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I was disappointed - i wanted it to be the baddest,uselessest piece of equipment that was ever made but sadly Roland let me down ! I love it - so accessible and intuitive.
Im currently living in the hospital with my son who’s born 3 months early. Unable to play on my synths, your channel, your humor and all the countless memes are helping me a lot through all of this. Vielen Dank!
Oh no, that's so seriously rough. Hope you guys all pull through strongly. Buy all of yourselves something nice when ye get through it, and enjoy it. Those patches always put things in perspective.
As a happy owner I have to say that the filter on SH-4d sounds insanely good. Osc are more than OK, and the effects are also nice. I don't regret my purchase :)
i had an Roland tr8s the menu was so damn awful I never gonna buy Roland gear again without watching an in-depth review but for now im gonna stay tf away from Roland gear its just breaks my heart how something that sounds so good can be such a headache to control
@@human-x8bhated that menu and sold mine for exactly that reason. Someday someone at Roland will look at their phone, realise that screens have moved on since the 80s and that they should too. Who am I kidding. They'll be putting calculator screens on everything for the next thousand years.
I own one, it's good. But it's so close to the precipice of great you end up frustrated that it's not what it could be instead of being happy with what it is
Is it just me, or are you actually progressing at composition more quickly as a result of making all these videos? All the little jams and bits are epic. Maybe youre just building my taste for electronica as I watch them..
@@treetopjones737 "maybe if I watch a few tutorials on how to do that technique I saw in another video, I might be inspired to actually try it out" Me every time.
That being said, I returned my sh-01 like week after getting it - and got a much more affordable+ usable s1 tweak, which I see u use all the time Florian haha much better tool
I've been following you almost since the start of the channel and I can say that the final jam is among, if not *the*, finest composition you've ever made. Outstanding.
I bought this synth and while it’s not perfect I have really been enjoying the hell out of it, and the tones that it can make. Seeing it appear on bad gear, as I put my finger over the play button I have that feeling I got back in school when I handed my mom, my report card lol
Remember, most all Roland’s gear was considered a flop. Yeah, those synths that go for 3k now and everyone cries for in every video. It’s generally people who make no music that consider them bad or a flop 👍
@@AudioPilzIndeed! I agreed with all of your cons for sure! I'm using the PolyEnd play/tracker/digitakt to control it and that helps... a LOT with some of the shortcomings. One WEIRD AF thing is you only get multi-channel audio out over USB with their software. ROLAND's CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY persist!
The sound of the synth coming out of my car speakers was very cold and gummy. I'm sure it's one of those "it's not you, it's the box" moments. Love you!
you are a genius :) how can your demo songs always sound so good? and again love your video as well. btw, i cannot count the times i need to rewind and stop to check all your memes as well :D
Favorite time of the week when the m8 discord alerts me of your video drops. I’m a weekly watcher at this point, love your work and keep it up - one of my favs for sure
You are on a whole nother level from a distant galaxy of awesome! Thank you for bringing such unparalleled clever creativity in this world. A true honor.
After hating it for about 2 months I suddenly started enjoying it. Did a 2 hour session at a party with just the SH and a Tracker and it was the most fun I'd had in ages. Needs some serious FW updates (and loads more PCM waveforms) but this is Roland, so...
Great sounding and a quick synth, you can make the basic and also complicated evolving sounds with it. So i like it and I like it’s sound clarity which doesn’t even need eqing. Has a cleaner sound next to my digitone with harsh and dark tones. Battery powered 4 channel synth and a drum track is the best to layer some ideas anywhere you are: Verdict: suits my needs and loving it. 😇☺️🏄♂️🏄♂️
@@minimal3734 depends on what type of music you want to make gear choices differ, yes this is not a deep synth but if you check house and techno tracks this has got every sound in it straight to the point and you can tweak it how ever you want. So its a synth that will take you fast if you know where you want to head at. Unless you want to go experimental or want to make evolving ambient sounds yes then you will need other synths which has got so many lfos, oscillators,muators etc. With my repect I think Roland made a good entry and intermediate level multitimbral synth. 😇😇🏄♂️💥
I am guitarist that only dabbles in synth/drum machines for song writing. This channel has helped me weed out the gear that i would've purchased, just to turn around and sell it, losing heaps of $$ in returns. Thank you for doing the ground work for me! I just joined the patreon...
Exactly why I use release day reviews to get a handle on features and UI and later ones like this to get a handle on actual use in its music making potential. Let’s face it even Loopop couldn’t hide his lack of enthusiasm about this box that sullies the name of such classics as the SH-2. I’m expecting the Gaia-2 to be on your show almost as fast! Another hobbled Zencore engine with no wavetable/sample import, and only two EG’s. Roland you need a new market research team. Another outstanding video. Your work ethic is amazing.
I honestly dont get the naming convention. Why is it SH-X when SH-101 is only roland to be named like that. Especially when this seems to mostly be going for Juno
Yeah this is the meta bullseye. Turns out brutally honest feedback delivered accurately with a humblebrag wink and robust vocabulary... can sell anything, even better than the notional professionals paid more to accomplish less.
That analogy of straight to VHS and straight to Bad Gear really tied the episode together, did it not… algorithmic landfill but we’ll fix it in marketing, lmao… great writing in this one!
Dorian. I just left klangfarbe. Made it a stop on my vacation from the USA. Best store ever. I'll be sure to give them plenty of business. Make sure they know you've made them famous stateside on the synth scene
Haha ANOTHER piece of gear I was eyeballing! Even if you had your frustrations with it the jams sounded incredible as always, you always put the question of whether it's the instrument or the musician that makes the gear with these tasty tracks.
I was eyeballing the mc 101 until I saw the bad gear on it, and turned off it. I don't always listen. I bought a Roland Gaia after it got pretty slated. I don't care. I love my gaia....(because I bought it on the cheap :)
Awesome demo tunes! In your hands, you make every piece of bad gear sound like the most desirable and essential equipment. It’d be great to hear what you can do with a Hydrasynth (I sensed some bias in this episode). 😅
I have an SH4d and I find it to be an excellent synth module. The groove box aspect needs a few firmware updates but is ok. I’ve been a Roland fan boy since using Juno 60s etc when they were new. This reminds me of a less colourful JD800 in some ways. Mine is definitely staying, MC101 is going as it was much harder to understand. Each to their own I guess.
Same boat; I wanted to use the MC-101 as a sound module but the 3 billion presets mostly suck and I don't want to have to sound edit on the PC. It's going and this has taken its place.
That synthwave track sounds great. I love Roland sounds, they're very musical and easy on the ears not really for more aggressive styles but you can always mangle them in your DAW with plugins.
I was seriously thinking about purchasing it but already saw some negative feedback specially the convoluted workflow. Your video definitely confirms it, as you normally are quite benevolent in general, so thanks! Still those memes crack me up every time btw 😅😅😅
Playing around with it this week on loan. I quite like it for all the sounds it has. What I don't like are the velocity-agnostic skittle buttons, but I sequence it with Deluge anyways. Great sounds, quirky menu and nav.
You wrote some amazing music, once again. But this may be the first episode where you literally talked me out of purchasing something I was planning to buy! Bad Gear usually has the opposite effect, lol.
Yeah I never quite got what this one was supposed to be. Aside from the "draw your own waveform" gizmo I think the MC-101/707 can do all of it just fine. I know that Jorb was all over the "mod matrix" when this first dropped but I was able to replicate those stunts on the MC-707 as well so... Also I can import samples there. 🤷 Nice video as always and of course awesome tracks! ❤
@@AudioPilz I have bought a few Roland's I wouldn't of dreamed of because I saw it on bad gear. They should be kissing your butt, and sending out a free Gaia 2.
Kinda makes me regret my thought of trading a Model:samples+a Dreadbox Typhon for it,thinking I could minimise my set and not really lose anything. Now I’m not really sure 😂 Thanks for the great video!
I was waiting for this episode, and I knew the Sh4D was going to get roasted. It's a good job the case is black, because any other colour would be charred black after this going over by 'your man Florian' who can smell weakness in an audio tool from 300m and will exploit it without mercy. But here come some paradoxes. Paradox 1 is the killer jams he gets out of it here, with some cone destroying bass tones and genuinlely interesting techno shenanigans. Paradox 2 is that I own one, and despite agreeing with all of its faults here (and some extras you didn't even mention such as when you motion record on any filter setting and then go to the tweak the filter later and get an almighty mess), I use mine loads. It's a wannabe groovebox which does not make the grade, it's a wannabee tone box which does not make the grade, it was thrown together on two rainy afternoons in Roland HQ using the sweepings from the floor of all the other synths they were doing, but I'm keeping mine because it does a job!
Goddam it! I knew my lovely SH4D was in your cross hairs. I agree with a lot of your comments but it ain’t going on Reverb any time soon. (You made it sound epic btw)
@@AudioPilz It's so expensive, but to me so much more fun than combining a couple of synths together... Sparked my love for producing back after spending years in Ableton and getting jaded from that. Also learning a lot about synthesis :D
Well covered . So many synth reviewers went gaga over this , and it seemed too good to be true . Your honest take on the gear is moist appreciated . Hybrid zencore hardware that can't use zencore samples is a double whamny for a dawless guy , looking for a groovebox with sample record (not import). Why doesnt anyone make a TE PO-33KO with more memory , a powersupply, midi in, great polyphony and cv out ? Oh. Wait . I think Uli is working on one .
I knew about this ahead of time from a fellow TH-camr who asked me to keep it quiet for obvious reasons. Knew it would eventually end up on the list like others i own did. Just Force, MPC Live 2, MC 707, Verselab MV 1, Modwave and that’ll be all my gear roasted 😭
Well, sold one over here - you and Carl Craig, tbh. It arrives tomorrow, For me the thing is a 5 part groovebox with every inch covered in performance-centered controls that runs on batteries. I hope my Keylab61 can run on usb power because the dream is a portable rig for under a grand.
Lol I love this piece. Been waiting for it to be up here lol. It needs a few updates to make it fire though. It needs to be able to shift notes of record off grid. And the fact that you can’t automate the rhythm section gets annoying but paired with other things, it’s dope
thought this might have been too soon but I was always offended by the backlit skittles keyboard. I already despise mini keys. you nailed it, sir! dont see this gear aging well.
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how about mentioning Good Gear alternatives
@@quantum_ocean Nobody cares about your wants.
It’s not a true Roland instrument if you can’t screw it up with careless actions.
I jumped the gun and bought an SH-4D before you covered it. I aspire to own only Bad Gear and now you've validated my purchase.
Always a pleasure;)
I was disappointed - i wanted it to be the baddest,uselessest piece of equipment that was ever made but sadly Roland let me down ! I love it - so accessible and intuitive.
Im currently living in the hospital with my son who’s born 3 months early. Unable to play on my synths, your channel, your humor and all the countless memes are helping me a lot through all of this. Vielen Dank!
Oh no, that's so seriously rough. Hope you guys all pull through strongly. Buy all of yourselves something nice when ye get through it, and enjoy it. Those patches always put things in perspective.
I hope you and your son can go home soon. Best of luck.
All the best to you and your family!!!
I was born the same way. Don’t worry. He’s gonna do great. You’re in for it tho.
Roland should have really gone for it and called it the Sh-1t 😆
lol
fm :)))
Awesome.😅
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That will be the boutique version with a tinier screen and fewer and smaller knobs
Thanks Roland, for reminding me that there are worse things than my current setup
Lol
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Yeah, like my infamous Casio Vz1 phase distortion synth.....that interface is horrifyingly amazing ! Really bad gear indeed.
Well said
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As a happy owner I have to say that the filter on SH-4d sounds insanely good. Osc are more than OK, and the effects are also nice. I don't regret my purchase :)
You know the drill, one person’s Bad Gear…;)
Cool! I found the happy owner's comment! +1 happy owner here. Also nice to see the EHX Platform. Really like that as well.
i had an Roland tr8s
the menu was so damn awful
I never gonna buy Roland gear again without watching an in-depth review but for now im gonna stay tf away from Roland gear its just breaks my heart how something that sounds so good can be such a headache to control
@@human-x8bhated that menu and sold mine for exactly that reason.
Someday someone at Roland will look at their phone, realise that screens have moved on since the 80s and that they should too.
Who am I kidding. They'll be putting calculator screens on everything for the next thousand years.
@@human-x8bThat’s why I didn’t upgrade from my Tr8…I prefer it’s restrictions and inmediecy…
Whoa, I think that was the most savage verdict in an episode so far! Also, and despite of the verdict, the first jam sounds absolutely fantastic 😍
Thank you!!!
I own one, it's good. But it's so close to the precipice of great you end up frustrated that it's not what it could be instead of being happy with what it is
Well done young man on finally passing 100k subs it is so long overdue. Next year Rodney we'll be milionaires.
Thank you so much!!!
What an amazing review! I'm in awe of the jams you put together on this gear and the quality that you deliver weekly.
Thank you!!!
The only thing more hype than my gear on Bad Gear is when the Bad Gear episode lands two days after my purchase. 😂 Outstanding!
Congratulations!!!
Well, the writing was on the wall. The SH-4D looks like it was designed solely to be featured on Bad Gear 😂
Two days? I have it for 9 days now. 😅
@@filipzawadzki9424od tygodnia za mną ta zabawka łazi i chyba też sobie sprawię ;)
Is it just me, or are you actually progressing at composition more quickly as a result of making all these videos? All the little jams and bits are epic. Maybe youre just building my taste for electronica as I watch them..
Thanks!!! Putting in 10K hours usually helps a bit;)
@@AudioPilz Does 10k hours of guilt ridden procrastination do anything...
@@allgonewrongfuloooofff size
@@allgonewrongful Get it done right after this next YT video... or that other one, definitely then.
@@treetopjones737 "maybe if I watch a few tutorials on how to do that technique I saw in another video, I might be inspired to actually try it out"
Me every time.
I rushed out and preordered one. I don't hate it like the rest of y'all. I like that the tune Florian shows off at 1:45 is the machine's main demo.
Yeah, they nailed that demo
No synth is unuseable, it's the composer that makes the difference, and that's why that demo song sounds so good.
That being said, I returned my sh-01 like week after getting it - and got a much more affordable+ usable s1 tweak, which I see u use all the time Florian haha much better tool
I've been following you almost since the start of the channel and I can say that the final jam is among, if not *the*, finest composition you've ever made.
Outstanding.
Thank you so much!!!
Yes, this one and the one from the «Reface CS» episode with the Hans Zimmer sample ;-)
agreed !
I bought this synth and while it’s not perfect I have really been enjoying the hell out of it, and the tones that it can make. Seeing it appear on bad gear, as I put my finger over the play button I have that feeling I got back in school when I handed my mom, my report card lol
You know the drill, one person’s Bad Gear…;)
Remember, most all Roland’s gear was considered a flop. Yeah, those synths that go for 3k now and everyone cries for in every video.
It’s generally people who make no music that consider them bad or a flop 👍
@@AudioPilzIndeed! I agreed with all of your cons for sure! I'm using the PolyEnd play/tracker/digitakt to control it and that helps... a LOT with some of the shortcomings. One WEIRD AF thing is you only get multi-channel audio out over USB with their software. ROLAND's CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY persist!
all of the few gear I own has been featured in Bad Gear
It’s a useful little synth I use logic to sequence it and record multi tracks rather like it too
So nice of you to give everyone on gearspace a week to get their quotes in for the Gaia 2 before the video 🥰🥰🥰
You're onto something here;)
The sound of the synth coming out of my car speakers was very cold and gummy. I'm sure it's one of those "it's not you, it's the box" moments. Love you!
Thank you!!!
auto speaker? hahaha you r a d um bass dude!🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm still waiting for someone to make a _massive_ supersaw patch using all four layers consisting of 4 supersaws each!
I tried that, it's mush;)
maybe that's perfect fodder for a youtube short ;-)@@AudioPilz
I tried that and actually it´s nice. The nicest thing you can do on this machine. Thant´s all.
@@spoppplies 🤥
I imagine it's like a guy saying "Maybe if I run my guitar through 4 fuzz boxes, it'd be totally awesome!"
i love mine. you can multi track record into a daw over asio. sounds great. it plays well with midi standards too.
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you are a genius :) how can your demo songs always sound so good? and again love your video as well. btw, i cannot count the times i need to rewind and stop to check all your memes as well :D
Thank you so much!!!
Brutal review. Thanks for not holding back!
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Damn, Florian. Tell us how you really feel!
But seriously. Solid video as always. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!!!
Scene at Roland HQ: Boss to R&D dept. "Are you guys OK?" *sniffles heard*
Roland really are becoming the Harley Davidson of synth gear. Yesterdays tech at todays prices.
Roland, you've done it again!
Nice analogy!!!
What is doing Behringer ? They only replicate past analogic technnology ( at a Chinese bike price )
The bit at 1:53 is awesome. I mean, maybe this thing is hard to work, but you make it sound really, really good...
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That Machine sounds beautiful
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"Backlite Skittles" Brilliant!
Thank you!!!
Favorite time of the week when the m8 discord alerts me of your video drops. I’m a weekly watcher at this point, love your work and keep it up - one of my favs for sure
Thank you so much!!!
That was a surprisingly roasty episode! ❤️
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Ouch! 😂 You gave Roland a piece of your mind. 🎉Great review as usual. Peace, and Happy Friday. ❤
Thanks!!! Have a nice weekend!!!
I am really enjoying my SH-4D. it's pretty awesome. I love it. Why is it getting such short shrift?
I love it too. Honestly have been more inspired on this thing than any other synths Ive had. Ideas keep coming.
You are on a whole nother level from a distant galaxy of awesome! Thank you for bringing such unparalleled clever creativity in this world. A true honor.
Hey You’ve Won 💐🏅
😲what did I win?!
God I hope its sock's 🧦
Thank you so much!!!
Jam 2's bass line sound HUGE. I freaking love it.
This thing looks like i'd love it. Another decent unit that's too expensive to be a toy.
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You've actually soldme on this, I think it sounds great! Score one Klanfaber!
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Only Florian could make the coolest grooves ever with something and then just be like “yeah it’s crap.”
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After hating it for about 2 months I suddenly started enjoying it.
Did a 2 hour session at a party with just the SH and a Tracker and it was the most fun I'd had in ages.
Needs some serious FW updates (and loads more PCM waveforms) but this is Roland, so...
Let's see if it's an abandoned one or if they actually release the FW
@@AudioPilz one meaningful update at this point, supposed stability fix is blessed and i hope it worked - mine arrives tomorrow.
If Roland was a restaurant, this synth would be brunch.
Great way to get rid of leftovers, but it will make some people sick 😂
Nice analogy!!!
Nice analoguey?
Holy fuck im dying 🤣
The line is also too long to bother
Again a classic Roland piece of gear. They never disappoint.😂
❤️❤️❤️Roland❤️❤️❤️
Classic LOLand!
Great sounding and a quick synth, you can make the basic and also complicated evolving sounds with it. So i like it and I like it’s sound clarity which doesn’t even need eqing. Has a cleaner sound next to my digitone with harsh and dark tones. Battery powered 4 channel synth and a drum track is the best to layer some ideas anywhere you are: Verdict: suits my needs and loving it. 😇☺️🏄♂️🏄♂️
I think what you're describing as clear and clean is what l'm perceiving as flat and static. Can be a useful quality in context with more edgy gear.
@@minimal3734 depends on what type of music you want to make gear choices differ, yes this is not a deep synth but if you check house and techno tracks this has got every sound in it straight to the point and you can tweak it how ever you want. So its a synth that will take you fast if you know where you want to head at.
Unless you want to go experimental or want to make evolving ambient sounds yes then you will need other synths which has got so many lfos, oscillators,muators etc. With my repect I think Roland made a good entry and intermediate level multitimbral synth. 😇😇🏄♂️💥
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Not the sh4d whaha. Such a beautiful synth. You got to love this channel💪
Thank you so much!!!
The synth wave monstrosity video was MONSTEROUS! The tiger raur and dragon slaying, hilarious. I loved all those video cuts
Thank you!!!
I am guitarist that only dabbles in synth/drum machines for song writing. This channel has helped me weed out the gear that i would've purchased, just to turn around and sell it, losing heaps of $$ in returns. Thank you for doing the ground work for me! I just joined the patreon...
Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!
Exactly why I use release day reviews to get a handle on features and UI and later ones like this to get a handle on actual use in its music making potential. Let’s face it even Loopop couldn’t hide his lack of enthusiasm about this box that sullies the name of such classics as the SH-2. I’m expecting the Gaia-2 to be on your show almost as fast! Another hobbled Zencore engine with no wavetable/sample import, and only two EG’s. Roland you need a new market research team. Another outstanding video. Your work ethic is amazing.
Thank you!!! I think Roland's primary problem are their bean counters;)
I honestly dont get the naming convention. Why is it SH-X when SH-101 is only roland to be named like that. Especially when this seems to mostly be going for Juno
@@eightcoins4401 You don't know the SH-1, SH-2, SH-3a, SH-5 and SH-7? Roland's early stage synths? Some of the nicest filters ever produced?
I have SH-1000, SH-2, Gaia1, and SH-32. This bland SH-4D just encourages me to use my SH-32 more again.
Two episodes you've used my screenshot from the loopop video, I'm honoured ❤️
It's just a thing of beauty!!! Thanks again!!!
The looks of the device is so awesome, still it failed to convince me since it inception. Such a shame for such a beauty. Great show again!
Thank you!!!
same with the Drumlogue, it sounds so thin.
@@sebp400 agreed I love the look of the drumlogue but it sounds tin and thin but i love the look and sound of the sh-4d
You’re teasing me with brief meme mentions of the Prologue again! Patiently awaiting your thoughts on that machine and the jams that will result 😎
That one is moving up my list!
Your synthwave jams sells it 👏🏻
Thanks!!!
Yeah this is the meta bullseye. Turns out brutally honest feedback delivered accurately with a humblebrag wink and robust vocabulary... can sell anything, even better than the notional professionals paid more to accomplish less.
takes me 20 min to get through an 11min video because i have to read the memes!! absolutely kill it every time. love your vids @AudioPilz.
Thanks!!!
Great episode! Killer memes and a killer bassline!
Thank you!!!
Thank you for keeping it real in an entertaining way. It's been "interesting" watching content creators try to market this bad gear.
Thank you!!!
Your videos, and your music, check all the boxes every Friday.
Thank you so much!!!
That analogy of straight to VHS and straight to Bad Gear really tied the episode together, did it not… algorithmic landfill but we’ll fix it in marketing, lmao… great writing in this one!
Thanks!!!
Dorian. I just left klangfarbe. Made it a stop on my vacation from the USA. Best store ever. I'll be sure to give them plenty of business. Make sure they know you've made them famous stateside on the synth scene
Also, gasometer is ridiculous. Excellent vibe.
Just sent them a screenshot!!! Thanks!!!
He kindly didn't mention his name is Florian, not Dorian.
@@treetopjones737Ah, correct. Thanks for correcting me. I knew that. My apologies
Haha ANOTHER piece of gear I was eyeballing! Even if you had your frustrations with it the jams sounded incredible as always, you always put the question of whether it's the instrument or the musician that makes the gear with these tasty tracks.
I was eyeballing the mc 101 until I saw the bad gear on it, and turned off it. I don't always listen. I bought a Roland Gaia after it got pretty slated. I don't care. I love my gaia....(because I bought it on the cheap :)
@@poopoppy I own the Gaia’s clumsy predecessor, the SH-32! I hope Florian reviews it one of these days, I’d love to see what he does with it 😂
Thank you!!!
Perhaps the most brutal review you ever dropped.
I just didn't like it;)
The OG Drumbute episode was harsher, wasn't it? But it seems to be harder to make funny jokes about the SH-1d.
nailed it, Florian. wanted to be sold on this so badly but just needed a shower.
Thank you!!!
Awesome demo tunes! In your hands, you make every piece of bad gear sound like the most desirable and essential equipment.
It’d be great to hear what you can do with a Hydrasynth (I sensed some bias in this episode). 😅
Thank you!!! Great suggestion!!!
Bad Gear making Great Jams, as ever. Fair play, Florian!
Thank you so much!!!
I have an SH4d and I find it to be an excellent synth module. The groove box aspect needs a few firmware updates but is ok. I’ve been a Roland fan boy since using Juno 60s etc when they were new. This reminds me of a less colourful JD800 in some ways. Mine is definitely staying, MC101 is going as it was much harder to understand. Each to their own I guess.
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Same boat; I wanted to use the MC-101 as a sound module but the 3 billion presets mostly suck and I don't want to have to sound edit on the PC. It's going and this has taken its place.
That synthwave track sounds great. I love Roland sounds, they're very musical and easy on the ears not really for more aggressive styles but you can always mangle them in your DAW with plugins.
I was seriously thinking about purchasing it but already saw some negative feedback specially the convoluted workflow. Your video definitely confirms it, as you normally are quite benevolent in general, so thanks! Still those memes crack me up every time btw 😅😅😅
Thank you!!!
Fascinating take. Most written reviews were very positive with an asterisk about usability. You still coax great tunes out of it.
Thank you!!!
We are so deep in the bad gear irony that i don’t even know what good gear is anymore
It's all good and bad;)
Take 5 is good
Yes,,,ok I:m there
Thanks for reviewing the Roland Sch4de!
Nice one!!!
Bad gear’s my favourite Saturday morning surprise
I like your music. Your jams are always cool in my opinion.
Thank you!!!
Please add a competitor’s comparison or a separate video about what will you choose of different gears and why,
It will be really nice!
He drops hints and clues all over his videos about that, and he said quite a bit in the Verdict of this video.
@@Jason75913 wow pretty fast thanks
Have you tried the MC-101 or Syntakt?
Playing around with it this week on loan. I quite like it for all the sounds it has. What I don't like are the velocity-agnostic skittle buttons, but I sequence it with Deluge anyways. Great sounds, quirky menu and nav.
Damn, bro, that Verdict is savage. But if it is well-deserved, then too bad for LOLand.
Another great vid, by the way.
Thank you!!!
You wrote some amazing music, once again. But this may be the first episode where you literally talked me out of purchasing something I was planning to buy! Bad Gear usually has the opposite effect, lol.
Thank you!!!
Have a good weekend Audiopilz!
Have a nice one too!!!
AAhhhh! Roland never misses the spot.
"backlit skittles" 😂🍻
😂😂😂
I'd rather have Chiclets myself
@@EHiggins Sounds like you're looking for the AKAI department. 😊👍
@@lairdkilbarchan 🤣indeed
i would've loved the chunky mc-505 keys instead
Florian, it's time. You've done the modern one. ITS TIME FOR THE SH-32!!!
I really want one of these!!!
Also... can you imagine a piece of gear with first preset being Bad Gear intro tune? I mean someone HAVE to do this.
I would feel sooooo honored!!!
@@AudioPilz and a sales boost would follow!
Roland: "We'd sooner do the Andy Griffith Show theme song."
I was so convinced of its bad gear greatness that I bought two of them. Now I have a SH8-DD
Nice!!! Double D!!!
Nice work! Look at you and your best buddy, Roland! 👍🙂
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Yeah I never quite got what this one was supposed to be. Aside from the "draw your own waveform" gizmo I think the MC-101/707 can do all of it just fine. I know that Jorb was all over the "mod matrix" when this first dropped but I was able to replicate those stunts on the MC-707 as well so... Also I can import samples there. 🤷 Nice video as always and of course awesome tracks! ❤
Thank you!!!
Mr. Florian, I bet guys in Roland are the ultimate fans of Bad Gear show😆 Btw, the second jam with the Digitakt is really cool!
Thanks!!! Roland is officially NOT AMUSED;)
@@AudioPilz I have bought a few Roland's I wouldn't of dreamed of because I saw it on bad gear. They should be kissing your butt, and sending out a free Gaia 2.
dearest audiopliz thanks a lot for your videos, really inspirating for me
Thank you so much!!!
... and yet ... great tracks again!
Thank you!!!
After dishing out all the misses.. you just slayed the track ❤❤❤🎉
Thank you!!!
Kinda makes me regret my thought of trading a Model:samples+a Dreadbox Typhon for it,thinking I could minimise my set and not really lose anything.
Now I’m not really sure 😂
Thanks for the great video!
Definitely stick to the old setup!
@@AudioPilz Sounds like a good idea ;)
Love my Digitakt + SH4d combo for live sets.
👍👍👍
I use it with the syntakt and oxi one.
Very happy with it.
Nice!
Almost bought one recently but clearly hadn't done my homework! Hard swerve from me I think. Happy Friday everyone and splendid work Mr Pilz.
Thank you!!!
Hot take, I really want one of these. I grew up on a RM1x and this looks like a much more synth-driven option for an all-in-one box.
Rm1x sequencer is eons beyond the SH4D's.
Rm1x is legendary!
You never disappoint, except still waiting a live jam!
Thank you!!!
This might have been the realist you hit anyone in a while. Cheers for the good job!
Thank you!!!
I was waiting for this episode, and I knew the Sh4D was going to get roasted. It's a good job the case is black, because any other colour would be charred black after this going over by 'your man Florian' who can smell weakness in an audio tool from 300m and will exploit it without mercy. But here come some paradoxes. Paradox 1 is the killer jams he gets out of it here, with some cone destroying bass tones and genuinlely interesting techno shenanigans. Paradox 2 is that I own one, and despite agreeing with all of its faults here (and some extras you didn't even mention such as when you motion record on any filter setting and then go to the tweak the filter later and get an almighty mess), I use mine loads. It's a wannabe groovebox which does not make the grade, it's a wannabee tone box which does not make the grade, it was thrown together on two rainy afternoons in Roland HQ using the sweepings from the floor of all the other synths they were doing, but I'm keeping mine because it does a job!
Thank you!!!
Goddam it! I knew my lovely SH4D was in your cross hairs. I agree with a lot of your comments but it ain’t going on Reverb any time soon. (You made it sound epic btw)
Thank you!!!
I'm currently having a gear crisis, I want something new. Thank you Florian for showing us yet again that Roland isn't the way to go :)
The Gaia 2 looks good.
Thanks!!! Have you tried the MC-101?
I bought it, liked it, didn't love it, sold it again and bought my first modular modules with it. Haven't looked back since.
You changed to the dark side!!!
@@AudioPilz It's so expensive, but to me so much more fun than combining a couple of synths together... Sparked my love for producing back after spending years in Ableton and getting jaded from that. Also learning a lot about synthesis :D
I spit tea on my keyboard when you said "body shaming option" thanks.
"I like fat bass and I cannot lie..." 🎶
Always a pleasure;)
Well covered . So many synth reviewers went gaga over this , and it seemed too good to be true . Your honest take on the gear is moist appreciated . Hybrid zencore hardware that can't use zencore samples is a double whamny for a dawless guy , looking for a groovebox with sample record (not import). Why doesnt anyone make a TE PO-33KO with more memory , a powersupply, midi in, great polyphony and cv out ? Oh. Wait . I think Uli is working on one .
Thanks!!!
I knew about this ahead of time from a fellow TH-camr who asked me to keep it quiet for obvious reasons.
Knew it would eventually end up on the list like others i own did.
Just Force, MPC Live 2, MC 707, Verselab MV 1, Modwave and that’ll be all my gear roasted 😭
Who could it be?;) Great list of suggestions! Thanks!
@@AudioPilz That would be telling 😆 Oh no, here we go again. Question is, which one’s next? 😳
Well, sold one over here - you and Carl Craig, tbh. It arrives tomorrow, For me the thing is a 5 part groovebox with every inch covered in performance-centered controls that runs on batteries. I hope my Keylab61 can run on usb power because the dream is a portable rig for under a grand.
Nice!!! CC is the GOAT!!!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. it's not perfect, but it's a lot of fun on the go ❤
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I'm glad you're here to tell Roland what we're all thinking.
Thank you!!!
Lol I love this piece. Been waiting for it to be up here lol. It needs a few updates to make it fire though. It needs to be able to shift notes of record off grid. And the fact that you can’t automate the rhythm section gets annoying but paired with other things, it’s dope
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thought this might have been too soon but I was always offended by the backlit skittles keyboard. I already despise mini keys. you nailed it, sir! dont see this gear aging well.
I do want Skittles now...
they been banned in my state @@AudioPilz 🤬
This thing is cool as hell idk why the comments hate it so much
You know the drill, one person’s Bad Gear…;)