Bad Gear - This Time it's PERSONAL

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. There is no shortage of synth manufacturers offering costly top-shelf instruments: PolyBrutes, UDOs, all the old stuff but new and even Roland started channeling their inner Teenage Engineering.

Today, however, we are going to talk about Nord Modular. This range of digital high-end modular synths was introduced in 1998 and not only is there no modern successor in sight, they also made it incredibly hard to use the originals properly. This time it’s personal!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:56 Overview Nord Modular G1
01:12 The Nord Modular Range
01:17 The Concept, UI, Computer Integration
01:43 The Software Editor Situation
02:00 Freeware Editor ( Byte Order )
02:16 The Modules ( Oscillators, Drums, FM )
02:54 Generative Patches vs. Normal Synth Duties
03:04 Filters
03:40 Modulators
04:08 Using it as a Groovebox ( Clock Generator, Sequencers )
04:43 Effects (or lack thereof)
05:09 Features for Keyboardists
05:26 Even more weird Features
05:44 What else??? (Connectivity, Pricing,...)
06:10 H*te Screen
06:35 Jam 1 ( Techno Groovebox Patch )
07:29 Jam 2 ( Many, Many Patches Jam )
08:34 Finale ( 90s Psytrance )
08:46 VERDICT"