Pocket Operators, Simple Battery-Powered Pocket Synthesizers

Rollin Bishop
May 14, 2015

Pocket Operators are simple battery-powered pocket synthesizers by Teenage Engineering and Cheap Monday. The devices come in three forms: the PO-12 Rhythm, the PO-14 Sub, and the PO-16 Factory. Even better, the three can be chained together for more complex mixing.

Choose your weapon: PO-12 Rhythm to lay down a looping drum sequence, PO-14 Sub to drop some wobbly bass or PO-16 Factory for mixing melodies. Each cool pocket music gizmo is easy to pick up, but jam-packed with adjustable effects to get even seasoned mixologist’s fingers twiddling.