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@chordorgan

Жыл бұрын

Hope you're feeling better soon :)

@d_vibe-swe

Жыл бұрын

Get well!

Get well soon, Florian! Although Better Gear is always much appreciated, a Friday without proper Bad Gear episode is only a fifth day of the week :(

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Trying to get back to the traditional schedule asap

@patrikkonat3085

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioPilz Stress is an underlying factor for balding. Dont stress your recovery, just plan a BAD GEAR - health recovery special :)

This is so sick, incredibly industrial sounds straight out of a NIN record!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, probably the most hifi circuit bend I'm aware of

@Death_By_Media

Жыл бұрын

NIN used the R8 quite a bit allegedly

@dykodesigns

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, It feels like something NIN would use.

I've always loved gear that spoofs interfaces. My first job was with a company making add ons for old telephone exchanges that worked that way. The exchange thought it was just grabbing stuff from its ferrite core memory (very old tech) but it was being manipulated in real time by an alien being like those parasitic barnacles that make male crabs female so they nurture the baby barnacles.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Still a better love story than Twilight...

Paul at Circuitbenders is a total dude. He MIDI retrofitted my Roland TR-77, and can also retrofit pretty much any of the classic 70's drum machines from the likes of Ace Tone and Roland.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Legend!

Eureka you’ve done it again! Better gear is a great idea

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

It was about time! Thanks!

My lifelong habit of bending audio gear circuits was finally cured when I fried something I couldn't afford to replace. For the tenth time. This looks relatively safe, so say we, "ROCK ON!!!"

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

It's almost too convenient - such a clean solution

Hope your feeling better mate, all the best.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

I mean... wow! So, Roland can produce good sound, but it was hidden from us!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Lol, shots fired;)

Gotta love non-destructive circuit bends.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, really like the concept of this one!

Get well soon dude, and thank you for another awesome episode!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I circuit bent my own casio keyboard and yeah it mostly does this when activated. As in mostly noise. But it can sound dirty as hell for when you need that sort of thing. Another great video, get better soon!

Sounding loud, clear and relatively crackle free. The circuit-gadget-thingymajig sounded pretty good too. 😁

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

That was recorded pre-illness but thanks;)

@lairdkilbarchan

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioPilz I guessed as much. Get well soon, bro.

Great content! We need more better gear episodes, all of them are a joy!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Feel better soon!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

AUDIOPILZ IS FINALLY RUNNING OUT OF BAD GEAR, REJOICE FRIENDS! REJOICE

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Dream on;)

Cool to see Circuitbenders UK being reviewed. Another cool product they offer, which requires soldering, is the Audio 2 Trigger. So you can send like an audio rim shot or short percussive sound from your DAW or drum machine from a separate output and Audio 2 Trigger will convert it to a Eurorack gate. Useful for syncing a drum machine to eurorack.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Their bends are the best!

Dude that makes it sounds SOOOOO sick this is so badass

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that thing is unique!!!

Yessssss, that r8 was just itching to be circuit bent. I would also suggest having the SR-16 bent if you still own it. It does involve soldering the PCB but it's one of the coolest, easiest and most musical sounding bends of all time. There are some really cool sounding demos on KZread, none of which are as noisy or harsh as the R8. (Provided, it has to be labeled as 16-bit and not 24-bit on the front panel. The 24 bit version is unbendable.)

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, heard about the unbendable 24 bit version

@ropeburn6684

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the Alesis HR-16 and HR-16B. These are particularly worthwhile because of their weird 8bit data turned into 16bit audio via bitshift trickery. If you "bend" those, it results in utter awesomeness and sounds very powerful. They're also electronically simple enough to make your own custom sound ROMs using a standard EPROM burner. There are tutorials online about how to recreate and use the bitshift pseudo-16bit trickery. Fun and worthwhile!

@gelatinous6915

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioPilz wouldn't be surprised if I was the one who mentioned it sometime before, I have the memory of a soggy piece of pickled fish.

Excited to see this. Love all your content! This spin on bad/better is great. Dope info for the masses,

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Industrial heaven. Was not expecting to want this so much.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I instantly knew I needed it;)

Circuit bending is a work of art and a great way to dip one's toes in building instruments and engineering for that matter. Look up "Look Mum No Computer" and you are in for such a treat!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

LMNC is a bending master!

Ooooh, yeah, I'm gonna have to get this. Will be keeping a close eye on that etsy page.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Just write them a message, there's usually a waiting list

I’ve been keeping an eye out for a cheap R8 for a while now just so I could get one of these. I’m glad you got one!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Funnily enough it seems like they're a bit cheaper than usual atm

We're learning about this sort of thing in school right now! How timely!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Nice!!!

Circuit bending is so much fun! I just did it to my Yamaha RX-17 and it's made it soooo much better :)

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Nice!!! RXes are ideal for that

How rad is this? I just sold my R8, but seeing this use of the machine makes me happy.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀😀😀

glad to find your second channel:)

This mod is just beautiful, everything about it.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

I can tell you had a blast and couldn’t help to smile 👾

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that thing is super fun to use!

Awesome stuff!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

Get well soon!!!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Brutal, on our speakers too. I question the remaining lifetime of my tweeters after this. Also I'd like to extend your warning about circuit bending (as an old Electronics Service tech and enthusiast): Please Do Your Research before attempting circuit bending. Just randomly opening a device and randomly trying to short various solder points in the electronics will most likely lead to destruction of your device as various (especially older) chips will potentially get exposed to overvoltage and parts will be shorted which can result in instantly damaged components. Here's a tip for the potential Circuit bender - please acquire a schematics for the device, check out the chips datasheets and specifications on what voltages it can handle, and have at least BASIC knowledge of electronics - this is not hard to learn, fortunately electronics is very simple to learn and you don't need a ton of math. Just learn a little Ohms laws basics, how capacitors, transistors, diodes and resistors work before you do it. It's well worth it for you all, youtube have plenty of beginner electronics tutorials. And to encourage you to learn: Remember... An electrolytic capacitor CAN EXPLODE and it's not fun to get Metal-Shards from a capacitor or Glass Pieces from a Diode in your eyes - stay safe - stay informed!

I feel like I broke my wow a long time ago. Cheers to the return of Better - so get better soon so we can return to shoveling out the poop on the other end of this channel.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you❤️❤️❤️

Had to go straight to the jams for this one. Soz Introduction and friends.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😥

Another great vid. Thanks.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!

Beautiful man! Thanks! For a second I thought I was going to have withdrawals from my favorite gear channel.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! Don't worry;)

Roland Patch box will be on my Christmas Wish list

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

I had to join a waiting list, maybe order it now;)

Thats pretty awesome! And very cool that you don't have to permanently alter the hardware.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, love the concept!

I know of a U-110s and U-220s that have been sitting dusty, unloved and unwanted in a 2nd hand gear shop near home. At budget friendly prices too. I've resisted so far but if I could my hands on this ... The possibilities. Thanx as always. B.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Totally get the U220 - great strings!

This is really cool and useful! I'm gonna have to look into this, and I hope more things like this can get developed!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Circuitbenders always have awesome stuff on their webpage

@randomexcessmemories4452

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioPilz they were one of the companies that got me into the subject in the first place

That mod box makes the sounds totally brutal!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, one of the most hi fi circuit bending sounds I've ever heard

Awesome! I have been waiting a U110. This box looks like a great accessory for it. I hope you feel better soon. We will be here when you get back. And so will Korg. LOL

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Much recommended for the U110! Thanks!

What a refreshing episode… the idea of using the Rom card to short circuits is genius… Love the the start and end clips with the korg M1 00 universal program … 👍☢️

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Love that preset!

I have one of their last modded MB33's! great stuff from circuitbenders

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Hope ye feel better dude 🖤

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Getting better by the hour!❤️❤️❤️

Great video.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Very cool, sounds great! I was jamming with my circuit-bent HR-16 earlier today, by coincidence! I'll post a vid of the jam later :D

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Nice! HR16 is a circuit bending classic!

@MrMargaretScratcher

Жыл бұрын

I killed one of the channels on mine whilst probing about - any idea of a fix?

That is really cool!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀😀😀

Get better Florian, love from the States

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

Awesome Heal up my guy.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

good stuff, I've been looking at that CB box for a while 🙂

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

I really liked that one!

Get well soon!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Amazing !!!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

❤️

Omfg the circuit Alesis HRb is amazing....

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Alesis stuff is ideal for that too

yes! Phinelli, signature drumsound!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

True that!

cool episode thanks :D

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!

I like how it looks like the R8 is wearing a crown 👑

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

True that, didn't see it that way!

Bravo, that's a good one.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

It adds an appreciable degree of kaputtness to the R-8! 👍😀

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Brilliant.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

Speedy recovery gear Sensei. This one tickled the funny bone that was my third synth (and first rack mount unit, the U220)! If only she was still in the collection...

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Ooh this is the thing I always thought about when researching circuit bending, I have a ton of stuff that I'd like to bend but don't have the heart to Frankenstein my gear, very cool!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the concept of this is just too nice!

It’s been too long a wait for a better gear episode, sad it only took you getting Ill to make it happen. ;)

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

I had originally planned to release it next week on Wednesday but it totally came in handy in this situation

Waw, i think my U-20 and U-220 are going to come back in my productions !!!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I really want to try it with these two as well!

The 1st sounds you've made with this thing reminds me of my experiments with the Volca Beats and the WMD Geiger Counter. R.I.P. WMD - you'll be missed!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Always wanted to have one of these!

@bengencarelle7881

Жыл бұрын

what happened to WMD?

@strelokknoize

Жыл бұрын

@@bengencarelle7881 A couple of weeks ago they said on their website they couldn't produce any longer due to chip shortage. But now this text has gone. So let's hope for the best. I'm still hoping to get a Geiger Counter Pro one day.

@bengencarelle7881

Жыл бұрын

@@strelokknoize a lot of folks have gone under. Sucks.

Sounds incredible. Simple as.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, so dirty!

im crying i need this

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

I feel you

@n_o_

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioPilz ever since the editing process of the waveRex sample import card didnt really work for me, the R8 has been sad and quiet. this is delirious and noisy.

That was awesome! God I need this :)

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

Hot damn that R-8 sounds good.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

So brutal, love it!!!

Great card!! Great instruments!! TB-3!!😁👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🔥🔥🔥🤟🤟🤟

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

great video!! That box made the R8 sound amazing. you should release a sample pack of it

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Just uploaded a sample pack on Patreon (end of plug;)

Hell yeah! 💥

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

Yeah!!!! Bad..Now Better…Fantastic!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

this is dope

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀😀😀

Nice, circuit bending!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀😀😀

I got the same sounds out of a zoom mrt-3b drum machine that I circuit bent. I only stopped circuit bending because I went through a string of bricking the f*** out of everything I bent. It really is a great and fun and easy Hobby

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

The "I brick everything" phase is something every bender needs to go through obviously;)

I love better gear episodes.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀😀😀

Better Gear is always on Sunday. This makes it holy lol

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Amen!

Very cool! It is like a Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI - shake-and-bake DYI kit box.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

True that!

get better soon!! lg aus wien 😎

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Danke dir!!!❤️

So clever to use the card slot. 😲

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Left me mind blown too!

Praying for more better gear episodes as you run out of bad gear 🙏

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

I won't be running out of Bad Gear as long as there's Roland;)

Circuit Bending is finally going mainstream! Time to break out all my Speak & Spells I've been hoarding!

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

You're talking about your pension fund?;)

@gelatinous6915

Жыл бұрын

Be soooo careful with soldering them though, TI used oversized holes for the ICs so solder can drip through the board and melt the chips. Did that once. :c

@voltijuice8576

Жыл бұрын

@@gelatinous6915 - I've always found that the oversized holes make modding easier. Once I find a good mod with probes I can heat the pad/pin and slide another small wire right into the hole. Much more robust than tacking fine wires into pins like in my TR-707. But yeah, a few broken devices tend to be part of the learning curve.

Damn, those sounds! I could imagine going full Xotox with these! Rhythm n Noise heaven :-)

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's the sound!

i just subscribed again even when i was subscribed to audiopilz hahahah

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

I've yet to hear a circuitbent version of an instrument that I've liked, this being no exception. The R-8 sounds great as is, and the circuit bending just sounds... Well, let's say "not for me." Thanks for the video though, it's always interesting to see and hear new ways of using old gear.

@valley_robot

Жыл бұрын

I agree , it mostly sounds awful. Just plugging it into guitar pedals would sound better

@leftmono1016

Жыл бұрын

I circuit bent an old Akai S01 a few years back. Sample some vocals and drum loops/hits and it weirdly combines the two. Lots of glitchy madness but also some more musical results.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Circuit bending is indeed an acquired taste. Thank you!!!

@rebeccaschade3987

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioPilz Your videos are one of the highlights of my week, regardless of whether or not I like the particular piece of gear. Your ability to come up with different ways of using all these different instruments, in a short amount of time, quite frankly boggles the mind. Keep up the good work :)

I love this!😱🙌 "Bad gear" is amazing, but you're far too badass to be trapped in any boxes!✌️

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

As someone who listens almost exclusively to industrial, I like this one a lot.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Ideal for that genre!

this thing sounds very addictive

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

I liked that one quite a bit😀

I love that scene in T2

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Just recently watched T2 in 70mm❤️❤️❤️

I’m huge into industrial so with a mininova, Cycles elektron, microfreak, and a circuit bented portasound 270 (using the Roland arp from a sh-1 engine and with 3 eproms from an1x and this thing) i love the great risk and the high reward of working with circuit bending you get mr. Oizo, errorsmith and idm sounds out of it

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Portasounds are great circuit bending victims!!!

i likw it Audiopilz bad gear is awesome but a bit of better gear is a bonus

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

Now I see why you recommended this hahah. Breakout boxes are cool.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

@thomasjacques2822

Жыл бұрын

Get well soon

More Better Gear!!!!!! Imagine if the Chicago Industrial scene had this, back then! I bet everyone would be using one. When Lead Into Gold formed, they would almost definitely have used it.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

They could have just shorted contacts in the ROM slot;)

@DetroitMicroSound

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioPilz Yup. Instead they just used distortion, and such, externally.

That thing is nasty! Very nice 👍

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Agreed on both accounts;)

Cheezus!!!!! I have to order the Behringer Superfuzz immediately!!!! lol

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Lolz

That jam number 2 is awesome, man, you could make a ham sandwich sound like gold.

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

2.10 onwards sounds like something building up in a Deathchant records release. Love it

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

😀

@AngryBulldogg

Жыл бұрын

@@AudioPilz ha, sorry.... Meant 1.52, the moment when you just stabbed the two hardcore techno rods into into the sonic vortex

That thing is rad I no longer have to buy casinos at the swap meet

@AudioPilz

Жыл бұрын

;)