Teenage Engineering PO-12 rhythm

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Teenage Engineering PO-12 rhythm
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A great studio addition
Anonymous 30.01.2016
This little guy came to me as a big surprise from TE when they teamed up with Cheap Monday; being known for their 600¤ synth and then coming up with this thing for 70¤. Nice unique sounds and effects, a really, REALLY good speaker (better than the Volca series), clear display, sturdy for a portable setup, good battery life (runs on regular AAA). It can even tell time.

Being only a barebone PCB with buttons+display on top, it doesn't even have the on/off button (it has auto-sleep though), but that doesn't stop it from delivering a serious punch. Editable parameters can be motion sequenced too, patterns can be chained and tempo and shuffle is also editable (up to 240BPM). Has an included stand (a fold-out metal piece).

I wish it has some of these things (but then it wouldnt cost so little):
-channel mute
-display light
-on/off (although I think the newer PO-2x series will have that)
-more pattern spaces
-maybe better saving (if you remove the batteries, sometimes it wipes your patterns)

But I think I'll buy a few more, these things have great charm and usability, I even made an EP solely done on a PO-12.
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Awesome little box of groove!
evilRabbits 25.06.2020
Teenage Engineering have a reputation for making deceptively simple and intuitive but amazing sounding products - the PO-12 is no exception. The onboard FX are great. Anyone who enjoys pushing buttons and DAWless jamming is going to have a wonderful time; it puts a smile on my face every single time! Highly recommended.

NB: Get one of the cases if you can - while they're pretty tough little units, dust and dirt can quickly build up, especially if you're travelling with it.
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Lots of fun
soptic 18.05.2021
Easy to use.
Good sounds and effects.
My first drum machine, so nothing to compare it to, but finding it good fun to use.
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great little addition for an beat maker
patley 11.02.2022
It's hard to be negative about this product, it might not have the best sounds, or be laden with features but look at the price! Like many of the Teenage Engineering products it has an undeniable fun factor!
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Take some time to learn it.
Dudeguysapiensman 21.05.2022
Or you won't have a clue what's happening. Once that is done, it really is a fun little sound machine.
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jakc 09.02.2021
love it. great sounds, easy to program, great swing function.
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Crazy :)
Leti 16.08.2018
Fun little thing.

I really thought it's a toy but it's far from it
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Awesome drum machine for the price
Abel96 19.08.2018
I was expecting a toy but I am really surprised by the sounds this little thing can make. If you run it through some effects it sounds much more massive than it has any right to. Especially for the low price. I guess the only downside to this specific PO is the fact that it is much harder to make a full song with it than some other POs. It can only make drum sounds pretty much (there is a bass and synth sound but it is quite limited). But at least the one thing it does it does really well. At this price a no brainer!
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This thing is pure fun
akuwai 23.01.2020
This is my first PO and I've now lost hours playing with this thing.
It pack some serious punches.
Lots of features, great sound quality and I love this minimalistic design!
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Fun and easy
HIMA 25.04.2020
For what this costs, its killer. Actually handed it over to my little daughter and she picked it up really quickly and made some cool beats.
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