Bad Gear - Quasimidi Sirius - 90s Techno Machine???

[@marcomaureira]

A week cannot be complete without that "Welcome to bad gear"!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for watching!

[@MayzMatthiasYzebaert]

@@AudioPilz And ... see you next time. Congrats on the prize, you've earned it. Also that trance track ... maybe you should finish your tracks for a Bad Gear Compilation?

[@brianlarsen6211]

Congratulations Florian. My Saturday morning hangover here in Australia is made better by a dose of Bad Gear.

[@Dgeigerd]

also called: bottom gear

[@helisoma]

@@MayzMatthiasYzebaerti believe he offers the complete tracks on Patreon (it's very tempting)

[@GabeMillerMusic]

This thing actually looks pretty dope! And congrats on the win. This show is insanely entertaining, and I love the celebration of janky gear being used to make bangers.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@PLA.net-DANTE]

Bad gear: Novation circuit . Just kidding , Gabe😁

[@sawtooth808]

You should check out The Raven by Quasimidi a 61 key synthesizer aimed at well 90’s dance music.

[@broklee]

Props for the Jexus reference!

[@AudioPilz]

Freaking legend!

[@McRuessel]

True

[@Xanthyn]

How on earth does he make such labor intensive work on such a regular basis? I can't fathom it. I love his energy, and I take a shot every time he says "I wanna know"

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Some tried and tested work ethics help. AudioPilz drinking game!

[@Dathom1986]

​@@AudioPilzcos he's brain box smart a**.

[@SRDhain]

I remember these, and remember wanting one for a while. I think these sold a lot (As did all QUASIMIDI GEAR..especially the 309 unit they made) on the basis of being used live, and not having to take your brick of a laptop back then, or a PC (OR even ATARI ST) based set up with you, to do your live set(s). But perhaps many people just couldn't produce anything more than a track or two that they were happy with, just with the unit alone. I think Jorg Schaff (I think that's how his name's spelt) was responsible for this and a lot of the Quasimidi instruments, and he went on to form Radikal Technologies, with their SPECTRALIS range of grooveboxes, amongst other things. Surprisingly, whilst the sound quality improved significantly, the user interface become more complex, with a 2 line backlight LCD screen employed to display even more functionality. Back to the sound, the SIRIUS , as well as the other grooveboxes Quasimidi made (I think there may have been a keyboard controller as well, similar to the Arturia variants) had this lo-fi grungy sound, which i think may have been 12 bit samples interpolated to give a better sheen using the effects. You can hear some odd stuff in the raw samples, which gives the game away. It's an odd choice this one, as the prices show how sought after they still are, which may be due to the look or some 90s nostalgia-based halo effect. But it's dated faster than a pair of flared combats with a glowstick in the backpocket, due to the sounds on it, and if you're brave enough to reprogram the whole thing, what you'll get out of it will be mostly of the same ilk. No matter what you do, everything that comes out of it will have that grungy, slightly lo-fi, distorted overcoating. If i remember correctly, it always sounded good coming out of the mini keyboard section P.A.'s in a shop, but when you plugged headphones in, you'd wonder where all the grime and even occasional hiss was coming from. Like using an old performance car, it has its moments of brilliance, but pushed hard and the flaws become noticeable. And you'll be grappling to steer it, to prevent your sonic drive from ending up in the nearest hedge.

[@AudioPilz]

This one was the thing in the 90s!

[@mycosys]

weirdly enuf the flares seem to be coming back too lol

[@SRDhain]

@@AudioPilz i know. I wanted one for months, and then the RM1X came out. The internal sound engine is average, but it had one of the best sequencers ive ever seen. Same goes for its succesor, the RS7000.

[@wizards001]

Headphone op amps are cheaper than the actual output, causing lower quality sound... For so many words, you don't know much...

[@gary23jag]

@@wizards001 well said, if this guy had actually owned a Sirius he would know it’s a different story if you plugged the phones in the mixer.

[@qjames0077]

Best Online Tech Personality 2021 let's go fam

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@williamsandell5148]

Yess the world is yearning for it

[@Yuzuki1337]

I'd be surprised if that didn't happen, Mr. Pilz has been on a roll lately. ;P

[@demagmusic]

@@AudioPilz Congrats! I've been loving the content, the accolades are well deserved

[@waynesilverman3048]

That trance tune at the end is it sine the main riff?

[@activistarts7722]

"NEVER Go Full Mortal Kombat" wisest words from 2020

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, this is what 2020 taught me

[@JoeLaRocca]

Good work brother.

[@Rizimar]

Unwisest, you mean

[@cooperofnavarone8616]

Don't go Plaid - Zeal ?

[@audreyazwell]

For some reason I feel like this is terrible advice but maybe I need to see/hear some context lol

[@williambrown319]

Prices in america range from "I'm going to call the cops" and "Do I get a reach around at least? Lube? Something?"

[@AudioPilz]

I laughed harder about this than I should have;)

[@audreyazwell]

God it's so true

[@Cybersyn]

the only KZbinr whose notifications get me hyped

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! So happy to hear that!

[@benjaminbrand3714]

AudioPilz: *presses more than one black key in a song* Everyone: “It’s evolving.”

[@AudioPilz]

Also AudioPilz: losing authenticity

[@Dgeigerd]

Meanwhile me: using black keys 98% of the time

[@JayBmusic]

Also, on topic: I do love my Sirius even though the sound isn't particularly good. But on the other hand it's the rawness that makes it stand out.

[@AudioPilz]

That gritty sound certainly has its uses!

[@whisperdancer]

It certainly sounds better in your hand than on anyone else's hand! Love your sets!

[@DoodMang7]

You are criminally underrated! Also the amount of editing you put into your videos is insane! Instantly one of my favorite youtube creators!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@andytawse]

Always been tempted by the Rave-o-lution. Don't know if it's bad gear, but purely for having the cheesiest name ever I think it deserves an episode

[@AudioPilz]

I'll keep my eyes open for more Quasimidi stuff!

[@ropeburn6684]

The Rave-O-Lution 309 is actually a beast for drums if you like a grungy, dirty sound. The sequencer is very easy to use and straighforward too. The bass synth kinda sucks though. If you get one, make sure it has the drum expansion. Worth it!

[@mudi2000a]

The Rave-o-lution has been heavily used by Klaus Schulze by the way.

[@ropeburn6684]

@@mudi2000a Indeed, he had six of them. And six Polymorphs as well. I always wanted one of those!

[@KC9UDX]

It's only cheesy if you didn't like rave music in the 90s

[@MarneusAndMilkyBlood]

Man that jam around 8 minutes in pretty awesome, you really are a member of Covenant in disguise! Superb work as usual!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@fadplastic]

Best online personality award is very well deserved. I love how fully realized the tone of your content is. It strikes this goldilocks chord of nostalgic 20th century sincerity accented by a wry, free-based future meme abyss of total noise. Thanks for getting me through 2020 with a smile on my face.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@THEREALDATALORD]

Man that trance track was good. Would love to see that full produced out.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@prewinder]

You beat me too it. Put that up somewhere.

[@qjames0077]

Dr. Manhattan knows where I keep my love for AudioPilz

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Nothing to see here ;)

[@AndrewJohnClive]

❤️❤️ The pre-parade pancake mix sounds like “Army of me”. Thanks Florian!🙂

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@chrixtopherjane]

"Icelandic" just meant Björk clearly 😂

[@AndrewJohnClive]

@@chrixtopherjane Isn't she the president or something. Sigur Ros making artisan coffees and potato cakes in the kitchen...

[@A5PEN-W0LF]

This was the sound of Kraftwerk's Tour De France Soundtracks and the Minimum Maximum tour.

[@AudioPilz]

True that!

[@rodrigolaporte274]

This is just amazing... but hey you're throwing some awesome beats with it!!!!!!!! And congrats on that #1, totally deserved!!!! your videos just get better and better

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@pseudo-intellectualtroll6563]

Coolest thing I’ve ever seen. I especially like “The Raven” synth

[@AudioPilz]

The Quasimidi guys were ahead of their time

[@MrCucumber416]

I just say. Nevermore!

[@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5]

Still looking for one of those. Mainly because it's blue.

[@qrdnk]

I have four of ´em and I dont think it´s that bad (as some are saying in the comments here) ...

[@jonahgaulin]

This channel has literally become one of my favourite in a matter of days I’m learning more about synthesis through this series than tutorial videos😂

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that, thanks!

[@AttilaSVK]

This was one of the best synths in the series, I don’t know how it got to Bad Gear... Love how you pronounce Sirius the German way :) Btw, it would be interesting to see a Casio CSM-1 (or its Hohner counterpart, the MSE-1, which I can donate to you)

[@AudioPilz]

It's got a lot of hate on the web. Thanks, great suggestion. Casio has to be on one of the next episodes!

[@peffken8834]

I own the Quasimidi Polymorph - my brother the sirius, I like and love the Polyymorph so much more... however, Quasimidi-Team where nerds, not really musicians, they figured out what should be cool, useful and extraordinary - and they did it. At this time, for that price and possibilities - they where really going forward and beyond.

[@sssyntax]

You have such a great way of making groove boxes and sequences sound and feel alive!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Individual_two]

Congratulations on the MusicRadar award, well deserved! Your channel offers a humorous take on weird gear. As for this episode's subject, it was a new one for me. I've seen the Quasimidi name on Vintage Synth Explorer and that's it.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Quasimidi is classig German techno stuff!

[@mattb154]

Thank you, Mr Audiopilz You've been a source of joy in what's been a pretty dire year for me. I look forward to many more of your creative, informed and entertaining videos.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@jimboblivesforever]

I nearly bought one when they were heavily discounted in the early 2000s. In the end, I got a Waldorf MicroQ.

[@AudioPilz]

Both great instruments!

[@Old_Man_Jay]

I missed this video when it first came out but Congrats on the award,man! Here’s to more success! 🍻🍻🍻

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@EnviroDouglas]

I wanted that so bad over 20 years ago. Ended up settling on it’s little sibling: the Rave O Lution 309, which had decent(for the price) 808 & 909 emulations with real-time, tweak-able controls. Congratz on your award 👍👍 You deserve an editing award as well. I laugh with all the pop culture references you throw at us. Happy Holidays 🎄

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you! The 309 is tight!

[@waynesilverman3048]

Synths was very expensive i remember .i had a 2nd hand sampler it was way too complicating i took it back and got a boss 6 track and synth modulator was a grand which plugged in my keyboard .couid u do all the classic ravey sounds?on it i never knew u could detune the saw back in the day

[@EnviroDouglas]

I wouldn’t say rave so much, but it fit well in late 90’s house and trance.

[@thedomlip]

Always a treat to watch! Always wanted to add a Sirius to the collection but there are never any my area.. Thanks for the great video and humor!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Sirius is hard to find, even around here

[@simonbecker748]

ooooofff now that "parade ready peace, love and pancake animal diarrhea inducing trance anthem" was on fire!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! 1 water please

[@keyboardbw]

I used to look forward going out on Fridays....now I just look forward to watching bad gear.!

[@AudioPilz]

Bad Gear Party! Thanks!

[@Symmetronic]

I fondly remember the Quasimidi ads that would be in every keyboard magazine. I think it was just the amount of controls that seemed very appealing. They were way out of my price range at the time and no one around here had one, so I settled for Buzz Tracker running with Rave-0-lution samples. Which probably aged a lot better considering. Congrats on the award! Also, have you considered doing a guitar synth? I'm sure that could be very interesting!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Which guitar synth would you suggest?

[@Symmetronic]

@@AudioPilz Check out the G Vox or Roland GR50 first.

[@latontolog]

Congratulations on your reward, well deserved! Your content always manages to be fun, informative, and inspiring in equal amounts -- not an easy feat to pull off. Keep up the good work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@666hokeypokey]

Gratz on your award you deserve it, your channel rocks keep it up!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@crunchyfrog555]

I made sure to vote fro you so I'm glad you won. You are without a doubt the most enternaining newcomer I've witnessed in ages. Not only that but your subject matter and approach is second to none. Congrats man!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@grogboggoth]

It did indeed sound like an early '00s trance banger for a hot minute and then you went all synth pop. And, yes, Jexus is the gold standard.

[@AudioPilz]

Jexus is the GOAT!

[@busyak]

Wooooooo! You’re the best! So happy for your win. We gear nerds have such a great community here on this little information superhighway

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Gear nerds FTW!

[@billyruss]

Yeah, Jexus is always hard to beat - he's coaxed some sounds out of keyboards I've owned in the past that make me wish I'd never sold them!

[@AudioPilz]

Pure talent!

[@cearal2456]

The peace, love, and pancake tune sounded like it would fit in a jet ski/ powerboat racing game like hydro thunder or a futuristic racing game like wipeout very well and I'm loving it

[@AudioPilz]

I LOVE the OG Wipeout soundtrack!!!

[@couchcamperTM]

vermutlich ein seltener Fall von "ich mach irgendwas mit Medien" und trotzdem was drauf. Der Award ist verdient^^

[@AudioPilz]

Danke! Ich habe, um ehrlich zu sein, sogar 2-3 Berufsausbildungen ;)

[@tubeMonger]

Congrats, you deserve the award! Thank you for explaining the hard-to-explain.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@apislapis]

Ah Yeah! Florian. Congratulations on your award, it's well deserved.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@adamquek1095]

I love all the bad jokes in this episode. Awesome! And congratulations for winning the award. I really enjoy watching all the different gears that can make great music.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you! Jokes won't get any better any time soon ;)

[@Leichenschrei]

Apparently this thing was used on KMFDM's Adios album. The more you know.

[@AudioPilz]

Didn't know that! Thanks for posting!

[@feelingevaporated2912]

Great album! Sounds good, goes to show that most gear can have a place.

[@voltijuice8576]

The "symbols" album also, I am fairly certain.

[@DigitalMusicXpress]

Love the 90s techno doodie that you made, sounds absolutely kick ass, I wanna hear moar!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@agentvx8320]

"Cats on Synthesizers in Space meme generators" hell yeah!

[@AudioPilz]

We need that!

[@JeroendeHaan]

Great episode again. Heard and read a lot about quasimidi in Future Music in the 90s but never heard one. Thanks for 11 minutes of fun!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Always wanted to have one, now I found an excuse to get it;)

[@snowleopard9749]

"Sirius" sounds much cooler when pronounced with a Germanic accent.

[@crhkrebs]

Everything does!

[@AudioPilz]

I can hear the accent of the region where it was built when I read the manual😂

[@snowleopard9749]

@@AudioPilz Hopefully you'll never read a Fairlight CMI manual then.

[@KC9UDX]

I can't believe I wasn't expecting that.

[@eangelos89]

You Siriussly think so? xD

[@MiIIenia]

So glad you won the award and was more than happy to be involved in voting you to the top of the list. Hope you win many going forward!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@conk971]

i dig this synth. cheers on the award, well deserved!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@thepeopleschoice431]

Congratulations! You were the only candidate I was excited to vote for this year.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@catsanstail]

6:10 Prices range from, "no thanks," to, "I'm gonna call the cops" 😂

[@AudioPilz]

I mean, you can get a real synth for that money;)

[@MrMegaGin]

This channel just keeps getting better, keep up the great work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@AndrewTSq]

I kind of like the sounds actually. But I raised up with those sounds, so maybe not that strange :) I really like the design of the unit aswell.

[@AudioPilz]

True, it triggers instant 90s flashback!

[@Jason75913]

I like how this guy handles the Sirius: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fafcnaSEndqUq80 Still, not a synth for me in the end.

[@SuperMonibuvy]

Thank you for all the awesome music and laughs! I produce 95% in the box but this channel makes me want to go out and buy a bunch of old hated hardware and do some dawless midi jams. Best channel on youtube!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@FIXTREME]

🥳 Like, congratulations for your award thing or something

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@matrix12x]

The award was well deserved! Also, I look forward to new Bad Gear episodes as much as the mandalorian on Fridays.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

Look. It's 'Bad Gear' I have been wanting for a while.

[@AudioPilz]

Lots of very pronounced animosity against it. Funny instrument, tho

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

@@AudioPilz I think Quasimidi's stuff is awesome, but I not German and only have so many arms and legs to give.

[@rhill109]

If I have known about the poll, I would have voted for you. Great videos that always make me laugh. 👍

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@chrishopkins209]

Does anybody else remember seeing this synth on the cover of Future Music back in the day when they had models posing with the featured products on the cover?

[@DoctorNemmo]

I do ! I have that one around.

[@AudioPilz]

Love that covers!

[@alfonsodiaz6235]

I have that issue, lol!

[@chrishopkins209]

@@AudioPilz found them! images.app.goo.gl/uSvwJmvP9TepDQTk6 The Sirius cover is top left

[@Aharshreality9281]

Congratulations on your award . Well deserved and long overdue

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@hicknopunk]

I love your channel. Consider doing a bad gear review on the Roland Phraselab. I love it, but I imagine it is hated. You have to really learn to work around many flaws: slowest loading times of sequences and loops of any piece of hardware I own. Knobs feel cheap. One of those red led displays. hidden synth features you can only access with an external midi controller. No delay somehow, no compression, oh and the loops are just slightly out of phase with the build in synth (which lets you layer a loop with the same synth line for an...interesting effect) If I remember right you cannot use the slicer with the synth directly... It sounds like a gameboy on steroids...uhhhh is that good? The list goes on and on.

[@AudioPilz]

You had me at gameboy on steroids;) Thanks. Phraselab is on my list but rare

[@hicknopunk]

@@AudioPilz oh man. I got mine really cheap in 2009 or 2010. I then raided every charity shop for memory cards. I think I paid $155 on ebay. I now use it with a volca beats and a volca keys, using the phrase lab synth for my bass lines and so i can compress drums in the loop channels. The Phraselab probably sucks, but it was my first....groovebox? Looper? Oh, it is very friendly about letting you pre make loops on the pc, then loading them on to a flash card. Making a loop first on the phraselab, then modifying it in Reaper and reloading it into the phrase lab is the best way to get the best sound out of it if you want effects like say....delay

[@BobischEBM]

Great video! I just LOVED the jam at 06:41. Would be interesting to se a video from you about the Quasimidi The Raven. To hear you compare The Raven to Sirius.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! I'll keep my eyes open for more Quasimidi gear!

[@mister2628]

The Rave-o-lution 309 would be a worthy addition to the Sirius. ;)

[@AudioPilz]

I would LOVE to try a Quasar!

[@nuckelchenblogde]

​@@AudioPilz Yeah please.Still waiting 4 ur rackpisode about it.

[@soepil]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch! :) I remember reading about the Sirius in the german "Keyboards"-magazine in the late 90s. Always thought it looked cool.

[@AudioPilz]

It had a mesmerizing effect on me ;)

[@danielpirone8028]

Holy shit, hilarious edits!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@Dubsteppah]

Trying to watch every video, they are all packed full of info and fun.

[@rodrigomacias]

It was a clever move to pixel out the Techno Viking face. BTW, I felt like they wanted to make the ultimate synth at the time, which is nice.

[@AudioPilz]

I really appreciate Quasimidis ambition in those days

[@mikeb4073]

I really appreciate the Techno Viking in those days.

[@jiproijackers7595]

Well done on receiving this award. If you ask me I think that you certainly more than deserved it. The fun I had reminiscing all the bad gear I owned during the last two and a half decades and seeing you make them come to live again has been true bliss. Ahhh. Quasimidi. The built quality was awesome. I have owned a maxxed out Rave-o-lution and a Raven. Those where so freaking awesome back in the days. And the fact that my favourite synth guru/hero Klaus Schultze used this gear to me was a great pull factor. Please continue to make more peace, love and pancake for a long time. Thank you. Oh yeah: I totally enjoyed the Austrian pronunciation of 'Sirius'. It sounds so much cooler than the English or Dutch pronunciation. Instant techno.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@MsDeliaStreams]

Back in the early MP3.com days ( you know, where Darude ORIGINALLY released Sandstorm? ) there was a fellow named 303 Infinity that rocked loads of Quasimidi gear to make late 90’s Euro-Trash ( trance, psy, “acid” ) music. Their gear always intrigued me, but is still too expensive for my tastes. I’ll just buy a JP-8000 or Virus Indigo for those prices 😂

[@AudioPilz]

I won't even dare to say how much I paid for it ;)

[@mitchellborne7428]

dude hell yes. I have been eyeing these and been super on the fence. after this video.... still super on the fence.... gratz on the award man! cheers!!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Interesting synth!

[@Theinvalidmusic]

Picked one of these up second-hand way back when for about £300. Absolutely hated it. Loaned it to a friend, who agreed to pay me for it, bailed on me and kept for themselves. Had to force my way into their house to retrieve it. Made an EP of extremely cheesy EBM exclusively with it. Had a nightmare about having spiders in my bed one night, jumped out of bed, sending the Sirius flying across the room to have it never work again. I deeply miss that synth for some reason.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, it certainly got character!

[@virus2003]

Epic story. We've all had a couple of those "friends". Fuck em. Glad you liberated the synth, sad with its passing. You've touched all the emotions!

[@AngryBulldogg]

@@virus2003 i know I've had the spider dream absolutely ghastly

[@andrehuber-meznaric3296]

Herzliche Gratulation zum Award. Hast ihn Dir definitiv verdient!

[@AudioPilz]

Danke vielmals!

[@zombiethinking]

Not gonna lie, the full Mortal Kombat warning made me want one. 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Safety first!;)

[@theshadowsea5556]

Congratulations on the award.That Quasimidi looks and sounds cool.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! It's a 90s monster!

[@fran95lp]

back to the 90's Trance

[@AudioPilz]

Yessssssss!

[@marcopaganotto9125]

Indeed the 90's were the peak of inspirational dance music production. Early "Goa" and proper trance thereafter were something else. Twas an amazing time 👍👌🙏

[@fran95lp]

@@marcopaganotto9125 Couldn t agree more

[@amplifier2]

Totally forgot about this one. „Thank you“ for bringing back some memories.

[@AudioPilz]

Pleasure! This one is like a time machine. Thanks for watching!

[@sonikmuff]

Someone who reviews bad gear? We have no choice but to *stan*

[@AudioPilz]

It's my duty! ;)

[@dogebad]

hello commander keen :3

[@tomgibavitch1]

I've been watching your show for a while now and I really like it. It's cool to see how the old machines compare to current ones and usually the bad gear has something to offer, even now. Thank you

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! You have to think a bit differently when using that weird stuff, that really helps

[@SplotchTheCatThing]

Ad-breaks in the middle of every song? Yeah youtube is a thrall of the dark lord...

[@AudioPilz]

Sorry, still trying to find the sweet spot.

[@liudas5377]

Congrats on the well deserved award!! I wish I had this synth back in the day. I never heard of it. A real winner!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Quasimidi is classic 90s rave stuff!

[@damiansilva2454]

its comments like "animal diarrhea inducing trance anthem" that keep you on top

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that! THX!

[@Psi34ax]

Congrats on the win! You rock!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@RikMaxSpeed]

Feels like the guys who built this had a real vision and were technically very ambitious. “Phonetic Spectral Transformer” is presumably just techno babble for “Vocoder”? 🤣

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, Jörg Schaaf and the other dudes really knew their stuff

[@marianochiappe2427]

Congrats Mr. Bald Gear!!!!! We love your reviews!!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@DrGrooveBeat]

You completely missed the vocoder section! This thing came with a gooseneck mic as standard.

[@AudioPilz]

There's some short vocoder bits in the final musical bit but it was almost impossible for me to squeeze some proper sounds out of it. It's funny because all I hear is either "best vocoder" or "worst vocoder"

[@thealmightycommenter]

You won it!!!!!!! Congrats man, so deserved xxx enjoyed the ride so far

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@alien_enterprise]

Had one of these back in 2008. Enjoyed it while I had it but then someone broke into my house and stole that and a couple other things. In this same vein another cool digital synth that people love to hate is the Oberheim OB-12. I have one and love it but people dog this synth all the time!

[@AudioPilz]

Just read a comment of someone who broke into a house to get a Sirius...

[@greatheightsu]

Congrats on the award! Hope you keep giving us all the great content in the future for many moons to come, and the channel keeps growing.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! It doesn't seem like there's a turning back now ;)

[@strelokknoize]

BTW: One of the Quasimidi guys - Jörg Schaaf - brought us the legendary Spectralis.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, read an interview with him the other day. Interesting guy!

[@awesomefruitslayer8812]

Sometimes i randomly talk like you talk in ur videos to people i know, hah there reactions they just freeze or start laughing or get confused.. 😂 i really enjoy ur channel its supa nice..

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Story of my life;)

[@jjrusy7438]

the original beatstep is pretty useless. everyone has one in the back of their studio to keep the dust off the shelf. And congratz on your award.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Had one of the OG BeatSteps - very limiting

[@tapenine4508]

He touched too many black keys 😳 Love the videos! Highlight of my week! You should make the “black key” joke into a tshirt 😉

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! True that, there will be a clothing line in 2021

[@XHALE303]

It's almost a shame that the Acces Virus is not that bad to qualify this year.

[@AudioPilz]

Some people suggested it, tho ;)

[@ToyKeeper]

I'd love to see an episode on an Access Virus, but it's not bad gear. It's still the best in its class, decades later. Granted, its entire category largely fell out of fashion for new gear since then, with new products being few and far between... but still. If you need a versatile flagship synth to play all the parts of a song simultaneously, based on midi from an external sequencer, there's probably nothing better. The main down side is ... people don't usually need that any more. Like, I tried that workflow, but I find it easier to multitrack clips from a monotimbral synth instead.

[@AntonNidhoggr]

@@ToyKeeper I wouldn't recommend Virus (especially new one for its price) for one seeking a great analog sounding synth. But it's true that it can do a lot of stuff. I think it may be still a winner for dawless crowd. Also it looks cool ) As for a possible review. You know there was an opinion that Ti is bad core tone and Virus A or B is much better. I've seen battles about it on forums mb five-eight years ago ))) idk mb this could be qualified for the bad gear case )

[@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5]

@@AudioPilz And they are wrong.

[@3D6Space]

Someone from one of my synth groups just bought this bad gear. I was going to recommend that you cover it, but within 30 seconds, I found that you already did. Your approach is a bit different, and still fun! I'll let the guy know that the knobs go to 11!

[@kozihoppy]

Icelandic John Bonham Meets Goldie Indie Electro Pop Artifact, LOL.

[@AudioPilz]

Style of the future!

[@DarkSideofSynth]

That should be the name of every first born son born on Januray 1st 2021. Surefire way to break all birth register databases worldwide. Skynet is coming...

[@keysthomas1966]

Can u tell I REALLY liked the Icelandic Bonham BANGER!?

[@cosmicdrone5270]

You've done it again Florian Pilz!!!! Kudos on making bad gear BADA$$!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@RayTheProducer]

Magazines like Future Music hyped the f@ck out of this. FM and Computer Music really overrated a lot of gear back in the day: the Quasimidi range, the Hartmann Neuron, the Technics SL-DZ1200 off the top of my head, and low-balled classics like the Access Virus. Also, if I woke you up in the middle of the night, would you still sound like this?

[@AudioPilz]

I would talk in a German accent even people from Germany would find frightening ;)

[@RayTheProducer]

@@AudioPilz Haha! I meant the 'Voice of God' that you do on these videos.

[@cartermars]

Congrats! I absolutely love your channel man. Always looking forward to your videos!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!