It's great to know that even in those days Korg managed to find job roles in the programming department for those of us with neurological spectrum disorders.
This has quickly become one of my favorite channels on here. I binged all the videos in a few days, but they are entertaining enough to keep watching over again.
I actively search for rarely mentioned gear in the hopes of finding some cheap gems, and I'm still amazed by how much stuff you feature that I've never even heard of while searching.
This was my first piece of MIDI gear, bought from Musician's Friend at over 75% off list price in 1993. I put in a lot of time with that manual - Korg should have offered a certificate program to those who managed to decently operate the S3. The main reason I haven't let go of it today is because of all the time I've spent learning it.
Since I watched my first video in this series, I knew the day would come that you would be reviewing this unit. As a previous owner, I can attest to the cryptic operating system and serious menu-diving required to operate this unit. However, I was extremely fortunate to have owned the Alexander Press "Learn It Right The First Time" manual for the S3. What a difference for understanding how to operate this beast! While it was lacking in storage space, the Alesis Data Disc solved this admirably. I miss it terribly. Never should have sold it. Thanks for such an interesting channel!
I had to like and reply because I have the exact same set up. The book, S3, Alesis data disc. Also both the Instrument and Dance expansion ROM/RAM and a couple RAM cards for storage before I got the Data disk. It was my 1st drum machine ...I didn't know any better! One feature that was barely mentioned is the SMPTE time code generator. I used to stripe tape with a Tascam Portastudio 4 track cassette and was also using a Roland rack mount Guitar Synth (RA-100 I think?) for external sequencing. It was a total pain in the ass but it worked. Another note worthy S3 feature is the ability to disarm the 4 pattern tracks and use as a stand alone 8 track sequencer. That and the 6 audio outputs, the time code and 2 midi outs made it a pretty serious piece of gear at the time. It may have been late to the party as a drum machine, but it does have some pretty unique features and depth of editing available. Like a previous comment, I purchased the S3 brand new just above cost when they were being discontinued. Years later a friend loaned me an Alesis SR-16 and I met my first "friendly" drum machine. The S3 basically has no preset patterns, it was all about programming it. I bring it out every once and a while and the sounds are still very usable. In a sense I am proud to know the S3 is considered BAD GEAR because I made it work at the time!
The Korg S3, never heard of it despite being deep into music tech since the 80s. I remember around this time the fashion was to buy a workstation keyboard and either use the internal sequencer or an external computer based one. This was the original "in the box" concept, so drum machines were considered passe back then. Only really excellent machines such as the Roland R5, R8 and R70 could compete in this hostile late 80s/early 90s anti drum machine environment 🥁
I bought the Korg S3 because of the realistic drum sounds and SMPTE in 1991 and use it up to today. Specially the brush kits are great with sweeping !! Using the SMPTE and a Tascam Porta 4 track we could add a bass guitar to the drums, which we used to perform live. But this is a loooong time agoo....
Very informative. I've never seen that one anywhere or previously heard discussion on it. During that time, all my musician colleagues were on Ensoniq, Roland, Alesis and Yamaha. We all frowned on Korg back then.
I don't know much about electronic music but I do know that you have an incredible channel with incredible presentation. And I am impressed with all of the music you are able to coax out of all this under/overappreciated gear.
@@AudioPilz Exactly. "Hey let's put all these features and editable parameters in the menus" "Why? Does anybody need any of them for anything?" "No, but why should we care?"
Your spontaneous demo jams are the pinnacle of what I want to ever achieve as a hobbyist musician. Also watching your video's in 3D goggles is quite a trip.
I was going to pop over to Patreon, but after sitting through 6 ads in a 9 minute video, I decided you had taken enough from my soul...but I enjoyed this one none the less.
@@AudioPilz *rocks out to the "snare" sound on my Yamaha Portasound 460* To simulate this, "shush" someone as fast as possible while dialing "0" on an 80s "push button" phone.
"Good" or "Bad" sounds are highly subjective. And it depends upon what type of music you are making and what feel you are going for. I hate the Drumbrute Impact with a passion, but other people think it sounds great. There is no accounting for taste.
@@vprice509 I have a Drumbrute Impact and really wish I could argue. There are things I really like about it (the random by track algorithm & performance controls are just nice) but the sounds... and no parameter sequencing... eh..
1. That beat LED might blink so short that it might be shorter than your camera's frame time -- and so not get captured every time. 2. If you plan on keeping that S3, find somebody who does electronics repair; 1990s gear is plagued by bad quality electrolytic capacitors that leak and destroy gear. Weird hum and noise issues are typical symptoms of caps in the output amp giving out.
During your RAW WAVEFORM BUBBLEGUM POP 2000007 IDM GROOVESCAPE at the 7:20 mark was like watching a neon-laden Tool video! LoL T’was perfectly stoney and quite a trip. That’s some very catchy tuneage, man! Bravo!
@ZetaCarinae I find for individual sounds that simpler is adequate. My Waldorf Attack has ADR and a ‘shape’ stage. Since sounds tend to be short and quick, all you really need is that variation in the attack vs sustain. Now if you want ‘one finger jams’ or short perc loops .... 8 stages is cool. Of course in a DAW any knob movement can be automated, or in hardware anything can be MIDI controlled.
It sounds interresting. I presume this an subset of the M1 repackaged in the for of a groove box. It certainly has the looks of the M1. Ironically enough a lot of M1 users used the 909 for their drum sounds. I didn't even know this thing existed. I have heard of the X3, with it's cool demo-cd!
I bought one in early 1991. It was difficult to use but once you got over the learning curve it was very useful as a drum machine and a sound module. I got a great electric piano sound out of it. Fun fact, the S3 sound set was used in the Akai XR 20 drum machine. Your channel is a lot of fun.
Loved the S3 sounds back in the day... usual frustration of not enough Ram at the time, and it took manufacturers a decade to work out if you just put a dang filter in the thing, (with dedicated knobs LOL) you can make usable sounds with any machine... oh well LOL Awesome video as always, cheers!
Oh, that could get toasty! I love mine, and Bret Victor, the Micron's designer, is very famous in interface design and compsci circles, but I can see how it's super minimalist design might annoy a lot of people.
@@talideon I loved mine too, the micron sounds amazing, but that beast in such tiny cage was difficult to manage , I used to use an AU by Retroware to control it in Ableton but it was a bit painful not being able to quickly experiment with it. I want get another one again.
So many great, yet slept on TH-cam channels. Thanks for your time homie. Going through a hard time (like most people right now) and you help me greatly with anxiety. I love getting schooled and listening to your anecdotes.
I can't decide if the music you make with all this bad gear is better, or if your memes are better. It's very close. I'd be satisfied with either skill. Bravo sir.
These were either 599 or 699 UKP when they came out. If I'd paid that for mine I'd have probably wanted Korg's design team at the time rounded up and imprisoned. Some years after they got discontinued I saw one for sale in the local free ads paper (that shows my age huh) for 50UKP, and was curious enough to buy it. I met the seller guy at a petrol filling station about 5 miles away, and since my car was busted at the time, I went to pick it up on my bicycle. Lucky it didn't start raining on the way back As mentioned in the video, the UI is appalling. If you don't use the thing for a week or two the method of using it just slips from your mind and you have to plough through the manual again. It's not as bad as the Roland D110 or the Yamaha TX16w original os (shudder) but still... Also alluded to in the video, there is nowhere near enough internal pattern/song memory. If you can get more than three songs programmed into it, you're doing well. If that wasn't enough, if you fill the memory up and try to save everything onto a RAM card, then it won't fit! You need to use no more than something like 7/8 of the internal memory and then save it. It won't play back patterns and songs direct from the memory card (like you can on e.g. a Roland TR707) either. Another problem with the thing is that there isn't enough polyphony. If you record a pattern featuring something really obscure like a 8th note ride cymbal, then it pretty soon starts robbing layers from the snare drum, which sounds terrible. It's frustrating because the basic concept is good and the method of creating drum sounds by layering a strike sample and a shell sample is great and I think unique to this machine. I wish they'd released the S1.
Great stuff as usual 🙂 and also... I think I've figured it out why have you included the Digitakt in your 'Bad Gear' pool... To use it on upcoming videos because it's a such a great machine 😉
I bought the S3 to enrich my collection and was surprised to find out that it has the best Simmons sounds imitation, far better than the best samples. It has a very FAT!!! Simmons sounds.
I felt your pain trying to program this. I had a Korg DS-8 in the late 90's, and trying tio edit anything, was like trying to paint the inside of your house, standing in your front garden poking brushes through the letterbox.
your demo tracks were salt in the tiny wounds left by the thought that i would have LOVED this thing when i was 15-16 and would have been content staying up all night with it and eventually being able to make the repetitive post-industrial dance music i had not quite enough of the right gear for in the pre accessible DAWs era when i couldnt afford a K2000/ASR10. these days i have no energy to fight with gear like this thing for more than a sampling project, but the sounds you coaxed out are good enough to buy a commercial library of. for now i guess i’ll suffer through getting similar vibes on the iWavestation app, but great job selling this thing.
Great video. I would like to see the SMPT functionality. Also, you should post a video of some of those kick samples for us that want the goods but don’t have the time to learn that insanely bad UI :)
I seen these in Jacksonville FL waay back in the early 90s in a music store that was one of those places that you see in dreams sometimes(rare musical instruments, okay prices and multi floored so you KNOW there are rooms to explore full of goodies galore X multiple floors!). I only saw it, did not play it. I also saw the Symphonic and Piano modules next to the Kawai Gmega and Kawai KC10
This was the drum box I waited and waited to be released because I heard you could edit the hell out of the samples. During the wait Roland released the R8m, which was perfect for me, and I jumped on it. No regrets, as the S3 got a lousy review in Keyboard mag. I also have the Kawai XD-5, which allows synth-style editing (2 ADSR's, 2 filter's, ringmod) of drums and other waveforms to make some crazy sounds. I think it also was a market failure. They're not expensive and worth checking out.
Great video again...and of course you made this drum machine sound very desirable. The M1 was my first ever synth, and I used to get some awesome drum sounds simply by programming the onboard samples through filters (sorry) and FX. Great tunes as always!
It was the follow up to the proper 80s-styled DDD-1 and 5. The DDD1 was a serious box of instant doof-doof-blatt, with a horizontal learning curve. The S3 was a yacht rock drum box in an acid house universe.
haha, as I had a lot of equipment those years then of M1 Area, I collected then every prospect of instruments I could not afford me anyway... I know really almost everything, but hell , that thing I never heard about, or read the name somewhere or once saw it somewhere in a shop to try out... Again a great episode, hehe, your like a blockbuster on you tube, short, funny and informativ at the same time.... cant get enough... Still wait the Korg R 3... hehe
Actually clicked off an Espen Kraft video I was halfway through watching when I got the notification. That's how much I look forward to this show
Thanks! It means a lot to me!
you and me both. (and I really like Espen Kraft!)
@@matrix12x Yeah, Espen is great too. I went back and watched the rest of his video after
@@AudioPilz Espen Kraft is now going to write an 80s inspired, pet shop boys style diss track.
They just keep on coming, can't get enough of this series!!
There’s a enough bad gear to last us a lifetime and it’s beautiful 🥲
Thanks for watching!!! There's enough Bad Gear for all of us!
same!
This really is one of the true gems of youtube!
my favorite youtuber he is
It's great to know that even in those days Korg managed to find job roles in the programming department for those of us with neurological spectrum disorders.
Very inclusive HR policy with a tradition
😁😁😁 love it
Not disabilities so much as just being *very* japanese. Holy god that menu is a nightmare.
@@gelatinous6915like the D110
This has quickly become one of my favorite channels on here. I binged all the videos in a few days, but they are entertaining enough to keep watching over again.
Thanks!
Do have the theme song in your head yet?
@@ZetaCarinae oh yeah, but that's not a complaint.
Agreed!
“That Intro sounds awful this time, what Synth is this?”
_drum machine_
“Ahh this sounds so good”
😂😂😂
😃👍👍
Lmao
I actively search for rarely mentioned gear in the hopes of finding some cheap gems, and I'm still amazed by how much stuff you feature that I've never even heard of while searching.
This one was entirely new to me too
@@AudioPilz S in Korg S3 stands for stealth.
This was my first piece of MIDI gear, bought from Musician's Friend at over 75% off list price in 1993. I put in a lot of time with that manual - Korg should have offered a certificate program to those who managed to decently operate the S3. The main reason I haven't let go of it today is because of all the time I've spent learning it.
I pulled the S3 out recently and I would certainly fail the certificate test;)
Since I watched my first video in this series, I knew the day would come that you would be reviewing this unit. As a previous owner, I can attest to the cryptic operating system and serious menu-diving required to operate this unit. However, I was extremely fortunate to have owned the Alexander Press "Learn It Right The First Time" manual for the S3. What a difference for understanding how to operate this beast! While it was lacking in storage space, the Alesis Data Disc solved this admirably. I miss it terribly. Never should have sold it. Thanks for such an interesting channel!
Thanks for watching!
I had to like and reply because I have the exact same set up. The book, S3, Alesis data disc. Also both the Instrument and Dance expansion ROM/RAM and a couple RAM cards for storage before I got the Data disk. It was my 1st drum machine ...I didn't know any better! One feature that was barely mentioned is the SMPTE time code generator. I used to stripe tape with a Tascam Portastudio 4 track cassette and was also using a Roland rack mount Guitar Synth (RA-100 I think?) for external sequencing. It was a total pain in the ass but it worked. Another note worthy S3 feature is the ability to disarm the 4 pattern tracks and use as a stand alone 8 track sequencer. That and the 6 audio outputs, the time code and 2 midi outs made it a pretty serious piece of gear at the time. It may have been late to the party as a drum machine, but it does have some pretty unique features and depth of editing available. Like a previous comment, I purchased the S3 brand new just above cost when they were being discontinued. Years later a friend loaned me an Alesis SR-16 and I met my first "friendly" drum machine. The S3 basically has no preset patterns, it was all about programming it. I bring it out every once and a while and the sounds are still very usable. In a sense I am proud to know the S3 is considered BAD GEAR because I made it work at the time!
The Korg S3, never heard of it despite being deep into music tech since the 80s.
I remember around this time the fashion was to buy a workstation keyboard and either use the internal sequencer or an external computer based one.
This was the original "in the box" concept, so drum machines were considered passe back then.
Only really excellent machines such as the Roland R5, R8 and R70 could compete in this hostile late 80s/early 90s anti drum machine environment 🥁
The Roland Rs ruled the world back then
Genuinely never heard of this. I may give my Korg fanboy card back. Once I can get through its menu system to find the 'give back' option.
Didn't know it either. Weird but great stuff
Finally a piece of crap I haven’t owned.
Get one!
Careful. It might end up on your doorstep.
You really get some cool sounds out of this. I hope they'll include its PCM samples in the coming Drumlogue. And hopefully it'll be easier to program.
The funny thing is: the samples are super-boring. It's all about the engine
I bought the Korg S3 because of the realistic drum sounds and SMPTE in 1991 and use it up to today. Specially the brush kits are great with sweeping !! Using the SMPTE and a Tascam Porta 4 track we could add a bass guitar to the drums, which we used to perform live. But this is a loooong time agoo....
Nice!!!
"...Looks like the drum machine Bret Easton Ellis would of put in one of his 80's novels." Priceless!
Love your channel!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for going there so we don't have to mate, always appreciated!
Thanks man!
Ha, the Lynch Dune opening was just too good! Never heard about the Korg S3 before: every day is a school day. Jams are tight as usual!
Thanks! That one was new to me too
Very informative. I've never seen that one anywhere or previously heard discussion on it. During that time, all my musician colleagues were on Ensoniq, Roland, Alesis and Yamaha. We all frowned on Korg back then.
Thanks! Yeah, Korg was going through a valley of tears back then
That KLF shout-out is justified and ancient.
What time is love???
Enough with the memories. You'll miss the last train to Transcentral.
I don't know much about electronic music but I do know that you have an incredible channel with incredible presentation. And I am impressed with all of the music you are able to coax out of all this under/overappreciated gear.
Thank you so much!
O.K let's put aside the sound here for a second. That little visual for the groove was fantastic. Perfect fit for the sound :)
Thank you!
80's design: more buttons equals better
90's design: M E N U D I V I N G
Because they could ;)
@@AudioPilz Exactly.
"Hey let's put all these features and editable parameters in the menus"
"Why? Does anybody need any of them for anything?"
"No, but why should we care?"
It’s kinda strange this box has such a shitty user interface because the M1 is pretty nice to use.
@@mudi2000a yeh look at the amount of buttons on the Yamaha RX5 compared to this spartan product....
@@cresshead Ha, exactly what I was thinking of. Lost of buttons, still a lot of jobs, sub jobs etc.
As you were describing the way the interface works, I couldn't help but keep looking at that Kafka on the bookshelf. I kept thinking of The Trial.
Yup, The Trial comes to mind
3:06 lol nice, good ol Winamp!! I still use that player lol, I can't let go 🤣
Same here!!!
@@AudioPilz I still haven't found a powerful enough computer to max out milkdrop!
I have no business in audio gear apart from tinkering with a Pocket Operator 33 but I really enjoy the freshness and creativity of this videos.
Thank you so much!
"and the (hell yeah) eight-point envelope." Good stuff.
Thanks! That one is actually really nice
No other channel has encouraged me to buy second-hand bad gear as much as yours. Cheers to that, mate.
Thanks!
I really liked the IDM part, and the video clip was fun too !
Thank you! This is what happens inside your body. At that speed and pace ;)
I am in Love with your Idea for the Patreon shoutouts... Really innovative
Thanks!
That jam at 6:13 almost beats the 'post punk gothadelic italo disco synth pop' from the RX-15 vid. Almost.
Thanks!
Your spontaneous demo jams are the pinnacle of what I want to ever achieve as a hobbyist musician.
Also watching your video's in 3D goggles is quite a trip.
Thanks! I have to get 3D glasses now!
@@AudioPilz Thank YOU dear sir for the amazingly funny and interesting videos
KLF is the only Manual I read... :)
My man!
I wish you luck in your pop domination goals.
I take it a step forward and only bring edelweiss!
I was going to pop over to Patreon, but after sitting through 6 ads in a 9 minute video, I decided you had taken enough from my soul...but I enjoyed this one none the less.
Sorry for that, I'm gonna take a look at the ad placement. This shouldn't be
@@AudioPilz the Patreon joke was good though
man literally makes great consistent content, is hilarious, and makes bangers. what a legend
Thank you so much!
oh hell yeah bald synth dude at it again baby
On it!!! Thanks for watching!
Nick batt?
Damn. I resemble that comment.
Well, except for being able to milk out every last bit in dozens of pieces of subprime gear.
I love it when Moby makes another one of his 'Bad Gear' videos!
Familiar with a 'Soul Shattering UI' but have actually loved my Roland MC-505 since it launched. Thanks for another great Video.
Regards Florian
Thanks for watching!
I think i'm not fit for music production, cause I geniunely love all snare sound that you described as bad lol
They will come back in style soon ;)
@@AudioPilz *rocks out to the "snare" sound on my Yamaha Portasound 460*
To simulate this, "shush" someone as fast as possible while dialing "0" on an 80s "push button" phone.
"Good" or "Bad" sounds are highly subjective. And it depends upon what type of music you are making and what feel you are going for. I hate the Drumbrute Impact with a passion, but other people think it sounds great. There is no accounting for taste.
@@vprice509 I have a Drumbrute Impact and really wish I could argue. There are things I really like about it (the random by track algorithm & performance controls are just nice) but the sounds... and no parameter sequencing... eh..
My apartment flooded after snowmageddon hit the US but I'm still here, commenting on the bad gear!
Thanks! Stay strong!
First! Edit: that "beat" LED was hilarious.
Thanks! I have no idea what's going on ;)
I love this series! I had a few of the machines before I found this, but I have acquired more since watching. I want all the bad gear!
Thank you!
+1 for The Manual - I don't care how obsolete its advice is, there's so much good stuff in there!
The song writing advice is all you need for music production
Btw... Fabulous work on all of your videos! I really love the catchy little songs that you create with all these bad gears.
Thank you!
1. That beat LED might blink so short that it might be shorter than your camera's frame time -- and so not get captured every time.
2. If you plan on keeping that S3, find somebody who does electronics repair; 1990s gear is plagued by bad quality electrolytic capacitors that leak and destroy gear. Weird hum and noise issues are typical symptoms of caps in the output amp giving out.
Great input, thanks!
Display backlights and tact switches. Some of this gear failed before its samples went out of fashion.
During your RAW WAVEFORM
BUBBLEGUM POP
2000007 IDM
GROOVESCAPE at the 7:20 mark was like watching a neon-laden Tool video! LoL
T’was perfectly stoney and quite a trip. That’s some very catchy tuneage, man! Bravo!
Thank you so much!!!
"soul shattering user interface" - spat my coffee out :D
It certainly is...
Awesome video as usual! It seems like a very intriguing unit for sure, and that "beat" LED especially made me laugh.
Thanks! I tried to find a pattern in the blinking but failed
Friday evenings aren't the same without these videos! They're slowly defining it like TFI Friday did in the nineties!
Thanks! Happy to hear that!
I've seen this a few times on eBay and morbidly curious.
So thanks for answering, this question for me!
It's cool but I don't know if it's worth it
I laughed a bit too much at the _"dirty on the inside....aren't we all?'_ joke.
Got you;)
I love everything about this channel. Please publish your music!
Thank you so much!!! Full tracks can be found on Patreon (end of plug;)
This series just keeps getting better and better
Thank you!
Bloody hell that looks scary. Reminds me a bit of the MC50 I briefly owned for the sheer joy of menu diving on a tiny screen.
It IS scary ;)
8 point envelopes? WTF? This makes me curious what is the most elaborate envelope on a drum machine...
You can program entire patterns from a simple waveform
Wave station has 255 stage envelopes.
@@DaneXbsinthe *Runs away...
@@sinistar99
Think of it more like an automation lane in a DAW.
@ZetaCarinae I find for individual sounds that simpler is adequate. My Waldorf Attack has ADR and a ‘shape’ stage. Since sounds tend to be short and quick, all you really need is that variation in the attack vs sustain.
Now if you want ‘one finger jams’ or short perc loops .... 8 stages is cool.
Of course in a DAW any knob movement can be automated, or in hardware anything can be MIDI controlled.
Thanks for making me appreciate just how much my new Model:Samples does, despite its limitations 😁
Always a pleasure. I have yet to try the sample
It sounds interresting. I presume this an subset of the M1 repackaged in the for of a groove box. It certainly has the looks of the M1. Ironically enough a lot of M1 users used the 909 for their drum sounds. I didn't even know this thing existed. I have heard of the X3, with it's cool demo-cd!
I found it in a second-hand guitar shop here in Vienna and honestly have never heard of it before
Yeah there were several of these "slice of M1" modules like this, the P3, Symphony, and A1 fx processor.
The pedal jam was a work of art, such cool acid sounds.
Thank you!
Early engagement for the almighty algorithm
Nice, thanks!
Yay, AudioPlz back again to discipline more bad gear.
That one was a tough cookie
Ideal for those who enjoy playing Dark Souls blindfolded! 😂
There are challenges in life you have to accept ;)
I bought one in early 1991. It was difficult to use but once you got over the learning curve it was very useful as a drum machine and a sound module. I got a great electric piano sound out of it. Fun fact, the S3 sound set was used in the Akai XR 20 drum machine. Your channel is a lot of fun.
Thank you!!!
Just call me Timbre Wolf.
I actually liked that one ;)
Loved the S3 sounds back in the day... usual frustration of not enough Ram at the time, and it took manufacturers a decade to work out if you just put a dang filter in the thing, (with dedicated knobs LOL) you can make usable sounds with any machine... oh well LOL Awesome video as always, cheers!
Thanks!
The interface may be hellish, but I love my M1R.
That's certainly not a day in the spa ;)
@@AudioPilz 🤣🤣🤣
I sware in the late 80s it was the goal of each company to find ways to slow your work flow 🤣🤣
Korg was getting good at it much earlier
Yeees were getting closer to my long anticipated korg wavedrum episode
It's a long and winding road ;)
maybe do the Alesis Micron
That one is on my list! Thanks for posting!
Oh, that could get toasty! I love mine, and Bret Victor, the Micron's designer, is very famous in interface design and compsci circles, but I can see how it's super minimalist design might annoy a lot of people.
@@talideon I loved mine too, the micron sounds amazing, but that beast in such tiny cage was difficult to manage , I used to use an AU by Retroware to control it in Ableton but it was a bit painful not being able to quickly experiment with it. I want get another one again.
Yeah... Programming it is a drag but I love mine.
So many great, yet slept on TH-cam channels. Thanks for your time homie.
Going through a hard time (like most people right now) and you help me greatly with anxiety. I love getting schooled and listening to your anecdotes.
Great to have you around! Thanks for watching!
I would love to see Roland RA-50 in Bad Gear :-)
Still trying to find an approach to the RAs
That S 3 Kick Sounds Totally Awesome , Probably Worth Buying Just For That . Love Your Channel Also .
Thanks! Thought of using it as a dedicated kick machine too
'Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell!!!'
(Possible song title)
Came for this comment...was not disappointed.
And a groovy powerhouse it is
I can't decide if the music you make with all this bad gear is better, or if your memes are better. It's very close. I'd be satisfied with either skill.
Bravo sir.
Thank you so much!
So the Mitochondria really is the powerhouse of the cell after all.
Groovy too!!!
These were either 599 or 699 UKP when they came out. If I'd paid that for mine I'd have probably wanted Korg's design team at the time rounded up and imprisoned. Some years after they got discontinued I saw one for sale in the local free ads paper (that shows my age huh) for 50UKP, and was curious enough to buy it. I met the seller guy at a petrol filling station about 5 miles away, and since my car was busted at the time, I went to pick it up on my bicycle. Lucky it didn't start raining on the way back
As mentioned in the video, the UI is appalling. If you don't use the thing for a week or two the method of using it just slips from your mind and you have to plough through the manual again. It's not as bad as the Roland D110 or the Yamaha TX16w original os (shudder) but still...
Also alluded to in the video, there is nowhere near enough internal pattern/song memory. If you can get more than three songs programmed into it, you're doing well. If that wasn't enough, if you fill the memory up and try to save everything onto a RAM card, then it won't fit! You need to use no more than something like 7/8 of the internal memory and then save it. It won't play back patterns and songs direct from the memory card (like you can on e.g. a Roland TR707) either.
Another problem with the thing is that there isn't enough polyphony. If you record a pattern featuring something really obscure like a 8th note ride cymbal, then it pretty soon starts robbing layers from the snare drum, which sounds terrible.
It's frustrating because the basic concept is good and the method of creating drum sounds by layering a strike sample and a shell sample is great and I think unique to this machine. I wish they'd released the S1.
I'm currently planning on using it just as a kick machine
How do you do a year’s worth of video editing every month?? Love the channel!
Thank you!
Great stuff as usual 🙂 and also... I think I've figured it out why have you included the Digitakt in your 'Bad Gear' pool... To use it on upcoming videos because it's a such a great machine 😉
Thanks! I have to admit that I had it in the show as a wingman since the beginning
The only thing i know in this moment is i want one i have 20 years old and i need this on My studio
That one actually sounds different than most other things
Am I getting tinnitus? No, it's just SMPTE bleed through on the 4-track. :)
Great work as usual my man.
Thanks! SMPTE bleed is the literal WORST!!!
I bought the S3 to enrich my collection and was surprised to find out that it has the best Simmons sounds imitation, far better than the best samples. It has a very FAT!!! Simmons sounds.
True! That's what I was referring to when I mentioned the "disco toms"
Yes i agree
I felt your pain trying to program this.
I had a Korg DS-8 in the late 90's, and trying tio edit anything, was like trying to paint the inside of your house, standing in your front garden poking brushes through the letterbox.
This thing just is no fun at all
this machine doesnt just look old dirty, like me, but dirty like it was in a flood, dried out and nibbled on by rats
It indeed has seen better times
"at first glance it's ticking all the boxes!",beer for me,when it's in the video!😁
Sometimes it just doesn't;)
you keep teasing me with those sh-201 callouts
Still haven't found one I don't need a mortgage for
your demo tracks were salt in the tiny wounds left by the thought that i would have LOVED this thing when i was 15-16 and would have been content staying up all night with it and eventually being able to make the repetitive post-industrial dance music i had not quite enough of the right gear for in the pre accessible DAWs era when i couldnt afford a K2000/ASR10. these days i have no energy to fight with gear like this thing for more than a sampling project, but the sounds you coaxed out are good enough to buy a commercial library of. for now i guess i’ll suffer through getting similar vibes on the iWavestation app, but great job selling this thing.
Yeah, that one is really time consuming. Thanks!
So playfully, what you're saying is that everyone is going to need a MoogerFooger pedal....
...it certainly helps ;)
Sounds selection in this episode hit the spot.
Thanks!!!
Did you just made a corona video clip !?!
There might have been a virus in this;)
Your visuals are amazing as well
Thank you!
Making a piece of gear "fit" in a mix is more important than the quality.
True that!
Great video. I would like to see the SMPT functionality. Also, you should post a video of some of those kick samples for us that want the goods but don’t have the time to learn that insanely bad UI :)
Thanks! I just posted the samples of this episode on Patreon
I´m playing Demon/Dark Souls for more than 10 years now. I even have a tattoo of the sun symbol of my sun bros. But i wouldn´t touch that thing.
YOU DIED
It may be bad, but the sounds you got out of it are lama-ass-kicking good.
The sounds are top notch but it's hard to squeeze them out of that black thing
That comment in the screen shot, the claps are dreadful, that’s a plus in my book, I never use claps.
I had to learn how to love claps too ;)
@@AudioPilz my reasoning is, you never see real drummers clapping, why would add a clap to a programmed beat?
I seen these in Jacksonville FL waay back in the early 90s in a music store that was one of those places that you see in dreams sometimes(rare musical instruments, okay prices and multi floored so you KNOW there are rooms to explore full of goodies galore X multiple floors!). I only saw it, did not play it. I also saw the Symphonic and Piano modules next to the Kawai Gmega and Kawai KC10
Nice! I assume most of these stayed at the store ;)
I DO like reading manuals!
I don't mind that either but this one was not sooooooo helpful ;)
This was the drum box I waited and waited to be released because I heard you could edit the hell out of the samples. During the wait Roland released the R8m, which was perfect for me, and I jumped on it. No regrets, as the S3 got a lousy review in Keyboard mag. I also have the Kawai XD-5, which allows synth-style editing (2 ADSR's, 2 filter's, ringmod) of drums and other waveforms to make some crazy sounds. I think it also was a market failure. They're not expensive and worth checking out.
Great idea, thanks!
How did Espen Kraft miss this one for his collection?
Blows my mind
Great video again...and of course you made this drum machine sound very desirable. The M1 was my first ever synth, and I used to get some awesome drum sounds simply by programming the onboard samples through filters (sorry) and FX. Great tunes as always!
Thanks!
You should do the Roland XP-10 (or even it's little brother, the SK-55) which is pretty much just a keyboard version of the SC-55.
What a beauty! Thanks for the input!
It was the follow up to the proper 80s-styled DDD-1 and 5. The DDD1 was a serious box of instant doof-doof-blatt, with a horizontal learning curve. The S3 was a yacht rock drum box in an acid house universe.
Well spoken Sir!!!
Hah, Dune. Finally!
LOVE this movie!!!
haha, as I had a lot of equipment those years then of M1 Area, I collected then every prospect of instruments I could not afford me anyway...
I know really almost everything, but hell , that thing I never heard about, or read the name somewhere or once saw it somewhere in a shop to try out...
Again a great episode, hehe, your like a blockbuster on you tube, short, funny and informativ at the same time.... cant get enough...
Still wait the Korg R 3... hehe
Thanks! There's an R3 in the local classifieds ATM but it's still too expensive;)
It's like a failed Yamaha RY-30.
I'd like to get one of these
@@AudioPilz Don't you DARE put it on Bad Gear! :-)
I LOVED my RY30! A drum machine with a pitch bend wheel..