaker. It's like the Rhythm but with weird industrial sounds to layer. Like the Rhythm it's also fun for putting down a quick groove, but I can see some folks getting tired of the sounds quickly. The "An American Workplace" captures how far you can take the Office. If you like percussion, it pairs well with the Rhythm and Tonic. https://youtu.be/bQqKRPZ4g78?si=wUBRs9YM7HPrJ8Wd #pocketoperator

The PO-24 Office was fun as a niche noisemaker. It's like the Rhythm but with weird industrial sounds to layer. Like the Rhythm it's also fun for putting down a quick groove, but I can see some folks getting tired of the sounds quickly. The "An American Workplace" captures how far you can take the Office. If you like percussion, it pairs well with the Rhythm and Tonic. https://youtu.be/bQqKRPZ4g78?si=wUBRs9YM7HPrJ8Wd #pocketoperator

The PO-20 Arcade is obviously the definitive chiptunes PO. With external FX you can do some cool ambient things like with the Factory, and the chord/glide features make the Arcade a pretty unique PO otherwise. If you want a self-contained chiptunes gadget, this is the PO for you, and I almost kept it for that purpose alone. But at the end of the day, chiptunes wasn't enough of a draw for me to dedicate time to mastering the Arcade. #pocketoperator

The PO-20 Arcade is obviously the definitive chiptunes PO. With external FX you can do some cool ambient things like with the Factory, and the chord/glide features make the Arcade a pretty unique PO otherwise. If you want a self-contained chiptunes gadget, this is the PO for you, and I almost kept it for that purpose alone. But at the end of the day, chiptunes wasn't enough of a draw for me to dedicate time to mastering the Arcade. #pocketoperator

The PO-20 Arcade is obviously the definitive chiptunes PO. With external FX you can do some cool ambient things like with the Factory, and the chord/glide features make the Arcade a pretty unique PO otherwise. If you want a self-contained chiptunes gadget, this is the PO for you, and I almost kept it for that purpose alone. But at the end of the day, chiptunes wasn't enough of a draw for me to dedicate time to mastering the Arcade. #pocketoperator

The PO-20 Arcade is obviously the definitive chiptunes PO. With external FX you can do some cool ambient things like with the Factory, and the chord/glide features make the Arcade a pretty unique PO otherwise. If you want a self-contained chiptunes gadget, this is the PO for you, and I almost kept it for that purpose alone. But at the end of the day, chiptunes wasn't enough of a draw for me to dedicate time to mastering the Arcade. #pocketoperator

The PO-16 Factory was perhaps my least favorite PO. The sounds by themselves were kind of jarring, and I mainly picked the Factory up to be a completionist, and because I heard a nice ambient track after running the Factory through some FX, which convinced me to give it a go. I guess I also didn't vibe with the more melody-focused POs for live-jamming, which perhaps is a skill issue more than anything else.

Suffice to say, sold this one first. #pocketoperator

The PO-16 Factory was perhaps my least favorite PO. The sounds by themselves were kind of jarring, and I mainly picked the Factory up to be a completionist, and because I heard a nice ambient track after running the Factory through some FX, which convinced me to give it a go. I guess I also didn't vibe with the more melody-focused POs for live-jamming, which perhaps is a skill issue more than anything else.

Suffice to say, sold this one first. #pocketoperator

The PO-16 Factory was perhaps my least favorite PO. The sounds by themselves were kind of jarring, and I mainly picked the Factory up to be a completionist, and because I heard a nice ambient track after running the Factory through some FX, which convinced me to give it a go. I guess I also didn't vibe with the more melody-focused POs for live-jamming, which perhaps is a skill issue more than anything else.

Suffice to say, sold this one first. #pocketoperator

The PO-16 Factory was perhaps my least favorite PO. The sounds by themselves were kind of jarring, and I mainly picked the Factory up to be a completionist, and because I heard a nice ambient track after running the Factory through some FX, which convinced me to give it a go. I guess I also didn't vibe with the more melody-focused POs for live-jamming, which perhaps is a skill issue more than anything else.

Suffice to say, sold this one first. #pocketoperator

The PO-14 Sub has the best graphics of the bunch. The scale is locked (which I guess some folks hate), and you can only use one bass sound per step. Some of the best PO tracks I've heard were made with the Sub, but for some reason I couldn't come close to making anything nearly as good. It's not as straightforward as the Rhythm, but is still easy enough to use. It truly captures the gritty low-fi feel of the PO series. #pocketoperator

The PO-14 Sub has the best graphics of the bunch. The scale is locked (which I guess some folks hate), and you can only use one bass sound per step. Some of the best PO tracks I've heard were made with the Sub, but for some reason I couldn't come close to making anything nearly as good. It's not as straightforward as the Rhythm, but is still easy enough to use. It truly captures the gritty low-fi feel of the PO series. #pocketoperator

The PO-14 Sub has the best graphics of the bunch. The scale is locked (which I guess some folks hate), and you can only use one bass sound per step. Some of the best PO tracks I've heard were made with the Sub, but for some reason I couldn't come close to making anything nearly as good. It's not as straightforward as the Rhythm, but is still easy enough to use. It truly captures the gritty low-fi feel of the PO series. #pocketoperator

The PO-14 Sub has the best graphics of the bunch. The scale is locked (which I guess some folks hate), and you can only use one bass sound per step. Some of the best PO tracks I've heard were made with the Sub, but for some reason I couldn't come close to making anything nearly as good. It's not as straightforward as the Rhythm, but is still easy enough to use. It truly captures the gritty low-fi feel of the PO series. #pocketoperator

I should follow up my post about selling off my #pocketoperator collection with some anecdotes about them. I'll just do them in order.

The PO-12 Rhythm was the first one I got, and the last one I sold. It's the cheapest to buy used, the first one made, and the most straightforward to use. As a simple drum machine, it's quite fantastic, with very flexible sounds and nice punch-in FX. You're obviously limited to the stock sounds but for just picking a PO up and grooving, this is the one.

I should follow up my post about selling off my #pocketoperator collection with some anecdotes about them. I'll just do them in order.

The PO-12 Rhythm was the first one I got, and the last one I sold. It's the cheapest to buy used, the first one made, and the most straightforward to use. As a simple drum machine, it's quite fantastic, with very flexible sounds and nice punch-in FX. You're obviously limited to the stock sounds but for just picking a PO up and grooving, this is the one.

I should follow up my post about selling off my #pocketoperator collection with some anecdotes about them. I'll just do them in order.

The PO-12 Rhythm was the first one I got, and the last one I sold. It's the cheapest to buy used, the first one made, and the most straightforward to use. As a simple drum machine, it's quite fantastic, with very flexible sounds and nice punch-in FX. You're obviously limited to the stock sounds but for just picking a PO up and grooving, this is the one.

I should follow up my post about selling off my #pocketoperator collection with some anecdotes about them. I'll just do them in order.

The PO-12 Rhythm was the first one I got, and the last one I sold. It's the cheapest to buy used, the first one made, and the most straightforward to use. As a simple drum machine, it's quite fantastic, with very flexible sounds and nice punch-in FX. You're obviously limited to the stock sounds but for just picking a PO up and grooving, this is the one.

Sold my last #pocketoperator . What fun gadgets to get an intro to synths and sampling. Now to actually make time to delve into my more advanced gadgets.

Sold my last #pocketoperator . What fun gadgets to get an intro to synths and sampling. Now to actually make time to delve into my more advanced gadgets.

Sold my last #pocketoperator . What fun gadgets to get an intro to synths and sampling. Now to actually make time to delve into my more advanced gadgets.

Sold my last #pocketoperator . What fun gadgets to get an intro to synths and sampling. Now to actually make time to delve into my more advanced gadgets.

Uncivilization event in İzmir, Türkiye.
{[(𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝘀)]}
--- BASS BREAKS CORE + PUNK ---
Music ꞏ Visuals ꞏ Performance ꞏ Zine

Venue: Nomads 36
Date: 24.4.2026
Hours: 21:00 - 04:00

MUSIC
- Loremipsum & 0N1 (#pocketoperator)
- Boneless (#hardcorepunk #skacore)
- Rasenv1rus (#breakcore)
- Random Input (#freeformhardcore)
- Mad Honey (#freetekno)
- Lizrith (#hardcoretechno)
- Balgum

VISUALS
- Algorizma
- Buffer Overflow
- Deliorman

PERFORMANCE
- Gowno

ZINE
> contact @debuggedmyself

Uncivilization event in İzmir, Türkiye.
{[(𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝘀)]}
--- BASS BREAKS CORE + PUNK ---
Music ꞏ Visuals ꞏ Performance ꞏ Zine

Venue: Nomads 36
Date: 24.4.2026
Hours: 21:00 - 04:00

MUSIC
- Loremipsum & 0N1 (#pocketoperator)
- Boneless (#hardcorepunk #skacore)
- Rasenv1rus (#breakcore)
- Random Input (#freeformhardcore)
- Mad Honey (#freetekno)
- Lizrith (#hardcoretechno)
- Balgum

VISUALS
- Algorizma
- Buffer Overflow
- Deliorman

PERFORMANCE
- Gowno

ZINE
> contact @debuggedmyself

Został mi liść z obiadu i zrobiłem sobie 10 minut przerwy przed powrotem do pracy xd

#fedigotuje #lofi #stylosette #pocketoperator

Został mi liść z obiadu i zrobiłem sobie 10 minut przerwy przed powrotem do pracy xd

#fedigotuje #lofi #stylosette #pocketoperator

Został mi liść z obiadu i zrobiłem sobie 10 minut przerwy przed powrotem do pracy xd

#fedigotuje #lofi #stylosette #pocketoperator

Został mi liść z obiadu i zrobiłem sobie 10 minut przerwy przed powrotem do pracy xd

#fedigotuje #lofi #stylosette #pocketoperator

Został mi liść z obiadu i zrobiłem sobie 10 minut przerwy przed powrotem do pracy xd

#fedigotuje #lofi #stylosette #pocketoperator

PO-12 plant pot beat 🪴

https://youtube.com/shorts/7km7SP-6TSw

#jamuary #jamuary2026 #pocketoperator #po12

PO-12 plant pot beat 🪴

https://youtube.com/shorts/7km7SP-6TSw

#jamuary #jamuary2026 #pocketoperator #po12

PO-12 plant pot beat 🪴

https://youtube.com/shorts/7km7SP-6TSw

#jamuary #jamuary2026 #pocketoperator #po12

PO-12 plant pot beat 🪴

https://youtube.com/shorts/7km7SP-6TSw

#jamuary #jamuary2026 #pocketoperator #po12

PO-12 plant pot beat 🪴

https://youtube.com/shorts/7km7SP-6TSw

#jamuary #jamuary2026 #pocketoperator #po12

When the song you’re sequencing on a #pocketoperator gets so complex that you have to pull out a spreadsheet to note it all down, whereupon it quickly expands further to take up all 128 chord and 128 pattern chain slots.

When the song you’re sequencing on a #pocketoperator gets so complex that you have to pull out a spreadsheet to note it all down, whereupon it quickly expands further to take up all 128 chord and 128 pattern chain slots.