Bad Gear - Black Box

[@AudioPilz]

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[@Myexpectationsarerealistic]

I wouldn’t touch that thing with your money. 😂 it’s such a piece of shit.

[@NostalgicExplorer]

A devoted follower of your Bad Gear.

[@thelowkeyloki2970]

Man I love bald gear

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@zackcolbourne6921]

​@FrikoppieWhat?

[@Lordxfx]

Trimmed, not shaved!

[@lairdkilbarchan]

🥚

[@autecheee]

Can’t wait for Bad Gear to review the Manscaper…..a buzzy noise maker that also has another function

[@pirateradioFPV]

Lets hear it for the man who told us to sell our Digitakts 3 weeks before the release of the mk2 👏😁😂

[@AudioPilz]

;)

[@TheWongKeys]

​@@AudioPilz MY HOMIE IS COVERING FOR HIS CHILDREN 😢😢😢

[@Carpenter0102]

This guys a genius

[@rjadamz9117]

Hooray

[@vinylarchaeologist]

7:35 The way your eye pokes out through the "O" ... it's the small details ❤

[@AudioPilz]

That's actually pure coincidence and I haven't noticed it yet. Nice!!!

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Cute. Eye Q!

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

I have a few samplers, but the Blackbox is more intuitive, and easier to get going on than the others. It also is more like a Swiss army knife, being able to do lots of different things, like multi track recorder/player, effects for external input, sequencer, and control voltage record/playback. And it has a small form factor that I really like, and the build quality is excellent, with just the right amount of encoders, and buttons + touch screen, that work together very well. I even installed a battery inside mine, to make it even more portable, and convenient to use. Thanks for the show, and have a great day 😻

[@Canadianblaken]

I totally agree with you, I keep coming back. I just wish it cut samples like the 404mk2 does.

[@christdolphin69]

and youll never fill up that 256 gig sd card

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you for watching!!!

[@harveytherobot]

Keep going ... you've almost covered my entire gear collection!

[@AudioPilz]

Bad Gear Bingo!!!

[@nightxnight]

This is what I said lol

[@xfghffhfg]

that's what he said

[@dolo747]

Been using blackbox for years. Love it.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@arofhoof]

"Been using blackbox for years. Love it." I lov mine too

[@DanielBull]

Yeah same here, one of the things I quite like is the free firmware updates keep making it better and better.

[@minimal3734]

If you hate computers this is all you need. It has been the centre of my production for years.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@AveragePicker]

Same here. I probably use like between half and 3/4ths of it but it was exactly what I was looking for.

[@treetopjones737]

It is just a simpler computer in a box.

[@AveragePicker]

@@treetopjones737 And yet it's better than most of the simple computers in a box. If that is how you are defining gear, you might as well dismiss most of everything.

[@andywatts8654]

No automation though?! It’s not for me

[@XHALE303]

What's still missing is a full album of bad gear jams. 👍

[@AudioPilz]

Shameless plug: hundreds of full tracks can be found on Patreon❤️❤️❤️

[@unspeakableoaf]

@@AudioPilz Does that include the Fast and the Fourier album series?

[@daniel_dumile]

@@AudioPilza curation of an album for the channel would be dope

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Meaning, we have to create the track listings ourselves, AP? ;)

[@23jackleeder]

Altogether awesome episode. Black box is the best for dawless dub stems. Love it Joy. So much gear, so little time, so glad you featured this.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

Bro you got me playing the spacebar game hard today. *Anticipatory spacebar push but the meme hasnt even hit yet*

[@AudioPilz]

A dark past of playing FPS games usually helps;)

[@rainbowkrampus]

@@AudioPilz 360 o-scope

[@johnnythreshold]

Yessss I forgot what day it was.

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!!!

[@neuzethmusic131]

Friday my friend.

[@Carpenter0102]

Unbelievable consistency with this channel

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Carpenter0102]

@@AudioPilz no ,thank you 🙏

[@dekonildo]

I wasn’t ready for the smirking during the patreon names. This has made me want to subscribe more than ever.

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@Androsynth75]

I have one of these. It's a really great, extremely portable box with fantastic support from the developer. It's definitely weird, takes a minute to wrap your head around but once you do this thing is stupidly powerful for being so tiny. The latest firmware quadruples the number of available patterns and completely overhauls song mode so that it's probably the best song mode (once you learn it, it's great just different) of any device in this price range. None of that tiny sample limit BS here, if you want to load a 30 minute sample, go ahead. It doesn't have the elektron style trigger stuff, but I like that about this. I don't get lost tweaking a gazillion tiny trigger settings, I just write songs or beats on it. Pro tip: most of the sampling issues people report are because of older or slower SD cards. Spend a few more bucks on a fast card and most of that vanishes, never to return.

[@johnerickson9276]

Would you recommend this for live performances using a digitone (the brain of my setup) to send midi out to this? I’d mostly be using this as a sampler

[@Androsynth75]

@ It would work fine if the Elektron box is triggering samples based on a midi track. It’s also very good at improvising loops and the like to add flavor to a set. It would depend on how you do it. If you wanted a series of songs (lots of loading) you’d have to plan around that as it takes a bit to load, but it would be very easy to build an entire set around one song that’s full of samples (in other worlds, you make one song/file your set) Nice thing about this box is that there really are not any sample length limits. Want a bunch of ten minute long samples you’ve chopped up and play on different notes? Go ahead. So like many music devices, it depends on how you use it. Main pitfalls would be that switching songs isn’t instantly fast, there are 16 samples per project/song (but these can be of any length and be chopped up over dozens of notes) and the fact that this thing really needs a quality sd card and an up to spec power bank/usb charger or you’ll get occasional glitchy weirdness.

[@johnerickson9276]

@ as of right now I use the digitone in song mode for my live shows and that tells everything else what to do. In my mind I’d use midi to send the triggers to the black box. I assume I could either have the black box change patterns with the digitone or keep the black box on one pattern with the samples for the entire set in that

[@themattschulz3984]

At first glance, this boxes all the ticks^^

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@dindeldo2]

at first box, this ticks all the glances^^

[@CatgirlThatLovesYou]

That last jam is crazy good. A slightly bigger and more powerful version of this would be perfection. Thanks for keeping music fresh! :D

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@aguycalledbunny5186]

I owned one and it's very fetish-worthy. It's a really powerful setup. After a while trying to touch screen arrange midi notes and even worse edit them with the knobs wears you down. I loved the endless sample lengths, I hated trying to use the knobs to control sample editing. I hated fighting to remember how to assign lfos to things.. the fx was great but considering they have a sister box that does fx in the modular world, it feels like a cheat that it only has basic fx. My last gripe was it felt like an endless wait for that, "final update" that made it a real tool. I sold it reluctantly because I truly loved it despite all its flaws. Love/hate vibes all the way.

[@RollrightKnights]

I get you. I love it but I use it pretty simply. But entering/editing midi notes using the touchscreen is one of life's most pointless and unenjoyable things ever 😂

[@aguycalledbunny5186]

@@RollrightKnights like building a house of toothpicks.

[@AudioPilz]

That sums it up nicely!

[@Burn_The_Elastic]

Thanks again for increasing the price of a bit of kit I already own!

[@AudioPilz]

Always a pleasure;)

[@iswm]

This is hands down the best gear channel on youtube and it's not even close.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@baxthered]

Love that we're memeing the Astrolab already

[@AudioPilz]

Of course we do;)

[@kierenmoore3236]

VSTs-in-a-Box? … No time to waste !!!!

[@danielortizdecaracas]

this is a powerful little black box, I NEED this gadget

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@VIRALBEATS360]

I love the 1010blackbox. It is especially great for traveling and has a nice sound. I thought that hitting tiny screen pads would be an issue, but it is surprisingly comfortable. That said, I only found it practical for traveling, and think it is the best production device to bring on a plane.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@imactuallyih3697]

And if the plane crashes you will still have your songs

[@treetopjones737]

@@imactuallyih3697 If only they made the planes as sturdy.

[@imactuallyih3697]

@@treetopjones737 i'd happily fly on 1010 airlines

[@VoltLycanWaveLab]

Garage band on iPad is right there

[@sammadden5540]

Bad gear vs stimming, cannot wait

[@AudioPilz]

That would be fun!

[@xfghffhfg]

most hated reviewer :) mine anyway

[@nkozi]

He's gonna do the Octatrack soon. I can feel it.

[@AudioPilz]

Maybe save that one for a special occasion;)

[@jeffryarchambeau5441]

I had to wait a very long time for the BB to show up here. Now my collection is almost 100% Bad Gear.

[@ofootyeabicc201]

The finale of “the fast and the Fourier” with a nod to nyquist reminds me of “get the fuck off my FFT” on squarepushers “do you know squarepusher”. Solid!

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@guyclegg]

The day after I find out of a piece of gear it ends up on bad gear.

[@AudioPilz]

It's the law!

[@johnwright5126]

OMG! Just the thumbnail had me laughing out loud...literally. 🤣 BRAVO!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@pabloseven1]

always on top thks👌

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@olafsigursons]

New unit of measurement: The Bad gear. One bad gear is 10 meme by minute.

[@AudioPilz]

Should be taught at Colleges!!!

[@ChuckLeone]

Solid review of this little sampler. I’ve had one for a couple years but moved on from it about 10 months ago after they released 3.1 which broke song mode for me. I will say the highlights of using it for me was when I had an Akai MPD226 pad controller connected to it which worked extremely well and essentially motivated me to get an MPC One to replace the Blackbox. That and the X/Y touch filters which are hidden behind a double tap of the FX button. Besides the breaking song mode release, the rest of the machine feels like a beta release product that looks to be all but forgotten about by the developers since they released the Nanobox series.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah. The updates seemed to be doing weird stuff too

[@PampaSynths]

The meme selection for this episode is something else, the one with the Arturia's Astrolab designer made my day.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Mode-7]

Talking about clip launching made me realize that I need to see a bad gear episode on the Akai Force.

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@christdolphin69]

@@AudioPilz yes ples

[@iso_brown]

@@AudioPilz as a proud owner of Akai Force, I really want an episode about it too

[@ReconX-nf3k]

Yes plz.. Definitely needs to happen

[@dietervoser4425]

Eine schöne Wochenend-Einläut Performance . Sehr toll !!! Schönes Wochenende 🙂

[@AudioPilz]

Dir auch!!!

[@Dudderlyful]

Absolutely something I would never use, I'm glad people out there enjoy it though. Happy Monday Mr Pilz, a good pick!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@enforcingpidgeon]

your music is getting insane man 🔥🔥🔥 love the videos as always

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@turtleCalledCalmie]

Weeeee weekend came :D Thank you for another great episode!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@larrymann1272]

My library of gear! Thanks Audiopilz!👍

[@malkogindrat]

The frogger color scheme 😂the creativity of these videos show what's in your brain and this is reflected in your awesome versatile music style!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@HanHuman]

I can't keep up with the memes per minute!

[@AudioPilz]

That's completely natural and normal

[@blackmoofou6385]

You never can!

[@BrendonBrooks]

The man is a world record holder for memes per second!

[@blackmoofou6385]

@@BrendonBrooks Have to admit I always pause the Nick Batt ones!

[@treetopjones737]

If desperate, you can set the video to play at half speed.

[@sidefish8362]

Spat my beer at the Bob Astrolab meme. D&B track was kilker, go to the top of the class. 🍻

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Hilarious you uploaded this today, because I'm literally going to Detroit Modular TODAY, to buy one. 🤣 I'm using it to record, and arrange complete songs.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@RobertFisher1969]

If you did get an iPad, I’d look forward to your new series: Bad App.

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, thanks!!!

[@matthewadunlap]

@@AudioPilzjoin usssss

[@neo-eagles5088]

Everything I know about making music I learned from the channel.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much!!!

[@miklosmesterhazy2639]

Nice one again man! And a pretty sweet dnb track in the middle. 👍

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@elektronika69]

absolutely love the final jam!

[@sauce_aux]

I wanted to love my 1010 stuff, but there were so many little problems, and good lord; the amount of times I had to send a module in to be repaired - at a premium cost, mind you. Surprisingly easy units to crash and dont get my started on the filters. I sold it all and bought some Roland garbage. 😂 Great video as always bro! I love talkin shit

[@BlasphemousButler]

100% my experience as well. I want fun or productivity from my hardware, not more troubleshooting headaches.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@sauce_aux]

@@BlasphemousButler exactlyyyy!!!!

[@stevenlindstrom3050]

The user forums told the tale. Not a good one.

[@Canadianblaken]

Man, mine has been dropped - scratched and still is a beast.

[@christopherscholl639]

"That's a mixed bag." I hope Greg sees this!

[@AudioPilz]

;)

[@valley_robot]

You've never done an episode on the MPC one, that's right, because it's pretty much perfect

[@AudioPilz]

Been there, done that…

[@unclemick-synths]

I have a few grumbles about my MPC One! That utterly useless step sequencer and the lack of automatically triggering the sampler from the start/repeat of a Sequence (to avoid pratting about extending Sequences to rediculous lengths on audio tracks to be able to jam over a loop and have the sample retain sync). Edit: I almost forgot to grumble about the kludge needed to set the time signature to anything interesting.

[@DoctorNemmo]

Thanks, I hate it ! Not even AudioPilz managed to save this one. That's quite a feat in itself.

[@AudioPilz]

;)

[@BoringStranger]

Dude. You are an amazing artist. All of your jams 👌🏼.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@privatedomicile6627]

“Religious artifact for terminally online cyberpunk ants” has got to be one of the greatest of all time.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@enochroot9438]

So it appears the Arturia Astrolab has already reached Meme worthy status over the lack of hands-on controls...The AstroLack

[@AudioPilz]

It totally did!!!

[@atalhlla]

That jam genre is just *chef’s kiss*

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@dudaudj]

i was waiting for this :)))

[@AudioPilz]

It was about time!!! Thanks!!!

[@briandavis812]

Nice to see the Roland S-1 cameo. I picked one up recently and it's great.

[@AudioPilz]

Love it !!!

[@RollrightKnights]

BlackBox is amazing. I love mine. So powerful, yet very simple and intuitive too. I've ordered the Digitakt II and they're both getting employed for live duties ✊

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@lummsmusik3219]

Blackbox is an incredible device. But you are right: Alternative Iphone apps like Koala are also amazing. What a shame Koala is not a gear but an App. So it will not appear on your channel 😞

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@tezeta3725]

He's done plugins before

[@danasdas6683]

@@tezeta3725 I was gonna say...

[@danasdas6683]

Koala is a pretty widely used app at this point. Lets make the case for it as a 1st Bad Gear App review! He also might have to get an iOS device! We need some more "bad" reviews for Koala!

[@harveytherobot]

Welcome to bad apps …

[@christdolphin69]

if this thing could record launched/toggled on and off clips properly into the sequencer, it would be damn near perfet. sounds incredible, the comp/delay/reverb/filter/master eq are all wayyy better than they should be. like very very excellent quality

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, so close in so many ways!

[@octamedicin]

Hätte nie geglaubt, dass Fourier in einem Songtitel vorkommen würde…! Geil, wie immer.

[@AudioPilz]

Vielen Dank!!!

[@autecheee]

8:54. Agreed, too small of a box, yet sounds are bright n deep and amazing

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@tomlavelle8340]

Another great one.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@ryanstevens3822]

respect for putting the item in the title

[@AudioPilz]

Sometimes it’s necessary;)

[@ryanstevens3822]

@@AudioPilz if you ever do the Hapax please put in the quiz show meme

[@stoatystoat174]

The Black Box looked aweful but 6:34 you got it sounding good. The Cyborg Strandbeest Hamster was also amazing :)

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@ChrisSmout]

Right on time!

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@strelokknoize]

This lil sampler is actually a very nice tool. Sold mine for the lack of FX. Sometimes I miss it a bit (but not enough to buy it again).

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@normdurkin6425]

very interesting Professor..I have been curious about this one

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@Leo_Wieber]

"The fast and the Fourier on a journey to the outskirts of Nyquist" 😂😂😂

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@WewbaccaTheChookie]

Before I even watch the vid, I have to tell you the title on the thumbnail made me laugh out loud 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!

[@MatusFinchus]

Excellent. First time I have ever heard of that (and 101 in general!)

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@MatusFinchus]

@AudioPilz I of course er, meant 1010. 😆

[@Joel-re1jz]

I love the black box and audio over USB is superb.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@nosynthtofear2681]

Does the Blackbox already have USB audio?

[@Joel-re1jz]

@@nosynthtofear2681 ah sorry thinking of the blue box, still love the black box

[@barrelofbugs]

@@Joel-re1jz need midnight bluebox

[@AveragePicker]

Hey my favorite piece of gear! Love the Blackbox. 😬 now onto the video....

[@Lordxfx]

Now, that's some 1010!

[@AudioPilz]

Nothing personal;)

[@AveragePicker]

@@AudioPilz lol none taken. The comments have been interesting.

[@thesesmallboxes]

Great review of a box I’ve long been curious about! Looked like even Big Buck Bunny approved! (Blender ref FTW!) Oh and “Rubber” too! A movie I never tire of! 🤭

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! Wasn't that a Big Chungus?;)

[@GlitchYeen]

I'd love to see you do a review of the Casio VZ-1. Impressive specs and a very unique archetecture, but one of the most awkward interfaces I've ever used. I've never used a DX7, but based on what ive seen, I'd likely prefer its interface to that of the VZ-1. I CAN say with absolute certainty that the Korg Prophecy is pretty straightforward by comparison.

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@gameon2000]

At ze först glanz it's ticking all the not so black boxes.

[@peladoclaus]

Opening sequence totally cracked me up

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@pdlkmusic]

God damn the amen chops at 6:46 are brutal

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@fakshen1973]

At the first glance this box is not black... but it's still invited to the cookout.

[@baconArchitect]

Love the Black Box. I'd definitely hate it if i was relying on it as my main sequencer, but it plays well in my setup with the Keystep Pro. it can play a lot of roles really well, but it's not powerful enough to be a setup centerpiece. It's great as a slicer/clip launcher/sketchpad/texture tool, and in combination with its tiny size, sturdiness and fast UI, it's really capable for a live setup.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@FluxFreeman]

Thanks to you I’ve been consumed in the terrible throws of gear acquisition syndrome for some time now

[@AudioPilz]

I know, safe GAS is a myth!!!

[@UBERLADEN69]

‘ Throes’ this ain’t a baseball game, eh

[@FluxFreeman]

@@UBERLADEN69 ya learn something new everyday I should know that I’m in recovery

[@Existence_denied]

I love this machine yes this is my favorite sampler.

[@Existence_denied]

I like to do what aphex twin would do on blackbox life recorder 21f

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@sleepsire9321]

​@@Existence_deniedwhat is one of your favorite songs you've made? I love paying my fellow underground the love they deserve

[@Existence_denied]

@@sleepsire9321 I have no idea all my stuff i just do jams

[@Musikkeller-Innsider]

I just love the blackbox

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@theh0r5e90]

the faces you are making during vocoder shout out were priceless

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@vecvan]

at 7:33 I accidentally my cat and I don't even have one 😂

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@touchthatdial]

"The fast and the Fourier". Genius 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@Syntox]

Madness. There is a happy medium between feature sets and ACCESSIBILITY and too many new "do it all" boxes seem to be ignoring that all together

[@AudioPilz]

True that!

[@zmmmzmmmz]

1010 releasing enough "bad gear" to fill in the gaps left by the big boys. Would love to see the rest if the nanobox and thr Bluebox! I get more usable advice from these videos than from manuals

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestions, thank you!!!

[@Eisenwald64]

This reminded me of the Jazzmutant Lemur.

[@AudioPilz]

Wow, totally forgot about these!!!

[@nolyspe]

that pedalboard shade at 6:31 😂

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@treetopjones737]

7:33 "I'll granulize anything that moves!!" Party at Ben's place.

[@AveragePicker]

Here's to your granules.

[@AudioPilz]

Let’s granulize!!!

[@scmstr]

At @2:06 what is that Virgin synth?

[@AudioPilz]

Arturia Origin!!!

[@scmstr]

@@AudioPilz oh shit I thought that was a meme

[@prinzbach]

I have the bitbox micro in eurorack and it's great for looping stuff (guitar/synth/drums...etc). I love it! Very convenient! If only I could output clock... That would be amazing... Regardless. Great video!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@TheBlessedLion]

When your breakfast is standing in front of you, but you always forget to eat it, my wife knows it’s BAD GEAR TIME….❤

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@fabienbouisset]

Works like a charm

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@Cysubtor_8vb]

Another jab at the Astrolab and I'm all for it. If they weren't going to at least have as many controls as the Keylab then they should've just made it a module at half the price. Then again, since they already market their midi controllers as companions to Analog Lab, a module actually makes more sense.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, totally waiting for that one!!!

[@zurlocker1]

After seeing all the videos of the Astrolab, I bought an open box Keylab Essentials 61 which came with Analog Lab Pro for under $250. The keys are probably not as good, but the DAW controls work great with Logic Pro.

[@Underwaterbob]

5:06 it's not that it doesn't provide *enough* power to power the MIDI Solutions Quadra Thru, it's that MIDI TRS jacks don't provide *any* power since they don't have the pins. One reason to protest their standardization. Gimme 5-pin DIN!

[@iso_brown]

midi only uses 3 pins out of 5 on the din

[@AudioPilz]

5pin FTW!!!

[@minimal3734]

This has nothing to do with 5 pin connectors. As I have just confirmed, the Blackbox supplies power to the MIDI Solutions Quadra Thru V2 via TRS midi connectors. Only the connectors supplied by 1010 do not work. Other brands do work.

[@drop7vogue]

"Nice" (Audiopilz voice)

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@1-eye-willy]

i like the sound of that thing

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, nice character!!!

[@Naotaku]

This box is blacknot. Happy Friday! :)

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!!!