I got a m vave FM-1 to play along with and sample into my PO-33.

As soon as the community firmwares started coming out for the FM-1 I wondered (and hoped) someone would create a pocket operator style workflow for it. But someone has gone one step further and made the FM-1 display and function feel just like a PO :) You can even have a play on the emulator linked.

Not my work, just sharing as others here may well have picked up a FM-1 and not yet seen this firmware. And as a thanks to the dev who has done a great job with this (it's working perfectly on my device).

I’m new to making beats and I’m learning the PO-33 workflows. Any feedback is welcome. These are the first 8 bars of a track I’m creating. I am sort of experimenting and just seeing where it goes, though I have some ideas in mind. I’ve been wondering if the violin sample overwhelms the drums?

A small test on the new macro knobs on the SkunkAudio app.

I finally slapped together a rack of 3 pieces I love. PO 33 is a no brainer, HiChord is just awesome and I love it and FM1 is so much fun with all the firmware coming out. 4th channel is reserved for my guitar.
Maybe i’ll add a switch to be able to sample from synths easily.

I have been interested in this product a few months ago but have not purchased it yet. Some days ago I found out that exists the Pocket Operator app for Pixel phones.

Fortunately I have a Pixel smartphone so I also started using this product, even if in the virtual version.

I made this post just to inform those who were not aware of it. Have fun!

Good for keeping my POs from going off in my bag.

Drea-heem!

Btw I'm posting on my telegram channel weekly

Made a new one last night, which started as a sample of the first bass note in this by 70s UK punk band Crass.

Been having a few creative blocks of late with the PO33, so happy to finally get something out.

I just need a name for it.... suggestions welcome.

Hope you like it.

By all means don’t think I am any good at making coherent beats but I’m really just having a blast learning and enjoying the po33!

Fuha on PO-33.

Gotta add more sounds, but I'm at the fun stage now

Jam

While pushing sound (from arturia microfreak) through the po33 via line in - line out, does the sound get degraded to Po33's 8-bit quality? Or the sound passes through, maintaining it own bitrate?

In other words, is the line-in - line out a true through, or it gets put through po33's processing?

Anyone know why the volume seems so low when I'm recording. And yes I turned it up. Everything is maxed out. But it is barely picking it up, with lots of feedback.

Learning the po-14 super fun! :)

Just got the fm-1, been messing with the different firmwares and this thing so capable! I love powerful mini music gear that can lend itself to a quick workflow muahahaahaa 😈 (nah but it does feel like a little evil duo paired with the PO33)

Unfortunately, all the flaws you see in the video are due to my beloved Ender 3, which has been begging to finally be retired for quite some time now.

I have some frustrations about the way to record beats on the PO-33.

Basically I see 2 ways to record over the 16 steps:

1) I preselect a sound, I preselect the tone/trim of the selected sound, then I press play then I add manually the tone/trim onto a selected step.

2) I preselect a sound, I press play, I hold the record button and play live over the steps while holding the record button.

Either way I have an ergonomic issue, and please correct me if I do wrong.. ⬇️

1) I always have to select the tone/trim while music is stopped, so if I want the next sound to be another tone/trim of the same sample, I need to press stop again while music is playing, select the correct tone/trim and play again before adding it to the selected step - I wish I could move from one tone/trim to the other without having to press stop in between for instance.

2) having to hold record while playing is particularly difficult, as holding the PO in the hands, I would love to be able to use my thumbs to play but I cannot while my right thumb holds the record button.

Am I doing something wrong ? Thanks in advance for your tips and tricks

I was wondering if you could take the color tips off of the original knobs and put them in the replacement knobs.

What models of knobs support this and how do you get the caps safely off?

I will share an image, i found on another post, of an original knob and a replacement knob that look almost identical but idk if the caps would fit.

Or is it better to just get better knobs

Thank you

I'm thinking about buying a TE PO-33 KO! soon, together with the black case that goes with it.

How well does the case actually protect the device? And how durable is the PO-33 in general? Are there any common problems or things that tend to break or stop working after a while?

I’d mainly use it for making hip-hop/boom bap beats, so it would probably get used pretty regularly. Just wondering how careful I need to be with it and whether the case provides enough protection for everyday use.

Would love to hear from people who have owned one for a while!