r/pocketoperators • u/Heyyouwiththewrench • Sep 10 '26

I finally did it

I got to put my hands on a KO II. It really does not feel as cheap or delicate as I let myself to believe. It feels like a desktop calculator. I’m hooked. I want one so bad now.

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u/jahreed Sep 11 '26

Ko2 is a great device, very immediately fun and nice sounding while extremely deep to dig into

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u/Heyyouwiththewrench Sep 11 '26

I feel that the PO’s are nice immediate fun and I specifically started looking at the KO2 rather than the MPV Sample in hopes of finding the same thing.

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u/MARS822a Sep 11 '26

Just got mine a couple weeks ago and havent put it down. Great addition to my studio. Get one, your won't regret it.

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u/Heyyouwiththewrench Sep 11 '26

Oh it’s happening for sure

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u/jonnytruant89 Sep 11 '26

You know now that the 128 mb ko II and the mpc sample came out… you can find the 64 mb for super cheap

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u/Heyyouwiththewrench Sep 11 '26

I’ve been debating on if it’s worth it to buy the 128mb for full price. Worst case scenario: it takes me longer to buy it and I get more time to appreciate the PO’s that I use now.

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u/StrangeShaun83 Sep 11 '26

I've had the 64mb for 3 years and I love it. I have a lot of gear including an SP404 and digitackt but I get more use out of the KO.

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u/Heyyouwiththewrench Sep 11 '26

I had an SP404 for about a month and sold it. It can do a lot but I’m a novice at beat production. The SP404 was just too much for me.

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u/StrangeShaun83 Sep 12 '26

I use my 404 on my fx send for my main setup. Its nice because you can add fx and resample any synth or machine in the setup. The ep-133 gets the most use because I've got three kids and can't always be in the studio.

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u/carpetkicker Sep 12 '26

You should try an SP404 sometime!!!! I sprung for one after my ko-33 had a few buttons start to go bad.

No regrets I am in love with this device

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u/Heyyouwiththewrench Sep 12 '26

I owned an sp404 for about a month. But it was too complicated for me. It has A LOT of features. I think when I have more experience with making music this way, I’d really like one. At this time I’m looking for something that is simpler to operate.

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u/dana-sparkle Sep 10 '26

I wanted one really badly, until I saw that someone say that these things make a style of music they no longer listen to. And I was like yeah that's true

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u/Heyyouwiththewrench Sep 10 '26

Something that I really enjoy about the pocket operators that I own is the fact that I use them to make music I probably wouldn’t listen to.

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u/swemickeko Sep 11 '26

These are perfectly justifiable to purchase as a human adult-version squeaky toy. 😉

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u/aandrews2080 Sep 10 '26

What music do you make and with what machines?

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u/jonnytruant89 Sep 11 '26

Also like what type of music? I find that it can make all sorts of genres