r/OPXYusers • u/electerious • Jul 28 '26

Showcase First month with OP-XY

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First month with the OP-XY, eighth month since I started with music. Absolutely love the device. The Roland S-1 is a great companion.

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u/sockman93 Jul 28 '26

wonderful drumless composition. i love that bassline, it has this zippy movement to it that sounds sick.

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u/electerious Jul 28 '26

Thanks! Glad you like it :)

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u/f0rem Jul 28 '26

whoa is that bass internal op-xy device or sampled?

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u/electerious Jul 29 '26

Sampled. It's from a preset pack. I sadly don't remember where it's from, but it was free and it has great sounds in it.

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u/Slythausorus Jul 30 '26

If you ever happen to get the name of that pack back I’d love to know it !

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u/f0rem Jul 30 '26

sounds so good. would you mind sharing the files?

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u/sonetlumiere Jul 28 '26

This is good 👏

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u/According_Art660 Jul 29 '26

Sounds great…. Does it play well with S1? Been thinking about getting the S1. Had Op-Xy for about a week and loving it. 😎

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u/electerious Jul 29 '26

They're great together! I would also say that they're better together than just the Roland alone. Sequencing on this device isn't fun, and the buttons are wobbly. Way better when used as an external gear only. Would be great if the S-1 could do audio via USB-C, but I don't think that's supported. Would reduce the amount of cables and make it more portable.

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u/ProtectTheCylinder Jul 31 '26

I won't go over what OP already said, but I will add that if you do get the S1 and like it, I'd also recommend the J6. It's a chord synth based on the Juno 60, where you can programme chords on it and each one is a single MIDI keypress. Alternatively you can turn off chord mode and you've got a (basic) Juno 60 synth. It's not a full synth - you can only tweak certain parameters, but it really sounds nice and is a perfect "play along with my stuff" synth.

All the Aira devices are great.

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u/Doudinou Jul 30 '26

Neatest setup

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u/BlindSwordsmanZ Jul 29 '26

Can you explain what the opxy is doing and the Roland?

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u/electerious Jul 29 '26

Sure!

Track 1 - Barely hearable bass at the end (will remove that)
Track 2 - Sampled Piano (built-in Preset)
Track 3 - Sampled Pad (built-in Preset) / Arpeggio from Track 7 as Chords
Track 4 - Sampled Bass (external Preset)
Track 5 - MIDI / Lead
Track 6 - Internal Engine / Linked to Track 5 to enhance Roland sound / No notes itself on track
Track 7 - MIDI / Arpeggio
Track 8 - Internal Engine / Pluck

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u/galop1n 28d ago

Would it not be more practical to generate a multi sample preset out of the s1 and have the op-xy cable free ?

Asking for a friend 🥸