Bad Gear - Play Plus

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    Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Polyend Play Plus. Is this updated version of the original Play groovebox and distant cousin to the Polyend Tracker worth the price of the hardware upgrade (which is $399). Is GearTube toxic AF??? Should you just keep the OG Play and add a few synths instead? Are early adopters of Play disappointed for a reason?
    Thanks to Polyend for sending me a demo unit as a long term loan.
    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro tune
    00:47 Overview Play Plus
    01:35 Chronology of the Controversy
    02:53 Back to the Groovebox
    03:01 Play Workflow, Pick and Place
    03:20 Filter
    03:30 Envelopes, FX
    03:39 More Parameters
    03:48 Sequencer, Microtiming, Ratches, Chance, Random
    04:24 Pattern Length, Polymeters, Play Modes
    04:43 Midi Tracks, Chords
    05:01 Internal Synthesizers, Polyphony
    05:23 Limitations of the Synths
    05:41 UI, Knobs, Double Tap, Main Encoder
    05:52 Master FX
    06:00 Real Time Recording
    06:15 Performance Mode
    06:26 Pattern, Variation, Mute/Solo
    06:33 What else???
    06:50 Hate
    07:11 Jam 1 (House Solo)
    08:06 Jam 2 (DnB Setup)
    09:05 Finale (Synth Showcase)
    09:37 Verdict
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  • @AudioPilz
    @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel*
    Full Tracks, Extended Jams, Sample Packs: www.patreon.com/audiopilz
    Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/audio.pilz/

    • @zakblackhawk204
      @zakblackhawk204 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Still waiting for you to do that Casio voice synth!

  • @dink_lesbian154
    @dink_lesbian154 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +215

    'is geartube toxic af?' Well there's a reason this is the only gear-related thing I even look at online

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      Yeah, it's a weird bubble...

    • @pirateradioFPV
      @pirateradioFPV 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      I was a gear reviewer too before I took the Polyend to the hard knee 🤣

    • @LimitationCreation
      @LimitationCreation 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice reference, not sure people will know it though.

    • @igmusicandflying
      @igmusicandflying 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@LimitationCreation never even played the game, and I got the reference. 😄The internet is a wonderful thing, sometimes.

    • @ZILtoid1991
      @ZILtoid1991 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      There's a good reason why I unsubbed from Glenn Fricker, and not just because of his current godawful editing style and ignoring the part of metal history when high gain amps didn't exist and you were the most br00tal dude in the scene once you put EMGs into your guitar alongside with you maxed out TS9 pedal and also maxed out JCM800 (which is still a way more fun setup than the current 5150/Recto/similar stuff). He's still right about the speakers though (guitarists, please use more Electro-Voice speakers!).

  • @MaxSonicUA
    @MaxSonicUA 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +144

    Must say, you're not just a TH-camr, you're an exceptional musician. What a talent!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Thank you so much!!!

    • @etbonz3499
      @etbonz3499 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah dude yo music is really super good! Do you ever release anything?@@AudioPilz

  • @djkanyon
    @djkanyon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +135

    I think Bad Gear episodes should be considered high art and they have to be stored in some digital museum for the future people. For Uli's sake, just look at the production level, wording, music, structure. This is how it's done, future kids! Florian raised the bar for everyone and i hope other people will follow suit.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thank you so much!!!

    • @helisoma
      @helisoma 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      that's why he's got Patreon so you can literally download everything 😂

    • @RaverOperatorGeeza
      @RaverOperatorGeeza 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Episodes need to be saved on an internet archive like waybackmachine, for the future bad gear enthusiasts!

    • @dankeplace
      @dankeplace 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you should post your 9 min sets of that bass music you make, show the "kids" how it's done, or not.
      🤣

    • @djkanyon
      @djkanyon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@helisoma nah bro i meant some congress library stuff not some random ppl hard drive 🙂

  • @billyruss
    @billyruss 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    It never ceases to amaze me how you manage to get to grips (and deep-dive) with a different bit of hi-tech gear every week... and not only that, but put together some great jams and a whole lot of video editing. How do you find the time! 🙂 Another good one.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Thank you so much!!! I just try to stay organized!!!

    • @PiriakaTrackwrecker
      @PiriakaTrackwrecker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I concur 100%. I'd love a second video a week with him running through how he learned each new tool. I felt him (and Bo Beats) on the SP404ii clip, some learning curves are steeper. Props, such great tunes Florian. Just call it Florian Mode.

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@AudioPilz Organization and espresso.

    • @GeorgeLocke
      @GeorgeLocke 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@PiriakaTrackwreckerand a third video of "bad gear-tube" where he mercilessly roasts other video makers.

  • @shawnmurphy4757
    @shawnmurphy4757 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    The Polyend Play spent almost its entire life cycle in my favorite retailer's wishlist. I jumped at the Plus, which is now patiently awaiting its unboxing

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice!!!

  • @RichardStroffolino
    @RichardStroffolino 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    As a Tracker owner, jealous of all those glorious encoders. The performance menu goes a long way, but just doing a filter sweep on the fly should be a lot simpler.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I feel the same way!!!

    • @voltijuice8576
      @voltijuice8576 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      A tracker with encoders and without a grid would be ideal

  • @bonsaibloom
    @bonsaibloom 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I cant even wrap my head around how much work goes into these 😮‍💨 you make it look easy ♥️

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @tomalaerts8839
    @tomalaerts8839 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am slowly learning my Play+. A fascinating device. I am impressed how quickly you are proficient with it.

    • @dankeplace
      @dankeplace 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a different workflow, but once you have your head around it, it's extremely powerful and rewarding.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!!! Once you have put 10K hours into learning gear;)

  • @DoctorNemmo
    @DoctorNemmo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Please don't end your gear-reviewing career, bro. You are proving every week that it's not the gear that makes the music, but the mind behind it. Congratulations on your channel and happy 2024 !

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!!! No worries!!!

  • @dewulfe9913
    @dewulfe9913 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    musically, one of the best recent episodes, as always keep up the good work!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @Dolores5000
    @Dolores5000 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So many great bad gear episodes but this is really great! Thanks for the fun and info regarding this box

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @3D6Space
    @3D6Space 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hard to believe you haven't covered the Roland Sonic Cell, but that's my request for this week! Thank you Mr. Pilz, as always, for the great music and awesome sense of humor.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you, great suggestion!!!

  • @chrism5931
    @chrism5931 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Still checking all the boxes. Well done, as usual. Watched and liked as usual. Keep it up man.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @ReconTechBF3
    @ReconTechBF3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i joined your patreon because of that final synth showcase. holy hell i need more of that track!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @thquib
    @thquib 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I would pay a hefty sum for a full version of that ending jam, fantastic work as always!

    • @thquib
      @thquib 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      My dreams have been achieved through the power of patreon

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thank you!!! Shameless plug: full tracks can be found on my Patreon!!!

  • @iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii
    @iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Strolling into the tiger's cage with aplomb, rattlingly ; new year put on notice. He don't care, bout yr world. the DAW-y eyed last jam was impressive- it's the little touches in the stereo field, the clever harmonic weaving; and you do this every week. its not just the sprint, it's the endurance. Happy New Year!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!!! Have a great 2024!!!

  • @iShredStreets
    @iShredStreets 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This man really working overtime. Thanks for the video my numba one Österreicher! 💪🏾

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Schen Daung!!!

  • @Emily.risney
    @Emily.risney 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Got a Synthstrom Deluge 4 years ago, and recently updated to the OLED UI. When I see this, I know the investment in learning the Deluge workflow ( I also used an overlay for about a year) was worth it. Thanks for this Florian, you have affirmed that I made the right decision. Great video, I turn in on every Friday. You never disappoint. A+ :)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you so much!!!

    • @duncan-rmi
      @duncan-rmi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      exactly.

    • @ZetaCarinae
      @ZetaCarinae 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The Deluge kicks ass.

  • @sonnyhancock
    @sonnyhancock 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    With all the quirks, I'm still very interested in it.
    Great review and productions of it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

  • @yourchildrensghost9736
    @yourchildrensghost9736 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You never cease to amaze me with your Skill. Happy New Year.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @JGlassy
    @JGlassy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love this Finale Jam. Every groove box seems to groove well under your tutelage 😊

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @e-conrecords4665
    @e-conrecords4665 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You totally nailed it this week! That dub techno track was the bomb!! ♥️

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @SonicVibe
    @SonicVibe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    from the mems to the little details top notch episode as always love the bass in jam 2 .

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @gothjocks2155
    @gothjocks2155 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great review! I’ve been loving mine. I don’t think I’ve found a workflow in either hardware or DAWs that is this fast and intuitive to whip up tracks and sequences. Agree with you on some of the live performance limitations though

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

  • @turtleCalledCalmie
    @turtleCalledCalmie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    First episode of Bad Gear of the year weeee :D Happy new year mr Florian with more memes and more jams :)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy 2024!!!

  • @saardean4481
    @saardean4481 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I love all the dawless setups that “want to break free” but then sound 10x better when processed a bit inside a daw :-)
    Jokes aside, Florian i feel the Erica Synths Db 01 and Lxr 02 coming on your channel. Call it basic instinct

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Great suggestion, thank you!!!

    • @mog068
      @mog068 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have the DB-01 and I am disappointed. The sound isn't bad, the controls are a bit worse. But the MIDI implementation is practically non-existent. You get clock in, note on, note off, mod wheel hard-coded to filter cutoff, and pitch bend. That's it! It could have been a MIDI or modular powerhouse if even some of the synthesis functionality was exposed. But it isn't.
      So yeah. Do it!

    • @stussyg8567
      @stussyg8567 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      these ones are good gear, db-01 sounds dope

    • @saardean4481
      @saardean4481 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stussyg8567 i don`t think „bad gear“ is meant 100% seriously and literally on the channel

    • @stussyg8567
      @stussyg8567 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@saardean4481 of course, I'm just a fanboy of my synth, peace)

  • @DECIMA1
    @DECIMA1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love the K.O.II meme in this video :) I can't wait for the bad gear episode on it!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I really have to give that one a try!

  • @mijaba
    @mijaba 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    hahaha!!! I saw you sneak that deluge image in there!
    THAT is the desert island groovebox.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I really have to give that one a try!

  • @pirateradioFPV
    @pirateradioFPV 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Ah yes, the infamous PAY PLUS to the owners of the OG 😂

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      When you know, you know...

    • @kirkanos771
      @kirkanos771 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yep, bought mine 6 months earlier to learn that i can upgrade for 400. So in the end, i have to pay more than a person who pay for the whole new product.
      I'll stick for the mono version. I'm using it in MIDI mode anyway.

    • @artblack01
      @artblack01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kirkanos771 Or sell it to a newb and buy the plus after.

    • @1980VINZ
      @1980VINZ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kirkanos771knowing that you have to send them the Play !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So you are 1000% right !!!!! This is ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING for early adopters, what a way to thank them from POLYEND !!!!!!…………… I swear you it drives me crazy and I even don’t have one so I imagine you should be mad afffffffffffffff……..
      They shouldn’t ask to send back the original one and do a very good offer on the PLUS, that’s all !!!!!

  • @lokelosk
    @lokelosk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I bet that if Polyend was more predatory and released the Play+ with another name and without the option to upgrade, saying it's a new version instead of a revised version, nobody would've batted an eye. I mean, just take a look at TE: people complained, but they were also happy because the old OP-1 was going to become cheaper lol
    In any case, I understand the frustration the OG owners might've felt, but the whole toxic debacle was unnecessary.
    On another note, great video! Loved the last track.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

    • @vangoghsseveredear
      @vangoghsseveredear 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Didn't the Play + come out a year later? That's probably got a lot to do with it.
      Also, people dunked on TE hard with the OP1 field, lol. That price was a piss take to almost everybody

    • @lokelosk
      @lokelosk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@vangoghsseveredear Yeah, around 1 year later, I think.That's why I believe if it had another name and no upgrade path, people wouldn't even care, and would probably be happy about the price drop on the normal Play and not worry about resale value, like the OP1-Field did with the original OP-1.

  • @UkeJamUK
    @UkeJamUK 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love the hunter S Thompson quote. Marvellous ❤❤❤

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!!!

  • @PiriakaTrackwrecker
    @PiriakaTrackwrecker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Epic tunes once again bruv! I love your taste, and greatly appreciate your ability to dip into genres and nail them with brand new gear! Maybe throw in some more UKG like the first audio example? Plenty of the groove boxes do it nicely. Go old school and do the OG green red and blue electribes?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!! Love OG Tribes!!!

  • @hut48
    @hut48 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    You named your project "SUBSCRIBE” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you truly are a genius. Very timely, I just got the Play+ a few days ago. Bought the "vintage Play" as soon as it was available, so def triggered by this launch, but have to say I'm extremely glad I upgraded. Luckily found someone selling it for dirt cheap, so my "upgrade" cost was significantly less than $400 💪 new synths are nice, can't wait till performance mode can be used on them/midi, this thing will be 💯 then

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!

    • @igmusicandflying
      @igmusicandflying 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He does that a lot, and also has other funny names for patches and stuff if you look carefully.

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@igmusicandflying You get more entertainment for your money on this channel.😃

  • @embersandash
    @embersandash 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The house jam particularly tasty. These bad gear vids actually kill my gas they are so good.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @hufftalbot9296
    @hufftalbot9296 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love your channel. You demonstrate that the gear hardly matters. It's what you do with it that counts. You have saved me a lot of money as I have stopped buying gear altogether.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @herecomestreble24
    @herecomestreble24 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The OG Play is still a great little drum machine and I love mine. I just thought the $400 pricetag to update it was a slap in the face.

    • @Jason75913
      @Jason75913 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You and 99.9% of everyone else thought so as well.

    • @stinkypete9070
      @stinkypete9070 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same. Price difference on top of the original near me, I may as well should have good a deluge from the start. Huge slap in the face considering I loved the hell out of polyend products prior (they really should have kept making the seq, love that thing)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel you!!!

  • @frishi666
    @frishi666 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic show. Interesting take on stereotypical joke about Poland as default wasteland for the gear:) we should be swimming in used vintage gear wonderland in a bit😂 happy new year. ❤

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!!! Roland on Poland;)

  • @Eigenstates.
    @Eigenstates. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    This is one of the first pieces of gear you've done where I have some experience. I had the original Play. I found it very frustrating to work with- same issues with real time record, double click buttons, channel assignments didn't seem to stick... my main issue was that there is no poly per midi track meaning you have to chew up tracks if you want to record your own chord voicings. I got a Deluge new with OLED but I did it primarily because I saw how generous they were to upgrade people's existing machines for a very low price and the open sourced firmware. I do miss the velocity sensitive pads on both but the Deluge is a complete joy to work with because it behaves... graphic sample editing on the matrix- yes.
    Regarding Ben... I just wonder what the hell is wrong with people. He had an opinion. Disagree and walk away. Threatening the man? WTF?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Great heads-up, thanks!!!

    • @pacman_pol_pl_polska
      @pacman_pol_pl_polska 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Pro Tip: Random nobodies on the internet typing "threats" is not that threating.

    • @Eigenstates.
      @Eigenstates. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@pacman_pol_pl_polska it extended beyond the internet for Ben.

    • @pacman_pol_pl_polska
      @pacman_pol_pl_polska 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Eigenstates. Living in commiefornia must be hell.

  • @coreyhels9638
    @coreyhels9638 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As an early adopter, my beef with the “upgrade” was that IMHO play needed several other improvements more than it needed synth engines or stereo. Ideally the replacement to a new more powerful CPU should have unlocked significant changes that could have been more of a game changer. It very much feels like the release of “the thing we meant to make all along” at the expense (literally) of early adopters. Yes there is butthurt. But that said, I was hoping for a completely different set of improvements. As a user I wanted to see significantly expanded per track, per step, FX routing and layering options. Multiple different FX beyond the global reverb and delay flavors. True LFOs including rate and shape with routing options to control multiple per track or per step parameters like filters, panning, and FX. Midi delays or trigger stutter to allow for some performance capability on the Midi lanes as well as the sample based audio side.
    Synth engines while a cool addition comes at the expense of the Midi tracks. If you were adding a beefy chip would it have been possible to have 3 pages of 8 tracks? Samples, internal synths, and 8 external midi tracks? Its a very cool groove box, but it still has limitations that could have been addressed if you were planning a chip upgrade. My biggest concern now is that there will never be an OS update to the original play because subsequent OS updates to play+ might be incompatible with the original chip.
    We didn’t really need stereo samples as much as you needed more and better stereo effects to color the mono samples.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great input!!!

  • @RozyShaman
    @RozyShaman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video as always. A challenge to you, I would love to see you review a stylophone x-1 while somehow making some amazing jams out with it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!!! Great suggestion!!!

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Put it through a bunch of FX boxes.

  • @UnconsciousChanting
    @UnconsciousChanting 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Had the OG, upgraded and don’t regret it but also understand the disappointment it has caused. I immediately clicked with the Play and its interface/workflow so to have the upgraded power and synths was tremendously exciting for me. Having fewer boxes that actually inspire and excite is my New Gear’s Resolution.

    • @vectrexboy5605
      @vectrexboy5605 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I guess, I will find the OG now for cheap on the Second Hand market ;-)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice!!!

  • @barrywhite7741
    @barrywhite7741 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I just bought a first gen Play brand new for under 500. It works great as the sequencing centerpiece for my dateless setup

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice!!!

  • @Farold_Haltermeyer
    @Farold_Haltermeyer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Holy cow...this was actually the most balanced review yet!!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @bertokleine280
    @bertokleine280 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    God damm it, one day late for your new again briljant vid.
    Really appreciate your work.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @malikmartin
    @malikmartin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your DnB is getting better :)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @synthlord2368
    @synthlord2368 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Happy Friday Florian!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have a nice weekend!!!

  • @hanzvolt
    @hanzvolt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    haha! a Bela Lugosi reference! great vid...id never own this thing but nice to see

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The man. The legend.

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AudioPilz "Bela Lugosi's Dead" 🎶

  • @sharivari81
    @sharivari81 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Jam 1 (House Solo) chef’s kiss ❤

    • @sharivari81
      @sharivari81 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is there a full version?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!!! Shameless plug: there's an extended version on my Patreon❤️❤️❤️

  • @user-xv8yg1li2t
    @user-xv8yg1li2t 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    very very good music you made ❤

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

  • @secretelitemusic
    @secretelitemusic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'd be outside the gates of Schloss Pilz with my flaming torch and pitchfork, but the pitchfork caught fire on the bus. As did the bus.
    As someone who lived with the joys of 96ppqn vertical scroll sequencing on the Atari, courtesy of Dr.T's KCS, the thrill of 3 column greyscale GUIs and neolithic workflows has long since left the building.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My moat is huge;)

    • @secretelitemusic
      @secretelitemusic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AudioPilz It's not the size that matters; it's the number of hungry alligators that live in it.

  • @Pablo668
    @Pablo668 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Nice work as always. Kraftwerk actually did a show in my city a couple of days ago.
    Edit: Also, I was quite saddened at the treatment Benn Jordan copped. I also enjoyed his reviews.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks!!!

  • @Vim-Wolf
    @Vim-Wolf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ah, I feel for Benn, I may be wrong but I think it was just opinion rather than paid-for promotion, but either way the backlash was still OTT. People are free to make their minds up and shouldn't really be hurling abuse like that at reviewers unless they are actually lying about the abilities or quality of a product.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Completely out of proportion, I agree!!!

  • @CrescentRollCarl
    @CrescentRollCarl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I dunno why Polyend refuses to put a chorus send in their gooveboxes. As a chorus junkie its kind of a deal breaker.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I LOVE chorus too!!!

  • @allehooop
    @allehooop 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    On your hands it sounds amazing. The first jam you made, called House solo, i would called Berlin Techno Solo. It was top notch 👌🏻❤
    Nice chapter of one of the biggest hyped gear of the last year.
    I was sad cause the Ben Jordan video reaction, he is a nice guy. He should not give a f**k about what others think or say.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed!!!

  • @lorrenaelliott161
    @lorrenaelliott161 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    0:44 I bought one of these on release day - that joke HURT !!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel you!!!

  • @antichicmusic
    @antichicmusic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love the opening reference to the book"Kill you're friends" helter-skelter of a read for anyone in the music trade

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

  • @Meitao23
    @Meitao23 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I’ve owned the OG Play and now the Play +. Now that it’s more of a standalone unit and don’t have to hook it up to external MIDI gear, i can take it anywhere and jam more easily. I love this thing.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice!!!

    • @Daphoid
      @Daphoid 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you sell/buy new or go through the pricey replacement program out of curiosity?

    • @Meitao23
      @Meitao23 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Daphoid the upgrade. I was actively looking for a multi timbral synth to buy so for me it made sense.

  • @sinephase
    @sinephase 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    damn that waldorf bass sounded massive! :D

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love the Rocket!!!

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Also famous for their salad.

  • @dietervoser4425
    @dietervoser4425 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice, diese Abreibe 🙂

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Danke!!!

  • @AaronFoltz
    @AaronFoltz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The DnB set up is perfect.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @EdgyNumber1
    @EdgyNumber1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    10:00 Jeez Florian, that's a (very distant) blast from the past.... 😆

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂

  • @charmingpianovideos6185
    @charmingpianovideos6185 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! I think it'd be super cool if you checked out and did a review of the Dirty Wave M8 Tracker? I recently just got one and im absolutely loving the work flow!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great suggestion, thank you!!!

  • @jaderington
    @jaderington 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The Panda smashing the kit on the desk then floor started me in a fit of laughter.
    I Just been going through this myself with my new OX 1 sequencer through desktop Hydrasynth for two days trying to eliminate synth by synth, cabld by cable. I got there in the end and came to bed for a fresh start tomorrow only to see the Panda doing exactly what I wanted to do 😅

    • @Vim-Wolf
      @Vim-Wolf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There's a longer version of the Panda if you do a search round the web for it :)

    • @jaderington
      @jaderington 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Vim-WolfThanks Vim-Wolf 😊

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’d love to give the OX a go!!!

    • @jaderington
      @jaderington 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AudioPilz Yes and you would make it sing like Angels from above as you do with everything you turn your hand to. But for some of us making sweet music doesn't always equate to being a geeky nerdy Techy type and we struggle by horribly on new Gear / kit

  • @64north20west
    @64north20west 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You managed to make those who suffered through buying the first version feel a littl ebetter about it if they upgraded. the sounds you got out if the plus are genius.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

  • @danielruizmunoz
    @danielruizmunoz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I got (and sold) the OG Play and I must say it's a super fun and immediate machine... I bought it as a "cheap Deluge", which it isn't... This new Plus it's better, although the best feature I think it has is that you can get the original WAY cheaper, as it's a really fun machine... Anyway, if you are looking for a portable DAW in a box, it's the Deluge with community firmware, IMHO.
    BTW Florian, you're videos are fucking awesome. As suggestion, I think the Perkons should get also the BG treatment 🙂

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!!! Great suggestion!!!

  • @raulgorgulio9834
    @raulgorgulio9834 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would love to see the Tracker Plus model. I have the original Tracker, and I really love the UI because it's super-intuitive and it's faster to work with than a lot of other grooveboxes. It would be cool to see all these synths from the Play+ on the Tracker. And also a bit more polyphony (or at least ability to play chords on one track) would be nice.

    • @ottootto6396
      @ottootto6396 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Aisjam had a cool video about how to use the original tracker as a synth engine recently

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Doesn't the Mini have an upgraded CPU?

    • @raulgorgulio9834
      @raulgorgulio9834 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AudioPilz I think that it does have an upgraded CPU, but it doesn't have the features I mentioned, unfortunately. I also think that the original Tracker has better controls (after experiencing the MC101's UI I don't trust small gear)

  • @delsydsoftware
    @delsydsoftware 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I bought the Polyend Play about a couple months before the Plus came out. Although I would have liked the additional features, I mostly bought the Play for its ability to easily randomize and mash up drum beats. I do wish that the Play Plus had been announced before its release, though. Kudos for the shots from Lifeforce in the last jam. I just recently saw that movie for the first time, and regret that it took me 35+ years to see it. :)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks!!! Tobe Hooper FTW!!!

    • @artblack01
      @artblack01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Or sell it to a newb and buy the plus after

    • @luminousbrilliance1711
      @luminousbrilliance1711 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Life Force is good Movie. Stuff happens. In NO UNCERTAIN TERMS. 🙂

    • @delsydsoftware
      @delsydsoftware 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@luminousbrilliance1711 That movie is just CONSTANT escalation from the beginning to end :)

  • @helisoma
    @helisoma 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    that first jam is amazing 🙀😳😳😳...also great to see the Rocket in the second jam...was it used in the finale as well? nobody covers controversy like you...the Walter Cronkite of synth news 😁👍🏻

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!!! Finale was all Play Plus

  • @nelsots
    @nelsots 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    On the subject of trackers, you might consider an episode on the m8.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great suggestion, thank you!!!

  • @Drrolfski
    @Drrolfski 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Last year definitely had its fair share of controversies to feed this most hated audio tools channel. Maybe do one on Waves, Akai MPC X SE, OP 1-Field, etc.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great ideas, thanks!!!

  • @malwida1022
    @malwida1022 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really dig the background visuals in Jam 1 from 7:15 . Would you mind sharing a link?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just search for AI-generated brutalist buildings

  • @el_dani
    @el_dani 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Finally, with this video out in the world, Elektron could greenlit the Digitakt 2.

  • @brianoblivion8218
    @brianoblivion8218 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    that opening was fly af

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

  • @krazywabbit
    @krazywabbit 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Love my Play +. love this video, love the tears of those that remain frosty in the pants that Polyend hurt them. I love it all.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @6581punk
    @6581punk 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Liking the use of Lifeforce in the visuals.

  • @No.0.o.0
    @No.0.o.0 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That zoom pedal is some very good gear

  • @DetroitMicroSound
    @DetroitMicroSound 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thought about buying both of them, a few times. Just haven't wanted one bad enough to give in. At this point, maybe in a few years, when they will be on the market used for a few hundred, instead. For me, that makes more sense.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍👍👍

  • @relative_vie
    @relative_vie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can’t wait to buy the ++ next year

    • @dankeplace
      @dankeplace 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You mean in the next 3 months.

    • @relative_vie
      @relative_vie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dankeplace 😂😂😂😂

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s math!!!

  • @kenniferlopez1
    @kenniferlopez1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rad AF Sir!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @uhuhmazn
    @uhuhmazn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I hope you can loan a Chompi off of someone that thing is a SynthTube Bad Gear hall of famer for sure.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great suggestion, thank you!!!

    • @ambrosiajam8008
      @ambrosiajam8008 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The $29 google ad version, 🙏

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hainbach did a review on it.

  • @duketranslucent3rd
    @duketranslucent3rd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great video and jam 👏 So if I got you right, sound design is menu-divey, and as far as I know there's no LFOs? Not replacing my Digitakt, then!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!! Menu-divey like a Roland;)

  • @TB-jt4nm
    @TB-jt4nm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Could you make an episode about the new Yamaha seqtrak whenever you get your hands on one? Would be amazing to see your point of view and creations on it! Thank you!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great idea, thanks!!!

  • @RoyalSkateCrew
    @RoyalSkateCrew 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think the meme at 4:30 is about King Crimson's Frame by Frame

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought it was either Meshugga or Gojira...

  • @chrisdavies9143
    @chrisdavies9143 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And I think we have a new record holder, congratualtions Polyend 😂

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They're just not afraid;)

  • @grecoart
    @grecoart 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What about a Novation Circuit? Greetings! And a better year 😊

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Love the circuit - already did an ep about it

  • @ropeburn6684
    @ropeburn6684 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Polyend Play(+) is yet another example of gear with rationally needless limitations (8 tracks ROFLMAOPIMP) that could've been solved with an ever so slightly more powerful (by which I mean A LOT) DSP chip costing only 20-50 more moneys in manufacturing.
    At the same time, these very same limitations worthy of, oh wait no, *surpassed* by early 90s technology then are sold as "super creative, because limitations are inspiring".
    It's ridiculous. The price difference between a severely limited device that's on the edge of being ridiculous, and one with the seemingly limitless computing power and RAM and storage we know today (think midrange smartphone SOCs with 8x 2-3 Mhz cores and 8GB RAM and everything putting these music machines to shame) is literally less than 100 moneys.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Modern times;)

  • @slipknotboy555
    @slipknotboy555 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great instalment! The Play, and now the Play+ seem pretty damn good. I want one; it would make an excellent centerpiece, sequencing both its internal sounds and external gear. I can see why its release rubbed some people the wrong way, but it's kinda cool that owners of the original can upgrade for a cheaper price. It's also a shame that certain people's comments made Benn pull the plug on his gear reviews. That wasn't cool.

    • @dankeplace
      @dankeplace 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If you want it as a sequencer, forget the + version as the internal synth engines use the external 8 tracks.
      I got the non + version and strictly use it as a sequencer, it's the most powerful sequencer I have used and by far the cheapest for what it can do.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!!!

    • @slipknotboy555
      @slipknotboy555 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@dankeplaceGood to know!

  • @anzbert_anzio
    @anzbert_anzio 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Could you do an episode on a synth FX device like the zoom ms-70cdr, or maybe the mod dwarf (which can also be used as a synth)?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is actually an episode about hacking the MS-70

  • @royalslim2024
    @royalslim2024 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your the best I love your show

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

  • @gab9099
    @gab9099 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My 18yo daughter just attended a 4 day festival and she said that children of the night, what music they make if they try to squeeze lofi downbeat, Berlin school and pseudo orchestral shenanigans into one bad gear finale was a feature genre on one of the main stages, nice

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂❤️😂❤️😂❤️😂❤️😂❤️

  • @partirparlesarmoires
    @partirparlesarmoires 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "Pitch" 😂
    That machine sounds amazingly good, by the way, don't know what it is but there is a sort of a hi-fi quality to it...

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍👍👍

  • @jeffryarchambeau5441
    @jeffryarchambeau5441 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As the early promo said, the Play is so much fun you'll want two. So now your second Play has whacking good extra features, costs the same, and has the same workflow! And the original Play is still very useful. Or if you want a second original Play, the price just dropped a bunch. Win Win!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍👍👍

  • @DrFunkologist
    @DrFunkologist 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Whats interesting about polyend is that theyre building hardware to do what OpenMPT and a 2000s era laptop can do

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Isn't that more or less every company building grooveboxes?

  • @xisotopex
    @xisotopex 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    holy crap that is precisely me @09:47 only I have 2 more hobbies, surfing and saltwater reef aquariums...

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds expensive;)

    • @xisotopex
      @xisotopex 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AudioPilz
      not quite as expensive as vintage analog synths, but absolutely no resale value.

  • @jrodohio
    @jrodohio 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I wrote off Polyend after the Dreadbox/Polyend Medusa launch. I won't endorse a company who disrespects their consumer base. This is another slap in the face.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The Tracker Mini is really nice tho!!!

  • @HelicopterRidesForCommunists
    @HelicopterRidesForCommunists 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Welcome to Bad Gear - the show that I have to adjust the settings to half-speed in order to catch all the memes

    • @thatmr.a8010
      @thatmr.a8010 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In Florian's meme accent "Your spacebar will prove to be your biggest friend!"

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤️❤️❤️

  • @djshire1984
    @djshire1984 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had never heard of this til now.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Definitely worth taking a look!!!

    • @FastRCToys
      @FastRCToys 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy guy 😂

  • @SlaserX
    @SlaserX 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Polyend gear is SOO close to being good, but just doesn't cross the line. I have a tracker, and it has most of what I need, but is missing the last 10%. Now I'm stuck using an MPC because it does it all

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I honestly still prefer a Tracker to an MPC but that's more of a religious question;)

    • @eddievanheinous666
      @eddievanheinous666 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wish the MPC Live II (love mine) had a 16 button XOX sequencer on the bottom instead of speakers. That would have been perfect.

    • @fisk0
      @fisk0 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      yeah, kinda wish Polyend and 1010music would merge, feels like their devices are 90% there, but they each miss different 10%.

  • @roseutterback5755
    @roseutterback5755 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Damn this makes me want one sooo bad

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😀😀😀