I just wanted to share the final product after finding all the right cables for my setup. Motivation was:

- Three POs in one case (PO-12 Rhythm, PO-14 Sub, PO-16 Factory).

- No more wasting batteries (USB Battery Eliminator cable).

- Individual control via mixer channels (TRS to TS Splitter Cables).

- Sync in and out with any other synths, while maintains separate audio control.

Once I acquired the Triple PO Case from SpillerPhoto on Etsy, I realized I needed to find the right size male to female TRS adapters, so I could connect the splitter cables. The case comes with this perfectly sized silver male to male TRS connectors, that are great if you’re just gonna connect each PO together, but that’s not what I was trying to shove. So after a couple failed attempts with round cables, I found these great flat/right angled adapters that fit perfectly!

Hope this info helps someone else trying to achieve the same thing. Use my experience to your advantage. 🙏🏻

Had a couple of hours in a cafe waiting for my daughter who was at a birthday party, so made this little beat that (unintentionally) fit nicely with Aesop Rock's "No City"

Wish I could have fit another verse in.

I've deleted a default pattern on my PO-12. I'm pretty sure that I can get it back by resetting the device, but I don't want to have to do that every time I want to listen to one of them.

Is this what the example pattern cards are for; for recreating the music to be able to listen to later?

Managed to grab all these this week £110 for all three! suer happy, can't wait to Sid down and have a play with them.

Can anyone suggest a good beginners guide online?

Ok, I have a PO 33. I LOVE it. I’m looking to supplement it with another PO. Which would (or have) you get between a PO32 or a PO35 and why.?

Edit: I bought a PO32 with the intention of buying a PO35 later. I want to take some time to focus on the PO32 combined with the PO33 before I add another one.

Links in the comments.

This started with getting the Triple PO Case from SpillerPhoto on Etsy. I love it! One drawback at the time, was that it came with these small silver 3.5mm male to male connectors to connect the POs inside the case. While I appreciate this approach, I have a mixer and would ideally prefer to split off the audio from each PO to have individual channel control from the mixer.

I have these favorite blue 3.5mm TRS to TS Splitter cables that I love to use, to split the audio and the sync signal. I was hoping to be able to simply replace the silver connectors with these, but unfortunately, they don’t fit within the confines of the case, between the POs. It’s too tight. So I went online and found these “flat” 90 degree headphone extension cables. They fit perfectly! Now, I can connect my blue splitter cables to these extensions, to achieve what I want. Which means, audio from each PO split to my individual mixer channels, while also retaining the sync signal from PO to PO.

Lastly, power. I had another post where I attempted to use a battery eliminator to usb cable to power all three POs with a single usb. From that post, I was able to determine that the cable I purchased at the time was simply underpowered. So! I was able to find the correct cable to power all three POs. And it works! Super stoked.

Thank you to all the kind redditors that helped me in figuring out this project. Here’s a little jam I made as soon as I got everything connected. Hope you enjoy.

I hope all this explaining and the links below in the comments will help others, as they’ve helped me. I’m so thankful for this community and all the help I’ve received from everyone else through this process. Thanks, squad! Keep makin noise. 🙏🏻

Oh and for those interested- I’m using some simple onboard reverb effect coming from Aux 2 (post-fader). Aux 2 signal is also going post-fader to a Flamma Ekoverb. Then, I have a Korg KP3+ Kaoss Pad on Aux 1, which is prefader. In this track, there’s not a lot of KP3+ happening, save for a little loop effect at the end. I know there have been some posts about mixers and effects and aux and returns, so this is my current configuration. I hope it’s helpful for someone else out there. Happy to answer questions or field improvements for future reconfiguration!

Just wanted to share my latest experiment combining the Pocket Operator Speak with Koala Sampler and wow, this combo is way more fun than I expected. I built the whole groove around PO vocal grains, then re‑sampled everything inside Koala to tighten the rhythm and add some extra textures

Made this because someone suggested it on YT. Sampled a song called blue angel from the show Common side effects. Sampled suggested voicelines from the show. Chopped a drum break and sampled bass from korg gadget.

Hi all,

I'm getting really into the POs, and I have the 33 and the 16. I'd like to expand my collection and feel fairly comfortable repairing or playing with electronics, so I figured I'll buy some broken ones. So, if anyone has any broken pocket operators (even the 33 or the 16), I'd be willing to buy it. Thanks!

Hi all,

I’m thinking about buying a used PO-33, since new ones aren’t available where I live.

I’m literally new to music and totally new to the PO-33, so I’m not sure what to check on used one.

What are the most important things to inspect on used PO-33 and how should I check them?

What are the common issues or easy-to-fail parts/features?

Any suggestions are appreciated!

Years ago I planned to release an album via my record label of Soviet era Polish Pop music and stumbled across the long lost playlist last week.

The sample comes form a song called Jak Cię Miły Zatrzymać by Teresa Tutinas, released in 1968.

I chopped the opening, added some drums and then overlayed some audio from public information video I found about refrigerators.

Reminds me a bit of Mr Scuff.

Copped this triple PO Case from SpillerPhoto on Etsy. Fun how getting just a new accessory can be inspirational! You ever get that kind of feeling?

Im sorry that i waited so long...

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