{"id":3674,"date":"2026-10-08T01:19:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/teenage-engineerings-ceo-says-itll-stop-making-synths\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T01:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:19:54","slug":"teenage-engineerings-ceo-says-itll-stop-making-synths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/teenage-engineerings-ceo-says-itll-stop-making-synths\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Engineering\u2019s CEO says it\u2019ll stop making synths"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Teenage Engineering founder and CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety<\/a><\/em> that it plans to stop making synths. And yes, that includes the iconic OP-1, which put the company on the map. TE isn’t just a music gear maker; it’s also a sought-after design firm. It’s collaborated with Ikea<\/a>, Nothing<\/a>, and Playdate<\/a>, among others<\/a>. But almost everything the company makes itself – the OP-1<\/a>, the OP-XY<\/a>, EP-133<\/a>, TP-7<\/a>, et cetera<\/a> – is music or audio-focused. Which makes the supposed decision to abandon the market all the more confusing.<\/p>\n

Here’s the relevant quote from Highsnobiety<\/em>: <\/p>\n

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Kouthoofd tells me that, as part of a reorganization last fall, he announced \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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