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- Teenage Engineering, the
Swedish electronics company,

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most famous for its synthesizers

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just put out two of the most
delightful audio products

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that I have ever seen.

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The first is the TP-7,
a digital tape recorder

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that looks as cool as it sounds

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and it's got some bizarre features.

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So it's recording right now,

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and if you zoom in, you can see

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that while it's capturing my voice,

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this little wheel is spinning.

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So let's say I'm doing an interview

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and I want to pause or go off the record,

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you can just hold your finger down here

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and it stops recording until I let go.

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Now, check this out.

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(voices oscillating)

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Incredible.

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So it's got this rocker here
To fast forward and rewind,

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a pretty intuitive interface,

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and just look at this
thing, it's gorgeous.

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It's got this orange
leather on the back here

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and the headphone adapter pops out,

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like, look at this thing.

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All of the little details
are just outstanding.

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You can plug in up to three microphones,

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over eighth inch jacks
here or with the USB-C port

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and control the volume independently.

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You can even do multi-track
recording and overdub,

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so it can work as its own little
mobile recording interface.

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And it also comes with an iPhone app

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that will automatically
transcribe your voice free.

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On top of that, the sound
quality is incredible.

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I dropped this thing in
the middle of a studio

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with a full band playing

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and you could hear all
the individual instruments

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clear as day.

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But if you really want it to sound great,

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you could pair it with Teenage
Engineering's new microphone.

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Now, most people don't
think of a microphone

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as a fun product, but the
CM-15 could change that.

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First of all, like everything

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this weird little company
makes, it just looks amazing.

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It's a condenser microphone,
so it needs phantom power,

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which is basically just
something to amplify the signal,

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but it's got phantom power built in

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thanks to a 10-hour battery

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that they managed to shove
into this tiny little case.

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You can hook it up over USB-C, mini XLR,

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or an eighth inch jack,

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and you can use it on a
computer on a Zoom call

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and plop it onto a desk
using this little stand here.

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I mean, it's so good that
it physically hurts me.

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And listen to this little
switch that controls the gain.

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(switch clicking)

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You hear that?

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That's quality.

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These two little devices round out

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Teenage Engineering's new Field Series,

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which includes the mic, the recorder,

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a new version of Teenage
Engineering's iconic

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OP-1 synthesizer, and a
portable mixing board.

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And I've gotta tell you,
I need to have them all.

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Now, there's a catch,
and that's the price.

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These things are obscenely expensive.

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The microphone, the CM-15 costs $1,200,

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and the TP-7 costs an eye-watering $1,500.

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And sure, that's insane.

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I've got a little Sony tape
recorder that I bought for $50

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and it does the job perfectly well,

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but that doesn't make
them any less desirable.

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You don't need a Ferrari to drive to work,

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but it'd be pretty nice, right?

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This is the Ferrari of tape recorders

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and like all of Teenage
Engineering's products,

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there's nothing like these
two things on the market.

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If you're looking for a gift
for that musician in your life

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or anyone who needs to record sound,

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there's not a lot of products in my life

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that have brought me
this much unbridled joy.

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And if you can afford it,

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I'd pick these things up in a heartbeat.