"Rare Solton Programmer 24, well known as the Italo Disco Machine, equipped with a cool 32 vintage drums expansion, very performing with all the iconic drum machines like Linndrum, roland TR-808 / 909, EMU models etc with also some experimental banks ..so great for elektro / techno music productions.
Here is a video test of this P24 for sale, just as example.. sorry about my bad camera capture audio mic
It has been recently serviced with a new backup battery inside"
"I have had the Roland Juno-X since it's release and it may seem almost redundant in my studio, especially with the big bad Jupiter-X looming behind me in the main shot, but despite being it's medium sized brother, the Juno-X has so much to appreciate and even some improvements on the aforementioned flagship. Here's a few reasons I still really love my Juno-X:
0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Connectivity 1:25 - Turning the Juno-X on 1:54 - Original Juno series vs. Juno-X 2:45 - Getting started making sounds 3:00 - Pulse Wave Modulation 3:22 - Filter envelope settings 3:55 - Layering in oscillators 4:20 - Adding in classic Juno chorus 4:34 - Effects 4:59 - Layering sounds 5:40 - Inverted filter envelope pad 5:59 - Together 6:36 - Part 3: Arpeggiated pluck 6:47 - Assigning arpeggios 7:48 - A big arpeggiated sound 8:34 - Part 4: Piano 9:04 - Everything Everywhere All At Once 9:40 - Bonus USB MIDI control 9:53 - Part 5: The Rhythm Section 10:13 - Playing with drum beats 11:35 - Thanks for watching"
Shortly after my arrival/check-in, I was asked if I could do a live set to open the Welcome Reception (the first live performances that open the annual Knobcon synth event). Just when you thought it was safe to go outside...in the big tent. Sorry for the bad camera work, everything was last minute, I didn't even have all the cabling I needed with me, lol.
thanks to Brian Kupferschmid for the thumbnail photo
2. The Entire Robot Knobcon 2025 Welcome Reception (2:14)
Love Jeremy's soloing
3. The Entire Robot Knobcon Welcome Reception (3 minutes of blissful funk)
YEAH, MAN!
4. Chris Kuborn Afternoon Abstract Knobcon 2025
sorry for the obstruction there, here's Chris' complete performance (room audio). My room microphone was probably a little close, so the steel drum has a lot of presence.
6. Brian Kupferschmid Afternoon Abstract Knobcon 2025
Very cool atmospheric/ambient guitar set from Brian.
7. Caro Arroba Knobcon 2025 Chill Out Room Set
8. Synsor (Steve McQuarry) Live at Knobcon 2025 Chill Out Room Set
The room audio was captured on a separate device, so it might not be syncrhonized with the video. The video freezes towards the end...low battery got me.
"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-h*ted audio tools. In a time before Volcas, the Clone Wars and Moog becoming just another specimen in InMusic’s butterfly collection the granddaddy of synth brands brought an instrument to the market that can be considered the blueprint for the music tech landscape to come.
Today we are going to talk about Minitaur. This 2012 analog mono synth and domesticated modern take on the iconic Taurus bass foot pedals of 70s prog rock fame not only comes with the pitch range of a Bob Dylan harmonica solo, it will also keep you glued to your computer screen like their CPU-munching Mariana plugin. Why did they do this?
Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:03 Overview Mini Taur 01:40 The Taurus Legacy, Oscillators 02:19 The Dealbreaker, Moog Sirin 02:56 Ladder Filter 03:24 LFO, Envelopes 03:50 Minitaur App / Editor Software 04:10 Preset Management 04:23 What else? (Connectivity, Thanks, Pricing) 04:42 H*te Screen 05:11 Jam 1 ( Electronica ) 05:59 Jam 2 ( Chill Electronica ) 07:04 Finale ( Techno Electronica ) 07:34 Verdict"
"Hey everybody, it is August 2025 and the weather here in Vienna is far too nice for gear. However, you wouldn’t be watching videos of me chilling at the local beer garden so I combined a few electronic musical instruments to three different setups for every budget and took them to some of my favorite places around here where there is no power outlet in sight.
The rules are simple: no iPads, no laptops and - most importantly - the setups need to be operable independent from the power grid. Diesel generators and solar cells aside, there are basically three ways to do that and I dedicated a setup to each of these methods.
00:00 Introduction and Beer Garden 00:22 The Rooftop (Rules) 00:39 Setup 1: The Double A 02:06 The Island 03:01 Setup 2: Planned Obsolescence 03:58 The Forest 04:56 Setup 3: The Power Bank 05:54 The Castle 06:45 Outro and Beer Garden 2 07:06 Patreon Shoutout ( Polyend Synth ) 08:40 2004 ( Korg Volca Sample 2 )
"I have been very interested in the work of German inventor and engineer Harald Bode. His essays and instruments were hugely influential on Robert Moog, Don Buchla and many others, and laid the ground work to the synthesizers of today. Sadly, most of his more experimental designs don't survive. But some of his more conventional instruments do, like his adaption of the proto-synth Clavioline he made for Jörgensen, the Tuttivox (with involvement/Patents to Rene Seybold). When one crossed my way, I could not resist. But when it arrived, I was in for a bad surprise."
00:00 Unboxing
01:00 Fixing The Tuttivox
05:53 History Of The Tuttivox
08:52 Functions
11:14 Making Music
14:21 Closing Thoughts
"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-h*ted audio tools. Depending on whom you ask, we are either living in the golden age of music technology OR a dystopian hellscape in which true creativity is replaced with unabated consumerism. The answer is of course: YES!!!
Today we are going to talk about Synth and it might be a sign of the times that I completely forgot about receiving it as a long term loan from Polyend around 6 months ago.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:47 Overview Polyend Synth 01:39 Synth Engines 02:54 Presets 03:07 Filters 03:17 Synth Architectures, LFOs, Envs, Midi, Mod Matrix 03:48 FX Section 03:56 Multitimbrality, Polyphony, CPU Consumption 04:31 Arpeggiator, Sequencer 04:57 What else? (Build Quality, Connectivity, Pricing,...) 05:19 H*te Screen 05:40 Jam 1 ( Epic Techno ) 06:29 Jam 2 ( Whateverwave ) 07:31 Finale ( Old School Trance ) 07:58 Verdict"
"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. The analog tones of Roland’s SH-101 have been a staple in electronic music production since the 80s.
However, those who didn’t buy the dip in the 90s will have to make do with oversized fridge magnets, Uli’s homage to plastic, blasphemous plugins or - in this case - Donner’s brand-new L1 which has no reason to be that expensive while feeling so cheap.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:48 Overview Donner L1 01:29 Oscillator Section 01:59 Filter Section 02:14 Envelopes, Drone, Gate 02:44 LFO, Analog FM 02:59 Sequencer 03:20 Menus, Screen 03:35 Digital Bleed from the Screen 03:56 The Detachable Keyboard and its Limitations 04:07 Connectivity (or lack thereof) 04:17 Midi, Arpeggiator 04:42 What else? (Many weird Flaws,...) 05:12 H*te Screen 05:40 Jam 1 ( Techno ) 06:26 Jam 2 ( Elektro ) 07:31 Finale ( Techno - All Sounds including Drums ) 08:00 Verdict"
"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. The 80s are oftentimes associated with Hollywood-worthy heroism, impeccable style and epic synth music that aged great - as long as it was played on instruments designed in the 70s.
Today, however, we are going to talk about K4. This digital synth , Kawai’s answer to Roland’s answer to Yamaha’s DX7 and more upscale successor to the K1 demonstrates impressively that the 80s were - first and foremost - VERY, VERY nerdy.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:54 Overview Kawai K4 Synth 01:49 Oscillators, Waves 02:36 Drum Kit 02:47 Synth Architecture, Pitch Envelope, Ring Mod 03:14 Filter Section, Envs, LFOs 03:41 FX Section 03:54 Differences Keyboard vs. Rack Version 04:05 Sound Examples 04:43 Multitimbrality 04:56 Workflow, Pricing, Technical Background 05:25 H*te Screen 05:54 Jam 1 ( Nerd House ) 06:47 Jam 2 ( Nerd Elektro ) 08:53 Finale ( Nerd Techno ) 08:17 Verdict"
[Side Note: The main reason to get a DX200 is for how the knobs are mapped to multiple parameters. Each FM synth maps their controllers differently. You can morph sound in ways you can't easily with other FM synths. The DX200 makes for some intersting Buchla-esque sound morphing and exploration. The groovebox rhythm section is just a distraction, but neverless a tool if you choose to use it.]
"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. As a professional music technology clown I have become immune to gear acquisition syndrome, all my purchases are meticulously planned out, based on quantifiable parameters like resale value, repairability and actual utility in music production.
However, today we are going to talk about the 2001 Yamaha DX200, an overpriced contraption notorious for its questionable build quality, sonically surpassed by freeware plugins and riddled with more UI limitations than a Volca. Why did I buy this?
Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:59 Overview DX200 01:29 Yamaha DX200 vs. Elektron Digitone, DX7 Patches 01:52 Front Panel UI 02:54 A DX7 with a Filter ??? 03:12 FX Section, Distortion 03:26 Scenes 03:47 Software Editors 03:57 Sample Player, AWM Engine 04:27 Groovebox Functionality 05:09 Free EG (Automation) 05:35 Build Quality Issues, Workflow Quirks 06:12 DX200 vs. AN200 , Pricing 06:28 H*te Screen 06:56 Jam 1 ( Microhouse ) 07:51 Jam 2 ( DnB ) 08:53 Finale ( FM Organ Funk ) 09:21 Verdict"
"Explanation begins 2:25 - This is a demo of the Music Thing Workshop System: A tiny affordable self-contained desktop modular synth with 13 modules which you can DIY (or buy pre-built, see below). It explains the device and is stuffed with examples of it doing interesting things. The video is also a celebration of modular synths in general. It’s full of ideas, things I hope you'll try yourself."
CHAPTERS 00:00 - What's this music thing? 00:14 - Montage of Moments in this Video 02:25 - The sound making superpower of a modular synth 03:42 - The good and bad things about modular synths 07:19 - What ARE the 13 modules in Workshop? 14:54 - The recommended first patch on Workshop 16:05 - What adding delay, DAW or sampler does (Frippertronics!) 17:39 - Introducing FM 18:56 - The Filters 19:56 - Combining Filters! 20:36 - Slopes - To animate sounds 21:43 - A 2 osc sound, WITH sequencer! 22:11 - The Turing Machine sequences 23:28 - Suddenly, it makes a whole track 25:01 - How hard is Workshop to DIY? 25:56 - Introducing Twists, a digital oscillator 27:41 - Instant French House (with Twists) 29:12 - Meet Backyard Rain - the most bonkers noise source 31:11 - An ambient jam using Utility Pair 34:06 - Externally processing an 808 36:52 - The insanity of the RYK 910 card 41:04 - The Reverb card and contact mic madness 42:08 - Techno Footwork Jam! 43:45 - Breaky Techno with Twists & Deluge 45:51 - Propertechno with Twists 46:51 - Finally, we Rave. 48:22 - Postscript: Good luck
"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. In light of recent events we are going to talk about OP-1 Field.
While other manufacturers either “pass on savings from process optimization” or relentlessly jack up prices once people are actually buying their music making toys, our favorite interior design company/copyright agency/nepo baby cult just flexed their monstrous marketing muscle and - did both at the same time.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:50 Overview Teenage Engineering OP1 01:09 Choose your Price ( $ 1399 or $ 9999 ) 01:45 Teenage Engineering OP-1 vs. OP-1 Field 02:13 The Synth 02:36 Drum Sampler / Drum Synth 02:45 How to play the OP-1 Field ( Sequencers ) 03:30 LFO 03:37 Tape Machines , Upgrade to 32 Bit Stereo 04:14 New Reverb 04:20 Mixer, Master FX, Output Options ( Radio Transmitter , Bluetooth ) 04:51 Build Quality , Thanks 05:03 Hate Screen 05:28 Jam 1 ( PostModern Jam ) 06:25 Jam 2 ( Analog Drums Jam ) 07:35 Finale ( LoFi 2-Step ) 08:05 Verdict"
"I wanted to see what I could create using ONLY 16 samples.
This is a really basic setup with triggers and modulation only, no pitch sequencing.
This setup also does not allow for any velocity programming, every sound triggers at 100% max velocity - making it almost impossible to program build ups to help with the ebb and flow of the track.
I also did not have any room for riser or impact sounds which really help with keeping the intensity level a bit higher.
All things considered though, it's not a half bad track - just a little basic, perhaps... ;)
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"A few years back I reviewed what was probably the most underwhelming piece of gear at the time - the original Arturia Drumbrute. This 2016 drum machine seemed like a dream come true: fully analog, great sequencer, one-knob-per-function UI and a design that pleases the eye of normal people and satisfies the basic instincts of synth nerds.
The problem with this instrument: it sounded almost comically bad and might be the only Bad Gear protagonist I didn’t make any real music with.
Although I sent it back after reviewing it, this cursed drum machine kept on haunting me and when I found one on Reverb for the price of a Volca I might have been hovering over the BUY button a little too hard. Was this the worst purchase ever?
00:00 Introduction
00:53 The underwhelming Sounds of the Drum Brute
02:24 Filter, Outputs
02:50 Sequencer, Step Repeat ( Fills ), Midi Control Center
03:33 Analysing the Drum Sounds
05:54 Jam without Effects
06:38 My attempt to make the DrumBrute sound decent
07:41 Jam with Effects
08:12 Outro"
The Roland XP-30. Loaded w/ tons of decadent atmospheric pads and soundscape presets. Still relevant after all this time. Yes, yes, I hear using presets = bad. But sometimes you just want to kick back and let the imagination ride and give the left brain much needed rest. Headphones, dim lighting and candles recommended.
"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. In times like these when normal people try to steer clear of questionable spending habits, true synth nerds are still stockpiling esoteric Eurorack modules, vintage restoration projects and overpriced VST plugins in a box.
Speaking of which, today we are going to talk about the Waldorf Iridium range. While young producers with an actual history of releasing music are currently benchmarking a Serum 2 torrent, these futurist top shelf instruments based on German technology seem to be the last missing piece in every middle-aged synthesist collection before their careers are destined to take off.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:03 Overview Waldorf Iridium Core 01:59 Iridium Core vs. Iridium Desktop vs. Iridium Keyboard 02:22 Wavetable Synth Engine 02:32 Virtual Analog Synth Engine 02:49 Particle ( Sampler , Granular Synth ) 03:15 Resonator ( Physical Modeling Synth Engine ) 03:26 Kernel ( FM , Modular ) 04:05 Filters, Digiformer 04:43 FX Section 04:52 LFOs, Envelopes, Mod Matrix 05:20 Bitimbrality, Touch Screen, Buttons 05:53 Sequencers, Arpeggiator 06:05 Connectivity, Pricing 06:25 Hate Screen 06:51 Jam 1 ( Fast Techno ) 07:43 Jam 2 ( Drum'n'Bass ) 08:52 Finale ( Melodic Techno ) 09:23 Verdict 10:34 Patreon Sound Design Shoutout"
"I had prepared and practiced this performance to play live at a music festival nearby. Unfortunately the gig got cancelled due to bad weather, so I decided to perform it in my home office instead so that at least I would get a video out of it. I hope you like it."
"All sounds from the AE Modular from tangible waves and Synthstrom Deluge recorded using the Zoom H6 recorder and processed in Davinci Resolve."
"If you're interested how this all works, then watch my other video where I'm explaining everything about this setup:"
"Here I'm explaining the complete setup which I prepared for a live performance which unfortunately got cancelled at the last minute. It was still a lot of fun to rise to the challenge of preparing a 40 minute live set, which I have never done before."
Many have commented about my last video [posted here] why I fool around w/ reclaiming the old chips when Alfa has some remakes on the market. So here's a quick comparison of the Alfa AS3109 remakes vs. IR3109N OTA chips in my 101-VCF tester module. For me the Alfa behaves quite differently with regard to signal clipping and output magnitude. Enough as to not recommend them as a 1-to-1 replacement in vintage synths and the reason I don't use them in my own modules. It's too bad, I enjoy using other kinds of Alfa chips 3320/3340/3350 in other filters and my 101-VCO.
All presets have PB, MW, AT/PAT and Velocity configured, except the last one which has MPE configured additionally (Bree6 should be in MPE mode for this one) for the best possible expressivity.
It's impossible to make a bad patch with the Bree6! With or without subtractive synthesis knowledge, you can make a great sounding patch in no time. The Bree6 is the 2nd discreet analog polyphonic synthesizer released by GS Music (following the e7), it has those notable improvements:
- Poly Aftertouch (it responds to Channel AT as well without having to change anything on the synth, and MPE by configuration change)
- Detune (voice detune)
- Poly Stereo (hard panning per voice on L/R channels), Poly ('center' on both L/R channels) output modes
- Larger display
- Only 1 'Shift' parameter (the Sub Oscillator On/Off feature)
- Very few 'Menu' parameters (only the MW, Velocity, AT/PAT and MPE sources / targets / amounts in the Control Menu; and Transpose, PB Range, Preset Level, Unison Interval in the Preset Menu), so it's really WYSIWYH (What You See Is What You Hear).
It was a pleasure crafting those 64 FREE Custom Factory Presets for the Bree6, I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them and that they will bring value and inspiration to yours music."
