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would you believe it's already been ten years since the OP-1 was born? this calls for a major celebration and you're all invited. we'd like to honor this first decade together with you, so join the beat contest , step into the all new anniversary shop and explore some never before seen OP-1 footage. welcome to the celebration!
it all started with two prototypes. a clock radio and a synth. well, we decided to go with the synth and i guess we were right. it was only david, me and jens back then, but we were soon joined by johan and david number two. i remember how we built the first prototype – an empty shell with a screen mounted on the inside. we squeezed into my honda element and drove all the way down to musik messe in frankfurt. and if i remember things right, emil was also with us at this time, but we really didn't have a proper company yet so i guess he just joined the trip for fun. the trade booth was just a black
fabric backdrop and a table where we had placed the OP–1, under a thick piece of plexiglass. a computer under the table processed the graphics on the little oled screen. it looked very real and the illusion even fooled ourselves as we estimated the launch just a couple of months away. (guess it was my fault, i am always a ’super-optimist’). well, it took us another two and a half years to complete it and here we are now, ten years after unit no. 01 was shipped. the dream was to create a machine that lasted at least 20 years. we are halfway there... so big thanks and hugs to all of you. let's celebrate ’halfway there’! – jesper
beat contest together with TĀLĀ and nosaj thing we just hosted the OP-1 beat contest of the decade. we got 500+ submissions, go check them out! explore
made on OP-1 OP-1 would be nothing without you, the community. we've collected our favorite pieces made on OP-1 throughout the years. check them out. explore
anniversary shop shop gifts and special edition merch, all made in celebration of the OP-1. there's a few mystery boxes up for grabs too! shop now
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