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I spent 1200 € on a sound system the other day. it has bluetooth connectivity and thats about it. No particularly good bass, and the top end sounds a bit like an empty can of baked beans. However, the Ford Mondeo attached to it was good value; and it does have a handy little equalizer for shaping the sound slightly. Great Deal everything considered. Pro tip: I was considering the Tx6. But as far as i can gather, it doesn't include a car, even though the price suggests it.
After spending like 5k€ on diy Eurorack stuff that was fun to solder (but I don't know how to f**in use it) 2 months ago I bought the cheapest E-Strat off Amazon, just to stay connected in music. Don't know how to play the git at all, but willing to learn. 120€ including everything, Amp was DOA, was actually replaced with the next level one at no extra cost. But it's perfectly acceptable, good machining, stays in tune, doesn't ring too much, happy days! :) My last diy was an open source Teensy based "Micro Dexed" featuring two DX7 emus, a MI Rings, another diy basic synth and what not for like less than 100€ in total. On the other hand: TE with some 1k€ crap... wtf...
I don't understand how people can't realise that the TX6 is revolutionary! It's the only mixer that lets you mute/unmute three adjacent tracks at once, with just a single finger! Whether you intended to or not.
@@treetopjones737 Haha. I guess I'm never gonna make it as a YT celebrity then -- there's no /room/ on my desk for a plant, so it has to sit in the background. ☹
Teenage Engineering really went and charged over a grand for a light dimmer switch that plays jingles. Incredible stuff. Thanks for blessing my Friday once more! :P
@@neuzethmusic131 i got their music light from the dicount area. i wanted it cause it is beautiful. It turned out amazingly impractical and useless, but yeah, cool design.
That last track has some of the Best Most Random Royalty-Free Based Video Editing Ever Seen On Bad Gear And That’s Saying Something Don’t You Think- ever 😂
@@towerrunner4675 I have to agree. This almost seems like someone asked AI to generate a fake Bad Gear episode with a ridiculous product but using a respected brand to give it credibility. Sadly, it is a real video, a real product, and is harming the credibility of TE. In the jam I would take any of the other pieces of gear over the TX6. Even the monotron has more likely production value output per minute of input.
those drums are actually snappy as fuck, can't wait to pay a total of €5 to get a comprehensive sample pack from some youtuber and continue memeing on the pixie mixer
Being a trucker who likes to mess with and jam with the gear, I'm always on the lookout for the compact and portable; space is always at a premium on a Freightliner. But there's a point of diminishing returns for compact gear and TE went a little past it this time; makes me think I'm trying to use Zoolander's cellphone.
I totally agree. I like portable gear but I found this basically too small to usable. It could have been twice the size and still tiny, but way more usable
Lol, that’s basically what TE has done with the Field collection. They just wanted to make stuff they wanted and make it as high build quality as possible with basically just unique parts. This is one of the reasons for the crazy price point. I don’t know how they can defend the price on the table though… It seems pretty bland
@@Softlol Tesla and Apple don't need to make cars and phones out of exotic materials with space-age processes either, but consumers with more money than sense love overengineered crap that costs too much.
@@stickyfox I mean isn’t the whole point of the material that its super durable and very lightweight?… Thats my experience with apples macbooks. Sure we don’t need to, we don’t even need phones or computers or cars or planes. We have all we need in nature and can survive of that with communities and hunting. So where are you drawing the line? Because in the supply chain of pretty much every big brand you will find something filthy.
These videos have so many cut-aways and jokes, I think it's probably the only gear review channel that has serious rewatch value, just to get all the references. I don't even know how you have the patience to find all those memes and then edit them all in. Love the channel!
I went to pick up some gear from someone an hour north of me once, in a kind of out the way place, no bus, though I was driving. It was from some rich guy up on the the bluffs who I've bought from a few times. He always has the THE best gear that he's selling. I've never been inside to actually see his collection, but he has so much good stuff listed all the time that I search local listings every week or so for the place he lives to see if he has anything new. Anyway, as I arrived, there was another guy there who had taxied up to get his stuff. Low and behold it was THIS unit. The guy worked for IntelliJ. As I gave him a ride back home, he went on to explain how THIS was the most epic unit that could do exactly what he wanted where nothing else could, and he got it at the amazing price of $800 Canadian. I dropped him off back home and never saw him again.
...not Intellij, I mean intellijel, the eurorack company based in my hometown, not the IDE. I'm a software developer literally programming on Intellij right now, so I get confused.
Total respect for getting those amazing jams out of it! The price, and those knobs’ similarity to “Knurlies” actually make it a gateway device to Eurorack modular!!
"$1200 IQ test", best TE comment ever. Someday I hope someone on the internet will post pictures of a workstation that is comprised of all the TE gear, including the creepy wood dolls.
I have the op-z, the ko-2, the medieval one, every pocket operator, the 400 synth, 16 controller, and 7 of the dolls, 6 different ones, and a double of one, lol. I am getting there.
@ you can kind of control them with a midi controller, they each have a different frequency range synth generator in them. Like a bass, tenor, alto, soprano, etc. when you play the different notes they make different funny sounds. It is more of a silly overcost conversion piece to go with the rest of my too large of gear collection in my home studio. I have acquirement syndrome very bad.
@audiopilz , Teenage Engineering came out of the Audio Department of DICE (we did the Battlefield games, Mirror's Edge, Medal Of Honor, but I digress), where the Head of Audio at the time used to work at Elektron beforehand. I worked with all of them, back then since I was part of DICE Audio. Today the previous head of audio is CEO/GM whatever at Teenage Engineering. The others work at Embark, and then there is me. Synthwise: Elektron ESI - DICE - TE
I am SO GLAD this video happened. Teenage Engineering needs to take note of the comments. Much as I love my OB-4, the TX-6 alone made me almost lose respect for them completely. I don't understand how anyone thought this was a good idea. Even if the price is justified because it's a pain to produce, anyone business smart should have stopped them before they'd even put it out. They did get a scolding from certain few major industry players at Superbooth from what I heard though 😂 I'll be waiting for the TX-12, which should be at least 3-4 times as big, and definitely 50% cheaper to even compete with similar products IMO.
Hey Federico! There’s a mind boggling story behind that thing involving no other than Kanye West, I assume they tried to minimize write offs and I totally want to make a video about that but I’m afraid there’s not enough meat on there without getting too speculative.
My first professional mixing desk took two people to get it into the studio. It was only 24 tracks. I've picked larger things than this out of my nose.😨
@@eightcoins4401I bought a Ramsa WR8118 18 channel for $50 in 2018. For $1000, this thing had better cook me breakfast after I finish wiggling its knobs.
Hey! I wanna thank you and your channel for giving so much good vibes all the time. Synth and the yt musicians and producer community has become my love. Sharing passion for great technology and of course - music! Thanks for super entertaining tracks and reviews! Theres so much gear to check all the boxes!
I just throw this into the direction of TE: your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
This is the only channel that requires hummingbird focus and reflexes, making me pause and rewind so much as to not miss any memes or details. I don't mind, because if I'm putting the work to watch, I know this guy painstakingly put in all that work in editing. 😅
I quite like my TX-6. I view it as an audio multitool; It does a lot... adequately. I get that that's not exactly high praise for something so expensive but I really do think its form factor and the fact that it's battery-powered are major selling points. I'm constantly repurposing it for different uses and moving it around because it's just so easy to do so! I find a lot of value in its portability and its many functions, even if those functions are almost always worse than dedicated devices. I don't think it's the right device for most people but I'm really glad I bought one (used).
I've had a TX-6 for a few months now, it's my most fave device ever. It's sexy looking when you actually pick it up. It sounds utterly fantastic, the EQ ranges are spot on for what I need. I use it to make rip vinyl videos directly into a GoPro camera. The signal path is vinyl->Tx-6(24bit)->GoPro(24bit). The FX are really nice sounding and solid. If only it was 1/2 the price - I'd buy another in a shot!
I spent some time really looking in to potential manufacturing cost of some of their stuff, and can genuinly say they have the highest markup of anything ever
Bad Gear, the only show that not only makes the worst gear sound good, but does it consistently enough to make this show one of few that is consistently entertaining even when autoplaying through them!
Just seeing you deal with those tiny controls and screen made me feel exhausted. However, yet another few great pieces of music, especially the second jam and the final track.
I’m watching this video late and you are spot on about TE being serious about their bottom line! Once I saw how expensive their gear is without minimizing the competition, I never give them any secondary thoughts or beyond on any fronts! 😂😂😂😂😂 The piece you composed is the highlight of this video and what is the name of the track? Let me buy that! 🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯🤯🤯🤯
I think I have had the TX-6 since release and i use it pretty much every day for a portable mixer. It's great :P That being said, I don't think I have ever used the drum or synth modes, the dj thing, or the new looper stuff once in like two years :D Multitrack my hardware setup with an iPad via TX-6 (mainly because I can't justify buying a TP-7). USB recording as stereo mixdown is kind of annoying. and yeah it's small but what else is that size that does this? :D
I’m gonna put a huge “I got this for way cheaper used” sticker on my OP1 field. Cause goddamnet I love it and it’s going straight in my live gig. But hey, I’m in a band, not a “DJ” so maybe there’ll be less judgement in our audience 😅
Could be useful for a live rig, to submix a couple boutique line modules. Fits in a pocket, a good quality for keyboardist who is carrying full car of gear already
It absolutely shines in that kind of scenario. I get why people dunk on it, but it's so small and with so many features that I've found so many different uses for it
Are we going to get an episode on the Sy-77/99 someday? I don't really want the price to skyrocket, but they are so cool (and difficult to use sometimes😄).
Well I love it as a pocket mixer that is battery powered and I can bring anywhere an use with small synths.. I use it with OP-1, roland mc101, tr6-S, yamaha reface cp and novatiin circuit. To have a small mixer with 6 stereo channels or 12 mono is a must for small setups or on the move. Just love it.
@@AudioPilz No! Its not an issue at all. I saw four little nails included in the box, suggesting how to solve the potential problems, hmm.. maybe I saw them in another box 🤔
Holy crap! Despite being a TE product customer, I had zero interest in the TX-6, I wrote it off as one of their overly expensive nice-to-have gadgets, and probably wouldn't have entertained a review of it from almost anyone. But I'm so glad I saw your video because I think you're right, this "abonmination" is def the future of where music gadget designery is headed. And it just may make sense at that price if they can get it closer to their POs. I'm always thinking that for sample playback I could use literally ANY computer device, but then when it's time to hook one one up for a mobile setup, I do have to invest time in setting up something to work - but built in to the mixer makes a ton of sense for if I was gonna do small live gigs w just me, my Roland JD-XA, and a TC Helicon voice processor (and mic). I own the RME Babyface for >10 years and while I wouldn't gig with it, it's been hella reliable.
Yep...and the Rädler will probably result in more interesting ideas than this thing. Or cirrhosis. For me, I'll go for a case of of Old Rip van Winkel 10-year (I like the limestone notes...terrior, y'know) and still have $ left for a good steak. Having said this, TE will probably now come up with a line of whisky flasks with built-in sequencers. Only $799!
It sounds pretty good and especially drums are perfectly snappy through the compressor. Wish it was at least half the price, now it’s more a designer piece than a workhorse it should be
@@AudioPilz they made 120,000 - (I think euros) in 2022 at a 5% profit margin (2.4m rev.). With 50-200 staff they are not rolling about in Jaguars just yet.
@@AudioPilz the reason their profits are so low is because they are putting it all straight back into rnd. The profit figure is token and not significant as profits are unused money and therefore waste so must be maid into big pay cheques or put into Swiss holding account to hide it.
@@AudioPilz You could close down the rnd dept and place those costs under profit to raise the value of the company to idiot investors who can't see the company is being gutted and not grown.
I’m sorry you had to go through that. That device may be an important tool for somebody, but that is not likely to ever enter any setup I’ll be working w/ anytime soon.
Yet again, fantastic work! And haha, that shoutout! Great idea using the Digitakt, too. This thing really is ridiculous - it does make you wonder if TE did indeed do it as a meme/troll, haha. I will admit, though, there are multiple interesting features I wasn't expecting. But still, while small mixers can be very useful, this is just comical, especially with the price. Are the extras kinda cool? Honestly, yes. Do they make it come even remotely close to justifying the price, though?? Haha - no. ~2:50 Taking a garbage post from a garbage person and turning it into a funny meme; nice! Seriously, though, Peterson is such a clown. The sheer irony of someone like him complaining about something being "authoritarian," too. It's almost like a meme itself. That Archer/Archersaurus reference for "tip" - excellent. Haha.
My initial thought when I first saw that mixer was "why not get a Bluebox and a used Octatrack/Digitakt instead?" and I'm relieved to see that you basically had the same feelings after getting some hands on time with it. It's undeniably a "neat thing", but I can't see myself getting this in any scenario at that price point.
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I spent 1200 € on a sound system the other day. it has bluetooth connectivity and thats about it. No particularly good bass, and the top end sounds a bit like an empty can of baked beans. However, the Ford Mondeo attached to it was good value; and it does have a handy little equalizer for shaping the sound slightly.
Great Deal everything considered.
Pro tip:
I was considering the Tx6. But as far as i can gather, it doesn't include a car, even though the price suggests it.
A Volvo would be nice here
For real right? I was listening to my 2000 dollar system in my garage, and my family freaked out cause I left the smoke machine going.
I paid $500 for my first portable sound system. It had an 8-track player and a built in diesel engine ;) I think they called it the Monte Carlo.
😂😂 @@AdamsOlympia
After spending like 5k€ on diy Eurorack stuff that was fun to solder (but I don't know how to f**in use it) 2 months ago I bought the cheapest E-Strat off Amazon, just to stay connected in music. Don't know how to play the git at all, but willing to learn. 120€ including everything, Amp was DOA, was actually replaced with the next level one at no extra cost. But it's perfectly acceptable, good machining, stays in tune, doesn't ring too much, happy days! :) My last diy was an open source Teensy based "Micro Dexed" featuring two DX7 emus, a MI Rings, another diy basic synth and what not for like less than 100€ in total. On the other hand: TE with some 1k€ crap... wtf...
I don't understand how people can't realise that the TX6 is revolutionary! It's the only mixer that lets you mute/unmute three adjacent tracks at once, with just a single finger! Whether you intended to or not.
And all for the low, low price of about €1000. What a steal!
Mind. Blown.
Maybe someone will design an aftermarket outer shell that mechanically transfers the controls onto a reasonably sized interface.
It does seem to be pretty groundbreaking. But because of its irrational, silly pricing, they can be groundbreaking by themselves; who gives a toss.
"Whether you intended to or not." Hahaha!
The zoom onto the duct taped adaptors is why we love you. Never one to shy away from the janky realities of making music with a jumble of random gear.
Thank you so much!!!
And the rest of the tape roll cradling the potted plant was a nice touch, too.
@@AudioPilz really makes me feel like i'm at a basement rave in Cologne dissociating staring at the gear
@@GerenM63 Every pro YT synth channel has to have a little plant on the desk. 😃
@@treetopjones737 Haha. I guess I'm never gonna make it as a YT celebrity then -- there's no /room/ on my desk for a plant, so it has to sit in the background. ☹
Teenage Engineering really went and charged over a grand for a light dimmer switch that plays jingles. Incredible stuff. Thanks for blessing my Friday once more! :P
Have a great weekend
This seems like a great product for me if it were about 50% larger and 50% less expensive
Agreed!
And 50% bigger
Best part about that statement is that it would probably cost half as much to manufacture if it weren't so damn small!
+ 50% better built quality
Maybe if people were 50% smaller and the dollar was 50% stronger...
Teenage engineering has a way of making things cost 1000 bucks that I think should cost 49 bucks when I pick them up in Ikea
I'll give you 48
Ikea and TE had already a collaboration some years ago. I have the modular speaker with subwoofer. It's nice.
$1199.00 USD but who's counting!? 🤣
@@neuzethmusic131 i got their music light from the dicount area. i wanted it cause it is beautiful. It turned out amazingly impractical and useless, but yeah, cool design.
I agree. Is the most hipster shit ever. The mac book of gear.
That last track has some of the Best Most Random Royalty-Free Based Video Editing Ever Seen On Bad Gear And That’s Saying Something Don’t You Think- ever 😂
Thank you so much!!!
If there was a Bad Gear Hall of Fame the TX-6 would definitely be there.
Agreed!!!
Yeah, hard to belief that this product isn't a hoax. 😄
@@towerrunner4675 I have to agree. This almost seems like someone asked AI to generate a fake Bad Gear episode with a ridiculous product but using a respected brand to give it credibility. Sadly, it is a real video, a real product, and is harming the credibility of TE. In the jam I would take any of the other pieces of gear over the TX6. Even the monotron has more likely production value output per minute of input.
those drums are actually snappy as fuck, can't wait to pay a total of €5 to get a comprehensive sample pack from some youtuber and continue memeing on the pixie mixer
Snappy drums for days;) thanks!!!
Based
😂
I'm still speechless about your musical talent. I love how you seem to create this variety of electronic sound effortlessly
Thank you so much!!!
Being a trucker who likes to mess with and jam with the gear, I'm always on the lookout for the compact and portable; space is always at a premium on a Freightliner.
But there's a point of diminishing returns for compact gear and TE went a little past it this time; makes me think I'm trying to use Zoolander's cellphone.
Have you checked out these small passive DJ mixers? They’re quite a thing here in EU
I totally agree. I like portable gear but I found this basically too small to usable. It could have been twice the size and still tiny, but way more usable
This is the poster child for the saying "just because you can doesn't mean you should"
Lol, that’s basically what TE has done with the Field collection. They just wanted to make stuff they wanted and make it as high build quality as possible with basically just unique parts. This is one of the reasons for the crazy price point.
I don’t know how they can defend the price on the table though… It seems pretty bland
True that
@@Softlol Tesla and Apple don't need to make cars and phones out of exotic materials with space-age processes either, but consumers with more money than sense love overengineered crap that costs too much.
Actually, I like knowing little kids built my phone.
@@stickyfox I mean isn’t the whole point of the material that its super durable and very lightweight?… Thats my experience with apples macbooks.
Sure we don’t need to, we don’t even need phones or computers or cars or planes. We have all we need in nature and can survive of that with communities and hunting.
So where are you drawing the line? Because in the supply chain of pretty much every big brand you will find something filthy.
**shows the device**
me: 😄
**price appears on the screen**
me: 🤣
lol
T.E.: "Can we interest you in our folding table?"
These videos have so many cut-aways and jokes, I think it's probably the only gear review channel that has serious rewatch value, just to get all the references. I don't even know how you have the patience to find all those memes and then edit them all in. Love the channel!
Thank you so much!!!
Absolut geil...Ich liebe den Sarkasmus und die versteckte Ironie und die Kurzweiligkeit...und natürlich die Infos und den Sound.....
Vielen herzlichen Dank!!!
At this point, Bad Gear should be a paid-for Public Service, worldwide.
Mandatory watch. Everytime.
Thanks you so much!!!
"No one should pay this price for an OP-1"
Wise words;)
that wordless zoom on the duct taped connectors lol.
;)
I went to pick up some gear from someone an hour north of me once, in a kind of out the way place, no bus, though I was driving. It was from some rich guy up on the the bluffs who I've bought from a few times. He always has the THE best gear that he's selling. I've never been inside to actually see his collection, but he has so much good stuff listed all the time that I search local listings every week or so for the place he lives to see if he has anything new. Anyway, as I arrived, there was another guy there who had taxied up to get his stuff. Low and behold it was THIS unit. The guy worked for IntelliJ. As I gave him a ride back home, he went on to explain how THIS was the most epic unit that could do exactly what he wanted where nothing else could, and he got it at the amazing price of $800 Canadian. I dropped him off back home and never saw him again.
what an awesome story, no not really.
800 Canadian is pretty nice!
...not Intellij, I mean intellijel, the eurorack company based in my hometown, not the IDE. I'm a software developer literally programming on Intellij right now, so I get confused.
@@alexwestconsulting wait what, you don't even know who you work for?
@@DankePlace I know who I work for. I confused who he works for. IntelliJ vs IntelliJel. I use both frequently. Note the similarity?
Total respect for getting those amazing jams out of it! The price, and those knobs’ similarity to “Knurlies” actually make it a gateway device to Eurorack modular!!
"$1200 IQ test", best TE comment ever.
Someday I hope someone on the internet will post pictures of a workstation that is comprised of all the TE gear, including the creepy wood dolls.
YES 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have the op-z, the ko-2, the medieval one, every pocket operator, the 400 synth, 16 controller, and 7 of the dolls, 6 different ones, and a double of one, lol. I am getting there.
@@joblo-n3b What do the dolls do? 😂
@ you can kind of control them with a midi controller, they each have a different frequency range synth generator in them. Like a bass, tenor, alto, soprano, etc. when you play the different notes they make different funny sounds. It is more of a silly overcost conversion piece to go with the rest of my too large of gear collection in my home studio. I have acquirement syndrome very bad.
@joblo-n3b ooohhh I see I see cool cool 😎
@audiopilz , Teenage Engineering came out of the Audio Department of DICE (we did the Battlefield games, Mirror's Edge, Medal Of Honor, but I digress), where the Head of Audio at the time used to work at Elektron beforehand. I worked with all of them, back then since I was part of DICE Audio. Today the previous head of audio is CEO/GM whatever at Teenage Engineering. The others work at Embark, and then there is me.
Synthwise: Elektron ESI - DICE - TE
Great insight, thanks!!!
Makes sense. The devices are essentially music games with a sound to match.
I am SO GLAD this video happened. Teenage Engineering needs to take note of the comments. Much as I love my OB-4, the TX-6 alone made me almost lose respect for them completely. I don't understand how anyone thought this was a good idea. Even if the price is justified because it's a pain to produce, anyone business smart should have stopped them before they'd even put it out. They did get a scolding from certain few major industry players at Superbooth from what I heard though 😂 I'll be waiting for the TX-12, which should be at least 3-4 times as big, and definitely 50% cheaper to even compete with similar products IMO.
Hey Federico! There’s a mind boggling story behind that thing involving no other than Kanye West, I assume they tried to minimize write offs and I totally want to make a video about that but I’m afraid there’s not enough meat on there without getting too speculative.
@@AudioPilz oh SNAP! Wir müssen uns dann noch wieder treffen! 👌🏼😂
@6:10 you almost killed me with that zoom I was already zoomed in on that 'work' with the zoom function on my mbp 😂
I really appreciate the use of the Korg Monotron in Jam 2 :)
😀😀😀 thanks!!!
If I recall correctly, Van Halen used it on one song decades ago.
That was wonderful. I honestly had no idea the little mixer even did any of the stuff you demonstrated. The audio demos were luscious.
My first professional mixing desk took two people to get it into the studio. It was only 24 tracks. I've picked larger things than this out of my nose.😨
Lol
I think this is designed for people that needs to mix some volcas already in deep in their a... 🍍
I guess you don't take your synths out into the woods.
You can also literally buy an 8 channel mixer for less than this abomination costs
@@eightcoins4401I bought a Ramsa WR8118 18 channel for $50 in 2018. For $1000, this thing had better cook me breakfast after I finish wiggling its knobs.
You nailed it with the video for the final jam. Yes! 🙌🙌🙌
Thank you!!!
I missed your gig at Klangfarbe today :/ I even had some certified bad gear on me.
Hope you had a nice time!
All great, still there;)
Hey! I wanna thank you and your channel for giving so much good vibes all the time. Synth and the yt musicians and producer community has become my love. Sharing passion for great technology and of course - music! Thanks for super entertaining tracks and reviews! Theres so much gear to check all the boxes!
Happy Friday AudioPilz
Have a great weekend too!
I asked three times and it finally happened! Thanks for being awesome!
I just throw this into the direction of TE: your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
Wise words
@@themattschulz3984 - Ian Malcom, Jurassic Park
@@APMTenants Yes
This is the only channel that requires hummingbird focus and reflexes, making me pause and rewind so much as to not miss any memes or details. I don't mind, because if I'm putting the work to watch, I know this guy painstakingly put in all that work in editing. 😅
I quite like my TX-6. I view it as an audio multitool; It does a lot... adequately. I get that that's not exactly high praise for something so expensive but I really do think its form factor and the fact that it's battery-powered are major selling points. I'm constantly repurposing it for different uses and moving it around because it's just so easy to do so! I find a lot of value in its portability and its many functions, even if those functions are almost always worse than dedicated devices.
I don't think it's the right device for most people but I'm really glad I bought one (used).
Nice!!!
Great video overall; I especially enjoyed the Korg Monotron inclusion. Thank you!
I've had a TX-6 for a few months now, it's my most fave device ever. It's sexy looking when you actually pick it up. It sounds utterly fantastic, the EQ ranges are spot on for what I need. I use it to make rip vinyl videos directly into a GoPro camera. The signal path is vinyl->Tx-6(24bit)->GoPro(24bit). The FX are really nice sounding and solid. If only it was 1/2 the price - I'd buy another in a shot!
👍
I spent some time really looking in to potential manufacturing cost of some of their stuff, and can genuinly say they have the highest markup of anything ever
At the price point and cable nonsense it's' certainly ticking all the overpriced tat boxes.
Shots fired;)
Darn, that All TX-6 Muzak track is slick af and one of the best you've done man.
Thank you!!!
Bad Gear, the only show that not only makes the worst gear sound good, but does it consistently enough to make this show one of few that is consistently entertaining even when autoplaying through them!
Thank you so much!!!
Your jams are always sooooo good! Wish you released them on youtube or spotify! Would love to fill my playlist with them!!
Thank you so much!!! Shameless plug: full tracks can be found on Patreon
Bad gear always gets me excited cuz I know it’s almost the weekend. 😊
Have a nice one!!!
Great converters in that tiny box and lots of cool features on a portable interface. I’ve already heard film guys love the tx-6 and cm-15 mic
👍👍👍👍
The zoom in at the duct tape wrapped cables at 6:07 just sent me lmao
Just seeing you deal with those tiny controls and screen made me feel exhausted. However, yet another few great pieces of music, especially the second jam and the final track.
What is this? Straight to Bad Gear for Ants?
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It’s a large audience that’s yet untapped, might have to start catering to ants as well!
hahahaha
It always surprises and amazes me that you can make such awesome jams with equipment that seems so infuriating to use!
Thanks!!!
Excuse me, I'll be looking for my subwoofer that careened across the floor while the intro was playing.
When the triangle wave hits different
@@AudioPilz
It's okay, Woofie. It's okay. The big mean triangles are gone!
My sub weighs 22kg, and somehow it's now upsidedown?
I’m watching this video late and you are spot on about TE being serious about their bottom line!
Once I saw how expensive their gear is without minimizing the competition, I never give them any secondary thoughts or beyond on any fronts! 😂😂😂😂😂
The piece you composed is the highlight of this video and what is the name of the track? Let me buy that! 🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯🤯🤯🤯
My hands are cramping just watching you
It can be quite a challenge
I think I have had the TX-6 since release and i use it pretty much every day for a portable mixer. It's great :P That being said, I don't think I have ever used the drum or synth modes, the dj thing, or the new looper stuff once in like two years :D Multitrack my hardware setup with an iPad via TX-6 (mainly because I can't justify buying a TP-7). USB recording as stereo mixdown is kind of annoying.
and yeah it's small but what else is that size that does this? :D
Whenever I see these or op1 fields in anyone’s rig I judge them
Do you like them better?;)
@@AudioPilz lol. Yep!
I’m gonna put a huge “I got this for way cheaper used” sticker on my OP1 field. Cause goddamnet I love it and it’s going straight in my live gig.
But hey, I’m in a band, not a “DJ” so maybe there’ll be less judgement in our audience 😅
how else am i gonna FLAUNT MY CAAAASH
Bruh😂
Well the unusual take on the little intro tune is amazing for sure!
Thank you!!!
For Papa Smurf that is a full sized mixer though
Interesting way to see it
@@AudioPilz I am a TE fan but this one cracks me up.
But imagine him handling the huge output cable 😂
@@Musikkeller-Innsider Lol that would take the entire village of smurfs working together similar to how to heads on easter island were moved.
Awesome video! You Creatively showed me what I don’t need, cannot afford, and wouldn’t buy if I could afford it!
Thank you so much!!!
I never believed you‘d pull off the intro on a TX-6
There is no other way
I literally had to squint my eyes to see how small that thing was
Well done TE. The king of bad gear.
no matter how bad the gear I can always count on the final jam being an absolute banger 🔥
Thank you!!!
To heck with the TX-6! I’m just happy every time I see a Roland TR-626 still alive out there in the wild.
Yes Florian, TE is serious about both their bottoms and lines.
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Ohhh, boy.
I'm truly impressed by the fact that you managed to make music out of it !
We need a review of the Field Table! Looking forward to the intro!
Samples of me smashing it
@@AudioPilz I have yet to see a review about that table anywhere. Do it. It would be smashing!
Percussion sample. :D
The second jam took me by surprise, I didn't think this thing would work without a succulent in the shot.
the stock footage jam was amazing haha
Thank you!!!
Could be useful for a live rig, to submix a couple boutique line modules. Fits in a pocket, a good quality for keyboardist who is carrying full car of gear already
It absolutely shines in that kind of scenario. I get why people dunk on it, but it's so small and with so many features that I've found so many different uses for it
Are we going to get an episode on the Sy-77/99 someday? I don't really want the price to skyrocket, but they are so cool (and difficult to use sometimes😄).
I Have a SY77 but the sounds are kind of broken. So I now use it as a random glitch machine. 😊
Great suggestion, thanks!!!
Bro, the full. Track blew. Me away. Wizardry 100%. Hats down
Thank you!!!
This mixer needed to be just a touch larger for live contexts but the sound quality and flexibility is solid. This will never leave my live rig.
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Really cool take on the intro theme. Can't believe TE thought they would actually sell any of these.
I think they might sell several.
Thank you!!!
I think 200 bucks is a bit too expensive for this.
Lol
The vision tester is working.
It’s the way the voiceover showcase the effects 😂 just brilliant detail to these videos
Thanks!!!
It's so small actually makes the Roland S-1 seem normal. 05:53
Well I love it as a pocket mixer that is battery powered and I can bring anywhere an use with small synths.. I use it with OP-1, roland mc101, tr6-S, yamaha reface cp and novatiin circuit. To have a small mixer with 6 stereo channels or 12 mono is a must for small setups or on the move. Just love it.
For that price, just buy all of the compact Roland AIRA Volcas and chain them together with aux in and midi clock sync. No mixer needed!
True that!
Include four S-1s and an RK midi box for 4-note analog polyphony.
Finally a youtube video where adding stock footage actually adds value to the video 😆 Happy Canada day weekend!🗽🙃
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Oh lord he droppin a video on TE, have some mercy. With the right reverb.
😂😂😂
He made a video on the OP1 and the OPz before
@@eightcoins4401 precisely why i ditched porn when this came out.
Love seeing the Monotron Delay in use🎉❤ I'm always looking for excuses to utilize it and its filthy delay
Great little piece of kit
This thing is so small, you will need velcro to keep it from sliding around the desk.
That can indeed be an issue here
@@AudioPilz Tiny Gear issues.
@@AudioPilz No! Its not an issue at all. I saw four little nails included in the box, suggesting how to solve the potential problems, hmm.. maybe I saw them in another box 🤔
No problem. This is so small that the surface tension of a drop of water holds it in place.
Who needs a desk?
Holy crap! Despite being a TE product customer, I had zero interest in the TX-6, I wrote it off as one of their overly expensive nice-to-have gadgets, and probably wouldn't have entertained a review of it from almost anyone. But I'm so glad I saw your video because I think you're right, this "abonmination" is def the future of where music gadget designery is headed. And it just may make sense at that price if they can get it closer to their POs. I'm always thinking that for sample playback I could use literally ANY computer device, but then when it's time to hook one one up for a mobile setup, I do have to invest time in setting up something to work - but built in to the mixer makes a ton of sense for if I was gonna do small live gigs w just me, my Roland JD-XA, and a TC Helicon voice processor (and mic). I own the RME Babyface for >10 years and while I wouldn't gig with it, it's been hella reliable.
I just sold mine and bought 1000 cans of Gösser Radler instead.
Prost!!!
was will mit mit so einem iso getränk?
@@Keckegenkaies trinken vermutlich. Wieso, was machst du denn mit deinen getränken? 😟
Yep...and the Rädler will probably result in more interesting ideas than this thing. Or cirrhosis. For me, I'll go for a case of of Old Rip van Winkel 10-year (I like the limestone notes...terrior, y'know) and still have $ left for a good steak.
Having said this, TE will probably now come up with a line of whisky flasks with built-in sequencers. Only $799!
omg the visuals for the big ol jam 3 were a confirmation that getting up today was the right call
Please show all those images for a little longer
Thank you for the feedback!!!
It sounds pretty good and especially drums are perfectly snappy through the compressor. Wish it was at least half the price, now it’s more a designer piece than a workhorse it should be
Compressor is tight!
With the Rabbit R1 collab (and everything that has been happening around it) you can get an idea of what kind of company is TE 😓
A very profitable one
Who really doesn't care for the end customers
@@AudioPilz they made 120,000 - (I think euros) in 2022 at a 5% profit margin (2.4m rev.). With 50-200 staff they are not rolling about in Jaguars just yet.
@@AudioPilz the reason their profits are so low is because they are putting it all straight back into rnd. The profit figure is token and not significant as profits are unused money and therefore waste so must be maid into big pay cheques or put into Swiss holding account to hide it.
@@AudioPilz You could close down the rnd dept and place those costs under profit to raise the value of the company to idiot investors who can't see the company is being gutted and not grown.
Wieder ein ganz nettes Schmankerl 🙂 - und die verklebten Kabel waren ganz grosse Klasse 🙂
Vielen Dank!
You cant do a DAWless jam with that - thats a DAW
Mind. Blown.
People that say they are doing a DAWless jam are my favorite lmao
@@AudioPilznice to see the real GOAT came out to play #iheartmyBSP 😂😂
I think this thing is pretty awesome. Expensive yes, but the tiny footprint is really pretty cool.
Wouldn't touch any Teenage Engineering gear with a 6-foot long barge-pole even if it was given to me free
Lmao suuuuure 🤣
What a dumb thing to say.
@@jeltoninc.8542 I stand by my original statement, personally I think their gear is over-priced junk
I’m sorry you had to go through that. That device may be an important tool for somebody, but that is not likely to ever enter any setup I’ll be working w/ anytime soon.
Perhaps they thought that if it's soooo small dust wouldn't be Able to get into the sliders? :)
Like, on a molecular level?
@ 4:59 now I know that you're an Amen-ist 😊 N-th video featuring it as the go-to sample to try a gear's sampling capabilities.
Amen!
This thing looks like such a pain to use.
It is
Yet again, fantastic work! And haha, that shoutout! Great idea using the Digitakt, too.
This thing really is ridiculous - it does make you wonder if TE did indeed do it as a meme/troll, haha. I will admit, though, there are multiple interesting features I wasn't expecting. But still, while small mixers can be very useful, this is just comical, especially with the price. Are the extras kinda cool? Honestly, yes. Do they make it come even remotely close to justifying the price, though?? Haha - no.
~2:50 Taking a garbage post from a garbage person and turning it into a funny meme; nice! Seriously, though, Peterson is such a clown. The sheer irony of someone like him complaining about something being "authoritarian," too. It's almost like a meme itself.
That Archer/Archersaurus reference for "tip" - excellent. Haha.
Why? why why why? these designs are just getting more and more ridiculous.
They do
My initial thought when I first saw that mixer was "why not get a Bluebox and a used Octatrack/Digitakt instead?" and I'm relieved to see that you basically had the same feelings after getting some hands on time with it. It's undeniably a "neat thing", but I can't see myself getting this in any scenario at that price point.
So much Tennage Engineering stuff souns great but the Apple aesthetic and close to Apple prices pushes me away...
Close to Apple? I think we're deep in apple territory
@@AudioPilz I'm a Behringer fan, they made this addiction slightly affordable, was trying to be diplomatic, but yeah...
Damn great to see the Flash Pi make an appearance in the intro!
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Second jam was rather banging! Surprising since there were so few instruments. Proof that it's the man not the machine that can make great tracks
Thank you so much!!!