Bad Gear - TE Choir
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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 Teenage Engineering Choir. Is this collection of wooden dolls just a piece of interior design for oversaturated hipsters singing songs from the public domain or is it an actual musical instrument with its compatibility to standard bluetooth midi devices and the Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field?
Thanks to Klangfarbe for lending me both, an OP-1 field and an entire ensemble of the Teenage Engineering CH-8 Choir dolls:
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:09 Overview Bad Gear - TE Choir
01:28 Presentation of the Dolls (feel free to skip)
02:10 Standalone Mode, Control via Bluetooth Midi / OP-1 Field
02:39 How does it work?
03:19 Start/Stop a Song
03:39 Midi Control, Articulation
04:16 Limitations, Bugs, Issues, Latency
04:49 How it ACTUALLY works in practice
05:01 What else??? (Github, Pricing, Thanks)
05:30 Hate
05:54 Jam 1 (Sleepy Anime Music)
06:45 Jam 2 (Classic Bad Gear Jam)
07:07 Finale (Art House)
07:37 Verdict - เพลง
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You might want to take a look at Korg Kaoss Pad Quad - it's a beefed up version of the previous versions with new button layout and stuff. "As suggested by the name "Quad", this new Kaoss Pad lets you use up to four effects simultaneously. " - sadly there is no usb or midi connections at all on it unlike earlier models. This trade makes it bad gear, but the question is if it's bad enough to take a look at?
I could never afford these, but that's fine with me. I'm really focused on dollless production these days.
this deserves more love
So good!
Hilarious!!!
haha, nice
legendary comment
Not being a TE fanboy, I've never heard of these things, and initially thought you made this up to troll the company. I have no words.
This timeline is truly strange...
by this time TE is trolling the world. they dont give a shit anymore.
Not being a TE fanboy, I've heard of these things.
I couldn't care less about TE...but this is at least funny. And I wanna know what substances they are abusing.
@docwhammo I’ve travelled the world and the seven seas, but I’ve never seen a reply that’s made me laugh out loud like this one.
Waited the whole video for a Hainbach reference and was not dissappointed! All hail King Florian, for handling the demon choir so we don't EVER have to.
Thank you so much!!!
and Alex Ball's "Epitome"... And Sam, from LMNC...
They really made Delay Lama into physical gear.
If that were all there were to it that wouldn't be so bad
Hey Delay Lama was awesome;)
@@AudioPilz Far before its time 😔
Although they forgot the delay part :P
I would like to thank TE for becoming a parody of themselves before I fell for their siren's song.
Word!!!
Wait…. Do the make a TE siren?
@@MegaCadrnot that I am aware of. But Benidub does!
LOL
I'm pretty sure the TE Choir was designed specifically to be displayed on a psychiatrist's bookshelf. When your average TE fan takes their Chihuahua along for its bi-weekly appointment, they'll have something nice to look at, and possibly bond over. In all seriousness, I'd totally buy the Behringer Camberwick Green version; hopefully, they'll also include some Chigley/Trumpton characters.
That's a Behringer Clone I would get;)
That show had some damn good rhythms...
That jam at the end was pure brilliance. Bravo…
Thank you!!!
This!
I really liked it too.
Also, I feel like I'm the only one that kinda likes these things.
Like if behringer legit put out the copies from the meme I'd totally buy one.
While I dislike requests for Behringer to copy every thing and make it cheaper, I can't see how Behringer wouldn't accidentally make them a lot more musically useful.@@rainbowkrampus
After pushing and finally breaking the definition of "bad," AudioPliz sets his sights on "gear."
😂😂😂
He can’t call the choirs haircuts ..bad..he has the cut👩🦲
"breaking" the definition of "bad" I see what you did there
@@LordofDiamondsMetal Oh, yeah... that was totally... intentional ; D
finally some actual bad gear. =)
This video answers the question: Is there gear so bad even Florian needs to break out a sampler to use it?
Definitely
The only other gear I recall him being forced to break out the sampler for was a whoopee cushion: th-cam.com/video/wk-xphOwS90/w-d-xo.html (and frankly, the whoopee cushion episode had vastly better sounds.)
@@AudioPilzDo the Field Desk next. I double dog dare you. 😂
I've forgotten what he did with the Casio Rapman.
@@GVCarroll71i can see it now. He’ll have samples of him hitting it that he plays with the op-1 field tuned to the theme melody 😂😂😂
Despite its limitations it is more fun and cool than I expected. Though should be literally 10% of the price and bluetooth midi latency…
But, half-baked as it is, I also find it a creative, fresh and even poetic arty product. Love the off the beaten track thinking behind them.
It may not have its place as a proper audio tool, yet I am happy that it exists!
Same, honestly. It's not serious gear, but it is interesting (though, ofc, in TE fashion, also way too pricey, heh). Not something I'd buy, but kinda cool (?) that it's a thing
I enjoy it as an art project. I think it'd be more fun to offer as a public museum display (especially if you had better UI) and available for kids to play with. That would be fun.
Next version should have a relic finish, so they seem weary and wise from their years touring dirty roadhouses and getting paid with beer
Great idea!!!
Relic’ed by the Fender Custom Shop for an additional $1000 a piece
By far one of the funniest episodes you've done, but then the subject of this episode provides lots of inspiration. 😀
Thank you so much!!!
As €249 each is a bit rough on the pocket I can't wait for the Behringer Clones - The 'Behringer Quire' (a quire is a measurement of paper, who knew?), similar design but made of cheaper materials...I liked this episode, had me strangely pining for the Roland boutique VP-03, now there's a suggestion. Happy Halloween.
I'm sure Uli's dolls would actually work;)
@@AudioPilz Shots fired!
Finally, a product that makes flushing my money down the toilet seem like a sound (see what I did there?) Investment plan
Plastic, with Chinese innards and when you turn them on they say 'the bluechooch device is ready to pair' :)
These sounds exactly like the TTS voice synth in FL Studio since the dawn of time. I'm impressed you were even able to make a (short) tune out of these with clips for this video. Hats off to you dear sir!
The TE choir make the miku pedal look amazing and pretty good value even at secondhand prices.
Agreed!!!
general idea of singing synth: pretty awesome. reality of singing synth: hard to use. Teenage Engineering implementation of it: maybe the best example of actual "Bad Gear" we've seen in a long time!
😀😀😀 agreed!!!
Dude you make these things sound awesome. I'm blown away.
Ironically this is legitimately the best actual review of these dead tree creepbots I've seen 👻
🎃Happy Halloween!🎃
Thank you so much!!!
I have never seen a better description of these things than "dead tree creepbots"
Hainbach did an ep. on them 11 months ago. He played them with a Casio toy - oops I mean T.E.'s OP thing. 😉
Very much so - this is the only review that goes beyond unboxing and gawking at the absurdity of it all - Florian actually delivers some TE Choir music, and tested them beyond what can be done with an OP1F.
That said, why do I want them?
Luckily I am very far from affording $2k at the moment.
Omg I love this so much. They were never going to make money on this and they made it anyway. You gotta respect a company that doesn't give a f**k and makes an actual passion product.
Word!!!
Reminds me of the singing turrets from Portal 2...
Agreed!!!
With teenage engineering I’m always more compelled to view the products as design statements and ‘hey thats a funny idea’ pieces
Edit; not sure if this comes across but I mean this is a positive way. Almost every musical thing I made was a happy accident, and contributing to that by making it interesting and approachable gives it that little bit of magic that persuades a lot of people
It's communicated as both tho;)
@@AudioPilz yeah! Thats why I often don’t get the hate from the ‘pro audio’ people. All serious critique aside, the negative reactions often boil down to the same ‘too expensive + my stuff is better and does more’ rethoric. Glad to hear someone recognise it within the enthousiast sphere :)
This episode is just so perfect for this channel, please make full version of Deck The Halls please!
Great idea, thanks!!!
This is insanity on so many levels, but the scripting of this video is pure gold. Nice one.
Love your show. Another classic episode. I really felt your pain this time around!!
This choir proves the furby organ unbeatable
The face you use in some of your thumbnails never ceases to crack me up😂 Love your sense of humor and videos!
Thank you Florian for another highlight of your productive ingenuity. May the Choir be with you 🙂 (TE should thank you with a complete set).
Thank you so much!!!
What a journey that was. I was truly feeling scared for you on where to go from that initial horror but you managed to somehow kill it with that Art House (lmao) track!
Thank you so much!!!
I could almost feel the hipsters wince when you linked their pride and joy up to the sun damaged axiom.
😂😂😂 (it's an Oxygen-8 MK2 btw;)
Teenage engineering's "delay lama" is my favorite instrument.
😂😂😂
hats off to you for making something listenable using these. Unlike normal bad gear, these don't fill me with the lust to procure.
Best version of the intro tune yet
Thank you!!!
I have to admit this is one of those products I made fun of and dismissed because I just assumed it would be terrible, even though I knew nothing about it.
Turns out I was right.
#followyourinstincts
Ooooh my freakin god how good you make them sound in your art house song!!! Even after this review I’m getting tempted to buy them! That’s insanely good sounding! Only you could have made it, I bow down to the master!
Can't wait for TE's new product
A paperweight with a built in speaker called the PW-7
Made from high quality aircraft grade PLA plastic
RRP: $1299
😂I’m not sure how you’ll ever top this. Have we reached peak bad gear? Absolutely awesome work! The last jam was great but I was too busy laughing my ass off to appreciate it properly.
Should rename this one "Worst Gear" so Bad Gear has room to continue
When I last visited IKEA I found a wooden train set that incorporated speakers and USB-A synth/midi connections. Each wooden track section held 8 note measures of sounds. No worries about Blue Tooth wrangling!!!
I need it!!!
lol
@@AudioPilz
That actually sounds a lot cooler than this.
Stumbled across your channel. I am simply blown away by the amount of work and editing done by you for each video. Amazing talented artist you are. Thanks for the content that made me laugh my ass off. I’ve needed some good belly laughs these days. Too many years in the dumps, you have truly lifted my spirits. Thank you Sir. New sub btw. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much!!!
This is so cool. Just so interesting. Thank you for sharing
Thank you so much!!!
I’ve come back again and again to listen to you last song. It’s the best I’ve heard you make, and you have so many great songs. Say what you want about the dolls, they are so unique and provided a novel synth experience in your song.
"Ask me no questions and I will tell you know lies"
Perfectly sums up my mixes for some of my clients lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think you mean "no lies."
The editing and effort that goes into these videos is stunning every time. i can't imagine how long each one of these actually takes to go from an idea to hitting "publish"
Thank you so much!!! It's around a week...
Absolute must have this holiday season!
These definitely always seemed more like cool art toys than practical gear to me. It's a little grating that their marketing would describe them as an instrument but that's the job of marketing I suppose.
I think this ambivalence is what made them sell all the dolls they had;)
@@sn1000kadds up, really. $2k for a sheet of aluminium and some Flatpack legs? It had to be either drugs, or dbags. Or both.
@@DJSockmonkeyMusic Best part is that the aluminium is also recycled! Imagine what it'd cost if they used new aluminium instead.
This was hilarious😂. Best episode so far 🎉
Thank you so much!!!
Agree!
You are a genius! your videos are a mix of hilarity and competence. Thank you for being on youtube.
❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much!!!❤️❤️❤️
Great subject, great ep!
The PS2 game "Katamari Damacy" (2004) features a song (Fugue 7777) which basically sounds like these.
It was probably produced using an "antique" version of Vocaloid or something alike, only it was played for laughs considering the zany atmosphere of this game.
Great soundtrack by the way.
Cool, I have to check that out!
Here it is, and now I want it to be made with these synths.
th-cam.com/video/XOsdLrYg66I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eOE9vq7BmZz46wWc
@@AudioPilzPrevious post disappeared, hope that this does not.
In the 80's Atari computers had a program to simulate voice synthesis using just sounds in the comp. This was the 8bit era.
I remember the IntelliVision gaming console, they had an add-on module which added speech synthesis to selected games.
I’ve been waiting on TE content here. I have mad feelings about TE. I swear they’ve just been trolling at least half the time, if not more. This does nothing to dissuade me from that notion, another excellent video. Thanks Florian!
Thank you!!!
Until I actually saw the "choir" on the TE product page, I had been wondering if Florian had just made them up.
or you work for TE and use a name that people will associate with an indie forum to help sell the ads your employer bought and paid for, because he has made more than 1 TE vid already and they weren't as nice as this one
@@killsalot78 I forgot I did see the OP-1 video. TE isn’t real. No one actually works at TE. I swear. Trolls. I mean if you paid $700 for a synth that looks like a remote control for a 34 year old tv but is now shaped like a banana, and you tried to reach TE about it, you would begin to get the feeling there’s really no such thing as TE, but that you’ve been had 🤷🏻♂️
Who actually buys TE stuff?
Feels good to have a good laugh in these times, thanks TE and thanks AudioPilz hahahahaha
So good to hear.. best review so far. My albums sounds like this but all within a daw, so glad to hear I dont need ro drop any more dosh.
Thank you so much!!!
For whom is the TE Choir made for? Hats off for using the Furby Organ as a meme. 👍
For Bad Gear;) Thank you!!!
Nice to see some genuinely bad gear featured for once. I usually think "hey, that's a decent synth" when I watch these! 😂
These are a decent synth.
That song you made with them at the end is amazing. Thanks for having me gas over something I really don’t want.
Yet 7 min mark is one of your coolest jams.
Bold, creepy, weird AF, and...epic!...Never change AudioPilz!
Thank you so much!!!
this is absolutely the pinnacle of Teenage Engineering: something nobody asked for, that is completely unexpected and has almost no practical uses, is extremely pricey, but is undoubtedly iconic and original. I applaud this company for doing this, even if it's more of an art piece than a useful consumer product.
"iconic and original"? it's just a korg miku stomp in the dumbest possible packaging and with fewer features
And way more expensive!
Actually Absolut Vodka originally asked for it
Hahaha been waiting for this one!!!
😀😀😀
This was a triumph, im making a note here- huge success!
Thank you!!!
The opening theme song for this one might be the best one so far. Really encompasses the spirit of Bad Gear.
Thank you so much!!!
I just realized that this channel needs a hardware jam that megamixes all hits of the act Scooter. That includes 'singing' all of their lyrics as well. "It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice!" Have a good weekend everybody!
How much is the fish???
Scooter is the only act which can use a Nord lead 3 without power and without glowing led knobs, do not ask why I know such information.. But men do strange stuff if a woman is involved, are there bad nordled stuff?
Loved that first jam!
The best intro adaptation since the Volca Kick. Spookily great ep!
TE always made me picture a fist over a dollar. That was years ago and it just keeps progressing lmao
Now I have this picture in my head as well...
I was shocked and amazed that MIDI could go over an 1/8" plug, but bluetooth midi sounds like a recipe for disaster at this juncture and this product confirmed my fears. I saw those DAW clips (splice!) and thank you for taking the time to give these dolls their best attempt! LOL. Maybe soon you could review the Behringer JT-4000 Micro or the Stylophone Beat? Great show as always and I loved the compositions. Cheers with a soy moloko!
Thank you!!! Great suggestions!!!
I suppose Bluetooth MIDI does have its uses though. I just bought a pretty good MIDI Thru box a while back to improve the MIDI routing to a bunch of my old synths, make it a bit more flexible. Since I'm old and daft, I didn't even realise that the box even featured built-in Bluetooth. Now I'm thinking of buying a cheap, used iPad from eBay and running the iOS Patch Base app so that I can do real-time editing of my synth parameters wirelessly. This is pretty handy, as my DX-7II and AJ-2 are situated about 15 feet away from my PC.
Like with everything, I am sure there are quality products and others, not so much. If it's working--fantastic!@@Rr0gu3_5uture
Your editing is so amazing
Thank you!!!
Great thriller vid. And somehow you used them to good effect. Well done!
Thank you!!!
Teenage Engineering jack of all gimmicks masters of none making stuff nobody asks for or needs. This episode puts TE into the hall of fame for Bad Gear🤣Superbly funny episode im only halfway thru watching writing this comment, Looking fwd to the live jam 😎👌
IMO devices in the “mostly useless but quite fun” category should at least be cheap.
...or - like in this case - brutally expensive
Second song is an insane banger! Well done!
Thank you!!!
Was waiting for this
😀😀😀
Damn this was dope!
Thank you!!!
TE is a legendary troll. For real, if you purchased these, you've been trolled. LOL
Surely this is a sign that the end is actually here - and these things are going to sing us out
Outstanding sir! 👏
Thank you!!!
1:22 this sight gag had me dying 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
That was pure magic...
Thank you!!!
I thought the £1599 table was a joke. I had to look it up to make sure it wasn't. My brain is melting
I'm so hyped for what's next!!!
I was going to apologise for laughing when you banged your fist on the desktop - I see that it was totally justified. that one magic moment is in itself memeworthy. 🤣
not quite a TE 'fangirl', but dangerously close. also, thank heavens for samplers!!! 👍👍
choir of choice: dsk choirz. did a full choral RV4 minus any RV4 in it.
best purchase this year: usb to usbC adapters. what limitations??? korg nanokeys + acer android tablet = done.
Thank you!!!
What the living f**k?
These are insane.
Agreed!!!
New favorite intro tune.
These verdicts have been getting spicier. I love it!
Thank you!!!
On the one hand TE does some interesting stuff, OTOH they do stuff like this. It’s a conundrum. But one thing is for sure, Florian can get cool jams out of almost anything so it’s always worth a watch! Good one…
Thank you!!! Agreed!!!
I'm calling it now, in the 2040s or 2050s people will be like "why did no one appreciate this artful and innovative company??" when they can be found for the equivalent of $10 at a (scorched?) yard sale and all of the context around people feeling they were taking the piss is gone
Next week: a battery operated kazoo.
😂😂😂
Absolutely one of your best videos yet, the TE guys must be laughing, all the way to the bank.
Thanks Moby for review and clockwork orange music!
Lmaooo this intro tune was epic 😭
😀😀😀
I desperately need to hear these things sing the turret choir song from the end of Portal 2.
I tried to play the midi file on them but it just didn't work...
That's a shame, I'm glad you thought to give it a try though!
I like the use of a Schoeps mic to get the absolute best from what is fundamentally a $20 bluetooth speaker
This is hilarious. 😂 Respect for Audiopilz for taking so much time for TE. I didn't know this stuff and watched this video from start to finish. I actually wanted to stop because I realised that I didn't need TE, but the video is simply very entertaining.
Thank you!!!
The only thing more T.E. than a €2k wooden doll set that barely works for making music is….
A €1600 desk made of Ikea-tier materials.
Thanks, Bad Gear always kicks my Friday into gear, just right.
Great video again 💀 👌
Thank you so much!!!
I actually like these better than anything else TE has put out. Made me laugh, rather than just exchange eyerolls with the cats.
omg this is the coolest thing I saw in a while
😀😀😀
what's the keyboard at 2:24? been seeing it in many videos
Next halloween craft beer tasting 😂
Cheers!!!
I bet someone makes an (actually playable!) Kontakt instrument out of these hellish wooden homuncules eventually!
I'd totally get that!!!
Best episode yet! Best belly laugh ever!! Hainbach should...WILL be, immensely proud! 😂😂
i think its worth mentioning that a piece of software from around 2004 by the name of Harmony Assistant uses almost the exact same speech synthesis, allows you to enter lyrics, and is only 30 dollars with a free trial
Also, vocalwriter from late ‘90s-early ‘00s abandonware
As I'm watching this, I was thinking "those singing dolls are giving me vibes of the Furby Organ from Look Mum No Computer"!
Wouldn't you know it, a clip of Sam unveiling that piece of mad genius pops up!
Have you ever thought about collaborating with Sam on a video? That would be wild. You two are both an inspiration to me.
BTW - the conversion of the Rockband 3 drum kit to a MIDI kit I mentioned in the comments (with a Yamaha RTX400 brain) a few videos ago is up and running. I even ventured to build my own bass drum trigger using household items from thrift shops and dollar stores, and a cheap Amazon drum pedal. It's janky looking as anything, but it works!
Great idea, thanks!!! I think Sam's in a different league...
Monty Python was ahead of its time with the Mouse Organ. 😁