Bad Gear - Worst Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator???

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  • Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
  • In this episode of Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools, we are going to let people pick their least favorite Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator. Which one is the worst? Will democracy prevail?

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  • @AudioPilz
    @AudioPilz  Месяц назад

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  • @audiocoffee
    @audiocoffee 4 года назад +258

    ... you're clearly going through all my gear.................

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +24

      Great minds...

    • @gr4phic3r
      @gr4phic3r 4 года назад +3

      ROFL

    • @BuddhaPhi
      @BuddhaPhi 3 года назад +1

      Same. I think I've seen 5 or 6 gear pieces I still own that have been featured on this channel and I haven't even gone through most of the videos. lol

    • @MilesBeatsLive
      @MilesBeatsLive Год назад +2

      Dude .. when he did the novation x-station 49.. I didn't know it was bad gear I got it when it first came out.. I cried a little I have one tattooed on the inside of my right bicep .. .. but fuck this man makes absolute bangers of videos and makes me question everything

    • @illford
      @illford Месяц назад

      ​@@MilesBeatsLivegood musicians can make anything good, gear will not make you good

  • @solidkeys
    @solidkeys 4 года назад +272

    I can't quote how great this series is.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +6

      Thank you so much!

    • @BsYtHandle
      @BsYtHandle 4 года назад +2

      You are so right.

    • @anthonybernero9720
      @anthonybernero9720 3 года назад +7

      That statement doesn't make any sense.

    • @-pmh-8074
      @-pmh-8074 3 года назад

      You really mean because it's not that great.

    • @RussSmith
      @RussSmith 3 года назад +1

      I can't subscribe any harder. Even after this long, I'm still mashing Dat button. Three times every time.

  • @ali14chahrour
    @ali14chahrour 2 года назад +28

    This has become my favorite show on RUclips. The combination of your sense of humor and knowledge/enthusiasm about the subject is unmatched.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 года назад +2

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @jayrvento4116
    @jayrvento4116 4 года назад +282

    Synth nerds back in the day: Fuck, this sounds like shit. Love it. Let's make some music with it.
    Synth nerds now: A powerfull pocket sized synth engine? Ugh, can't work if it isn't Moog :'c

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +39

      We're spoiled, aren't we? ;)

    • @yungvarg2301
      @yungvarg2301 3 года назад +14

      teenage enginering is just too expensive for me considering they're all so simple and only able to pretty much one thing

    • @mopanda81
      @mopanda81 3 года назад +10

      @@yungvarg2301 people are still huge on the K-O because it's a pocket sampler, honestly get a kick out of having a mega powered yak bak in my pocket

    • @mrz80
      @mrz80 3 года назад +4

      @@AudioPilz Welcome to the 21st Century, where being jaded is a way of life :D

    • @mrz80
      @mrz80 3 года назад +7

      @@rorz999 Coming from a ham radio background, where lots of homemade gear finds a home in the handy little metal shells, I'd say see if the POs fit in an Altoids tin.

  • @Shampoid
    @Shampoid 4 года назад +95

    everything is good gear if youre good enough

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +21

      But some gear makes it easier than other

    • @droidon
      @droidon 4 года назад +3

      That's what he said on earlier videos, don't be embarassed if your gear is featured here.

    • @420gravy4
      @420gravy4 4 года назад +6

      You've obviously never played the keyboards Peavey Guitars made in the early 90's.

    • @RubyWalker-j1n
      @RubyWalker-j1n 3 месяца назад +1

      you can do an amazing fine art piece with crayola crayons, but you're going to break a lot of crayons....

  • @lobstrosity7163
    @lobstrosity7163 7 месяцев назад +8

    It's so strange, fresh, and liberating to watch episodes without memes flashing by every third second.

  • @smellymala3103
    @smellymala3103 4 года назад +47

    “...random trash like fake plants or cheap Asian toys...” 🤣

  • @badpioneer
    @badpioneer 2 года назад +16

    I love vintage Bad Gear episodes! Amazing how much your production quality has improved in a little over a year. Still, your sense of humor has always been winning.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 года назад +1

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @Coolasfonzie
    @Coolasfonzie 4 года назад +82

    The mirror shot is hilarious at the end

    • @ozd1803
      @ozd1803 4 года назад

      yeah lol

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      Thanks!

    • @Buttafingaz
      @Buttafingaz 4 года назад +14

      That mirror shot was a hilarious reference to Cuckoo, right? lol

    • @phdj535
      @phdj535 4 года назад +1

      Omg, the mirror! :-)

    • @ToyKeeper
      @ToyKeeper 3 года назад +2

      @@Buttafingaz Not just the mirror. Also the kiddie letters spelling out "BAD GEAR" on the Beatstep.

  • @ОстеопатияЭто
    @ОстеопатияЭто 4 года назад +102

    I purchased a PO-33 about 7 months ago. I really liked this thing, it's really a very powerful, interesting, inspiring tool. But a few days ago, for no apparent reason, it stopped turning on. I found him with a completely dead screen and couldn't resuscitate him. I did everything that is written on the manufacturer's website, but it did not give any results. I began to study this issue and it turned out that this is a common problem faced by po owners, it just stops turning on for no apparent reason. As far as I understand there is some error in the design or program. I wrote to the support service of teenage engineering, to which they replied that they could not replace my tool and could not repair it, and threw off a list of components so that I could order them and repair them myself. This is strange. Because absolutely nothing happened to PO, it just lay idle for a few days, and stopped working. If even the specialists of teenage engineering can't fix this flaw (judging by how often PO owners face this problem), why do they offer to fix it for me on their own? Then they stopped replying to my messages. I was very disappointed. I paid $ 90 for a piece that didn't even work for half a year. I was refused replacement, technical support, and no response at all.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +18

      I've heard about this issue, as well. Strange reaction, though...

    • @barcodezombies4862
      @barcodezombies4862 4 года назад +12

      Thanks for the info , I think based on that I will keep my ££ in shiny groovebox fund

    • @scamlikely1442
      @scamlikely1442 4 года назад +24

      I had a prob where the battery connectors bent and weren't making contact, but it was hard to tell cuz they were held in tight by the holder anyway. Maybe check that out otherwise best of luck haha

    • @planetpoog
      @planetpoog 2 года назад +13

      @@scamlikely1442 yeah I was gonna say that too. my po-33 “died” like he said but I adjusted the connection of the batteries and it has worked fine since

    • @plantain.1739
      @plantain.1739 2 года назад +3

      You ought to buy a case man. Touching a bare PCB only works for so long. I just wish Teenager Engineering weren't trying to nickle and dime you.

  • @MarshalArnold
    @MarshalArnold 4 года назад +112

    Fake plants and cheap Asian toys, haha that has me rolling on the floor laughing out loud 🤣

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +13

      I'm just jealous because I'm bad at decorating ;)

    • @MarshalArnold
      @MarshalArnold 4 года назад +2

      @@AudioPilz me too lol

    • @DrGrooveBeat
      @DrGrooveBeat 4 года назад +1

      It’s true though, damn hipsters.

    • @GarHoover
      @GarHoover 4 года назад +7

      I am part of that statistic. I am sorry that I have contributed to making RUclips a wasteland of IKEA plants and cheap synthesizers.

    • @MarshalArnold
      @MarshalArnold 4 года назад +2

      @@GarHoover is all good, I couldn't stage a synth set to save my life. If I had plants, even fake ones they'd surely shrivel and die 😆

  • @kokopelli314
    @kokopelli314 3 года назад +13

    "Weird, but I'm pretty sure there are people who would dance to this."

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад +4

      People dance to everything when they're in the right "mood" ;)

  • @telophasemusic
    @telophasemusic 4 года назад +6

    Found this channel a week ago and binged like an alcoholic falling off the wagon on any non-denominational holiday.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      Thank you so much!

  • @patrickmiller2579
    @patrickmiller2579 4 года назад +11

    Please cover more of these, It's so nice to see videos like these, including the drumbrute video, that go against the general review feeling of "they gave this to me for free so i'll try not to say too many bad things about it"

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +4

      Don't get me wrong, those are great instruments but it's good to be critical

  • @BoxOfSnoo
    @BoxOfSnoo 4 года назад +67

    Loved the cuckoo-style mirror. You grew extra hands just for that!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +3

      No, I'm a MUTANT!!! ;)

  • @beezzarro
    @beezzarro 3 года назад +37

    Everyone is entitled to their opinions. Mine is that I've seen so many people pull amazing things out of not only POs but bad gear in general that I'm convinced that actual bad gear is hard to find

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад +10

      I'd say there is quite some overlap in our opinions!

    • @PlasticCogLiquid
      @PlasticCogLiquid Год назад

      I love these things. I have the KO and I barely use it but it is super cool to play around with sometimes.

  • @ShitStaindGod
    @ShitStaindGod 4 года назад +6

    That shade at Cuckoo was perfect. Had me laughing out loud. 10/10

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +4

      Cuckoo's great but I just had to😅

  • @maxmatson1578
    @maxmatson1578 4 года назад +27

    I got a few pocket operators myself the "PO-12" Rhythm really Help me out in a few tight scenarios. I would appreciate a video on all of them. Thank you.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +8

      Thanks! Will take a look at it

    • @rjframe4410
      @rjframe4410 2 года назад +1

      yes please, love to see you attempt a PO jam with the entire range

    • @noth606
      @noth606 2 года назад

      @@rjframe4410 the whole range might be pushing it a bit far, I have a Tonic, Sub and Rhythm, all together with my main synth gets pretty busy. I can easily make pretty decent tunes just with the Tonic, putting a bunch more together doesn't sound like the best of ideas, in both ways you can interpret that.

    • @lenonel3286
      @lenonel3286 2 года назад +1

      I play my PO-12 into a Korg Monotron Delay and it sounds out of this world

  • @damienleferve241
    @damienleferve241 4 года назад +11

    Here is a vote for covering all of them. Great series.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +3

      Thanks! Voting means caring!

    • @kenfusion
      @kenfusion 3 года назад +2

      Second

  •  2 месяца назад

    This was the episode that introduced me to the show and I'm so happy that I found it! The PO24 Office was my first one and now I've become a big fan of the series as someone who is both combating and giving into GAS on a very tight budget! Curious if you've ever tried the PO33 or any others in the series, the PO33 really got me started on making my own music and it's super fun. I've also used the PO24 on a few industrial/noise projects as the centerpiece since it can get really gnarly sounding actually! Anyways enough rambling out of me, love the show!

  • @TayTayMakesBeats
    @TayTayMakesBeats 4 года назад +17

    I know everyone says this but I have no idea how you get these out so frequently with such high quality. Absolutely insane.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +7

      Thanks. Well, sleep is the enemy;)

    • @zorbanongreco
      @zorbanongreco 3 года назад

      @@AudioPilz "sleep is the enemy" 😂 so funny and maybe true ¿?!?¡¿🐂💨💨💨💨

  • @RegebroRepairs
    @RegebroRepairs 4 года назад +37

    The KO-33 is completely amazing, though.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +12

      Most of them sound pretty nice

    • @gelatinous6915
      @gelatinous6915 4 года назад +5

      It's like an MPC-1000 condensed into your pocket

    • @yingtianfu
      @yingtianfu 3 года назад +1

      Agree!

    • @yingtianfu
      @yingtianfu 3 года назад +1

      @@gelatinous6915 Agree!

    • @gapster77
      @gapster77 3 года назад +3

      Agreed
      I feel like the PO-32 & PO-33 are the best choices.

  • @minimal.camera
    @minimal.camera 4 года назад +9

    Great series, definitely some fun riffs on synth/youtube culture! As for future bad gear ideas, how about the worst 90s or 2000s digital keyboard? Casio, Yamaha, etc. Perhaps an episode on guitar/effects pedals as well. Keep it up, great fun!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      Thanks! Great suggestion!

  • @annakonda6289
    @annakonda6289 6 месяцев назад

    My spouse is making me watch your series. It has clearly uplifted our marriage to new heights. 😂
    In all seriousness: love your content and your sense of humour. Should we ever cross paths, you will be invited to a beverage of your choice.
    Greetings from Germany

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  6 месяцев назад

      Vielen Dank & liebe Grüße!!!

  • @ramseydoon8277
    @ramseydoon8277 3 года назад +17

    I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that Florian will bless us with videos for the other pocket operators. #ALLOFTHEM

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад +2

      Thanks! Hope I'll find time for that in 2021

    • @AalbertTorsius
      @AalbertTorsius 3 года назад +4

      @@AudioPilz #ALLOFTHEM seconded.

    • @Music-tg5is
      @Music-tg5is 3 года назад +2

      They're basically all the same. If you've been ripped off by one of them, you've been ripped off by all.

    • @zoned7609
      @zoned7609 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@Music-tg5ishahahahahahaha I think you got ripped off in the brain department :)

  • @stevenshea990
    @stevenshea990 5 месяцев назад +2

    3:07 "I always wanted to have Justin Roiland as a voice actor on the show but he never answers my calls"
    Dodged a bullet there dude

  • @xtalviper
    @xtalviper 2 года назад +4

    I think we're in dire need of the PO-69, the *Bad Gear Pocket Operator*

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 года назад +1

      Comes with multiple outputs and cowbell sounds;)

  • @ZZEROO99
    @ZZEROO99 4 года назад +1

    This has easily become my favourite youtube series right now the jabs at other youtubers and editing is just really good.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      Thanks! I love both Cuckoo and Ricky but I am just extremely bad at decorating;)

  • @Bj5m17h
    @Bj5m17h 4 года назад +6

    Nice video and good use of the little fellow.I have the Arcade and PO-137. As a guy who started with screamtracker on an IBM 386 I dig the lofi and can work with minimalist. And frankly, it nice to be able to take an inexpensive mini-synth/sampler/drum-machine/sequencer with you in your pocket on the go.
    I wrote a song with the Arcade that turned out kinda ok, kinda chillwavey spacey.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      Thanks! Oldschool!

    • @Bj5m17h
      @Bj5m17h 4 года назад +1

      @@AudioPilz well, back then very young and very poor, the computer was a hand me down from my older sister :) There is an art to working with little though and no amount of money or technology can replace passion

    • @jennoscura2381
      @jennoscura2381 2 года назад +1

      I do photography. I LOVE using low res cameras. They have a fantastic artistic quality if used right. I have been taking the same approach to electronic music. Use lofi gear to produce something that has that lofi artistic quality. So the POs are right up my alley. And I love that you can easily take them with you. I just got a PO Sub and look forward to carrying it with me wherever I go. It will give me something to do while on the bus.

    • @noth606
      @noth606 2 года назад

      @@jennoscura2381 I have gotten really nice pics out of my old Nikon D1x, far better than anything a normal smartphone can do. I also have a PO rythm, a sub and a tonic. Haven't done much with them yet as I'm waiting for cables, should arrive soon, then I can get them hooked up to my Gaia and an amp so I can get decent volume out of them, as-is they sound too quiet to me.

  • @RubyWalker-j1n
    @RubyWalker-j1n 3 месяца назад +1

    I have never used a synth, don't play any instruments, etc.... I don't even go here. But I am enjoying your videos a lot!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 месяца назад

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @carlos_martinezzz
    @carlos_martinezzz 4 года назад +6

    I have a PO20 and is very fun to play with it. The case makes a huge difference in my opinion, buttons are more responsive and accurate. Once you learn how to use it you dont need to see the screen. For my setup (3 synths, 3 drum machines, Ableton & two midi controllers) is useful to add a few sounds here and there. I agree that is not for everybody and you need more gear (Reverb, delay, modular/sync out hardware) to play live with it and make it sound not just like a toy. As a standalone it sounds like a Gameboy. I had to be creative to make it usable for my setup.
    Pd: Your channel is very cool 😎

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      Thanks! I thought about just using it as a kick synth ;)

  • @darkraft1020
    @darkraft1020 3 месяца назад +1

    "Awailable" - It felt satisfying hearing you struggle to pronounce that, I had to rewind it a few times. Satisfying, after years of you shitting on all my hardware xD

  • @zydiz
    @zydiz 4 года назад +12

    arrrgghhhh i hate pocket operators because everyone can use them and have fun with them, i hate them all.
    -guy on synth group with 5 retro synths costing 1500usd each

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      Soundwise, they put a lot of pro gear to shame

  • @S374PH
    @S374PH Год назад +1

    love how much of a trolling of the youtube synth scene this video is lol

  • @s3th3d
    @s3th3d 4 года назад +6

    nice video, btw the po-33 is amazing

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      Thanks! The 33 is on my list

  • @rars0n
    @rars0n 4 года назад +2

    OH MAN! Great video! Definitely my new favorite RUclips channel, I'm so glad I happened to be recommended a Bad Gear video and decided to click on it. Your humor cracks me up every time.
    On a side note, referring to a previous comment I left on another video about your pronunciation of the letter V, I hope it did not come across as critical or mocking, I didn't mean that in any way. When you responded, I re-read my comment and felt a little bad because I thought maybe it might have read differently than I intended. I love your accent and your English accent is much better than my German accent. I think what surprised me is that I hadn't really heard the W sound after several videos until it suddenly became noticeable, and after watching more of your videos, including this one, I think I get it. The way you sound the letter seems to be at least partially determined by where it's located within a word. English is a tough language to learn, and idiots like me often forget that when we hear other people speak it as a second language.
    So again, I really apologize if it sounded in any way mean-spirited or critical, I certainly did not intend it! However, I do appreciate your humor about it, very funny to see you throw those things into the wideo. Keep up the great vork.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      No problem. Feedback is always welcome

  • @fairviewfar2262
    @fairviewfar2262 4 года назад +15

    dude this is amazing hahahahaha i was initially interested in just the bad gear but your editing and humor keep bringing me back

  • @ShouriSeifuku
    @ShouriSeifuku 4 года назад +6

    People hating on the 137 don't realize it's just a themed 35.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +8

      I think it's the theme they're hating

  • @bose5160
    @bose5160 4 года назад +9

    Right now I own the 20, 32, and 33. Those I feel are the best combo for setting up a full track. Right now I could be done buying TE gear but.......that OP-1 tho....

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +6

      The "big" TE gear is interesting but sooooooo expensive

    • @Roomer645
      @Roomer645 3 года назад +2

      @@AudioPilz Yes it is … with these prices the majority starts looking at other gear.

    • @johnm.5913
      @johnm.5913 2 года назад

      Got a sub factory and 33. They are incredibly cool and fun.

    • @CargoShorts7
      @CargoShorts7 10 дней назад

      4 years later and those are the exact 3 that I bought as a guitar playing looking to take his first baby steps into the world of synths/samplers/sequencers/drum machines. Did I make a mistake by getting these? I missed the wave of controversy with these and instead bit right onto the bait hook thinking that they just looked so cool and fun, and they are a lot of fun to be fair!

  • @subiesojourner777
    @subiesojourner777 Год назад +2

    "It's the democratic decision to not get what you want." 🤣

  • @Chris6741
    @Chris6741 4 года назад +14

    The absolute best content of the synth RUclipsrs. Always entertaining.

  • @jdssurf
    @jdssurf 4 года назад +2

    “But I’m sure there are ppl who would dance to this” lmfao

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      Somewhere, there's a dancer for every beat

  • @MGoolas
    @MGoolas 4 года назад +7

    Your sense of humor is unironically great.

  • @jeredalmeida1880
    @jeredalmeida1880 3 года назад +5

    Using in conjunction with Digitakt or MPC? LOL
    "Sounds like sampling with extra steps."

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад +1

      It is pretty nice sample fodder tbh;)

  • @callumalston5755
    @callumalston5755 3 года назад +4

    It’s the bass, the lack of being able to play outside certain keys is a product destroyer

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад +2

      The scale thing is indeed a bummer

  • @ap0ria
    @ap0ria 3 года назад +6

    "They seem to attract random trash like cheap plants or cheap asian toys" is what finally made me subscribe.

  • @leewightman8619
    @leewightman8619 Год назад +4

    I don't get the LCD screen they should have put a grid on it or sample waves instead of useless animations

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Год назад +1

      That screen is reserved for the marketing department;)

  • @acorgiwithacrown467
    @acorgiwithacrown467 Год назад +1

    Considering the fact that they're just PCB's they're still very expensive.
    A 3d printed case would only be an extra few euros and make it infinitely more usable and reparable.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Год назад

      They have these rubber covers...

    • @acorgiwithacrown467
      @acorgiwithacrown467 Год назад

      ​@@AudioPilz Rubber is a bit better but an actual hard case would be preferable for me, for something like this I would want to be able to throw it into a bag and not worry about something else snapping it in two or cracking the traces on the PCB.

  • @aznboy1109
    @aznboy1109 3 года назад +3

    I have absolutely no idea how this video was recommended to me considering I have really no idea about making music or anything audio related but that was interesting

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад

      Happy to hear that! Stick around!

  • @ThomeTeque
    @ThomeTeque Год назад +1

    3:57 I would, why not, gabba, schranz, jazz, western girls and eastern boys, etc 😂 4:26 Nice Beardyman impression ;)

  • @Hektagon7085
    @Hektagon7085 4 года назад +7

    Dunning-Kruger fans... I mean Rick and Morty fans most love this!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      You need to have a very high IQ...

  • @ChrisSmout
    @ChrisSmout 4 года назад +2

    Still happy for you to do all of them. I have three of them and very rarely use them.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      Seems like I have to😅

    • @ChrisSmout
      @ChrisSmout 4 года назад +1

      @@AudioPilz for science!

  • @BuddhaPhi
    @BuddhaPhi 3 года назад +4

    I have a PO-137 and immediately changed all the sounds. (A factory reset will restore the built-in Rick and Morty sounds.) I also have 5 other PO models. So I might have a problem. I inevitably just resample loops or hits from the toys into the Digitakt.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад +1

      They are great sampler fodder!

  • @lenonel3286
    @lenonel3286 2 года назад +1

    I don't care what the world says I will never break the hanger off my PO

  • @xisotopex
    @xisotopex 3 года назад +3

    its like going to a gabber rave in belgium except everyone is on zanax instead of meth

  • @mishuga
    @mishuga 2 года назад

    Your use of the Venn diagram t shirt image made me so happy. Mine is wearing and I need to find a fresh one.

  • @AudioPilz
    @AudioPilz  4 года назад +106

    More Worst of? YES!!!
    ruclips.net/video/Wq38D0JoNHg/видео.html

  • @tcoo1999
    @tcoo1999 11 дней назад

    I love these. They are great for getting into synths and composing. Great sound for their size too

  • @420gravy4
    @420gravy4 4 года назад +9

    One of the most returned items at GC ever! I think it's 3rd most returned after Harbinger speakers and Behringer mixers .... pure crap.
    Thanks for posting, have a most excellent weekend.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      Really? Didn't know that!

    • @gelatinous6915
      @gelatinous6915 4 года назад

      Modern Xenyx mixers are suprisingly not that bad build-wise (they sound like crap but still.)

    • @anthonybernero9720
      @anthonybernero9720 3 года назад

      Why? Do they break easily? They don't look very sturdy.

    • @gelatinous6915
      @gelatinous6915 3 года назад

      @@anthonybernero9720 They just don't do very much. They are fairly sturdy with a case

  • @tomfenn7149
    @tomfenn7149 2 года назад +1

    I missed this one. Brilliant!

  • @MontiRock
    @MontiRock 4 года назад +12

    the PO K.O. sampler is actually pretty good, along with the tonic. The sampler actually can cut samples up like an MPC.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      I have still to try the whole range. Didn't know the cutup feature

    • @MontiRock
      @MontiRock 4 года назад +6

      @@AudioPilz when you choose one of the slots on the bottom two rows it'll cut them up into 16 sections that you could use them for drums. I made a few tracks using the K.O.
      One lesser known fact: while you can chain patterns, you can chain up to 100+ measures/patterns so if you want to actually record a song you already have a complete layout of what your song. (this feature is on mostly all of them).
      Just saying... :D

  • @fran95lp
    @fran95lp 4 года назад +1

    Favourite series on youtube, keep it going man

  • @Niven42
    @Niven42 Год назад +4

    I got a PO-32 because I heard they were great. Didn't see what all the fuss was about. Then, I discovered you could change the stock sounds via community generated patches even if you don't own Microtonic.

  • @marcoabyss
    @marcoabyss 4 года назад +6

    HIGHdea: get all the Pocket Operators. sync and set them up on a guitar pedal board. go on tour as a Pocket Operator DJ. profit.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      Let's have a decaf latte on that!

    • @marcoabyss
      @marcoabyss 4 года назад

      @@AudioPilz i already have the pedal board :P

  • @BadBeard
    @BadBeard 4 года назад

    Ich hab jetzt jedes Video von dir geschaut und dein Output und deine Qualität sind außergewöhnlich.
    Ich bin mir sicher, dass dein Kanal noch explodieren wird - Synth-Tube hat jetzt selbstreferenziellen Meme-Status erreicht.
    Das Cuckoo Spiegel Ding - *chefs kiss*

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      Vielen herzlichen Dank!

  • @busyak
    @busyak 4 года назад +5

    i only have the 33 (KO) and 12 (Rhythm) and i love them but I've only been able to seriously use them a handful of times. Everything is really finicky and the knobs are so loose it's impossible to get accurate values. That being said, the 12 has great click-clack drums that i managed to even use in a track of mine, and they're super fun to just jam to. The 33's drum parts choke each other out making it great for sequencing breaks, so i sampled a bunch of classic breaks in to keep plenty of jungle sequences on hand just to test drive sounds and ideas over

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      Jungle breaks are a great idea for the POs capable of sampling

    • @fitzdigital7534
      @fitzdigital7534 4 года назад +1

      The PO-12 does have just fucking amazingly dope drums. It's not as sophisticated as some of the others, but none of the others sound as good to me. (The string modeling voice on there is also fucking fire. The PO-14 has a bass version of that string instrument which is also good. They may both be based on the OP-1's string instrument, but I think I like the PO ones more.)

    • @PHeMoX
      @PHeMoX 2 года назад +1

      ​@@fitzdigital7534 Some of them are just sample based though (PO-12 is 100% sample based, only the FX uses an FX engine)... And some of the 'sampling' POs are not samplers, but do frequency modulated synthesis like the PO-35 Speak (it's why it can sample much longer and not just 40 seconds). Pretty sure the PO-14 uses that as it's main synth engine as well. So it definitely is not the 'same' instrument. The OP-1 has a modelling engine for its FX and synths. There's no FM synthesis. The drum sampler/sequencer is actually sample based on the OP-1. The synth stuff is all digital modelling. The OP-Z does have FM synthesis, which would be closer to the PO-14 sub I guess. Not sure 500-900 bucks worth of gear would ever truly sound the same as a sub-100 bucks synth / sampler like the POs. Not saying they are not capable, but in terms of voices alone there's no comparing with the OP-1 and OP-Z.

    • @fitzdigital7534
      @fitzdigital7534 2 года назад

      @@PHeMoX aha, thanks for the fact check. The strings on the 12 and 14 do really feel modeled to me, but I have no reason to doubt what you’re saying other than that perception. No doubt the Z and 1 are much more capable.

  • @ryanmckenna3088
    @ryanmckenna3088 2 года назад +1

    "My small micro-korg hands", XD

  • @bradyscher7224
    @bradyscher7224 4 года назад +14

    Really laughed at the callout of the yuotube hipster style of random desk knicknacks haha

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +3

      Cuckoo and Ricky are great, I deeply respect them but I never really understood that decoration thing (and I am not very good at it)

    • @bradyscher7224
      @bradyscher7224 4 года назад

      @@AudioPilz Knobs as well, I guess I'm not hip on that aesthetic

    • @bradyscher7224
      @bradyscher7224 3 года назад

      @@carnmarth334 hey man, this was four months ago, and you know absolutely nothing about me, are you alright?

  • @PodmornicaFTW
    @PodmornicaFTW 4 года назад +2

    I'd love to see your comments on the sampler that everyone loves to hate - Korg Microsampler :D
    Also - I cant say how amazing is to have this series. Even though you rant how the gear sucks balls, you still use it very competently.
    Keep on the good work.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      Thank you so much. Microsampler is on my list but hard to get here

  • @Qbays
    @Qbays 4 года назад +3

    This episode really nails it! I had tears in my eyes from laughing :D

  • @JoshuaKennedy321
    @JoshuaKennedy321 4 года назад +5

    UGH .. I have a PO-12 and although it does sound pretty good I rarely use it because the interface is just too perplexing. Each button does at least 3 different things and the display was deliberately designed NOT to provide any useful information. What parameter am I tweaking right now? Who cares!! Just enjoy the cute animation of a little man and a giant sewing machine.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      Just push record and randomly tweak it. Then sample. Success!

    • @themadsamplist
      @themadsamplist 4 года назад +2

      I don't see the problem. You're making music, you can use your ears

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 4 года назад

      Themadsamplist - If the tools hamper creativity it's no fun

    • @JoshuaKennedy321
      @JoshuaKennedy321 4 года назад +1

      @@rorz999 Actually the inclined plane is one of the simplest machines, but that's not important right now. Different people have different spheres of understanding. I played with the PO-12 for a LOT longer than half an hour, and never could master the interface because it just didn't make sense to me .. the display screen was totally unhelpful and I was constantly looking at the info sheet trying to figure out "how do I do X again?" .. however the Empress ZOIA, arguably much more complicated, was a breeze to me and I understood it right away.

    • @superchroma
      @superchroma 2 года назад

      I feel you.

  • @tommyk88888
    @tommyk88888 Год назад +1

    Did he just diss Ricky’s legendary tigerhead?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Год назад

      Yeah, I somewhat regret that now. Sorry for that

  • @GearAddict90210
    @GearAddict90210 4 года назад +4

    Lustiges Taschenbuch, geil :)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      Was ich nicht aus einem lustigen Taschenbuch lernen kann, brauche ich auch nicht zu wissen 😅

  • @Musikkeller-Innsider
    @Musikkeller-Innsider 4 года назад +1

    Mushrooms, succulents and a Schranz session. Could it ever get any better?

  • @kookyrobot
    @kookyrobot 4 года назад +5

    Reading the Lustiges Taschenbuch broke me. You have to have a pretty high IQ for coming up with that ...

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      ...or a youth wasted on comic books😂 Thanks!

    • @nolram
      @nolram 4 года назад

      @AudioPilz who said that it’s a bad thing ?

  • @haddongaming9946
    @haddongaming9946 2 года назад

    this is your best episode yet

  • @Stadsjaap
    @Stadsjaap 4 года назад +6

    "All of them."
    Thank you, internet!
    Had my PO-33 for less than a day before I put up the ad to sell it.
    Music just sounds better without a PO(S) in the mix.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      Well, it seems like it has to be😅

    • @GrumpyStormtrooper
      @GrumpyStormtrooper 4 года назад +3

      To be fair it's for a specific kind of music. The PO33 is usually used in Lo-Fi and hip hop

    • @anthonybernero9720
      @anthonybernero9720 3 года назад

      Why? What did you not like about it?

  • @patrickhayden7206
    @patrickhayden7206 3 года назад +1

    The PO's are the Tiger Electronics Handheld Games of music production. ;-)
    Love your channel.

  • @themagikian4237
    @themagikian4237 4 года назад +3

    Please do all of the Pocket Operators man!! 🙏

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      I'll try to squeeze it in

  • @defjeff2907
    @defjeff2907 4 года назад +1

    Man that was fast! I just requested this last week. What service!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      Sleep is the enemy ;)

  • @chriswareham
    @chriswareham 4 года назад +3

    Bad gear suggestion - the Yamaha QX-1 sequencer. It's as though someone wrote a specification for the most awesome MIDI sequencer ever, and then a sociopath implemented it. Don't quite know what it says about me, but I own one and use it in preference to a software sequencer or any other hardware sequencer, but man it's a weird machine.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      According to what I've heard this thing doesn't like people

    • @Rayndalf
      @Rayndalf 4 года назад

      I don't have much of an explanation, but I bought a QX3 on a whim (people usually tear them apart for the unique key switches) and grabbed a QX1 to keep it company. Unfortunately I need to find a 5.25 inch floppy to get it to boot.
      I guess if I try one and hate it I'll hate the other one in different ways?

    • @chriswareham
      @chriswareham 4 года назад

      @@Rayndalf Both the big QX sequencers share the job menu approach to accessing commands, with a reference printed on the front panel. Apart from that the QX1 and QX3 are quite different. Yamaha definitely streamlined the workflow of the QX3, but there are quirks to the QX1 that I quite like.
      Check out Espen Kraft's video on using the QX3 if you've not already, as he made a great demonstration of how to use it.
      As for the QX1 floppy drive, I have a HxC floppy emulator in my machine. You need an adapter to convert the 5.25" floppy connector but they are cheap and easy to find. You'll also need a mounting bracket, but those are also readily available.

    • @voltijuice8576
      @voltijuice8576 3 года назад

      I nearly bought a QX-1 several times, but always chickened out.

  • @ilikeitwhatisit
    @ilikeitwhatisit 2 года назад +1

    Do you have an opinion on the OB-4 speaker/radio/weird thing?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 года назад

      Not really but I don't think I'm the target group for stuff like that;)

  • @designator7402
    @designator7402 4 года назад +5

    No matter how good some of their products are, I can't help but to hate TE and everything they represent.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад

      Not 100% my style, either...

    • @chemicalBR0
      @chemicalBR0 4 года назад

      you just need to buy some sandals , grow a beard and drink more frappuchinomochalatte ;)
      IMO they have made 1 good product, the op-1 the rest is throwaway trash
      they are the hipsters hipster

    • @gelatinous6915
      @gelatinous6915 4 года назад +1

      They represent cheap gear that sounds good, mainly. While they obviously target hyper-hipsters (who else has a fashion section on a gear website,) most of their products end up in the hands of broke college-age and teen musicians (speaking from experience.)

    • @yourunemployedfriendat2pm
      @yourunemployedfriendat2pm 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@gelatinous6915cheap gear?

  • @sikabo3376
    @sikabo3376 3 года назад

    schranz mukke 🖤 ich kann nich mehr. du holst echt alles raus. sehr geiles video.

  • @DA-nk6gx
    @DA-nk6gx 3 года назад +3

    Damn! If this is how you sound on "Bad Gear" then I want to hear your stuff on good gear. Do you have an album? I would love to give that a listen.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад +2

      Thanks! Working on "real" releases atm!

  • @EdLrandom
    @EdLrandom 3 месяца назад +1

    3:05 Call him up now, these days he might be up for it lol

  • @shonjones7231
    @shonjones7231 4 года назад +3

    I love the parody elements

  • @Melody303
    @Melody303 Год назад +1

    Great jam at the end there, and kinda makes me want to look back into the PO series, though the Speak was easily the most interesting for me, both for the speech synthesis take on sampling and the microtonic voice (which extends to the R&M version).

  • @TheLunarSurface
    @TheLunarSurface 4 года назад +5

    Cover all the pocket operators please!!!!!!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      Let's see when I can squeeze them in

  • @WhiteWulfe
    @WhiteWulfe 3 года назад +2

    I'd love to see an "all of them". I don't really see the point behind them, but then again, I suspect I'm not in the target market for them.
    When you said ultimate democratic process, I was so expecting you to say Reddit for some reason...
    That playful shot at Ricki Tinez was cute too.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад +1

      I don't think Ricky is seriously offended ;)

  • @andrewkirk6452
    @andrewkirk6452 4 года назад +7

    Please cover all of them, but if you don't do all of them id love to have an episode on the sub!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +1

      Yeah, I've heard some complaints about the sub

    • @pabloplato
      @pabloplato 4 года назад

      @@AudioPilz I really liked the Sub, so I would be curious to learn what people hate about it. I also really liked Factory. But admittedly I did not get Robot, it took a while for me to finally understand that it's for live laying, but I don't consider these to be instruments for live playing but rather for sequencing, so while it's fun to fiddle with, a proper sequencer on it would have been far more appreciated imo.

  • @samkeeley1228
    @samkeeley1228 4 года назад

    Easily my favourite RUclips channel right now!!!

  • @idletimerap
    @idletimerap 3 года назад +7

    I love my pocket operators. Out of all of my gear they're simply just the most fun and instantly gratifying. But I would NEVER by that fucking Rick and Morty abomination

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад

      Rick certainly doesn't approve;)

  • @Barnet310
    @Barnet310 4 года назад +1

    Nice to see your views going up! Great videos

  • @tesco24
    @tesco24 4 года назад +5

    Why wasn't the text in the mirror reversed?!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +4

      Magic!

    • @voltijuice8576
      @voltijuice8576 3 года назад

      He was reading the rare, exclusive mirror-printed edition of the book. So it looks normal in the mirror.

  • @mrCharlesG
    @mrCharlesG 3 года назад +1

    man I can just auto-play all your episodes and binge!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад

      So happy to hear that! Thanks!

  • @therealone1288
    @therealone1288 3 года назад +2

    No interest in POs but im tempted by the megaman and street fighter ones

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 года назад

      Their marketing guys really know their stuff

  • @Syndogon
    @Syndogon 4 года назад +2

    At first I thought it was a toy but it has some potential. That all ended when it was just catering to Rick and Morty fans and the usage of the now defunct TikTok USA.
    Despite all this, subscribing to this channel has never failed to inform and entertain me lol

  • @nacs
    @nacs 4 года назад +5

    4:24 This one clip summarizes so many RUclips PO videos I've seen -- Cuckoo, Andrew Huang, Red Means Recording.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 года назад +2

      It's a certain kind of aesthetics