Bad Gear - It's really Bad?

[@AudioPilz]

Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel* Full Tracks, Extended Jams, Sample Packs: www.patreon.com/audiopilz Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/audio.pilz/

[@quantum_ocean]

how about mentioning Good Gear alternatives

[@RealisticExpectations]

@@quantum_ocean Nobody cares about your wants.

[@Stopinvadingmyhardware]

It’s not a true Roland instrument if you can’t screw it up with careless actions.

[@jeffryarchambeau5441]

I jumped the gun and bought an SH-4D before you covered it. I aspire to own only Bad Gear and now you've validated my purchase.

[@AudioPilz]

Always a pleasure;)

[@twiglet2214]

I was disappointed - i wanted it to be the baddest,uselessest piece of equipment that was ever made but sadly Roland let me down ! I love it - so accessible and intuitive.

[@ewollenbergc]

Im currently living in the hospital with my son who’s born 3 months early. Unable to play on my synths, your channel, your humor and all the countless memes are helping me a lot through all of this. Vielen Dank!

[@compucorder64]

Oh no, that's so seriously rough. Hope you guys all pull through strongly. Buy all of yourselves something nice when ye get through it, and enjoy it. Those patches always put things in perspective.

[@runnerkidal]

[@jdrukman]

I hope you and your son can go home soon. Best of luck.

[@AudioPilz]

All the best to you and your family!!!

[@williambrasky3891]

I was born the same way. Don’t worry. He’s gonna do great. You’re in for it tho.

[@Shampoid]

Thanks Roland, for reminding me that there are worse things than my current setup

[@CatFish107]

Lol

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Roland❤️❤️❤️

[@tonystevenson26]

Yeah, like my infamous Casio Vz1 phase distortion synth.....that interface is horrifyingly amazing ! Really bad gear indeed.

[@TerekkiTerekki]

Well said

[@InkyDaCaT]

😂

[@NaviRetlav]

As a happy owner I have to say that the filter on SH-4d sounds insanely good. Osc are more than OK, and the effects are also nice. I don't regret my purchase :)

[@AudioPilz]

You know the drill, one person’s Bad Gear…;)

[@kanduvisla]

Cool! I found the happy owner's comment! +1 happy owner here. Also nice to see the EHX Platform. Really like that as well.

[@human-x8b]

i had an Roland tr8s the menu was so damn awful I never gonna buy Roland gear again without watching an in-depth review but for now im gonna stay tf away from Roland gear its just breaks my heart how something that sounds so good can be such a headache to control

[@robinr22]

​@@human-x8bhated that menu and sold mine for exactly that reason. Someday someone at Roland will look at their phone, realise that screens have moved on since the 80s and that they should too. Who am I kidding. They'll be putting calculator screens on everything for the next thousand years.

[@micedevice2389]

@@human-x8bThat’s why I didn’t upgrade from my Tr8…I prefer it’s restrictions and inmediecy…

[@cambriakilgannon12]

I own one, it's good. But it's so close to the precipice of great you end up frustrated that it's not what it could be instead of being happy with what it is

[@robgs]

Roland should have really gone for it and called it the Sh-1t 😆

[@AudioPilz]

lol

[@Lordxfx]

fm :)))

[@h2o1969]

Awesome.😅

[@rodnee2340]

🤣

[@jeffryarchambeau5441]

That will be the boutique version with a tinier screen and fewer and smaller knobs

[@wendelynmusic]

I am really enjoying my SH-4D. it's pretty awesome. I love it. Why is it getting such short shrift?

[@DALTRON666]

I love it too. Honestly have been more inspired on this thing than any other synths Ive had. Ideas keep coming.

[@henninghoefer]

Whoa, I think that was the most savage verdict in an episode so far! Also, and despite of the verdict, the first jam sounds absolutely fantastic 😍

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@garyhendrie4001]

Well done young man on finally passing 100k subs it is so long overdue. Next year Rodney we'll be milionaires.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@roncordell]

What an amazing review! I'm in awe of the jams you put together on this gear and the quality that you deliver weekly.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@scottishpig]

I rushed out and preordered one. I don't hate it like the rest of y'all. I like that the tune Florian shows off at 1:45 is the machine's main demo.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, they nailed that demo

[@brianhob8128]

No synth is unuseable, it's the composer that makes the difference, and that's why that demo song sounds so good.

[@brianhob8128]

That being said, I returned my sh-01 like week after getting it - and got a much more affordable+ usable s1 tweak, which I see u use all the time Florian haha much better tool

[@FarrellMcGovern]

"Backlite Skittles" Brilliant!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@aaronriggs4430]

Is it just me, or are you actually progressing at composition more quickly as a result of making all these videos? All the little jams and bits are epic. Maybe youre just building my taste for electronica as I watch them..

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! Putting in 10K hours usually helps a bit;)

[@allgonewrongful]

@@AudioPilz Does 10k hours of guilt ridden procrastination do anything...

[@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter]

​@@allgonewrongfuloooofff size

[@treetopjones737]

@@allgonewrongful Get it done right after this next YT video... or that other one, definitely then.

[@alexmcrobb6616]

​@@treetopjones737 "maybe if I watch a few tutorials on how to do that technique I saw in another video, I might be inspired to actually try it out" Me every time.

[@kaiharate]

The only thing more hype than my gear on Bad Gear is when the Bad Gear episode lands two days after my purchase. 😂 Outstanding!

[@AudioPilz]

Congratulations!!!

[@raistaparta]

Well, the writing was on the wall. The SH-4D looks like it was designed solely to be featured on Bad Gear 😂

[@kanduvisla]

Two days? I have it for 9 days now. 😅

[@mykroz]

​@@filipzawadzki9424od tygodnia za mną ta zabawka łazi i chyba też sobie sprawię ;)

[@ellopropello]

you are a genius :) how can your demo songs always sound so good? and again love your video as well. btw, i cannot count the times i need to rewind and stop to check all your memes as well :D

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@YShape]

We are so deep in the bad gear irony that i don’t even know what good gear is anymore

[@AudioPilz]

It's all good and bad;)

[@htechdance]

Take 5 is good

[@justinbeck4197]

Yes,,,ok I:m there

[@DonLuca27]

I've been following you almost since the start of the channel and I can say that the final jam is among, if not *the*, finest composition you've ever made. Outstanding.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MeeperDude45]

Yes, this one and the one from the «Reface CS» episode with the Hans Zimmer sample ;-)

[@SonicVibe]

agreed !

[@Gainn]

After hating it for about 2 months I suddenly started enjoying it. Did a 2 hour session at a party with just the SH and a Tracker and it was the most fun I'd had in ages. Needs some serious FW updates (and loads more PCM waveforms) but this is Roland, so...

[@AudioPilz]

Let's see if it's an abandoned one or if they actually release the FW

[@0phylum0sinter0]

@@AudioPilz one meaningful update at this point, supposed stability fix is blessed and i hope it worked - mine arrives tomorrow.

[@ianmccoy13]

Damn, Florian. Tell us how you really feel! But seriously. Solid video as always. Keep up the good work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@treetopjones737]

Scene at Roland HQ: Boss to R&D dept. "Are you guys OK?" *sniffles heard*

[@syntheticskystudios7325]

The bit at 1:53 is awesome. I mean, maybe this thing is hard to work, but you make it sound really, really good...

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@uubrmanx]

I'm still waiting for someone to make a _massive_ supersaw patch using all four layers consisting of 4 supersaws each!

[@AudioPilz]

I tried that, it's mush;)

[@niceheartwhitesuit]

maybe that's perfect fodder for a youtube short ;-)@@AudioPilz

[@spoppp]

I tried that and actually it´s nice. The nicest thing you can do on this machine. Thant´s all.

[@a.d.5649]

@@spoppplies 🤥

[@treetopjones737]

I imagine it's like a guy saying "Maybe if I run my guitar through 4 fuzz boxes, it'd be totally awesome!"

[@jasonb2089]

The sound of the synth coming out of my car speakers was very cold and gummy. I'm sure it's one of those "it's not you, it's the box" moments. Love you!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@BASILEMOJO]

auto speaker? hahaha you r a d um bass dude!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@technodrone313]

i love mine. you can multi track record into a daw over asio. sounds great. it plays well with midi standards too.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@_cocoalabs]

I bought this synth and while it’s not perfect I have really been enjoying the hell out of it, and the tones that it can make. Seeing it appear on bad gear, as I put my finger over the play button I have that feeling I got back in school when I handed my mom, my report card lol

[@AudioPilz]

You know the drill, one person’s Bad Gear…;)

[@ElectroPanPipes]

Remember, most all Roland’s gear was considered a flop. Yeah, those synths that go for 3k now and everyone cries for in every video. It’s generally people who make no music that consider them bad or a flop 👍

[@_cocoalabs]

@@AudioPilzIndeed! I agreed with all of your cons for sure! I'm using the PolyEnd play/tracker/digitakt to control it and that helps... a LOT with some of the shortcomings. One WEIRD AF thing is you only get multi-channel audio out over USB with their software. ROLAND's CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY persist!

[@PerroConChaleco]

all of the few gear I own has been featured in Bad Gear

[@magicmodulator]

It’s a useful little synth I use logic to sequence it and record multi tracks rather like it too

[@JoeCarterDesigns]

takes me 20 min to get through an 11min video because i have to read the memes!! absolutely kill it every time. love your vids @AudioPilz.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@Pulse2AM]

That synthwave track sounds great. I love Roland sounds, they're very musical and easy on the ears not really for more aggressive styles but you can always mangle them in your DAW with plugins.

[@johnwellingtonwells7639]

I have an SH4d and I find it to be an excellent synth module. The groove box aspect needs a few firmware updates but is ok. I’ve been a Roland fan boy since using Juno 60s etc when they were new. This reminds me of a less colourful JD800 in some ways. Mine is definitely staying, MC101 is going as it was much harder to understand. Each to their own I guess.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@Geekraver]

Same boat; I wanted to use the MC-101 as a sound module but the 3 billion presets mostly suck and I don't want to have to sound edit on the PC. It's going and this has taken its place.

[@JonManness]

Thank you for keeping it real in an entertaining way. It's been "interesting" watching content creators try to market this bad gear.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@popcycles]

Ouch! 😂 You gave Roland a piece of your mind. 🎉Great review as usual. Peace, and Happy Friday. ❤

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! Have a nice weekend!!!

[@kaibuster]

Favorite time of the week when the m8 discord alerts me of your video drops. I’m a weekly watcher at this point, love your work and keep it up - one of my favs for sure

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@xselfcreative]

Great sounding and a quick synth, you can make the basic and also complicated evolving sounds with it. So i like it and I like it’s sound clarity which doesn’t even need eqing. Has a cleaner sound next to my digitone with harsh and dark tones. Battery powered 4 channel synth and a drum track is the best to layer some ideas anywhere you are: Verdict: suits my needs and loving it. 😇☺️🏄‍♂️🏄‍♂️

[@minimal3734]

I think what you're describing as clear and clean is what l'm perceiving as flat and static. Can be a useful quality in context with more edgy gear.

[@xselfcreative]

@@minimal3734 depends on what type of music you want to make gear choices differ, yes this is not a deep synth but if you check house and techno tracks this has got every sound in it straight to the point and you can tweak it how ever you want. So its a synth that will take you fast if you know where you want to head at. Unless you want to go experimental or want to make evolving ambient sounds yes then you will need other synths which has got so many lfos, oscillators,muators etc. With my repect I think Roland made a good entry and intermediate level multitimbral synth. 😇😇🏄‍♂️💥

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@jaimerodriguez1550]

That Machine sounds beautiful

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@KattKirsch]

So nice of you to give everyone on gearspace a week to get their quotes in for the Gaia 2 before the video 🥰🥰🥰

[@AudioPilz]

You're onto something here;)

[@basspartout]

Great episode! Killer memes and a killer bassline!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@ThePointingArrows]

If Roland was a restaurant, this synth would be brunch. Great way to get rid of leftovers, but it will make some people sick 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Nice analogy!!!

[@PBVideo1962]

Nice analoguey?

[@DALTRON666]

Holy fuck im dying 🤣

[@pmtoner9852]

The line is also too long to bother

[@Wagoo]

Same issue with the first Gaia 2 firmware.. needs wavetable import and sample import into noise source

[@AudioPilz]

I really need to check that one out

[@alexsolos]

Awesome demo tunes! In your hands, you make every piece of bad gear sound like the most desirable and essential equipment. It’d be great to hear what you can do with a Hydrasynth (I sensed some bias in this episode). 😅

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Great suggestion!!!

[@Andronicus2007]

You've actually soldme on this, I think it sounds great! Score one Klanfaber!

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@DanielD.mp3]

Only Florian could make the coolest grooves ever with something and then just be like “yeah it’s crap.”

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@CatmanJimbo]

You’re teasing me with brief meme mentions of the Prologue again! Patiently awaiting your thoughts on that machine and the jams that will result 😎

[@AudioPilz]

That one is moving up my list!

[@touthowzander]

The synth wave monstrosity video was MONSTEROUS! The tiger raur and dragon slaying, hilarious. I loved all those video cuts

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@BobKlass]

Brutal review. Thanks for not holding back!

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@thedinger9339]

That was a surprisingly roasty episode! ❤️

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@TechTronix01]

1:45 introduces some sly banger, then swtiches to something the moment it's in peak! i want more!

[@Jason75913]

It was a factory demo. I hope I can sneak a recording of it at my local store if they put an SH-4D demo unit out.

[@TechTronix01]

@@Jason75913 I assumed bad gear made it :)

[@AudioPilz]

That's actually a preset;)

[@Toolsquatch]

Haha ANOTHER piece of gear I was eyeballing! Even if you had your frustrations with it the jams sounded incredible as always, you always put the question of whether it's the instrument or the musician that makes the gear with these tasty tracks.

[@poopoppy]

I was eyeballing the mc 101 until I saw the bad gear on it, and turned off it. I don't always listen. I bought a Roland Gaia after it got pretty slated. I don't care. I love my gaia....(because I bought it on the cheap :)

[@Toolsquatch]

@@poopoppy I own the Gaia’s clumsy predecessor, the SH-32! I hope Florian reviews it one of these days, I’d love to see what he does with it 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@pjohns92]

Two episodes you've used my screenshot from the loopop video, I'm honoured ❤️

[@AudioPilz]

It's just a thing of beauty!!! Thanks again!!!

[@ktreier]

Exactly why I use release day reviews to get a handle on features and UI and later ones like this to get a handle on actual use in its music making potential. Let’s face it even Loopop couldn’t hide his lack of enthusiasm about this box that sullies the name of such classics as the SH-2. I’m expecting the Gaia-2 to be on your show almost as fast! Another hobbled Zencore engine with no wavetable/sample import, and only two EG’s. Roland you need a new market research team. Another outstanding video. Your work ethic is amazing.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! I think Roland's primary problem are their bean counters;)

[@eightcoins4401]

I honestly dont get the naming convention. Why is it SH-X when SH-101 is only roland to be named like that. Especially when this seems to mostly be going for Juno

[@mycosys]

@@eightcoins4401 You don't know the SH-1, SH-2, SH-3a, SH-5 and SH-7? Roland's early stage synths? Some of the nicest filters ever produced?

[@gula_rata]

I have SH-1000, SH-2, Gaia1, and SH-32. This bland SH-4D just encourages me to use my SH-32 more again.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Two things you might have covered but I’m curious about are as follows. Does the 4d drum section approximate Simmons sounds? And, can that joystick function as a vector controller?

[@AudioPilz]

Haven't found any Simmons in there

[@Pastryarchy]

Bad gear’s my favourite Saturday morning surprise

[@KRBadolato]

I am guitarist that only dabbles in synth/drum machines for song writing. This channel has helped me weed out the gear that i would've purchased, just to turn around and sell it, losing heaps of $$ in returns. Thank you for doing the ground work for me! I just joined the patreon...

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!

[@tappingpotential6248]

You are on a whole nother level from a distant galaxy of awesome! Thank you for bringing such unparalleled clever creativity in this world. A true honor.

[@DM.ON.TEL.EGRAM.Tech_source]

Hey You’ve Won 💐🏅

[@tappingpotential6248]

😲what did I win?! God I hope its sock's 🧦

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MistyMusicStudio]

The cat in the sink when you said sync omg I am dying 🤣

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@quadcam24v]

Roland really are becoming the Harley Davidson of synth gear. Yesterdays tech at todays prices. Roland, you've done it again!

[@AudioPilz]

Nice analogy!!!

[@lambertlambert7076]

What is doing Behringer ? They only replicate past analogic technnology ( at a Chinese bike price )

[@gumimalac]

Dorian. I just left klangfarbe. Made it a stop on my vacation from the USA. Best store ever. I'll be sure to give them plenty of business. Make sure they know you've made them famous stateside on the synth scene

[@gumimalac]

Also, gasometer is ridiculous. Excellent vibe.

[@AudioPilz]

Just sent them a screenshot!!! Thanks!!!

[@treetopjones737]

He kindly didn't mention his name is Florian, not Dorian.

[@gumimalac]

​@@treetopjones737Ah, correct. Thanks for correcting me. I knew that. My apologies

[@malwida1022]

That analogy of straight to VHS and straight to Bad Gear really tied the episode together, did it not… algorithmic landfill but we’ll fix it in marketing, lmao… great writing in this one!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@sedumjp]

I was waiting for this episode, and I knew the Sh4D was going to get roasted. It's a good job the case is black, because any other colour would be charred black after this going over by 'your man Florian' who can smell weakness in an audio tool from 300m and will exploit it without mercy. But here come some paradoxes. Paradox 1 is the killer jams he gets out of it here, with some cone destroying bass tones and genuinlely interesting techno shenanigans. Paradox 2 is that I own one, and despite agreeing with all of its faults here (and some extras you didn't even mention such as when you motion record on any filter setting and then go to the tweak the filter later and get an almighty mess), I use mine loads. It's a wannabe groovebox which does not make the grade, it's a wannabee tone box which does not make the grade, it was thrown together on two rainy afternoons in Roland HQ using the sweepings from the floor of all the other synths they were doing, but I'm keeping mine because it does a job!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@djkanyon]

Also... can you imagine a piece of gear with first preset being Bad Gear intro tune? I mean someone HAVE to do this.

[@AudioPilz]

I would feel sooooo honored!!!

[@djkanyon]

@@AudioPilz and a sales boost would follow!

[@treetopjones737]

Roland: "We'd sooner do the Andy Griffith Show theme song."

[@stalfos3452]

Please do the Roland MC 505 next! I just got one in new condition. Original box. And with the VHS tape tutorial for it! So excited to jam with it. Got it for dirt cheap too!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thanks!!!

[@Lordxfx]

The looks of the device is so awesome, still it failed to convince me since it inception. Such a shame for such a beauty. Great show again!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@sebp400]

same with the Drumlogue, it sounds so thin.

[@SonicVibe]

@@sebp400 agreed I love the look of the drumlogue but it sounds tin and thin but i love the look and sound of the sh-4d

[@deedd4401]

Any chance of checking out the vs-mini by B ? I was wondering if there's anything remotely better in similar price range you would recomed over this one.

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@jukesjointOG]

Your videos, and your music, check all the boxes every Friday.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@0phylum0sinter0]

Well, sold one over here - you and Carl Craig, tbh. It arrives tomorrow, For me the thing is a 5 part groovebox with every inch covered in performance-centered controls that runs on batteries. I hope my Keylab61 can run on usb power because the dream is a portable rig for under a grand.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!! CC is the GOAT!!!

[@GirlfightClub]

Your synthwave jams sells it 👏🏻

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@irtnyc]

Yeah this is the meta bullseye. Turns out brutally honest feedback delivered accurately with a humblebrag wink and robust vocabulary... can sell anything, even better than the notional professionals paid more to accomplish less.

[@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii]

nailed it, Florian. wanted to be sold on this so badly but just needed a shower.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Joih08]

Please add a competitor’s comparison or a separate video about what will you choose of different gears and why, It will be really nice!

[@Jason75913]

He drops hints and clues all over his videos about that, and he said quite a bit in the Verdict of this video.

[@Joih08]

@@Jason75913 wow pretty fast thanks

[@AudioPilz]

Have you tried the MC-101 or Syntakt?

[@Njal55]

What's the Von Daniken-like image at 6.27?

[@AudioPilz]

It's aliens;)

[@Njal55]

Obviously :) @@AudioPilz

[@lX-NDR]

Not the sh4d whaha. Such a beautiful synth. You got to love this channel💪

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@lukeburkett5645]

Why does the digital display what the sliders are currently doing in meatspace? It's redundant

[@AudioPilz]

Not necessarily, they do different things at different pages

[@JeremiahTrue]

Hot take, I really want one of these. I grew up on a RM1x and this looks like a much more synth-driven option for an all-in-one box.

[@blazrodic]

Rm1x sequencer is eons beyond the SH4D's.

[@AudioPilz]

Rm1x is legendary!

[@funkmachine6420]

The synthwave jam at the end was great!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@mudi2000a]

Again a classic Roland piece of gear. They never disappoint.😂

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Roland❤️❤️❤️

[@voltijuice8576]

Classic LOLand!

[@justinbeck4197]

I visited a friend of mine who had one. I made a cool cyberpunk drum beat on it. I didn't fall in love with it but I sure don't hate it like you do.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@alexcrouse]

Jam 2's bass line sound HUGE. I freaking love it. This thing looks like i'd love it. Another decent unit that's too expensive to be a toy.

[@AudioPilz]

😀❤️😀❤️

[@snoballuk]

08:14 - I have that exact model of labeller. First time something I actually own has appeared on Bad Gear.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@robertocaba5915]

I was seriously thinking about purchasing it but already saw some negative feedback specially the convoluted workflow. Your video definitely confirms it, as you normally are quite benevolent in general, so thanks! Still those memes crack me up every time btw 😅😅😅

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@simonlees2848]

Plenty of people complain the MPC One is bad, apparently the converters or something, but does its "Jura" plugin make it better or worse then a roland synth? My opinion is its fun with a midi keyboard but I'd love to hear what you can do

[@Jason75913]

I tried the MPC One, its sound is good. "Bad" is the workflow, at least for some folks. Saving projects and managing them between the machine and your PC is where it supposedly gets painful.

[@AudioPilz]

It's a mystery to me too

[@danieklerr]

You wrote some amazing music, once again. But this may be the first episode where you literally talked me out of purchasing something I was planning to buy! Bad Gear usually has the opposite effect, lol.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@WilmarBoer]

Nicely done again as usual! How about getting a Cobalt8 or Argon8 in now that Modal is out of business.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Great suggestions!!!

[@lairdkilbarchan]

AAhhhh! Roland never misses the spot. "backlit skittles" 😂🍻

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@EHiggins]

I'd rather have Chiclets myself

[@lairdkilbarchan]

@@EHiggins Sounds like you're looking for the AKAI department. 😊👍

[@EHiggins]

@@lairdkilbarchan 🤣indeed

[@0phylum0sinter0]

i would've loved the chunky mc-505 keys instead

[@Rolanoid]

I bought one of these and after a week of destroying sounds by pressing the wrong button or fader it has sat untouched for months as I am too scared to go near it again until I can build up the courage or a miracle firmware update comes to the rescue. In the meantime I'm afraid it might have already laid eggs...

[@AudioPilz]

I feel you!!!

[@FunkyHP]

Mr. Florian, I bet guys in Roland are the ultimate fans of Bad Gear show😆 Btw, the second jam with the Digitakt is really cool!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! Roland is officially NOT AMUSED;)

[@poopoppy]

@@AudioPilz I have bought a few Roland's I wouldn't of dreamed of because I saw it on bad gear. They should be kissing your butt, and sending out a free Gaia 2.

[@AviPFine]

I wonder if all my gear is on this channel yet!! [not yet]. Welp, now this one too. I think I just enjoy taking on the challenge of navigating weird UIs. Because I really like the sounds on this synthbox, despite its shortcomings, and have made about 14 different patterns [with sounds] that I like. The two things I hope for [but sadly am not expecting] in potential firmware updates [had me laughing at that meme!!] are need for pattern chaining [very important], motion sequencing more of the draw waveform [to get a sort of user wavetable - currently you can motion sequence draw, but only the faders so it just is like a random square wave kind of] and more samples. I think SH4D and Gaia 2 have the wt's imported from the fantom, except SH4D got about only half of them. I recently thought of trying to hook the SH4d into my beatstep pro to 'cheat' and force it to pattern chain with some midi wizardry [because you can do so on bsp to some degree], although im not sure that is possible. Is it?

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, I think they will mitigate some of the issues in firmware updates (like wavetables and sample import)

[@mimikova390]

I spit tea on my keyboard when you said "body shaming option" thanks.

[@treetopjones737]

"I like fat bass and I cannot lie..." 🎶

[@AudioPilz]

Always a pleasure;)

[@SonicWalkerMix]

Missing things like midi support and present/library management in the review. Why doesn’t this thing have an editor like the TR-8s?

[@kevinbirge2130]

Perhaps the most brutal review you ever dropped.

[@AudioPilz]

I just didn't like it;)

[@sargeant1hundred]

The OG Drumbute episode was harsher, wasn't it? But it seems to be harder to make funny jokes about the SH-1d.

[@Jux925]

I was looking forward to it. I am a happy owner as well and I am hoping the sh-4d is a be all end all physical synths. Not sure if sh4d is sufficient as a drum machine. I also am hoping for firmware update for song mode and better update for saving functionality.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@dyscotopia]

Thanks for a different perspective on this one. I heard so many channels big this up as a Roland renaissance that I was actually interested, but it appears they aren't getting their groove back quite yet. Maybe they should clone some Behringer synths

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@ThinkingFishNY]

Oh, it's all fun and games until one of your own beloved synths gets 'Bad Geared' 😳

[@Jason75913]

lol

[@AudioPilz]

It happens to me almost every week;)

[@jeffryarchambeau5441]

I was so convinced of its bad gear greatness that I bought two of them. Now I have a SH8-DD

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!! Double D!!!

[@SmallWorldBigThings]

Finally Deluge! Only one question - why it was 2 seconds only? ;)

[@AudioPilz]

Testing the waters;)

[@SmallWorldBigThings]

@@AudioPilz Ha ha ha! Buy a kayak then ;)

[@treetopjones737]

@@SmallWorldBigThings Kayaking is that balance of peaceful with a work-out for your arms.

[@jack3361]

I like your music. Your jams are always cool in my opinion.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@martinwest1009]

Goddam it! I knew my lovely SH4D was in your cross hairs. I agree with a lot of your comments but it ain’t going on Reverb any time soon. (You made it sound epic btw)

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@wallbrown1876]

Kinda makes me regret my thought of trading a Model:samples+a Dreadbox Typhon for it,thinking I could minimise my set and not really lose anything. Now I’m not really sure 😂 Thanks for the great video!

[@AudioPilz]

Definitely stick to the old setup!

[@wallbrown1876]

@@AudioPilz Sounds like a good idea ;)

[@hdslave]

The way these work where each patch is saved separately from the patterns where if you edit a patch for one song it edits it for all songs. Stuff like that makes the process so damn frustrating

[@TheHorseValse]

Nice work! Look at you and your best buddy, Roland! 👍🙂

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@GebbzSteelo]

can u review the Crumar DS-2 ?

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, thanks!!!

[@jboulderct]

Bad Gear making Great Jams, as ever. Fair play, Florian!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@caveymon]

What a mixed bag of functions in this one. Hey, since you like vocoders so much, what about the loopers dreambox: Boss RC505 (MK1 or MK2). Maybe you could make a beatboxing episode :)

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thanks!

[@shean4]

... and yet ... great tracks again!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!