[birracerveza]

I bought an OP-1 field on a whim because I saw one used like new at -25% its original price and I couldn't resist. I expected to immediately regret it because it's very, very costly and I never produced music, but after a couple weeks with it I am very glad I bought it, it is a lot of fun to use. It's very powerful and also very limited at the same time, which is a good thing because you don't have to overthink things, just record. It's so simple you can use it with your eyes closed after a week.

Yes, you can spend $200 to get bitwig + an akai mpk which does so much more... But it's a completely different experience, and you will likely just get lost in the near infinite amount of parameters.

You could also buy an SP-404 and other professional gear and stay way below what you would pay a single Op-1 (nevermind the field) but then you have N pieces of unwieldy equipment instead of a slick, portable one.

It is a very unique piece of gear. It's definitely way overpriced though... Maybe deservedly so, it's one of those products whose value is greater than the sum of its parts.

Still, at the end of the day, it's a toy. If you want to have fun, buy it. If you want to actually produce music, look at professional equipment.