Addictive, bare-bones drum machine
Who needs fancy frills like an outer case when you've got the solid drum sounds, killer effects, and intuitive sequencing Teenage Engineering's Pocket Operator PO-12 Rhythm machine has to offer? Onboard this streamlined PC board, you'll find access to 16 tweakable drum sounds, a 16-step sequencer with 16 chainable patterns, and 16 effects you can use to sweeten things up. Components such as a Silicon Labs EFM32 Gecko MCU, a Cirrus Logic DAC, and a Knowles speaker deliver high-quality sound that raises even once-skeptical eyebrows among electronic-music enthusiasts.