@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel* Full Tracks, Extended Jams, Sample Packs: www.patreon.com/audiopilz Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/audio.pilz/
@PNNYRFACE 4 ай бұрын
Do you work in video editing? You are really good at making videos!
@fortheloveofnoise 4 ай бұрын
I think this is the first one of your videos to make me like a synth I previously did not like. Wow, I did not know this thing could sound that good!
@toussaintthomas8015 4 ай бұрын
AudioPilz we love you bro, you don't even have to front anymore. You can put any gear on this show and we'll watch it. Bad gear, good gear, mid gear, it doesn't matter just keep it coming homie.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
So happy to hear that, thank you so much!!!
@b_og 4 ай бұрын
true
@DiodeMilliampere 4 ай бұрын
I always took it to me "bad" in the 80s/90s sense part of the time
@yu2bedj675 4 ай бұрын
i just like hearing gear get roasted 😅
@doichekonnecktion 4 ай бұрын
Thinking about it, the rate at which you review gear and upload it is astonishing!
@Arehexes 4 ай бұрын
I remember I went to a music store to get a Roland JU-06A. I saw the Explore and after 10 minutes seeing what it could do I walked out of the store with an Explorer no questions asked.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
It's natural. Completely normal...
@slipknotboy555 4 ай бұрын
Good choice!
@NotJarrett 4 ай бұрын
As somebody who has a JU-06A and an Explorer and loves both you definitely made the right choice, the Explorer is a beast of a synth, probably my favorite new synth of the last decade 100%
@treetopjones737 4 ай бұрын
@@NotJarrett If this had come along in the 80's ( hypothetically ) our heads would've exploded.
@sub-jec-tiv 4 ай бұрын
@@treetopjones737Absolutely. I mean, listen to the DX7 without reverb delay or chorusing. That was the biggest hit of the 2nd half of the 80s. And it sounds worse than the Hydra (opinion). But yknow, I was always salty that the DX7 killed analog for 15 years and ushered in an era of no knobs/sliders. 😂
@ScottsSynthStuff 4 ай бұрын
ASM really did a disservice to themselves with the selection of factory presets they supplied with the Hydrasynth. They focused a lot on the whiz-bang digital waveform patches. This caused the vast majority of people who do not much more than spin through some presets to declare authoritatively that "The Hydrasynth sounds thin and digital." The Hydrasynth can sound as warm, fat and huge as you could ever imagine - it's just not demonstrated in the factory presets. Because 99.9% of the owners/commenters apparently never do any sound design on it, they don't realize what it is actually capable of. It can sound digital, it can sound like a classic analog, it can sound like 80's FM, it can even emulate pianos and EPs quite convincingly. I say this in my Hydrasynth videos repeatedly: The Hydrasynth can do EVERYTHING!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
I think these presets sold quite a few units but you can't have it all...
@stevenwebbmusic 4 ай бұрын
agreed. and like 80% of the patches have the vibrato turned up to the max which makes them sounds worse in my opinion.
@HOLODECK-MUSIC-PROJECT 4 ай бұрын
so true, so true
@Fluxwithit 4 ай бұрын
If I had a dollar for every time someone said the opposite when we launched "To many EP, To many bread and butter" ,,,, LOL
@mjKlaim 4 ай бұрын
As a owner but also a noob in sound design (I'm learning through Hydrasynth and Pigments), I can see what you mean, although I'm still not able to push the thing to the limits hahaha. I would be interested if you can point to presets libraries available online which shows more the wide range of sounds.
@vmppvm8763 4 ай бұрын
The Hydrasynth is funny because it gives you access to just about every parameter imaginable in a subtractive synth, and people still go online and complain that it sounds bad or only does certain sounds. It sounds like what you make it sound like!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@patrickfitzgerald2861 4 ай бұрын
Perfectly and correctly put. Learn how to use it and you'll have few complaints.
@pamackie 4 ай бұрын
Analog feel. Random phase. Warm mode.
@teamphil 4 ай бұрын
I think people should realize that no synth is universal and every synth has its unique sound and limits. You need to look at digital synths as an addition to analogue, one that can complement and not duplicate its sound. I love this and my cobalt because they do things my moogs, sequential and oberheim cannot.
@Magnus_Loov 4 ай бұрын
A thing said by every owner of modern parameter laden synths. The thing is that you can't do it all in one synth. The fact that it has "every parameter imaginable" doesn't mean you can make it sound as good or better than any other Synth. Every Synth has its own character. And from what I have heard both here and in many other demoes, the hydrasynth simply sounds "cold" to me. There are plenty of vst-synths that are much better at "classic warm analog" and "warn digital pads". Now, for complex digital evolving things, the Hydrasynth might be good. But for that we have an enormous amount of options in the vst-synth universe. Heck, you can even build/patch together your own with Native Instruments Reaktor. So that, for me at least, leaves the Hydrasynth with one very big "selling point" : As a controller with its Poly Aftertouch keyboard with MPE-compatibility. I was interested in the Synth for that simple reason, but when I researched it for its own sounds, I was disappointed from what I heard. It didn't bring anything I already had in VST-form.
@brentlehman5028 4 ай бұрын
8:26 DX7 used as a MIDI controller for DEXED 🤣
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@JustDatBoi 4 ай бұрын
I missed that lmao
@ruffiankick 4 ай бұрын
LMAAAOO 😂
@tommymandel 4 ай бұрын
so hilarous kzfaq.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f923.png
@enochroot9438 4 ай бұрын
Remarkable restraint not dropping an Xmen meme when discussing the mutants...especially when you factor in Florians resemblance to Professor X
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
I'm more of a Cronenberg dude;)
@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii 4 ай бұрын
@@AudioPilz amen
@bsbazzman 4 ай бұрын
it finally happened. And this is the first piece of gear I own that has graced this channel! Excellent video as always. In addition to all the other praise on this thread, I want to add to that one of the other really unique things about HS is that its the closest I have EVER seen a modern synth get to modular territory. The sheer amount of modulation possibilities is an absolute game changer. The ability to loop envelopes. A Low Pass Gate option! Also I have the explorer and I have never seen a "budget" version of a flagship synth sacrifice so little. The minikeys still being semi weighted, the poly aftertouch, and all the features of the full one just with a bit more menu diving with 4 instead of 8 parameters at a time that is surprisingly never tedious because of how they laid everything out. An absolute unit.
@ET2carbon 2 ай бұрын
You don't have enough gear then, get to buying hut hut!
@TheZooropaBaby 4 ай бұрын
if Florian covers Access Virus TI, we're going to see the real end of the world
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
I really need to get one!!!
@cooptrol 4 ай бұрын
@@AudioPilz Yes! As I suggested a couple years ago, you can review the Snow model, it has a lot of UI quirks that would suit a BG episode very well. Reviewing a full size TI would be challenging as it is almost perfect.
@AmeyahOfficialTV 4 ай бұрын
@@AudioPilz there is also a real emulation of this one, emulating the physical DSPs chips. so far there has been the virus A,B,C released as the DSP emu Osirus. those sounds 100% like the hardware. maybe you can review the OsTIrus when its released to the public? there is no ETA on it, yet.
@samhughes3527 4 ай бұрын
It'd be nice to see him using the ti tho just for the entertainment
@theanachron303 4 ай бұрын
My TI2 is glitchy as hell in multi mode, but it sounds so good that I don't talk about the problems. I have considered trading it for Hydra ...
@Firstinversion899 4 ай бұрын
Hi, this is Dylan calling. I am your Sweetwater engineer. I love you❤
@Firstinversion899 4 ай бұрын
I just wanted to see how it’s going with those strings you bought six months ago…
@abstractsoundscape 4 ай бұрын
Hail Hydra!!!
@painlikebaneadamah_picture38 4 ай бұрын
ALL H@IL!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
We bow down before the magical artifact
@DjRavix 4 ай бұрын
Cut off one Voice and two more will appear 😅
@abstractsoundscape 4 ай бұрын
@@DjRavix 😂😂 in this case it would be awesome!
@treetopjones737 4 ай бұрын
@@AudioPilz Cue "Wayne's World" clip: "We're not worthy!" 😄
@notsofastener 4 ай бұрын
I was considering getting a Hydrasynth Explorer to add to my studio. This video makes it so I have to now. I already have 11 bits of gear that were featured on Bad Gear so your channel has become a shopping list for me now. Awesome!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!
@patrickfitzgerald2861 4 ай бұрын
Florian didn't mention that it is also battery powered. Mine seems to like being played outdoors! 😉
@aakash9058 4 ай бұрын
Skip it imo. It was boring to patch on
@CausticCatastrophe 4 ай бұрын
had mine for years. love the shit out of this thing.
@notsofastener 4 ай бұрын
@@aakash9058 I will decide that for myself, thank you.
@Workerlaman 4 ай бұрын
Nice timing! Mine is being delivered today!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@treetopjones737 4 ай бұрын
Enjoy. Be sure to RTFM.
@user-xv8yg1li2t 4 ай бұрын
It's time for octatrack
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Maybe for christmas;)
@seedmole 4 ай бұрын
The Hydrasynth made a huge splash when it showed up, it was only a matter of time til it made its way here.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Hell yeah!
@ZILtoid1991 4 ай бұрын
What the harmonic mutator does is similar to the resonant waveforms of the Casio CZ series, the so-called AY-cid trick done on certain PSGs, and my own FM synth's "resonant" mode. Basically, you amplitude modulate the output of an oscillator at audio frequency, in case of my own solution, it's done by sacrificing an FM operator for such purposes, then it's own output envelope will control the amount of resonance mixed in parallel to the other operators.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the heads up!!!
@jackcimino8822 4 ай бұрын
The resonant waveforms on the Casio CZ actually use windowed sync, but it sounds similar and uses harmonic emphasis. Edit: Is your FM synth a Digitone by any chance, or is it something you built?
@ZILtoid1991 4 ай бұрын
@@jackcimino8822 it's QM816, a module for my game engine "PixelPerfectEngine". Overengineered audio solutions for an overengineered engine. I might make a plugin from it, but I also have to create a DAW for my game engine, due to its overengineered music format (imagine music macro language with MIDI 2.0 and scripting in assembly).
@mzisman 16 күн бұрын
I was listening without watching and when you said "low-pass" I literally thought "J-Lo meme goes here!", stopped the video, rewind and replay to check - voilà! Your memeing-skills are getting beyond-Matrix-dejavu-oracle-level perfect.
@AudioPilz 10 күн бұрын
lol, nice
@Iceleben 4 ай бұрын
The Hydrasynth went completely under my radar for a very long time. This year I stumbled over some Videos and bought the Deluxe Version 3 month ago and I have to say that it’s an amazing Synth which is extremely expressive ( poly AT, macros, ribbon etc…) and the GUI is awesome. It’s super inspirational and you can really “bend” the sound from cheesy old school or fm tones to absolute Sound mayhem. I’m still scratching the surface of the possibilities, but I haven’t created so many new Presets on a Synth since a very long time.
@bsbazzman 4 ай бұрын
i have never made so many presets on synth before. It really is the closest I have come to the same feeling one gets when patching on modular ❤
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@ecclesoul 4 ай бұрын
** sees thumbnail ** This gonna be a special episode.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
😀😀😀
@bodhibeats8257 4 ай бұрын
I’ve had a Hydra for some time and I think you nailed it: it has great presets and a fabulous engine that can do damn near anything. It’s amazing for deep sound design sessions with a UI that is as good I’ve ever seen on a synth this deep. Where it falls down is simpler sounds, like VA stuff- you can make them, of course, but (for me, anyway) it takes a fair bit of work to make something that sounds as good as a Juno or Prophet does the instant you turn it on. I love the Hydra but I also love simple, classic analog sounds - and Hydra is probably not the best choice for that. You can get there, it’s just not very convenient. Great video as always! 😁
@zap7759 4 ай бұрын
Legitimate. After this video a quick trip to the Lead A1 demos on the Nord site is like shock to the system.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@treetopjones737 4 ай бұрын
@@zap7759 The price for that is a shock to the system.
@MonetaryGain 4 ай бұрын
Actually, there's a brilliant sound designer on KZfaq whose name escapes me at the moment, who demos his synth patches for sale, and has made a collection of great analog and organic sounding patches for the Hydra. Obviously, you're not good at sound design to make those types of organic and analog sounding patches, so don't discredit the Hydra, discredit yourself for not being good enough at sound design.
@bodhibeats8257 4 ай бұрын
@@MonetaryGain Agree completely and I said so. I said clearly in my original post that FOR ME it takes a while to get the warm analog-esque sounds on Hydra. I know others have done it amazingly well, I know the Hydra is capable of- it just takes ME longer to get there than I’d like. As I said clearly. Pretty sure those making great patches for sale also put in quite a bit of time to get them there. Did you even read my post? I said that the Hydra definitely CAN produce these sounds, it just takes ME longer than I’d like. If you are saying you have to be an expert sound designer who sells patches professionally to get warm analog tones, then you’re kind of making my point.
@ToyKeeper 4 ай бұрын
ASM: _wins Synth of the Year every year they've made a new synth, and for good reason_ ASM: _raises the bar for the entire industry_ AudioPilz: This will make a great episode of Bad Gear!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Evil laughter intensifies
@Wrzlprnft 4 ай бұрын
The Module-Selection section just immediately clicks with my brain. I sold my Microfreak since the way i think didn't work with its mod-matrix. Perhaps i get to try a hydrasynth one day
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Yeah, quite logical
@mr.b7586 4 ай бұрын
This is in the mail on its way to my door tomorrow! The tradition continues, all my gear ends up here
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@Jobotubular 4 ай бұрын
An(other) awesome presentation that really hits the most important points, peppered with hilarious memes and great demo jams. The amount of work that goes into these really shows. Not that I needed convincing: the first time I placed hands on a Hydrasynth, I was sold.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@BellXllebMusic 4 ай бұрын
Hydrasynth Explorer almost killed off my GAS. "Only" bought an FM synth (Mega FM) and a digital piano afterwards and sold all my other synths.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Makes total sense to me!
@stefanhennig 4 ай бұрын
HAH! You bested me here, sir! I was just about to write the very same, except that I could not sell anything as my other synths are all Behringer and Volcas. I am actually not looking for any new other synthesizer at the moment. Would you believe that... The Hydrasynth with the full - sized keyboard, though.... hmm... not any _other_ synthesizer, technically...
@BellXllebMusic 4 ай бұрын
@@stefanhennig I just decided to use the piano and the FM synth for big pads and the Hydra mostly for leads. It's such a joy to carry compared to a full size synth when going to band practice! The touch strip would be nice of course but you can't have it all, can you...
@Dtapesound 4 ай бұрын
Dude, you haven’t heard of kodamo essense fm yet, apparently. again GAS )
@billybartcody3591 4 ай бұрын
It's true, I could see maybe adding some smaller boutique analogs along for the ride, but it covers 90% of imaginable territory and with the expressivity with the polyAT and ribbon is just euphoric to play. I do want a Mega FM though, sweet little thing.
@EarmonkeyMusic 4 ай бұрын
When your face appears twice in the same Bad Gear video (even though one of them is Nick Batt's face) you know you've arrived. Also, I love this friggin synth. It's awesome.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@jameshamilton5703 4 ай бұрын
Amazing work as ever Florian -- been waiting for this. You've reviewed all of my gear now. Massive LOL at 3:10
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Great suggestion, thank you!!!
@mauadachi 4 ай бұрын
3 nick batts!
@julioagnosia 4 ай бұрын
it's amazing that your vids are always on time every week without ruining any 25year anniversary presentations!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
😀😀😀
@screamclown 4 ай бұрын
The poly aftertouch is amazing. I bought one used just to use as a keyboard for my Deckard’s, but I have fallen in love with its digital sound.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Great feature!!!
@GeorgeL909 4 ай бұрын
Kyriakos grizzly power lifting two cs-80s is the meme I never thought I'd see. That one got a genuine laugh and a knee slap and a "this freaking guy" response outta me.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
😀😀😀
@mattjc 4 ай бұрын
We now need a wavetable of the kyriakos scream
@CatgirlThatLovesYou 4 ай бұрын
That last jam melody is so catchy! Would definitely work well in a live set. :P
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@flickds 4 ай бұрын
Aside from the fact that your videos are excellent, I love how there’s a Twin Peaks reference in almost every one I’ve seen.
@treetopjones737 4 ай бұрын
Brie & butter sandwich. DL told him to get as much of it in his mouth as he could and speak.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Now for a damn fine cup of coffee;)
@3D6Space 4 ай бұрын
I'm sold. When I get some time... and money... I like the desktop version because i'm short on space. Thanks for the great music and review!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thanks, 3d!!!
@pthomas36 4 ай бұрын
I love my Hydrasynth and you'll have to pry it out of my cold dead hands.
@AndresViolencia 4 ай бұрын
After some months subscribed to the channel, I am slowly starting to think he really does not think all these 'bad gear' are actually bad at all...
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
You might be onto sth here;)
@cedinetuscher6269 4 ай бұрын
'We are the music makers. And we are the dreamers of the dreams'. Thank you for yet more high-level meme-ery Mr Pilz, and completely agree @2:44 re: 'Selected Ambient Works'.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@RockyMountainSounds 4 ай бұрын
Never really looked at this synth before but oddly your showcasing it makes it sound great.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@dstarling61 4 ай бұрын
My dream setup is a Hydrosynth and an Osmose. It’s good to have attainable dreams. BTW, the Hydrosynths are on sale at Sweetwater until the end of April.
@lairdkilbarchan 4 ай бұрын
Behringer's working on something called "Cerberus". Probably.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
There's already a Medusa, isn't it?;)
@FredBloggs919 4 ай бұрын
Greek mythology is awesome!
@lairdkilbarchan 4 ай бұрын
@@FredBloggs919 It's definitely in my top ten favourite ancient mythologies.
@dietervoser4425 4 ай бұрын
Das war jetzt sehr fair - diese Abhandlung. 🙂 Und wie gewohnt: gekonnt !
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Vielen Dank!!!
@patrickfitzgerald2861 4 ай бұрын
Every time I touch a key on my Hydrasynth Explorer it makes a noise . . . I have no idea why, or exactly how, but I love those noises so very, very much! 🥰
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Ah, synths are so great!!!
@nixienoise 4 ай бұрын
Ahh, I was moments ago thinking about ordering a Hydrasynth and here you are with a video on it. I'm still undecided, as part of me also wants to dip my toes into the MPC world.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Touch choice!!!
@xivivix7195 4 ай бұрын
BOTH
@nixienoise 4 ай бұрын
@@xivivix7195 That option isn't off the table yet!
@Gu1tar1st 4 ай бұрын
Almost every piece of gear I own or have lusted after has appeared on Bad Gear. I absolutely love my Hydrasynth Deluxe. Incredible versatility in sound design means you can make it sound like anything you want. One of the best sounding synthesisers out there, and easy to understand it’s very complex interface. I guess you can’t please everyone. I would say try one before discarding the Hydrasynth; you can’t judge how a synthesiser sounds through phone speakers whilst watching KZfaq videos.
@treetopjones737 4 ай бұрын
David Lynch said when watching a movie "on a fucking phone" you hadn't actually experienced it.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nothing personal;)
@sergioflores5565 4 ай бұрын
The "Jump" quote ending in that sound might be one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. Chapeau.
@l1fef0rm 4 ай бұрын
Finally! You did one on my beloved Hydra. Sidenote: Jexus has some great patch vids (and banks available) for this beauty. The build quality of the desktop version is on a completely different level from the Explorer. I do wish the desktop model had the ribbon controller.
@bsbazzman 4 ай бұрын
i thought about the desktop but what sold me on the explorer (in addition to price) was that you still get poly AT. was basically like my arturia keystep (but better feel) so i was already used to the keys which helped too.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️Jexus❤️❤️❤️
@boilingsky 4 ай бұрын
Not one week ago I started looking into Hydrasynth demos and my first place to check was Bad Gear. I'm very happy, and more than a little weirded out at the coincidence.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@slipknotboy555 4 ай бұрын
Great job as always, Florian! Loved the dolphins and stuff in the finale part, haha. Also that Mutable meme. Imo, the Hydrasynths are pretty damn cool. The Explorer may not have *as good* of a UI as the others, but a cheaper, more compact version is very nice. Plus, the UI still seems really good and relatively easy to use, especially for the kind of synth it is! And I'm probably largely "preaching to the choir" here, but on the analog vs digital thing - I think it's best to have both. Analog synths, different kinds of digital synths, hybrids, etc. Unfortunately, I'm missing a synth that's more like a Hydra (or Blofeld, or Modwave, etc.) in my collection, and have no money, haha (haven't bought a synth in years and years at this point). I do have a great sounding hybrid, though (DW-8000) 😎 And - kind of a lot of other synths, haha. Unfortunately, they've largely just been collecting dust for a good while. I'll have to try to get back into it at some point -. [Sorry for longer than normal comment, heh.] Keep it up! These are pretty much always the first videos I watch on Fridays!
@bsbazzman 4 ай бұрын
def the least I have ever seen sacrificed for a "budget" version
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@slipknotboy555 4 ай бұрын
@@bsbazzman Good point! I saw the thumbnail for a video that was clearly bashing it recently; it had a picture of the Explorer, and it said "Chinese Takeaway." I was like 🙄. The fact they kept so much of the functionality, *and* the physical UI elements is really cool. And in what seems like a nice, compact package.
@slipknotboy555 4 ай бұрын
@@AudioPilz 🙂
@NicholasBryantBonzaiSequoias 4 ай бұрын
I'm hoping ASM make a Hydra-Sampler! Something that allows live sampling and then goes crazy with all the looping (start, end, direction) via modulation as per the Synth.
@matzer8846 4 ай бұрын
Yup ... ran accors one in a Berlin synth shop and was impressed: great human interface, a very capable key bed and lots and lots of great sounds
@ThePrestoPrestissimo 4 ай бұрын
This Synth should be perfect from the features it has, but most people will never be happy with their equipment
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
That's basically true!
@godfreyofboullion8349 4 ай бұрын
@@AudioPilzAbsolut
@Synthshop 4 ай бұрын
It's like chasing women, the minute after you score, you're looking at the next NEW one. Chasing synthesizers and pedals is the ultimate consumer sickness I've known.
@robinr22 4 ай бұрын
For a synth that was explicitly designed to have an excellent UI, its actually very poor, especially the Explorer version. Constant menu diving and lack of visibility about what is going on. Sounded great but quickly sold because I hate badly designed UIs.
@ThePrestoPrestissimo 4 ай бұрын
@@robinr22 It's Exploration, not Resultination
@uubrmanx 4 ай бұрын
One feature of the Hydrasynth is to use its envelopes to control midi CCs, which few VSTs can actually do. There's also a trick to do pseudo Polyphonic Unison by essentially playing two midi channels at once, one slightly delayed, so you can use the voicemod feature to vary each note's pitch. It sounds better than the monophonic unison modes but can oftentimes go out of sync. ...Although I've thought of another idea of doing poly unison using seperate velocity values to alter pitch, which should be a more stable way (but still seems to go out of sync but way less often) and you lose velocity control over patches... unless you do something like mapping polyphonic aftertouch to the key velocity or something.
@blinson1697 4 ай бұрын
What I love about this comment is that I so completely understand it. Or…. I would if I was drinking psilocybin mushroom tea. I have a goal.
@bsbazzman 4 ай бұрын
the voicemod was such a cool update add. really takes things to the next level
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nice technique!!!
@thefool2007 4 ай бұрын
You sir make some incredible demo music! I love what you do and appreciate that you attempt make an informed decision before rendering judgment. I love my HS Keys.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@delsydsoftware 4 ай бұрын
The Hydrasynth Explorer was a game changer for the music that I make. Paired with a pretty modest Eurorack setup (for beefier and crunchier bass sounds), it just sits in the mix very well. The polyphonic aftertouch is really expressive, and as you said, the arpeggiator is amazing.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Agreed!!!
@SumnSumnSumnHTK 4 ай бұрын
I absolutely love my hydrasynth!! Great Synth!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
😀😀😀
@NachozMan 4 ай бұрын
Your videos are the only ones I can't watch in 2x speed so I don't miss all the dank memes tbh.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
That's the idea;)
@grymdylan 4 ай бұрын
That first jam is one of the best I've heard you do, you seem right at home with this synth........maybe I want to spend a month's salary on one.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@TheSoundspot 4 ай бұрын
I have the KB version for ~3 years now. For a long time it was a love/hate relationship. I'm not going so much for the presets but program my own patches. Now here is the catch, since there are so many options and the sweetspot is a bit critical, you can easily tweak a single patch for hours to make perfect. Yes, then it also sounds great but you need to be willing to invest the time. My tip to get really punchy sounds: use an Env with a short decay time on the Amp module which comes directly after the filter and attenuate the sustain as needed.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nice technique!!!
@smokegreeen4556 4 ай бұрын
I use the Hydraysnth Desktop and Novation Peak as my daily driver polysynths. I find myself using the Hydrasynth more often than the way more expensive novation peak. It sounds amazing running through an analog mixer into the audio interface.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@midiwall 4 ай бұрын
That's exactly the setup at my left. My Q is {over there} on its nose. (decided to not power up after 20+ years! lol)
@thehuntergt 4 ай бұрын
I almost bought this synth, but Uli called me and told me to get a TD-3 and Wasp instead. After that, I only had enough left over for a Circuit Tracks and a Mininova. You should see the looks of jealousy I get from Colossus and Moog Modular owners...
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
That's a rather awesome setup still;)
@JH-lo9ut 4 ай бұрын
Isn't Cirquit tracks a mininova?
@thehuntergt 4 ай бұрын
@@JH-lo9ut It is indeed. Double "Nova" engines at work. Aftermarket patches installed on both. Ambient pads on the Tracks...Moog and Roland ripoffs on the Mini. TD-3 and Wasp for the acid goodness.
@voltijuice8576 4 ай бұрын
.....THERE.....IS.....ANOTHER.....SYSTEM......................
@ambient-hour 4 ай бұрын
The Pilzfecta! Every synth I own is officially Bad Gear. As usually you've only made me remember how much I love this thing
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Bad Gear bingo!!!❤️❤️❤️
@virgilsstudio 4 ай бұрын
Sorry, but this is one of the freaking best channels on KZfaq - I can only imagine how great it is for Gen X and newer people because of the short attention spans out there... I get people complaining that I talk too much on my channel, which I don't give a crap about, but you are the maestro!! I own a couple of Hydrasynths and they're pretty cool - not the best sounding synths, but you can pull the sounds you crave out of them with a bit of coercing and sometimes a velvet hammer.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@lucid484 4 ай бұрын
All hail Hydra!!!!
@DerekPower 4 ай бұрын
Jam #3 is Eccojam 2020. Also this is probably the geekiest you've done as far as memes and jokes here =]
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@jeffryarchambeau5441 18 күн бұрын
My Bad Gear quotient was dropping, so I ordered an HS Explorer today.
@GilgaFrank 17 күн бұрын
Good to see you're a fan of the movie Hero!
@AudioPilz 17 күн бұрын
Legend!!!
@GilgaFrank 17 күн бұрын
@@AudioPilz It's right up there with House of Flying Daggers
@ColinBrislawn 4 ай бұрын
6:40 "This is like printing a VST." Yes. It's a synth
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
;)
@radcliffe2192 4 ай бұрын
That one Scary movie bit when ring modulation is mentioned gets me every time.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
😀😀😀
@lordflatworm 4 ай бұрын
I LOLed big time. When he's spinning around. haha.
@hypnopompic2222 Ай бұрын
Jesus, the content on this channel is beyond S-tier.
@AudioPilz Ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@MatsueMusic 4 ай бұрын
Got rid of mine, the workflow is great for sound designers but immediacy is very lacking. It kills song inspiration because you have to spend hours to create a single sound. BUT, the sounds you create can be great. And, after the minifreak got its wavetable update, prefer the analogue filters and immediacy of the mod matrix.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
I totally feel you!!!
@old_romans 4 ай бұрын
Yes! the ARP section on the Deluxe is even better. I feel that the sound is very close to my old Korg Wavestation SR, the SR being a rack unit, I really appreciate the UI of the Deluxe.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Wavestation is strong in this one
@MyLifeOfStones 17 күн бұрын
I have the Deluxe, and I won't part with it. I am having a blast with it. After some practice, now even my friends stick around.
@AudioPilz 17 күн бұрын
Nice!
@dracoony 4 ай бұрын
Where Hydrasy.... Wait a minute! Finally! :D Good video, as usual. Thanks!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@yago8672 4 ай бұрын
I really love this channel!
@higherself7129 4 ай бұрын
Me too! Soo much.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@higherself7129 4 ай бұрын
@@AudioPilz I'm fanboy swooning!!
@chiphopper 4 ай бұрын
8:49 Ah, finally someone gave the Ecco the Dolphin intro the intro it deserves.
@AlexNes 4 ай бұрын
1:16 Confirmed! Florian is employed by Deep Klangfarbe! Anyone noticed Bad Gear hasn't featured the Roland Ax-Edge? Well guess what! Deep Klangfarbe just ordered a million units. The writing is on the wall.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
They actually have one;)
@guidedbyechoes 4 ай бұрын
I'm surprised this made it to bad gear. It is universally loved by most outside of the "if it's not analog it might as well be a vst" crowd.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
You can always rely on that crowd tho;)
@Magnus_Loov 4 ай бұрын
Well it kind of is, isnt' it. Software instruments to a 100%. The MPE-compatibility with Poly Aftetouch looks sweet though. Very uncommon in Synths to have that.
@guidedbyechoes 4 ай бұрын
@@Magnus_Loov I'm going to say no. My reasoning is it doesn't exist outside of the hardware and is not as cool without the controls.
@Magnus_Loov 4 ай бұрын
@@guidedbyechoes Lot's of things doesn't exist outside of the hardware, like old Cazio mini keyboards, some crappy early hardware Virtual Analogs from the late 90:s. Still isn't a reason for getting them. To me the hardware has to offer something that you can't do in software. MPE-controller is that. Having great sounding analog filters would be another one. Soundwise you just can't compete with a DAW for virtual instruments anymore. it is for the pure reason that you have to buy the hardware in the synth that you already have in the PC. In addition to that you don't get the benefit of saving everything in the box with all the sounds. So it's only drawbacks with a digital external Synth as a soundsource. Cost and more hassle when integrating it. Absolutely no meaning at all if it doesn't bring anything extra to the table. THings that I value as external hardware that actuall ADD something for me is Arturia Microfreak (analog Oberheim filter plus very special ways to control it and the fact that it is expanded with updates for new functions like getting a vocoder among other things). And Korg Minilogue XD with it's combo of pure analog (including VCO) and a software updatable engine (for new Synthesis types). Or the Korg Ms-20 Mini with its raw analog sound that the VST-versions don't come near (or even Behringers clone). The great patchbay and the way you can twist external audio in it. (And patch it) They all bring something to the table that I just can't do (or do as good) in software.
@guidedbyechoes 4 ай бұрын
@@Magnus_Loov For the most part software just doesn't have the same tactile feel. I like having both. pigments is an absolute monster of a synth, but ease of use goes to the hydrasynth. Making patches is a breeze and so many options you don't get elsewhere.
@rainbowkrampus 4 ай бұрын
Personally I've never understood the digital vs. analog divide. I have a Hydra, I have a few analogs. They all sound great to me. They sound even better together. Hydra just happens to have so many tools under the hood that you can make it sound like just about anything. Toss in a pedal or two and you're gucci.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Totally Gucci!!!
@kurtwestphal2513 4 ай бұрын
Nice! One of my favorite synths crosses paths with one of my favorite movies, Hero. Breaking some as of yet identified part of the universe populated by the Batt triplets!
@bldcaveman2001 4 ай бұрын
Now you've made me want something I already have... I just need to use it better!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
😀😀😀
@Art1stical 4 ай бұрын
Hilarious memes aside, the Hydrasynth does seem to be the type of thing I might enjoy AND use. I love fun arpeggiators (the quick and playful arpeggiator on the Elka Synthex is one of my favorites) and tons of LFOs for modulation, so it seems right up my alley. Time to break the piggy bank, AGAIN.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
That's what it's for...
@bsbazzman 4 ай бұрын
Not just lfos either. There’s a voicemod matrix that’s super dope and any of the envelopes can be set to looping to trigger parameters or loop them infinitely. It’s so good
@Klangraum 4 ай бұрын
If I had the choice between Minimoog Model D and Hydrasynth I would take Hydrasynth and a fast horse!
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Lol
@hadamana 4 ай бұрын
When you're glad the demo tunes give you a break from constantly pausing the video to read dank memes... Looking forward to the next batch of video pausing! ❤
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@TylerInTraining 4 ай бұрын
Funny you mentioned Sweetwater in the meme-a-thon, I had a conversation with a certain synth guru there recently and this was the synth he recommended for my needs and purposes. The deluxe version is a treat to play on the sales floor I’ll say that.
@RSTypeContent 4 ай бұрын
i heard that if you snap the top half of a hydrasynth you'd double the knobs get it- cuz- cuz- its- its called th- its called the hydrasynth l- like a- its like a hydra- its called- its- like a hydra
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
@lairdkilbarchan 4 ай бұрын
Hey, I get it. It's like an ancient mythical monster.
@1_of_4 4 ай бұрын
Purrrrfect
@uly1981 4 ай бұрын
i love how your past few weeks were basically a "ah yes, i've had that synth for a few weeks before i sent it back / sold it" for me
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Way of the gear;)
@kayman18 4 ай бұрын
I just got mine this week, I was gonna drop the bomb on the Explorer, but found out the Desktop has modulation inputs. Made it an instant buy for some wacky chaotic euro rack modulation sources.
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@AdamsOlympia 3 ай бұрын
With all the osc modes it's close to having UH/E Zebra in HW form -- even quicker to program, imo. Love my Hydrasynth Keys!
@AudioPilz 3 ай бұрын
Nice!
@Labdriver-qk6hm 4 ай бұрын
i want that last two jams as full songs so much they're so good
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!! Shameless plug: full tracks and extended jams are available on Patreon
@VagPoop_ 4 ай бұрын
nice @@AudioPilz
@Alleroc 4 ай бұрын
Had a hydra for a while, and it was an okay synth. It didn't really fit into anything I wrote at the time better than my other pieces of gear, so I ultimately sold it.
@darksiderahb 4 ай бұрын
“It’s ticking all the VST in a boxes”
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
👍
@MikkelGrumBovin 3 ай бұрын
F... ! That Sloth made me laugh uncontrolable ! 😂
@AudioPilz 3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@GrootsieTheDog 4 ай бұрын
HERO! I remember sampling the sword fights years ago for the blade and leaf sounds...and the female groans of course lol ( the desktop ver with the pads is the best ver IMO as far as function, size and price)
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Great movie!!!
@entertaintech4374 4 ай бұрын
Yessssss, I knew the sweet ear candy of the Hydra would eventually make it here 😂 I enjoy mine for the atmospheric sounds it makes, I think that is its sweet spot. A request for the future, how about something just as grande but a bit more divisive: The MatrixBrute 🎹😵💫
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Great suggestion!!!
@RoneySmithseedoflife 4 ай бұрын
This keyboard series sounds like someone manufactured a hardware version of several music plugin developers’ software. It appears to be a deep trap for those inclined in sound design which is a different path of music gear shoppers I now believe.
@GillamtheGreatest 4 ай бұрын
this is my only "big boy" synth, and i am so here for the roasting. tell me why im a pleb!
@DJKickstarter 4 ай бұрын
Oh and a speech bubble on one of the dolphins, saying so long and thanks for all the fish, would have been awesome😂
@MikeMatzke 4 ай бұрын
I really enjoy the desktop unit, but dont like that after touch has to be applied for each patch. Other then that OK! Cool vid!
@titovalasques 4 ай бұрын
Oh great! Now I want a baguette from Twin Peaks. 🙄
@WarpedBlinds 4 ай бұрын
Funnily enough I just bought one a couple weeks ago before this vid. Def a fun time to be a synth head
@ciaccodavide 4 ай бұрын
This video reminded me that I still have a lot to explore on my opsix
@AudioPilz 4 ай бұрын
OpSix is quite a rabbit hole!
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