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Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Korg Electribe EM-1 Music Production Station. Can this all-in-one music production tool from the year 2001 give us the sound of the 90s??? Is it on par with its more famous sibling, the Korg Electribe ER-1 rhythm synthesizer and can it keep up with contemporary grooveboxes like the Korg Electribe 2, Akai MPC One, Roland MC-101, Elektron Digitakt or Teenage Engineering OP-1??? The 90s called... they want their crunchy lofi samples back. Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:54 Overview Korg Electribe EM1 01:43 Drum & Synth Voices 02:02 Samples 02:21 Differences to the Korg Electribe ES-1 02:28 Sound Design Facilities (AD Env, Filter, Drive) 03:02 FX Section, Delay 03:28 Sequencer, Drum- & Synth Modes 03:44 Additional Features (Roll, Transpose, Accent) 03:58 Motion Recording 04:07 Limitations, What else??? Pricing 04:55 Hate 05:18 Jam 1 (Drum&Bass) 06:14 Jam 2 (LoFi House) 07:09 Finale (Techno) 08:42 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland MC-101 Groovebox. Is this youngest member of the Roland Groovebox family and little sibling of the Roland MC-707 on par with competitors like the Teenage Engineering OP-1, Elektron Digitakt or Korg Electribe? Thanks to Klangfarbe for lending me one of their floor models: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:04 Overview Roland MC101 01:45 Engines (Drums, Drums+Comp, Tone, Looper) 02:03 Sounds, Presets, Patches 02:35 UI, Filter, Partial Editor, Unison 03:27 Clip Matrix, Sequencer, Workflow, 03:52 Polymeters, Substeps, Probability, Motion Recording 04:13 Effects Section (Reverb, Delay, Multi FX), Scatter 04:43 Sample Management, Time Stretch 05:05 Sampling (or lack thereof) 05:18 What else??? Pricing, Thanks!!! 05:53 Hate 06:16 Jam 1 (Tech House) 07:12 Jam 2 (Boom Bap) 08:10 Finale (80s on Steroids) 08:42 Verdict
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Bad Gear, you know, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Is this relentless roast of Bad Gear, the AudioPilz YouTube channel, its meme laden comedic music tech content and the accent of its weird talking host Florian the long overdue revenge for years of synth, drum machine and groovebox trolling? Is every music tech YouTuber, synthfluencer and music production social media person in there? Is it ticking all the boxes? Big thanks to all the people involved: Cast (in order of appearance) Hainbach - 🤍 Anthony Rother - 🤍 playpm - 🤍 Alex Ball - 🤍 Captain Pikant - 🤍 BoBeats - 🤍 Paulee Alex Bow - 🤍 Gaz Williams - 🤍 The Midlife Synthesist - 🤍 Jorb - 🤍 Jexus - 🤍 Weaver Beats - 🤍 Anders Enger Jensen - 🤍 Nick Batt - 🤍 Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Cold Open (Hainbach) 00:09 Intro Tune (Anthony Rother) 00:25 Opening Monologue (playpm) 01:05 Overview Part 1 (Alex Ball) 03:27 Overview Part 2 (Captain Pikant) 04:41 Online Hate Analysis (Professor Bo) 05:08 Intro Tune Reprise (Paulee Alex Bow) 05:22 Gaz Williams vs. Alex Ball (Epic Battle) 06:03 Waldorf & Statler (The Midlife Synthesist, Jorb) 06:20 Jexus' Bad Gear Jam 06:59 Massive Hater (Weaver Beats) 07:25 Anders Enger Jensen vs. Gaz Williams (80s Anthem) 07:51 Verdict (Nick Batt) 07:59 Ending Credits 08:17 Marvel-Style Post Credits (Hainbach)
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the cre8audio West Pest. Is this affordable semi modular analog synthesizer and hommage to Don Buchla 's West Coast synthesis The Pest? Can it keep up with competitors like the Korg Volca Modular, is it worth it without adding even more Eurorack modules and can it create the strange sounds of the antithesis to Bob Moog 's East Coast synthesis? Should I get the cre8audio East Beast instead? Thanks to Klangfarbe for letting lending me one of their floor models: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:52 Overview cre8audio West Pest 01:36 Oscillator 01:53 FM 02:03 Wave Folder 02:23 Dynamics Controller (Buchla Low Pass Gate) 02:48 LFO 03:02 Arpeggiator, Sequencer, Midi 04:00 UI Quirks and Limitations, Multi-Function Modulation Generator 04:25 4 Bit "Display" 04:35 What else??? Pricing, Thanks 05:02 Hate 05:27 Jam 1 (Techno) 06:16 Jam 2 (More Techno) 07:18 Finale (Drum'n'Bass) 07:50 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Elektron Syntakt. Is this member of the Elektron Dark Trinity just a rehash of recycled technologies taken from instruments like the Digitakt, Digitone, Model:Cycles, Octatrack, Analog Rytm and Analog Four? Does it provide real innovation? Thanks to Klangfarbe for letting lending me one of their floor models: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:07 Overview Elektron Syntakt 01:27 Analog vs. Digital Voices 01:36 Analog Voices 1-3, Synth Functionality 02:15 Analog HiHats/Cymbals/Metallic Stuff 02:25 Analog Filter 02:36 Digital Engines (Drums, Claps, Percussion, FM, Chords) 03:07 Polyphony (or lack thereof) 03:15 Workarounds 03:32 Analog FX Block 03:46 LFOs, Envelopes 04:01 Reverb, Delay 04:06 Workflow, Philosophy 04:17 Probability, Parameter Locks, Retrigger, Fills 04:44 Song Mode, Unquantized Rec, Microtiming, Trigger Modifiers 05:04 UI, Lack of Velocity, Outputs, Overbridge 05:18 Midi 05:26 What else??? Pricing! Thanks!!! 05:56 Hate 06:23 Jam 1 (Downtempo) 07:19 Jam 2 (Hard Synthwave) 08:20 Finale (Tech House) 08:50 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Arturia MiniFreak. Is this hybrid digital and analog synthesizer the long-awaited superfreak? Is it more powerful than its little sibling, the Arturia MicroFreak and can it compete with the other synths in this pricerange like the Korg Minilogue XD, Modal Argon and Hydrasynth Explorer? Thanks to Tom of Synth Anatomy for lending me another instrument from his collection!!! Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:57 Overview Arturia Mini Freak 01:59 Synth Engine, Polyphony 02:13 Oscillators (Mutable Instruments, Noise Engineering) 02:58 Display, Frog Animation 03:19 Filter 03:26 Modulators (LFO, ADSR, Cycle Envelope) 03:45 Modulation Matrix 04:00 FX Section 04:22 Chord Mode 04:33 Sequencer, Arpeggiator 05:02 Presets, Patches 05:23 What else??? (Pricing, Thanks!!!) 05:48 Hate 06:09 Jam 1 (Big Bass) 07:01 Jam 2 (Smooth Sounds) 07:56 Finale (French House Subversion) 08:28 Verdict 09:33 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland Boutique SH-01A. Is this digital synth clone of the iconic Roland SH-101 analog synthesizer still up to the job or is it surpassed by the Behringer MS-1 or the even more compact Roland Aira Compact S-1? Thanks to Klangfarbe for letting lending me one of their floor models: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:00 Overview Roland Boutique SH-O1A 01:47 Oscillator 02:18 Filter, Aliasing 02:35 Envelope, LFO, FM 02:50 Polyphonic Modes (Chord, Unison) 03:18 Arpeggiator, Sequencer 03:36 Limitations, Classic Sounds 04:03 What else??? Pricing, Thanks!!! 04:45 Hate 05:10 Jam 1 (Funky Bassline) 06:00 Jam 2 (80s Poly Synth) 07:03 Finale (Dark Techno) 07:33 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Polyend Tracker Mini. Does this successor to the original Tracker and compact sampler, sequencer, groovebox and dawless centerpiece with its gameboy controls and compact form factor even make sense or is it another hipster toy with its field recording features? Is it the "Tracker Field" as Teenage Engineering might have called it? Thanks to Polyend for sending me a demo unit as a long term loan. Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:00 Overview Tracker Mini, Original Tracker vs. Mini 01:31 Built-in Microphone, Internal Battery, Stereo Sampling 01:46 Tracker Workflow #1 02:18 Sequencer Features 02:34 Tracker Workflow #2 (Step Jump, Fill, Scales, Euclidean, Random) 03:23 Synth Features (Filter, Overdrive, Bitcrush, Modulators) 03:44 Sample Playback Modes (Slicing, Wavetable, Granular) 04:08 FX (Reverb, Delay, Master Bus FX) 04:22 Mixer, Performance Mode 04:35 Non-realtime FX (Sample Editor) 04:44 Instruments 04:50 Micro SD Card, Loading Times, Additional Features 05:02 Playing Nintendo NES Games 05:12 What else??? (Connectivitiy, Build Quality, Pricing) 05:34 Hate 05:58 Jam 1 (Walk in the Forest) 06:49 Jam 2 (Bedroom Studio Setup) 07:46 Finale (Foley Artist Techno) 08:16 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland JD-XA hybrid synthesizer. Is this analog and digital flagship synthesizer fail the last analog Roland synthesizer and is the Roland JD XA worthy of the legacy of 80s classics like the Roland Jupiter-8? Thanks to Klangfarbe for letting lending me one of their floor models: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:54 Overview Roland JDXA 02:06 Overall Structure, Synth Engines 02:56 Analog Oscillators 03:23 Envelopes, LFOs 03:29 Analog Filter Section 04:04 Analog/Digital Routings 04:10 Digital Supernatural Engine, Waveforms 04:39 Supernatural Structure 04:43 FX Section 04:48 Vocoder 05:01 Sequencer 05:18 Arpeggiator 05:25 Presets 05:49 What Else??? Pricing, Thanks 06:11 Hate 06:39 Jam 1 (Analog Bass) 07:34 Jam 2 (Digital Bass) 08:36 Finale (Worst of Both Worlds) 09:07 Verdict 10:08 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Korg OpSix. Is this next level frequency modulation synthesizer with its faltered FM synthesis a Yamaha DX7 on steroids or is it just another Korg "OopsSix" with its build quality issues and plasticy enclosure? Is it the best FM synth for beginners??? Thanks to Klangfarbe for helping me out with one of their Korg OpSix floor models: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:11 Overview Roland Korg OpSix 01:45 UI Concept 02:13 Synth Engine & Algorithms 02:32 Operators 02:40 Complex Waveforms 03:03 Subtractive Operators with Filter 03:09 Filter FM 03:15 Ring Modulation 03:20 Waveshaper 03:25 Additional Parameters, Oscilloscope 03:34 More UI, Envelopes 03:43 V-Patch, Modulation Matrix 03:54 Filter, FX 04:07 Arpeggiator, Sequencer, Motion Recording, Limitations 04:30 Global Parameters 04:40 Multitimbrality (or lack thereof), Groovebox Features 05:01 What else??? (Random, Limitations, Pricing History, Thanks) 05:32 Hate 05:57 Jam 1 (Techno) 06:52 Jam 2 (Synthwave) 07:50 Finale (Progressive House) 08:20 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Roland Aira Compact S-1. I this super compact virtual analog synth inspired by the legendary Roland SH-101 and striking sonic similarities to the Roland Boutique SH-01A and Roland System-1 made for Bad Gear? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:59 Overview Roland S-1 01:39 ACB Synth Engine 02:13 Oscillator Section, PWM, Noise 02:27 Updated Oscillator Features, Draw, Chop 03:10 Filter Section, Self Oscillation 03:24 Envelope, LFO 03:37 D-Motion (The New D-Beam) 04:05 FX (Reverb, Delay, Chorus) 04:19 Polyphonic Sequencer, Motion Recording 04:35 Arpeggiator 04:42 Riser Functionality 04:52 What else??? (Shortcuts, Connectivity, Battery, Pricing) 05:18 Hate 05:45 Jam 1 (EDM Workout) 06:36 Jam 2 (Synth Funk) 07:39 Finale (Robot Dance) 08:10 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to full tracks from the show, additional content, the Bad Gear sound library and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Arturia MiniBrute 2. Is this eurorack compatible analog synthesizer and successor to the original Arturia MiniBrute worthy of its legacy? Is it the best beginner instrument for modular synthesis? Thanks to Klangfarbe for letting me use one of their floor models 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:53 Overview Arturia MiniBrute 2, Bleeps & Bloops 01:17 Arpeggiator, Sequencer, Keybed, Aftertouch 01:47 Oscillator 1 (Ultrasaw, PWM, Metalizer, FM) 02:24 Oscillator 2 02:52 Envelopes 03:19 Steiner Parker Filter 03:50 LFOs, more Bleeps and Bloops, Brute Factor 04:04 Patchbay 04:31 Semi-Modular Architecture, Shift Functionality 04:53 Noire vs. Non Noire 05:00 Is it really analog??? 05:15 What else??? (Rackbrute, Pricing, Thanks) 05:42 Hate 06:05 Jam 1 (Electro) 06:58 Jam 2 (Techno) 07:51 Finale (Phonkwave) 08:21 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Waldorf Pulse 2. Is this recently discontinued modern analog synth ticking all the boxes? Was it discontinued for a reason? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:02 Overview Waldorf Pulse 2 01:38 Oscillator Section (Sync, PWM, APW, X-Mod, Unison) 02:16 Paraphonic Mode 02:24 Oscillator 3 Shenanigans 02:39 Modulators (Loopable Envelopes, LFOs) 02:58 Arpeggiator 03:06 Filter (Sorry for the VERY long tweak) 03:32 Drive, Fuzz 03:46 Mod Section 03:58 Display Limitations 04:21 Patch Memory, Presets 04:50 Additional Features (Glide) 04:58 What Else??? Pricing 05:34 Hate 05:59 Jam 1 (Bass Meditation) 06:54 Jam 2 (Waldorf Party) 08:04 Finale (German Trance) 08:31 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the 1010music nanobox Fireball wavetable synthesizer. Is this ultra-compact digital synthesizer just another lifestyle accessory or can it keep up with its big software counterparts like Serum VST? Is it a better choice than its granular (nanobox lemondrop) and FM drum machine siblings (nanobox razzmatazz). Is it too smol to be a performance synth??? Thanks to Tomeso for sending me this nanobox as a long term loan: 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:04 Overview Nanobox Fireball, Knobs, Touchscreen 01:59 Wavetable Oscillators 02:28 "Normal" Oscillator, PWM, Unison, Visualization 02:46 Envelopes, LFOs, Modulation Sequencer 03:05 Filter Section 03:16 FX Section (Modulation FX, Reverb, Delay, Compressor) 03:31 Card Reader (MicroSD), Wavetable Import, Recording 03:45 Performance Features (Grid Keyboard, X-Y Pad) 04:16 Presets 04:55 Limitations, Pricing, Thanks 05:25 Hate 05:48 Jam 1 (Drum'n'Bass) 06:42 Jam 2 (Electro) 07:39 Finale (Techno) 08:09 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Novation Bass Station 2. Has the immensely popular successor to the original Bass Station from the 90s become a classic in its own right for a reason? Should you get the AFX Station? That's no moog, it's a... Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:10 Overview Novation Bass Station II 01:44 DCO Section 02:13 Filter Section, Acid Mode 02:42 Envelopes, LFOs 02:57 Effects 03:15 Arpeggiator, SH-101 Style Sequencer 03:34 Updates, Additional Features (Paraphony,...) 04:19 AFX Mode (+ Aphex Twin Heresy) 04:48 What else??? (Compontents, UI, Pricing) 05:10 Hate 05:33 Jam 1 (Dirty Bass) 06:29 Jam 2 (Novation should give me Money - Jam) 07:31 Finale (Less Musically Challenging Music) 08:01 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Casio RZ-1. Is this classic 80s drum machine and sampler the holy grail for nailing the vintage sound of early De La Soul (Three Feet High and Rising), Wu Tang Clan (The RZA), Daft Punk and the Chemical Brothers or is it just a corny lofi beats maker? Can it stand it's ground when compared to the Roland TR-707 or lofi sampler instruments like the Roland SP-202 or Roland SP-303? Thanks to Levni for lending me this beautiful antique: 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:59 Overview Casio RZ1 01:25 Drum Sounds 01:54 Limitations 02:06 Faders 02:20 Multiple Outputs 02:34 Choke Groups 02:42 Sampling Functionality 03:15 Sampling Process (+ More Limitations) 03:33 Sequencer 04:06 Even More Limitations (the Big Ones) 04:11 Backups (SysEx, MT Port) 04:34 Pricing 04:43 History of the Instrument, Famous Users, Thanks 05:16 Hate 05:39 Jam 1 (Old School House) 06:32 Jam 2 (Old School Dub Techno) 07:32 Finale (Boom Bap x Downtempo) 08:04 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Moog Mavis. Was this eurorack ready semi-modular analog synthesizer DIY kit with a twist of Buchla style West Coast synthesis the beginning of the end of the iconic synth company founded by Bob Moog. Thanks to Tom of Synth Anatomy for lending me his readily assembled low serial number Moog Mavis: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:54 Overview Moog Mavis 01:32 Oscillator (Saw, Square, PWM) 01:44 Moog Ladder Filter 02:00 ADSR, LFO 02:13 Wavefolder 02:44 Limitations of the Wavefolder 02:55 Utilities (Mixer, Multiple) 03:02 Use LFO as OSC2 03:12 Sample & Hold 03:21 More Utilities (Attenuator, VCA Mode, Key Scale) 03:45 Mod Mix 03:56 What else (Calibration, Thanks) 04:18 Hate 04:41 Jam 1 (Oscillator Showcase) 05:40 Jam 2 (More Patches) 06:45 Finale (Microhouse) 078:16 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional contentand even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Gert Prix and I will be live on Gaz' channel Sep 13, 9PM CET: 🤍 Bad Gear is taking a week off, instead I have teamed up with the one and only Gaz Williams and we will be taking a look at the mind blowing EBOARDMUSEUM in the beautiful city of Klagenfurt, Austria located in the Alps right next to the Wörthersee. The EBOARDMUSEUM is probably the biggest synth museum in the world and contains rare exhibits ranging from the very first Minimoog (Serial 1001) to all kinds of synthesizer classics like the Yamaha CS-80, Roland Jupiter-8, instruments used by famous artists like Mike Oldfield, Tangerine Dream and The Grateful Dead, various string machines, vintage modular synthesizers and an absolutely incredible collection of organs including the very first Hammond organ from 1935. EBOARDMUSEUM Florian-Gröger-Straße 20, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, AUSTRIA, EU 🤍 +43 699 19144180 Gaz Williams is an international treasure: 🤍 🤍 Thanks to Gert Prix for the great insights and support!!! Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:43 Gaz Williams 00:50 Gert Prix 01:06 Roland Jupiter 4/6/8 01:17 Formant Modular Synthesizer 01:28 EMS VCS 3 II 01:38 Roland System-100m 02:00 Hammond M3 used by The Grateful Dead 02:20 Fairlight CMI used by Mike Oldfield 02:36 Korg PS-3200 used by Tangerine Dream 02:44 THE VERY FIRST MINIMOOG (Serial No. 1001) 03:13 Moog Opus, How to Pronounce Moog, The Missing MemoryMoog 03:31 Crumar DS-2, Crumar Bit ONE 03:58 Korg Poly-800 04:24 Yamaha CS-30, How to Pronounce Yamaha 04:38 Yamaha CS-80, CS-60, CS-50 04:52 Rare Prototype signed by Harold Rhodes 04:57 Intermission 05:07 String Machines (Roland RS-09, Hohner/Logan String Melody II) 05:32 Yamaha SS-30 String Machine 05:46 Mellotron Madness 06:54 Rare Hohner Clavinet Prototype 07:00 Aeolian/Hammond Player Organ 07:17 Yahama DX-1 07:26 Yamaha CP-70 07:43 The ARP Tower (ARP Odyssey) 08:00 Crumar Performer, Crumar Multiman 08:17 Polivoks 08:29 Rare Ibanez FX Pedals 08:37 Korg Traveler Filter Standalone 08:42 Boss Chorus Ensemble 08:48 Playability of the Instruments, Rhodes/Mu-Tron Bi-Phase Jam 09:14 THERE'S A SECOND FLOOR!!! 10:35 Essential Information on the Museum 11:23 B-Roll 1 12:06 B-Roll 2
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Oberheim Matrix 1000. Is this 80s analog synth in the compact 19" rack format and little sibling of the Oberheim Matrix-6 on par with timeless classics like the Oberheim OB-X. Are you willing to enter the matrix of arcane sysex midi commands? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:58 Overview Oberheim Matrix-1000 01:14 Front Panel Controls (or lack thereof) 01:33 Presets 02:06 Programmability, Parameter Access 02:44 EPROM Update, Software Editors, Programmer 03:00 Synth Engine, DCOs 03:22 Filter Resonance 03:37 Filter FM 03:44 Modulators (ADSRs, LFOs, Tracking) 03:57 Modulation Matrix 04:09 Midi CC Control (or lack thereof) 04:26 What else??? Thanks!!! 05:04 Hate 05:28 Jam 1 (Downbeat) 06:21 Jam 2 (Analog Filter Workout) 07:17 Finale (80s Trancewave) 07:43 Verdict 08:39 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Roland V-Synth. Does this highly misunderstood former Roland flagship synth deserve the online hate and why did it fail back in the time when it was released? Is it on par with other classics like the Roland Jupiter-8, Roland D-50 or Roland JP-8000? Thanks to Mario Reithofer of TSAMM for this synth from his great collection: 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:55 Overview Roland V-Synth XT 01:34 Virtual Analog Oscillators (Juno, D-50, SuperSaw, HQ,...) 02:33 Ext. Input, PCM Waveforms (Samples) 02:53 VariPhrase (Elastic Audio) 03:25 Patch Modes (Ring Modulation, FM) 03:33 Filter, COSM FX (Waveshaper, Resonator,...) 03:57 Structure Modes, TVA (Amp), Multi FX 04:15 Multitimbrality, Arpeggiator, Modulation Sequencer, Virtual TTP 04:40 Presets 04:54 V-Cards (pre-installed on the XT): D-50, Vocal Designer 05:32 Limitations, Loading Times,... 05:54 V-Synth Range (Original, V-Synth XT, V-Synth GT) 06:11 Rear Panel, Pricing, Thanks!!! 06:21 Hate 06:47 Jam 1 (Bassline) 07:38 Jam 2 (Patch Overkill) 08:41 Finale (Techno Anthem) 09:11 Verdict 10:29 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Pioneer Toraiz AS-1. Is this DJ tool designed by the legendary Dave Smith of Sequential Circuits fame a real Prophet. Is it the Sequential Profit? Thanks to ASIFEH for saving the Bad Gear supply chain once again: 🤍 🤍 🤍 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:04 Overview Pioneer DJ Toraiz AS1 1:29 Oscillators 01:50 Filters 02:07 Modulators (Envelopes, LFO) 02:16 Prophet 6 Synth Engine, Menu Diving 02:31 Modulations, Touch Slider 02:52 FX Section 03:15 Sequencer (Menu Diving again) 03:40 Arpeggiator 03:51 Restart, Midi Clock, Timing Issues 04:13 Front Panel Design Quirks 04:24 Presets 04:50 Build Quality, Pricing, Thanks,... 05:05 Hate 05:29 Jam 1 (Bassline) 06:22 Jam 2 (Mellow Tones) 07:23 Finale (Proto Bass Music) 07:52 Verdict 08:59 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Roland System-8. Is this soon abandoned flagship synthesizer, little sibling of System-1, part of the Roland Aira range, virtual analog synth, Roland Cloud plugout host and overall eye-sore a future classic or just another expensive plastic toy? Is it worthy of the rich Roland Jupiter-8 and Roland Juno-106 legacy? Thanks to Klangfarbe for helping me out with one of their Roland System 8 floor models: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:58 Overview Roland System-8 01:35 System-8 vs. System-1 01:43 Native System-8 Engine, ACB Models 02:00 Main Oscillators (SuperSaw, PWM, FM, Cowbell) 02:37 Sub Oscillator, Noise, Sync, Ring Mod 03:00 Filter Section, Self-Oscillation, Filter Types 03:40 Modulators (Envelopes, LFO) 03:55 FX Section (Reverb, Delay, Modulation, Distortion) 04:15 Vocoder 04:26 One-knob-per-function UI 04:41 Vintage Emulations (Jupiter-8, Juno-106, JX-3P) 05:06 Roland Cloud, Boutiques, Polyphony 05:26 Condition, Polyphonic Sequencer, Parameter Automation 05:57 Arpeggiator, Multitimbrality, Performance Mode 06:22 What Else??? (Pricing, Thanks) 06:48 Hate 07:13 Jam 1 (Futuristic Bass) 08:04 Jam 2 (Vintage Drum'n'Bass) 09:02 Finale (Synth Rock) 09:31 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland Boutique JX-08. Is this digital recreation of the classic Roland JX-8P from the 80s up to the job of creating classic vintage synth sounds? Is it not the 80s? Thanks to Klangfarbe for lending me one of their floor models: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:00 Overview Roland Boutique JX08 01:20 Synth Engine, ABM vs. ACB Technology 01:59 Oscillator Section, X-Mod, Sync, Unison 02:23 Filter Section, Filter Type Comparison, High Pass 03:05 UI vs. Stock vs. PG-800 Programmer, Modulators 03:23 Compatibility to the Original (or lack thereof) 03:49 Additional Features, FX Section 04:13 Clock in, Arpeggiator 04:20 Bitimbrality, Sequencer, Motion Recording 04:58 Polyphony 05:12 Does it sound like the original? 05:41 What else??? Pricing, Thanks,... 06:05 Hate 06:32 Jam 1 (80s Chord Progression) 07:32 Jam 2 (Synthwave) 08:20 Finale (Deep House) 08:50 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Behringer Model D. Is this original creation of Uli Behringer worthy of the iconic legacy (the one of Behringer, not Moog)? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:28 Overview Behringer Model D 01:48 Oscillators, Tuning 02:30 Tuning Stability 02:55 Pure Oscillator Tones 03:10 External In, Feedback Loop 03:23 Noise Generator 03:27 Oscillator 3 03:42 Ladder Filter (High Pass/Low Pass), Envelopes 04:04 Filter Resonance, Self-Oscillation 04:21 LFO, Internal Modulation Sources 04:37 Eurorack Compatibility, Semi-modular Architecture 04:49 Patches (Bass, Lead, Stabs, Sound FX, Percussions) 05:14 What else??? (Midi, USB, Pricing, Polychain) 05:43 Hate 06:06 Jam 1 (Minimoog Bass) 06:58 Jam 2 (Drum & Bass) 07:51 Finale (Melodic Techno) 08:21 Verdict 09:27 Patreon Shoutout (Vocoder)
Become a Patron and get access to the full Nick Batt interview, music clips from the show, additional content and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to the AudioPilz SuperBooth 2023 special. Will it provide The Truth about Super Booth 2023 ??? Including Borat - like encounters with Tatsuya Takahashi of Korg Berlin, marketing-meetups in the Teenage Engineering bus, my failure of getting a Yamaha representative in front of the camera, my lost Elektron brother, we will find out about how Polyend deals with trolls, whether Arturia people actually like the Drumbrute, there's plenty of meme goodness and I will jam on all the synths that I'm otherwise not allowed to put on Bad Gear. Finally and most importantly: does Nick Batt of Sonic State know about all the memes about him? 🤍superboothberlin 🤍sonicstate 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Bad Gear??? 00:20 Teenage Engineering 1 (TE TP-7) 00:45 Nick Batt #1 01:01 Tatsuya Takahashi (Korg Berlin) #1 01:51 Nick Batt #2 01:57 Arturia #1 02:30 Nick Batt #3 02:36 Sinevibes x True Cuckoo, Bad Gear Intro Tune 02:54 Tatsuya Takahashi #2 03:01 Nord 03:16 Sorry for deleting the Elektron Footage 😔😔😔 03:25 The Teenage Engineering Bus Incident 04:00 Nick Batt #4 04:13 Arturia #2 (DrumBrute Discussion) 04:53 Polyend #1 05:01 Nick Batt #5 05:25 Sinevibes #2 (huh, huh, huh,...) 05:32 Waldorf Confessions 05:51 Wiggler V2 (Hainbach approves) 06:08 Tatsuya Takahashi #3 06:34 Novation 06:42 Polyend #2 06:49 Yamaha 06:55 Nick Batt #6 07:03 FL Studio 07:12 Jam Part 1 (Schmidt Synthesizer) 07:29 Jam Part 2 (UDO Super Gemini) 07:44 Jam Part 3 (Waldorf Quantum MK2) 07:59 Jam Part 4 (Oberheim OB-X8) 08:14 Jam Part 5 (Mayer EMI) 08:30 Nick Batt #7 (Outro) Music used: Cjbeards - Fire and Thunder Song link: 🤍
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Image Line FL Studio. Is this piece of audio software, released in 1997 under the Fruity Loops moniker, nothing but a meme daw or is actually superior to other programs like Apple Logic, Cubase, Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools or Bitwig? Why does it trigger "real musicians" so much? Thanks to the legend that is Gaz Williams, check out everything he does or I'll eat your cat: 🤍 Thanks to Cjbeards for creating the Original Soundtrack of the internet: Music used: Cjbeards - Fire and Thunder Song link: 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Prologue feat. Gaz Williams 00:32 Intro tune 01:37 Overview FL Studio 01:47 Channel Rack, Step Sequencer, Basic Routing 02:11 Playlist (Arrangement Window) 02:34 Piano Roll: Chords, Arpeggiator, Riff Generator, LFO 03:19 Workflow, Shortcuts and many, many Windows 03:51 Software Instruments (Sampler, VA, FM, Additive, Meme Synths) 04:51 Effects (Reverb, Autotune FX, Soundgoodizer, Gross Beat) 05:34 Modularity (Patcher, Sidechain, Modulations) 05:57 Pricing, Updates 06:22 Hate 06:49 Jam 1 (Trap Beat) 07:45 Jam 2 (EDM Drop) 08:33 Finale (Progressive House feat. Gaz Williams) 09:05 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Arturia Microfreak. Is Le Freak a revolutionary hybrid synthesizer or yet another buggy nightmare? Thanks to Klangfarbe for letting me use one of their floor models 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:09 Overview Arturia Microfreak 01:17 Buchla - style keyboard 01:47 Oscillators (Mutable Instruments) 02:10 Oscillators, Updates, Vocoder (Arturia) 02:50 Oscillators (Noise Engineering) 03:12 Polyphony/Paraphony 1 03:21 Analog Filter (Oberheim SEM - style) 03:37 Polyphony/Paraphony 2 03:48 Envelopes (ADS, Cycling Envelope), LFO 04:30 Modulation Matrix 04:54 Step Sequencer, Parameter Automation, Spice & Dice 05:33 Arpeggiator 05:40 What else??? (Connectivity, Current Firmware, Bugs) 06:20 Hate 06:42 Jam 1 (Electro Funk) 07:39 Jam 2 (Trap Music) 08:25 Finale (Proto Techno) 08:53 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to full tracks from the show, additional content, the Bad Gear sound library and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Sonicware Liven XFM. Is this 2022 FM groovebox able to compete with the big players in both, the groovebox game and field of FM synthesis like Elektron, Korg and Roland? Thanks to Florian Oberhauser of Studio Deep Space 199 for sending me this XFM. Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:07 Overview Liven XFM 01:36 FM Sound Generator, Presets 02:54 The Twist: X-LAB 03:15 XFORM 03:31 X-LFO 03:42 Sounds 03:56 Resonant Filter 04:14 Filter Envelope Presets and Filter Shapes, LFO 04:30 Polyphony, Sequencer 04:58 Program Locks 05:12 Voice Management, Arpeggiator, FX Section 05:38 UI Structure, Deep FM Editing 06:02 Shift/Func Operation, Build Quality 06:15 What else??? Pricing, Thanks 06:31 Hate 06:56 Jam 1 (Groovebox Solo) 07:55 Jam 2 (DAWless setup) 08:48 Finale (Sega Genesis Electropop) 09:15 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. No he didn't... Today we are going to talk about the Bass Bot by Cyclone TT-303. Is this carbon copy of the original Roland TB-303 Bass Line the perfect acid synth. Is it still relevent with all the clones like the Behringer TD-3 around? Is the build quality a dealbreaker? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:10 Overview Cyclone Bass Bot TT-303 01:33 Differences to the Roland TB-303, Preset System 01:54 Insta DJ OS (Pattern Generator) 02:30 Mutate, Pattern Memory 02:45 Workflow, more new stuff 03:09 Accent, Slide 03:19 Limitations, added Features 03:32 Arpeggiator 03:44 Track Mode 03:52 How does it sound compared to the Original 04:15 Build Quality, Midi, CV/Gate, Version 2, Pricing 04:36 Hate 05:01 Jam 1 (Acid Techno Solo) 05:51 Jam 2 (Psychedelic Electro) 06:43 Finale (Acid Funk Retrowave) 07:13 Verdict 08:24 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
Become a Patron and get access to full tracks from the show, additional content, the Bad Gear sound library and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Korg MS2000. Is this virtual analog synth and older sibling of the Microkorg still worth getting or is its compact successor the more convenient option? Is it the Macrokorg? Thanks to Frosties Amp Garage for lending me this piece from the collection. Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:58 Overview Korg MS2000 01:25 Sound Examples, Polyphony Limitations 02:05 Oscillators 1 (VA, PWM, Cross Mod, Vox Wave) 02:40 Sample Based Waveforms (Korg DW-8000) 02:50 Oscillator 2 (Sync, Ring Mod) 03:03 Mixer, Filter 03:21 Modulators (Envelopes, LFOs) 03:32 FX Section (Distortion, Modulation, Delay) 03:40 Virtual Patch Matrix 03:58 Multitimbrality 04:05 MS2000 vs. Microkorg 04:31 Modulation Sequencer 04:51 Arpeggiator, Vocoder 05:01 What else??? 05:39 Hate 06:09 Jam 1 (Pseudo Analog Sounds) 06:58 Jam 2 (Digital Funk) 07:58 Finale (Drum & Bass) 08:31 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Korg Volca Nubass. Does this Roland TB-303 - like analog synth based on Korg's Nutube technology bring anything new to the table or is it just another monophonic acid synth. Are Nutubes real Tubes/Valves? Is Korg aware of all the Volca memes - you know, Noobass (LOLZ, ROFL,...;)??? Big shoutout to 🤍 The ultimate master of Volca photoshop stunts. Check out the Knifonium: 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:13 Overview Korg Volca Nubass 01:40 WTF are Nutubes??? 02:50 Ladder Filter 03:03 Envelope, LFO 03:29 Drive 03:48 Sequencer, Accents, Slides, Additional Features, Pattern Chaining 04:34 What else??? Pricing 04:52 Hate 05:16 Jam 1 (Volca Setup) 06:06 Jam 2 (Mixed Setup) 06:58 Finale (Non 303-Sounds) 07:27 Verdict 08:17 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland TR-6S. Is this modern drum machine and little sibling of the critically acclaimed TR-8S only a sketch pad for quick ideas or is it up to the job of being the centerpiece of setups both live and in the studio. Well, Roland's Gonna Roland. Thanks to Tom of Synth Anatomy for lending me the keyboard version: 🤍 🤍 Thanks to Cjbeards for creating the Original Soundtrack of the internet: Music used: Cjbeards - Fire and Thunder Song link: 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:03 Overview Roland TR6S 01:39 Sound Generators (ACB, Samples, FM) 02:33 FM Engines 02:58 Instruments (LFO, FX) 03:32 CTRL Knob 03:41 Kits (FX: Delay, Reverb, Master FX) 03:57 Sample Import 04:02 Sequencer, Patterns, Variations, Fills, Random 04:29 More Sequencer Features (Substeps, Motion Recording) 05:03 Step Loop, Scatter 05:13 Limitations (Lack of Chromatic Mode) 05:33 What else??? (Rear Panel, USB Audio, Thanks) 05:55 Hate 06:19 Jam 1 (Techno) 07:11 Jam 2 (Drum'n'Bass) 08:13 Finale (Trance) 08:40 Verdict 09:41 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
In this episode of Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools, we will accept the 100 Euro Behringer Challenge. Can we buy an entire oldschool Behringer home studio for under a hundred bucks? Will it work? Why would we want that? Plus: a lot of unboxing, some ASMR, total meme overload and (my) reactions Correction: the strike of the Music Tribe factory workers took place in 2017
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Korg Volca Modular. Is this compact modular system the ideal introduction to West Coast - style modular synthesis? Would Don Buchla approve? Modular - not even once!!! Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:57 Overview Korg Volca Modular 01:17 WTH is West Coast Synthesis??? Moog vs. Buchla 02:30 Source (oscillator section), FM, Waveshaping 02:58 Dual LPG (Low Pass Gate 1 & 2) 03:16 Space Out (Reverb) 03:32 Functions (AHR & Rise/Fall Envelope) 03:51 Turn Function 2 into an LFO, Inverted Output, End of Cycle 04:12 Utility (+/-/x) 04:23 Woggle (Sample & Hold), Stepped/Unstepped 04:35 Split (Multiple) 04:38 Sequencer (Bounce, Stochastic,...) 04:57 Scales, Microtuning 05:14 Sequencer Gates, Tempo Modulation 05:31 Limitations, Connectivity, Use it with an external CV source 05:55 What else??? 06:08 Hate 06:34 Jam 1 07:34 Jam 2 08:22 Finale 08:52 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Philips PMC 100 Composer. This 80s groovebox/workstation thing and weird combination of an FM synth and a tape deck is the only Philips instrument that I am aware of. Will it replace your Yamaha DX7? Watch Simon the Magpie's videos and circuit bending experiments: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:13 Overview 05:07 Hate 05:35 Jam 1 06:29 Jam 2 07:22 Finale 07:50 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha TX81Z FM Tone Generator. Is this classic Yamaha FM synth nothing but the home to the iconic 80s bass, the legendary Lately Bass preset? Can it be worse to operate than the Yamaha DX7? Will rack synthesizers ever look good on social media? Thanks to Anders Enger Jensen for showing that rack synths can indeed look Instagram-worthy: 🤍 🤍 Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:10 Overview Yamaha TX81Z 01:27 UI and basic tweak 01:39 Presets 02:06 Lately Bass Preset 02:25 Lately Bass vs. Solid Bass comparison (Yamaha FB01) 03:02 Additional Waveforms 03:28 Compatibility (Yamaha DX21, Yamaha DX27, Yamaha DX100) 03:37 Envelopes, LFO, Midi Delay, Chords, Pseudo-reverb 04:11 Multitimbrality, Polyphony, Outputs, Menus 04:33 Pricing 04:43 Hate 05:11 Jam 1 06:07 Jam 2 07:14 Finale 07:44 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha AN-200. Is this virtual analog sibling of the Yamaha DX-200, relative to the Yamaha AN1x and classic Yamaha groovebox "not a toy" like the marketing promised? Matthias Jakisic website is currently down, I will make an update as soon as it's up again. He recently worked on Paul Haslingers Soundtrack for "The Irregulars" you might know from Netflix. 🤍
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Moog Little Phatty. Did this modern take on the classic Moog formula and one of the last instruments Robert Arthur Moog worked on age well? Can the analog synth engine be tamed with the UI of a MicroKorg? Does it live up to the legacy of masterpieces like the Minimoog Model D or other synthesizers created by the legendary Bob Moog? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:09 Overview Moog Little Phatty 01:45 Oscillator Section and its Differences to the Minimoog 02:12 Sync, Oscillator Modulations 02:31 Moog Ladder Filter 03:02 Filter Overload 03:13 Envelopes 03:25 Modulation Section, LFO 03:51 Menu Diving, Presets, Arpeggiator 04:18 Tuning 04:33 Patches 04:49 Connectivity 05:00 Moog Little Phatty Editions (Limited, Stage, Stage II, Tribute) 05:10 Sticky Plastic Syndrome (Build Quality) 05:14 Pricing 05:21 Hate 05:43 Jam 1 (Classic Moog Bass) 06:44 Jam 2 (Beyond Classic Moog) 07:38 Finale (Space Funk) 08:07 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Teenage Engineering OP-1. Is this iconic synthesizer, sampler, virtual tape recorder, effects unit and milestone of scandinavian design the definition of modern vintage? Is it the ultimate portable groovebox for on the go? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:21 Overview Teenage Engineering OP-1 02:02 Synth section 02:54 Drum section 03:18 Tape section 04:20 Sequencers 05:17 FX section & LFOs 05:36 What else??? 06:06 Pricing 06:23 Hate 06:50 Jam 1 07:40 Jam 2 08:39 Finale 09:14 Verdict
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 🤍 Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland Boutique JX-03. Why did they emulate the Roland JX-3P, a nerdy, mostly knobless distant relative of the legendary Roland Juno-6, Juno-60 and Juno-106 and are the added knobs of the PG-200 controller an advantage over the original? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:58 Overview Roland JX03 01:06 Presets 01:23 History of the Roland JX-3P 02:10 UI, polyphony, note stealing, patch memory 02:49 Oscillator Section, cross modulation (sync, metal, ring mod) 03:26 Filter, hi pass 03:44 Modulators (envelope, LFO) 04:22 Chorus, noise emulation, hidden chorus 04:35 Delay 04:43 Sequencer 05:11 Hidden parameters 05:20 Manual, unofficial user guide, dual voice mode, portamento 05:44 What else??? (Boutique stuff, pricing,...) 06:02 Hate 06:30 Jam 1 07:26 Jam 2 08:24 Finale 08:55 Verdict
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