Bad Gear - Dave Smith Instruments Mopho - Giving the Pro-1 a Bad Name???

[@nickhatcher4519]

You had me at ‘tickling all the foxes’

[@AudioPilz]

Late night YT sessions for the win ;)

[@Yuzuki1337]

@@AudioPilz If you are into that kind of thing you should definitely check out the channel "BilliSpeaks", many a late-night hours to be had with that one. :D

[@Laborejo]

"The boxes love me!"

[@buddhaAC]

Me too

[@spazkong]

There's always brilliant humour on Bad Gear. This series should be on Netflix!

[@agentvx8320]

Samuel L. Jackson's favourite synth.

[@AudioPilz]

Lol

[@CUPUK61]

Got to be honest, I now save these to watch in a nice, relaxing friday bubblebath.

[@AudioPilz]

All the best to the squeaky duck

[@OuijTube]

Analogue bubblebath how aphex

[@penisbreath952]

@@OuijTube nice

[@josephwright5921]

Too much information

[@CodyRobertEly]

Analogue, I hope.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Dave Smith, bad gear?! Say 10 Hail Marys and spend a week in solitary for such blasphemy.

[@AudioPilz]

Forgive me, for I have sinned. I will never touch the encoder ever again

[@DarkSideofSynth]

The thumbnail is pure genius at work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

The worst thing about the mopho is everything. The best thing about the mopho is everything. Anybody who has owned one knows exactly what I am talking about.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!

[@arunca190]

This 100%. Can’t get myself to sell it (x4). I’d rather keep it and get whatever else I want. So keeper I guess;)

[@twoeggcups]

@@EarmonkeyMusic The only thing wrong with my X4 is the annoying knob layout.

[@DMStern]

I don't know what surprised me more, DSI gear, or the Balan Wonderworld footage.

[@AudioPilz]

It blew my mind when I saw Balan Wonderworld on Videogamedunkeys channel

[@wenchaf9387]

@@AudioPilz Knowing you watch VideoGameDunkey makes me so happy

[@danjwalker]

I make my synths watch your channel as motivation now. After the SH-201 was on your show, the other synths don't let him sit at the cool table for lunch anymore.

[@AudioPilz]

Isn't that mobbing?

[@b.benjamineriksson6030]

@@AudioPilz It builds character.

[@dahliafiend]

Synths dont get participation trophies.

[@deansibinski6190]

Love this episode. I've been long awaiting mention of the Tetra on this channel. That 2009 synth was ahead of its time.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! One of my main gripes with the Mopho was, that I always wanted more voices

[@kalleeriksson2148]

Mmm... multitimbral!

[@virtuosomaximoso1]

Pretty amazing you're able to release this much content.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@nickster9137]

Love your videos - your demo tracks make all of the bad gear look like good gear

[@williamscerbo458]

The balan wonderland segment killed me

[@t0xcn253]

just came from the Thor in High Heels video about it, love when my favorite youtubers are thinking alike

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@felixvids7238]

Always on top of the meme game 😂

[@zoloft1672]

Just watched the Dunkey video lol

[@t0xcn253]

@@zoloft1672 the holy trinity is complete

[@tomaszmazurek64]

Mopho, not unlike the Blofeld, was very much a child of its times. Back then, despite 20 and 30 years old synths reaching absurd prices on the used market, the thinking among the mainstream music hardware manufacturers still was "surely beginner musicians don't _really_ want an entry level priced truly analog synth? they really want just PCM samples of analog synths, or at best a VA, right?" When Mopho launched in 2009 the only alternative budget analog synths I was aware of were the MFB synths (if you happened to live close to Germany) and the DSI Evolver. Maybe the Little Phatty, though it was three times the price. Only in the next 2 years were the Doepfer Dark Energy, Vermona Lancet and Moog Slim Phatty released - still just a handful of models. For that reason Mopho had to have a limited interface. Dave Smith wanted to cut down on the price as much as possible, because as absurd as it may look today, it wasn't yet a given that people would be actually willing to pay a premium for an entry level true analog synthesizer. It was also strongly oriented towards the studio use, because again, few people believed entry level musicians would actually want to play live with analog synths - after all, they are so cumbersome and all...

[@AudioPilz]

I remember. EVERYBODY wanted analogs back then (or stupid all-in-one boxes;)

[@tomaszmazurek64]

@@AudioPilz Yeah, everybody wanted analogs, especially in the markets (like Poland) where there were not a lot of vintage gear available. And yet, unless I am forgetting something, it took Korg till 2016 to release their first not toy like modern analogue synth in the form of the Minilogue. And Korg was "the quick one" of the Japanese big 3.

[@enginerdy]

There was a time when the Curtis chips were basically made of gold and there weren’t any cheap reproductions. Making a good analog polysynth basically depends on those little magic boxes.

[@brmbkl]

this little-synth-that-could basically got DSI back into the game, so I respect it for that alone. as for cheap reproductions, the analog revival was well underway way before that, no pun intended.

[@ZombieLincoln666]

Yes this is correct. I was getting into synths in 2009 and there was nothing analog and affordable before the mopho besides the MFB stuff which always seemed a bit DIY to me. I ended up building an Oakley TM3030 and then a x0xb0x. So much has changed. Somehow even with all the options available now, used Juno 106’s kept increasing in price and are now $1500+ !!. In 2009 they were $500 and considered a good affordable option

[@pilleater]

The Mopho SE (with keys) was my first synthesizer! It still goes for $600 a decade later. Totally funky and Kraftwerk-like at the same time.

[@AudioPilz]

That one looks really nice!

[@Anusideral]

Goddamn man, you're really going through all the memesynths from the 2000s.

[@AudioPilz]

Of course I am😂

[@LocaliLLocano]

I remember when friend got one. He used it like a 303 often and his Mpc 2000 to trigger the 909 and 808 sounds. He pushed it to the limit

[@melonenstrauch1306]

That Balan Wonderworld footage really elevated me to a new spiritual level.

[@AudioPilz]

That's one trippy game!

[@djlocodoc]

This show keeps getting better!! Bad gear for life!!!

[@AudioPilz]

We live for Bad Gear! Thanks!

[@Plexyglazz]

Friday night, 18:00 exactly… The weekends starts here, because it's time for Bad Gear!!

[@AudioPilz]

Hey, fellow CET person!

[@EdtheGardener]

Exactly!

[@Plexyglazz]

@@AudioPilz Bad Gear Dutch Division! 😉 (Waiting for delivery of NEW gear… 😀 )

[@wewerefalling5861]

CET gang reprezzzent! (Sweden)

[@marcomaureira]

i love the memes you show in between phrases as much as the actual review lol, great video as always

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@DerekPower]

Getting a head start on that early 2000 nostalgia wave I see 😁

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, it's growing stronger!

[@jpromano_]

This was the most positive video I have seen you made

[@AudioPilz]

I'm getting weak;)

[@Melanholix]

Are we going to jump over the fact that it is yellow and looks like casio suddenly decided to stop adding keyboards to their toy romplers for children?

[@AudioPilz]

...at the end of the yellow brick road

[@Melanholix]

@@AudioPilz Fair enough :D

[@mycosys]

It kinda looks like someone went to a graphic designer and said "make it look like a chain of 'mexican' cantinas released a synth"

[@negutyvxeiro]

Just realized you posted this like the same day that I finally put my MoPho up for sale on Reverb. It's now the linked video in the listing!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! I've heard Bad Gear videos sold quite some gear (which is kind of counter intuitive;)

[@negutyvxeiro]

@@AudioPilz It worked by the way! I sold the MoPho. Now do a video on the DSS-1 so I can get rid of this monster!

[@otisblankenshipiv7823]

Josh from Paris Monster plays a Mopho, sings, and plays drums at the same time. It’s pretty rad.

[@AudioPilz]

One multitasking Mopho!!!

[@spazkong]

Thanks for making me aware. I will make a playlist for the car. Stunning stuff.

[@thestinkyweasel6297]

Here for the Paris Monster comment, dear lord those dudes can honk

[@bagoybeby]

Paris Monster is great!

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

They suck tho.

[@voiceineheadphones]

This video is ticking...I mean tickling all the foxes. The editing, humor & demos are really leveling up each week. There's even lore now.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@mikoajmarcysiak1005]

Man, we really need you to do the Beat Thang!

[@AudioPilz]

I wholeheartedly agree but some guy bought all existing units in my area and is pushing prices

[@illford]

@@AudioPilz I thought the name was funny and searched it up and it was way more expensive than it should be really. If the guy buts all the units is he the beat thang?

[@ggoty]

one of the absolute best Bad Gear episodes to date

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@80iesDude45]

Even the «MoPho» is no Bad Gear at all.

[@TMoore0619]

I'll never be rid of mine, though I did get rid of all the old knobs over time..

[@AudioPilz]

I have to get a replacement kit as it's not my unit😢

[@mycosys]

@@AudioPilz purple knobs would look kinda amazing

[@WhiteWulfe]

Oh gawds, I'd forgotten about the evil banana box (of doom). This is going to be an episode that doesn't disappoint! And of course you went with the box instead of the keyboard version, as the box version was really reviled back in the day... I actually really wanted one back in the day, but didn't have anywhere near enough cash for one, and the user interface being so menu-divey was just... Not my thing. But on the other hand, I'm also very much so a "one knob per function" kind of guy, probably why I loved my old dotcom modular synth so much (had to sell it back in the day due to... a whole host of things). OMFG, foxes, whooo! Foxes are awesome! lol, Big mouth Bass cameo!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Foxy Bass;)

[@BenWard29]

Glad to see you finally rope Dave Smith into the bad gear corral- I do love his stuff though. The Mopho was made during a strange time where those kind of product names were all the rage- i.e. Moog Little Phatty.

[@AudioPilz]

This was before search engines got picky about stuff like this

[@cherrycobbler550]

Unfortunately missed out on the last couple of these due to uni finals... glad to be starting my binge watch of everything I missed

[@AudioPilz]

Binge watching is welcome. Thanks!

[@seanluke3052]

Yet another Edisyn supported unit getting the Bad Gear treatment. The Mopho is almost exactly 1 voice module taken directly from the Prophet '08, plus audio in and subosc. In fact Edisyn's Prophet '08 editor supports all Mopho versions plus the Tetra in a unified editor -- they are basically the same machine. The main problem with the Mopho is of course the menu diving. But you can use the Prophet '08 controls to program the Mopho directly. Think of it as a 1-voice Prophet expander.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for confirming that, I've read that while doing research

[@stub8213]

My cat loves this synth so much he has chewed off five of the encoders which are never to be found again. Good review, I love this thing.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Your cat has good taste;)

[@mycosys]

Just an opporunity to get purple knobs - your cat has taste

[@Sn0wShepherd]

I just got one last week! I am SO LOVING IT!!!!!!!!!! It makes so much sweet sweet affection to my platinum ears!

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@Sn0wShepherd]

@@AudioPilz this thing absolutely slams ! But now that you mention it yes the tetra for would be a glorious addition to this. Currently I'm playing Roland LX88 impact on my offhand while at the same time running the synth backlines and putting beats together on my Akai LPD 8. All super cheap all super flippin amazing instruments and I couldn't recommend them more. I'm putting out some bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad girl tracks yeah mean mean mean mean mean mean

[@Josephduganmusic]

I have the Mopho Keyboard and a Tetra to make it a 5 voice poly and I love it haha It takes some getting use to but its a great synth.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice setup!

[@neiel1]

I recently got a Tetra on Reverb (for a fair price, despite the crazy spike in the last year). Yeah, it’s nearly impossible to tweak parameters with the knobs & buttons. However, the actual sounds are so amazing. That plus its size make it exactly what I needed in my live set up. Not being able to tweak it much is the trade off.

[@AudioPilz]

The interface is REALLY limited

[@kcosminhz7988]

Gives his mate a drum machine as a wedding gift. What a legend.

[@AudioPilz]

It was just one of the wedding gifts;)

[@18yearoldsinglemalt]

I need that "we are not in kansas anymore" thingy as a full fledged song, that was himmlisch

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! There's a 7 minute edit on Patreon (no plug;)

[@CDinkle]

I've got the Mopho X4 and I'll never let it go!

[@AudioPilz]

I like its form factor!

[@CDinkle]

@@AudioPilz Yeah the X4 does right all the things the Mopho had done wrong. Though programming the sequencer on these could warrant an episode all its own... not sure why Dave Smith thought he should go against the grain on standard sequence programming.

[@wilsonjaksetic6009]

You constantly produces quality, I love your work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

I was lent a Tetra by a friend and although it's a great sounding machine, the lack of a usable UI coupled with the fact that you have to actually buy editing software (which isn't easily transferable) from a third party company is just absolutely ridiculous. These things could easily have been riding high on the "modern classics" list if only they'd made them easier to work with, both inside and outside the box.

[@AudioPilz]

I wholeheartedly agree!

[@vincentverraest2722]

I agree, that's why I recently bought the key version to polychain it. A bit less menu diving and duophonic now. :)

[@naoidfpaiourej3299]

Yeah I love the sound of my Tetra but not the interface. I nearly bought a controller but then spotted a Mopho x4 keyboard going cheaply so I ended up buying that - got a dedicated controller with the added bonus of doubling the polyphony to 8.

[@brmbkl]

a keyboard version doesn't add knobs per function, only doubles the voices. easily amended with touch osc template though.

[@naoidfpaiourej3299]

@@brmbkl Yes that's right It doesn't provide a knob-per-function as that 's not what the x4 has. Despite having toggle buttons for cycling between LFOs and envelopes etc however I still find the increase in user friendliness you get from having the x4's 18 or so knobs is a huge improvement over the the Tetra's 8 knobs and extensive menu diving. One thing I would add though, is that the cost for both units combined in the second hand market brings the total outlay up into the region where there are other 8 voice alternatives available like a Prophet Rev-2 for example. My combination was bought in stages over about 5 years after getting fed up with programming the Tetra through software/menus.

[@System.10]

Awesome video as usual! That encoder cap falling off really made me laugh. I also love that the song at the end was just a build-up; good stuff!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@internetoldie]

I remember being such a fanboy of the mopho, before it was even released, before anyone had their hands on it, my fanboy self thought it was amazing ahaha

[@AudioPilz]

I can relate to that

[@bigkik]

The AS-1 bring me here... Oh my gosh !!! It sounds awesome ❤

[@AudioPilz]

Classic!

[@SkyP1e]

This one is part of my everyday rig. I use it exclusively for lead synth. I just dial in the sound I want and stop touching it. Probably why none of my knobs have broken off.

[@AudioPilz]

I think that's what they originally had in mind

[@rhumbatron2912]

In addition to leads, it serves very well for funky baselines, with the caviat that one can forgive the oscillators for being DCOs.(the curtis filters more than make up for this). Once the mods are programmed well, the front panel knobs are not an issue. Use a keyboard with velocity and after touch and the parameters come to life, The sequencer slew makes for some sick retro trance lines, and anyother music that uses portomento with pitch sourcing a bunch of modded parameters. Try it with a Future Retro zillion endless sounds.

[@PaulioBee]

It's a thing of beauty, and the keyboard version looks even more appealing.

[@AudioPilz]

The keyboard version is indeed a solid choice

[@wetwork6553]

Rewatching some of these as a birthday present to myself. I'd like to reserve my place at the front of the line for when the Bad Gear CD releases. Love the MoFo!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@t3hjnz]

That fucking intro musical / dance sequence is straight-up one of the strangest experiences I have ever had in a video game. You made the Mopho sound incredible, as always!

[@mpmi7588]

All the intro joints sound exactly the same no matter what bad gear he uses on each episode. Not sure how he does it but I've purposely toggled between episodes to test it. He should do a completely different episode showing how he does this. The intro music is dope.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@IGD-974]

None of them sound the same to me. I mean it's the same tune, with different synths or drums (if the episode is about a drum machine) Some of them I'm sure he really had a time to get to "fit" in the original composition, but nonetheless they all sound a bit different.

[@Yuzuki1337]

For all the mophos out there! Edit: 5:32 rare instance of Mr. Pilz raging in (presumably) german. - 2021 colourized and censored

[@AudioPilz]

Yippee ki yay!

[@DigitalMusicXpress]

@@AudioPilz Id actually love to hear you rage in your native language!!!

[@beaticulous]

I wanted a DSI sound. This MoPho had it. And I immediately put pieces of toilet paper inside the caps to prevent slipping off.

[@MyRpena]

sadly i could only tickle one fox here, thanks for letting us start the weekend with the mopho!

[@AudioPilz]

Yippee ki yay!

[@relic985]

I've got myself a Mopho X4 which has become my main piece of kit for subtractive synthesis. It's a really fun, easy-to-understand synth, but definitely has limitations. What it can do, it does really well though!

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed! Phat sound and nicer UI!

[@apoclypse]

I actually liked the mopho I almost bought one but at the time I couldn't see where it would fit in my setup and the Tetra looked far more versatile. I would love it if DSI started making these small synths in a box again.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, Tetra is really nice. Used prices are soaring too

[@jpm9628]

Awesome video. Nice subtle shot at Reverb, too.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you (that was one of the nicer ones;)

[@comfy_21771]

Ah yes the "Just use an Editor" kinda synth! I mean I could but that Steam icon is looking pretty cute right now

[@AudioPilz]

It's possible to use without an editor but quite tedious

[@TheWoodlandWhale]

it's yellow and analog, I couldn't resist

[@AudioPilz]

Wiser words have never been spoken!

[@demagmusic]

"This encoder cap has yet to resurface" Gotta a few of those caps in my studio too LOL

[@AudioPilz]

It's like an investment;)

[@vroenis]

oh my god the Balan Wonderland footage was the cream on top - what an outstanding video in every way!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@ilkkarosma5528]

I’ve got 2 of these bad boys, right next to each other. Makes for even fatter sounds when you layer them up!

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, did some layering in the final track!

[@BlackMajj]

YAY! New bad gear episode! This brightened up my day. Now I can forget about my aching arm for a short while! :)

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Get well soon!!!

[@gianlucamarchese]

Saved to watch it after my work shift, after the latest synths I can't imagine what will be next... Access Virus? 😂 Good job as always, I'm already sure this will be fun.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Mmmmmmmh, Virus...

[@watchaddicts1213]

I own one, of course, BECAUSE...I owned every synth made (within reason, no CS80). This little yellow bird doo, for me, the boxes never TICKED. Even now, watching this is like a flashback from one of my less-than-ideal acid trips. I'm going to a quiet place now.

[@AudioPilz]

I feel you!!!

[@arpalaser]

Had one. I really liked the sound it produced. Lots of carácter but for some weird reason very difficult to balance properly with the other sounds in a mix.

[@AudioPilz]

It worked OK as long as I played tight as hell😬

[@RoyChartier]

Bought 2 after watching this...a steal at today's prices.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed! So affordable

[@THEREALDATALORD]

You made me lol again with the censored reaction to the resonance coming off... We're gonna hang out at some point.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!These words were not meant for the public;)

[@thesesmallboxes]

When that encoder cap vanished, I thought you were going to reach behind my ear and magically produce it out of thin air!

[@AudioPilz]

It's magic😂

[@chuckyb_]

Bruh, the debut single of my band was made almost exclusively with this thing :D All the synthesised sounds are this little beast. I even made the main 909 esque snare with it. Apart from some pcm and recorded guitars, drums and some layered drum samples. Painstakingly layered all the chords and whatnot. It was a nightmare really but for me it was like kinda testing how far i could take that quirky af mono synth. Chaos Club - Hyperdrive if you were wondering XD

[@AudioPilz]

I feel you! Layering the mopho to a poly is indeed a pain

[@DigitalMusicXpress]

MMM, how about the Access Virus, just because of the dumb menu diving and the fact that the 61 key version of the TI or TI2, is just a keyboard hooked to a Desktop module version of the TI!!! I was shocked to see how it was put together xD

[@AudioPilz]

Good to know, thanks for the info!

[@Deeplycloseted435]

The Mopho Keys was a legit synth. I just can’t with this GUI though. I can’t. I know a lot of people don’t care for the tone of the gen 1 DSI synths, but personally I feel they are decent and unique enough to be worthwhile. I admit my Rev2 and OB-6 sound sweeter, but I still use the Evolver keyboard all the time. I don’t have a Mopho keyboard anymore, but I liked it when I did. It just seemed a little redundant with the Evolver, which is more interesting to me.

[@AudioPilz]

Evolver is super interesting!

[@thomasaustin8477]

The episode intros get better and more creative every time! I don't think I wanna walk the Yellow-Mopho Road

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! We got to see the Prophet...

[@stillvisionsmusic]

The Evolver Desktop is a good choice too... amazingly powerful, ever more amazingly hard to program.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the input, I'll take a closer look!

[@cl1xor]

Got both, evolver sounds more aggressive. They are a good couple together!

[@stillvisionsmusic]

@@AudioPilz Yeah, it's got an even worse problem than the MoPho; tweaking more than one knob at a time isn't really an option because they'll fight for control of the one parameter at a time you can work on. Also, it's a really bad "just mess around to get a sound" synth because there's so many "dead spots" where the wrong setting will basically derail the sound, produce no sound, or just make it awful. It gives you a lot of options and some of them are not very musical, or not what you need for the sound you want. The manual I have even has a section devoted to the "I can't hear anything/why don't notes play/the sequencer won't play" settings debugging. It's great if you have a specific plan and it's got a ton under the hood but you gotta go in with a plan or it's not going anywhere.

[@dustincassidy]

I used to own the desktop version and I agree, it sounds amazing, it’s very capable but it’s always tied to the computer to use the software editor and the endless encoders suck. I did put bigger better Moog style caps on mine though and that was cool. I would love to try the keyboard version. Does that have the same endless encoders?

[@AudioPilz]

Never tried the keys version but it seems to have normal pots

[@dustincassidy]

@@AudioPilz Ya cool thanks. I’ll have to try to get a hold of one.

[@billyates9970]

Every time I see a piece of gear on here I almost bought but never got around to I am very glad I didn’t.

[@AudioPilz]

I would really like to have the keyboard version of this one

[@BFBeast666]

I got an Alesis SR-16 because of this show for its vintage, crunchy drum samples. Best 90 € ever. :)

[@M364A]

it sounds like a advanced tb-303 i love that

[@AudioPilz]

It can do acid stuff really well

[@UliAfroman]

Let the weekend begin with the new taste of bad gear ✌️❤️

[@AudioPilz]

Thank god it's Friday!

[@zeproo]

I threw my calendar in the trash bin, today is Audiopilz day before called Friday :-)

[@AudioPilz]

I feel honored, thanks!

[@conk971]

i've always wanted one of these (i think because of how corny it looks), love that it made the bad gear cut!

[@AudioPilz]

The yellow sold it to me;)

[@Ve55el]

OH man...paused vid at 5 secs in to write this comment...this is what I've been waiting for...I've drooled over this thing for years, never hearing it...your intro plays for like 4 secs and I'm already hooked. I don't care if this thing's user interface eats my cat for breakfast...someday I'll get ahold of one these things to play with...I hope the rest of the vid doesn't make me regret this comment...

[@Ve55el]

Yup, I still want this thing. What an awesome outro too!...did you do animation as well?

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Yeah, it's got THAT sound

[@DoctorNemmo]

I have got both the Mopho and the Tetra, and there's a nice trick where you can hook them together and end up with a 5-voice analog polysynth.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, polychaining is great!

[@bagoybeby]

My first ever synth. Huge sound, cut through the mix, and yellow.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed on all accounts

[@lopp3]

the DR-550 returns!

[@AudioPilz]

The legend!!!

[@OscillatorCollective]

I love the sound of that little yellow box...(I still love my EVOLVER)

[@AudioPilz]

I can relate to that! Certainly punches above its weight

[@troubadour723]

Noticed in a close up that you have the Marquis de Sade behind you on the bookshelf. Should I be concerned?

[@AudioPilz]

It's an essential read as it gives one-of-a-kind insights into the structure of the French society back in the day

[@troubadour723]

@@AudioPilz Also providing inspiration when confronted with bad gear.

[@abstractmodule4574]

The animation sequence in this episode was incredible!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@earlsfield]

Mopho was my first DS synth. It is not a bad gear material, by any means:) or...it actually totally is. Then i got Tetra:)

[@AudioPilz]

I assume Tetra is the real keeper

[@earlsfield]

@@AudioPilz of course, one of the things I would never get rid of. JV1080, DX7, Tetra, Evolver, Jupiter 6, Access Virus B. As you can see, quite a mixture (I don’t know how many synths I have bought, traded for, got as compensation or whatever and then sold/gave away) But these guys stay:) as they have more than just technical value for me, JV and DX were devices I learnt inside out when I was starting, I had no manual for JV in 1996, you can imagine how many wrong concepts I built and scratched until i figured those two out. Then I got Jupiter 6 somewhere around 2001. Then I got Mopho, Tetra and Evolver. I thought I don’t need another synth ever again;)

[@ugufru]

Awesome video production on this one! :D Love the Möphö!

[@AudioPilz]

Thänks!

[@ugufru]

lol o man i need new glässes!

[@henninghoefer]

1:28 And I always thought the name is just short for "MOnoPHOnic"…

[@GlenBerry]

Yeah, that's the "official" family-friendly story Dave Smith often tells people. 😉

[@AudioPilz]

...it still sounds pretty Die Hard to me;)

[@Sycokay]

I didn't get it. Whats about the word "mopho" that can lead to demonetization? I also have one and always thought "pretty cool name for a monophonic synth, why did no one else before thought of that"

[@Grom0ff]

@@Sycokay I might be wrong but (for me being an English-non-native speaker) mopho may very remotely sit in the vicinity of a short for MF?

[@Sycokay]

@@Grom0ff Oh. Yes, that could be it ^^

[@PaulFaracePhotography]

I've had the mopho keys since day 1, still love it so much.

[@AudioPilz]

Great sounding mono synth!

[@DanielHuman1996]

I'd like a review of expression pedals like the Roland EV-5.

[@AudioPilz]

Is there so much of a difference (apart of the build quality, of course)

[@DanielHuman1996]

@@AudioPilz I have an Alesis QS5 from 1995, and the manual recommends the EV-5. However, nothing happens if you plug the EV-5 into Pedal 1 because none of the factory patches are mapped to it. You have to manually assign the filter and effects parameters for each patch. The expression pedal really does make the synth sound great, but it took 27 years to figure out!

[@ilkeryasinyildiz]

Loose knobs are annoying. I've bought Mopho Desktop Knob Kit from Sequential. It's a bit overpriced but definitely worth it. They are Prophet style rubber knobs with shiny tops, tightly fit to the potentiometers of Mopho Desktop.

[@AudioPilz]

Prices of the knob kits are insane!

[@ilkeryasinyildiz]

@@AudioPilz 39 bucks for kit, 28 bucks for shipping. Almost 1/5 the price of Mopho Desktop :((

[@XHALE303]

Maybe you can review my 1st drumcomputer in the near future the Siel MDP-40 or Suzuki RPM 40 if you can stll get your hands on them.😁

[@AudioPilz]

Wow, very obscure gear! Thanks, I'll take a closer look!

[@mistercheetah9717]

Something tells me the Evolver Desktop isn’t far behind!

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!

[@EmergingPatterns]

What "a great on the paper / PITA in reality" synth... Perfect for Bad Gear experiments !

[@marcotixxx]

i felt the pain of losing that encoder cap mid-jam 🤣

[@AudioPilz]

Last time it happened to me i was jamming on a Yamaha DJ-X 2 ;)

[@neuronmind]

The final track is always the cherry on the cake . No good gear without Bad Gear !

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@johnpaullovetek1809]

I think he ideializad this instrument for those who cannot afford a PROPHET🎹😢😎

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!

[@foxholeartist]

No one is safe from the purging fire of this fanatic, high on audiopillz and craving for the perfection. Not even DS, not even Moog. All inferiority shall perish

[@AudioPilz]

Embrace the inferiority!!!

[@gautrstafr]

Another suggestion, any Casio keyboard with the Hex Synth engine! Privia PX-5s (which I own but its way too much menu diving for me) or Casio XW-G1. The Hex engine sounds amazingly good, but it is so cumbersome to edit that you'll end up using it as a rompler and hate it as much.

[@executionsquad3926]

Thanks for the info! Already wondered why they are so dirt cheap second hand.

[@iamyila]

I miss this box, made some good tracks with it!

[@AudioPilz]

Great sounds!

[@artisan002]

I wish I could understand why the dance sequence actually weirded me out a little. LOL

[@AudioPilz]

Because Balan Wonderworld is indeed weird😉

[@maedaeburning]

You are so obnoxiously funny, thank you for existing

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@DJDiskmachine]

Mopho was the first synth that I fell in love with. So yellow! 😍 The price tag scared me away tho and i ended up getting a Paia Fatman. Painted it yellow tho :D

[@AudioPilz]

Hey! Oh, the DIY stuff - interesting!

[@DJDiskmachine]

@@AudioPilz It totally deserves a Bad Gear treatment.. The problem is that there's probably not all that many opinions out there on it =D