Teenage Engineering will stop making synths to focus on... whatever it feels like
News Teenage Engineering will stop making synths to focus on... whatever it feels like 'The products aren't the business,' its CEO said. 8, 2026 6:49 am EST Teenage Engineering Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Teenage Engineering, the company famous for its synths, is going to stop making... synths, CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told High Snobiety. Since most of its products are music or audio devices, that means the company may cease to be a product manufacturing firm.
- ▪News Teenage Engineering will stop making synths to focus on... whatever it feels like 'The products aren't the business,' its CEO said.
- ▪8, 2026 6:49 am EST Teenage Engineering Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Teenage Engineering, the company famous for its synths, is going to stop making... synths, CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told High Snobiety.
- ▪Since most of its products are music or audio devices, that means the company may cease to be a product manufacturing firm.
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- ▪ Teenage Engineering’s CEO says it’ll stop making synths — The Verge
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| Publication time | Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:49:54 +0000 |
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News Teenage Engineering will stop making synths to focus on... whatever it feels like 'The products aren't the business,' its CEO said. By Steve Dent Oct. 8, 2026 6:49 am EST Teenage Engineering Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Teenage Engineering, the company famous for its synths, is going to stop making... synths, CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told High Snobiety. Since most of its products are music or audio devices, that means the company may cease to be a product manufacturing firm. It will then possibly focus on design, though Kouthoofd wasn't clear about that in his comments. The article states: Kouthoofd tells me that, as part of a reorganization last fall, he announced to his team he is planning to stop making synthesizers altogether. The OP-1 is no exception.
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