For me, it was the tape recorder that did it. Doesn’t sound all that fancy but the implementation of it was really thoughtful. I really like the idea of manually cranking the tape while recording/playing back. Its the little things, really. The Organelle is an endless sample processor and the OP-1 excels at actually capturing the samples - which is where I struggle the most.
You want sampler? we gots samplers 
I think the thing with the OP-1 is the integration of the various parts, and in particular the tape machine.
this is possible because of upfront product design, i.e. rules/standards for the parts…
harder to do on an ‘open box’ like Organelle, without rules/standards… which might create restrictions, or make it harder to patch.
BUT its not impossible, and C&G’s new modular structure is opening this up slowly to the organelle, e.g. think of adding a tape machine in the FX section of 1008.
this is an area ripe for exploration/experimentation.
also I think the OP1’s playful nature is a key part for some, and thats a lot of effort to design/ implement. that extra polish takes many hours of development, over the just the ‘function’.
how many patch developers want to do that?
(again perhaps with the new graphics primitives in the upcoming OS, an area ripe for exploration)
nope, but 10% cpu hit, means patches on the limit of cpu will start to glitch.
ps. this will be reset when you do OS update… talking of which, the new OS would allow for different sample rates per patch 
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The portability factor in the OP-1 is a big appeal too I think. I would like to add that i spent £1.97 on an adafruit 6xAA battery pack for my organelle and it’s one of the best things i’ve done for ages. You can focus on long journeys with it and it means it’s always with you. I’ll be travelling a bit from February onwards and taking my organelle around Asia for several months in my backpack with a ZOOM recorder (C&G have assured me the Organelle should be ‘jungle safe’). Can’t wait. I am however dreading the possible file corruptions when my batteries run out and I have to reupload all my patches to the USB stick in an internet cafe.
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Hoping to do the Sd card partition patches thing and cop a battery pack early next year when I get some time. Looking forward to losing the abnormally big USB stick I have currently and making Organelle fully portable Being the size that it is it kind of screams to be picked up and used everywhere
I understand where you are coming from. I have an axoloti also and comparing it to Organelle, Organelle wins. But if I start to compare Organelle to other synths like Virus and Nord G2, there is a huge difference, Organelle can’t compete with those in quality. But in flexibility it beats them all
What I have learned that to be able to get the best quality form Organelle & PD, I use oversampling or anti aliasing. And unfortunately, that doest play well with Organelles limited resources. But I do it anyway and keep patches a bit simpler 
But my 2 cents are:
There are things you an do to patches to make them sound better, without having to change the DAC. As mentioned above.
A measure for this is sampling: when using Organelle with samples the samples often sound MUCH more powerful, than what one can accomplish by patching in PD only. ANd there are many reasons for that, DAC is only one. I htink most of these samples are sampled and processed at a really high sample rate. If you want to “emulate” that in Organelle try using oversampling.
As Shree said: Pure Data is what you make it to be. If you want it to sound mega good, you can, but it costs. If you want it to just make sound and dont care about quality you can also do that it is all up to you, it is just about making some choices and then doing research in those areas. For oversampling check example J07.Oversampling.
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Agreed. I love my OP1, had parted with one before but missed it a LOT and purchased again about 6 months ago. Battery life, tape machine, radio, build quality, etc - it’s all top notch. Actually a big fan of the keys too although know some who are used to standard keys don’t get on well with them. And as a sound design tool it is actually second to none in my opinion, lots of interesting synth engines and you can re-sample re-sample re-sample.
I find the sound quality of the Organelle to be wonderful, but I do think it’s a matter of taste. To me, it’s not quite as “crystalline” sounding as some modern digital synths, but I actually prefer the sound of the Organelle because I find it’s a little (insert warmer/analog/organic, etc). For me it sounds more like my favorite digital synths - Yamaha DX, Casio CZ, Roland D-50, etc, and less like hyper-modern digital stuff like Nord, etc.
I’m really glad the Organelle sounds the way it does. It’s a big part of the reason I bought one.
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Thanks for all the replies. As some of the posts have mentioned, I don’t expect the Organelle to sound like a specific analog or digital synth that maybe “tuned” specifically for it’s intended (and comparably limited) purpose. Provided the organelle has a “clean audio output” (electronically) then I’m sure I will enjoy using it.
I’ve purchased a Organelle and a QuNexus controller (waiting for them to arrive). I’m looking forward to playing them both together and using both to learn more about Pure data (inc Audio synthesis) and Midi control.
Then I can create some patches and have a very flexible musical instrument specifically deigned to meet my own playing (or lack of it ) style.
I think you might have a very nice expressive pair with that – i personally did not jibe with the Keith mcmillen stuff but i think i had other stuff going on at the time so i might re-visit one i ended up with a beat step pro but i have since sunsetted that system a little and have shifted to working with organelle and raspberry pi. i am on a quest to get Pd/SuperCollider and Csound working properly on Raspberry with a Pisound. I am using an Akai LPK25 and a older Korg NanoControl v1 and i LOVE the economy size and it sounds damn nice.
I have two organelles for obvious reasons and i really have to say most of my patches are just experiments and i am constantly overjoyed people like them. People like ones i hate and hate ones i love… I guess what i am saying is there is no way of telling because music and creation is so idiosyncratic just make stuff and don;t worry be happy Jai Baba everyone, i think we have a nice community going and i am pleased to be participating with all of you
cheers~
Patrick
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Patrick, you haven’t messed with an op-1 at all??
Maaaan I’d be interested to see what you could build with those two as a combo in mind.
I use two op’s, and I take things to the organelle usually when I want to go to “step two” . Like others have said, the way they intuitively midi each other, and share things with one another is just so satisfying. Not comparable machines. They are like best friends tho
Go down to HQ haha don’t they have an op around?
i ordered one last year for my students but we waited, and waited and waited. – See i let students in my sound design courses get a Pocket Operator for a project Instead of a textbook and i wanted an OP-1 for the studio but with two weeks before classes the darn thing was still back ordered so we had to get something else. We got an Ableton Push which is not in the same territory but we were in a use the funds or lose the funds situation. Then i got busy with Raspberry’s at the end of this semester, so now i am obsessed with SuperCollider & Csound again
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Yeah, a few times a year they are back-ordered. Last winter was especially bad. Lots of people had to wait until like March