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After falling in love with the TX-6, I became enamored with the TP-7 (after years of turning my nose to the whole field series).

Last Sunday, it arrived in the mail. I eagerly opened it and started to play with the wheel while making some voice demos. And then I heard the clicking. Each rotation I could feel the whole machine glitch through part of the rotation, like a surface scratch on a turntable. All the wind left my sails- I put it away and opened up a return ticket on Amazon.

Monday after work, I powered it back on again. Playing around with it hoping some rotations would help it work the kink out. Googled and found there’s a way to recalibrate the motor. Recalibrated it twice and…. It worked.

When recording with the mic, you can definitely hear the disc rotating- which doesn’t bother me, but is worth pointing out. No more noticeable than recording to a tape deck though. But there’s no more clicking.

It’s really easy to pair with the tx-6. I’m still figuring out exactly how I’ll use it in a workflow as playing DJ Scratch with the wheel isn’t going to finish tracks.

So far what I’ve enjoyed using it for though-

-I’ve always got it on when I’m jamming. It’s super nice to be able to hit record and jot down an idea before pausing to try and think up a tempo. It’s also nice just being able to record a jam without much setup.

-Looping is a really nice feature and pretty easy to use. I’ve been layering up my OP-Z parts on the looper.

-pitch shifting samples is easy and fun.

-my goal is to basically have the tp-7 and tx-6 function like the tape track on the OP-1.

I don’t know how much the tp-7 adds to my sound sonically- but it’s really nice to have it to jot down ideas, and it’s a very inspiring piece of kit. Definitely not a necessity, but I’ve been really really enjoying it ever since figuring out the click issue.

Are there any cases for TP-7 that can stay on while the device is in use?

Picture this- I’m going on a hike with my bag full of extra succulents and vibes, and when I reach the summit I want to use my field recorder to capture the sound the earth makes. I pull out my TP-7, it slips- and now I’m stuck with a clicky tape wheel and a big ol’ dent in my device.

But seriously- I am clumsy. I know an Otterbox doesn’t really fit the aesthetic of TE gear, but some sort of case that allows access to the side buttons and mic so I can quickly pull out my device and record. I have the TECases TX-6 case that I really enjoy. I will probably get their TP-7 case if I can’t find something that fits what I’m looking for. But I am pretty stationary with my TX-6 and I actually would like to take the TP-7 on a hike and record fun sounds quickly without fumbling with a case (or worse fumbling without a case).

Thanks!

Love my TX-6 and GASing over the TP-7. Seems like a fun device that I absolutely do not need.

Learning some of the quirks of it, it seems like it can bring a lot of power to a setup. Question about using the TX-6 as an audio interface into the TP-7:

If I’m doing a multitrack recording from the TX-6 to TP-7: how easy is it to play back the whole master together with access to each in visual track? Say I make an error on one channel- can I just manually rewind to where I want to re-record, delete the track- and just record a new take over it? What if I wanted to overdub one of the tracks?

I love the idea of the TX-6 and TP-7 combining to basically make the tape flow workflow from the OP-1 to my whole setup, but I’m having trouble conceptualizing it with limited screen space on both devices.

I’m debating between op-XY, op-1f, and tp-7. I know they’re very different gear. And I know the overall specs on each of them. I’m mostly curious to see what pleasant surprises they’ve brought to your workflow.

I have an OG-1 and an OP-Z. So switching to the field or XY would be more of an upgrade than a whole new piece of kit. The TP-7 is the one I absolutely don’t need, but I find myself really drawn to it. I’ve been using the TX-6 for a while now and love it.