At the first glance this channel is ticking all of the boxes, obsolete / hated gear that I've been dumb enough to waste money on, high impact cut scenes, bright colors and flashing lights, micro jam sessions and a lit selection of proper memes, thanks for watching, and see you next time.
I was legit like number 809 so I ruined it. I had a Drumbrute Impact and my godson visited and enjoyed playing it and then got a synth, so I leant it to him and then thought it would be incredibly mean to ask for it back. I won't tell him that it made Bad Gear. 😃
@@modularblack It isn't. But the actual quality of the gear isn't what decides whether it gets on Bad Gear or not, it's the amount of complaints online.
The Impact sounds SO much better than the OG Drumbrute. I love it. Kick, hats, FM, and clap is my favorite parts. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of it.
I love everything about your videos: even though they're packed with useful info they're incredibly funny. And your editing and meme games are the best!
I had my drumbrute sitting on the shelf for years and started reusing it for midi-out sequencing other gear. As it turned out, the pads are actually velocity sensitive. Started to let it run by itself through my analog mixer and some delay and by now i actually really like it. The Lowpass-Filter is suprisingly usesable. And yes i have plenty of other gear to use for drums ( Tempest, Rytm, Octatrack )
The shining moment for the Drumbrute Impact was its introductory video. The one where a lovely young professional dancer did a wild hip-hop routine while a handsome young frenchman manipulated the Impact producing provocative beats. Winning stuff!
@@AudioPilz The video I referenced was for the Impact's introduction. The video was so "hot" that it made the Sonic State podcast panelists squirm uncomfortably...
Florian! You know how much I love drum machines so the inclusion of the drumbrute impact puts a hole in my soul. While I was not a fan of the og, I told a friend once they incorporated an orange stripe and a cowbell then I would be sold. I only use it for multitrack recording so I definitely apply eq and compression on each instance and I am very happy with it. But considering 10 years ago no one in their right mind would have conceived of a full analog drum machine for $300 I think it’s amazing. Thanks for posting see you next time!
I cannot express how much I enjoy this show! Not only do we get a great review of obscure gear (often well-deservedly so!), the cut-ins are absolutely hilarious and nerdy, and OMG how do you come up with these great jams EVRY SINGLE WEEK???? You, sir, are a hero!
The Impact is one of the only pieces of gear that I genuinely love, and I think the hate it sometimes gets only strengthens that. Yes, the cymbals and hats are a bit esoteric and the toms are so bad that their channel is honestly a waste of space on the machine, but the workflow is incredible and the kick, snare, and clap (snare 2) are filthy good. Pairing the Impact's kick and snares with the 909's cymbals and toms is a god-tier combo.
This. I picked mine up for $120 used and I instantly fell in love with the workflow, the big washy snare 2, and the way a little randomization generates nasty closed/open hat choke patterns.
You have officially become the third channel I put notifications on for! Unrelated to the bell but I'm very surprised you actually go back and read comments on your older videos (and even replied to my incessant comment spam). I binged a lot of your episodes in the last days because my personal DX7 is growing bigger :D.
This video convinced me to get one of these bad boys recently, other than the obviously small feeling toms it is perfect for a "pull it out and make something fun quickly" type of session, this show is definitely going to be watched by musicians for a very long time because you obviously care about what you do!
These jams are wonderful, some of my faves from your channel. There’s a warmth to the Impact which bleeds into the whole mix and makes it thick (and like you have expensive outboard gear)
This video is ticking all the boxes - Arturia, a drum machine and the TB3. Also, Jam 2 was immense. I have been looking at the Impact as they often pop up second hand at decent prices. Also, simpler is often better when you just want to make a beat and enjoy yourself. As you said, "Of course I do", I fully concur.
@@AudioPilz Honestly the solo + pedals jam is one of my favorite things I've heard on the channel. Reminds me of something you'd hear from Anthony Rother.
I was going to make music but when I saw your video, I routed my monitors to my browser and clicked on it. I usually don't love arturia sound but the impact is the exception. You made incredible jam with it ! I hope you will keep it :D very cool video, even the memes were awesome xD Thank you so much for your always awesome content ! 🖤🖤🖤 And yes, the toms are disapointing, especially the weird tunning choice that lock the 2 of them together, 1 ton apart if I recall correctly
Hell yeah, I love my DrumBrute Impact! Sequencer is amazing and the sounds work for the electro-influenced stuff I make, plus there’s enough individual outs for sound replacing if needed.
Ah we got some phonk in that last jam. I’m impressed to see you drawing from the youth’s musical reinterpretation and reappropriation of past musical forms. Truly a nice exercise and test drive of the Impact! EDIT: Also I would love to see you test the Alesis MMT-8!
@@AudioPilz what an utterly useless piece of crap mmt 8 is! If you play with midi fader you'll eat up your event capacity in like 16 bars. Wtf? Older sequencers were.... Pretty idiosyncratic
the important thing about this instrument is the fun to price ratio, which is quite high. You can get in fast, figure It out relatively easily, then get to jamming with the random and repeat functions in no time. One of the interesting things is it recalculates random each repeat triggered by the touch strip, so, you can get some really interesting outcomes performing on this box. There's enough voice editing to be expressive and find different ideas, but yeah, still limited.
Just picked one up… super easy to use, the sequencer and individual track shift is pretty handy. The random algorithms are comparable to the mutate on the mono station, the note accent , polyrhythm really twist up a nifty beat structure. Hits hard and sounds great!
I just found a floor model in mint condition and ordered it yesterday and you reviewed it today. I'm not a electronic music maker myself but use alot of electronic instruments to help build my songs as interesting fill and drone sounds. I think it will work wonderfully for what I do.
Got one of these in a trade last year. I think it’s good for what it is, although there isn’t much sonic variety. Kinda wish Arturia would make an entire FM based drum machine. I think that’s where the Impact really shines honestly.
Great video Florian! This was very timely as I was considering bidding on the Impact on an auction. Would be curious on your view on the Volca Nubass too :)
Lovely episode. Sick tune at the end too, but I can't get over how much better it would sound with an 808. That DBI snare sounds like face punching sound FX.
Top 5 Bad Gear for sure, absolutely in love with its cheap '80s sounds (especially the snare and weird 606 hats), the FM drum, and the fill strip. Mad Analord vibes
Speaking of drum machines, have I already mentioned I'd like to see DSI Tempest on the show? It used to cost a lot, had an awesome feature set on paper, very flexible sequencer for the time, but those features didn't quite add up due to quirky interface and hardware limitations.
@@AudioPilz Oh, that would be so cool. Its biggest hardware limitation is an almost complete lack of effects, so it'd be particularly cool to hear your "now let's hear how it sounds with external effects" test.
@ghost mall I own one and it's not that it sounds bad, it's just that for most of it's advertised functions you can find something that does it easier, cheaper and possibly better. It can be an analog drum machine, but it's voice structure is that of a general purpose synthesizer with a few nods towards the drum sounds - so the sounds are harder to dial in compared to a dedicated drum machine, especially if you don't remember all the recipes for drum sounds. It can play back samples, but it's basically a rompler - can't load your own samples, can't sample from an audio input, it doesn't do multisamples etc, so basically an MPC or an SP-404 is more powerful. It kind of works like a groovebox, but it almost doesn't have effects and automation is limited to the sliders, so when it comes to quickly creating complex, evolving phrases, a lowly Electribe ESX-1 blows it out of the water. It does make for a nice synth module, I'll give it that. So all in all it isn't necessarily very bad, but it does have a reputation of being an underwhelming piece of gear, especially if you think about the price. I'm not sure if there will be enough hate on the forums to qualify it as one of the most hated audio tools, but if Blofeld or Micron qualified, then I hope this one will as well :)
@@tomaszmazurek64I found the dry sound quite underwhelming and not very sophisticated... the distortion sounds amazing, shame that it is either on or off... no real in between. This thing could have been so great! with just some FX, a few UI tweaks, and 8 or 10 voices... My main gripe was actually that it's so annoying that when you play and tweak it live (what is it meant to do) once you change a parameter, say filter cutoff, it imediately changes that value instead of waiting for it to come to the current value... which is a no go, when playing with different sounds at the same time.. The workflow is very fast and intuitive though (unlike what I expected). Like you said it's a hard purchase to justify these days... still mad expensive, and if you really want to use it as a standalone groovebox, you basically need two.
Nicely done. You did the Impact justice. The sequencers on both the orignal and Impact are quite powerful. If you don't love the sounds of either keeping them around to drive other gear may be worthwhile.
Nice, I like the sounds of of this one. Smoooooth. Your jams always make everything come together so well, greater than the sum of its parts. Pretty dammed versatile.
the 80s supercar track is sick is there a longer standalone version? We need an album playlist of your best track to groove to they are getting really groovy 🙂
I own an ER-1 (like many, was my first drum machine) and your right, It really is reminiscent of it! sounds very similar. I love this show. Called "Bad Gear" but you show that with a lil perseverance and the right application there is no bad gear. Except the OG Drumbrute...
Hello, I'm not into modules or groove boxes. I recommended your channel to my old DJ friend. We had a band in the 80's and he played a symphonic ensemble with a drummer and me on guitar. He loved all that music from the early days, while I was more Pop and Rock influenced. Now, still on guitar I am into VST's and have always been horny for MIDI and its capabilities, since the 90's. I love looping. playing keys and triggering stuff w my feet and use an FCB 1010. I got a Behringer engineer help me get it working as I wanted to use it like a Roland PK-6 without the price tag. I find your videos entertaining and funny, and really enjoy the throwbacks sound wise. Thank you...
Damn you killed it last sections of your video. I almost started to think this is first arturia I don't like. But then you tweaked gell out of it. Nice
I had this machine once... it wasn't bad as such, but I never found a use for it in my studio. My main gripe is that you can't pitch the cowbell! I bought the Impact rather than the OG because you can 'colour' the sound and because there's an overdrive/distortion circuit. But these days I actually much prefer the OG version. Gotta have those zaps!
I love the darn thing. It's quick to scratch a beat, then cheat the manual automations as samples through maschine. I mean, it's a brute for a reason until you unlock it with a more powerful brain.
Better than the OG drumbrute for sure, but all the sounds still need considerable processing to actually be good. Let’s keep the arturia hate flowing, please do the Beatstep Pro next!!!
@ghost mall The value knob to sequencer button layout is a wonky mess. Dialing in slide and velocity is more painful than its worth. 2 cv sequences are not enough. 64 steps are not enough. The CV outputs are only positive voltage so an offset module is needed to reach lower notes. Patch cables touching other knobs will prevent the intended knob value from showing. The firmware feature updates shouldn't have been afterthoughts. Muting drum hits feels inconvenient. You have to own other Arturia gear to remember where the polyrhythm button is. The octave worth of pads is practically unplayable and really just an oversized transpose button. The shift options and sequencer options are easy to mix up. We all deserve better than this. 😤
Not many are so freak on this Channel but you (shall not tell names !!) That is why I love. I wonder how much time you need for such a video for instance , please tell us. Thanks and congrats
@@AudioPilz Thanks We have in France Les Sondiers network and Knarf explains he will stop ruclips.net/video/oEGiL6tZLIM/видео.html because he is not ableto live from RUclips, also mainly because the time to mount videos ... Are able to live from YT yourself ?
Favourite part of this entire video is the flash insert at the end of 'peeling off the protective film from the display to signify commitment to not be reselling any time soon'. 😂
@@AudioPilz It definitely is, but like certain other 'satisfying' experiences, can sometimes be followed directly by a deep sense of guilt and personal disappointment. 🤨
Love the DBI, yeah the Tom’s are weak but if you always use the impact setting on them and distortion all the way I think they sound pretty nice. I’ve used the kick + Tom’s to string together a sort of “bass line” and can be quite nice sounding because the Tom’s are a perfect 5th apart in tuning. This drum machine is so useful for my studio, I even use it as an (all anal log) metronome when practicing 😂
I tried it and I was underwhelmed, but you had a good run with that mini-jam through pedals. Bad Gear it is, though it's not awful gear. Happy weekend :)
The key I find with the snares it’s to combine the two. Individually they sound like trash but if you program them together you can get some useable sounds
An old friend gave me the original Drumbrute to check out for a while. He never came back for it, and I understand his motivation. I was surprised and struck by how uninspiring I found its sounds. I've never used it! (I'm just as surprised by how much I like my little Volca Drum though. Lol!) Another great video!
How about a bad gear on the Alesis SR-18? It’s the same as the XR-20, with a sample set that’s erratically organized. But there are some nice techno stabs!
1:13 Ah, one of my favourite Tex Avery Cartoons with the Country Wolf and his Cousin from the City who both freak out on the other ones damsels. Excellent choice!
I have both, the drumbrute was my first "classic" sounding full form factor drum machine, but the industrial fan in my loves the impact. I appreciate them both for different reasons. They are fun to sync together as well
@@AudioPilz Yeah I adore the TRs but man, we really need more non-sampler drum machines with their own personalities on the market. Speaking of Which, maybe you could do the Cyclone Analogic TT-78. Is it more than a gimmick ? PS : You should start doing effects too ! Rack or pedal.
So I've been watching your channel a lot lately, and now I kinda want to make some synth-y music. What is a good drum machine/groovebox and synth pairing for a synth noob to jam and make some heavy/agressive stuff with that doesn't require a DAW? (I'm good with DAWs, I just don't want to do that here, I want to do live/jam stuff)
Maybe get a Microbrute (very guitar-like) and an OG Novation Circuit. Complete setup and the Circuit gets as aggressive as you want it to be (sample import, distortion on every channel)
Hallo. I'm always amazed (in the good sense of the word of course ) by mastering the instruments you present. As usual, a great video. Looking forward to the next !!! :)
Very eloquent summation of the Impact- couldn’t have said it better myself! Yes, I’m a confirmed Arturia fan but I also vastly prefer the Impact over the original. It just seems to suit my tastes and needs better.
Never caught the upload this quick! Can't wait to see these drums in action Edit: also at this moment the vid has a perfect ratio of 16 views and 16 likes ;D the real bad gear fans are showing up
Love the content, the song was very pretty damn catchy too :) one of your best test songs. Also i agreed on your commentary on the unit. Only thing i want to remark is that you didn't talk about the color function?
Another excellent episode 👏 I am worried . Every Friday or should I just say , every "bad gear" day I navigate to your channel and I am greeted with a red "subscribe " button . So I click on subscribe . . . But how the heck am I getting unsubscribed in the first place ? 🤔 More bad gear suggestions ? I considered the Arturia drumbrute impact, but veered away at the last moment to purchase the Alesis Sr-16 that I play with my Alesis Control pad midi drum . I wasn't absolutely sure that I could do that with the impact , but the clever folks at Alesis made sure THAT info was in the Sr-16 sales kit . I have no complaints about anything I own , but most of it is featured here on bad gear. Still it is great to see how you break down your experience with these things and awesome to hear your music 🎶 😁
Couple things I learned recently that may be useful: you can chain Beatstep Pros using the clock in/out ports (Set Sync to INT on master and CLK on slave), and the drum sequencer on the 2nd BSP can be used to sequence another synth (knobs can control shift/timing instead of pitch for this sequencer). This gives you 5 synth sequencers and a drum sequencer. Arturia also posted 5 quick videos on RUclips detailing BSP firmware 2.0, which adds awesome features like pattern chaining and a setup for sequencing Korg Volca Sample :D
I thought I could learn to speed read to catch everything in your videos. But alas I had to rewind towards the end because I missed something, then I noticed something else I missed and rewinded again and again discovering new things until I ended up at the start of the video.
Here's an idea for you. Take all the bad gear you can get your hands on, and create a "Bad Gear Orchestra" episode, where all that bad gear is used to create a single piece of music. You would use multiple drum machines, multiple mono synths, multiple poly synths, multiple samplers, etc. Pick your favorite sounds and features from each unit, and ignore any sounds or features you don't like. For example, you might use the original Drumbrute and only use one of its 17 drum sounds and ignore the rest. You might use an 80s rompler for a single "orchestra hit" sample that only occurs once in the composition, etc. Since this idea is so complex, you might want to reserve it for a special occasion, perhaps an anniversary show? Anyway, I just love the idea of a Bad Gear Orchestra! 🙂
Your drumbrute video made me go buy a drumbrute. As a challenge. I’m happy to report that I’m about half finished with an industrial track that could possibly be dismissed also as minimal techno, but I don’t think so. 🤣 I’ll share it to the Patreon page when it’s closer to finished. I got lost doing granular synthesis on the black box on a downloaded bass sample and my track has to have an atmospheric intro.
@@AudioPilz If you are a slut for tiny samplers with 32+ note polyphony and unlimited sample memory--you should consider it. Where it's limited--it's limited. Two effects only, Reverb + Delay. Once you have your loops aligned into clips (special loop type) It's good. Really really good. Realtime pitchshifting and timestretching of samples: twist knobs and it just works. I'm just waiting on a squarp pyramid (Monday) and I will be dawless except for vocal recording. I might sell my Kurzweil for effects gear. Not sure though because you can apply FM to samples over there.
At the first glance this channel is ticking all of the boxes, obsolete / hated gear that I've been dumb enough to waste money on, high impact cut scenes, bright colors and flashing lights, micro jam sessions and a lit selection of proper memes, thanks for watching, and see you next time.
Thank you so much!!!
@@AudioPilz at the first glance this comment that comments that at the first glance this comment that comments at the first glance ....
Aaron Funk...lol, you just never disappoint.
lol yes
Alternatively, whack anything through some FX and then resample it
Whenever a new episode comes, I take my synthesizer under my arm and we watch it together. We are doing better than years!
❤️❤️❤️
Wow that's wild that she not only lets you look at other synthesizers, but watches videos with you of them jamming together.
How progressive
@@kaydot6889
she is a he
and not gay
- so: no play
showing him videos is the reason
Esko can stay, Kay.
That sounds like "Synthesizer Date Night". 🥰😁
I was legit like number 809 so I ruined it.
I had a Drumbrute Impact and my godson visited and enjoyed playing it and then got a synth, so I leant it to him and then thought it would be incredibly mean to ask for it back. I won't tell him that it made Bad Gear. 😃
Maybe he gives it back then;)
tbh at this point it's just ridiculous. Nobody can tell me the DB Impact is the same kind of Bad Gear as the Akai Rhythm Wolf.
My aunt needs a hip operation. Can I lend lots of money please?
i wouldn’t take the bad gear too literally ;)
ps: might get a drumbrute impact, seems pretty legit especially for the low prices one can get them rn
@@modularblack
It isn't. But the actual quality of the gear isn't what decides whether it gets on Bad Gear or not, it's the amount of complaints online.
I need a T-shirt with the saying.."Do I need another drum machine? Of course I do!" Bad Gear for life!
We live for Bad Gear!!!
Oh yeah he should sell a shirt!
Yes please, and send one of those shirts to Moby in NYC ;-) ruclips.net/video/cnC9ABlhGe4/видео.html
you should check out Captain Pikant here on RUclips for awesome drum machine videos!
Of course! It's EXACTLY what my studio has been missing: An overpowered 80's super car! 😎
WITH A COWBELL!!!
Every studio needs an 80s super car
And space shuttle engines.
Mine sits in the garage below my bedroom studio if that counts...
The Pedaljam and the 80's supercar one need full versions.
Absolute bangers.
Thanks! Full tracks/extended jams as usual on my Patreon (shameless plug;)
The Impact sounds SO much better than the OG Drumbrute. I love it. Kick, hats, FM, and clap is my favorite parts. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of it.
I feel the same way!
I know I'm in the minority, but I much prefer the sound of the original
I think the original is nice for smooth Dub Techno. @@rorz999
The production values are just off the charts. So tight and organized. Love it. A smile every time I see you appear in my feed :)
Thank you!!!
I love everything about your videos: even though they're packed with useful info they're incredibly funny. And your editing and meme games are the best!
Thank you so much!
I had my drumbrute sitting on the shelf for years and started reusing it for midi-out sequencing other gear. As it turned out, the pads are actually velocity sensitive. Started to let it run by itself through my analog mixer and some delay and by now i actually really like it. The Lowpass-Filter is suprisingly usesable. And yes i have plenty of other gear to use for drums ( Tempest, Rytm, Octatrack )
Yeah, great sequencer and nice with additional FX
The shining moment for the Drumbrute Impact was its introductory video. The one where a lovely young professional dancer did a wild hip-hop routine while a handsome young frenchman manipulated the Impact producing provocative beats. Winning stuff!
Wasn't that the OG DB? "Love" that video. Future generations will think we thought this was cool;)
@@AudioPilz The video I referenced was for the Impact's introduction. The video was so "hot" that it made the Sonic State podcast panelists squirm uncomfortably...
I remembered this video as being for the OG DB too. Mandela effect?
Here's the Impact intro video from 2018 for those wanting to take a trip down memory lane: ruclips.net/video/JhVIowuArSo/видео.html
Because of that video I bought my Drumbrute Impact. The guys from Grenoble know, how to sell stuff ;-)
Florian! You know how much I love drum machines so the inclusion of the drumbrute impact puts a hole in my soul. While I was not a fan of the og, I told a friend once they incorporated an orange stripe and a cowbell then I would be sold. I only use it for multitrack recording so I definitely apply eq and compression on each instance and I am very happy with it. But considering 10 years ago no one in their right mind would have conceived of a full analog drum machine for $300 I think it’s amazing. Thanks for posting see you next time!
So true, we are indeed spoiled! Thanks!
I cannot express how much I enjoy this show! Not only do we get a great review of obscure gear (often well-deservedly so!), the cut-ins are absolutely hilarious and nerdy, and OMG how do you come up with these great jams EVRY SINGLE WEEK????
You, sir, are a hero!
Thank you so much!!!
"This is my jam" + "literally.. or figuratively?" had me absolutely rolling. Another fantastic Bad Gear - nice work and thank you, Florian!
Thanks!!!
the jam with the pedals has to be my favorite jam ever on Bad Gear, amazing work
Thank you!!!
Interesting to learn that the smaller version of the gear is seemingly better than it's bigger sibling. Thx for the video - it's great as always :D
Thanks for watching!
Jam 2 was SUCH Fire, you are simply the best! Your jams are always inspiring!
Thank you!!!
You've gotta do a top 10 cowbell sound list, dude. Something like a top 10 cowbells on otherwise bad gear, maybe?
Great idea! Cowbell tier list FTW!!!
I’d be interested in that too.
I can only hear the 808 Cowbell in my head. I’m saturated with 90’s Memphis rap, Bounce, Electro, and Phonk.
The Impact is one of the only pieces of gear that I genuinely love, and I think the hate it sometimes gets only strengthens that. Yes, the cymbals and hats are a bit esoteric and the toms are so bad that their channel is honestly a waste of space on the machine, but the workflow is incredible and the kick, snare, and clap (snare 2) are filthy good. Pairing the Impact's kick and snares with the 909's cymbals and toms is a god-tier combo.
This. I picked mine up for $120 used and I instantly fell in love with the workflow, the big washy snare 2, and the way a little randomization generates nasty closed/open hat choke patterns.
arturia makes good hardware but the sounds that come out of them are mostly pretty shit
Yeah, I like that different approach on analog drum sounds too
Agree
@@aawagga6841nanana not true
I love how you execute such amazing jams despite the limitations 😂❤
Thank you!!!
Your show keeps getting better and better!
Thank you!!!
You have officially become the third channel I put notifications on for! Unrelated to the bell but I'm very surprised you actually go back and read comments on your older videos (and even replied to my incessant comment spam). I binged a lot of your episodes in the last days because my personal DX7 is growing bigger :D.
So glad to hear that, thanks!
I'm always impressed at how good your tracks are on these videos!
Thank you so much!
word!
This video convinced me to get one of these bad boys recently, other than the obviously small feeling toms it is perfect for a "pull it out and make something fun quickly" type of session, this show is definitely going to be watched by musicians for a very long time because you obviously care about what you do!
These jams are wonderful, some of my faves from your channel.
There’s a warmth to the Impact which bleeds into the whole mix and makes it thick (and like you have expensive outboard gear)
Thank you!!!
Wow the second jam making use of the individual outputs is awesome!
Thank you!
This video is ticking all the boxes - Arturia, a drum machine and the TB3. Also, Jam 2 was immense.
I have been looking at the Impact as they often pop up second hand at decent prices. Also, simpler is often better when you just want to make a beat and enjoy yourself. As you said, "Of course I do", I fully concur.
Thanks! The Impact is quite affordable when purchesed new too!
@@AudioPilz Honestly the solo + pedals jam is one of my favorite things I've heard on the channel. Reminds me of something you'd hear from Anthony Rother.
I was going to make music but when I saw your video, I routed my monitors to my browser and clicked on it. I usually don't love arturia sound but the impact is the exception. You made incredible jam with it ! I hope you will keep it :D very cool video, even the memes were awesome xD
Thank you so much for your always awesome content !
🖤🖤🖤
And yes, the toms are disapointing, especially the weird tunning choice that lock the 2 of them together, 1 ton apart if I recall correctly
Thank you so much!
Hell yeah, I love my DrumBrute Impact! Sequencer is amazing and the sounds work for the electro-influenced stuff I make, plus there’s enough individual outs for sound replacing if needed.
The individual outs indeed rock!
Very nice! Another great bass sound on your main jam in this one. Nice work!
Thanks!
Ah we got some phonk in that last jam. I’m impressed to see you drawing from the youth’s musical reinterpretation and reappropriation of past musical forms. Truly a nice exercise and test drive of the Impact!
EDIT: Also I would love to see you test the Alesis MMT-8!
Thanks! MMT-8 gets mentioned a lot recently!
@@AudioPilz what an utterly useless piece of crap mmt 8 is! If you play with midi fader you'll eat up your event capacity in like 16 bars. Wtf? Older sequencers were.... Pretty idiosyncratic
This channel makes me smile-I love your reviews.
Thanks!
the important thing about this instrument is the fun to price ratio, which is quite high. You can get in fast, figure It out relatively easily, then get to jamming with the random and repeat functions in no time. One of the interesting things is it recalculates random each repeat triggered by the touch strip, so, you can get some really interesting outcomes performing on this box. There's enough voice editing to be expressive and find different ideas, but yeah, still limited.
I get back to this drum machine again and again just because it's so great to play!
Nach wie vor SO gut geschnitten, echt toll
Besten Dank!
Just picked one up… super easy to use, the sequencer and individual track shift is pretty handy. The random algorithms are comparable to the mutate on the mono station, the note accent , polyrhythm really twist up a nifty beat structure. Hits hard and sounds great!
Nice!!!
I just found a floor model in mint condition and ordered it yesterday and you reviewed it today. I'm not a electronic music maker myself but use alot of electronic instruments to help build my songs as interesting fill and drone sounds. I think it will work wonderfully for what I do.
Nice! Have fun with that one!
Got one of these in a trade last year. I think it’s good for what it is, although there isn’t much sonic variety. Kinda wish Arturia would make an entire FM based drum machine. I think that’s where the Impact really shines honestly.
Analog FM drum machine would be great!
Isn’t that what the Digitone is with Syntakt? Am curious about FM in drum machine.
Congratulations, I use the 0.25x playback feature on your videos more than any other youtuber. You've maxed out the memes/second attribute nicely.
Thanks! As Hainbach says - everything sounds better at half speed;)
Great video Florian! This was very timely as I was considering bidding on the Impact on an auction. Would be curious on your view on the Volca Nubass too :)
Thanks! NuBass is moving up my list!
Lovely episode. Sick tune at the end too, but I can't get over how much better it would sound with an 808. That DBI snare sounds like face punching sound FX.
Thank you. Everybody can do with an 808;)
Do you do the editing yourself? The cut-ins are especially on point this week! Love your stuff
Thanks! Yes, I do!
@@AudioPilz Mad skills! You must spend all week working on an episode?
@@AudioPilz you are a god
true, but it's hard to press Pause all the time for the memes ;-)
Das Editing ist echt krass. Hau den letzen Track mal ganz raus mit dem Video dazu!
Top 5 Bad Gear for sure, absolutely in love with its cheap '80s sounds (especially the snare and weird 606 hats), the FM drum, and the fill strip. Mad Analord vibes
I get that 90s IDM feeling too! Thanks
Speaking of drum machines, have I already mentioned I'd like to see DSI Tempest on the show? It used to cost a lot, had an awesome feature set on paper, very flexible sequencer for the time, but those features didn't quite add up due to quirky interface and hardware limitations.
Great idea, I'll do some research on that one. Thanks for posting!
@@AudioPilz Oh, that would be so cool. Its biggest hardware limitation is an almost complete lack of effects, so it'd be particularly cool to hear your "now let's hear how it sounds with external effects" test.
It is still very expensive , I wish I could have one
@ghost mall I own one and it's not that it sounds bad, it's just that for most of it's advertised functions you can find something that does it easier, cheaper and possibly better. It can be an analog drum machine, but it's voice structure is that of a general purpose synthesizer with a few nods towards the drum sounds - so the sounds are harder to dial in compared to a dedicated drum machine, especially if you don't remember all the recipes for drum sounds. It can play back samples, but it's basically a rompler - can't load your own samples, can't sample from an audio input, it doesn't do multisamples etc, so basically an MPC or an SP-404 is more powerful. It kind of works like a groovebox, but it almost doesn't have effects and automation is limited to the sliders, so when it comes to quickly creating complex, evolving phrases, a lowly Electribe ESX-1 blows it out of the water. It does make for a nice synth module, I'll give it that.
So all in all it isn't necessarily very bad, but it does have a reputation of being an underwhelming piece of gear, especially if you think about the price. I'm not sure if there will be enough hate on the forums to qualify it as one of the most hated audio tools, but if Blofeld or Micron qualified, then I hope this one will as well :)
@@tomaszmazurek64I found the dry sound quite underwhelming and not very sophisticated... the distortion sounds amazing, shame that it is either on or off... no real in between. This thing could have been so great! with just some FX, a few UI tweaks, and 8 or 10 voices... My main gripe was actually that it's so annoying that when you play and tweak it live (what is it meant to do) once you change a parameter, say filter cutoff, it imediately changes that value instead of waiting for it to come to the current value... which is a no go, when playing with different sounds at the same time.. The workflow is very fast and intuitive though (unlike what I expected). Like you said it's a hard purchase to justify these days... still mad expensive, and if you really want to use it as a standalone groovebox, you basically need two.
Nicely done. You did the Impact justice. The sequencers on both the orignal and Impact are quite powerful. If you don't love the sounds of either keeping them around to drive other gear may be worthwhile.
Thank you!!!
I had the OG drumbrute and sold it. Last week I tried the impact and I have to say it sounded great!
Agreed!
Nice, I like the sounds of of this one. Smoooooth. Your jams always make everything come together so well, greater than the sum of its parts. Pretty dammed versatile.
Thanks!
finale jam is a real gem
Man you come up with some mind bending grooves. I played this on my iLoud monitors, really nice mix and dynamics
the 80s supercar track is sick is there a longer standalone version? We need an album playlist of your best track to groove to they are getting really groovy 🙂
Thanks! Shameless plug: full tracks of the finale and extended jams as usual on my Patreon;)
I own an ER-1 (like many, was my first drum machine) and your right, It really is reminiscent of it! sounds very similar. I love this show. Called "Bad Gear" but you show that with a lil perseverance and the right application there is no bad gear. Except the OG Drumbrute...
True, the OG DB is the only piece of Bad Gear ever featured on this channel;)
"Do I need another drum machine? Of course I do!!!"
Story of our lives;)
Hello, I'm not into modules or groove boxes. I recommended your channel to my old DJ friend. We had a band in the 80's and he played a symphonic ensemble with a drummer and me on guitar. He loved all that music from the early days, while I was more Pop and Rock influenced. Now, still on guitar I am into VST's and have always been horny for MIDI and its capabilities, since the 90's. I love looping. playing keys and triggering stuff w my feet and use an FCB 1010. I got a Behringer engineer help me get it working as I wanted to use it like a Roland PK-6 without the price tag. I find your videos entertaining and funny, and really enjoy the throwbacks sound wise. Thank you...
Thanks! Happy to hear that!
I love the kick and FM drum on this unit! I’d still have one if I could find one free of hum.
Agreed! These two voices are the best!
Mine was getting hum until I realized it was coming from my usb hub. Unplugged from usb and it’s silent
Model:Cycles my friend. The kicks are absolutely brutal on it and well basically everything is FM.
@@BeastlyAnteater There's a good reason why 5-pin MIDI uses opto-isolators but I guess they're too slow for USB.
Damn you killed it last sections of your video. I almost started to think this is first arturia I don't like. But then you tweaked gell out of it. Nice
Thank you so much!!!
I had this machine once... it wasn't bad as such, but I never found a use for it in my studio. My main gripe is that you can't pitch the cowbell!
I bought the Impact rather than the OG because you can 'colour' the sound and because there's an overdrive/distortion circuit. But these days I actually much prefer the OG version. Gotta have those zaps!
A pitched cowbell would indeed be highly appreciated!
this is my favorite outro song you’ve ever made
Thank you!!!
Well, had to happen, he finally did something I own.
Nothing personal;)
Great video as always. I have a DBI and can confirm your findings. I still like it, especially the sequencer.
Thanks!
I love the darn thing. It's quick to scratch a beat, then cheat the manual automations as samples through maschine. I mean, it's a brute for a reason until you unlock it with a more powerful brain.
Brutish AF. True!
No way! I'm thinking of buying one and you post a video about it again
Maybe you will still want to get one;)
Better than the OG drumbrute for sure, but all the sounds still need considerable processing to actually be good. Let’s keep the arturia hate flowing, please do the Beatstep Pro next!!!
But, but, but,...my Beatstep Pro...😂😂😂
@ghost mall no because it's great
@ghost mall The value knob to sequencer button layout is a wonky mess. Dialing in slide and velocity is more painful than its worth. 2 cv sequences are not enough. 64 steps are not enough. The CV outputs are only positive voltage so an offset module is needed to reach lower notes. Patch cables touching other knobs will prevent the intended knob value from showing. The firmware feature updates shouldn't have been afterthoughts. Muting drum hits feels inconvenient. You have to own other Arturia gear to remember where the polyrhythm button is. The octave worth of pads is practically unplayable and really just an oversized transpose button. The shift options and sequencer options are easy to mix up. We all deserve better than this. 😤
Not many are so freak on this Channel but you (shall not tell names !!) That is why I love. I wonder how much time you need for such a video for instance , please tell us. Thanks and congrats
Thank you!!! It's usually one week;)
@@AudioPilz Thanks We have in France Les Sondiers network and Knarf explains he will stop ruclips.net/video/oEGiL6tZLIM/видео.html because he is not ableto live from RUclips, also mainly because the time to mount videos ... Are able to live from YT yourself ?
Love to have mine processed by a Sherman Filterbank 2 or the MS-20 Mini's ESP and filter. It gets gnarly.
Nice setup!
Excellent. I put it through a Mutator and it mutated into something slightly better.
Favourite part of this entire video is the flash insert at the end of 'peeling off the protective film from the display to signify commitment to not be reselling any time soon'. 😂
Sooooooo satisfying!!!
@@AudioPilz It definitely is, but like certain other 'satisfying' experiences, can sometimes be followed directly by a deep sense of guilt and personal disappointment. 🤨
Love the DBI, yeah the Tom’s are weak but if you always use the impact setting on them and distortion all the way I think they sound pretty nice. I’ve used the kick + Tom’s to string together a sort of “bass line” and can be quite nice sounding because the Tom’s are a perfect 5th apart in tuning. This drum machine is so useful for my studio, I even use it as an (all anal log) metronome when practicing 😂
The interval on the toms does make a lot of sense indeed!
I tried it and I was underwhelmed, but you had a good run with that mini-jam through pedals. Bad Gear it is, though it's not awful gear. Happy weekend :)
Thanks! Have a nice weekend!
The key I find with the snares it’s to combine the two. Individually they sound like trash but if you program them together you can get some useable sounds
Nice technique!
An old friend gave me the original Drumbrute to check out for a while. He never came back for it, and I understand his motivation. I was surprised and struck by how uninspiring I found its sounds. I've never used it!
(I'm just as surprised by how much I like my little Volca Drum though. Lol!)
Another great video!
Thanks! Yeah, the OG DB is a weird piece of kit
How about a bad gear on the Alesis SR-18? It’s the same as the XR-20, with a sample set that’s erratically organized. But there are some nice techno stabs!
Great idea! Already had the SR-16 on the show. Thanks!
@@AudioPilz The SR-18 is so much better between it’s unique, large sample set and it’s master eq/compression and reverb.
1:13 Ah, one of my favourite Tex Avery Cartoons with the Country Wolf and his Cousin from the City who both freak out on the other ones damsels. Excellent choice!
Thanks! Love old school cartoons!
I’m convinced that Arturia knew how shitty the OG drumbrute was. I believe they really did make up for it by making the impact.
Agreed!
I prefer the OG drumbrute... you've got to use FX on it though
I have both, the drumbrute was my first "classic" sounding full form factor drum machine, but the industrial fan in my loves the impact. I appreciate them both for different reasons. They are fun to sync together as well
The sound is so refreshing. I love it.
Yeah, not another TR
@@AudioPilz Yeah I adore the TRs but man, we really need more non-sampler drum machines with their own personalities on the market. Speaking of Which, maybe you could do the Cyclone Analogic TT-78. Is it more than a gimmick ?
PS : You should start doing effects too ! Rack or pedal.
First!
T_T really though i was gonna get it this time lol
@@johnnythreshold me too
@@johnnythreshold hehe I have notifs and a timer on for a hour now ;)
Congrats!!!
That last house piece in the video was a legit banger 🔥
Thank you!!!
So I've been watching your channel a lot lately, and now I kinda want to make some synth-y music. What is a good drum machine/groovebox and synth pairing for a synth noob to jam and make some heavy/agressive stuff with that doesn't require a DAW? (I'm good with DAWs, I just don't want to do that here, I want to do live/jam stuff)
Maybe get a Microbrute (very guitar-like) and an OG Novation Circuit. Complete setup and the Circuit gets as aggressive as you want it to be (sample import, distortion on every channel)
@@AudioPilz Cool. I was looking at those Novations. I'll check out the Microbrute too. Thanks!
Hallo.
I'm always amazed (in the good sense of the word of course ) by mastering the instruments you present.
As usual, a great video.
Looking forward to the next !!! :)
Thank you so much!!!
Very eloquent summation of the Impact- couldn’t have said it better myself! Yes, I’m a confirmed Arturia fan but I also vastly prefer the Impact over the original. It just seems to suit my tastes and needs better.
Thank you!!!
Jams 2 and 3 hit the redline on the groove tachometer! Fantastic!
Thanks!
Damn I love your work man. Always so much to unpack.
I took the plastic off my Polybrute and my Nord immediately.
Thank you so much!
I can't believe it's Saturday before I got to watch it. Hell of a week, lol
Yeah, some weeks are tougher than others...
@@AudioPilz first world problems, I think they're called!
Man i just got it, like 3 dayes ago. Love your show.
Looking forward too see it in action. And yes the cowbell is not the best.
Thanks! Every cowbell is sacred!!!
Cowbell is ok with reverb
One drumbrute impact, add 5 stompboxs and Jam - watch the place go BOOM!
You rinsed that - nice work! 👍🏼
Way to go! Thanks!
Never caught the upload this quick! Can't wait to see these drums in action
Edit: also at this moment the vid has a perfect ratio of 16 views and 16 likes ;D the real bad gear fans are showing up
Notification squat assemble!!! Thanks!
Thanks for the Cowbell episode,
Always a pleasure!
Love the content, the song was very pretty damn catchy too :) one of your best test songs. Also i agreed on your commentary on the unit. Only thing i want to remark is that you didn't talk about the color function?
Thank you!!! I briefly addressed the color function and used it in the jams but there's more to it indeed
Another excellent episode 👏
I am worried .
Every Friday or should I just say , every "bad gear" day I navigate to your channel and I am greeted with a red "subscribe " button . So I click on subscribe . . . But how the heck am I getting unsubscribed in the first place ? 🤔
More bad gear suggestions ?
I considered the Arturia drumbrute impact, but veered away at the last moment to purchase the Alesis Sr-16 that I play with my Alesis Control pad midi drum . I wasn't absolutely sure that I could do that with the impact , but the clever folks at Alesis made sure THAT info was in the Sr-16 sales kit . I have no complaints about anything I own , but most of it is featured here on bad gear. Still it is great to see how you break down your experience with these things and awesome to hear your music 🎶 😁
Thanks!
7:38 AudioPilz becomes Jexus and I am HERE for it!
Thanks but there can only be one Jexus
With all these stomp boxes you are really spoiling us!
Thanks! ❤️❤️❤️
The irony here is that your video of the OG Drumbrute convinced me to buy it!
And? Will you get an impact? ;)
@@AudioPilz I'll pass, I'm still happy with the original even though it's bigger than I'd prefer.
Couple things I learned recently that may be useful: you can chain Beatstep Pros using the clock in/out ports (Set Sync to INT on master and CLK on slave), and the drum sequencer on the 2nd BSP can be used to sequence another synth (knobs can control shift/timing instead of pitch for this sequencer). This gives you 5 synth sequencers and a drum sequencer. Arturia also posted 5 quick videos on RUclips detailing BSP firmware 2.0, which adds awesome features like pattern chaining and a setup for sequencing Korg Volca Sample :D
I just need another BSP for that;)
Thanks again BG, great stuff👍👍👍
🧐 Dreadbox NYX v2?
Thanks! Great suggestion!
Added one on my wishlist and was not convinced because all the jams I found online are simply crap. The jams in this clip convinced me. ❤️
Happy to hear that, thanks!
hello and welcome back to good gear
❤️❤️❤️
Nice Finale,
Sound like a weird orbit between 6 moons.
Thanks!
I like what you did with the FM sounds. It reminds me of Night Stalker on the Intellivision
Thanks!
I thought I could learn to speed read to catch everything in your videos. But alas I had to rewind towards the end because I missed something, then I noticed something else I missed and rewinded again and again discovering new things until I ended up at the start of the video.
Yeah, Bad Gear is not a linear medium;)
Here's an idea for you. Take all the bad gear you can get your hands on, and create a "Bad Gear Orchestra" episode, where all that bad gear is used to create a single piece of music. You would use multiple drum machines, multiple mono synths, multiple poly synths, multiple samplers, etc. Pick your favorite sounds and features from each unit, and ignore any sounds or features you don't like. For example, you might use the original Drumbrute and only use one of its 17 drum sounds and ignore the rest. You might use an 80s rompler for a single "orchestra hit" sample that only occurs once in the composition, etc. Since this idea is so complex, you might want to reserve it for a special occasion, perhaps an anniversary show? Anyway, I just love the idea of a Bad Gear Orchestra! 🙂
Thanks! Did this for the 10K special episode but I'm shirking another instalment of "All the Bad Gear" because it's just too much of it;)
Your drumbrute video made me go buy a drumbrute. As a challenge.
I’m happy to report that I’m about half finished with an industrial track that could possibly be dismissed also as minimal techno, but I don’t think so. 🤣
I’ll share it to the Patreon page when it’s closer to finished. I got lost doing granular synthesis on the black box on a downloaded bass sample and my track has to have an atmospheric intro.
Nice, keep me posted!!! BTW, do I need a Black Box? ;)
@@AudioPilz If you are a slut for tiny samplers with 32+ note polyphony and unlimited sample memory--you should consider it. Where it's limited--it's limited. Two effects only, Reverb + Delay.
Once you have your loops aligned into clips (special loop type) It's good. Really really good. Realtime pitchshifting and timestretching of samples: twist knobs and it just works. I'm just waiting on a squarp pyramid (Monday) and I will be dawless except for vocal recording.
I might sell my Kurzweil for effects gear. Not sure though because you can apply FM to samples over there.
At 1:45 is that Aaron Funk? Lol.. Another fine episode. Cheers.
Thanks! Yeah, the one and only VSnares!
Awesome video! The tune at the end is one of my favourites so far! That cowbell though... what do you call that?!
Thank you!!! We call it a cowbell;)