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They're overpriced novelty, relatively few musicians would use them in an actual gig or a production.

They're fun though, so many musicians play / jam with them just for that.

I think part of the sell is that the constraints breed creativity, kind of like the op-1. Whether or not you agree is a personal value kind of thing.

Very useful for fun. I have a few of them. My favorite is the sampler, PO-33

No suprise that th success of this line of naked toy synths spawned more than just a cottage industry in cases for same. https://pocketoperations.com/pocket-operator-cases.html#case...

The sampler is the most useful. The others have a limited set of sounds that are fun, but get exhausted pretty quickly.

funny little novelty gadgets, which are useful if you don't know any better and have too much money – the definition of hipster.

Get a cheap editor with free plugins, there are enough around. Or get a Volca if you must.