Bad Gear - Nintendo Korg DS-10 - Game Boy MS-20???

[@Sorrowablaze]

Your "gimmick" of using a theme song that includes the piece of gear in the review is the best thing I've seen from any youtuber! I love it. You get an idea of the gear right away, and you always make it sound cool.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Happy to hear that but there are certainly some bad apples in the basket (Roland VT-3, for example;)

[@BsYtHandle]

@@AudioPilz I blame the basket.

[@danajohnson3799]

This synth sounded better than half the others reviewed.

[@clonn]

It took me many episodes to catch it.

[@v3xman]

I love that touch too. Sometimes it isn't so obvious or it actually sounds good and I'm like "this is a bad gear?" 😆

[@nazarenomerino9142]

im a 34 year old uruguaian who refuses to understand modern stuff like influencers and youtubers but i cant stop watching your videos! so if you are a youtuber you are the only youtuber i like. thanks for all and danke fur alles!

[@AudioPilz]

So glad to hear that, thanks!

[@imlxh7126]

Dude, I LEARNED synthesis on DS-10. I LOVE that thing.

[@AudioPilz]

Great starting point for that!

[@imlxh7126]

@@AudioPilz Yep! I was probably like 13 or 14 at the time lol

[@RSProduxx]

@@imlxh7126 Lucky you... when i was 13 i had the Amiga 500 with Oktalyzer ;)

[@illford]

@@RSProduxx when I was 13 I had the FL Studio Demo and Audacity

[@RSProduxx]

​@@illford FL was where things got interesting for sure :)

[@JacobPadlock]

This thing was how I coped with the horrors of high school.

[@AudioPilz]

DS-10 = deflector shield for teenagers

[@chimneychap5142]

I used the caustic app to pass time in class when I was in HS

[@illford]

@@chimneychap5142 I used it in-between classes to not get bored

[@Volcaniced]

Ok he arrived at the Handhelds....DS-10 is the most underrated "Game" for Musicians...on any Handheld Console...

[@ZILtoid1991]

I wonder when he will get to the Yamaha OPL-2/3 lines of FM chips, which are quite underutilized.

[@AudioPilz]

Wanted to do this for month! Great little cardridge. Leftfield FM chips are on my list!

[@radioseppe]

@@AudioPilz nothing to add but love the show. Midage dads from finland approve.

[@Volcaniced]

@@AudioPilz the DS-10 and the M01 for NDS ... both were part of my January2020 ...maybe they coming back this year..

[@illford]

Korg Gadget tho

[@Murukku47]

Being able to edit so many parameters on DS-10, like being able to redefine the entire drum sounds, is what made it so powerful. Using one of the drums as a bass synth, and one drum as both hat + snare by manipulating the pitch & gate, and layering higher-pitch kick under snare were my favorite tricks to get most out of those beats...not forgetting the fake sidechain effects with note volume automation.

[@AudioPilz]

True! Such a well-thought out program

[@luizfernandopedroso334]

Hey AudioPilz, I'm so glad to see the DS-10 in your channel. In 2011 this game opened the doors for the world of synthesizers and changed my life in many wyas. As a teenager without computer and money, the ability to my own sounds and music was so mind blowing. I wish I still had my Queen Mary funeral version back them. You can actually "hack" the drums to work as note synths and get a bigger polyphony XD. Because the DS-10 I got to the Korg Gadget, and because of the Gadget (and a long story) l now work at Korg myself with the engineer who did the DS-10 himself. Hopefully, in the future I can see something I work with in your show. If you happen to use it again, I super recommend use the Kaoss Pad with some blues/penta/phrygian scales for some dope small-portamento 2000-and-I-had-hair nintendogs pen-sliding solos. Cheers!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Nice technique!!!

[@FLH3official]

A guy who has Kafka and Le Marquis de Sade on his shelves can't be totaly bad.

[@AudioPilz]

...or a hopeless psycho;)

[@DeiNostri]

@@AudioPilz Which Marquis de Sade book is it? Which Kafka book is it? Have you read Gabrielle Wittkops books? :)

[@machinemusic4869]

You should get Machiavelli’s The Prince.

[@AudioPilz]

@@DeiNostri Not familiar with Mme. Wittkops oeuvre but when it comes to MDS and Kafka I'm on complete works level ;)

[@DeiNostri]

​@@AudioPilz Ah I havent read Kafka in 20years (good god I feel old) better read some after Ivé finished some Dostojevsky!

[@DeconTheed92]

A big part of why Korg DS-10 (and its later iterations incl. Korg Gadget for the Switch) work as well as they do, despite their limitations, is because of the lineage the product has to game music; the lead designers on the original Korg DS-10 were Nobuyoshi Sano and Yasunori Mitsuda, two legendary game score composers, with Sano in particular having a long history and fascination with synthesizers and electronic music. Nobuyoshi Sano had previously worked with the software’s actual developer, Cavia Inc, (AQ Interactive were merely the publishers), and it was through that prior relationship that Sano (through his own company/record label, DETUNE Inc.), managed to strike up a partnership with Korg themselves, leading to the continuation of the line through to today. Products in the line have been used by some fairly notable figures, from Sano and Mitsuda themselves to other game composers, and artists such as Anthony Seeha and RoBKTA. I would be interested in hearing your take on MUSIC™️ 2000 by the by, for a very specific reason; I didn’t just start out making music using it, I have *consistently* used it (with aid from an external sample library and additional effects/tools via software like Wavepad, VocoderX, Microsoft TTS emulations etc.) for my entire career as a musician, to the point of actively making it a part of my “brand” to use it; I’ve gone out of my way to push the program to it’s absolute limits, to the point of creating a minialbum where, barring some small vocal stings provided by myself, everything was done using only what the program itself offered as standard. I’m curious how the software would shake up to someone who not only isn’t intimately familiar with it, but also has done a lot of work with DAW-less setups, which is arguably the farthest thing away from the experience in both setup/execution and the degree of freedom allowed as you can possibly get. That and- though I’m clearly biased ;)- I think it fits the mould of a Bad Gear candidate, appearing to be Not That Great or Very Limited from the outside but having much more going for it fr those willing to give it a chance, or those that it’s specific quirks and features really speak to.

[@AudioPilz]

Great info, thanks for posting. Highly appreciated. Music 2000 is legendary and there are a lot of great musicians who produced entire records on it (Benga comes to mind, for example)

[@coolelectronics1759]

interesting!

[@tomstorm255]

Do you have a link to your Music 2000 mini-album?

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

This was my gateway drug into music gear. Btw the Switch has a version of Korg gadget that can export to the iOS version of gadget with QR code’s

[@AudioPilz]

Good to know! I have neither a Switch nor an iOS device, tho

[@liam7854]

@@AudioPilz y tho? the moog model d app on iOS is so good.

[@coolelectronics1759]

interesting and awesome use of the technology!

[@EmergingPatterns]

That stylus workflow was at the same time a pleasure and a nightmare.

[@EmergingPatterns]

By the way, I wish you an Happy new year Florian!

[@AudioPilz]

HNY!!! True that!

[@adamquek1095]

I was expecting a chiptune when I saw the title. I wasn't disappointed. Thank you and Happy New Year!

[@AudioPilz]

HNY! You gotta do what you gotta do ;)

[@wsippel]

Tiny nitpick: AQ Interactive is the publisher. The developer was Cavia, a somewhat obscure Japanese game development studio for hire. They developed the original Nier for example, its predecessor Drakengard, and the Resident Evil Chronicles series for Nintendo Wii. Cavia no longer exists, but the team responsible for DS-10 started a new company called Detune and continued working with Korg. Their most recent release was Korg Gadget for the Nintendo Switch.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the clarification!

[@coolelectronics1759]

Hope they put out some fm synthesis stuff based off the korg ds8 next!

[@crazyhorse52395]

Got this on my DS at 15 - it was the first piece of software I ever made music with. It was limited and admittedly I had no idea what I was doing, but it got me hooked on the feeling of creating my own little tunes. I still have my DS and the cart, I'll have to break it back out and boot it up =)

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, boot it up. I just hooked up mine today!!!

[@briancassidy6678]

Always a pleasure to hear you make good music on "Bad Gear".

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@pastoelio]

i was doing livesets in squats with a carbattery and carradio hooked up to the nds tiny battery operated alecto mixer , and friends dropping by with their nds , those were some good nights

[@AudioPilz]

I've, erm, read about parties like these. In a book ;)

[@omegapointsingularity6504]

documentary soon?

[@danhectic5629]

this is where i get 99% of my sounds. i am poor.

[@AudioPilz]

Not the worst source of sounds!

[@danhectic5629]

@@AudioPilz i usually filth it up with distortion & junk hehe!

[@mechasartre3694]

Fellow pauper here, download spitfire Labs, it’s pretty amazing for free, my Mac won’t run all of the patches but most of them do and they sound great.

[@mechasartre3694]

And Matt tytel- Helm is a dope free synth

[@danhectic5629]

@@mechasartre3694 i'll check these out, thanks! i use ableton 8 (the $100 version) and have a few decent VSTs- always appreciate new free toys!

[@emmanueleferrarotto2986]

Another friday another Bad Gear - one fixed date in my weekly schedule. Great job as always both in review and production. The Genre descriptions of the demo tracks are always amazing

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for watching! Happy to hear that!

[@arcadeuk]

I love finding out what music genre you have invented this week :)

[@AudioPilz]

The sound of 2021;)

[@909crime]

your graphic design skills are amazing

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@trevorwiant8838]

Korg DS-10 genuinely had a huge impact on my life. It got me interested in synthesizers and electronic music as a teenager, which eventually became an obsession as an adult, which itself became a bachelor's degree earned through a music technology program.

[@AudioPilz]

Career through computer games - nice!

[@jetsh1ftman746]

Nice

[@gglegenday]

I cannot believe you had my favorite game, my introduction to synths, and my most used app in my android phone (as an emulator) on this show already. I love you Floran

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Owoshima_]

The DS-10 is really cool, had a cart of it a long while ago. Since then I've picked up the DSN-12 which completely blows this out of the water imo. If you remotely liked the DS-10 definitely check out the DSN-12 you won't regret it. Thanks for the video as always :)

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for watching!

[@tonverfall_studio]

Your videos just keep getting better and funnier! Loved headbanging Mario in the chiptune techno track! There's much about the DS-10 that reminds me of working with my Yamaha QY70.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@tonverfall_studio]

I was inspired enough by your review that I got an Android DS emulator for my Lenovo tablet, tracked down the DS-10 ROM, and experimented a bit. Despite having scant experience with the DS, I cooked up a fun variation on one of the default sessions in no time at all. Using the Kaaos pad to layer up modulations in record overlay mode is brilliant! It's a credit to Korg that the DS-10 works as well as it does!

[@abstractmodule4574]

This was one of the more hilarious episodes. Also quite insightful.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Happy to hear that!

[@0b11000100]

I love how PWM = Nick Batt is a thing now. CANNOT UNMEME.

[@AudioPilz]

Nick=LEGEND!!!

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Came here to say this. Made my day

[@thelemetric]

that photo was perfect too.

[@swillm3ister]

I enjoyed the banger you made with this. I was headbanging to it. You take this gear to the next level bro. Thanks.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Happy to hear that!

[@mima85]

7:40 - I could easily see Flat Eric banging his head to that track, the bass sound is very reminiscent of the Flat Beat song's one.

[@AudioPilz]

Flat Beat - the benchmark for creative MS-20 use!

[@PaulBaker85]

That's the first thing I thought of when I heard that 'wub'; for a DS it can do Mr. Oizo very well.

[@goodall18]

Thought the same thing, had Mr Oizo all over it

[@liudas5377]

Man, over the top creative as usual! Nice job. Thanks.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@DarkTapes]

This program taught me so much about synth without even realizing it. Other than fruity loops in the early 2000's, and Reason, I first started making electronic music with DS-10 + some thrift shop synths, pedals, and game boys. Later on, after owning more traditional style synths for several years, I came back to it with a better understanding of synthesis and immediately realized how capable this thing could be, considering what it is. I still occasionally make video jams with it from time to time. Whenever I pull out the DS-10, it always sounds fresh yet timeless to me. I have the same feelings about Korg Gadget. I think it is really great but a lot of people have trouble working it into their setup. Standalone, with the korg Bluetooth nanokey studio controllers, it is a great DAW/Groovebox as well as a midi sequencer/bridge for external synths.

[@DarkTapes]

here's one from me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4Wynqp4adloiqc

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, integration into existing setups can be quite tedious

[@lancearn7332]

Not only was this an amusing video to watch, it was a very informative video as well.. its 2022 and I purchased the DS-10 a month ago (KORG DS-10 Plus Limited Edition DSi Enhanced - $80), I dusted off my DSi XL and now the hard part of learning to play it has begun.. Love you vids mate..

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@my4trackmachine]

Loved the ds-10! I never got on with the sequencing but the synthesis was perfect for sampling. I used to use the ds-10 on my commutes to create patches and record them at home. From there, I would dump the recordings in to a hacked PSP and use a homebrew tracker software (called Little Game Park Tracker aka piggy tracker or LGPT) to write music with my ds-10 sounds. It brings back fond memories. Thanks for covering this forgotten gem.

[@AudioPilz]

That's a sophisticated workflow!

[@SynthAddict]

good job again - love the old DS-10 nice Volca Astroglide joke too - those memes never die :-) and I’m glad you covered the other DS synth apps - you missed the DS-10+ upgrade version which ran on the 2DS XL and 3DS, etc. with better CPU and audio quality - it ran more channels and had better sound quality overall - the graphic synth you showed called DSN-12 was cool but I never got a chance to try it - the M01 even had some Korg 0/1w sounds on it :-) I got used to based apps from the old PalmPilot and Compaq iPaq (PocketPC) days an eventually the Roland PMA-5 with a SoundCanvas inside - look at that one sometime, it’s pretty fun - also on the PocketPC line there was an incredible DAW app called PocketGriff with a sampler (keymaps and all), a couple of synths, layered FX, automation including hand drawn, and MIDI output to other gear - a hell of a powerful app my friend used to make some great DS-10 demos on his train commutes and I had some fun with it, but I was still learning synths at the time so I never mastered it, but it was powerful and expressive - way ahead of Pocket Operators, NTS-1, and other good music gadgets with a toylike, fun approach - it’s funny how a lot of the user comments you shared mention toylike but still couldn’t figure out how to make it work or work well, the joke was on them since there was a learning curve like any synth product with many features and some basic knowledge required… not a toy the pattern mute and other groove box options were quite nice the audio sync and envelope follower demo was cool, I never tried that, just basic audio sync with other gear and my Juno-6 sync input a little later iPad apps took over where the Korg DS-10 and M01 started and are really incredible audio and music tools these days - there are even VCV Rack like modular environment for iOS - the Korg iMS-20 for iPad is really nice, as well as apps like Wavestation, MonoPoly, and Kaossilator on the DS and DS-lite, the GBA slot had a hack where you go could buy or make a hacked midi GBA cartridge with actual wired MIDI but I never tried that - there was also a way with DS homebrew boot environments like Moonshell to do wireless MIDI but again a lot of hacking and trial and error attempts to make it work the homebrew market for DS music apps was quite cool with lots of varied app like a Tenori-on clone that you could load your own samples, as well as synths and special soft controllers - it was nerdy but fun

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Yeah, the plus slipped my attention

[@AlexBallMusic]

I knew Korg made software versions of their instruments and even hardware midi controllers (a friend has one of the faux MS-20s) but I had no idea they made a DS game card. It actually sounds pretty cool! I bet a lot of beats and bass lines were made at the back of classrooms underneath the table during boring lessons circa 2008.

[@AudioPilz]

Education for life;)

[@PANTA-Music]

Hey Alex, good to see you here. I own all three of Korg software for the Nintendo DS(i). I'll be soon receiving some gear and try to mix and match them with it and put it on KZbin. If you're still curious, just hang on a lil bit and keep watching my channel

[@DavidTenenholtz]

Having watched more hours of synth YT in the past few years than I care to admit, this video is my everything. THANK YOU! Shoutout Anthony Seeha btw. serious nostalgia now…will go back and watch all his stuff! GOAT of the DS-10 for sure!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@GabeMillerMusic]

This is so cool! These consoles are slightly before my time, but now I suddenly want one...

[@AudioPilz]

I got the whole package for like 40 bucks

[@JC20XX]

@@AudioPilzDS Lite would be the one to get if brightness is a big concern for you

[@BFBeast666]

Not to brag, but my 2021 starts fabulous - I snagged a barely used Roland D-05 (D-50 boutique) and Alesis VI49 master keyboard to clutter my home studio even more. :) Fantastic episode as always, especially props for the Nick Batt nod. He and loopop are the reasons why I started with this ... hobby? Obsession? ... in the first place.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Nice finds!

[@coolelectronics1759]

adiction? lol its so easy to clutterer with gears now a days

[@davidmurphy2211]

I just reshelled my old DS lite and got a copy of DS-10 myself during quarantine. The interface certainly takes getting used to.

[@Murukku47]

It takes some learning but once you do it's quick to do anything thanks to the relative simplicity. Just need that muscle memory. My favorite thing about it is that despite the limits, working on it is faster and more straightforward than in DAW.

[@AudioPilz]

The sounds indeed have some character, tho

[@engx3733]

Looking forward to this one!!!! Hope you had a great new year and Christmas!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! 2021 is gonna be great!

[@DanielPerryMusic]

I’m going to do tomorrow’s Jamuary on the DS-10 in honour of this video

[@AudioPilz]

A role model!

[@marcomaureira]

Omg that thumbnail, great video! Great way to start the year

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! HNY!!!

[@philmunoz9269]

I love the ds10. It was my go to device for writing and creating ideas for many years. I find it very useful in that respect and it is underrated as a creative tool.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!

[@michaelkeefer4293]

I had no idea this game card even existed! My kids, now teenagers, have moved on from their old DS consoles and now I want to go see if I can dig one of them up and find a DS-10 card on eBay! Thanks for spending my money and giving me yet another way to waste my time. 👍😜

[@AudioPilz]

Always a pleasure. Thanks for watching ;)

[@isaac_knife]

I miss the time when I created short demos on this beautiful console

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, lots of fun!

[@joegigs4999]

Your videos are so fun, love that Nord jam. Cheers!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Happy to hear that!

[@flare242]

I absolutely fell in love with this machine. Unfortunately, all my tracks from that era died with the SD card. In the end, i was capable of creating stuff noone would expect to come from "nintendo".

[@tristanpaxton51]

Awesome video, man! Really enjoyable

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@PolicemanPlanet]

Xiu Xiu's Dear God I Hate Myself is built around the ms-20!

[@AudioPilz]

Total classic!

[@mike7755]

I love this show. It would be fun to see episodes on some of your favorite gear in your collection, maybe on how you use them together, making some music with them, etc. Happy new year!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you and HNY! "Rad Gear" is already in planning!

[@chiefbucknell]

I am giving up and giving in: watching this at .75 speed to catch all the brilliant jokes, memes, and Easter eggs. 😊

[@AudioPilz]

...or watch it twice ;)

[@flame2106]

its the flashing memes for me xD

[@MegaDieseldriver]

@@AudioPilz actually this is one of the few KZbin shows I regularly REwatch. I come back for the jams and music videos

[@noiselessfox7618]

For anyone that is interessted in this kind of stuff, i can really recommend the Korg Gadget on Nintendo Switch. While you unfortunatly cannot export any audio from it (BOO!). There is so much fun to be had with it. It's by far may most played "Game" on my switch and there is just nothing like groovin in a pretty versatile DAW on your commute to work if you don't have an iPad.

[@AudioPilz]

Heard good things about it!

[@tomkingsays]

I love this dude - these videos are gold

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@nukiolbartes6279]

The photoshop work for the cover is as underrated as the research work for the review

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@SRDhain]

You never fail to surprise or amaze. Happy new year, Florian 😀 There's a whole slew of sub 100 UKP retro consoles that can play any game (in emulation), from gameboy onwards, so it'd be interesting to see (and hear) how they'd emulate this and other music software, without styli (plural stylus) based interfaces. This deserves props, for kind of being a more bona fide precursor to all the ipad and android based synths , DAW's and groovebox style apps you can get today. In the same way you wouldn't admit to falling asleep in your own vomit (or someone else's for that matter), thousands would never admit to owning this. Not even for inverse musical kistch-cred. I tried to get to grips with it years ago, and gave up in an hour. It helped that Korg themselves had already made some of the finest grooveboxes available to man, and that they were nearby too. Not only were (and are) they easier to use, they're better made, can connect to most other bits of kit and they have resale value. Like 2020, this app lingered, amused, infuriated and kept you enthralled now and then. Unlike 2020, it's still here. Furthermore, there is no vaccine available to eradicate it, so approach it with caution.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! The only cure for that would be...more cowbell ;)

[@SRDhain]

@@AudioPilz 😁

[@dannydr]

Yes, the Nord Modular for a next episode of Bad Gear!

[@AudioPilz]

Isn't it like...the best? (triggered by my own format;)

[@tristancaver4836]

Wow. Yeah, it is by far one of the best pieces of digital awesomeness out there. Not for everyone, but hold on to your pants when you get the hang of it and start blowing minds. :D

[@MarkBayfieldvillageidiot]

Another beauty, happy new year guys, all the best y'all

[@AudioPilz]

2021 is gonna be great! Happy new one!

[@ChrisLincoln]

This will work on any 3DS or 2DS as well, so the screen size doesn't have to hold you back if you've got one of those.

[@AudioPilz]

True but I wanted the "authentic" feeling ;)

[@GoodnightAbstractEve]

This is the closest thing I had to a DAW when i was in school and i loved it! My production journey began with DS-10 and i still have it.

[@AudioPilz]

Great starting point!

[@squeakD]

How did this make the “bad gear” list? The DS-10 was brilliant! This wasn’t really designed for a novice or the “gamer”. Korg released this for musicians. It was a huge success in Japan, and sold pretty well in the US too. I’ve got that original DS-10, and the second version (I think it was DS-10 plus).

[@RSProduxx]

maybe it´s time for another "unusual but nice gear" list? I mean, if I had just the slightest idea that programs like this had existed on handhelds i might have payed more attention to those... completely flew under my radar, because handheld was never my thing...

[@AudioPilz]

I think it's great but there is quite some room for critizism (not always well-founded)

[@coolelectronics1759]

very cool how much do these sell for? I have a 3ds XL, hopefully it will work on that ds

[@Pandurris]

@@coolelectronics1759 It works on 3DS, but I recommend you to look for the ds-10 plus version, It has more features and even you can load 2 instances, so you can use 4 synth and 16 drum sounds. Also, you can always use the rom with an R4 hehe!

[@sonicjackalopeproductions3342]

As always, I learn something new every video. I am SERIOUSLY impressed with the chops of that Korg cart. They really did push the limits of the hardware and produce something that I actually would of bought if I were even aware of it existing (Not a gamer of any kind here)

[@AudioPilz]

True! It's fascinating!

[@austinkowalczyk9667]

Xiu Xiu’s album Dear God I Hate Myself kinda killed it with this tho

[@AudioPilz]

Just listended to this before ;)

[@batmansmk]

It is a good gear episode! DS10 is so much FUN. Can't wait for the MUSIC 2000 and the stock Fruity Loops 1.0 episodes, it will smell nostalgia and good times.

[@AudioPilz]

Great input! Thanks!

[@ChrisLincoln]

The Nintendo DS isn't region-locked, so the only real barrier to buying from another country would be if you can read the language. Or if you just know the controls, it's not an RPG with thousands of lines of text to read and understand.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the clarification!

[@Claidheambmor]

These are such sick videos, love the dry humour and excellent editing. I remember first seeing these videos and thought 'bad gear? Psshhh, stupid clickbait' but it's clearly post-ironic beardcore in full effect. Congrats.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@RetroPlus]

Fun fact: The psp game 'beaterator' is a full featured daw and even has it's own synthesizer with effects. You should check it out if you haven't became it's quite impressive

[@AudioPilz]

Great input, thanks!

[@norlesh]

Curse you! now I'm on the hunt for a second hand PS portable and Beaterator cartridge.

[@norlesh]

cancel the curse, that was relatively painless - now have an old PSP-3000 and beaterator cartridge in the mail and it only ended up costing $100 (aud) total; it would have to be REALLY BAD GEAR not to be worth that outlay.

[@RetroPlus]

@@norlesh Very nice, enjoy it 👍

[@coolelectronics1759]

I have 2 psp slims one with a busted disk drive that just runs emulators, the other one still with a 100% healthy disk drive. Hopefully I can find that music game you are talking about. Can it play plugins?

[@Ebbelwoy]

7:40 absolut fantastisch wie du so ganz nebenbei so einen Banger im Video droppst. Würde mich nicht über ein Release ärgern 😉

[@AudioPilz]

Danke! Das mit den Releases wird derzeit noch durch dieses seltsame 24h/Tag Limit gehemmt aber ich bin dran;)

[@jcg7719]

If I remember correctly the ds had a resistive touchscreen. In theory you could send a precise tap anywhere on the screen to the ds by feeding the touchscreen input connectors the right resistance values for x and y. So a microcontroller could interface the little touch keyboard with a midi controller (only one note at a time).

[@AudioPilz]

Could you run it in parallel to an existing screen?

[@jcg7719]

​@@AudioPilz Since the touchscreen contacts only close when you press on the screen probably yes. Would be cool to have a 4 connector p2 jack connected direct to the screen on the ds for a removable mod.

[@JasonOzolins]

If you are using the Kaoss Pad for note entry, you can hold the resistive touchpad in one spot and get interesting scale effects dragging the note input around with a moving stylus/finger applying pressure elsewhere. The touchscreen averages out the two resistive inputs. This is assuming you set a KP scale where the intermediate notes are going to sound OK, rather than the default chromatic scale. That was how I did parts of the solo in this track (at 1:15): soundcloud.com/difficult-listening/hot-pursuit

[@johntammaro]

I must have been living under a very large rock for the past 15 years. How come I don't ever remember seeing or hearing about this !! Great way to start the New Year. Shopping list item number 1. Korg ......

[@AudioPilz]

Happy New Year!

[@MiniZilla1999]

Pretty sure xiu xiu used this in "dear god I hate myself"

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, heard about that!

[@publicaccessmuzk]

Yeah it’s documented by Jamie Stewart in his studio tour video.

[@Damien-og6sk]

Awesome as always, cheers!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@MegaCadr]

My only problem with this series is every time there is a new episode, I think “someday he is going to exhaust the pool of bad gear...”

[@AudioPilz]

According to my calculations none of us will live to the point in time when there's no Bad Gear left

[@MegaCadr]

@@AudioPilz is that because there is a near infinite supply of bad gear, or that you know something about 2021 you aren’t telling us??

[@b.benjamineriksson6030]

@@MegaCadr Infinite.

[@Deedeo25]

Just got two copies of this game and of course the first video I see is this guy. Time to see how awesome this “bad gear” really is.

[@crunchyfrog555]

If you ever want to get that DS screen funtioning again, it's likely to be just dust that gets in there causing poor connection. It's just a case of taking it apart and getting an air can to blow it out and it should work perfectly afterwards. If it doesn't then, sadly, it is new digitizer time.

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea! I'll take a closer look!

[@stormevans6897]

Fantastic video, made me pull the trigger on a copy I found at a local used game store. Going to make the ultimate gameboy-ds synth machine

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@jmcover9000]

Nitrotracker for ds is pretty sweet, if a little homemade feeling. It runs one of those r4 card things, so the sd card allows for a decent library of samples.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for posting, I'll take a closer look!

[@jonpatchmodular]

oh boy! I had it as a child, I would pick the demo song and replace the instruments with recordings of my voice... Fun stuff, but never did anything serious lmao. But I loved that thing.

[@coolelectronics1759]

do you know if there is anything homebrew out for a softmodded wii?

[@jmcover9000]

@@coolelectronics1759 Reckon there's a build of SchismTracker, never tried it though, might require a mouse and keyboard even

[@angh3ll202]

The Bad Gear series has kind of become a way for me to keep track of what day it is😅 Happy New Year! I've heard of downloading little apps to play piano on your phone or even use it as a DAW but I never knew there was such a thing as a synthesizer for your video game console! And to think I was making 2kbps cellphone recordings of me singing with a keyboard in those years😅

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, the DS-10 was ahead of its time

[@Kizunaut]

Serious Mr. Oizo vibes on the 2nd demo

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Flat Beat is the pinnacle of MS-20 gnarliness

[@WHIPTY]

The Korg Gadget on the Nintendo Switch is pretty cool. You should do a video on that as well! It's something people would almost immediately (and correctly) assume is "bad gear" but it does have some nice features and overall potential! It's pretty fun to dink around with. You have to manually export stuff through a headphone port and really that's it's biggest limitation imo which is kinda brutal for the price point for a more modern device (but still totally worth checking out). I'd love to hear what you'd have to say about it! I didn't even know this one existed until you made this video, this is wild haha

[@AudioPilz]

That one came up a few times, thanks for posting!

[@ChrisSmout]

Oooh do I see Music 2000 for PS1? Awesome

[@AudioPilz]

Music 2000 - instant Jungle goodness!

[@dissonantdreams]

Music 2000 (and its predecessor Music) were my introduction to producing back in the day. I still count it as the first DAW I ever used 😂 Good to see it getting an honorary mention here!

[@atomicdemise]

another hilarious video from the "give it to me straight- tell it like it is-" analytics/critic (& comedian) of audio gear! love the channel, literally the only youtube subscription i have. i just got a boss DR groove Dr-202, and would love to hear what you have to say about them? keep 'em coming maestro!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much! Happy to hear that!

[@atomicdemise]

@@AudioPilz with all the great music you demonstrate on you vidz you must have a bandcamp site, ya? want to check out your grooves if you on there. i@ feedthefile.bandcamp.com/releases i have been playing drums for about 15 years but only been playing electronic since last month. i have much to learn.

[@ToumalRakesh]

Anthony Seeha FTW!

[@AudioPilz]

Great vids!

[@lookapi]

😊✌✌ great as usually! Happy new gear!!✌✌

[@AudioPilz]

HNY! Thanks and all the best!

[@Ink_my_WOOMY]

I remember seeing the Korg M01D on the 3ds eShop. I was very tempted to get the "game" but I resisted. I'm pretty sure the M01D is based off the legendary M1 but at the time when it came out i wasn't a doing anything synth related. I only played a Euphonium at that time. I might try these software with DS Melon or Citra

[@AudioPilz]

Those are always worth a try!

[@BackyardRonin]

M01D has been my work horse for over 5 years. Although it really lacks in sound design

[@slicingbones6096]

I was actually gonna suggest doing LSDJ when you released your next video but I'm actually super happy you did the MS10, I totally forgot about that one!

[@AudioPilz]

LSDJ is a total classic

[@marcotixxx]

i still have PTSD from trying to learn LSDJ back in the early 00’s on my gameboy color. but Meta Chiptune Bobble Head-Shaking Instrumental Nerdcore Techno is a great start to 2021. Happy New Year, brother! 🥳🤘🏻

[@AudioPilz]

HNY!!! Meta Chiptune Bobble Head-Shaking Instrumental Nerdcore Techno is the sound of 2021!!!

[@Blizniak666]

It's worth noting DS is actually not region locked, later 3DS is though.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the clarification!

[@fumoffuyou]

I literally just bought Korg Gadget for the Nintendo Switch last week. Nice timing. I know others have mentioned its existence, and it has fewer gadgets than the iOS version, but it does have some cool features. It's designed to be usable for real-time collaboration with 4 split-screens and simultaneous use of multiple controllers by up to 4 people, which is pretty unique. Also, I just dug into my closet and it turns out I bought Korg DS-10 years ago and forgot I had it.

[@AudioPilz]

The "multiplayer" feature is indeed great! Thanks for watching!

[@rafaelcatarino8372]

Great movies taste and now N64 :) "You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid" :)

[@AudioPilz]

Keeping a great cultural heritage alive! (thanks;)

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

In addition to the DS-10 on the OG DS, and before the M01 and DSN-12 programs for 3DS, there was also DS-10+ for the DSi, which doubled the number of available synth and drum machines.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@OCEANSINSPACE]

This is a tool for gangster drug dealers on the subway brah, jeepers. Hails

[@AudioPilz]

It indeed channels criminal energy ;)

[@voltijuice8576]

Doepfer's A-119 is the secret glue! That and the A-139 headphone amp were my first Eurorack modules ever, and I still love them.

[@AudioPilz]

Love Doepfer stuff!

[@gautrstafr]

Just FYI you don't need an original Nintendo DS. It also runs on the New 3DS XL which makes it friendlier touch wise

[@AudioPilz]

You had me at "friendlier touch wise";)

[@nothingstellar]

@@AudioPilz also Korg DSN-12 and M01D exist for 3ds/2ds. Both are probably still available in the nintendo e-shop if you decide to go deeper with this

[@CatFish107]

The way I get it to work via ROM is to have it on a flash cart, and play it on my 3DS. Thank you so much for this video. I'm just getting into making electronic music, and your video sparked a memory, that I believe I saw this title while scrolling through a "500 in 1" flash cart I had kicking around. I never tried it before, nor had any idea what it was. Not sure I'd pay to buy a used cartridge at this point, but it's super value to discover kicking around the back of the closet! The sync tutorial has me hoping I can send a sync signal to pocket operators, and have a little portable groove box.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Should work with the pocket calculators, haven't tried it tho

[@BranoMacko]

Do you plan to make an episode with MUSIC2000? I tried it a couple times, but I feel like dragging my balls over broken glass would be a comparably pleasant experience.

[@AudioPilz]

I have it for years and only had the patience to try it once for an hour or so. Really looking forward to making an episode about it

[@BranoMacko]

bruuuuh, looking forward to it! the UX sucks and using a joypad is like being blind and deaf at the same time.

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Your editing is always impressive man! I've got this thing and yeah I prefer a real touch model like the kaossolator. Happy New Year!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks. HNY!!!

[@ToyKeeper]

I didn't find the DS-10 very useful when I tried it... but that was before I really knew how synthesis worked, and I had never seen the program used well to show what it could do. However, I later discovered it's way more powerful than I realized... or at least a later version (DSN-12) is. Like, here's a song performed on it by PAINTVOX. I had no idea it could do anything like this until I saw it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2KnoJqnbcxma8U

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, watched this video while doing research! Nice one!

[@Pichuscute]

Wow, this is a really good video idea. Surprised to see you cover it, but now it'd be pretty cool to see you cover more. It'd be interesting to see you cover the 3DS stuff too. Edit: Yup, N64 for life!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Will certainly go deeper down that rabbit hole

[@turbochargedfilms]

PSPSeq next!!

[@AudioPilz]

What about Music 2000?

[@nobel11]

@@AudioPilz That, too, plz.

[@kcosminhz7988]

2021 on a good start. Thank you!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for watching! 2021 is gonna be great!

[@rejectedautobiography]

Xiu Xiu use this to create and perform.

[@AudioPilz]

I was listening to XiuXiu all evening after the release of this episode ;)