CLOSER LOOK IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE THE GUTS OF AN OLD CALCULATOR,
but Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operator is actually a powerful music- production
center. Record up to 40 seconds of anything with its built-in microphone, then press
the little gizmo’s buttons to produce prerecorded synth notes, drum strokes, and other
sounds. Adjust the tempo, tweak the pitch, and add effects. It won’t break the bank
either: This gadget runs just $89 in a market where gear can cost 10 times as much.THE BEAT
IS CHEAP
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PROPSTYLING^BYJJCHANFOR^ HALLEY^ RESOURCESby Rob Verger / photograph by Claire Benoist