Bad Gear - Microkorg the 2nd

[@AudioPilz]

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[@AMPProf]

With the menu and Buttons and knobs.. If you cant hear it.. Bizarrely weirdo

[@stevenderdeyn2734]

I miss times people played music...chords ...fucking shit ...now they buy something playing chords in your place...whats the next step ....being a mule brain...wake up and your "groovebox" had a set up in the morning?

[@LordofDiamondsMetal]

Please never stop doing the gag where whenever you say the name of an effect, you hear that effect. It's like a mini dopamine hit whenever I hear the echo on the word "delay"

[@AudioPilz]

Great feedback, thanks!

[@nichtmalte2890]

Dito

[@budgetguitarist]

TRUTH

[@pablowentscobar]

Bro, that's disrespectful. He has Tourette's syndrome. He can't stop it even if he wanted to.

[@BoyXx76]

@@AudioPilz…back, back, back,….

[@JaguarPanda]

"You wanted a sequencer? nah, we'll give you achievements for turning a knob instead"

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@Frikoppie-q2v]

Imagine having a synth with a lightbulb. How many Barbies will you have to move away from you?

[@mokujinsan9946]

You Sir, have taken the piss out of my whole studio. I'm honoured. 💐

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@PeresD]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ADHDville]

MicroKorg 1 prices were falling, but Bad Gear has saved the day!

[@AudioPilz]

Always a pleasure;)

[@e-conrecords4665]

Somewhere out there is a man with a Drumlogue, KAOSS Replay, KingKorg Neo & MicroKorg II in his rig. I fear him.

[@AudioPilz]

Fearsome indeed

[@alastairfraser8177]

Lol 😂

[@aangtonio5570]

I know that man. It's me! 😅

[@tebi1kurieudidon172]

Get that man Timber Wolf, quick.

[@nolyspe]

Second jam is definitely the character selection screen of a 2000s era futuristic skateboard game

[@AudioPilz]

I'll take that as a compliment!

[@nolyspe]

@@AudioPilz it is meant as one!

[@amrenmurray]

Can I just make a small confession. I have ALWAYS liked mini keys. To this day I don't know why other than I have always liked the idea of having a miniaturized adorable version of something.

[@BrickBucketFilms]

hot take but i find mini keys totally comfortable for keyboard riffs and would have zero room if everything came with full size keys

[@Clara-c5q7j]

There's definitely a fan base for them, I don't even own a full sized keyboard. The small handed amoung us approve.

[@DerekPower]

NGL: that screen is quite nice and informative.

[@jimmyspider]

the joy apparent on yer face whilst vocoding, so pure

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@PostingCringeOnMain]

Korg: I prefer their early work

[@AudioPilz]

lol

[@istvantoth7431]

Korg, Roland.. they both lost the plot completely. Sad... Sad stuff.

[@chrisdoel2778]

​@@istvantoth7431Roland are intellectually disabled

[@sawtooth808]

@@istvantoth7431 Idk The Roland SP 404 mk 2, and the Roland Aira P 6 were Okay, I will take an SP 404 mk 2 over an MPC One any day

[@joe_fizz]

Thank you! I look forward to these every Friday.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Have a nice weekend!!!

[@VladoT]

I had a major accident on the way to the music store to get my first synth - the new microKORG back then. I survived and as a revenge I acquired more than 30 synths by now.

[@AudioPilz]

That's the way!

[@KennethDonnellyStargazer21]

Best revenge

[@InFamousProductions]

that Microkorg II sounds pretty friggin nice. it sounds like it's going to fit in any mix out with out even trying. great DnB track, I'll go over to the patreon page to here the entire thing.

[@LunchBandit]

I bought the Microkorg 2 and love it!!!!! It's so fun to play and jam on. It's so simple since it's all clearly laid out on the screen, the menu diving is minimal, and color coding / visuals make it so easy to sound design (I've had a digitone for years and basically gave up trying to sound design on that thing). IMO the whole point of hardware synths is that they are more fun to play than a DAW. Also, with enough FX pedals, you can't tell one synth apart from another anyway. I think this thing should be compared more to like the original Teenage Engineering OP-1. Not the best sound, but fun and portable-ish.

[@patrikknoerr9777]

I like the noise generator on low setting. That's exactly how my Atari 2600 sounds.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!

[@randynovick7972]

I am an unapologetic Korg fanboy, but I don't love everything they have done. I like this thing. I am barely able to span an octave on standard sized keyboards - I can do it, but it's not comfortable - and these smaller keyboards are very helpful. I spend most of my time on an old microstation and it works for me. Thank you for sharing this, today.

[@AudioPilz]

Same here!!!

[@danieklerr]

It sounds pretty and very usable, honestly. Good show, once again.

[@Chinhoyi62]

I've got one. Have to agree with some of the negatives, especially the silly trophies, but I really like the sound and the simplicity of this. The screen is ace and the arp.

[@rsal137]

I like the sound of it but the price feels a bit too high. Absolutely love the jams though! Thank you (and Korg) again for another Bad Gear episode!

[@Korgi_Polymer]

6:28 the Korg Corgi wasn't the company's most well received synth, but it will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@SlyHikari03]

I actually think this is pretty cool. Played one at perfect circuit one day and forgot that was even released now. Also, they have patches based off KK Slider from Animal Crossing and Dire Dire Docks from Mario 64 on this synth, which is pretty cool that korg acknowledges the gamers in their fanbase (considering they had david wise from rareware show off a korg wavestate patch inspired by starfox adventures on their channel).

[@AudioPilz]

The gaming music focus is not a bad idea!

[@martingreen6194]

To be fair, it does sound really decent.

[@Vingul]

Sounds rather shallow and flat though. To my ears anyway.

[@samuelschwager]

That starcraft 2 cinematic still slaps!

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@mrz80]

@@AudioPilz Behringer is the swarm.

[@PhilipVideos21]

Just picked one of these up, and absolutely love the how intuitive the patches are for noobs like me (also your last jam is FIRE 🔥)

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Yes, the workflow is super intuitive

[@jeffoff7795]

I had some good times with the original (and with the MS2000) in the before times but then I got a MicroFreak. And it was half the price, too.

[@wernerfuhry]

Leob the MicroFreak so much, it's fucking awesome

[@Readabookfoofoo]

At least Behringer won’t be copying the thang.

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@touchthatdial]

..... yet.

[@epifrenetics]

Finally a synth producer found a loophole for this problem.

[@dynho_b]

Behringer: Hold my beer! 🍺

[@calebsambell8217]

The Korg R3 will forever be the best 'microkorg'.

[@AudioPilz]

You have a point here

[@BobbyDoesMusic]

AudioPilz is curing my synth GAS, 1 video at a time.

[@ZILtoid1991]

Roland already added metroidbrainia elements to their synths, through all the menu diving.

[@AudioPilz]

lol, so true!

[@Nik.leonard]

As I predicted, just in time for the vocoder shoutout.

[@AudioPilz]

None too soon;)

[@htechdance]

I have the S and XL+ still and really love the sharp arp, electronic and bass tones of the XL+.

[@slipknotboy555]

~1:02 Haha! [And I love the running gag with Carrie Fisher or people cosplaying as Leia for "layers."] ~7:58 I'm a 20-something-year-old man that'll be yelling at that Cloud right along with you :b Another good vocoder shoutout! And great job as always!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@slipknotboy555]

@@AudioPilz You're very welcome; thank you!

[@shauncurtis4398]

I watched about 10 episodes of Bad Gear just before going to sleep last night. Unsurprisingly had a really frustrating dream of trying to link up a bunch of synths and it just wasn’t coming together, with you doing some sort of voice over talking about the synths and the Bad Gear theme playing. 😂😂

[@felipesancho]

"Welcooome to Bad Dream, the dream about the wooorld's most hated audio tools"...

[@ThatSockmonkey]

Omg I neeeeeeeeed one. I am in love with the tiny little screen! I actually quite like the vocoder sounds. All in all, it sounds pretty good in the jams. But no, actually, I think it could be easily replaced with a plug-in. It sounds ok, but it's not amazing. Could be fun for compact live sets I guess. If I find one second hand, I'm gonna have to buy it though. Damn, that hasn't happened in ages. Thanks Florian. I love it when you make me want stuff.

[@AudioPilz]

Always a pleasure!!!

[@shizzlecakes]

Your demo tracks are always so legit, i appreciate the effort.

[@jngl-jim]

i just got my unit a week ago like a day after recording dire, dire docks to find that a replica of that original patch is onboard as a preset. unfortunately, the polyphony count holds it back because i can't even play the tune for which that patch was made using a pedal lmao. but i never owned the original and the metallic white looks sexy. it is also the best feeling minikey keybed i've ever played on. aftertouch and a sequencer would've greatly elevated it. also, roland lootboxes sound amazing and especially imagine if they contained sound packs or unlockable synth engines 😆

[@AfferbeckBeats]

As a mostly non-synth guy, this is one of the only hardware synths that interests me enough to consider buying it. It's affordable, it does a lot of stuff, yet remains simple. The visual respresentation of parameters on screen is really nice. Definitely something I could see myself buying on sale.

[@AudioPilz]

Makes sense for that application!

[@abimocordemusicae]

if you want mine I'm selling it for 480 euros

[@darwiniandude]

1:56 Nice to see Mr PWM making an appearance 🤣

[@AudioPilz]

The man. The legend.

[@64north20west]

I don't have the original. As a newbie, I am sold on the futuristic Scandinavian design, the bass, the drums, and some of those quirky filters and oscillators and stuff. Forgive me.

[@Clara-c5q7j]

I never thought I could be a fan of a podcast that lists all the things you shouldn't bother buying.

[@timtam6369]

I picked up the microkorg 2 last week. I think it's going into my top three mid tier synths along with the hydrasynth explorer and Minifreak. Sorry xd and gaia. It's more accessible and easier to jam on. It could use a sequencer though.

[@BeyondTyrants]

I got the OG the month it came out as my first hard synth and made quite a bit of music with it over the course of twenty years before I eventually sold it because there's only so many ways you can change the sounds on it. The 2nd one fixes that and then some. It doesn't take long before you've got a preset sounding completely original. The genre wheel is just as weird now as it was back in 2002, but I think they kept it around as a throwback to the quirky charm of the original. But there's also worse ways to navigate sound banks too! And I love the improvements made to the vocoder! Half the reason I got the OG was for the vocoder so this is a big deal for me. It cannot be stated enough how much better this one is. The perfectly capable looper is an unexpected but very welcomed addition to the live performance capabilities of this beast. There's not that many synths out there with loopers. The Yamaha Reface CS comes to mind and I'd definitely rather have the microKorg 2 instead. As far as the filter goes, it's got the sort of squelch that acid house is known for. I'm pairing it with the Behringer RD-6 and TD-3 for that reason. I'll gladly admit that I got this mk2 purely out of personal bias. I don't know if I would recommend this synth to everyone. There's some really strong competition in this price range.

[@AudioPilz]

Yes, super tight competition!

[@marsupialmicron]

I actually liked it!! I'm not a hipster, but my thick beard and my plaid flannel shirt miss an afternoon of synthesizer work at Starbucks.

[@AudioPilz]

I want a latte macchiato now;)

[@nullbyt]

I snagged a microkorg xl+ for 150 bucks and it's been awesome. I had to take it apart and resolder the output and clean some nasty liquids but the thing can jam for sure.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice find!

[@Bleeeaaoop]

I'll always love my Microkorg S 🩶🤖🎹🎶

[@rkharper]

Ooohhh, it will sell, not to synth snobs, though. But to guitarists, drummers, bassists and other musicians that need (need, haha) a simple synth, with a stupid simple editor, which is MUCH better than on the first one.

[@AudioPilz]

You have a point there!

[@JonManness]

I actually think I can gig on this thing

[@3D6Space]

Early this year, i thought the Microkorg II would be my #1 synth for the year, but I was wrong. The Behringer SY-1 was what did it for me! It goes perfectly with my Roland RD-6 and the PhraseLab with the "HAL 9000 Eye" watching and waiting for it's opportunity to launch me into judgement with my creator.

[@AudioPilz]

Uli really changed the game

[@samuelbanya]

I am a simple man, I see Synth Paul Gilbert, I click and watch. Good stuff as always

[@AudioPilz]

😂❤️😂❤️😂❤️

[@ysteinsondrup9394]

Thank you for your commitment to make us humble servant’s Fridays more meaningful ❤

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Have a nice weekend!!!

[@themaxwellstevens]

MicroKorg OG for life

[@80iesDude45]

I sold my first microKORG when the XL came out and I was disappointed. I sold the XL for a microKORG OG again and will stay with my OG for good.

[@AudioPilz]

BEST!

[@derekcrockett6214]

Translate to English 😅

[@coolbossnessFTW]

Definitely gives off the vibe of similar (but less!) functionality to the MicroKorg XL+. The XL+ could do splits on its tiny keybed. Looks much easier to program though, the XL is pure monochrome menu diving.

[@AudioPilz]

Really liked the XL

[@tronovan3d]

I remember when the MicroKorg originally came out. To my detriment, I went with the Alesis Micron.

[@AudioPilz]

That one is actually fun

[@foolycooly6738]

The OG Microkorg is my favorite synth of all time!

[@dykodesigns]

Playstation inspired Trophy's in a synth? Interresting concept. I think it's going to be a winner considering the original model is one of the best selling synths.

[@AudioPilz]

I have my doubts;)

[@JonathanKillstring]

Never gelled with the OG - but I got this, and it's working for me! I still don't like the keys, but they don't make me recoil from the synth the way the Mk 1's do. I know plenty of folks didn't mind them, but it wound up being a non-starter.

[@LeeWilsonProjectStudios]

Red neck vampire’s approve this message and all future pod cast from the coolest European synth guy of them all.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Frikoppie-q2v]

Jesus' power is garnered from not doing bad gear, but drinking good beer. Unfortunately other people tried to wrote his story.

[@AudioPilz]

Cheers, erm, amen...

[@Frikoppie-q2v]

@@AudioPilz I mean, I also like Japanese girls...but they just don't seem as versatile.

[@totalSLACK]

05:43 Juan Carpentre's "Thems Alive" soundtrack

[@AudioPilz]

;)

[@Gerald_Daniel]

Impressive finale, also visually. I don't hear any Radias/microkorg XL vibes, but at least the little thing does its (own) job more or less ok. Needless to say - not just thru the minimal price difference, the MULTI/POLY has all my heart. It's quite a while since an instrument has been as polarizing as the Teenage Engineering OPXY, that certainly by that reason absolutely serves as this time's suggestion...

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@klarkinelis]

hahahaha :D I was counting down - and voilla - thanks man for another great time 😎

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@eddievanheinous666]

Not sure why Korg just didn't call the new one "That Vocoder Box With Other Things People Won't Use Part II"

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@TobyBorrow]

It’s gonna be like getting back with an ex years down the track. After a few weeks your gonna remember why you left in the first place

[@AudioPilz]

Nice analogy!!!

[@TobyBorrow]

@ I went out with her mum first - MS2000 😎

[@JMGtII]

Finally! My synth has achievements!!

[@goodvibesvince]

Sounds great.

[@TheSnowLeopard]

1:12 does bitimberal mean you like trees of both genders?

[@vjspectron]

No dummy he's acknowledging the work of Tim Beral in bringing us the microKorg 2.

[@joonglegamer9898]

Oh noes Florian, don't give Roland ideas now, lootboxes...it will totally be a thing if Roland has anything to say about it. The first tune you made there was amazing. Now I don't have neighbours anymore, amazing, Thanks!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!! Roland is still the GOAT tho

[@kinetic-cybernetic]

1. Like video. 2. See video. 3. Count again how much of my gear has been bullied to death in this channel.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Nothing personal❤️❤️❤️

[@zurlocker1]

Really enjoyed this. The second and third jams sounded fantastic, much better than I expected and I think better than you could get with the original MicroKorg. (Tell me if you think I'm wrong!) I really liked my MicroKorg-S, but it never fit well with my Logic Pro workflow. I sold it and bought the VST instead in order to continue to use some of my favorite presets. Shame they put an audio looper on this instead of a sequencer. Thanks again!

[@markorichardson5009]

I want to hate everything about it but it does sound good 🤷‍♂

[@AudioPilz]

Yes, there are some diamonds in the rough;)

[@ROBBYTOB777]

I like the Sound from the new Microkorg more, because of its more digitalish Sounds compare to the old, because i have enough typical VA,subtractive Synths like Prologue16,AL-1(Oasys), Dreadbox Typhoon. Envelopes too sloopy but this does not mean too slow, auf deutsch "zu steil". The Arpegiator is not a simple Arper because in the Modmatrix you can modulate Arp Parameters like, Arp Type,Octave,Steps and so on from different Sources. You can modulate Effectparameters from, LFOs,Env,Velocity,KBDtracking and Modwheel. And the Engine is not the same as in the Kingkorg. If you want Moogsound then buy a Moog.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the heads up!!!

[@MrGenophyte]

I like how all the reddit posts are just them raging angrily about the giant knob still being a thing

[@Vingul]

Classic anti-patriarchy redditism

[@pirateradioFPV]

Whatever they smoked, you DID have some, as you acquired one! 😂

[@AudioPilz]

TRUE!

[@illegalLettuce]

Lol your Leias gag never gets old!😂 I still have my o.g. microkorg. Always loved it

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! OG MK forever!

[@xnewroman12]

I didn't know they made a new one. Thank you, Mr. Pilz, for exposing me to this synth

[@AudioPilz]

Always a pleasure;)

[@thedemyex9223]

this is where it all started happy anniversary

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@bramsanjanssan4908]

"You Modulated my LFO!" Hahaha

[@Frikoppie-q2v]

Plasma balls. Plasma balls. Serious. $9 diagnostics units. *That vocoder is pretty great tbh.

[@AudioPilz]

I prefer the original vocoder tho

[@Frikoppie-q2v]

@@AudioPilz Haven't tried either, so I can't judge regarding that.

[@404DisasterNotFound]

Those buildings from Klangfarbe look quite familiar! I've seen exactly the same ones in Warsaw, But much more deteriated (renovated in the meantime and a museum is created).

[@AudioPilz]

It's gas tanks from around 1900

[@404DisasterNotFound]

@@AudioPilz Ja! :)

[@robertocaba5915]

Florian, would you please share a screenshot with the accurate location of Klangfarbes’ flawed model section within their premises? Thanks.

[@AudioPilz]

Sorry, I can't disclose that...😂😂😂

[@sawssman965]

I dont have one, but ive been admiring the new mikrokorg since it came out. actually thinking about getting one

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@dictabeat]

I can't wait for you to do a "this could have been a professor dictabeat beat but instead i made an effort" genre song on a machine like this. 😂😂😂

[@lundsweden]

Korg have tried multiple times to replace the OG Microkorg, that hideous Microkorg XL and Microkorg XL+

[@AudioPilz]

...and the one with the built-in speakers

[@grunntalll]

@@AudioPilz im trying to get one of those, inbuilt speakers and more space, win in my book

[@aseomg]

The people's synth, and it sounds better than most vst's.

[@AlexanderJung-zg7bz]

Beautiful Sound at the end.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@VestedUTuber]

Seems like a capable little keyboard. Might "only" have 8 voices but that seems plenty for the kind of stuff it's designed to do. Granted, an instrument like this has to compete with the infinitely more versatile realm of software instruments that do the same things, but honestly the same can be said for _all_ hardware synths to an extent so I wouldn't consider it a factor. Still, I already have a setup that's built around multiple more specialized and far more tweakable instruments, so it'd be tricky to fit a generalist "do it all" keyboard into to my lineup.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@RobertFisher1969]

The UI-the screen plus the right side-seems well done from all the demos I've seen. I can understand the thinking that calling it a Microkorg means keeping the genre knob, but I imagine I'm not the only one for whom it is the opposite of a selling point. Not that it matters, though. Between my iPad and my Refaces, I'm not in the market for another digital hardware synth. (Or so I tell myself while continuing to watch coverage of them...)

[@matrix12x]

I have the OG and this video kind of made me want one of these

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!

[@jpm9628]

Cheers for using footage from the funniest movie of 2024!

[@thirstyCactus]

hah, achievement trophies on a synth! i did not see that coming, however this is the perfect product for such insanity.

[@unclemick-synths]

2:24 my cup of tea is Ty-phoo 😉. Great video as usual 😎👍 but I don't think my OG is worried about getting traded in despite its ancient technology and rubbery keys ...though TBH I'm not fussy about keys as long as I get sounds when I press them! 😂

[@miamha]

Sometimes bad sequels are actually not so bad, this is the Escape to LA to the OG’s Escape from NY.

[@AudioPilz]

Unfortunately Escape from NY is so much better than its sequel

[@snesmocha]

this would have been a synth that i wanted if it wasn't so damn expensive

[@Njal55]

Bad Gear, yet your jams sound awesome as usual.

[@SantiagoGT15]

4:06 implying I will be able to afford them 😂

[@Chronovengers]

REALLY not giving the display enough credit. The visuals are actually informative while looking good, unlike looking at a cow's insides.

[@Zrokool123]

I Love this fckn show.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@pcuimac]

The original KingKorg is a cool synth. He sound superb, if you activate the TUBE!

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@adanoether2777]

I can wait to get my dopamine hits of opening a loot box in the Roland Cloud.