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Bad Gear - Bass Station 3 ???
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. In spite of Skynet-like plugins, Insta-worthy designs and workflows that give you the full Dark Souls experience the old-fashioned one-knob-per-function approach is still the pinnacle of synth UI for many musicians.
Today we are going to talk about Peak. This 2017 hybrid high end poly synth not only comes with a knob-laden interface for grown-ups, a not-so-secret sound design sauce and more menu diving than a Roland groovebox, it also delivers a roided-up version of that distinct Novation tone you either love or hate.
Thanks to Tom of Synth Anatomy for lending me another piece from his collection:
synthanatomy.com/
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:57 Overview Novation Peak
01:45 Oxford Oscillators
02:12 FPGA Oscillator Workflow
03:15 LFOs, Envelopes
03:44 Analog Filter
04:02 Modulation Matrix, Animate
04:35 FX Section
04:51 Patches
05:33 What Else??? (Build Quality, Connectivity, Thanks)
05:47 Hate
06:13 Jam 1 ( Melodic Techno )
07:04 Jam 2 ( Drum'n'Bass )
07:52 Finale ( Synthwave )
08:23 Verdict

[@AudioPilz]

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[@evilsworn2901]

I joined reverb after you shilled it on a few episodes. Could you ask your insiders why I got suspended after making an account?Cheers!

[@russcontact]

This show is slowly morphing into “Badly Wanted Gear”

[@AudioPilz]

Bad Gear GAS is a thing;)

[@corticallarvae]

So true

[@CatgirlThatLovesYou]

Baldmau5 with that first jam lol. Thanks for blessing my Friday once more! :)

[@AudioPilz]

Lol, Baldmau5

[@suspiciouswatermelon7639]

Why didn't I think of that first!

[@russcontact]

Yeah that’s gonna stick 😂

[@daniel_dumile]

Nice

[@treetopjones737]

Everyone who once upon a time thought Deadmau5 was "Deadmau Five" raise your hand.

[@darklsn]

are you kidding me with Jam 2??? Bro that fuckin' shredded, super nice work!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@eddievanheinous666]

My desert island synth - you can pry my Peak out of my cold, dead hands 😁Great jams on this episode.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@danpreston564]

I love the Peak dearly. It’s my go to machine for all things sound design and paddy and it never fails to make a noise I like when i sit in front of it. The amount of new stuff added in updates has been brilliant, especially them finally adding envelopes to the animate buttons for fading the modulations in and out. I also have never had a problem with the menu system, which I find to be really well implemented, logical and easy to use.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@FunkyHP]

Mr. Florian, You can congratulate me, now all my gear was featured on this FANTASTIC show😆

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!! Bad Gear Bingo!!!

[@artisans8521]

Stark indication you need new gear.

[@SeverityOne]

For me, he's reviewed the TR-8S. That's it.* He does have a Jomox AirBase 99, but he's never reviewed it, as far as I'm aware. And given that some of my gear is quite esoteric, it'll be a while before he's reviewed them all. * Not counting variants. He reviewed the Bass Station 2, and I have the Super Bass Station, for example. Or the AN200 vs the AN1x.

[@mikepecchio-gk1bc]

What about old cheetah modules?

[@GizmoGary]

i'm almost there, but to my knowledge florian hasn't done the korg emx-1 or esx-1. intentionally? i hope so

[@kristianTV1974]

Phew, nearly got me there Florian, good thing I've only got a Summit.

[@AudioPilz]

You dodged that bullet;)

[@walterharris7421]

Lmfao !!!!!! I was thinking the EXACT SAME THING 😂😂😂😂

[@treetopjones737]

The Monty Python skit about the mountain climbing leader with double vision comes to mind.

[@ForecastGrim]

“Not Bad Meaning Bad, But Bad Meaning GOOD” - Run DMC

[@AudioPilz]

Word!

[@inthefade]

More like Michael Jackson BAD. ...Wait, that doesn't sound good.

[@walterharris7421]

@@AudioPilz😂😂😂😂

[@walterharris7421]

❤❤❤❤!!!

[@daniel_dumile]

TIL other people don’t like the Novation tone, I thought I was just being a hater of everything again

[@richsackett3423]

That 80s video game short was amazing. No way a bleep bloop nerd like yourself made anything that cool. My compliments to the chef.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!! You might wanna check out Mad Mullet Jack;)

[@peterkudenov9205]

The Summit is my precious--an amazing instrument capable of so much depth. I will never let it go.

[@AudioPilz]

👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️

[@MaverickM1]

Same here. Switched from Peak to Summit. Both are awesome but Summit isn't just a double Peak, it ha some awesome extra features and since fw2.0 it is rock stable for me. Lovely gear which I will never sell for sure. (I am very satisfied with all my Novation stuff tbho. The AFX station, Circuit Track and Mono Station, Mininova and the Summit. There are some other synths in my collection like the DX7, the M1 or the Deepmind12 and the MPC key61 even some Pocket Operators and the TherapSID as well. I like them all but it seems I am a Novation fan at the end, I like the sounding of their synths both FM and analogue . :D

[@peterkudenov9205]

@@MaverickM1 I find criticisms of Peak sounding 'digital' to be a product of someone not spending enough time with the synth to figure out how to coax a warm sound out of it. It certainly can sound digital if one wants to make it so, but there are times I've designed sounds where I sit back and think, "wow." Definitely keen on whatever Novation decides to make next. These days I do sit at the Summit first whenever I'm thinking through patch or song ideas.

[@blakecasimir]

It's Novation's best hardware synth, hands down. Wavetable and extreme digital freaks might want to look elsewhere, but if you want a warm robust malleable subtractive poly synth, Peak / Summit is glorious. And the filter overdrive sounds like an ms-20. 👌

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@kierenmoore3236]

Best *desktop Novation synth. Summit adds a few things, but both are great.

[@LordoftheBadgers]

I've had super 6, ob6, sub 37... And yet my Summit remained because to me it's more versatile and I love it for that

[@mabselves]

When Chris Hugget died i was very upset, he was the last person known to be able to program the Fpga based signal system in these devices and to think it would not have had a second update was concerning. It has been fixed now, but even the early operating system was still very good in my opinion. Keep in mind, 2 of my favorite synths are the DX7 and the S2000... so a synth like this only serves to make me so very happy. No one i know who just loves to tweak the knobs on a moog loves the deep menu diving functions of hardware like me...

[@SpikesStudio3]

🙌

[@AudioPilz]

The man. The legend.

[@lib747]

And after years of somebody else's problem gear, he's come for me. Nice job, as always!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@robmanueb.]

First he came for Roland and I didn't speak out as I didn't own a Roland.

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

I absolutely love 🥰 all the buttons, knobs, sliders, flashing lights and dials on this thing! The UI deserves a 5 minute video of its own in my opinion. How about an episode on the UltraNova Florian? It's a very cool synth that can be found on the used market at a very reasonable price point right now.

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@dbjungle]

I sold my DSI Pro-2 to buy a Novation Peak and I haven't been disappointed by it. Extremely versatile synth IMO.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@AngryPhotoGuy]

The demo tracks in this episode are rad.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@robbystafford8273]

you wildly undersold the stunning quality of the onboard fx

[@LordoftheBadgers]

Yep

[@AudioPilz]

Really liked them but they can be a bit underwhelming compared to the ones in e.g. the Hydra or a modern Roland

[@treetopjones737]

Hail Hydra!

[@arcadeuk]

Every week we get closer to Florian "Bad Gearing" everything I own 🤣

[@AudioPilz]

Nothing personal;)

[@chaocrator]

Florian made me buy Rocket, AS-1 and TB-3

[@NunyaB1s]

@@chaocrator He made me buy drumbrute.

[@BrendonBrooks]

We should all have our own Bad Gear Bingo cards.

[@neuronist]

Same here

[@marklholloway]

Let’s be honest, y’all here for the jams and finale that turns bad gear into amazing and desirable gear 🙌

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@rorz999]

I'm just here for the memes 😉

[@sawtooth808]

Further proof that it’s the head that uses the gear, than the gear itself.

[@Studio_4to1]

Bad Gear, Good Reviews. A mandatory watch at every episode.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Studio_4to1]

@@AudioPilz all thanks to you. making the synth world a better place, one educated review at a time.

[@XNBeatsMusic]

I got one of these. It sounds fantastic, it's very hard to make it sound bad. Great build quality and the FX are great. But yes, lot's of menu diving to get to the bone. Thanks Florian for another great Bad gear.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@nonstopdemo]

Really exceptional jams with this one, fantastic work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Alphonso_026]

Peak is hands down still the most versatile device I have ever owned. Some would say it is perfect. And I can’t quite frankly disagree apart from the menu diving that needs to be done when going for more complex patches. Shortcuts would be a great addition.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@peterkudenov9205]

Agreed--it may have menu diving, but it's such a joy to work with once the workflow clicks into place. I love it.

[@niedec_hello]

There are some small things I wish it could do. Only 10 user wavetables with no way to delete the factory ones I don't use is a big one. Wish the distortion knob was more aggressive. I usually combine it with the overdrive to get it where I want. The reverb is gorgeous and I wish it could do external-in just to take advantage of that. Chorus and delay are fine but nothing to write home about. The filter doesn't have a lot of character (though that's what makes it so versatile). The noise knob is too clean and precise. Analog noise might've been better. That seems like a weird complaint but I can get great snares and hi-hats out of a Vermona Mono Lancet '15 but not the Peak. It may seem weird to make hi-hats at all on an expensive synthesizer, but between the arpeggiator options and gate, you can get some quick hi-hat rhythms. That's enough to not be perfect for me, but they're all extremely nitpicky. It's still me favorite workhorse-synth.

[@ThePondus430]

@@niedec_hello yeah the distortion is a little disappointing, I always have to crank it to the point i have to turn the volume down to 10% or less. but thanks to rock music we got a shitton of pedals that can take care of that so it's not that big of a deal

[@hut48]

Knocking a few points off this one for lack of TB-3 in the jams 😂😂😂 bonus points for using the tracker mini tho lol

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, it's about time I bust out the TB-3 again!

[@ThePondus430]

was almost thinking this day wouldn't come. here we are at last

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@shaylerwtf]

all the tracks in this one slapped, amazing work as always!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@RegebroRepairs]

They absolutely messed up and didn't include the filter diverge setting that the OSC OSCar has, which allows you to get two resonant peaks. They included it on the later Summit, though, but even there it's a menu diving thing. It just really should be standard on all synths, and have a dedicated knob. I don't think I ever leave it on zero. 😀 So yeah, you can call the Peak and the Summit "BaseStation 3" if you want, but what they really are, are PolyOSCars. So Chris Hugget was able to create it in the end. 👍

[@AudioPilz]

Interesting, thanks for posting!!!

[@kaitlyn__L]

Twin peak filters are great!

[@sawtooth808]

You might want to check out PWM’s Mantis (the last synth designed by Chris Hugget, although I think the Peak has more power {polyphony wise} )

[@RegebroRepairs]

@@sawtooth808Yeah, the PWM is very much a modern OSCar.

[@ToyKeeper]

Oh man, Peak was at the top of my shopping list for ages, tied with the Hydrasynth and Pro 3. The choice eventually came down to which one went on a good sale first., and now I have a lovely Pro 3. It's great living in a time with so many fantastic options.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice one!!!

[@jmzorko]

I have a Summit, which is like 2 of these I believe. I adore it. I don't use it for everything, but that filter can sound nice, low and seething when you want it to 🙂

[@AudioPilz]

Nice one!!!!

[@jordimoraguesmassanet1179]

The jams in this episode are absolute bangers! Congrats!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@DJ_TideWave]

Love the jams! Awesome episode! 😊🔥🔥🔥

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@AngMoKio8]

Mine literally arrived yesterday😂 Didn't have the time to check it out yet and just now I had sweat on my forehead when I saw your video. But it seems everything is alright...phew 😌

[@AudioPilz]

Nice, congrats!!!

[@sapro589]

Bloomin heck it's made me want one. I have had two mono stations and own an OB6 but this can do some cool stuff

[@AudioPilz]

Mono Station is super underrated!!!

[@thomasyon4332]

Well done Dude ! All amazing, from the intro to those wonderjams, and I think you like it more than you conclude, embrass limitations; This is still an amazing peace of gear, forever I suspect..

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Yes, I had some fun with this one

[@NintendoSixtyJorts]

Inspirational video as always 🤘

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@daflux7]

peak is one of the best synth i ever tested,its like serum in hardware

[@AudioPilz]

There are some similarities

[@erlannderrantem6972]

I thought the Korg Modwave is the hardware serum

[@daflux7]

@@erlannderrantem6972 both good tools

[@zdravkodimitrov]

An awesome synth! But I'll only buy it if someone glued 2 of them together and slapped a 61 keys bed to it. Now that will be the Summit of all synths!

[@AudioPilz]

I think their marketing people figured this out;)

[@soilentmichi]

Wie immer sehr lehrreich, unterhaltsam und geiel Sounds....super...

[@AudioPilz]

Vielen herzlichen Dank!!!

[@barryjefferies3201]

HOLY S#1T. !!!! 😮 THAT 1st Jam was awesome Fiorlan ❤❤😊Jaffa

[@kevteop]

You got a laugh from me before I even played the video with "Bass Station 3". Excellent trolling. I do have a Peak. I agree it doesn't do "warm", much, but it's such a great box for quickly getting the results you want. You definitely leaned on the various overdrive options a lot so I could tell you were enjoying yourself. 🙌 FWIW I don't really like using it for basses, it's a bit too clinical, but apart from that I love it. It's also good to run it into a good valve pre on the way to the desk if you just want some bloom and fatness, really helps it sound more natural.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! Yeah, preamps are key here!

[@alexlouismusic]

Jam 1 is spotify worthy. great job!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@musicmanj1642]

Just wanted to drop a comment and say how much I'm enjoying your channel, but not only that, it's really impressive to see the development of your videos over the years. I actually only discovered your videos a few months ago and since then I have been watching many of your videos from several years ago and more recently, and while they've always been great, the production value, the humor, and your personality have all skyrocketed and they're truly some of my favorite videos to watch. My whole family is very familiar now with the intro and "Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools!"

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@noi1989]

The Summit is where it’s at. 16 voices. Bi-timbral. A gorgeous piece of kit. Best value for money spent in its class.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice one!!!

[@nalaeel219]

I love my Peak. Such a great synth.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@dankeplace]

Oh you're the same guy that says he wants to dox people, wow I hope it never happens to you.

[@CaidicusProductions]

I'm starting to feel like the name of this series may not be indicative of the gear it's reviewing...

[@AudioPilz]

I have no idea what you're talking about

[@Wagoo]

05:47 he was able to fill the page of hate with comments.. so it qualifies. But.. pretty much any synth that isn't incredibly obscure will probably also qualify 😅

[@mikegeary8056]

Shut your mouth

[@jordanWAH]

I concur. I think it would make more sense to name the show "GEAR" or "You're wrong about said; Gear?" But what really is going on is. I don't need an excuse to talk about gear. Lol PS- as much as I would love the peak, that many knobs only terrifies me.

[@ForecastGrim]

Back in my day Bad was good.

[@marslightsnoise]

Sounds great in the jams!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@sonssarnuty]

This synth has an amazing sounding 😱🧡🎶🎵

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@timschulz9563]

2:15 FPGAs are basically custom integrated circuits (ASICs) but reprogrammable. They consist of blocks of logic functions like AND, OR, XOR, ... that are implemented using a look up table (a small piece of RAM, the data address is replaced by a combination input signals). FPGAs can compute things in parallel whereas most processors can compute only one thing.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the heads up!!!

[@OgamiItto70]

2:46 I want an "INSANELY LOUD FART SOUND" T-shirt. With the picture and everything.

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@treetopjones737]

Life risk challenge: wear it near a Swift concert.

[@Jason75913]

Fantastic jams, man

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@CiabaMusic]

Jam #1 caught me offguard, what a banger! Love the bass patch!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@lundsweden]

Its not just the Basstation 3, most synth UI is still stuck in the 70s/80s. Come to think of it, most synth sounds are too! Has the been anything genuinely new post 80s, by then we had analog subtractive, additive, sampling, wavetable, sample + synthesis...

[@AudioPilz]

You have a point there!

[@seedmole]

The only thing I wish the Peak could do was run the headphone out back into an aux in like on the Bass Station 2. And I guess the weird AFX mode on the BS2 would be amazing as well with the full polyphony.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@danpreston564]

I wish it could send oscillators bypassing the filter.

[@ThePondus430]

oh if it had AFX mode i don't think i'd need another piece of gear period.

[@MBSExcursion]

Always wanted the PEAK. Love the filter. Sounds so good!!! Added a Hydra instead and so far happy with my choice. Will get a PEAK eventually.

[@ruffiankickloops]

Bro, you ALWAYS making some FIRE🔥🔥🔥. Jam 2 & 3 were nuts 😂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@iancain6647]

Two things in life are guaranteed.... Death, and bad gear on fridays. Dude, that first jam was freaking awesome.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@niceheartwhitesuit]

Liking this video 10 seconds in because of The Thing.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@inthefade]

Best horror movie of all time

[@niceheartwhitesuit]

@@inthefade maybe even one of the best films of all time, full stop.

[@DrJ3RK8]

Love your dystopian tracks! :)

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@TheOuterLimit]

Finally a review of a gear I own! Yeah agree, love it

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@hdsubstance1]

Best synth of the decade...period

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@aquaticborealis4877]

Not Summit?

[@hdsubstance1]

I meant desktop, you are right ... 2x always better

[@ApexDubb]

Your production and creativity are vastly improved since the first time I started watching you

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@NigDub]

I was pretty surprised when I heard one live earlier this year. This thing has some ridiculous low end through a big PA. Last time I experienced bass like that was an Alan Wilder show in 2011 where he used an Analogue Solutions Leipzig (nothing tops that experience).

[@AudioPilz]

Yes, the bass is super tight!!!

[@dankeplace]

@@AudioPilz Typo, the ass is super tight!!!

[@alanshewitt]

Re BS3, I’ve been saying this for a looong time. Give us the Peak engine (more or less) with a 32-key (2.5 octave) full-size keyboard. Reduce the polyphony if need be to keep the price reasonable (say $700-800). The different engine wouldn’t cannibalize BS2 sales too much, and reduced polyphony would keep it out of the way of the Peak and flagship Summit. It could compete with the Take 5/TEO-5 and PWM Mantis (if that ever ships)

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@blakecasimir]

Arguably that wouldn't be a BS any more, rather a nu-OSCar.

[@desktorp]

I just want to say off topic that I finally broke down and watched The Thing for the first time a few months ago.

[@AudioPilz]

Phantastic movie!!!

[@justenbarks9090]

Oh man. That blink and you'll miss it Grimes joke made me actually spit my water. Thanks for another excellent episode!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@leslie1526]

Genius as always ❤ Keep am coming

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Wagoo]

Glorious synth. I don't find it similar to the BS2 or Supernova at all really

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@htechdance]

Not even close to the BS2 but the BS2 is a beast nonetheless in a much more analog kind of way.

[@kierenmoore3236]

It’s not. BS2 and Peak/Summit are both great, tho’.

[@htechdance]

I love the Peak. It's my most pricey synth and I just destroyed my finances paying it off last week. It has chord and unison sounds like nothing else I own and I have 9 or 10 synths including the Sequential Take 5 which I also just paid off. I really consider the Peak and Take 5 the Batman and Robin of synths. It seems everything I love about the Take 5 is flipped 180 degrees on the Peak and they compliment each other perfectly. The Take 5 for me is king of power bass, unison and pluck leads whereas the Peak has unison sounds that are massive and chords and every type of sound in the synth book. Also there are professional artists w free Peak patches that are amazing. There is a patch on the Peak that sounds exactly like a Roland 303 called Acid Accents whereas the 303 am Take 5 patch in bank 1 sounds nothing like a 303 but is vibey, rich and fat sounding and no 303 acid sounds despite massive bass and sub bass. Have a nice day.

[@AudioPilz]

Holy Subtractive Synthesis!!!

[@GustavKlingt]

You‘te the evolution of „Sendung ohne Namen“ in a good way.. Love you and your content 😘😘😘

[@AudioPilz]

Danke!!!

[@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii]

In on a Bass Station III, for sure, and in on cold Sci-FI. Loved seeing the Tracker Mini and all the bangers were bangers.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Dudderlyful]

The Peak?! I'm about to buy one and I haven't seen this vid yet. oH GOD THE DREAD

[@AudioPilz]

I feel you!!!

[@Hykje]

"I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is."

[@AudioPilz]

🤔

[@chriswindle3392]

I liked the peak but found other instruments that gave me what I wanted but it's still very playable and I think you secretly liked playing it😉.love your pure effort and enthusiasm you put in to your episodes❤thanks audiopilz❤

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@KelvinHemas]

The novation sound is no doubts my favorite for 90% of the genres I'm into. Modern, pristine and so so psychedelic. Will there be a nova and a supernova episode?

[@AudioPilz]

That sums it up nicely!!! Both moving up my list!

[@DerekPower]

So ... the Summit is Bass Station 3x2(?). Also Jam #3 makes me want to make a night call to tell you how I feel =D

[@AudioPilz]

Perfect maths;) Thanks!!!

[@sidefish8362]

Whilst you are on the subject of FPGA oscillators I reckon it's about time the UDO Super 6 recieved the grilling its cold, underwhelming and sterile sound deserves. A case of the Emperor's new clothes if ever there was. Time for the backlash to begin.

[@AudioPilz]

Shots fired;)

[@kierenmoore3236]

The hype around the Super 6 was ridiculous … 😏

[@sidefish8362]

@@kierenmoore3236 Definitely, I reckon even the DeepMind12 sounds better.

[@TheMachinesWon]

That synthwave track was so good!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Dangerousdaze]

Hey, I have one of these! Nice work, as always!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@massebassepearpung]

Sounds better and more inspiering than my Prophet Rev 2.

[@AudioPilz]

I'd love to hear them side by side

[@NERDOFUNK]

Yeah, the Rev 2 is a cold beast

[@FunkyHP]

Absolutely, my friend! That’s why I sold my REV2 (8 voices) a couple of years back and bought this synth instead. Yeah, it’s not bi-timbral and build quality is not that great, but the sound is fantastic

[@everpuremusic]

@@FunkyHP Peak's build quality is "not that great"?

[@kierenmoore3236]

You didn’t know how to use your REV 2, then … though they are both excellent, and very different. You should definitely check out “Voice Component Modeling”, if you have or are thinking of getting a REV 2 … that will turbo-boost your use of it, for starters … … I have a REV2-16-KB and a Summit. They’re probably the last 2 synths I’d part with.

[@julioagnosia]

nice... another gear deleted from my wishlist! keep on the good work i will end up buying only cables from now on...

[@AudioPilz]

Cables have become so expensive anyways;)

[@julioagnosia]

@@AudioPilz ok... going full acoustic from now on... i had to tune my piano sometime anyways!

[@MadelnMachines]

Idea for a spin off series… Bad cables!

[@howardkendrick4039]

One of my only go to synths

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@edgarm6017]

Episode on the Ciat Lonbarde Cocoquantus/Plumbutter would be…incredible

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thanks!!!

[@atomicasounds]

As much as I enjoy the videos, "Bad Gear" is the victim of it's own success, as eventually you really run out of "Really" bad gear to feature, so then even great gear is necessary for future content.

[@AudioPilz]

Sad Gear🥲🥲🥲

[@timothybenton1189]

Thanks for making these Bad Gear reviews. I fully find myself laughing out loud every time. It's also amusing to me because I used to work for GC in the 90s and this was all the gear we had to push 😂

[@treetopjones737]

GC meme: "Does anyone here know about synths?"

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@FaBianrecord]

The first Jam reminds me the Stephan Bodzin style. Great video 😀

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@mixn5919]

you should do summit too! moar voices + dual filters will rock your socks off

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@RosalvoParadella]

Incrível esse synth. Som pesadíssimo. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@TheDreamElectric]

How dare anyone slander the Novation Nova! Nice episode man!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@solarion33]

every synth has characteristic sound , the peak and summit has their own , very synthwavy , slightly cold but still full.

[@AudioPilz]

That sums it up nicely

[@kierenmoore3236]

Yes, that is a good summary. It is very synthwave-y … it does a very good job of imitating vintage Roland pads.

[@synthlord2368]

Happy Friday, Florian!

[@AudioPilz]

Have a great weekend!!!

[@lakebergr]

The Jig is up. You are now Bad (Ass) Gear

[@AudioPilz]

I have no idea what you're talking about;)

[@ericpeters0n]

I can't believe we're run out of actual bad gear.

[@AudioPilz]

I have no idea what you’re talking about;)

[@UltimateVeve]

Yeah ! the Digitakt II is right now in your gear set !

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@circuitslave]

Best Bad Gear opening ever! Forget the Peak ! John Carpenter's The Thing!!!! That Thing is a classic!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍

[@AudioPilz]

Love that movie!!!

[@slipknotboy555]

Another great installment! I think the Peak seems pretty cool. Speaking of the BS - I love my BSII. I bought it pretty damn soon after it came out, too! I believe I got it in Sept. 2013. And I'm sure it probably is, but the "Bass Station 3" joke is due only to the color scheme/look, right? Heh.

[@AudioPilz]

You know too much;)

[@MoeShinola1]

Don't know how you do it, man. I've always found the Novation sound to be thin. Great vid!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Johnsys359]

I'm surprised you didn't meme Nick Batt's "oooh" when he demonstrated how massive the detune can get.

[@AudioPilz]

Damn, a missed opportunity!!!

[@visisydandthevoid]

That intro 😎😅 I was just watching a bunch of vids about the Thing last night

[@AudioPilz]

Such an awesome movie!!!

[@EP65]

Just bought one recently, never dug in that deep yet. But no regrets so far, I love this thing.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!