Old fashioned Cassette Recorder (biscuit tin)

Old fashioned Cassette Recorder (biscuit tin)
Old fashioned Cassette Recorder (biscuit tin)

I had one of these years ago. In fact, I had a number of these. But one that was very like this one. I think it was the Ferguson that was almost identical to this. It was excellent. Ok, not excellent, but really good for its time. I used it to record all sorts of things and amassed a huge cassette collection, and have very little of it left.

Even so, now I have a nice tin. I’ve decided to use it for field recording accessories. That seems like an appropriate use for it.

The OP-1 Antenna

OP-1 Antenna
OP-1 Antenna

I’ve always wanted to try out the FM radio on the OP-1 for sampling, but, until now, I’ve not had the actual antenna to do this. Not so anymore!

OP-1 Antenna
OP-1 Antenna

This is an awesome Christmas present, a tiny box with delicate tissue paper inside.

OP-1 Antenna
OP-1 Antenna

And nicely wrapped up inside was the FM antenna. Small, neat, functional. Just what you’d expect from Teenage Engineering.

OP-1 Antenna tissue paper
OP-1 Antenna tissue paper

But the tissue paper itself was a revelation! It is beautifully printed with all the OP-1 accessories. Really nicely done.

OP-1 Antenna tissue paper
OP-1 Antenna tissue paper

And here’s the antenna sitting on the tissue wrap.

OP-1 Antenna
OP-1 Antenna

And finally in the OP-1 itself.

I’ve only had a brief try with this in the OP-1. Recording some random FM radio and using it as drum samples. It’s pretty good though, so expect a few strange OP-1 drum kits in due course.

SoundLab Play Space: Studio Amplify

SoundLab Play Space
SoundLab Play Space

These guys are pretty amazing actually. I’ve been following their NOiZE app for a long time now and it’s nearly ready for prime time. I’m glad to have been a part of the journey that they’ve been on and I’m pleased that they were able to be SoundLab’s Play Space event at NESTA last month.

Mark and Ed using LoopTree at the SoundLab Play Space

SoundLab Play Space
SoundLab Play Space

Ed from LoopTree (Coding Cod) was an absolute star at the Play Space and helped lots of people get to grips with looping where they’d never done it before. I liked this photo a lot as it also has Mark from Heart n Soul in it.