Maker

Teenage Engineering

Swedish electronics company

Teenage Engineering is a Swedish electronics company founded in 2005, known for the OP-1 synthesizer and the compact Pocket Operator instruments.

Models

  • Teenage Engineering PO-16 factory

    Sweden

    The Teenage Engineering PO-16 Factory is a pocket-sized lead synthesizer in the Pocket Operator series, offering melodic synth voices, a sequencer, and effects in a compact unit.

  • Teenage Engineering OP–1

    Synthesizer · Sweden

    The Teenage Engineering OP-1, released in 2011, is a compact all-in-one portable synthesizer, sampler, and sequencer with a minimalist design, a small color display, and a playful, deep feature set that made it a cult favorite for sketching and performance.

  • Teenage Engineering PO-20 arcade

    Sweden

    The Teenage Engineering PO-20 Arcade is a pocket-sized synthesizer in the Pocket Operator series themed around video-game sounds, with chiptune-style voices, a sequencer, and effects.

  • OP–1 field

    Drum machine · Sweden

    The OP-1 Field, released in 2022, is Teenage Engineering's premium update to the OP-1 portable synthesizer, sampler, and sequencer, adding stereo throughout, longer battery life, Bluetooth MIDI, and improved connectivity in a refined aluminum body.

  • Teenage Engineering PO-14 sub

    Sweden

    The Teenage Engineering PO-14 Sub is a pocket-sized bass synthesizer in the Pocket Operator series, with a built-in sequencer and microtuning, designed for sub-bass and melodic bass lines.

  • Teenage Engineering PO-12 rhythm

    Sweden

    The Teenage Engineering PO-12 Rhythm is a pocket-sized drum machine in the Pocket Operator series, offering sixteen editable drum sounds, a step sequencer, and effects in a calculator-style unit.

  • Pocket Operators

    Drum machine · Sweden

    Pocket Operators are a line of ultra-compact, affordable, calculator-sized instruments from Teenage Engineering, introduced in 2015. Each unit focuses on a role such as rhythm, bass, lead, or sampling, with a small LCD, a built-in sequencer, and sync, designed for pocketable, playful music-making.

  • Teenage Engineering PO-33 K.O!

    Sweden

    The Teenage Engineering PO-33 K.O! is a pocket-sized micro sampler in the Pocket Operator series, letting users record short samples, play them melodically, and sequence them with built-in effects.

Sources

Categories

  • Technical line drawing of Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

    Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.

  • Drum Machines

    Programmable rhythm machines, drum synthesizers, and related beat-making instruments.

  • Samplers

    Hardware samplers and production workstations centered on sample playback or sequencing.

Representative model

  • Teenage Engineering OP–1

    Synthesizer · Sweden

    The Teenage Engineering OP-1, released in 2011, is a compact all-in-one portable synthesizer, sampler, and sequencer with a minimalist design, a small color display, and a playful, deep feature set that made it a cult favorite for sketching and performance.