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title: "Pocket Operator PO-14 Sub Bass Synthesizer and Sequencer"
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# 1 month battery life on 2xAAA 16 punch-in effects & pattern chains 15 synth & micro drum sounds Pocket Operator PO-14 Sub Bass Synthesizer and Sequencer

**Brand:** teenage engineering
**Price:** £121.84
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎵 Pocket-sized bass beast for the beatmakers on the go!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Pocket Operator PO-14 Sub Bass Synthesizer and Sequencer by teenage engineering
- **How much does it cost?** £121.84 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- teenage engineering enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted teenage engineering brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Deep Bass Mastery:** Craft rich, punchy basslines with 16 bass-oriented play styles that make your tracks stand out.
- • **Endurance for Creators:** Runs on 2xAAA batteries with up to 1 month of playtime—no interruptions to your creative flow.
- • **Pocket-Sized Powerhouse:** Carry a full synth studio in your pocket—ultra-portable and ready to jam anywhere.
- • **Studio-Quality Sound Output:** Built-in speaker or 3.5mm line out delivers crisp stereo sound for headphones or external rigs.
- • **Dynamic Sequencing & Effects:** Build complex beats with 16 pattern chains and tweak sounds live using 16 punch-in effects.

## Overview

The Teenage Engineering PO-14 Sub Bass Synthesizer and Sequencer is a compact, battery-powered music device featuring 15 synthesizer and micro drum sounds, 16 punch-in effects, and pattern chaining capabilities. Crafted from basswood and weighing just 59g, it offers studio-quality stereo sound via built-in speaker or line out, making it perfect for portable music creation and live performance.

## Description

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Review: Definitely not just a toy. - I picked this up thinking it would be a fun toy to fiddle around with on the couch. These things are shockingly serious music gear & sound incredible. They are obviously feature limited but for the price, they can't be beat in terms of quality & ease of use. Once you learn the basics of one unit, the features mostly carry to the other units. The bass tones are nice & punchy with just enough grit to feel powerful. Punching in FX turns a blippy bass into early 90s style acid goodness. The micro drum machine built into sound 16 is just enough to give you a backbeat to sequence your bassline along to if you don't have any other rhythm & the stupid easy pattern chaining makes it quite fast to program longer phrases. I'm enjoying the Pocket Operators so much that picking the full size OP-1 is definitely looking like a possibility...
Review: Gotta Have Bass - This is the most limited of all Pocket Operators, but that doesn't make it bad. Lots of fun to play with, plenty of fun to jam on, but not great for your only unit. You need to combine this with another PO, such as the PO-28 Robot which would be the lead guitar to this bass. This review will be for people already familiar with POs since it is meant to work in combination with the rest. If you're totally new to the Pocket Operator line I'd say start with either the PO-22 Arcade for 8-bit chiptunes, or the PO-12 or P0-32 which are more complete drum sequencers that work well on their own. On to the Bass... Pros: Thumping basslines. Other Pocket Operators have bass, but this one is specifically tuned to make really awesome bass grooves. I put on some good-quality headphones and in a few minutes with this and a PO-28 Robot hooked up I was making such rocking tunes that I was dancing in my seat. Fun fun fun. This thing will get a room full of people on the dance floor. MSRP is $10 less than POs, so the price is in line with the reduced function as a bass-only-unit. Like all other POs, can chain sequences and sync to other POs allowing for all sorts of play options. Also has a mini drum sequencer in place of sound 16, so you can make full-fledged tunes (or at least drums and bass) on this one unit. Cons: Monophonic. Other POs tend to have up to 4 voices, split between their drum machine and other functions. The sub only has one voice for its throbbing bassline, meaning that trying to do things like punch in extra bass on the fly will just cut out the current voice. This limits the live play options a little, you can't really harmonize this unit at all in live play. However, like all POs it contains plenty of options for effects and bending your notes so you can play with it- just in a specific and limited way compared to other units. Overall: This may be the second unit you need to have alongside any other PO. As I said, I hooked this up with the PO-28 Robot and used the Robot as a lead synth. The combination had my head bobbing and my feet tapping. I'd set the Bass to a good bassline pattern (maybe 3x rhythm patterns and 1x break) than jam out lead on the Robot. When I finish a phrase with the robot I could switch to punch in some live effects on the Bass. Back and forth a few times, and I had a killer live set going. For this price and easy of play, you'd be hard-pressed to find anything on the market that can compete. The closest is the Korg Volca line, where one Volca can cost as much as two Pocket Operators. The Bass is the perfect unit to explain the PO line. Sure, it's limited. There are lots of things you can't do with it. Then again, the unit allows so much expression for so little investment. Pair the Bass with another cheap PO, (and look up some YouTube videos because the included manual is worthless), and you'll be making some record-worthy tunes in minutes. Professional musicians may quickly be annoyed with the limitations of a unit like the Bass, but for me, this is just SO. MUCH. FUN. Would you rather invest a lot more money and time into a unit like the Volca or beyond, or do you just want a portable Pocket Calculator you can take on the train and jam out on your tray table? That's why I love a Pocket Operator like the Bass. I can whip it out on the bus on my way to a destination, spend 5 minutes messing around with patterns, and by the time I get home I'm running to grab an audio recorder to capture my creations. Love the POs. Get one today.

## Features

- pocket-sized sound – discover real synthesizer engines, 15 sounds and micro drum, all in one tiny pocket synthesizer.
- sequence and add effects – sequence your beats. the nano sized PO-14 also includes 16 punch-in effects to enhance and modify your sounds, get creative and tweak your compositions in any direction. use 16 pattern chains to put them together and build your track.
- feel the bass – create deep bassline beats with 16 punch-in bass oriented play styles.
- studio quality sound – use the built-in speaker or the 3.5 mm line out to connect your headphones, like M-1, or plug into an external speaker like OB–4, to hear your tracks and in full stereo.
- a wall of sound in your pocket – pocket operators are small and ultra-portable music devices that can be used individually, together, or with other compatible gear. each edition is battery powered (2xAAA) with 1 month battery life and 2 year standby time. you'll also find a folding stand, clock and alarm clock function.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00W40PCES |
| Best Sellers Rank | #16,938 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #11 in Drum Machines |
| Body Material | Bass Wood |
| Brand | Teenage Engineering |
| Brand Name | Teenage Engineering |
| Color | Multicolor |
| Connector Type | Auxiliary |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 471 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 07350073030491 |
| Included Components | Cirrus Logic DAC, Silicon Labs EFM 32 Gecko MCU, Knowles Speaker |
| Item Dimensions | 7 x 3.5 x 0.2 inches |
| Item Weight | 59 g |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 7 x 3.5 x 0.2 inches |
| Manufacturer | Cascio Interstate Music |
| Material | Silicone |
| Model Name | PO 14 |
| Model Number | TE010AS014 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Part Number | PO 14 Sub (bass) |
| Set Name | Pocket Operators |
| UPC | 142200961993 714573520734 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1 year limited manufacturer warranty. |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Teenage Engineering
- **Color:** Multicolor
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 7 x 3.5 x 0.2 inches
- **Material:** Bass Wood
- **Model Name:** PO 14

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Definitely not just a toy.
*by B***M on September 3, 2015*

I picked this up thinking it would be a fun toy to fiddle around with on the couch. These things are shockingly serious music gear & sound incredible. They are obviously feature limited but for the price, they can't be beat in terms of quality & ease of use. Once you learn the basics of one unit, the features mostly carry to the other units. The bass tones are nice & punchy with just enough grit to feel powerful. Punching in FX turns a blippy bass into early 90s style acid goodness. The micro drum machine built into sound 16 is just enough to give you a backbeat to sequence your bassline along to if you don't have any other rhythm & the stupid easy pattern chaining makes it quite fast to program longer phrases. I'm enjoying the Pocket Operators so much that picking the full size OP-1 is definitely looking like a possibility...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gotta Have Bass
*by P***L on March 10, 2018*

This is the most limited of all Pocket Operators, but that doesn't make it bad. Lots of fun to play with, plenty of fun to jam on, but not great for your only unit. You need to combine this with another PO, such as the PO-28 Robot which would be the lead guitar to this bass. This review will be for people already familiar with POs since it is meant to work in combination with the rest. If you're totally new to the Pocket Operator line I'd say start with either the PO-22 Arcade for 8-bit chiptunes, or the PO-12 or P0-32 which are more complete drum sequencers that work well on their own. On to the Bass... Pros: Thumping basslines. Other Pocket Operators have bass, but this one is specifically tuned to make really awesome bass grooves. I put on some good-quality headphones and in a few minutes with this and a PO-28 Robot hooked up I was making such rocking tunes that I was dancing in my seat. Fun fun fun. This thing will get a room full of people on the dance floor. MSRP is $10 less than POs, so the price is in line with the reduced function as a bass-only-unit. Like all other POs, can chain sequences and sync to other POs allowing for all sorts of play options. Also has a mini drum sequencer in place of sound 16, so you can make full-fledged tunes (or at least drums and bass) on this one unit. Cons: Monophonic. Other POs tend to have up to 4 voices, split between their drum machine and other functions. The sub only has one voice for its throbbing bassline, meaning that trying to do things like punch in extra bass on the fly will just cut out the current voice. This limits the live play options a little, you can't really harmonize this unit at all in live play. However, like all POs it contains plenty of options for effects and bending your notes so you can play with it- just in a specific and limited way compared to other units. Overall: This may be the second unit you need to have alongside any other PO. As I said, I hooked this up with the PO-28 Robot and used the Robot as a lead synth. The combination had my head bobbing and my feet tapping. I'd set the Bass to a good bassline pattern (maybe 3x rhythm patterns and 1x break) than jam out lead on the Robot. When I finish a phrase with the robot I could switch to punch in some live effects on the Bass. Back and forth a few times, and I had a killer live set going. For this price and easy of play, you'd be hard-pressed to find anything on the market that can compete. The closest is the Korg Volca line, where one Volca can cost as much as two Pocket Operators. The Bass is the perfect unit to explain the PO line. Sure, it's limited. There are lots of things you can't do with it. Then again, the unit allows so much expression for so little investment. Pair the Bass with another cheap PO, (and look up some YouTube videos because the included manual is worthless), and you'll be making some record-worthy tunes in minutes. Professional musicians may quickly be annoyed with the limitations of a unit like the Bass, but for me, this is just SO. MUCH. FUN. Would you rather invest a lot more money and time into a unit like the Volca or beyond, or do you just want a portable Pocket Calculator you can take on the train and jam out on your tray table? That's why I love a Pocket Operator like the Bass. I can whip it out on the bus on my way to a destination, spend 5 minutes messing around with patterns, and by the time I get home I'm running to grab an audio recorder to capture my creations. Love the POs. Get one today.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic little gadget for aspiring DJ gift
*by D***E on February 14, 2019*

I was frantically looking for a decent yet inexpensive gift for my aspiring DJs 16th birthday. After google searching I found this! He loves it! Im just a mom and thought this was a new sort of gadget but he immediately knew what it was because of Andrew Huang and was very excited so that was a pleasant surpeise to me. He is already using it for bass lines and when we go on road trips he is happy to use it. He wishes it had more drum selection like snare and high hat and beyter drum selection but for the price I paid there really are no complaints. He now wants all of them of course :) I'm very happy I found this..apparently you cant go wrong with with a Pocket Operator

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- teenage engineering CA-X Silicon pro-case for Pocket Operators with Built-in Battery Protection and Anti-Slip feet (Black)
- Teenage Engineering MC-3 Mini sync Cables for Audio and syncing Units with Each Other Like Pocket Operators (Pack of 3)

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