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Bad Gear - Yamaha CS1x - Not Exactly My Thing video by AudioPilz

Just discovered this series. Above is the latest video featuring the Yamaha CS1x. Below is a playlist of previous videos in the series. I'm guessing the CS1x will be added. P.S. I actually own a CS1x and SU10 so it's kind of fun seeing them paired in this video. The CS1x is all ROMpler but it does have some nice icy strings. It has a bright digital character about it - like it's permanently run through a glassy sounding reverb.



Playlist (enjoy, or not - use the controls on the bottom left or upper right of the player to skip around):
Bad Gear - Roland TB-3 - A Touchscreen TB-303 Nightmare???
How To Control The Microkorg Using Midi Controllers??? (Tutorial)
Bad Gear - Microkorg - A Hipster Synth???
Bad Gear - Am I Too Bad For This Synth???
Bad Gear - Akai Timbre Wolf - Weakest Poly Synth???
Bad Gear - Korg Electribe EA-1 - Worst Of The Tribe???
Bad Gear - Red Sound Darkstar - Worst Synth Of All Time???
Bad Gear - M-Audio Venom - Biggest Software Dongle Of All Time???
Better Gear - DIY Yamaha DX7 Realtime Controller (Tutorial)
Bad Gear - Roland JX-305 - Pub Gig MC-505???
Bad Gear - Arturia Minibrute - The Tutorial Synth???
Bad Gear - Roland D-110 - 80s Sound In A Box???
Bad Gear - Yamaha FB-01 - Second Worst FM Synth???
Bad Gear - Yamaha SHS-10 Keytar - Most Embarrassing Synth Of All Time???
Bad Gear - Quasimidi Sirius - 90s Techno Machine???
Bad Gear - Korg Kaossilator Pro - The Synth of Christmas Past???
Bad Gear - Nintendo Korg DS-10 - Game Boy MS-20???
Roland U-110 - Yet Another Boring 80s Synthesizer???
Bad Gear - Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 - Vintage Gamers Synth???
Bad Gear - Yamaha DJX - Kid’s Keyboard???
Bad Gear - Roland SH-201 - The MP3 Synth??? (feat. Alex Ball)
Bad Gear - Casio SK-1 - The Original Fart Sampler
Bad Gear - Waldorf Blofeld - Vintage Sound of the Future???

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Playlist:
Bad Gear - Korg Poly-800 - 80s Throwback Synth
Bad Gear - Roland MT-32 - The OG Retro Gamers Synth
Bad Gear - Roland A-01 - Most Useless Piece of Gear???
Bad Gear - Dave Smith Instruments Mopho - Giving the Pro-1 a Bad Name???

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Bad Gear - Arturia Drumbrute Impact

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Drumbrute Impact. Is the smaller version of the modern classic drum machine the better Drumbrute?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:58 Overview
05:04 Hate
05:31 Jam 1
06:35 Jam 2
07:36 Finale
08:10 Verdict"

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Bad Gear - Roland TR-8

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland TR-8 Rhythm Performer. Has this 2014 drum machine already become a classic???"

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Bad Gear - Casio Rapman - Too Cute???

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The intro sounds like it was made with the Rapman. I just realized all the intros are all slightly different. You can find additionalAudioPilz Bad Gear posts here.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro tune
01:34 Overview
04:22 Hate
04:52 Jam 1
05:43 Jam 2
06:52 Finale
07:24 Verdict
08:46 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout"

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Bad Gear - Roland EF-303

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland EF-303 Groove Effects. Was it yet another attempt to milk the legendary Roland TB-303 moniker?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:10 Overview
05:28 Hate
05:57 Jam 1
06:55 Jam 2
08:07 Finale
08:35 Verdict"

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Bad Gear - Roland JX-8P - An 80s Miracle

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland JX-8P. Is this very Yamaha DX7 - like knobless sibling of the famous Roland Junos and Roland Jupiters an 80s miracle? Will the Roland Boutique JX-08 be worth it? Will Espen Kraft be upset? Merry Christmas!!!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:31 Overview
05:03 Hate
05:27 Jam 1
06:25 Jam 2
07:23 Finale
08:02 Verdict
09:28 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout"

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Bad Gear - Yamaha TX81Z

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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:
https://eoxstudios.bandcamp.com/

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"

Bad Gear - Roland JX03

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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"

KORG SUPER SECTION

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View of the inside.

And the Bad Gear video he referenced:

Bad Gear - Korg PSS-50 SuperSection - Ultimate 80s Cheesebox???

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"In this episode of Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools, we are going to have some clean 80s fun with the Korg PSS-50 SuperSection. Did we find the ultimate 80s cheesebox? Do you know any bends or mods for it?"

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Bad Gear - Yamaha SY-22 - The Soundtrack Machine

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro tune
01:19 Overview
05:25 Hate
05:51 Jam 1
06:48 Jam 2
07:58 Finale
08:29 Verdict

Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha SY-22 Dynamic Vector Synth. Why is this soundtrack machine with a joystick not as popular as its sibling, the Korg WaveStation?"

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Bad Gear - Roland SP-808ex Groove Sampler

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:09 Overview
05:04 Hate
05:31 Jam 1
06:48 Jam 2
08:00 Finale
08:35 Verdict

Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland SP-808ex e-Mix Studio Groove Sampler. What went wrong with the 90s flagship of the legendary SP series loved by famous artists like J Dilla, Madlib or Four Tet?"

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Good Gear - Juno 106 - Can Gear be Good?

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A take on AudioPilz Bad Gear

"This was another exercise in learning to edit, tons of respect for the creators that nail it.

I cant imagine spending this much time on a 7 minute result ever again.

I don't plan on doing any more of these, and other than it not being my own personality, copying his style, especially this thoroughly, beyond a joke would feel like plagiarism."

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Bad Gear - Korg Volca FM

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. As it seems, I am the only gear YouTuber who didn't get a new and updated Korg Volca FM2 and we are going to take a look at the original Volca FM. Is this Yamaha DX7 compatible compact synth still up to the job or should we get the upgraded version?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:18 Overview Korg Volca FM
02:36 DX7 patches from the internet
04:42 OG FM vs. FM2
05:13 Hate
05:33 Jam 1
06:26 Jam 2
07:22 Finale
07:51 Verdict"

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Bad Gear - Synthesizer Plays You

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about SOMA Lyra-8 . Is this organismic synthesizer , ritualistic instrument and icon of industrial civilization a modern synth classic or is the King naked? Here on Bad Gear - Synthesizer Plays You !!! Synth plays you in this synth ritual .

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune (Theater Music Version)
00:46 Overview Soma Lyra 8
01:15 Tone Generators, Sharp, Tuning
01:40 Envelope, Heavy FM
01:55 Modulations, Feedback
02:20 Ext CV, Master Tuning
02:35 Hold
02:49 External Hold, Paid Upgrade
03:02 Alternate FM Mode
03:12 Vibrato
03:23 LFO
03:35 Modulation Delay
04:18 Self-Oscillation
04:32 Distortion
04:40 Connectivity, Integration, Philosophy
05:13 Pricing, Software Emulation
05:29 Hate
05:55 Jam 1 (Album Interlude)
06:51 Jam 2 (Techno)
07:54 Finale (Danceable Musique Concrete)
08:25 Verdict"

Bad Gear - He might be BIASED

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. There are these unfounded rumors that this show is not actually about Bad Gear, that I just pick random stuff I want to make music with and let clueless online trolls do their magic.

This is - of course - a steaming pile of horse dung and I just recently failed to find enough hate on, for example, the Access Virus B, Novation Drumstation and Dreadbox Typhon.

However, today we are going to talk about Digitakt II and as this particular unit was sent over by Elektron as a long term loan even they must be aware of the fact that late 80s polyphony, partial physics workflow and a lack of essential hipster features make for some juicy online controversy.

Bad Gear - I might be BIASED

This Digitakt II was sent over by Elektron as a long term loan.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:02 Overview Digitakt 2
01:36 More New Stuff (Slicing, Time Stretch,...)
02:09 Kits, Stereo Sampling, Polyphony
02:32 New Filter Models
02:45 Sequencing, Euclidean Sequencer
03:11 Buttons, New Trigger Modes
03:37 Sequence Handling, More Sequencer Stuff
04:07 Prepare Mutes
04:13 FX Page, Bus Compressor, Saturation
04:43 LFO 3, Control All, Glissando,
05:18 Midi Sequencing, Midi Learn, Name CCs
05:27 Overbridge (or lack thereof)
05:34 Pricing
05:45 Hate
06:09 Jam 1 ( Nordic Techno )
07:04 Jam 2 ( Breaks & Stuff )
08:10 Finale ( Best of Bad Gear Sound Library )
08:40 Verdict"

Bad Gear - Modal Skulpt - Plastic Toy???

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Bad Gear - Novation Circuit - Groovebox Evolution

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:19 Overview
05:05 Hate
05:31 Jam 1
06:35 Jam 2
07:49 Finale
08:26 Verdict"

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Bad Gear - The END of Volcas

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. Volcas are awesome: the original meme synths that kicked off an ongoing trend of miniaturization in music technology and turned countless promising musicians into irredeemable gear addicts.

However, everything must come to an end, so today we are going to talk about Volca Sample New Generation. You might be surprised that my original Volca Sampler - although prominently featured on this channel - never actually received the Bad Gear treatment, that this is the very last member of the existing Volca family to be reviewed here and let’s discuss why I don’t think there’s ever going to be another Volca as we know it.

Volca Sample is not a sampler

Bad Gear - The END of Volcas

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:02 Overview Korg Wolca 2
01:57 How to play tonal stuff
02:12 UI, Workflow
02:49 Reverb Effect, Analog Isolator
03:12 Sequencer (Step Jump, Active Step, Motion Seq)
04:00 Sample Import, Computer Integration
04:27 What else??? (Connectivity, Pricing,...)
04:50 Hate
05:15 Jam 1 ( Lo-fi House )
06:11 Jam 2 ( Drum'n'Bass )
07:16 Finale ( Proto Bass Music )
07:46 Verdict"

Bad Gear - Novation Mininova

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Novation Mininova. This classic compact synth suspiciously similar to the Microkorg has been turned into the Frankennova by the previous owner who just sawed off the keyboard."

00:00 Intro tune
01:16 Overview
04:50 Hate
05:17 Jam 1
06:17 Jam 2
07:20 Finale
07:49 Verdict

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