The Worst Drum Machine Korg Ever Made! (Feat. Bad Gear)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2020
- After having the privilege of demonstrating so much wonderful gear on my channel, Florian came to me during an out-of-body experience to show me the path to true enlightenment - Bad Gear!
…and boy was it bad!
Huge thanks to Florian and be sure to check out the sister “Bad Gear” episode where I appear as a genie in a groovebox (really): • Bad Gear - Korg DDM-11...
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HAHAHAHAHAH!!!! I WASN'T READY FOR THE MUSIC VIDEO!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! You're a genius
Feel free to join our "band";)
@@AudioPilz I have the DDM-220, the percussion unit version of this, if you want to combine them. I'm in Germany and am dumping old gear to shrinkify my studio.
Is that you as God Dr. Mix? Haha! I don't recognize you without your regular head attire
Seeing your replies on other synth-wizard youtube videos always brightens my day
@@iancallender2432 He's like the patron Saint of Synths and Smiles.😁
There's this Russian joke: a Russian arrives at JFK and goes through customs.
Officer: Occupation?
Russian: No, just visiting. 1:07
EFFING EPIC YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!
Run that snare through a NightSky Stephen.
Nice to see you active again
“I’m gonna flick through the sounds and review them with my face” 😀😕😣😫😯🤮
That's science.
Yeah and says so much more than 1000 words.
Very multidimensional and nuanced! I rate it 3 thumbs-ups 👍👍👍
I expected Alex would hit the buttons with his nose. 😅
From now on that’s how I’m going to review everything!
"Are you god?" "No just Moby Schwarzenegger"
Both of your videos are a right laugh, thanks for organising the crossover!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!!!!!!! Roud of applause!!!!!!
Finally... after all those years of pain and searching, sound designing, trying and repeating... Finally..
.... The perfect CLAP sound.
Cka-cka-cka-cka-cka
Hahaha
Actually sounds nice in this fast paced firing.
Just needs some EQ and a lot of reverb. Maybe layering re-sampled versions of it hard panned against each other with the timing off-set.
As well as being an outrageously talented multi-instrumentalist, synth-nerd extraordinaire, videographer and songwriter, you also have a very fine eye for comedy! No one likes a show-off, Alex! :-)
Well, more like a jack of all trades, but thank you. 😉
god that clap is hell
Like a spit of static.
@@AlexBallMusic Not a million miles away from the Sequential Drumtrax clap, though ...
@@grogboggoth I have the Drumtraks and that is a million miles away from it!
@@AlexBallMusic Maybe 1000. The attack is quite similar, which is why I thought to compare the two. Oddly, the Drumtraks clap is duller but more complex. There's something I like in the DDM-110's sound, though. If you sample it and apply a decay to the envelope, it definitely gets better.
Am I the only one who thought that drum machine sounded quite good?
Yep, you're the only one. 😉
I love the sounds. Especially the toms - but I just sampled mine for easier layouts and to circumvent the midi issues. Bet it'd make a crazy ass circuit bent machine!
Yep.
No, that snare is fat!
The snare and the quick are quite good.
This was awesome - having worked as a sound designer with Korg since 1988 and selling this drum machine in a music store, you do realize that the early 80's were a mess with how to sync things up. Also in the past, Korg R&D schedule was 1.5+ years so when this was in development MIDI was the new kid on the block... keep it up dude, you do good things with bad gear. LOL
Ah, thanks that's very interesting. Helps give some context.
HAHAHAHA
I bought this drum machine in 1986 when I was 17 years old shortly after they first came out. Paid $20 for it from a cook at the restaurant where I worked. I still have it. Perfect condition. Say what you will. We used what we had in the 80s. If you wait long enough, what sucks eventually becomes vintage and "full of character." Looking forward to watching prices skyrocket on Reverb. I'm still going to keep mine. LOL.
That's very cool. Kudos for keeping it in peachy condition.
Yeah, there's some jokers asking for hundreds for these but a good condition one could probably find a home with a retro enthusiast.
~$52 in today's money still feels a little steep
my words!
Sounds perfect for synthwave/Out Run music.
nah, it sounds too crappy for synthwave. its approaching children's toy quality on some of those sounds.
@@djangofett4879 id have to disagree
But those I/O options are seriously dire.
That was ridiculous, please do more episodes together! Amazing work!
Bad Gear is one of my favorite things on TH-cam. I love his humor and his desire to give some love to the often-hated gear that is out there. I haven't watched much of your channel but I obviously need to watch more! I love your jam, although it helps that you almost drowned it out with some great analogue synth sounds!
Yeah, Florian is smashing it with the Bad Gear angle. It's a genius concept, but his humour and delivery bring it to life.
Thanks for stopping by on my channel too.
"TRUE ENLIGHTENMENT COMES WITH BAD GEAR" LOL hilarious @audiopilz is the bad gear guru
He's not wrong. 😉
@@AlexBallMusic No doubt he's not, By the way alex the rising sound documentary is a work of art, I got to learn so much, thank you so much for it and all your videos, keep adding that fun touch man, best regards
There’s no such thing as a bad drum machine! I love them all! 😎👍🏼 Another great video!
You and Bad Gear cheered me up today, Alex! Fantastic video and bloody funny too!
I have got to say - I LOVE that song at the end!
I love how you (and Florian) just take stuff that sucks and make them sound good! This was awesome! 💖
The snare sounds like a pair of underpants that is about to tear.
😂
chef muah kiss
Very observant, and accurate.
Thanks so much. Amazing stuff! And you pushed quite a bit on the production values. I love that ‘Heaven Can Wait’ vibe as well plus that song at the end, 1985 all over again. Note: love Korg and I’m glad you’re covering one of their lesser know models (or is it?). I’ll fire up my X5DR / NS5R combo now. You put me in a Korg mood Alex!
Had to look those two models up. Never heard of those!
That's the joy of companies with such epic histories as Korg, Yamaha, Roland etc. There's always more things you can discover that they made.
The crossover I didn't know I needed. Love it. Thank you...Both my fav creators in the same video...
That intro was hilarious :)
Please don't ever stop, Alex. Pure genius.
Cheers Mario 🙂
Now here's something I didn't know I wanted to have more of: _FACE REVIEWING_ !!!
I'm game.
First rule of heaven: you lose your jumper. Dress code is t-shirts only.
Apparently so. 😉
Dark Side of Synth and some weight
Take that dirty gayman outfit off. This isn't the track.
LR MUSIC Forgive him. Floating in weightlessness makes the muscles deteriorate....
@@londonroulette LOL
Brilliant. Best unexpected laugh over Christmas. Well done you two. Fantastic colaberation. So well done. More please. Amazing content. Hats off 👏🏻
Thanks. Enjoy the new year.
What a great colaboration, much enjoyed watching this! 😊👍
The prices of this drum machine just spiked on eBay.
Worth at least £15 after this.
@@AlexBallMusic Who knows if a Volca replica is now in the pipeline based on your demo?
I just got one on EvilBay. They sent me the machine and $150.
The best crossover / collab ever
Haha! Awesome Alex! Loved it - thanks for taking the time to make it informative yet super fun too! 👍🏻 bravo 👏🏼
Thanks for tuning in. 🙂
How did I miss this bloody awesome collaboration?!
What did I just watch?
😂
Genius. You just experienced genius.
2:04 PLEASE let this become a trending meme.
I'm pushing for standard face reviews.
How the sweet hell did I miss this???!!!?? Two years late to the party, but….Brilliant! 😂😂😂😂
Your videos are very musically very instructive and always put me in a great mood :-D Thanks a lot!
this is the best thing to happen in 2020!
PS did Florian ask you to teach him the ways of the DX7?
I've had a DX7 for a few years. :)
That clap resonated in my teeth. Yikes.
😂
Same(-ish) here, but the truth is I hate all clapperizers and have done ever since the ClapTrap came out in what must've been the 19th century or thereabouts.
@@Ndlanding 19th century!? 20th definitely :P I don't think the Victorians had Simmons drum tech! ;) The only claps I can really enjoy are Linn ones.
@@FrankNFurter1000 Just as long as you don't get a dose of the clap, you're laughing.
This was the prefect video today😂I’m glad to see the both of you in one video🙌🏼🤘🏼💯🎸🎸🎸
Best Synth video a have seen in ages. Subscribed.
Thanks.
That logo is badass though :O
Insane!! You are the musical Midas, like everything you touch turns into sonic gold even the crappiest of crap gear! >(
"No I'm her assistant" Brilliant!!! You intros are becoming classic must watches !
That was Florian's gag admittedly. Made me chuckle.
Now this is what I needed on my lunch break. Thank you Alex
Hope we didn't put you off your sandwich.
I got nothing to say, just feeding the You-Know-Whalgorithm.
I had one of these and loved it. It’s lack of MIDI when it was released was puzzling
I assume it was a cost thing to make it dirt cheap?
Alex Ball Yeah, tho the Poly800 was MIDI with a sequencer (and cheapish) and you’d think they’d want them to sync together and potentially sell as a pair.
@@AnUnseenRuler MIDI was dirt cheap, though. My DIY ZX Spectrum MIDI interface was three off the shelf chips, a couple of opto isolators and a 2MHz crystal. The spec was designed to work with standard UARTs, which even then were jellybean parts - I think I used a 6850. So it was probably a marketing decision. Marketing decisions can be very silly.
I love it! I'm glad you guys teamed up!
LMAO! This is by far the best synthesizer oriented TH-cam channel. You're a great player, with gerat musical ideas, and this sh!t is funny.
Thanks very much. 🙂
You both are so great!! Review by face! 👍👍👍🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳😎
Cheers
Another fantastic video of yours, and I love your 80s-style songs!
But c‘mon, the DDM-110 wasn’t that bad for an average musician like me back then. 99% of us couldn‘t afford a Linn! In the context of your song it sounds pretty decent IMO. And there was no need to sync it it to anything. A human drummer doesn’t send MIDI clock either, right? I used to record my little friend directly to a 4-track TASCAM Portastudio along with a Polysix, CX-3, and a Rhodes. Those were the days ...
I'm sure it was great to be able to afford a digital drum machine in 1984 / 85. Sounds like it served a lot of young musicians.
I LOVE your demos, buddy!
Lol the clap sample sounds like the first few milliseconds of what COULD be a clap sample. But we will never know.
Not a bad song more late 80’s pop, and you guys don’t realise how exciting it was for a teenager to have this machine it was the 1st sampled drum machine I bought had Dr Rhythm 55 previously.
I really like the Korg DDM-110, especially the kick/snare. The other sounds are pretty generic 80s sounding. The clap, which admittedly sounds naff on its own, sounds really good in the mix (combined with snare too I guess).
I think this is Korg's genius, not much need to EQ or add effects to the sounds, they are pretty much good to go!
You're a legend man... The part where you review with your face and the song at the end! Wow!
Cheers. Thought it was more interesting than a standard tech breakdown. 😉
Great video! Thank you both!
I remember this little "Klopfgeist" when one day he was in the music store of my choice. And although at the time (when I was 15) I didn't have a plan for anything, I found the device very bad ... but not quite as bad as its brother, the Korg DDM-220 SuperPercussion.
Yesn’t
Clap clap clap 👏🏻
Please never mention that clap ever again. We'll pretend it doesn't exist. 😉
Thanks for the laugh! I needed it! This video made my day!
Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Favourite TH-cam collaboration... of the day certainly. Great video and loved the song and video at the end; Antoine de Caunes would approve.
Cheers for stopping by.
You clever bastards ;)
Haha more “worst of’s” need to be outed
That's what Florian's channel is for. :)
Your collaboration at the end is fantastic :) Loved it!
Cheers
Superb. Nice work, gentlemen.
Not the greatest drum machine ever but I would still buy one just for its retro look.
Looks cool. Sounds terrible.
Think the TR-505 is the opposite in that regard.
My god....😁😄
😀
this is so pure entertainment! cool guys , keep up doing collabs like this
Cheers
You've got an OG Juno... AND an ARP Avatar? DANG. I want your studio! :D
Fantastic video! Let's give em a round of applause!
Brilliant video super drums sounds great in the mix with the other Synths!
that first pose of bad gear guy was amazing lol
Was not expecting this, but LOVED it! Awesome cameo too!
Cheers Andrew
That studio is amazing!!! Love your channel😀❤🎹🤘
Heaven Can Wait with two of the coolest YT synth guys. Sweet!
Cheers Gaita. 🙂
Brilliant as always! Thanks.
That jam was a friggin heater! Also my new favorite internet collab
Lol this was brilliant...
"True enlightenment...comes from using bad gear..." God bless you brother!
A mantra to live by.
nah u made it sound so fire this only made me want it even more
Wonders never cease! Love it. You could’ve told us the drum machine was a classic and I would have believed you - especially when you wrap it up with such great synths. When are you going to do a spot on the Sonic State live pod cast thing??
Fantastic piece of work guy's.
So good 👌🏼 pleased do more 🙏🏻
I just sold Korg's companion Percussion box. It had really cool sounds for the time. Loved the faces, and your 80's masterpiece at the end!
Oh, this is brilliant. Great work lads. 👍
this video had me laughing out loud. both your channels are great. cheers
Instant classic video! 😂
The ARP AVATAR bass line is sooo nice and Chunky.
This was epic and awesome!
The crossover I didn't know I needed🙌😌
This is the best TH-cam crossover I've ever seen!
😂
You have low standards.
Your content raises the bar so high....simply outstanding!!!!
Cheers
Incredible as always
my lord that was the most perfect 80's pastiche i've ever heard
Somebody pitched that intro as "Wes Craven's Shocker, but it's an Austrian nerd."
Great job guys. Funny as hell.
Both you are very talented guys 😊 enjoy so much to watch your videos
That song is so good I can’t stress it enough it’s been stuck in my head all day! 10/10 Music Video
This was brilliant. Loved it.
Brilliant 😄 I have a Casio Rz1 drum machine knocking about somewhere...never really given it a go...Next video Alex?🤔
Yo,that was dope .
Enlightenment reached.🧖♂️
Absolutely brilliant!