Bad Gear - Elektron Octatrack

[@AudioPilz]

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[@Mr.1.i]

merry xmas

[@patrickglaser1560]

Must these synths always look retro and ugly?

[@ricardoremedio2716]

This day will be remembered for it was today that Bad Gear War started. Octatrack lovers and haters shall battle to the death

[@ricardoremedio2716]

I love it. Just hate editing it.

[@AudioPilz]

I think we found peace when the Tonverk thing leaked;)

[@unduloid]

@@AudioPilz I'm honestly not convinced it's real. There's something of a non-Elektron vibe going on.

[@autecheee]

What about the neutral pacifist in this unnecessary war??? Just let the Elektrons flow….give neutrality a chance!

[@clemensmerkur6411]

Fick war.

[@AK10net]

OMFG that’s my setup in the “my setup is finally complete” meme. This made my day. Shockingly, I’ve replaced all that gear with better stuff since then.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for that, great stuff!!!

[@harlanmiller6396]

Your set up was in my instagram feed right before watching this video. trippy!

[@adeniranbalthazar5700]

did you also replace the vape?

[@mrz80]

"...replaced all that gear..." This is the way.

[@DayflightTrok]

The OT was and is the most exiting music machine ever so far. It is a shame that Elektron stopped the further development of this fantastic box.

[@Gainn]

Bad Gear appearance means they can finally release a mk3.

[@A-Grat-A]

🤞🏻

[@EVILJAMARR]

@@Gainn mk3 only needs a few more inputs, an updated effects system and processor for future updates and we’re golden. Not being able to use delay and reverb at the same time is nasty work.

[@dirtycelinefrenchman]

All black with an extra large slider! Woot woot

[@AsselParty]

“I can’t wait to play Half-Life 3 on my Octatrack mk3” - reddit comment (I think)

[@AudioPilz]

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

[@Techwonderland]

I’m going to have to eat like 8 Toblerones to get over the Euro video montage.

[@AudioPilz]

🤣

[@PostingCringeOnMain]

you will need to eat 16 of the post-Brexit British Toblerone :( look what they did to my boy :*(

[@blakecasimir]

New Toblerones are garbage. It's tragic. 😢

[@EZBOT_]

The Dark Souls of hardware electronic music.

[@slipknotboy555]

Haha! Good one; that honestly seems fitting af

[@jamiemartin9340]

True

[@TheMachinesWon]

The Dark Souls 2 lol

[@AltusNoumena]

That is so fucking good 😂

[@mycosys]

Nah thats DIY modular - permadeath

[@e.b.1279]

As a VERY PROUD Octotrack owner, I've been waiting for this for soooooooooooooooooooo long!!! Merry Christmas, indeed!!!!

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@DayflightTrok]

@@e.b.1279 Yes today first I made a track with all my external gear and then only with my OT. The OT beats them all.

[@animalclinicmusic]

I think about selling my Octatrack every once in a while but then i come to my senses. I bought and sold a Digitakt 2 because after years of Octatrack use, the DT2 felt limiting. I get why people hate the OT because I really didn't fully understand it until i used it for a year. Now every other sampler/sequencer feels like moving backwards. I still learn new things to do with it! This is truly the best bad gear.

[@AudioPilz]

Best Bad Gear sums it up nicely!

[@stevemcleod2464]

It's swings and roundabouts innit? I had an octatrak 1, I found it intuitive and got a really nice flow, I could visualise everything I wanted to do with it, which steps to lock, parameter changes, parts, alternative parts with the cross fader, and with the parts chaining, then I sold it and went 'in the box' with reason, I got a Roland MC 101 and couldn't make head nor tail of it...

[@moving_particles]

I don't find DTII limiting coming from an octatrack, just different. depends what you're doing I guess.

[@animalclinicmusic]

@@moving_particles the DT2 is great but I use the live sampling function on the OT more than I realized. The DT2 is a sequencing powerhouse though.

[@moving_particles]

yeah exactly, I didn't really use the live sampling aspect so much. I love the octatrack tho it's got loads going for it.

[@Vingul]

The show about the wöörld’s most hated audio yules

[@AudioPilz]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@Vingul]

@AudioPilz God jul, frohe Weihnachten, merry Christmas!

[@AffidavidDonda]

*vöörld’s

[@Vingul]

@@AffidavidDonda not really, he pronounces V as W but not the other way around :)

[@jngl-jim]

as they've been saying for hundreds of years now, if it ain't baroque, don't fix it

[@AudioPilz]

lol

[@Vingul]

The Baroque was the peak, Bach #1

[@NabPunk]

@@Vingul Genuinely, some of the best "player's pieces" are from Bach, that guy was unreal.

[@Vingul]

​@@NabPunk I don't know about player's pieces, I'm just a humble music enjoyer ;) when I'm not trying my hand at making a track... But he was indeed unreal, and/or the realest.

[@therealvbw]

Is that really how you pronounce Baroque?

[@LeonPhythian69]

An Octrack is for life, not just for xmas 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Word!

[@formulator404]

Honestly...One of the best things about Bad Gear is the description naming of the final jam @7:44

[@Garethduffy707]

100%

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MarkusGeheim]

A&R managers and music-magazine journalists hate this trick.😄

[@A-Grat-A]

Pilz is from Berlin, so he knows the deal.

[@thesrabbit]

And the perfect video for a jam with that name

[@EVILJAMARR]

As an owner of an Octatrack Mk2, all I can say in response is: fair

[@Gleamyred]

Read that in JonMakesBeats voice

[@lagooncity39]

I got my MK1 in early 2017 (about a month before the MKII was announced and the price of a new MKI dropped to $800), it's one of the most used pieces of gear I've ever owned, and I still finish plenty of tracks*. The MK1 is good gear, though, for these reasons: -Hard plastic buttons that won't get sticky and awful in a few years -LCD display that won't be unreadable from burn-in in a few years -Educational: lower headroom inputs teach you about the importance of proper gainstaging -Slow, unresponsive encoders give you more time to reconsider bad decisions -Unintuitive, unmarked button combinations to keep out the hoi polloi *finished tracks were not made with the Octatrack.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@tamas1916]

I bought and sold Octatrack three times in my life. I never learn from my own mistakes.

[@AudioPilz]

I feel you!

[@redirishmanxlt]

Was the mistake buying or selling?

[@hyperfine262]

I started learning to program octatrack a few years ago. My friend picked up a guitar. I sent him my first track last week....it will be great to see him when his world tour comes through town next month.

[@stuartcarter7053]

That thing looks like frustration and misery in a box with buttons.

[@AudioPilz]

Very satisfying frustration and misery;)

[@treetopjones737]

Hobbling leads to focus. #FilmAllusion

[@leftmono1016]

It’s also one of the most creative things you can get your hands on! I sold mine 😬

[@armignac]

Merry Christmas. Thanks for the weekly Videos. Really appreciated!

[@AudioPilz]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

As an OT owner I can attest that this is the only device that is both equally bad gear and awesome gear at the same time 🤣 (and I love it!)

[@AudioPilz]

It totally is!

[@unduloid]

It's a weird device, and I use it when I want to make weird stuff. Which is often.

[@acidjack]

So true

[@howgill4829]

@@unduloid it pulls samples right into synthesis territory, I totally understand.

[@andrij.demianczuk]

Did anyone else pick up on the Tomas Haake reference during the comment about polyrhythms? He is the drummer from Meshuggah and one of the most technically complex percussionists of our time (and a founding member of one of my favourite bands!). Also, I love my Octatrack so much, I purchased a second one to add more machines!

[@teemunnee]

Bleeeeed

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Nutter! However...Kinda jealous!

[@AudioPilz]

The man. The legend.

[@Rompler_Rocco]

The Digitakt workflow finally clicked for me yesterday, yet at the end of this video I somehow had a cigarette in my mouth.

[@AudioPilz]

The Surgeon General warns...

[@dawnr8511]

Great demo. I'm happy that you have never lost your mind or your love for music and your sense of humor is still over the top. I always get a smile from the humorous sample pics, witty comments and vids in your videos. God bless and happy holidays! ♥

[@AudioPilz]

❤️

[@ludotex]

"loaded on ram" meme was perfect.😂 It sucks when you take your octatrack after not using it for 3 months and you have to learn it all over again cause it is so esoteric...

[@wiseoldfool]

I thought a catonaram was a kind of boat!

[@AudioPilz]

Yes, I had to learn all I know twice;)

[@budgetkeyboardist]

I hope that, for Christmas, we get another wonderful year of BAD GEAR. Thanks for the awesome videos!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@JH-lo9ut]

Someone donated an Octatrack mk 2 to my local thrift store. It looked like it was in perfect condition, complete with gig bag and decksaver. Unfortunately, the store personnel must have looked up what it was and what it was worth, because they kept it locked up in a glass cabinet and it had a price tag of €1100. After two weeks they lowered the price to €900 at wich point it sold in a few days. This was not a pawn shop or second-hand music shop. Everything there is donated and sold for wellfare. No, this is your typical thrift store: Kids ice skates, pots & pans, old ladies' blouses, smelly leather jackets, disgarded exercise gadgets. Octatrack mk2.

[@icepick_method3439]

Got a KaossPad kp3 for $45 bux from a thrift store. It sat in a glass case marked at $90 for a month, waited till they did a 50% off everything day and grabbed it.

[@AudioPilz]

The internet ruined it ;)

[@koitka2037]

I myself absolutely love this machine. Even tho it seems to be able to do virtually anything, but actually cant even do half of that. It took me more than a year to start controlling this beast, but it really was worth the efford. I love it! And may the DAWs be with you ... Nice Video! ^^

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@draconianrhythms]

The OT is a journey, so make sure you like long journeys before getting one. I love my OT, but will never know all its secrets. I’m ok with that. Thanks for another great episode, this one resonated!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@ERYKJACKNIFE]

Audio plz made my day this one was so funny 😂 and on point. I got my octatrack mk2 a 6-7 years ago around Christmas time. It’s a great machine, I’ll never let this one go.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice, thanks!

[@lopodyr]

As an OT junkie, I had not seen this coming. And yet, it's incredible it took so long to happen.

[@AudioPilz]

Both true

[@dreamdealer]

OT is the Elden Ring of musical instruments, the harder it is, the bigger the reward. It's an amazing machine, but it needs dedication.

[@AudioPilz]

GIT GUD!

[@dreamdealer]

@@AudioPilz you said it bro!

[@e-conrecords4665]

In my day it would have been the Ghosts and Goblins of Musical Instruments but yeah.. Elden Ring is also a massive PITA.

[@XHALE303]

Thank u for another bad gear year. Happy holidays!

[@AudioPilz]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@jtrace-444]

Ian You made This Year a Pleasure to Enjoy,Listen to and Create Music...with Bad Gear. Your Channel ROCKS!!!.... What a LEGACY You leave Behind..... BRAVO. ✌️🤟

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Jason75913]

Love the jams, man

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@bobo_cost]

Final jam is so good it needs to be a full track! It even has the perfect video already!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you! Shameless plug: it's on my Patreon

[@prod.lanista]

JonMakeBeats will love this video

[@AudioPilz]

I love his videos;)

[@VINYLCRATE]

He's been cozying up to the MPC as of late.

[@baconbigbeats]

Every time you say “controversy” I get a warm, fuzzy feeling in my heart and I smile.

[@AudioPilz]

😍

[@hellcoreproductions]

Welcome back Cenk!

[@AudioPilz]

The man. The legend.

[@Rhythmattica]

Fark Bro.... Music brethren .... or not....... The quality and humour in your vids is second to NO ONE! Love it!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@channelite]

I really like watching all the youtube videos about the octatrack. I’m surprised this wasn’t on bad gear sooner.

[@AudioPilz]

I had to reserve a little extra time for that one

[@oswaldorbitous5950]

Ein schönes Weihnachtsfest und alles Gute für's kommende Jahr! 😊

[@AudioPilz]

Einen guten Rutsch auch dir!

[@nkozi]

I... I can't believe you finally did it

[@AudioPilz]

😃

[@edwin-zone]

Coincidence! Earlier this week I decided to obtain one of these. I am still committed to the plan! Love the jams as always and happy holidays!

[@AudioPilz]

Happy holidays!!!

[@DmitryPuffin]

Octatrack was the first instrument that took me 30 minutes to get sound of it. I borrowed that from a friend to play around with that for 6 months, and I really didn't click with that. I played couple shows with that tho, but I used it as sample player only with the simplest use case possible. And that's actually the best way to learn octa - select one use case and practice it. Since its basically DAW in the box with tiny screen, be ready to spend equal amount of time as learning new quirky daw.

[@AudioPilz]

Way to go!

[@samuelbanya]

Synth Paul Gilbert knows how to end the year with a banger. Merry Christmas my dude

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! One more banger to go tho

[@angeldc54]

Welcome to bad and convoluted gear 😅 Merry Christmas 🎉

[@AudioPilz]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@Existence_denied]

I love the cycles and the analogue rhythm now I need an elektron products thank you audiopilz

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@dubiousgloom]

It's always shocking to see my favourite gear under the title Bad Gear, but then the feeling turns to positive when the jams are always so good!

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@fauno-holoperma8261]

Ohhh my God finally my dawless nightmare that almost got me into switching to Ableton, almost... Much appreciated, and my new definition of Bad Gear, “machines that steal your inspiration“

[@djshire1984]

The Korg Monotron Classic was my first hardware synth, and the Korg Monotron Delay was my first hardware effect.

[@AudioPilz]

Classic!

[@hesapluften]

same here :D

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Thank you, AP, even before the review begins, for helping me to figure out that laughing GIF is supposed to be Alfred Molina. Pertaining to what you are reviewing, I’m going to make note of one thing. Back before I discovered that I prefer triggering all of my cells with my own hands instead of using sequencers if ever possible, I had thought on occasion about getting such a dream machine as this Elektron model showcased here (or a Clavia ddrum model). There was something appealing about having a drum machine with modeled drum tones on it instead of just a module like the Novation Drum Station. That changed when I discovered not only that I don’t like sequencing any longer but also that somebody needs to model the Simmons drum line as well as the Roland beatbox wine.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@justingoers]

I still love the OT. It's weird as hell but it's incredibly rewarding. To this day the most glaring omission on this unit is the 6 parameter knobs---as in there should be 8--so that I can pull up a mixer screen that gives me levels on all 8 tracks. But this isn't possible. The "mixer" screen is more for input and output levels and mutes but no dedicated level knobs for individual track levels.

[@rorz999]

I'd never thought about that, but yes that's a huge oversight on Elektron's part IMO. Maybe they'll add this to the MK3, if it ever comes

[@justingoers]

@@rorz999 yeah it's the one thing that always bothers when playing live

[@AudioPilz]

You have a point here!!!

[@aliencall]

if you really use your octatrack you will understand that the volumes are useless.. when you create the part you have an encoder specifically for as many as you want... if you then want mixing functions like dub.. buy a midi controller

[@justingoers]

@@aliencall I do really use my OT. I've really been using it for 11 years. I still want a function where I have 8 volume knobs at once. Especially during live performances.

[@donaldpriola1807]

Have a great Xmas! This channel makes me smile every week, and the jams are tasty.

[@AudioPilz]

Hope you had a great one too!!! Thanks!!!

[@MrJonBertsch]

That last jam was great and also somewhat unsettling

[@AudioPilz]

I'll take this as a compliment;)

[@patfinn2697]

I am not proud that I have and use an Octatrack, but I am very happy for this video. Thx.

[@drumandbassonvinyl]

I took up learning Japanese because it’s easier than learning the Octatrack! Merry Christmas!

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@noir4356]

I've learned both. Japanese is easier, trust me.

[@kierenmoore3236]

Sou, desu yo!!

[@IAMSOCONFUSED]

Amazing Editing, Great Humor. Thank you!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@rav7en]

how dude always does it is beyond me 7:53

[@AudioPilz]

One bass drum at a time

[@Studio_4to1]

Home run, as per use. The Bad Gear we love with the bad gear we hate. The love. The hate. This is the only show you need in your life.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JoeWisniewski]

I was one of the first MK1 owners of this fine instrument. I was able to do everything on this, but as you say, I found myself struggling to remember functionality after spending any time away from it. I would often have trouble figuring out where a sound was coming from. It's a strange beast and I still love it. My favorite thing was real time pitch on vocals. I moved to an Akai Force. I'm getting similar complications vibe but it's much easier. Love your videos! Merry Christmas from Detroit.

[@rorz999]

Would recommend the Akai Force? I'm so tempted to get one but I see that Akai have discontinued it, which concerns me

[@kierenmoore3236]

@@rorz999f

[@wewuzkangz93]

Christmas in Detroit huh? I'm sorry man it sounds like God isn't too happy with you rn 😪

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you, hope you had a great one too

[@paintingwithnoise]

Amazingly accurate. A better overview than most I've seen.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@kierenmoore3236]

This is the closest I’ve come to understanding wtf this thing even IS … 🧐

[@MikeTrejo124]

I finally understand what a Limiter does.

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@exdvayne]

I was waiting for this!! and thanks for all the memes and video edition gems here, loved to see the "fx sloths" and Thomas Haake drumming when speaking of polymeters

[@AudioPilz]

Haake is such a phantastic drummer

[@dadwax]

The worst thing about Elektron is not the gear, but their owners relentlessly trying to convince you (and themselves) how good it is 🤣

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

Agreed, it comes off very cultish at times.

[@AudioPilz]

Guilty;)

[@DanChippendaleMusic]

@@dadwax but it is though

[@DanChippendaleMusic]

@@dadwax I don't try and convince people though words, I try and convince them through actions. I've owned an impossible amount of gear and I can confirm, it is the best gear (for me anyway 😃)

[@King_Dugga]

The physical revulsion I felt when I first pressed the mechanical keyboard clicky clack buttons on the digitakt (I think that's what it was) put me off them forever.

[@KelvinHemas]

Great Jule episode! That last track was so good. I sold mine after many years because it made all my samples sound so flat and lacking punch. But I’ve regretted it many times, after you learn the ins and outs and using it becomes second nature the workflow and vast possibilities are something I miss a lot. At least you can have individual effects and can daisy chain effects as well as have external effects as send effects unlike the digitakt where you are limited to only use those same effects on every track. Go Jul!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Hope you had a great one too

[@carlos906400]

4:11 Meshuggah mentioned. I see you are well cultured my friend.

[@AudioPilz]

Best. Guitar. Band. Ever.

[@veridisinlofi110]

OHMYGOD THIS IS THE VIDEO I WAS WAITING FOR

[@AudioPilz]

😃 😃 😃

[@GroovyD_ukg]

Finally!!

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@naakkve10]

I got a mk1 this year and LOVE it. It's just nice. Takes patience for sure

[@Naotaku]

aaah, techno

[@AudioPilz]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@JonKrocker]

Great review, after around 5 years I sold my MKII. The "work flow" still kicked my butt and I miss it!

[@matronofsquirrels]

I've always wanted the crossfader and nothing else about it 😅

[@AudioPilz]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user82938]

Check out the Akai Force.

[@matronofsquirrels]

@@user82938 yeah! It's on my list for sure! I own 2 MPCs currently and absolutely love them. The only reason I hesitate on the Force is the amount of real estate it takes up for my live setup.

[@user82938]

@@matronofsquirrels That's valid. The size is also my biggest problem with it. Makes me less likely to grab it to play around with, and it mostly stays on my desk.

[@matronofsquirrels]

@user82938 yeah, that checks out. I do love my mpc 1000 the best for that reason. It fits nicely on my lap and transports easily to the cafe.

[@motaki79]

I’m so glad I watched this. I've wanted it for a few years, but something was holding me back. You nailed out all the necessary negative aspects that answered my question. On the positive side, I've seen it used in the most creative and inspiring ways. Still, ATEOTD, personally, your insights into its poor unintuitiveness and convoluted workflow will keep me far away. Great content as always thanks

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@carbilicon]

I remember trying to read the manual. When I got to the part about 'trigs and trigless trigs', I checked out. That thing is for freaks.

[@benzimmermanmusic]

My friend loves the parameter locks. He's a freak.

[@AudioPilz]

It totally is

[@justinmccamish9059]

In regard to this video, I think we can all agree: Octatrack users will be happy. Merry Christmas, Florian, and thanks for this year’s superb stream of sonic takedowns.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Hope you had a great one too!!!

[@jonmakesbeats]

Uh oh

[@AudioPilz]

Nothing personal, Jon;)

[@jonmakesbeats]

@@AudioPilz do the Tonverk next and we’re even

[@allenleclerc7878]

That was really fun and enjoyable. That 140 bpm peak time section was hilarious

[@Creassault_Band]

I went in search of the "Grandmaster OT Slider" for guidance and training, anyway it turns out he doesn't exist....

[@AudioPilz]

😂

[@32bitflow]

Merry Christmas legend

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@damelos4039]

Finally, the TRUTH about this ancient piece of museum worthy gear. It had its day......now LONG gone. Digitakt II, Digitone II, Syntakt..... all better. Tonverk, when it arrives, will kill this atrocity once and for all.

[@AudioPilz]

Looking forward to that one too!

[@benchatfield3529]

Im visiting berlin and I was out until 7am last night at Tresor just watching the djs use the octotrack and rytm it was pretty inspirational

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@robertocaba5915]

Man you have to do the Analog 4 now, its the only one left 😅

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestions, thank you!!!

[@patricklaureys9238]

This is exactly what I needed before I start making the perfect turkey stuffing, seasoned with cannabis sativa flowers and sage. Merry Christmas!

[@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra]

I bought an OT because I love complicated and complex things. I still have no idea how to use it. But one day…..

[@AudioPilz]

That's the spirit!!!

[@Paulsmusik28237]

I can recomend buy OT Masterclass. I think it is worth it. After 5 years or so I really love the OT and with Ripcord Cabel you can even go mobile with it. But it wasnt love at the first sight : )

[@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra]

@@Paulsmusik28237 I bought some additional book about the OT and going very slowly through it. Which masterclass would you recommend? Happy to give it a try it it's not hundreds of whatever currency...

[@kalegordon2719]

Had one for a while, I sold it and this video proved i made a good choice

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@CatgirlThatLovesYou]

It's called the Octatrack, because it takes 8 times as long to make music with it. ;)

[@AudioPilz]

🤣

[@A-Grat-A]

UFO95 is a magician.

[@FunkyHP]

FINALLY!!!! The ULTIMATE Christmas present! This one for the show’s HISTORY😆

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Merry Christmas!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@LamontStigler]

I owned three Octatracks, I sold all three, never again!!

[@PLA.net-DANTE]

One is already a pain in the ass, so why 3?

[@AudioPilz]

I feel you!

[@swampdweller5]

Enjoyed the video. I have owned the OT less than a year. It’s a beast, and I still don’t understand much of it, yet I really do enjoy it.

[@sierpeman]

I love the Monotron Delay!

[@AudioPilz]

Classic!!!

[@flarkmusic]

Merry Christmas! Thanks!

[@honer777]

I have two co workers wanting to buy this, I have walked them through positives and negatives, but neither really understand when I tell them the learning curve is extreme. Also push3 standalone should be next

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@mrz80]

That second jam really cooked! Gotta admit, the final number kinda had me hearing "All your base (base base) All your base are belong to us" in my head.

[@peterjessop1878]

That Spring Reverb sounded nothing like a reverb, let alone a spring. And flashcards……….. in 2024?

[@AudioPilz]

That spring is quite controversial indeed

[@MarciaDVL]

I have a friend who got so totally frustrated by it that the machine ended her life smashed against the wall. Yep, some gear do make you feel that way and some feeling that way may well go all the way!

[@mattkaz9604]

Destroying an OT is insane but also completely understandable.

[@AudioPilz]

I would call that a rather drastic measure...

[@Gerald_Daniel]

Merry Christmas as well! This time's suggestion is the very hands on but still powerful semi-modular desktop synth Intelijel Cascadia.

[@BrendonBrooks]

EZBOT is going to challenge you to Mortal Kombat now.

[@AudioPilz]

Challenge ACCEPTED;)

[@nnervecenter]

❤ the visuals on your last jam

[@brutallyremastered4255]

Been to Fucking. Also driven through Wank in (or near) Bavaria.

[@AudioPilz]

That's what I call tourism...

[@kierenmoore3236]

Wow. It’s not often that people publicly ‘own’ being a Sex Tourist, like this … They did change the name - to Fugging - in 2021, didn’t they?

[@djkanyon]

Octatrack.... they made a gear that make you wanna use DAW and VSTs again.... instead of being created for the opposite.

[@AudioPilz]

🤣🤣🤣

[@earlsfield]

Love it or hate it, it is a centrepiece of many studios and live sets. I am extremely annoyed with the lack of overbridge, and the fact it is basically stuck somewhere between MK1 and Digi MK1. I have it for years and for what I need it, it is an amazing device, but it could use a fresh take and modern stuff like storage (I lost two cards to the "operations" and I am lucky my OCD forced me to back these up). I do not use pickup machines, but sampling etc - there is nothing out there with so many features that also does this much sampling. I know you were saving this one for the holidays, Happy Bad Gear! Merry Christmas and happy New Year, cheers mate!

[@MB-kx5qs]

😂HHahaha

[@musicbyethan]

Octa is the goat. I know, that gets some folks’ panties all in a twist but it matters not... facts are facts. ☮️

[@AudioPilz]

Word!

[@cartellimarroni]

@@musicbyethan ever tried Yamaha RS7000? 😆👍

[@noir4356]

@@cartellimarroni Only got the SU700 if that's a help 😛

[@cartellimarroni]

@@noir4356 great lofi machine now 👍😜 but it doesn't help to understand the RS7000 mightyness ❤️👍 check it out 😜