teenage engineering OP-XY
groovebox
Panel
Our drawing, from cited dimensions.
The box
- Kind
- groovebox
- Clock
- sends clock · out: midi-din/usb/sync · in: midi-din/usb
- Audio
- stereo main out · USB audio · audio in
- Voices
- 8 assignables
- Cited to
- OP-XY full guide, v1.1.15
- Maker’s page
- teenage.engineering
| Voice | Count | Notes | Roles it declares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track | 8 | 24 | kick, sub, bass-mid, snare, clap, rim, ghost-perc, closed-hat, open-hat, ride, metallic, tom, noise, texture, pad, lead, stab, arp, acid, vox-chop, riser, impact, sweep |
Provenance
The same counts the audit prints.
64 of 64 values provisional. 1 of 1 ranges cited to the OP-XY full guide v1.1.15.
A point is the setting to dial, and it counts as cited only where a document prints that value. A range is the control’s own limits, and mood may move a value only inside a cited range, so 0 parameters here declare an axis that cannot move.
| Points | Total | Manual | Observed | Provisional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Ranges | Total | Manual | Observed | Unverified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bounds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 of 23 capability facts cited to a document, 1 cited against. 2 facts were looked for and the manual does not state them.
- Read, answers no
io.individualOuts
p.3 lists every jack: one 3.5 mm stereo line-out, one multi-out, midi in, line-in and usb-c. The multi-out carries a stereo aux send in its audio mode (p.115), which is a routable send rather than a per-track individual out, and it is unavailable whenever the port is doing anything else.
manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.3
- Read, does not say
clock.preferredSource
No page argues this box should lead a rig rather than follow one. Sending clock is documented three times (pp.87, 113, 114) and receiving once in words (p.88), which is a difference in coverage rather than a printed preference.
features.sidechain.fromExternalAudio
Reachable on the evidence and stated on no page. p.46 lets duck take any of the 8 auxiliary tracks as its source and p.59 makes auxiliary track 5 the external audio input, but neither page mentions the other, and joining them would be my inference rather than the manual’s claim.
Panel span: maker — teenage engineering OP-XY product page, 288 x 102 mm
Parameter sources
Every authored parameter, and the page behind each of its claims. Open a name.
kick role
ENGINE 2 recipes
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler kick, tight and forward kick · hard provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler Drum sampler kick, round and long kick · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 2 recipes
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler kick, tight and forward kick · hard provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output Drum sampler kick, round and long kick · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
sub role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options hardsync sub, sealed under the kick sub · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options hardsync sub, sealed under the kick sub · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato
bass-mid role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options prism bass, detuned across the mids bass-mid · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX I 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options prism bass, detuned across the mids bass-mid · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options prism bass, detuned across the mids bass-mid · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato
snare role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler snare, cracked snare · hard provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler snare, cracked snare · hard provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
clap role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler clap, wide clap · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler clap, wide clap · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
rim role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler rim, dry rim · clean provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler rim, dry rim · clean provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
ghost-perc role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler shaker, under the beat ghost-perc · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler shaker, under the beat ghost-perc · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
closed-hat role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler closed hat, clipped closed-hat · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler closed hat, clipped closed-hat · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
open-hat role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler open hat, closing open-hat · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler open hat, closing open-hat · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
ride role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler ride, let ring ride · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler ride, let ring ride · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
metallic role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options wavetable bell, inharmonic metallic · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX I 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options wavetable bell, inharmonic metallic · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options wavetable bell, inharmonic metallic · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato
tom role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler tom, low and dropping tom · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler tom, low and dropping tom · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
noise role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler noise burst, struck on the grid noise · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler FX I 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler noise burst, struck on the grid noise · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler noise burst, struck on the grid noise · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
texture role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve bed, barely pitched texture · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX II 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve bed, barely pitched texture · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve bed, barely pitched texture · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato
pad role
ENGINE 2 recipes
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve pad, tonal noise pad · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable axis pad, slow strings pad · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX I 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options axis pad, slow strings pad · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb FX II 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve pad, tonal noise pad · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAY MODE 2 recipes
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve pad, tonal noise pad · dark provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato axis pad, slow strings pad · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato RATIO 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options axis pad, slow strings pad · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.93 0…100
lead role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options prism lead, wide and cutting lead · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX I 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options prism lead, wide and cutting lead · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options prism lead, wide and cutting lead · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato
stab role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options hardsync stab, jabbed stab · hard provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options hardsync stab, jabbed stab · hard provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato
arp role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options simple through the arpeggio player arp · clean provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX II 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options simple through the arpeggio player arp · clean provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAYER PATTERN 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options simple through the arpeggio player arp · clean provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.33 up · down · up/down · up/repeat/down · random · play order
acid role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options simple squelch through distortion acid · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX I 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options simple squelch through distortion acid · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options simple squelch through distortion acid · dirty provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato
vox-chop role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options One-shot sampler vocal, played across the keys vox-chop · clean provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options One-shot sampler vocal, played across the keys vox-chop · clean provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options One-shot sampler vocal, played across the keys vox-chop · clean provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
riser role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options hardsync riser, the note ramping up into the change riser · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX II 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options hardsync riser, the note ramping up into the change riser · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options hardsync riser, the note ramping up into the change riser · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato STEP COMPONENT · RAMP UP 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options hardsync riser, the note ramping up into the change riser · bright provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.31 ramp 2 steps 1 octave · ramp 3 steps 1 octave · ramp 4 steps 1 octave · ramp 5 steps 1 octave · ramp 6 steps 1 octave · ramp 2 steps 3 octaves · ramp 3 steps 3 octaves · ramp 4 steps 3 octaves · ramp 5 steps 3 octaves · ramp 6 steps 3 octaves
impact role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler impact on the change impact · hard provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §18 pp.77-83, one sampler per section one shot synth sampler · drum sampler · multisampler SAMPLE SOURCE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options Drum sampler impact on the change impact · hard provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.59 mic · headset · audio input · usb audio · main output
sweep role
ENGINE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve pad with the filter walked across the section sweep · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §20 pp.93-101, one engine per page axis · dissolve · epiano · external · hardsync · organ · prism · simple · wavetable FX II 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve pad with the filter walked across the section sweep · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, §21 pp.103-108, one effect per section chorus · delay · distortion · lofi · phaser · reverb PLAY MODE 1 recipe
Recipe Role · character Value cited to Bounds or options cited to Bounds or options dissolve pad with the filter walked across the section sweep · soft provisional manual — OP-XY full guide v1.1.15, p.43 poly · mono · legato
One row per recipe, because one name can be read off more than one page: this box authors 64 values across 25 recipes, and a list de-duplicated by name would keep one citation and drop the rest.
What it can play
25 recipes across 23 roles.
- kickhard · soft2 recipes
- subdark1 recipe
- bass-middirty1 recipe
- snarehard1 recipe
- clapbright1 recipe
- rimclean1 recipe
- ghost-percsoft1 recipe
- closed-hatbright1 recipe
- open-hatdark1 recipe
- ridebright1 recipe
- metallicbright1 recipe
- tomdark1 recipe
- noisedirty1 recipe
- texturesoft1 recipe
- padsoft · dark2 recipes
- leadbright1 recipe
- stabhard1 recipe
- arpclean1 recipe
- aciddirty1 recipe
- vox-chopclean1 recipe
- riserbright1 recipe
- impacthard1 recipe
- sweepsoft1 recipe
On its own
Resolved against each direction with nothing else in the rig.
- Acid Lineage4 of 4 essential parts, 5 of 5 including what the direction can do withoutacid · kick · closed-hat · clap · sub
- Ambient Dub7 of 7 essential parts, 8 of 12 including what the direction can do withoutpad · sub · bass-mid · kick · rim · texture · ride · noise
- Breakbeat7 of 7 essential parts, 9 of 9 including what the direction can do withoutsnare · kick · sub · closed-hat · rim · ghost-perc · ghost-perc · tom · pad
- Drone Study1 of 1 essential partstexture
- Drum and Bass4 of 4 essential parts, 7 of 7 including what the direction can do withoutsub · kick · snare · closed-hat · open-hat · ghost-perc · pad
- Generative Drift4 of 4 essential parts, 8 of 8 including what the direction can do withoutpad · sub · arp · closed-hat · metallic · ghost-perc · texture · sweep
- Hard Techno7 of 7 essential parts, 8 of 10 including what the direction can do withoutkick · sub · closed-hat · lead · snare · tom · open-hat · ride
- Hip-Hop4 of 4 essential parts, 8 of 9 including what the direction can do withoutvox-chop · kick · snare · closed-hat · sub · clap · stab · texture
- Industrial Techno8 of 9 essential parts, 10 of 13 including what the direction can do withoutkick · sub · closed-hat · clap · bass-mid · open-hat · stab · riser · impact · sweep
- Lydian House5 of 5 essential parts, 8 of 8 including what the direction can do withoutpad · bass-mid · kick · closed-hat · clap · stab · open-hat · ghost-perc
- Major-Key Electro6 of 8 essential partskick · snare · bass-mid · closed-hat · lead · arp
- Relay2 of 2 essential partsbass-mid · lead
- Slow Noir5 of 5 essential parts, 7 of 7 including what the direction can do withoutlead · pad · sub · texture · rim · ride · ghost-perc
- Weave5 of 5 essential parts, 8 of 8 including what the direction can do withoutkick · sub · tom · closed-hat · ghost-perc · rim · open-hat · metallic
A rig is more than one box. These are what teenage engineering OP-XY covers alone, which is the floor rather than what it will do beside something else.