I have sold and bought the OP-1 twice now. At one point, I tried to replace my DAW and synths workflow with the single OP-1 unit. It didn't work. Three years later, I missed the OP-1 sounds and bought it on a whim, but I realized again how limited the sound palette is and its ability to work alongside non-OP-1 instruments. Both times, its aesthetic appeal and aspirational dream won over the rational me. It is a cool device. I will stick to Ableton Live, a few synths, and a midi controller.
You have to make sure where it's coming from - which of course we can't do from a single comment. For example, the best place where it could be coming from is self-expression. Owning and using something can be cultivating a relationship with oneself and also a signal for others, and if it's genuine, then it's basically communication of a very valid human need, which is self-expression and seeking the validation for it, thereby validation for oneself's existence and affiliation.
I'm so jealous. It's the one thing I lust after but can't justify. I wish I could rent one and see how bad it twists the knife towards pulling the credit card out.
It's always depressing to look back on the time I hopped on a backorder list for one then gave up after months of waiting only to have them gradually get more and more expensive when restocked. I really wanted to get one early on but dear lord they are so expensive now days.
