As a non-native speaker I have always found this word (along with "hyperbole") somewhat confusing, so I think I actually found your rendition easier to understand :)
The history lesson, the jokes and wit, the vfx, the costumes, the abundance of original music, the fact that you actually procure all of this amazing(/ly bad) gear... this channel is the best thing on the internet and we hardly deserve you, but thank you for doing your thing!!
@@AudioPilz Alot of old wave bands (no noth synth wave, I mean new wave, cold wave and goth) haven´t got extreme keyboard skills. Some had a eighties drum/bass machine or keyboard organ drum machine, a cheap synth/string machine and a vocalist as the main setup. So a string melody+drum machine and vocals was pretty much all they had and some even made a living out of that kind of music. If you can make a simple verse and a simple chorus that people remember, you can make a good song!
The recipe to cook a bad gear: - conceal its sound with another gear - apply all the effect pedals you have at home - distract a listener with a dope video clip - make awesome music
@@AudioPilz Havent even seen you pull out Eventide effect stuff, some of those beasts could turn pretty much anything into music. Could make an entire track from a metronome and a H3000 probably lmao
This channel is a treasure. I’ve always suspected most gear could be squeezed hard enough to make something special and you live it every week. Hyped for more bad (and bette) gear
@@lambertlambert7076 i dont know man, ive played guitar for 12 years i think , ive built a solid collection over the years. Two of my favourites are a strat copy that i bought from some neighbor for 60 bucks and a michael kelly telecaster that cost around 600. I love and play both them but compared to the objectively better one, it plays and sounds a LOT better. If you want a very dirty flatter sound, then the cheapo one is best, thats why i still use it.
@@donkeyavenger Yup, close to the bottom of the Great Eastern Washington Gravity Well, if you can achieve escape velocity don't ever go back other than to visit and take in some sun and wonderful hispanic cuisine
My favourite ever keytar moment - Jean-Philippe Rykiel playing the Yamaha CS01 here, after about 2:30 (and Tim Blake plays a Roland keytar, later.) ruclips.net/video/Y5PRfpzhrBw/видео.html
Gui-board?! Oh my!! I guess "stringthesizer" hasn't been used either. Btw - a friend had a Yamaha keyboard as a kid and it had "Wake me up before you go go" as the demo tune. They seemingly had a thing for Wham.
Thanks for another great episode! Have you checked out the Breakway Vocalizer 1000? It's a rather obscure voice to midi synth with a hidden ESQ-1 engine (san the filters and vcas) behind it.
Thanks to the very active Synthware scene in Paris I've seen keytars, and this model in particular, not once but several times on stages in the past years. In these circles, these are absolute crowd-pleasers even if the player is only doing basic arpegiated chords on it, it looks badass and cheesy at the same time. I can understand why the prices are rising! And yes, the 80's were years before my time, but we can all appreciate some vintage cheese, it pairs well with wine ;) - Love the video, as usual, outstanding sutff!
That is "everything sounds good if you have skillz" situation. I mean, heavily pedaled synth setups is no sin, and you can deliver dynamics with your own performance. It is a toy, but in a good way
This was beautiful! I love the shs-10; it was the gateway keytar that lead to my whole collection. Always great to see it get some love (or at least a neutral review)!
Man your channel just never stops giving me content to enjoy, there are so many instruments good lord. Also I appreciate how timeless your format for these are, the quality and style has remained consistent even on some of the many years old video. Invaluable series, you deserve more subs
06:10 "...the amount of '80s clichés on this channel has become a bit annoying..." You mean, "Has become an amazing feature of this channel," right? The editing has officially leveled up with the last few videos.
Honestly one of the most underrated channels on RUclips. The insane production value of these videos compared with how few views they get baffles me. Here's hoping for some traction and more subscribers :)
All your little tunes sound are pretty nice but the at 4:33...gosh , i love it, do you have a full version ? Or where can i listen more music from you??
I sometimes use your reviews to help me select gear that no one else wants. I was eyeing the Behringer SH-101 clone the Ms-1, but really it offers too many choices on sounds and features. Every minute detail you have delivered in this video tells me this is the ultimate Keytar and a must have for me in my home SYNTH GOD CHAMBER. Thank you so much!
@@AudioPilz SYNTH GOD CHAMBER is the ritual space where middle aged sexual dark force energy is released while playing old analog synths through distortion and overdrive devices of great demonic summoning power. I am currently building such a Tipper Gore repellant energy locus in my home. I am centering it around a Korg "number of the beast" 770 Darkness Machine I have had since 1980. Maybe you can help me though. I was wondering how many Korg 770s were produced. Mine is Dimensional Plane of Hopeless Existence number 770505, also known as a serial number 770505. Also, I can't believe how much people ask for crappy old Keytars on the internet. I have always wanted one, but I may end up attaching a Casio Tone to a guitar body because I can'r afford what people want for the real thing.
I own this little lad's bigger brother the SHS-200. It has an expanded feature set and is quite a bit bigger. It's mainly used as a controller but it's just generally fun to get out at parties. Was really hoping you might mention it in this video since nobody seems to know about it. Great video anyway dude, I think keytars just get a bad name because they're quite easy to mock even if people have no idea how to play one.
The novelty factor definitely informs how much they sell for. I payed way too much for my SHS-10, but I’ve gotten so much use out of it, I feel I got my money’s worth!
It is a toy - and so much fun! I bought mine brand new for $15 in 1987 from the Home Shopping Network. I still use it at home and parties. My favorite thing to do with it is to use the One-Finger mode to play well-known songs' chord progressions and sing along, like Bossa Nova Led Zeppelin. A friend of mine bought one too, and we used to bring them camping (they are AA battery powered, so it is a toy) and just jam with guitarists and sing silly versions of popular songs. We laughed so hard!
Great video as always... One thing I really like on the SHS, is that if you transpose it down as low as you can go, there are some weird distorted FM dirge sounds lurking in some of the presets. I can't remember which ones though, my gui-board is sadly in storage (the new name going forth for all such instruments)
5:45 is most excellent!!! My first “synth” was the Yamaha PSS-680, which was from the same time and same 2 op synth engine. Effects really helped... Check that one out.
Did you just reference Pasco Washington USA in your video? If so, I live pretty close to there and that is an insanely good reference. If that's not what you intended, know that it also works in that manner as well.
Your keyboard skills are actually pretty good. It feels very weird play a keytar, the angle is just messed up, and mini keys- aarrghh! I used to have a heavy Korg fiberglass, full sized keytar that weighed a TON. It was so heavy, it often would slip off the guitar strap and hit my feet- that was too much so I sold it to some guy in Sweden (sorry if he has sore feet!).
how in the heck did you manage to come up with a reference to Pasco, Washington (State) USA? about the last geographic location reference i could have imagined from an audio nerd in Austria...I did a double take when i heard it and assumed i was mishearing it. but i scrolled thru carefully and yup, there is the Franklin County Courthouse with the Franklin County Administration Annex behind it. Thankyou from a Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland) homey!
As always, very entertaining. My cousin, who didn't really play, had one of these back in the 80s. He also had a MiniKorg 700, which I bought from him for nothing. Good move. Thanks.
Hey....... don't knock it guys. I bought two of these from Woolworths before they closed down ( do you think that there's any connection? ). I still have them, complete in boxes!!! They are great fun when controling external midi modules for the poser value alone. I always wanted a wearable keyboard but they were always wayout of my budget. These forfilled that need. I even knew of a 'real' musician Mirai from Earthacademy who customised his and played it live with midi. A forgotten, and underated little gem.
I started out on a Keytar SHS10, and then got the SHS 200. I ended up with the digital sax the Yamaha WX11. Yamaha sure did a lot to stretch beyond just a piano. When I had the SHS 200 I realize that playing with your hand up higher for the bass keys were a bit harder, and I think the SHS 10 was closer to what you want to play on. You could use the pitch wheel to go up or down a whole octave to expand your range. would have prefer a switch for the octave changes. I have sent the idea for the Yamaha to make the keytar out of the Reface component. This is the best post on the SHS 10 that I have seen!
Typing this comment already before I have seen the video. That picture is already Embarrasing enough! Moving on very carefully now ... Might ... not ..... survive!
You got my vote easily, you put a ton of work into your videos and you have a really impressive book shelf. Really happy to see you get that recognition, along with a bunch of other people I also enjoy and respect.
Perfect episode! I almost bought one in Manchester for 75gbp, at beginning of video I thought Im glad I didnt, at 5:30 u changed my mind. Could cover some Muse songs with it!
A few weeks ago I got a Yamaha SHS-10 in good condition for free. It can be used as a MIDI controller and it's absolutely 80s, but it's more of a toy. Great video! Do you want to take a look at the Yamaha PSS-130? this is really bad gear, but it has some nice extremely lofi sounds.
@@AudioPilz schau dir mal das PSS-480 an. Das gibt's ab und zu sehr günstig, das Teil ist eigentlich richtig cool... Man kann die Sounds sogar verändern.
You wanted the MSRP, I'm about 96% positive that I paid $169.99 when I bought this thing new from Sears in 1987. Thanks for the always awesome content Mr. #1 Music Tech Personality of 2020 on MusicRadar! I wholeheartedly agree!!!
"Doctor, doctor, I'm afraid I am not getting enough 80's cheese in my life" Here, take one of these every day "What are they and what will they do?" Sir, they are AudioPilz...
@@AudioPilz I make it seem like a joke but in 100% absolute seriousness, I LOVE vapourwave and spend many hours listening to the mixes on youtube - it was you who introduced me to the hardware required to make such music and now I own more than a few pieces of "bad gear" and spend many happy hours with dual octave basslines, microkorg arpeggios and SR-16 cowbells and I love every second of it - from the bottom of my heart and in total and utter sincerity, this is what got me through the 2020 covid-19 lockdown ... i guess we each have our own tastes but you helped me reach my potential in a year like no other and I will always be grateful for this.
i remember buying one on sale at a burlington, n.c wolworth store for around $50.00!! no teen or adult cared for the internal sounds, but when you ran the midi input into a larger yamaha or casio keyboard and mixed the auto-accomplements via midi, you got some pretty good grooves going on!!! if i see one in a pawn shop for around $100.00. i'ts mine!!
I had one, took it to college with me in 1988 -- sadly, sold it in 1991 (for the same price as I paid new) thinking I wouldn't miss it because the keys are not velocity sensitive. Afterwards wished I had hung onto it because even if used only for bass lines as a controller, it would have been fun to have on stage. Later went with an Alesis Vortex (the first-generation white one), and haven't used it much in 7 years because... maybe this is the fault of having owned (and liked) the SHS-10 previously... the Vortex just seems so HUGE on stage, I don't really like to break it out. Am modding a Korg microKEY Air (I have the 61 and 37), which send Bluetooth MIDI; both of these aren't as garish as the Vortex. But what I really want is an SHS-10 with velocity-sensitive keys.
The man has the Marquis de Sade displayed prominently on his bookcase. If you’re concerned by handcuffs, you would probably be more so by what is hidden from view
Very enjoyable. I've shared this to my "Crap Keys" group on facebook. A group devoted old Casios and Yamaha keyboards like this that never were that great but we love them anyway. P.S. That Herbie Hancock rhythm also appeared on my PSS-480 which is also a 2 op FM synth but does allow you to edit the synth engine and it has Midi in and out.
I bought it in 1987 and the only word that characterises this instrument is FUN TO PLAY. Moreover, the 80's line is really beautiful and this justifies the current prices, as well as that of a simple GAMEBOY, which may not be all that powerful and professional but is FUN TO PLAY. That's all.
alright... i am gonna be honest with ya all on this one. In 1987, i was working at Sears Countryside on the dock and shipping dept and playing in a garage band named mod-l citizen. I have no memory of how this came to be... whether i had asked to do this or was contacted by someone in the electronics department, but.... I found myself working the weekends in my garage band "outfit" (think paul westerburg at church) "Demoing" this unit at the top of the escalators at Sears #1415. I had brought my trusty cz-101 and midi'd them up; and proceeded to make "music" for the the shoppers passing by trying to promote these things. I don't recall if i managed to move very many of these units, but eventually management decided paying me minimum wage to come in and do these demos wasn't worthwhile in sales, and that was it. I NEVER BOUGHT ONE THOUGH! seriously. thanks for the great vid and the memory jarring! +best (oh and since my last reply, i have sent my drumbrute in to arturia for noise circuit repair. It is back (with a lovely t-shirt, key fob, and tote.) Its' sound engine is being routed through all manner of kit and still sounds... well, kinda meh... You may won this round , but i am not giving up on that beast to eventually produce some meaningful noise!) I still adore it as a controller/sequencer for the er-1 and emu though! take good care.
@@ZemanTheMighty most all synths had midi in/out after it was introduced in the 80s. Why would you need midi in? To play it like any other synthesizer module or keyboard
@@broklee I can guarantee you that a vast majority of consumer grade instruments from the time did not have midi. And you wouldn't need to do that because it sounds like shit.
At the other end of the 'half-assed keytar' scale lies the Kawai KC-10 Spectra - a rudimentary 5-octave synth with attachment lugs for a strap. Slight design flaw: it only runs off a wall-wart power supply, somewhat limiting your ability to leap around the stage.
Who, in the Wooooorld, would like to look like "a guitar player", with his/her strange and impratical instrument hang on the shoulder and ludicrously gesticulating on a stage? I seriously ask the question!
You know what, there's always... well not always, since they're a bit of a rarity, but i mean, that is the idea behind the product anyway... the Dynacord Rhythm Stick. This is the most baffling thing and i can't exactly say i want one, but i'd love to at least touch it someday.
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Sorry, native English speakers for messing up the word "Epitome". Beginner's mistake...
As a non-native speaker I have always found this word (along with "hyperbole") somewhat confusing, so I think I actually found your rendition easier to understand :)
Hey, at least you're big enough to admit it!
The gulag awaits. I hope you like salt, comrade.
Your English is very good, dude!
Plenty of native English speakers get it wrong, too!
The history lesson, the jokes and wit, the vfx, the costumes, the abundance of original music, the fact that you actually procure all of this amazing(/ly bad) gear... this channel is the best thing on the internet and we hardly deserve you, but thank you for doing your thing!!
Thanks for your support!
"I have horrible keyboard skills"
Proceeds to make amazing music with absolutelly anything that fall into his hands.
Love your channel! Keep it up!
Thank you so much! Playing keyboards is really hard for me, absolutely no muscle memory
He certainly is the Master of the Humblebrag in the most charming way. 😅
@@AudioPilz Alot of old wave bands (no noth synth wave, I mean new wave, cold wave and goth) haven´t got extreme keyboard skills. Some had a eighties drum/bass machine or keyboard organ drum machine, a cheap synth/string machine and a vocalist as the main setup. So a string melody+drum machine and vocals was pretty much all they had and some even made a living out of that kind of music. If you can make a simple verse and a simple chorus that people remember, you can make a good song!
Nowadays this is called minimal wave by the way. I was a kid in the eightes when that still was called synth pop or new wave.
@@AudioPilz you’re way better than me, and I’ve been playing for over 15 years!
When I worked in a music store in the late 80s and early 90s, we sold a ton of these in red.
The red ones look...rad!
My day probably bought one from you for my 9yo(1989) bro for Christmas. 😅😆✌🏾
Just kidding,he likely got it from the BX.
@@AudioPilzyes I love the looks of the red ones
The recipe to cook a bad gear:
- conceal its sound with another gear
- apply all the effect pedals you have at home
- distract a listener with a dope video clip
- make awesome music
Correct! I do have even more pedals, tho ;)
@@AudioPilz Havent even seen you pull out Eventide effect stuff, some of those beasts could turn pretty much anything into music. Could make an entire track from a metronome and a H3000 probably lmao
It's like making tunafish from a can. It's what you add to it.
"I'm not very good at playing a keyboard"
***Whips out a professional multi track, studio quality sound track with a low end product.***
Thanks!
This channel is a treasure. I’ve always suspected most gear could be squeezed hard enough to make something special and you live it every week. Hyped for more bad (and bette) gear
Thanks for watching!
I know you call this series "bad gear" but I absolutely love every piece you have presented. Maybe I just have trash tastes.
Let's call it special ;)
Bad gear just needs a good musician.
There are artists out there who specialize in it!
Bad gear + a musician + a few effects= any synth tone in the known universe.
@@sheepkillindog Exactly, and the same could apply using any bad guitar with a good amp played by a skilled guitarist.
@@lambertlambert7076 i dont know man, ive played guitar for 12 years i think , ive built a solid collection over the years. Two of my favourites are a strat copy that i bought from some neighbor for 60 bucks and a michael kelly telecaster that cost around 600. I love and play both them but compared to the objectively better one, it plays and sounds a LOT better. If you want a very dirty flatter sound, then the cheapo one is best, thats why i still use it.
This is one of my favorite synth channels because I never walk away wanting to buy more gear.
There are rare cases of Bad Gear G.A.S. ;)
Me during the cop music montage "Hey, is that real weed?"
Florian: Wags finger over it and shows spice packet.
This man can read minds.
Yes..there is zero gramms of weed 👍
The only drugs in this video is the unopened Corona bottle ;)
spice is much worse!
Why do few people mention spice in your vids
I honestly liked the performance with the Digitakt.
Thanks!
Even with his self admit lack of skills on keys 🎹 it was 😎 cool performance
I was thinking the same thing, that melody was really nice!
For real! I got some serious Wintergatan vibes! (An alternative electronic music band from Sweden)
Jam is fire
SHS-10 reminds me the sound of the Kurzweil VA1. You can check it from this video:
ruclips.net/video/qzBlg_7gXes/видео.html
Thanks for posting!
I bought one nearly mint for $12 at a garage sale about 10 years ago. Definitely worth it!
That's a bargain!
can you explain why its worth it?
Lol, bought mine for like less than $4 on a fleamarket 😂 didnt know they went for as much as $100😄
@@amadeusbrandenburg6439 I recently saw one on eBay for $400. I don’t get it either. I got mine for free.
For me, this show isn’t about IF you’ll get some cool music out of the gear, but rather, HOW you get cool music out of the gear 🤩
Thanks!
For me it's an act of self flagellation wondering why I can't get such cool music out of actual good gear *sad turtle noises*
The Pasco Washington reference made me repeat a few times (I grew up near). Thank you brightening my Fridays, it has been a high point these days.
Thanks for watching! I just googled "US least stylish city" ;)
@@AudioPilz it seems Google knows! There is great mexican food there, though.
@@adamrkob Pasco...Eastern Wa ...I only like passing through in the summer. besides that? scary
It's a pretty depressing place so google wasn't exactly wrong.
@@donkeyavenger Yup, close to the bottom of the Great Eastern Washington Gravity Well, if you can achieve escape velocity don't ever go back other than to visit and take in some sun and wonderful hispanic cuisine
My favourite ever keytar moment - Jean-Philippe Rykiel playing the Yamaha CS01 here, after about 2:30 (and Tim Blake plays a Roland keytar, later.)
ruclips.net/video/Y5PRfpzhrBw/видео.html
That's some trippy stuff! Thanks for posting!
Gui-board?! Oh my!!
I guess "stringthesizer" hasn't been used either.
Btw - a friend had a Yamaha keyboard as a kid and it had "Wake me up before you go go" as the demo tune. They seemingly had a thing for Wham.
Now I have pictures of 80s Yamaha engineers going totally bonkers while shouting George Michael classics at a Japanese karaoke bar in my head
@@AudioPilz I reckon the project manager of the SHS-10 was a "Club Tropicana" kind of guy. 🍹⛱️
Last Christmas by Wham
LOL "cringesythizer"
Thanks for another great episode! Have you checked out the Breakway Vocalizer 1000? It's a rather obscure voice to midi synth with a hidden ESQ-1 engine (san the filters and vcas) behind it.
Wow, didn't know that one! Great stuff!
Thanks to the very active Synthware scene in Paris I've seen keytars, and this model in particular, not once but several times on stages in the past years. In these circles, these are absolute crowd-pleasers even if the player is only doing basic arpegiated chords on it, it looks badass and cheesy at the same time. I can understand why the prices are rising! And yes, the 80's were years before my time, but we can all appreciate some vintage cheese, it pairs well with wine ;) - Love the video, as usual, outstanding sutff!
Merci beaucoup!
That is "everything sounds good if you have skillz" situation. I mean, heavily pedaled synth setups is no sin, and you can deliver dynamics with your own performance. It is a toy, but in a good way
I agree!
This was beautiful! I love the shs-10; it was the gateway keytar that lead to my whole collection. Always great to see it get some love (or at least a neutral review)!
Thanks!
Went looking to see if Pink weighed in on this. Wasn't disappointed.
Love your channel. Awesome job man! Can you do a video on one of the Yamaha RX 17 drum machines please.
Nice one! Already looking out for one!
Simply don't know how to stop binge watching your videos.
Don't ;)
Man your channel just never stops giving me content to enjoy, there are so many instruments good lord. Also I appreciate how timeless your format for these are, the quality and style has remained consistent even on some of the many years old video. Invaluable series, you deserve more subs
Thank you so much!!!
Review of the synth I asked for below every 2nd video? Best. Birthday. Gift. Ever. Thank you!
Happy Birthday!!!
Seen a few of your vids through my homepage and I’ve been checking them out. Super high quality, super consistent and super fun! Subbed
Thank you!
That "building a floorboard" jam absolutely slaps, geez.
Floorboards are the tool of the devil! Thanks!
This one had me laughing more than any of the other ones you've done. Well done sir.
Thank you!!!
I had one of these as a kid and played a sick Mary had a little lamb over the rock drums for a show and tell
Mary had a little LAMB OF GOD!!!
dude i get so happy when ever i see youv posted a new video, always entertaining especially for a gear head like myself.
Thank you!
06:10 "...the amount of '80s clichés on this channel has become a bit annoying..."
You mean, "Has become an amazing feature of this channel," right? The editing has officially leveled up with the last few videos.
Thanks! Happy to hear that!
annonying as "must" for each episode XD
Also, I love the way you always find something positive in all your videos. Keep up the great work, highlight of my Friday evening.
Thank you so much!
Take a look for another keytar - soviet Junost 21. I haven't seen any other analog polysynth being offered for same price as used Volca Keys.
Just looked it up, not so cheap anymore. Looks great, tho!
Honestly one of the most underrated channels on RUclips. The insane production value of these videos compared with how few views they get baffles me. Here's hoping for some traction and more subscribers :)
Happy to hear that, thanks. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Working on it!
I love my SHS-10, especially good when hooked up to the Korg Micro X for those fantastic guitar sounds.
Nice!
All your little tunes sound are pretty nice but the at 4:33...gosh , i love it, do you have a full version ? Or where can i listen more music from you??
Thanks! That 24h/day limit is holding me back a bit but I'm working on it!
Nothing says 'badass' quite like a keytar does.
True that!
indeed i have never heard 'nothing' say "badass"
@@Crazzzzzzzziesandus you clearly need some guiboard in your life.. 😉
But this isn’t a keytar. It’s a Gui-board 😎
Another fab video. Love the format. Keep it up.
Thanks!
I think you had more fun playing with the shs-10 than you should have ;)
Psssss, don't tell anyone ;)
I sometimes use your reviews to help me select gear that no one else wants. I was eyeing the Behringer SH-101 clone the Ms-1, but really it offers too many choices on sounds and features. Every minute detail you have delivered in this video tells me this is the ultimate Keytar and a must have for me in my home SYNTH GOD CHAMBER. Thank you so much!
Hey, I love the term "Synth God Chamber";)
@@AudioPilz SYNTH GOD CHAMBER is the ritual space where middle aged sexual dark force energy is released while playing old analog synths through distortion and overdrive devices of great demonic summoning power. I am currently building such a Tipper Gore repellant energy locus in my home. I am centering it around a Korg "number of the beast" 770 Darkness Machine I have had since 1980. Maybe you can help me though. I was wondering how many Korg 770s were produced. Mine is Dimensional Plane of Hopeless Existence number 770505, also known as a serial number 770505. Also, I can't believe how much people ask for crappy old Keytars on the internet. I have always wanted one, but I may end up attaching a Casio Tone to a guitar body because I can'r afford what people want for the real thing.
how does he make these high quality videos so fast
Sleep deprivation;)
I own this little lad's bigger brother the SHS-200. It has an expanded feature set and is quite a bit bigger. It's mainly used as a controller but it's just generally fun to get out at parties. Was really hoping you might mention it in this video since nobody seems to know about it. Great video anyway dude, I think keytars just get a bad name because they're quite easy to mock even if people have no idea how to play one.
Yeah, totally neglected the 200. Thanks for watching!
The novelty factor definitely informs how much they sell for. I payed way too much for my SHS-10, but I’ve gotten so much use out of it, I feel I got my money’s worth!
Yeah, those prices are mad
My favourite youtube channel, funny as hell yet informative.
Thank you so much!
It's only a matter of time before I find your Bandcamp Vaporwave page.
Only to be released on Laserdisk!
@@AudioPilz Can you share the midi file on an Atari floppy disk ?
@@AudioPilz gee thanks for abandoning us CED people.
It is a toy - and so much fun! I bought mine brand new for $15 in 1987 from the Home Shopping Network. I still use it at home and parties.
My favorite thing to do with it is to use the One-Finger mode to play well-known songs' chord progressions and sing along, like Bossa Nova Led Zeppelin. A friend of mine bought one too, and we used to bring them camping (they are AA battery powered, so it is a toy) and just jam with guitarists and sing silly versions of popular songs. We laughed so hard!
Yeees, my first instrument! Love this little plastic gem, and it'll always have a place in my heart!
It's great that they still work like a charm!
Great video as always... One thing I really like on the SHS, is that if you transpose it down as low as you can go, there are some weird distorted FM dirge sounds lurking in some of the presets. I can't remember which ones though, my gui-board is sadly in storage (the new name going forth for all such instruments)
Gui-Board FTW!!!
5:45 is most excellent!!! My first “synth” was the Yamaha PSS-680, which was from the same time and same 2 op synth engine. Effects really helped... Check that one out.
Thanks! So many PSSes!
Your best video yet. Humorous yet honest.
Thank you so much!
My friend picked one of these up at a thrift store for about 30 bucks years ago. I had no clue they had such resale value.
Those prices really skyrocketed!
That floor board jam was just magical ❤️
Thank you!!!
I like to play my sh-101 keytar on my headphones while skiing in my blue one piece snowsuit.
That's the way to go!
I play my red one, completely dressed in red, while getting driven around town on a red moped.
@@danjwalker nice
Amazing! btw was really surprised how well 1st mix worked out...
I had loads of plugins in it and kicked them all out
More comparisons to Kraft Singles please.
It's as Kraft Singles as it gets!
@@AudioPilz Works perfect for grilled sleaze.
@@AudioPilz needs Vegemite
Did you just reference Pasco Washington USA in your video? If so, I live pretty close to there and that is an insanely good reference. If that's not what you intended, know that it also works in that manner as well.
I just googled "least stylish US city" ;)
@@AudioPilz It made my day.
Your keyboard skills are actually pretty good. It feels very weird play a keytar, the angle is just messed up, and mini keys- aarrghh!
I used to have a heavy Korg fiberglass, full sized keytar that weighed a TON. It was so heavy, it often would slip off the guitar strap and hit my feet- that was too much so I sold it to some guy in Sweden (sorry if he has sore feet!).
Thank you so much!!!
Your jams were ridiculous cool! Nice video. Killed it!
Thank you so much!
I have a bright red one! The last Christmas demo is great lol
Those red ones look...rad ;)
how in the heck did you manage to come up with a reference to Pasco, Washington (State) USA? about the last geographic location reference i could have imagined from an audio nerd in Austria...I did a double take when i heard it and assumed i was mishearing it. but i scrolled thru carefully and yup, there is the Franklin County Courthouse with the Franklin County Administration Annex behind it. Thankyou from a Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland) homey!
I just thought Pasco and St. Pölten had a lot of things in common
That's actually a very decent sounding synth. I'd definitely find use for it!
True that! Especially with FX!
As always, very entertaining. My cousin, who didn't really play, had one of these back in the 80s. He also had a MiniKorg 700, which I bought from him for nothing. Good move. Thanks.
Wow, MiniKorg is really nice. I'd like to have one!
I genuinely thought that was aimed at kids because it was so small and toy-like. If you we're serious, you got a KX-5 to go with your DX-7.
...that would not make that much sense on Bad Gear, tho ;)
Hey....... don't knock it guys. I bought two of these from Woolworths before they closed down ( do you think that there's any connection? ). I still have them, complete in boxes!!! They are great fun when controling external midi modules for the poser value alone. I always wanted a wearable keyboard but they were always wayout of my budget. These forfilled that need. I even knew of a 'real' musician Mirai from Earthacademy who customised his and played it live with midi. A forgotten, and underated little gem.
Wow, that's quite a treasure!
To my shame I had to Google Hatesphere. So I was end up listening to the closing jam mixed with 'Corpse of Mankind'. I think the combo worked.
Nothing wrong with a little Death Metal from time to time
Are any of the books behind you music related? All your DVD's are great choices and they have some good soundtracks.
There's some musician's biographies, music theory stuff, pop cultural analysis and literature on acoustics/electronics. Thanks!
Wow, unprocessed with no effects, that thing sounds like a bag of cats. Other material in the video was excellent as per usual!
Thanks! Yeah, the pure sounds are so crude!
I started out on a Keytar SHS10, and then got the SHS 200. I ended up with the digital sax the Yamaha WX11. Yamaha sure did a lot to stretch beyond just a piano. When I had the SHS 200 I realize that playing with your hand up higher for the bass keys were a bit harder, and I think the SHS 10 was closer to what you want to play on. You could use the pitch wheel to go up or down a whole octave to expand your range. would have prefer a switch for the octave changes. I have sent the idea for the Yamaha to make the keytar out of the Reface component. This is the best post on the SHS 10 that I have seen!
Thanks!
Typing this comment already before I have seen the video. That picture is already Embarrasing enough! Moving on very carefully now ... Might ... not ..... survive!
Show your wound...;)
Hi, I would like to request a review of the Proteus 2000. The ROMs are dated but the programming capability is pretty extensive. Good show, Thank You!
Thanks! Proteus is nice!
I started laughing at timecode 0:02 this sound is INCREDIBLE
It didn't surrender easily ;)
Had one of those when I was like 10. I'll never forget the Last Christmas demo...
Legendary!!!
Congrats on the music tech award you definitely earned it!
Thank you much! I honestly didn't expect that
You got my vote easily, you put a ton of work into your videos and you have a really impressive book shelf. Really happy to see you get that recognition, along with a bunch of other people I also enjoy and respect.
Perfect episode! I almost bought one in Manchester for 75gbp, at beginning of video I thought Im glad I didnt, at 5:30 u changed my mind. Could cover some Muse songs with it!
Thought of Muse, too. Thanks!
So we're all now watching a man of whom we know he has fluffy handcuffs readily available to be pulled out at any time :p
A staple in every household!
A few weeks ago I got a Yamaha SHS-10 in good condition for free. It can be used as a MIDI controller and it's absolutely 80s, but it's more of a toy.
Great video! Do you want to take a look at the Yamaha PSS-130? this is really bad gear, but it has some nice extremely lofi sounds.
Thanks! Currently researching PSSes
@@AudioPilz schau dir mal das PSS-480 an. Das gibt's ab und zu sehr günstig, das Teil ist eigentlich richtig cool... Man kann die Sounds sogar verändern.
From now on, I shall call Keytars "Orphicas"
Team Orphica!
You wanted the MSRP, I'm about 96% positive that I paid $169.99 when I bought this thing new from Sears in 1987. Thanks for the always awesome content Mr. #1 Music Tech Personality of 2020 on MusicRadar! I wholeheartedly agree!!!
Thank you so much!
"Doctor, doctor, I'm afraid I am not getting enough 80's cheese in my life"
Here, take one of these every day
"What are they and what will they do?"
Sir, they are AudioPilz...
Sir, would you like to have some bit crushed Shrooms with your audio? ;-)
I have a disease and the only cure is... (thanks, btw;)
@@AudioPilz I make it seem like a joke but in 100% absolute seriousness, I LOVE vapourwave and spend many hours listening to the mixes on youtube - it was you who introduced me to the hardware required to make such music and now I own more than a few pieces of "bad gear" and spend many happy hours with dual octave basslines, microkorg arpeggios and SR-16 cowbells and I love every second of it - from the bottom of my heart and in total and utter sincerity, this is what got me through the 2020 covid-19 lockdown ... i guess we each have our own tastes but you helped me reach my potential in a year like no other and I will always be grateful for this.
Doctor doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains. "Just pull yourself together man"
i remember buying one on sale at a burlington, n.c wolworth store for around $50.00!! no teen or adult cared for the internal sounds, but when you ran the midi input into a larger yamaha or casio keyboard and mixed the auto-accomplements via midi, you got some pretty good grooves going on!!! if i see one in a pawn shop for around $100.00. i'ts mine!!
True! They have become crazy expensive tho
I nearly vomited at the term 'Gui-board'
Back when marketing was cute
I had one, took it to college with me in 1988 -- sadly, sold it in 1991 (for the same price as I paid new) thinking I wouldn't miss it because the keys are not velocity sensitive. Afterwards wished I had hung onto it because even if used only for bass lines as a controller, it would have been fun to have on stage. Later went with an Alesis Vortex (the first-generation white one), and haven't used it much in 7 years because... maybe this is the fault of having owned (and liked) the SHS-10 previously... the Vortex just seems so HUGE on stage, I don't really like to break it out.
Am modding a Korg microKEY Air (I have the 61 and 37), which send Bluetooth MIDI; both of these aren't as garish as the Vortex. But what I really want is an SHS-10 with velocity-sensitive keys.
Yeah, this one is a keeper
you own a concerning amount of hand cuffs
Good Gear!
The man has the Marquis de Sade displayed prominently on his bookcase. If you’re concerned by handcuffs, you would probably be more so by what is hidden from view
Very enjoyable.
I've shared this to my "Crap Keys" group on facebook. A group devoted old Casios and Yamaha keyboards like this that never were that great but we love them anyway.
P.S. That Herbie Hancock rhythm also appeared on my PSS-480 which is also a 2 op FM synth but does allow you to edit the synth engine and it has Midi in and out.
Thanks! Those FB groups are great!
Next on bad gear: Jupiter 8
Shots fired ;)
Worst gear ever: the Yamaha CS 80 analog home organ. :-)
@@Aetila worst gear ever: the yamaha shs 10
I bought it in 1987 and the only word that characterises this instrument is FUN TO PLAY. Moreover, the 80's line is really beautiful and this justifies the current prices, as well as that of a simple GAMEBOY, which may not be all that powerful and professional but is FUN TO PLAY. That's all.
Truly fun instrument indeed!
Just wanna renew my vote for the Casio HT-700 🙏👍
No worries, it's on my radar!
the midi out is quite powerful if it can output all the tracks.... oh and the video editing is always spot on lol
Thank you so much!
Next video: The Casio VL-1
I would have to brace for a sh*tstorm, tho ;)
alright... i am gonna be honest with ya all on this one. In 1987, i was working at Sears Countryside on the dock and shipping dept and playing in a garage band named mod-l citizen. I have no memory of how this came to be... whether i had asked to do this or was contacted by someone in the electronics department, but....
I found myself working the weekends in my garage band "outfit" (think paul westerburg at church) "Demoing" this unit at the top of the escalators at Sears #1415. I had brought my trusty cz-101 and midi'd them up; and proceeded to make "music" for the the shoppers passing by trying to promote these things. I don't recall if i managed to move very many of these units, but eventually management decided paying me minimum wage to come in and do these demos wasn't worthwhile in sales, and that was it. I NEVER BOUGHT ONE THOUGH! seriously.
thanks for the great vid and the memory jarring! +best (oh and since my last reply, i have sent my drumbrute in to arturia for noise circuit repair. It is back (with a lovely t-shirt, key fob, and tote.) Its' sound engine is being routed through all manner of kit and still sounds... well, kinda meh... You may won this round , but i am not giving up on that beast to eventually produce some meaningful noise!) I still adore it as a controller/sequencer for the er-1 and emu though! take good care.
Thanks!
2-OP synt engine. you could say its not that OP... I'll see myself out.
lol
That midi port may help to turn it into a "sleeper", controlling a kickass synth on stage. People would think: holy cow, wtf is that haha
Yeah, hook it up to a huge modular!
Don't make me feel self conscious about my gear now. The midi capabilities of this are impressive especially for the time
True but only in one direction ;)
@@AudioPilz it was the 80s so I forgive it for that. Why would you want to play the keytar remotely anyway? You heard the system sounds
@@ZemanTheMighty most all synths had midi in/out after it was introduced in the 80s. Why would you need midi in? To play it like any other synthesizer module or keyboard
@@broklee I can guarantee you that a vast majority of consumer grade instruments from the time did not have midi. And you wouldn't need to do that because it sounds like shit.
@@ZemanTheMighty even the old consumer grade casitones had midi in and out
"could turn a hummingbird into hatesphere", you have a way with words 😂 And also my interest 😂
Thanks! Stick around!
DUDE YOU TOTALLY RULED WITH THE PEDAL BOARD SET UP FOR THIS KEYTAR!
THANKS MAN!
HELL YEAH BORGER> GOBLESS!!
At the other end of the 'half-assed keytar' scale lies the Kawai KC-10 Spectra - a rudimentary 5-octave synth with attachment lugs for a strap. Slight design flaw: it only runs off a wall-wart power supply, somewhat limiting your ability to leap around the stage.
Maybe build a custom-made multicore for that?
Who, in the Wooooorld, would like to look like "a guitar player", with his/her strange and impratical instrument hang on the shoulder and ludicrously gesticulating on a stage?
I seriously ask the question!
It's more comfortable than a guitar because it's really light ;)
Me
You know what, there's always... well not always, since they're a bit of a rarity, but i mean, that is the idea behind the product anyway... the Dynacord Rhythm Stick. This is the most baffling thing and i can't exactly say i want one, but i'd love to at least touch it someday.
I love Violin Presets of those 2-OP toy keyboards. Feeding them thru an Amp Simulator really gives the feeling of a Power Chord
True that! Simple FM can rock!
You just have to listen to Argentinian electronic cumbia and you'll know how to use this instrument properly (like trashy trash).
I have to do some research on that!
Have you done any videos on the Casiotone CT-380 Keyboard yet? That was my childhood.
Nope, this channel is completely under-casioed ;) Thanks for the suggestion!
@@AudioPilz I bet you could find one for free somewhere lol