Bad Gear - Korg Kaossilator Pro - The Synth of Christmas Past???

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. On popular demand, we are going to talk about the Korg Kaossilator Pro, probably THE most requested piece of gear in the comment sections. Is it the Synth of Christmas Past and why did you put me through this right before the festive season? ;)

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  • @kaydot6889
    @kaydot68893 жыл бұрын

    What if the real bad gear was all the friends we made along the way?

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    These are certainly Good Gear (da best!!!)

  • @7an7ara

    @7an7ara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Woah...

  • @ezmyrelda

    @ezmyrelda

    3 жыл бұрын

    true story.. it actually was.

  • @ricardomilice2470

    @ricardomilice2470

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣 Fuck friends.

  • @petermuller161

    @petermuller161

    3 жыл бұрын

    I too have terrible taste in life. How do you do?

  • @Thefallofbabylon
    @Thefallofbabylon3 жыл бұрын

    I have almost all of the items in the bad gear series. FML 🤦‍♂️🤣

  • @mylan3707

    @mylan3707

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is truly sad. Unless you have the streetboxx.. Then that's awesome

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great minds... ;)

  • @godzilla42698

    @godzilla42698

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @johnsummers7121

    @johnsummers7121

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have all of these as well. I feel like hes listening to my recommendation.

  • @chaocrator

    @chaocrator

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bad Gear made me hunt for Yamaha FB-01 ))

  • @SalimSivaad
    @SalimSivaad3 жыл бұрын

    You have no idea how satisfying it is to hear every Friday: “At first glance, this thing is ticking all the boxes” 🙂 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Florian!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Merry Christmas!

  • @M364A

    @M364A

    Жыл бұрын

    why you look like rip off AudioPilz

  • @treyabraham515
    @treyabraham5153 жыл бұрын

    My favorite piece of bad gear yet. I've had both the pro and the pro+ and they have probably been the most used synths in my collection. They have definite limitations, but equally they allow a level of expressive control that none of my other synths quite allow. Not the tool for every job, but a very versatile one none the less.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy to hear that. It could have been much more versatile, tho

  • @bowmoneydrums
    @bowmoneydrums3 жыл бұрын

    seriously every synth i own....a man of my own heart

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    The way of Bad Gear! Stick around!

  • @fredh9808
    @fredh98083 жыл бұрын

    I was like: "I wonder if today he's gonna upload something", and boom, there it is. Merry Christmas from Argentina, dude. This was the best new channel of the year, congrats

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Bad Gear Christmas!

  • @machinemusic4869

    @machinemusic4869

    3 жыл бұрын

    You should have watched his interview on the Gaz Williams show, you’d have got a heads up, I thought his bad gear demo was going to be slay bells, maybe next year!

  • @CaptainAlbatross
    @CaptainAlbatross3 жыл бұрын

    I love how this channel reviews ALL the crappy gear that I desperately wanted when I just started out with synths and music. Even had (and sold) a lot of them. Awesome stuff!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, we seem to be a special group of people ;)

  • @dvilbooking5920

    @dvilbooking5920

    3 жыл бұрын

    My name is _______ and I'm also a "bad gear" addict.

  • @JacobPadlock
    @JacobPadlock3 жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to say I absolutely adore this series and also to say THANK YOU for continuing to make it during this absolute hell year.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @marcomaureira
    @marcomaureira3 жыл бұрын

    it's the channel's first Christmas, hopefully many more will come ! bad gear is one of my favorite video series

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Hope so, too!

  • @fa0179

    @fa0179

    3 жыл бұрын

    He will run out of bad gear tho

  • @marcomaureira

    @marcomaureira

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fa0179 there will never be such thing as, running out of bad gear lmao

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fa0179 never!!!

  • @distantcomets
    @distantcomets3 жыл бұрын

    By far the best (almost) new site this year. These videos are delightful! Congrats on a deeply entertaining (and frequently hilarious) year! Happy New Year!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Happy New Year!

  • @dsullivan6916
    @dsullivan69163 жыл бұрын

    No matter how crap my day this channel always cheers me up ! I've owned a number of Kaoss pads including the first version when it first came out and it was, and still is, an integral part of my kit. I agree that it's hit and miss ... but everyone who's stepped up to it has managed to show me within minutes some hidden gem of a feature i didn't even know was there. Looking forward to getting back into the studio !

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @skyeisthebeesknees
    @skyeisthebeesknees3 жыл бұрын

    you are single handedly causing all companies to rethink their products and in turn, giving us not so bad gear. Merry Xmas

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Merry Christmas!

  • @jevogroni4829

    @jevogroni4829

    3 жыл бұрын

    I sure hope so.

  • @paulmullins8425
    @paulmullins84253 жыл бұрын

    Had 2 of them for the last ten years still haven’t run out of ideas love them

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cool, did you experience any troubles with sync?

  • @paulmullins8425

    @paulmullins8425

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz obviously this instrument has limitations when it comes to syncing and midi is a joke, but l use it mostly as a lead instrument and effects tool, looping is ok but not perfect, but as I’m a crap keyboard player it’s a god send and have perfected various techniques with this thing it still has me smiling so that can’t be bad.

  • @mcraul

    @mcraul

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here! I love it as a complement for other sounds. Been usi g it for producing lately

  • @CYB3RC0RP
    @CYB3RC0RP2 жыл бұрын

    I have one of these, it was my first synth. A guy at Guitar Center managed to sell it to me when I was like 13 and had no idea how to achieve what I wanted. The thing is fun to mess around with, but a nightmare to try to make any serious music with. I found I wasted more time messing around with it than I did actually making anything I felt passionate about. It sat unused for years, but recently I've found some cool ways to make use of it, so it FINALLY has a role in my workflow doing something I couldn't already do without it. Now there's a reason for it to take up space in my house beside sentimental value.

  • @dannydr
    @dannydr3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this episode to make my christmas even better. Merry christmas and a musical and healthy new year from the Netherlands! And like you said, see you next year!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! All the best!

  • @paulyvinyl2361
    @paulyvinyl23613 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas AudioPilz. great to wake up to a fresh episode of Bad Gear on Xmas morning! Thank you

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same to you! Thanks and all the best!

  • @trickfall8752
    @trickfall87523 жыл бұрын

    I had the KP3 and have a mini KP. I love the way drums work on them and wish someone would do a full blown drum machine based of the concept.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    True! So much potential!

  • @pattymcpattyhaha
    @pattymcpattyhaha3 жыл бұрын

    Dear god, you nailed this episode, hilarious, insightful and the tunes were dope. “Edward forty hands bender” bahahaha.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @soepil
    @soepil3 жыл бұрын

    This channel has made 2020 a little better. Danke schön, Florian. :)

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gern geschehen. Danke fürs Zuschauen!

  • @JakeLavoieMusic
    @JakeLavoieMusic3 жыл бұрын

    Love this piece of gear man, thank you for making this video. Merry Christmas!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Merry Christmas!

  • @beak_on_bong
    @beak_on_bong2 жыл бұрын

    That jam at the end was immaculate 🤌

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @thesequencer4971
    @thesequencer49713 жыл бұрын

    Ha...you finally did it , my christmas wish come true: A Kaossilator review omg...awesome video...i bought an 90€ or so cable from Rkode. So you can use after a few settings (scale chromatic note range full) kaossilator as midi device. Works not perfectly if you want to play BACH, but for most electronic music its a worth cool addon. Cool is pitch or wheel control works also as addition to xy controls. so you can get unexpected cool noise out your kaossilator. Cheers and merry Christmas🎹🎄PS: Rkode cable works also for Korg Volca Sample to change all sounds it to only one channel...

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Works for Digitakt, too! Awesome company!

  • @brunodimitroff1700
    @brunodimitroff17003 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas, Florian, thank you for lighting up 2020 x

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas! Thank you so much!

  • @leobeo3033
    @leobeo30333 жыл бұрын

    Thank you man for all the videos you put out this years They had been a part of my quarantine 😃

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @Yuzuki1337
    @Yuzuki13373 жыл бұрын

    Wow that cowbell surely is plonk Edit: Merry Christmas Mr. Pilz, enjoy the rest of the holidays! 🎉

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Plonk for days! Thank you so much!

  • @SimonBrisbane

    @SimonBrisbane

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seriously though, needs more cowbell..

  • @nekurobaito
    @nekurobaito3 жыл бұрын

    Press like then watch.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's the way! Thanks!

  • @ramseydoon8277
    @ramseydoon82773 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah! I'm so glad you were able to get one! Thanks, Florian, you made my day!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @johnchongsing7745
    @johnchongsing77453 жыл бұрын

    Very informative. Thanks and have a happy Christmas

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Merry Christmas!

  • @bichovergara
    @bichovergara3 жыл бұрын

    It's my main tool in my whole arsenal! I love this thing!!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll have to dive deeper into midi translation for it!

  • @bichovergara

    @bichovergara

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@AudioPilz right now the easiest way is to just buy a RK-002 Smart MIDI Cable that will do all the translation work for you www.retrokits.com/shop/rk002/

  • @consciouscoma85
    @consciouscoma853 жыл бұрын

    when combined with the Strymon night sky it makes it come alive. it makes the disco club sounds into ambient sounds.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't Strymon make everything come alive? ;)

  • @fleebschlehm2467
    @fleebschlehm24673 жыл бұрын

    Thank you dude and All the best for 2021.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Same to you!

  • @3D6Space
    @3D6Space2 жыл бұрын

    I picked up 1 of these early last year. It's my 2nd favorite synth, right behind the Roland MC-09! Thanks for another great show! Love the music!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @23bit76
    @23bit763 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas from Victorian Britain 🎄

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same to you, Sir!

  • @n.l.j
    @n.l.j3 жыл бұрын

    It amazes me how week after week you manage to tap back in to the zeitgeist of the time when the gear first came out! I suppose part of this is due to how dated/limiting the gear you review can be, but I also think you have a rare ability here :) And was there a Blackberry shoutout there in the final track description haha?

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It's more about fax machines ;)

  • @GordonBraicks
    @GordonBraicks3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for so many great vids this year! This channel is one my favorites. You will love to review the Yamaha rm1x in 2021. It will tick many of your boxes for bad gear (rompler with many many buttons). But you will be thrilled it’s a very capable dawless sequencer.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! I still have to find an affordable Yamaha rm1x ;)

  • @ronandikker7126
    @ronandikker71263 жыл бұрын

    Waaaooow! I never comment on YT videos but I have to say well done this channel is great. I can't believe you've only been here a few months. Your presentation is so professional and your critique is thorough and nuanced. Also I've never heard the expression "Like trying to paint the hallway through the letterbox" and as a native English speaker and lyricist, I'm jealous. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to watching plenty more of your content.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @nebula0697
    @nebula06973 жыл бұрын

    The original Kaossilator was my first synth-like instrument and I'll never sell it because it's so damn clever and fast to make a beat on and then forget it forever. I then got the "pro" and sold it quickly, because it was kind of boring for some reason compared to the more limited original version. But for me it was really easy to make loops on the big one too, the four tracks were cool and once you selected a scale it was super easy to get stuff out of it and the larger touch pad made it even easier to hit the right notes.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm longing for an OG Kaossilator, as well!

  • @Halfpipesaur
    @Halfpipesaur3 жыл бұрын

    6:45 - Deadmau5 has entered the chat

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    ...n'stuff ;)

  • @SunnyBeeRandomTuber

    @SunnyBeeRandomTuber

    3 жыл бұрын

    I REMEMBER this one :P

  • @mattzr1550

    @mattzr1550

    3 жыл бұрын

    So good

  • @benjaminbrand3714
    @benjaminbrand37143 жыл бұрын

    Finally! I've been waiting for the Kaossilator since the beginning! Perfect way to end the year!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sticking around! Merry Christmas!

  • @cs4122
    @cs41223 жыл бұрын

    Highly informative and entertaining review once again! Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Merry Christmas!

  • @agentvx8320
    @agentvx83203 жыл бұрын

    I love my OG Kaossilator, and there were just a couple tweaks it really needed to be truly great (particularly MIDI in for notes or at least clock) so it's sad that they really appear to have let the magic out in the transition to Pro. Some goddamned calibrated markings on the touch pad would have been a lot more helpful than meaningless blinkenlights too.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those lights are actually counterproductive!

  • @LegoMyachi
    @LegoMyachi3 жыл бұрын

    I forgot about the kaossilators! I remember watching so many daft punk covers on those bad boys in like 2009

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    ...and none of them were tight ;)

  • @null_state
    @null_state3 жыл бұрын

    Another solid hit! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Merry Christmas and all the best for 2021

  • @trevorbrown8737
    @trevorbrown87373 жыл бұрын

    Happy Xmas BGMTSGA love it as usual! Have a good one👽👏👍

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same to you! Thanks!

  • @pizzagogo6151
    @pizzagogo61513 жыл бұрын

    Interesting! I have the KP3 & never thought of it as a synth, just an effects unit....I can see if you thought you were buying a synth and trying to use it that way you’d be pretty frustrated with the unit! Great video as always, thanks and have a great Xmas👍

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! The KPs were never intended to be synths, AFAIK. The KO were (and it didn't really work out, methinks;)

  • @pizzagogo6151

    @pizzagogo6151

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz oh, ok I didnt understand the difference, I assumed it was just a later version thanks for pointing that out....after your demo I’m sort intrigued- maybe I should waste some of money on a hard to use, not especially good sounding digital synth...😊hmmm

  • @henninghoefer
    @henninghoefer3 жыл бұрын

    Bad Gear Suggestion: Teenage Engineerings Pocket Operators…

  • @danielscott7985

    @danielscott7985

    3 жыл бұрын

    He already did those

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks but there is already a "worst of" episode. More to come in 2021!

  • @henninghoefer

    @henninghoefer

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz Sorry, found it now. (I *did* make sure to check the "Bad Gear" Playlist kzread.info/head/PLRkn2QTxcJf6HCrt4YnhhjxNpRLqWOLeI before and it seems to be missing in there)

  • @albertocastillo7686

    @albertocastillo7686

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kaos pad and electribe are horrible.

  • @s3nsec0rruptr80

    @s3nsec0rruptr80

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz I missed that! Yay, more bad gear!

  • @Lordxfx
    @Lordxfx2 жыл бұрын

    You are creative in so many ways, just cool!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @mcraul
    @mcraul3 жыл бұрын

    Been waiting for this!!! Thanks

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Always a pleasure!

  • @SourMoonBlues
    @SourMoonBlues2 жыл бұрын

    I will never forget watching Beardyman slay a set with four of these.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Legend!

  • @murraynatkie7490

    @murraynatkie7490

    2 жыл бұрын

    1 of those and 3 KP3s but yeah 👍

  • @spaceranger145
    @spaceranger1453 жыл бұрын

    Rating, 0/10 doesn't even skrillex. On a serious note I'd love to see a bad gear tier list new year special!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea! I'll try to squeeze it in!

  • @Jobo47
    @Jobo473 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas from the states!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! HO HO HO!!!

  • @jbassdude
    @jbassdude3 жыл бұрын

    @6:51 what a happy tune for merry 2021. Stay safe and see you next year.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! All the best!

  • @agentvx8320
    @agentvx83203 жыл бұрын

    "Edward Forty-hands bender" rofl dying

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    We all know how it feels ;)

  • @WarrenPostma

    @WarrenPostma

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz Yes, we do. Thanks, 2020.

  • @rookmaster7502
    @rookmaster75023 жыл бұрын

    I have a Kaossilator Pro, and it does take time and effort to discover and fully understand its strengths, and how to work within the parameters of the synth's capabilities to generate great music. Focusing too much on what it can't do or can't do very well is not a very productive approach to using the Kaossilator Pro; this will only result in frustration.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree! It certainly did in my case;)

  • @Vince.Makes.Things
    @Vince.Makes.Things3 жыл бұрын

    great video! Having had the Pro + arrive with me finally (after almost a decade of lusting after one) and only getting to play with it today, this is perfectly timed :) Also; passing note but - your video production prowess has really come on a long way! Those shots where you've cut out the squares of the touchpad are real nice. Some of the shortcomings are worked around by using it in conjunction with a loopstation tbh

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @localhost4460
    @localhost44603 жыл бұрын

    You're a treasure dude, you're gonna be huge. Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! It means a lot to me!

  • @freefinancialadvice

    @freefinancialadvice

    3 жыл бұрын

    He is huge. Look at his head.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@freefinancialadvice lol

  • @SRDhain
    @SRDhain3 жыл бұрын

    The editing and pacing are so good, florian. You deserve a mince pie for those alone ✊ I've owned it's cohort, the kaoss pad of that time, and that was a hoot to use (especially live..long loading times for the samples there too), but this i couldn't bring myself to part cash with. Korg have remarkably used this interface as far down the line as my current smartphone (on the app, which is MUCH easier to use), but this is a curio at best. The original (and currently s/h) prices are as wild as a raver with a really bad stomach. I have no idea who owns these & i suspect they're gifts or potential tax write offs. Korg went onto better things such as the volcas, the minilogue, the monologue and *anything* else. This mis-step is like the suit jacket you bought in a rush from the sales, on the way home from work, for a works related party the next day; you dont actually like it that much, no one cares you're wearing it & even though you won't wear it again, you dont have the heart to get rid of it right now.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    You had me at mince pie! Thanks!

  • @defbones5597
    @defbones55972 жыл бұрын

    The kaossilator and the kaossilator pro were my first pieces of gear back in 2005. I always had the feeling that it was promising but soooo hard to play : not enough slots for tracks, the sh***y pad to play, and so on... I stopped buying gear till 2018, when I bought the novation circuit (halleliuah!!!). Such a big leap forward in terms of fun and playability !!!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Get a RetroKits RK-02 - total gamechanger for the Kaossilator Pro!

  • @Hostipal
    @Hostipal3 жыл бұрын

    I've a Kaoss Pad KP3 with a similar wishlist but did also learn a thing or two of what it can probably do. Cheers for a great year of content and increased GAS. Happy holidays

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fortunately those weaknesses are not that bad on an FX unit. Merry Christmas!

  • @jackjones513
    @jackjones5133 жыл бұрын

    Merry Xmas Audio Pilz enjoyed your vids and learned loads :)

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Happy to hear that!

  • @zazulakoma
    @zazulakoma3 жыл бұрын

    I have a mini kaossilator, it is a great toy for my 3 years old son. 😊

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're a good parent!

  • @80iesDude45

    @80iesDude45

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here. My 4 years old girl loves the Mini Kaossilator ;-)

  • @chimneychap5142

    @chimneychap5142

    3 жыл бұрын

    better than blipbox

  • @nickTeeKaystrickland
    @nickTeeKaystrickland3 жыл бұрын

    You should do the Trigger Finger Pro. Was 50% weeks after release and never received a single update. Then they took what they were doing with vst support and put that tech into their Akai Advance keyboard line (also under the inMusic brand umbrella)

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great input, thanks!

  • @catmastertrash2447

    @catmastertrash2447

    Жыл бұрын

    I have the TF (1.0). Once the software for it was abandoned, it cannot do much except trigger MIDI notes - nothing in the way of USB, except you need it plugged in to get power, even if you're not using a USB message connection. Its successor the Trigger Finger Pro was better, but I never really went back to M-Audio unless its for adapters or a low cost controller

  • @thasloyramos9278
    @thasloyramos92783 жыл бұрын

    Another amazing review!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @lucaspontesakerman
    @lucaspontesakerman3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Another Amazing video, Keep it up!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @cyborgmetropolis7652
    @cyborgmetropolis76523 жыл бұрын

    “Like paining the hallway though the letter box”

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    We all know that feeling!

  • @huntrrams
    @huntrrams3 жыл бұрын

    I had this as my first “sampler”! So weird seeing this as bad gear.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    It certainly has its flaws

  • @nicototem
    @nicototem3 жыл бұрын

    Superb chapter always amazing thank you so much for your hard work, I hope you get rich doing this, you deserve it. Your work is the best of internet syntn-wise speaking. Merry Xmas

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas & thank you!

  • @jmd76family
    @jmd76family3 жыл бұрын

    You answered every question i have ever had about it. Thanks.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @qjames0077
    @qjames00773 жыл бұрын

    Merry Xmas *See you next year*

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Looking forward to '21

  • @SNCKPCK
    @SNCKPCK3 жыл бұрын

    using this as a looper is how I do it!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's probably the best use for it!

  • @WillisZzz
    @WillisZzz3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, Christmas shout outs from Canada! I've always wanted one, but I'm happy with my little kaossilator mini I grabbed for like $75.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! All the best! The little Kaossilators are so cute!

  • @markolijus
    @markolijus3 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on the reward man! watched you and Gaz talk about ,well everything :). Kaoss pad also has big problems with sync, as far as i know they never solved it.. if you loop something in time, after a while it goes out of sync, no matter what you do..

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Gaz is such an inspiration!

  • @Kizunaut
    @Kizunaut3 жыл бұрын

    I've had a morbid fascination with this thingy but this video makes me glad I never got one:D

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    A morbid fascination is absolutely necessary for that thing ;)

  • @clashclashbangbang
    @clashclashbangbang3 жыл бұрын

    I used it with the MicroSampler, synchronized by a BeatStep Pro. Whenever you change the tempo on the BeatStep Pro, the Kaossilator is doing something, but it's out of sync, because, the tempo signal is transmitted to full quarter notes only. Nevertheless: The results were big fun sometimes!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I noticed that behavior, as well!

  • @swabisch

    @swabisch

    3 жыл бұрын

    it drifts... korg told me its because its a audio looper not a midi looper.

  • @joegrant413
    @joegrant4132 жыл бұрын

    Once again I can count on you to provide the best sarcastic remarks on KZread!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @Irapotato
    @Irapotato3 жыл бұрын

    Let’s goooooo. Best new music gear channel 2020 for sureee.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @miamha
    @miamha3 жыл бұрын

    When you realise this is the last Friday of 2020

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    It certainly is

  • @mattb154

    @mattb154

    3 жыл бұрын

    Man, I hope the calendar doesn't just roll over to December 32nd after next Thursday.

  • @fisk0

    @fisk0

    3 жыл бұрын

    8 more months of 2020

  • @miamha

    @miamha

    3 жыл бұрын

    Either way, New Year or 2020 II corona boogaloo, better make the best of this last Friday innit

  • @FIXTREME

    @FIXTREME

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@miamha 2020 II, Judgement Day

  • @FreddieShreddieTV
    @FreddieShreddieTV3 жыл бұрын

    i did manage to do 3 finished tracks with the kaosilator. it was tricky but the results were ok enough to publish. it could of been a really decent machine. this video nailed that

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, such a missed opportunity...

  • @anier1582
    @anier15823 жыл бұрын

    Another great vid!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @Leibregime
    @Leibregime3 жыл бұрын

    Ah the memories. I had one of these back in the day. Took me about 2 months until I sold it. Greetings from Vienna. 😉 Love your bad gear show

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Danke! Wien in the house!!!

  • @Leibregime

    @Leibregime

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz Leiwand Oida! Vorschlag für Bad Gear: Korg Gadget für Nintendo Switch 😅

  • @emmanueleferrarotto2986
    @emmanueleferrarotto29863 жыл бұрын

    (More) ROMpler in 2021. Great idea for more bad gear stuff :)

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the input! More romplers to come!

  • @traildoggy
    @traildoggy3 жыл бұрын

    My first synth was a PAIA Gnome, a diy kit ribbon controled noise monster. Please do an episode on that.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great input! Thanks!

  • @geraldfriend256

    @geraldfriend256

    3 жыл бұрын

    Classic

  • @SiliconBassist
    @SiliconBassist3 жыл бұрын

    Great as always. I love what sounds and music you got out of this! I wonder if i can get this synth engine in a keyboard. Merry late Christmas and Happy New Year!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    All the best! A keyboard version would be great!

  • @machinemusic4869
    @machinemusic48693 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas. All the best!

  • @ChrisSmout
    @ChrisSmout3 жыл бұрын

    Hard to argue with this assessment. The janky MIDI kills what could have been a handy rompler via your DAW. I'm saving mine to give to my son when he's older and can learn how to make music using the unit exclusively.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Buy him a Retrokit RK002 with it ;)

  • @ChrisSmout

    @ChrisSmout

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz 50EUR is a pricey buy - might have to before Brexit import tax kicks in :(

  • @Roboprogs

    @Roboprogs

    3 жыл бұрын

    CC instead of note on/off. Fail. This video was a public service announcement warning me to stay away. Thanks.

  • @MoraFermi
    @MoraFermi3 жыл бұрын

    It looks like a perfect target for a dedicated firmware hacker to get some serious scene cred for adding in a lot of these functions...

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Retrokits is on it!

  • @MarkBayfieldvillageidiot
    @MarkBayfieldvillageidiot3 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas dude, merry Christmas everybody this is the funniest thing I've seen all year, intelligent, interesting and amusing 🤔🤔😂👍

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas, thank you!

  • @DesertNinjaX
    @DesertNinjaX3 жыл бұрын

    I've been wanting to pick one of these up for a long time. Funny this vid pops up today.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Big Brother is watching you ;)

  • @BuddhaPhi
    @BuddhaPhi3 жыл бұрын

    Bummed I didn’t pick one of these up. HOWEVER, I briefly did have a Numark EM-460 DJ mixer that had an early Kaoss Pad built into it. It was excellent for those DJs with 3 hands!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Always wanted to have one of those mixers!

  • @DJWESG1

    @DJWESG1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great little mixer that. But it went in the bin with everything else from that era.

  • @foundatlantis

    @foundatlantis

    3 жыл бұрын

    shit thats the red thing rite? i had em260 in the early 2000s. one of the faders broke so i had to ditch it. gimmicky thing lol

  • @DJWESG1

    @DJWESG1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@foundatlantis yup, that's the one. I had both. Faders went on Both. numark though always supplied cheap parts, unlike the fanboy manufacturers.

  • @foundatlantis

    @foundatlantis

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DJWESG1 aye i run a dxm06 since having that em260 and that has been solid, not a bad thing to say about it. strange stories with music gear, some of it is neglected and abused and sometimes mint/near perfect. makes you wonder what kind of people the previous owners were like. or if its just an inherent problem with certain models.

  • @Joel-re1jz
    @Joel-re1jz3 жыл бұрын

    The lack of undo with a pad to play notes is a deadly combination.

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    True! It's traumatizing...

  • @EnviroDouglas
    @EnviroDouglas3 жыл бұрын

    You’ve already demo’d all the bad gear I’ve ever had... some of which I have re-acquired(mc-303 & microKorg). I did have a tascam portastudio 4-track recorder/mixer that used a traditional cassette tape. It could get real muddy & noisy after a few times of track bouncing. It’s probably being used as a tape effect device nowadays. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 🎆

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas! Owned a 4-Track Tascam a few years back. Classic sound but makes everything sound a bit small

  • @thealmightycommenter
    @thealmightycommenter3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve had my kaossilator OG for 13 years and I’ve used it on every musical project I have worked on. But only for Santa Sweeps E.G 6:09 in this video and sampling the sounds then manipulating. Useless for harmony melody and drums but great for ambience and intermittent funky wobbles. Seeing as you can pick the baby one up for £40 or less sometimes over here I’d call it great bang for your buck if you use it creatively but these big boys are a whole other kettle of fish. Great video! Thanks for the enjoyment as always x

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Santa sweeps forever!

  • @paulyvinyl2361
    @paulyvinyl23613 жыл бұрын

    i would like to see you do a piece on the Emu command stations like the XL-7 or MP-7 based on the Mo phatt and extreme lead modules built into a groove box controll suface with a bunch of midi and meant to be the center of a dawless setup made before the term "dawless" was invented

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea! I wanted to cover EMU stuff for month!

  • @AkronistThe23rd

    @AkronistThe23rd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yesss! I have the PX-7, which seems to be the more obscure of these semi-obscure workstations. 😁 So yeah, I for one second this shout, it would warm these cockles of mine heart 😊

  • @paulyvinyl2361

    @paulyvinyl2361

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz I have the MP-7 with an added extreme lead expansion ROM. I’m not sure if the shipping cost would be prohibitive but your I would be more than happy to use mine.

  • @paulyvinyl2361

    @paulyvinyl2361

    3 жыл бұрын

    More than happy to let you use mine.

  • @AkronistThe23rd

    @AkronistThe23rd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AudioPilz Take Pauly's

  • @outdatedgear5036
    @outdatedgear50363 жыл бұрын

    Imagine bringing this to band practice. “Hey what key are you in?” “The key of X/Y”

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    It actually has a super-sophisticated scale system ;)

  • @DjSuess

    @DjSuess

    3 жыл бұрын

    I play w a band and use this..you can change note scales fairly easy. I'm no theory major. But my mates will let me know real quick if I were outta tune..

  • @stabngab

    @stabngab

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DjSuess Yeah I was gonna say something similar, I have played with one of these with some friends on guitar and drums and it was quite easy to change scales and match them. The kaosillator pairs nicely with a microkorg also.

  • @paulrandomar757
    @paulrandomar7573 жыл бұрын

    Der einzige Kanal, der über gutes Equipment ablästern darf, ohne dass ich ein Hass Kommentar hinterlasse :D Ich kenne bis heute kein vergleichbares VST Multi Effekt mit einem XY Vektor und das obwohl es einen Korg Pad Controller gibt (Korg Nano Pad).

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Danke! Ich bin mir der Verantwortung bewusst ;)

  • @gamma_noize
    @gamma_noize3 жыл бұрын

    Frohes Fest und ein gutes neues Jahr! :) I tried the Kaossilator Pro once aaaand put it right back on the shelf at the music store... Couldn't use this thing even if my life depended on it. 🤣

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Auch dir ein Frohes Fest! I can really relate to that!

  • @Steve_643
    @Steve_6433 жыл бұрын

    Man the mid 90’s till the 2010 was a bad time for hardware gear!!!!! There was a few gems surrounded by a bunch of I wish I didn’t buy that!!!!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Still it's a lot of fun to mess around with them

  • @lundsweden
    @lundsweden3 жыл бұрын

    I really looked into the Kaoscillator Pro and I came to similar conclusions, very expensive and can't find anyone who can do something useful with it. Even synth Wizard Jordan Ruddess does'nt seem to know what he's doing with it, lol!

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think he found the ultimate application: making money;)

  • @lundsweden

    @lundsweden

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha, lol

  • @Suitmyselff
    @Suitmyselff3 жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for this one! my Santa list was a cue function to preview the sounds before overdubbing, & the sample library was outdated from the start , yep mine definitely sucks

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it took a little longer. Thanks for watching!

  • @gautrstafr
    @gautrstafr3 жыл бұрын

    Yei!!! My comment was featured at 4:21!!! Seems like we both agree on the conclusion! Close, but no cigar :D Another Korg Gadget I have fond memories of being nearly good on it's own is the Monotribe, which was both the successor to the monotron and the Volca lineup beta test! It had a cool everything even though it sounded limited. I let it go when I had a full Volca Lineup but I still have better memories of the Monotribe than the Volca Drum (which I replaced with a Volca Sample)

  • @AudioPilz

    @AudioPilz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! Thanks for the comment! Monotribe has becomre really rare and most people love it to bits!

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