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It’s one of the most buzzed-about instruments in the marketplace today, and one of the most identifiable. About the size of an old Casio SK-1, the OP-1 is a synthesizer, drum machine, multitrack recorder, sequencer and sampler. </p>\n\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">While nobody can deny the design or build quality, many people have balked at the price and usability; it’s not the best-sounding synth or drum machine, and the recording and sequencing features aren’t exactly robust. For many, the limitations make it just a toy. For Sleigh Bells’ Derek Miller however, those same limitations are what make it the perfect synth for writing pop songs.</p></div></div><div rbma-video-block=\"\" id=\"body-1\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-video alignment-center ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><!-- ngIf: videoID && !withOptions --><div class=\"video-frame ng-scope\" ng-if=\"videoID &amp;&amp; !withOptions\"> <!-- ngIf: !showPoster || !block.poster --> <div ng-init=\"showPoster = true\" ng-click=\"showPoster=false\"> <!-- ngIf: showPoster && block.poster --><div class=\"video-frame__poster has-video-play-button ng-scope\" ng-if=\"showPoster &amp;&amp; block.poster\"> <div class=\"fill-container ng-isolate-scope\" background-image=\"true\" rbma-image=\"block.poster\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https://media.redbullmusicacademy.com/assets/maxresdefault.19cd828d.jpg?auto=format&amp;w=700&quot;);\"></div> </div><!-- end ngIf: showPoster && block.poster --> </div> </div><!-- end ngIf: videoID && !withOptions --> <div class=\"figure__caption\" bind-compiled-html=\"block.video.caption|inlinemarkdown\"><span class=\"ng-scope\">OP-1 Rhythm &amp; Track</span></div> <!-- ngIf: withOptions --></div><div rbma-text-block=\"\" id=\"body-2\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-text style-normal ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><div bind-compiled-html=\"block.text | markdown\"><p class=\"text-question ng-scope\"><strong>What are specific strengths of the OP-1 that make it suited to songwriters?</strong></p>\n\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">I mainly use the drum sounds to sketch out quick beats, loop those using the loop function on a Roland Cube combo amp, and play guitar and/or synth on top. I’ll then record those fragments into my iPhone voice recorder for later reference. This is the quickest and easiest way for me to get ideas down. I actually consider this pre-production. I play back these ideas when I’m hanging out with my friend Shane Stoneback, who is also our engineer, at which point I’ll begin the process of building and arranging the instrumental using my sound library. It’s important that I restrict myself to the OP-1 sounds initially. Occasionally one of the “stock” sounds makes it on an album track, but I always augment it in some way using my own sounds.</p>\n\n<p class=\"text-question ng-scope\"><strong>What are some Sleigh Bells songs that began as ideas on the OP-1?</strong></p>\n\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">Pretty much everything for our third release!</p>\n\n<p class=\"text-question ng-scope\"><strong>What are limitations of the OP-1 that you’ve come to embrace?</strong></p></div></div><div rbma-quote-block=\"\" id=\"body-3\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-quote alignment-left size-medium ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><blockquote> <div ng-bind-html=\"block.text | markdown\" class=\"ng-binding\"><p>It’s important that I restrict myself to the OP-1 sounds initially.</p></div> <!-- ngIf: block.source --> </blockquote></div><div rbma-text-block=\"\" id=\"body-4\" block=\"block\" class=\"block block-text style-normal ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-class=\"paramsClasses\"><div bind-compiled-html=\"block.text | markdown\"><p class=\"ng-scope\">I have yet to become frustrated with it, to be honest. It serves its purpose perfectly. I prefer early ideas to be as raw and open-ended as possible, which is why I never use my sound library until I’m ready to work on something I think will make the record. A riff or beat or idea from the OP-1 might sit around for months. But once I replace everything with new sounds I’ve either made or found, it becomes something else completely. This also keeps me focused on the most important part/ big picture: the song. If the rough sketch excites [Sleigh Bells singer] Alexis [Krauss] and me, it usually only gets better once I really go to work.\n<br><br>\n<em>A version of this article appeared in </em><a href=\"https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/dailynotenyc\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Note</a><em>, a free daily newspaper distributed in New York during the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy. </em></p></div></div></div> <div class=\"body text-layout--center\"> <div class=\"meta meta--story mw-l is-centered--h\"> <div class=\"fl pr-l\"></div> <!-- ngIf: doc.firstPublished || doc.authors.length --><p class=\"oh pt-xs ng-scope\" ng-if=\"doc.firstPublished || doc.authors.length\"> <!-- ngIf: doc.authors.length --><span class=\"meta__author ng-scope\" ng-if=\"doc.authors.length\">By <author-link authors=\"doc.authors\" class=\"ng-isolate-scope\"><!-- ngRepeat: author in authors --><span ng-repeat=\"author in authors\" class=\"ng-scope\"><!-- ngIf: authors.length > 2 && !$first --> <!-- ngIf: authors.length > 1 && $last --> <!-- ngIf: author.type == 'document' --><a class=\"underlined ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\" ng-if=\"author.type == 'document'\" rbma-lazy-title=\"\" slug=\"author.document.typeSlug.split(':')[1]\" pagetype=\"'author'\" href=\"/author/nick-sylvester\">Nick Sylvester</a><!-- end ngIf: author.type == 'document' --><!-- ngIf: author.type == 'name' --></span><!-- end ngRepeat: author in authors --></author-link></span><!-- end ngIf: doc.authors.length --> <!-- ngIf: doc.firstPublished --><span class=\"meta__date ng-binding ng-scope\" ng-if=\"doc.firstPublished\"> <!-- ngIf: doc.authors.length --><span ng-if=\"doc.authors.length\" class=\"ng-scope\">on </span><!-- end ngIf: doc.authors.length --> August 28, 2013 </span><!-- end ngIf: doc.firstPublished --> </p><!-- end ngIf: doc.firstPublished || doc.authors.length --> </div> </div> </div> </article> <structured-story-data><div ng-bind-html=\"trustedHtml\" class=\"ng-binding\"><script type=\"application/ld+json\">\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https://schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Article\",\n    \"headline\": \"Workflow: Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells on the OP-1 | Red Bull Music Academy Daily\",\n    \"image\": \"https://media.redbullmusicacademy.com/assets/601/171/221/workflow-derek-miller-title.jpg?auto=format&w=800\",\n    \"datePublished\": \"2013-08-28T07:00:00Z\",\n    \"description\": \"\"\n  }\n  </script></div></structured-story-data> </div></div>  <!-- ngIf: isPreview --> </div> <!-- ngIf: doc.additionalMarkup --></div> <notification><!-- ngIf: !waitingForScroll && !notification.dismissed && notification.data.showNotification --> <!-- ngIf: notification.sitsInline --></notification> <!--[if lt IE 9]>\n    <script src=\"scripts/oldieshim.16d1f762019.js\"></script>\n    <![endif]--> <script src=\"scripts/\"></script> <script src=\"scripts/\"></script> <script src=\"undefined?forceLang=en&amp;linkColor=999&amp;bgColor=000\"></script>  ","slug":"/2013/08/workflow-derek-miller","metaImage":"601/171/221/workflow-derek-miller-title.jpg","description":"The Red Bull Music Academy Daily is the online publication by the Red Bull Music Academy, a global music institution committed to fostering creativity in music. 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