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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?
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.
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.)
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
😂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.
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!
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 🤷🏻♂️
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!
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.
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’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.
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 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!
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?
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"
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!
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 😎👌
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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…
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
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
@@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 :)
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.
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.
Bravo - this was a tough one to take on, but you gave it your usual level of effort and I think this ends up being one of your best yet! PS: Give them back to the shop, before you wake up at 3am with them trying to strangle you
Hey I put together 200+ intros from this magnific show. Sorry for the spam, but just thought it needed to be done and might be of interest, big ups Florian!
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
Hey I put together 200+ intros from this magnific show. Sorry for the spam, but just thought it needed to be done and might be of interest, big ups Florian!
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.
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 💀 👌
I've been absent from the online synth tech sphere for a bit. I had zero knowledge of this product until seeing this video. What I can say is that the Halloween theme to this video was quite useful as I was questioning if this was an April Fools prank for a while there. Baffling, really.
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!
Get stuffed florian. You did it again. That's the best sounding banger at the end. Better than anything I could make and you did it with behringer russian dolls. Amazing.
O m g. This is not bad gear but more obscure. Respect for testing singing Matroschkas on my favourite friday show. What next? I've heard of good sounding beer cans filled with water, ecological manufactored without Midi. Or what about programming a speeking Barbiedoll with text to speach? Nevermind. Great work Florian! Awesome to take a deep dive in such nerdy stuff. Obscure...
As someone who geeks out on vocal synthesis and electroacoustic objects/sculptures, I am amazed that I'd not heard of these before. I could really go for something like this if the implementation wasn't so half-assed. Feels kind of Roland in that it's a great idea that kneecapped itself through their choice of compromises.
clearly TE watches this show and made these specifically as to compensate the plugin episodes and the ones yet to come. actual bad gear hall of fame this is.
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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...
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 😂😂😂
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
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
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
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.
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!!!
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!
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' :)
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!!!
Dude you make these things sound awesome. I'm blown away.
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.
😂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
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?
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!!!
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...
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.
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.
@@ThatSockmonkey Best part is that the aluminium is also recycled! Imagine what it'd cost if they used new aluminium instead.
The TE choir make the miku pedal look amazing and pretty good value even at secondhand prices.
Agreed!!!
"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."
Reminds me of the singing turrets from Portal 2...
Agreed!!!
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.
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.
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;)
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.
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!!!
Love your show. Another classic episode. I really felt your pain this time around!!
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 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?
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...
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!!!
You are a genius! your videos are a mix of hilarity and competence. Thank you for being on youtube.
❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much!!!❤️❤️❤️
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 😎👌
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!!!
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.
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!
Teenage engineering's "delay lama" is my favorite instrument.
😂😂😂
The face you use in some of your thumbnails never ceases to crack me up😂 Love your sense of humor and videos!
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
I like the use of a Schoeps mic to get the absolute best from what is fundamentally a $20 bluetooth speaker
For whom is the TE Choir made for? Hats off for using the Furby Organ as a meme. 👍
For Bad Gear;) Thank you!!!
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!!!
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
That song you made with them at the end is amazing. Thanks for having me gas over something I really don’t want.
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!!!
The best intro adaptation since the Volca Kick. Spookily great ep!
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 :)
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 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
Bravo - this was a tough one to take on, but you gave it your usual level of effort and I think this ends up being one of your best yet! PS: Give them back to the shop, before you wake up at 3am with them trying to strangle you
Best version of the intro tune yet
Thank you!!!
Hey I put together 200+ intros from this magnific show. Sorry for the spam, but just thought it needed to be done and might be of interest, big ups Florian!
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
Bold, creepy, weird AF, and...epic!...Never change AudioPilz!
Thank you so much!!!
what's the keyboard at 2:24? been seeing it in many videos
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...
This was a triumph, im making a note here- huge success!
Thank you!!!
*giggles*
This was hilarious😂. Best episode so far 🎉
Thank you so much!!!
Agree!
Surely this is a sign that the end is actually here - and these things are going to sing us out
This choir proves the furby organ unbeatable
Hey I put together 200+ intros from this magnific show. Sorry for the spam, but just thought it needed to be done and might be of interest, big ups Florian!
Bad Gear and The Why Files are my two "must watch" yt channels. Man, that would be so sick to see a collab between Florian, AJ and Hecklefish!!!
I actually like these better than anything else TE has put out. Made me laugh, rather than just exchange eyerolls with the cats.
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!!!
Winter is coming, so whats better to bring this toys up for a crackling, warm fire, to make them sound a last time: KNACKS
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!
Bro I thought this was a joke when I saw the thumbnail but when I read the description I was so confused
I bet someone makes an (actually playable!) Kontakt instrument out of these hellish wooden homuncules eventually!
I'd totally get that!!!
I'd listen our old friend, Ludwig Van, blasting out of anything any day. Even these.
1:22 this sight gag had me dying 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
I've been absent from the online synth tech sphere for a bit. I had zero knowledge of this product until seeing this video. What I can say is that the Halloween theme to this video was quite useful as I was questioning if this was an April Fools prank for a while there. Baffling, really.
Yeah, these are really creepy
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. 😁
Feels good to have a good laugh in these times, thanks TE and thanks AudioPilz hahahahaha
That was pure magic...
Thank you!!!
Yet 7 min mark is one of your coolest jams.
hats off to you for making something listenable using these. Unlike normal bad gear, these don't fill me with the lust to procure.
What the living f**k?
These are insane.
Agreed!!!
Get stuffed florian. You did it again. That's the best sounding banger at the end. Better than anything I could make and you did it with behringer russian dolls. Amazing.
Lmaooo this intro tune was epic 😭
😀😀😀
Absolute must have this holiday season!
TE is a legendary troll. For real, if you purchased these, you've been trolled. LOL
Best thumbnail ever for one of your videos, maybe best thumbnail ever for anyone.
Thank you so much!!!
Damn this was dope!
Thank you!!!
Not sure how I feel about these. Part of me screams oh hells yes!! But the rest is asking why.. what You did with them is very impressive! As usual! 😊
Lolol. Awesome sauce! Can't justify... 😅 Reminds me of the My Singing Monsters bluetooth toys with 30x the price tag
Nice, I really have to check them out!!!
O m g. This is not bad gear but more obscure. Respect for testing singing Matroschkas on my favourite friday show. What next? I've heard of good sounding beer cans filled with water, ecological manufactored without Midi. Or what about programming a speeking Barbiedoll with text to speach? Nevermind. Great work Florian! Awesome to take a deep dive in such nerdy stuff. Obscure...
Thank you so much!!! The midi thing qualified it in a way;)
Next week: a battery operated kazoo.
😂😂😂
Wow I never thought we would see these Lego eerr TE wooden boxes here. We have reached another tier of BadGearness
Agreed!!!
IMO devices in the “mostly useless but quite fun” category should at least be cheap.
...or - like in this case - brutally expensive
As someone who geeks out on vocal synthesis and electroacoustic objects/sculptures, I am amazed that I'd not heard of these before. I could really go for something like this if the implementation wasn't so half-assed. Feels kind of Roland in that it's a great idea that kneecapped itself through their choice of compromises.
Yeah, these are barely working..
Well since gas prices are going up again and the cold season is here...just throw another Choir on the Fire
For the warm tone
Absolutely one of your best videos yet, the TE guys must be laughing, all the way to the bank.
Nice, a bad gear that's actually bad gear.
clearly TE watches this show and made these specifically as to compensate the plugin episodes and the ones yet to come. actual bad gear hall of fame this is.
I'll stick with an Otomatone and family of Otamatone clones off of TEMU. They do look nice though! That said review the Otomatone!
Great idea, thanks!!!
@@AudioPilz It'll be a funny one for sure! Sure you will get some classy jams out of them.