Bad Gear - Moog Spectravox

[@AudioPilz]

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[@Myexpectationsarerealistic]

Oh no, a Mooooog

[@eddievanheinous666]

Strangely enough, this is by far the best demo of the Spectravox I've heard yet

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@ambrosiajam8008]

@@eddievanheinous666 agreed. Seems like a lot of people just go through the motions to demonstrate the most rudimentary functionality (for the most part) so it was nice to see a more practical and interesting take on it (from our favorite gear man, no less!)

[@jeffryarchambeau5441]

The best explanation too!

[@lfo2vco]

The same thought hit me at around half way through the video.

[@LlewynDaviesTheThird]

Yeah definitely. Finally understand what is good for

[@soundwithoutsoundbutwithso7884]

At first glance, it's ticking all the voxes.

[@AudioPilz]

Lol, should have put that one in

[@ambrosiajam8008]

@@soundwithoutsoundbutwithso7884 could still use that one if he ever reviews any Vox gear 😏🤓 not something I would expect from this channel by now tho lol

[@treetopjones737]

The ultimate would be an Ultravox. "The feeling has gone only you and I It means nothing to me This means nothing to me Oh, Vienna!"

[@The_Invisible_Hand_Of_CV]

@@treetopjones737 Underrated comment right here.

[@raistaparta]

The Roland Cloud shaming at the end triggered my “press that like button” instincts

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@nolyspe]

Old school Goa 🙏😭 I hope I'm not only one who dreams of an AudioPilz synth course in the future... The sound design in your jams is always top notch and you seem to have seemingly infinite knowledge on all the old school music genres in a way that I can only aspire to 🙇‍♀

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!! Great idea!!!

[@DeusExAurum]

I must say: Your jams always blow me away. You are one of the few "synth guys" on youtube that _actually_ are musical and not just reading off of a spec sheet. Bravo!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@CtDawG77]

Using my "Moog clones the Behringer CS-80" meme in this week's video is my favorite brithday gift, thanks once again for including me in the fun Florian.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much for that one!!!

[@sidsuperstar]

Happy birthday brother!

[@TheSnowLeopard]

This will look nice on my coffee table.

[@AudioPilz]

😀😂😀😂😀😂

[@patkelly8309]

The final tune was seriously ticking all my mid-90s acid flashback boxes.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@_functionless]

Leave it bad gear to be the first vid to make me actually want this thing

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Art1stical]

Ah, yes, the Moog Shponglevox.

[@AudioPilz]

lol, nice one!!!

[@robbrobb5543]

[@incaroads001]

Ha !!

[@therealtony2009]

your jams in this video are some of the best from the channel

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@261moki]

@@AudioPilz 🏅

[@sidsuperstar]

Florian, this is one of my favorite episodes so far!. The old school analog goa track is a total banger!. I was very hesitant to give it a try to the spectravox, but haven’t seen your episode, made me include this one on my ‘to purchase list’ (once the economy smile back at us again). Thanks again mate!. Sincerely Sid

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@fabiofonseca_music]

I am a fan! Great video as usual. The way you approach gear, the humor, the visuals, everything! And your "jams" are all very creative, great sounding and very musical. As a long time keyboard player/producer who has owned the majority of classic vintage synths in the past almost 5 decades, I really appreciate what you do. Thank you!😀

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@thefrankly]

This is the best demo of Spectravox I have seen. As a vocoder for vox it is challenging to use I am sure, but as a processor I think it sounds spectacular. Great work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@tomaccco]

We need Klangfarbe to get your hands on a Subharmonicon to complete the Moog Studio saga and tick all the boxes

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@tomaccco]

@@AudioPilz Love your channel!! By far my favourite, always great content. Cheers!

[@kierenmoore3236]

If there is a ‘good’ one, though, it’s probably the Subharmonicon …

[@ambrosiajam8008]

@@tomaccco last week I actually had a mandala moment or whatever it’s called, because I was certain he already did the subharmonicon and I was searching up and down for it but I was wrong haha

[@hopefiend3436]

​@@ambrosiajam8008It's Mandela, like Nelson Mandela

[@adavidalex212]

You changed my mind about the Spectravox.. and that finale jam, so Shpongle!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MwahMwahProductions]

I think that's the best intro yet, it just sounds right!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@benluff6079]

Sounds sweet... Not many of these Moog semi-modulars are particularly versatile (e.g. DFAM, Subharmonicon), but they do well at creating amazing unique sounds

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@kierenmoore3236]

You keep using that word, “amazing” … I do not think it means, what you think it means … 😉 (tho’ I admit I quite like M32 and SubH)

[@PLA.net-DANTE]

Subharmonicon is pretty versatile, tho

[@dreamingone615]

Idk...I kept thinking that MOOG does filter right. Probably the coolest sounding intro. Actually grabbed my ear. Im into ACID, and this sounded plenty squelchy and filter sweepy.

[@kaitlyn__L]

The harmonic latching on this was really juicy too

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@PatrikLundh]

This box is definitely ticking my psytrance boxes 😊 Thanks for yet another great show!❤

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@DJDrue]

Another great video! This has been on my list and you have helped me prioritize it correctly. I can't wait to see your take on the Labyrinth.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you, great suggestion!!!

[@LoveinScarcity]

Really enjoyed your jams on this one!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@eldritchsquirrel3138]

I like your psy finale, awesome visuals too

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@DoctorNemmo]

My cousin is a veterinarian and she's boxing all the ticks. Great review as ever, for an instrument that hadn't even registered in my radar.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Spuzzmacher]

I bought one. It was a great educational tool. It taught me the difference between thinking I know wtf I’m doing with a mother32+dfam + a few foogers, and actually knowing dick about synthesis. Good demo, perhaps I should pull it back out of the for sale pile and give it another try.

Your Shows about Audio Gear are the Best, I have ever seen... Good Work... ;)

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@alexwestconsulting]

I'm a massive fan of the Murf. MIDI Murf in particular. I use it all the time. That the Spectravox doesn't have the stereo spread features made this a pass for me...until I can afford 2 at sharply reduced prices anyway. Excellent demo though.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@starglider101]

We the People, want a Bad Gear episode with de Moog Muse!

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@TimDaleMusic]

I enjoyed trying out the Spectravox at Superbooth. I found using with a microphone really brought it to life. Then I tried it with the Subharmonicon and then I REALLY had no idea what was going on.

[@jeredorsey]

Pairing it with the Subharmonicon was pretty much my only interest in this one. Yet I truly fear entering into that hall of mirrors…

[@AudioPilz]

Super interested in the Subharmonicon!

[@jeredorsey]

​@@AudioPilz Don't tell anyone but super interested in what you'd coax out of it in a week! It's the only piece of gear I own that makes me feel like I'm very much not passing the final exam. And that's the strange charm of it.

[@ProgSound]

Great😂😂😂😂😂excellent choice of combination sound/pattern!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@ridleykemp5789]

Huh. One immutable law of synth history is that machines which fail at their intended task will be reborn as classics when used for other purposes. Moog seems to have sped up the process. It's not a great vocoder, but it is far more interesting when doing anything but being a vocoder.

[@AudioPilz]

Moog Psytrance;)

[@artisans8521]

LOL, that's what Mr. Pilz is for.

[@PostingCringeOnMain]

I think the final point was the one that landed most with me... the analogue vs digital people just got a legitimate point in the analogue column.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@chipyliyp]

Mine’s still in the box about half a metre away but given your demo I might at least get it out of the box and see how much dust it can gather, spectradust obviously.

[@AudioPilz]

Unbox it now!!!

[@chipyliyp]

@@AudioPilz it did come out of the box, I confirmed the vocoder is as unclear as reported and, pending a lot of work on setting up a lifetime of G.A.S purchases, the vox went back in the box.

[@tomaszmazurek64]

On one hand - it's kind of cool. On the other - I can't shake this feeling that it sounds like some basic synth playing through a formant filter vst 😅

[@AudioPilz]

That sums it up nicely;)

[@cambriakilgannon12]

I knew the intro tune was gonna be wild with this one!

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@inkfingers]

I had a wee attack of GAS when this first came out, but it’s rapidly fading. The mono out seems like a bit of a deal-breaker for a component like this. Thanks for the great demo and reflections, as always!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@middaymeds]

I mean it's a modular synth, making it stereo just takes a few cables.

[@inkfingers]

@@middaymeds I've never owned a modular synth, so that's good to know!

[@derekcrockett6214]

​@@middaymeds How, exactly?

[@jamesbell5219]

Thanks for using my Acid Basoon patch. 🎶

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for that one!!!

[@turtleCalledCalmie]

You make Fridays special to me :) Enjoy your weekend you handsome nerdy synth guy

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@themattschulz3984]

I was dead at the self oscillation ... nice :D Edit: as one who has more or less discovered electronic music with late 90ies early 2000s goa and psy, that was an impressive finale, chapeau

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@flowbius]

As allways, it was a pleasure to watch your video....😁🤙

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@MeAlexSenna]

Owning the studio 3 and Grandmother and now edge, you convinced me to get one… once they used units begin selling for $350❤

[@AudioPilz]

350 seems just right!

[@Pablo668]

My problem with Moog is not so much offerings like this, which I don't want, it's their really good products, which are way out of my spending limit. That and I have to admit I already have my hands full with the gear I do have.

[@AudioPilz]

It's an expensive passion;)

[@van_daddy_z]

I had one and returned it immediately. When processing external audio through the filter bank you get excessive lfo noise which was a deal breaker.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, heard that wooshing too

[@tommy.countach]

seems like over the years of shoutouts youve become a true vocoder expert

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@hardbasshammond]

The entire video i thought "this is as pure of a goa machine if i ever heard one.". The finale didn't disappoint.

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!

[@mauchkimberly]

I love the Spectravox, but keep talking myself out of buying it for reasons. Then I come here and I am reminded of what really made it attractive to me in the first place: it sounds awesome with another Moog (and I have 1 other and plans for some paraphonic stereo). But also, I quite like using filter banks, EQ and effects pedals with the Lyra 8; I think these will be an interesting pair to try out.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@beverlyshrills5523]

Tim Sherwood the former Aston Villa manager doing the "pulse" is my personal favourite ever. Villa and AudioPilz finally in the same place!!

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@RaquelFoster]

This is a lot more interesting than I thought! I'd probably pay $400 for the one with faders, but I'm sure as hell not paying $700 for the version with Volca knobs. But it does make me wanna go play with the Z-plane formant filters on my E-mus. They should've called it the Sherman Formant Bank.

[@AudioPilz]

The fader version has become basically unobtainium by now...

[@kierenmoore3236]

They don’t have stupid asking prices because they sound good, tho’ … 😏 No wonder it took them so long to ‘develop’ it, to production … So many better options out there, whether you want a vocoder or a filter bank.

[@lyst-music]

OMG two memes featured in the same episode 🥺 This is the high point of my musical career

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much for these!!!

[@synthlord2368]

Happy Friday Florian!

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!!!

[@PWMaarten]

I love the sound of this device! It is a bit of a one trick pony, though. Also, that last track brought me back! Loved it

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Gruppe_11]

Love the Sounds 💕

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@RaquelFoster]

5:54 I've got a stereo pair of old JBL Xtremes on opposite sides of my bedroom and this is really big and swimmy! 😃 ... and the finale totally reminds me of when I was into Anjunabeats stuff. It's like the good part of ABGT 350 Prague! But the noodle-y bit reminds me of that Doi-oing mashup on Sasha/Digweed Northern Exposure 2. The one that starts with "A city entombed in volcanic ash..." from the LP version of Blue then loops it into the original 12" version with a girl saying "A world forgotten... A sunken memory..." and it'll drive you crazy trying to figure out what track it is because it's two versions of the same track.

[@AudioPilz]

Got a few Xtremes here too!!!

[@grillskillz]

I’m surprised at how good this sounds. I kind of want one now!

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, I was surprised too

[@davewebster689]

'Sounds like my stomach on Taco Bell' was my favourite criticism

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

@5:25 you featured my first drum machine (the BOSS) LOL I have no idea what happened to it - I bought it off a music teacher from a tiny rural high school that happened to specialize in MIDI production this was like 1991-92 - he wasn't sampling at the time ..(I was lusting after a MPC-60 or a SP-1200) , he wanted to sell me a sound canvas - makes me recall my ingrained snobbery of using 'stock sounds ' (ironic I bought the Drum Machine)... goes back that far which I never shook . I remember taking every John Aquaviva released record I had (+8) .. and transposing the patterns to the BOSS , people like Speedy J , Hawtin ect.

[@AudioPilz]

Certified hood classic!

[@simonporter2189]

I do look forward to watching bad gear , your great

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@BipTunia_Microtonal_Cats]

"If you can afford a new truck, you can sell it and buy a Buchla." (LSD optional)

[@AudioPilz]

lol

[@dietervoser4425]

...old school goa.... Excellent 🙂

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@KenSlager]

Thats the best sounding opening for a long time.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@maxwellkrause406]

This thing is going to be the secret sauce to someone's album one day and everyone is gonna want one.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@shobley]

This appears to be the result of scope creep during a sprint at Moog.

[@AudioPilz]

Sounds agile to me;)

[@jeffryarchambeau5441]

There were 432 likes before I added mine, a propitious bit of musical numerology

[@AudioPilz]

Here in Vienna we oftentimes crank it up to 445;)

[@heimlichvonbladderburst8348]

I've been waiting for someone to do one like ahead of me so I could claim 606, not as subtle as yours though.

[@jimismith6648]

my guy just said 'throaty', I can't believe how far weve come in 4 years

[@AudioPilz]

;)

[@sqwook]

My wish finally came true, thank you Herr Pilz

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@glebpalamarchuk9087]

It's like an analog throat singer

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@AndrewTSq]

I like it!, sounds very good in your demos. Too expensive for my wallet, so I hope for a Behringer Spectrumvoice :) I love how it almost sounds a bit throaty in the voices

[@AudioPilz]

Super throaty!!!

[@Luap-ls3ix]

The second I heard the bass tones I just knew you would play GOA in the main jam 😂

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@mycosys]

i didnt know de Nile was salty, but Florian attempting to resist euro has shown me my error. XD

[@AudioPilz]

Not even once!!!

[@mycosys]

@@AudioPilz he says patching an outboard oscillator to a filterbank

[@robbrobb5543]

Florian's Psy Trance is giving off Infected Mushroom vibes.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@markffff8155]

Just stopped in to say plz give the Studiologic Sledge the Bad Gear treatment. It's begging for it

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@ZombieLincoln666]

@@AudioPilzYeah no one talks about out that synth. Seems like a hidden gem

[@spdycar13]

“I returned mine.” I see I was not alone.

[@AudioPilz]

;)

[@djkanyon]

Moog Spectravox... a piece of gear you didn't know you never needed.

[@AudioPilz]

lol, so true

[@FelipeGardelli]

Man i would love to see your review on the perkons hd-01!!! Great video as always

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Great suggestion!!!

[@wrmusic8736]

I like how Behringer started up by copying Moog, but Moog ended up copying Behringer by moving all their manufacturing into a neighboring Chinese sweatshop. The problem here is that Moog copied Behringer's quality but none of the pricing.

[@AudioPilz]

Sad but true!

[@FelipeGardelli]

I hope they do in the future! If i could afford i would buy most of the stuff from moog

[@dyscotopia]

​​@@FelipeGardelliBehringer at least has the decency to include rudimentary MIDI

[@adamgh0]

0:36 That meme hit me hard, bro.

[@AudioPilz]

I know my friend, I know...

[@RobK496]

As someone who switched to Eurorack last year and never looked back, I feel personally attacked by this episode (and also by my wallet).

[@AudioPilz]

Eurorack - not even once!!!

[@williamwood4945]

Still crossing my fingers for a bad gear episode on a singing synthesizer/voicebank.

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, thanks!!!

[@saardean4481]

you know what i find fascinating? The fact that it sounds pleasing to the ear even without effects. How many synths can do this?

[@AudioPilz]

Moogs usually do;)

[@saardean4481]

@@AudioPilz Erica Db 01 also but you are adamantly resisting my wish to test it

[@pierreb8267]

3 years later, Blofeld is still there

[@AudioPilz]

True that!

[@derekcrockett6214]

The intro went Hard AF, tho.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@TheIndustrialRetrospective]

its the secret sauce

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@sparabo3780]

Ah, Friday, Summer, Vacation, how could it get better? A “moogish” bad gear episode. Strike.

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!!!

[@svetlovska]

Love the Roland Cloud burn

[@snoballuk]

0:42 - finally a piece of music gear I own appears on Bad Gear. And I'm not talking about the keyboard.

[@AudioPilz]

Lol, one of these should be in every household;)

[@erlannderrantem6972]

for my sake, just keep the psy finales coming! great Episode!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@DeKoepi]

The sounds are awesome! Nice review and good results from the Moog! BTW., how is that Arturia controller/sequencer called? It looks like you can use per-device-patterns and switch those independent - thus a nice choice for a DAW replacement. Or do you think you could do that with a Circuit Tracks as well, just limited to Midi instead of using options like CV?

[@AudioPilz]

Beatstep Pro is awesome but you might want to give the Keystep Pro a try as it is polyphonic

[@DeKoepi]

@@AudioPilz Thank you! Damn, I have the Keystep 37 already, as a compromise cost-wise....

[@DoorsInTheLabyrinth]

I'll admit, I bought a Labyrinth 90% for the name (and I don't have a Buchla or a eurorack setup, so it seemed like it could fit a niche), but I do love the sounds on this one. Particularly if you're going for that darkpsy xenomorph biomechanical sound, which really, why wouldn't you?

[@AudioPilz]

It's the Moog Psy

[@DerekPower]

Say you hate something without saying you hate it 😉 In all seriousness, the various jams definitely slapped =]

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@innerspacerace9196]

Reon Driftbox “J & R” the J is a mysterious dual channel VCA & CV processor no one outside of Japan knows anything about. A truly “J &R” mysterious analog glitch synthesis combo

[@AudioPilz]

Interesting!!!

[@earlsfield]

1:34 what is the mic? I had this microphone I think in the nineties in the studio. Elect. Voice or smt like that wasn't it? I cannot remember the brand, I know we used it on vocals during rehearsals and once I tried to use it instead of a 57 on a snare, but it was crap.

[@AudioPilz]

AKG D-190 - they are EVERYWHERE here in Austria. Great on percussions, jazz drums and very old school vocal recordings.

[@earlsfield]

@@AudioPilz I am almost sure mine wasn't AKG because I got it like for free or something, someone left it in the studio and was like "nah its fine". But it looked identical, with that flat top and rigid-y capsule. And was used exactly, on drums mostly, however I would also give it to punk/hardcore singers too, because it seemed it had a good dynamics and you could growl into it. So instead of condensers, I would use Shure 57/58 or this one, it was really aesthetically punky and EBM.

[@bsbazzman]

This looks cool but this video confirms that spending 100 less on the MakeNoise Spectraphone (which is constantly adding feature updates and has wayyyy more tweakability) would be the move. Fantastic jams as always

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Chimpy1]

Lmao love the archer intro 😂

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@mycosys]

Can we get an Akai Sampler with Moog poly filters now maybe?

[@AudioPilz]

I'd buy that for a $

[@keybeardist]

1:37 thanks again for using my meme

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you for that one!

[@VTOLKits]

I would like it as Phaser...

[@AudioPilz]

Great phaser FX indeed

[@lennyg47]

Remember the MAM VF 11 Vocoder?

[@AudioPilz]

Wow, totally forgot about this one

[@lennyg47]

@@AudioPilz Isn't that the one Beastie Boys used on "Intergalactic Planetary"?

[@KNHSynths]

When a machine is sounding good only when demoed by AudioPilz, that means most of us will not succeed to get something usable from the machine. So real bad gear...

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@doordedeur]

I'm surprised that almost all synth and keyboard demonstrators say that they can't play keys. At first I would say: choose another hobby, but then videos of Florian are surprisingly good.

[@KNHSynths]

​@@doordedeur Every instrument has its own way of playing notes. Rubbing a string, plucking it, blowing in different ways, pressing keys... Modern electronic instruments offer other ways of playing notes. And as Florian brilliantly demonstrates, if you master the way you play, no matter how you do it, the result will be good!

[@alexddorf73]

Hy!... Was sagst du über die "Synth" der "Plus" Geräte von Polyend?! Finde keine vernünftigen Test über die internen Synth. Will mir den Tracker+ zulegen als neuen DAWless-Sequencer.. An sonsten wie immer Geil deine Videos! P.S.: Liven Ambient und Texture fehlen noch in deiner Sammlung! 😉😜

[@AudioPilz]

Hatte den Play+ in der Show, da geh ich ein wenig darauf ein. Der Ambient is super interessant, danke!