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@reinierweerts69233 жыл бұрын
Yes! Proud Patron. Keep 'em coming! Roland RA-50 (have one available).
@bitrexgm3 жыл бұрын
It would be great if you could do the Red Sound Elevata at some point. If you can find one I think fewer than 1k units were made, probably one of the rarest VAs that were produced in significant number. I had the opportunity to buy one half-price clearance from guitar center in the early 2000s and didn't take it god DAMN it. alternatively, the Ensoniq Fizmo - unique synth that sometimes destroyed its own power supply
@arhythmatek-16833 жыл бұрын
Do a dang video on the UNO Synth Pro. PLEASE.
@SycamoreGlitch3 жыл бұрын
For a split second there, I wasn't sure if this was going to tick all the boxes.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
It mostly does ;)
@janterjeaugestad84313 жыл бұрын
It was indeed a frightening split second!
@inthefade3 жыл бұрын
The Monkey Island 2 soundtrack is a true marvel when played through the SC-55 or MT-32; Afaik it is the first "Adaptive" soundtrack in a video game that changes seamlessly as you play depending on your actions! It was composed as a bunch of 1 or 2-bar chunks that seamlessly change. Imagine trying to write music that way? What a pain! So cool. So. Cool.
@LGR3 жыл бұрын
Liked for the fresh Sound Canvas compositions, great stuff 😁
@mookid22233 жыл бұрын
Fancy seeing you here.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Oh, the one and only LGR! I feel honored!!!
@handicappedhoods3 жыл бұрын
Can you guys do a collab?
@tlazohtlalia2 жыл бұрын
I love LGR's videos
@lelluc3 жыл бұрын
The phrase "Welcome to bad gear the show about the world's most hated audio tools" always makes my day, keep it up!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Let's call it a tradition!
@8-BitHeart793 жыл бұрын
I concur.
@nervenet003 жыл бұрын
I definitely agree
@AlexBallMusic3 жыл бұрын
I have a strong urge to go on a three-day bender playing Wolfenstein, Rise of the Triads, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Wacky Wheels, Nascar, Grand Prix 2, Hexen and Quake.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Alex, you are a man of taste!!!
@ghfjfghjasdfasdf3 жыл бұрын
Solid list. Doom with Mods alone will keep you busy for eternity. 😎
@QuixoticGuitar3 жыл бұрын
That's cool and all, but Quake isn't a General Midi game. Streamed CD audio courtesy of Trent Reznor :^)
@ghfjfghjasdfasdf3 жыл бұрын
Who said it was....
@EvilDragon6663 жыл бұрын
You forgot Strife!
@realitycheck25393 жыл бұрын
The Soundcanvas was created in a time where every pizza place and bar had a band playing. I had friends who used to play on two venues the same night. If you were a keyboard player, you would have two synth on one site and two synths on the other site, OR you would switch with another keyboard player. So you would bring the Soundcanvas and connect the midi ins from each synth outs and have the set of the band recorded in the player and you are all set. For that sort of job it was a miracle. You could have two very cheap "synths" like casiotones or any cheap Yamaha and have the quality of the Soundcanvas. It was meant for that era.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
True! I should have covered that aspect in the episode
@DarkSideofSynth3 жыл бұрын
Teacher: What do you want to do when you grow up? Florian: Invent crazy long music genre names and spike up prices of old gear
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Story of my youth ;)
@lookapi3 жыл бұрын
😀😀👌🏼
@SisterRose3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Literally this comic imgur.com/gallery/PjCV87N?nc=1
@daan32983 жыл бұрын
I knew it! It's all a big pump and dump scheme ;-)
@DarkSideofSynth3 жыл бұрын
@@daan3298 We have to fight it like they're doing with GameStop :)))
@mudi2000a3 жыл бұрын
I was expecting a picture of "General Midi" when I saw the titles and... This channel never disappoints!!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
My favorite super hero!
@SHINdanny3 жыл бұрын
General Midi, as far as I remember commanded some tanks in a desert war back in the days (in my imagination, back in the days, since Midi was just a word with 4 letters and in this case a name ;)
@Roboprogs3 жыл бұрын
Beyond the info, the video imagery on these is super entertaining.
@annother33502 жыл бұрын
I prefer his colleague - Private Browsing
@FunkyHP Жыл бұрын
Ahaha)))) same with me, mate)
@secretterminal21793 жыл бұрын
Watching these has become my favorite Friday ritual
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Great! Thanks!
@secretterminal21793 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz I get warmer whenever I hear that intro than a CS80
@SisterRose3 жыл бұрын
>dear friend wendy >this wendy has a lot of vintage synth gear dude are you mates with Wendy Carlos lol
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Is Ms Carlos using a Sound Canvas? ;)
@scamlikely14423 жыл бұрын
Shes HOT even at age 75 or whatever she is.
@aegis3d3 жыл бұрын
Your command of diverse made up but spot on musical genres remains impressive.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Maybe my biggest talent!
@jonathanhamnett40443 жыл бұрын
This also highly-accurate.
@dietervdw3 жыл бұрын
I would pay good money for a party where they play only the style of music from this spontaneous jam, and where the bar lines are short
@marcoabyss3 жыл бұрын
Q: what do you call someone who hangs around musicians? A: Lars Ulrich
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Lol, classic!
@jamesstonehouse34483 жыл бұрын
How can you tell Lars is at the door? The knock speeds up.
@cooptrol3 жыл бұрын
Lars created the first timestretching algorhythm to fix his takes (the only rhythm he actually nailed)
@fghjghjfhgjfhgj3 жыл бұрын
"...originally designed as an instrument for amateur musicians" 😄
@davetbassbos3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I was surprised at that picture I didn't realize synth people hated Lars too, poor guy!
@virus20033 жыл бұрын
That ADSR pic... too real man. Too real.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Soulcrushing...
@roryjineffect3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz did you stay that from Synth Memes?
@matthewgaines103 жыл бұрын
There's real quality to these productions. There is wittiness with the host. The musical creativity is here. This guy is fire that hasn't caught on yet.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@SpeedySPCFan3 жыл бұрын
Yessss I've been waiting for this episode!!! I love this thing and did a whole video on it myself, it's fantastic! A couple small notes though: 2:19 The SC-55 doesn't use LA synthesis at all, that's a rumor that's been falsely spread based on a misunderstanding of Roland literature. The actual synthesis chip inside is a completely PCM based digital model. 2:30 Any SC-55 can be updated with GM support - it's more accurate to say early firmwares are incompatible. I have the same model as you and it has proper GM support, since someone got the 2.0 firmware in it. 5:14 You can't do anything more than what you can do from the front panel sadly, the internal engine is locked off as it is on every SC unit.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clarification!
@MovieMovies13 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz To add a little extra info to this, units from the SC-88 and up have some parameters like attack, release, cutoff, and resonance controllable via MIDI CCs. The rest are still only accessible via SysEx though, like on the SC-55. This is a nice video by the way. I've had an SC-55mkII myself for a few years now, and it really is very powerful, especially once you dive into some of the lesser known features and otherwise neat tricks you can use to get unique sounds out of it. The most standout "secret" feature of it to me would honestly be the MT-32 sound bank present which, while absolutely awful for playing back MT-32 music, contains a lot of sounds that aren't found in the regular GS map. Another little trick I like would be applying a strong, fixed pitch bend, to in a very hackish way shift the sample mapping up or down, resulting in darker and brighter variants of instruments.
@PaulisMediocre3 жыл бұрын
Ok that image flash of an "amateur musician" is now the greatest thing you've ever done
@jdssurf3 жыл бұрын
That was pretty fuckin funny, but as a Metallica fan since the 80s, Lars was pretty bad ass.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Metallica wouldn't be the same without him but he's not exactly what I would call a good drummer
@jdssurf3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz lol, he was back in the day, the drum parts were much different, then he got pretty lazy lol. Certainly no Neil Pert or Tool drummer, dude from Primus is amazing too, yeah I love Lars still, at least he makes fun of himself now days too. Last time I saw them was a few years ago at Rosebowl, must admit, it was blood sweat and tears and just unreal. Was glad to see.
@alphabeets3 жыл бұрын
The SC-55 really wasn’t too bad. And the Sound Brush was cool too!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
I have to admit that I have never heard of the 'brush' before
@antiRuka3 жыл бұрын
You brush with it on the canvas to make colorful music...
@hadamana2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz I assume you have rectified this problem, since you mentioned it in the video? Btw, I have both an SC-55 and SB-55, and playing .MIDs through a hifi audio system via 720kb floppy disks in 2021 is a thing you should try. There is a certain charm to the disk crunching along to load between tracks. Just sayin'
@DJ_TideWave3 жыл бұрын
Wait, they used this to make the soundtrack for one of my favorite DOS games Descent? Fun fact: In 1996 I was on no. 38 on the official Descent ladder. I remember I lost 3-10 in the MP level Minerva when I challenged the person on rank 3. His nickname was Satan...no wonder why I lost 😄
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I totally sucked at playing Descent ;)
@WhiteWulfe3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz You did the "turn by bouncing off the walls" thing too eh?
@medwaystudios3 жыл бұрын
Think he means you could use it to play the midi soundtrack of Descent. Not that it was made on it.
@mrz803 жыл бұрын
I still remember the night Descent first dropped. The wife and kids were out of town (I was on call at work and couldn't go with 'em). I downloaded it at 7pm and installed it. Thought I'd play a couple levels and go to bed early. Next thing I know I hear this weird sound echoing down the hallway. Yep, my alarm clock, going off at 6am the next morning. GROAN. :D :D :D
@mrz803 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz I got pretty good at it, but I had to custom-configure a CH FlightStick Pro, which was the only decent multibutton ambidextrous joystick available at the time. Gaming could sometimes suck for the left-handed. :D
@ezmaass3 ай бұрын
I had an SC-88, and it was my "go to" for starting my composing experiences in the 90's. I used it throughout college as a composition major, and it was the gold standard. It was a major improvement over the Gravis Ultrasound, which was in and of itself a major improvement over any Soundblaster or the like. Today, the Integra-7 is clearly a much better module with its Super Natural sounds and the like, but to be honest, the SC products were pretty amazing for the 1990's.
@AudioPilz3 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@aeravan3 жыл бұрын
that good feeling when there is 15 minutes of musical memes content packed in an 8 minute long video review
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
We live in a world where people watch stuff at 1.5 speed. ;)
@lo-firobotboy71123 жыл бұрын
This series hits home yet again. Since I bought it new in 1989, my main studio tool, main MIDI controller and bread-n-butter sound library has been the ROLAND JV-35. It's essentially the same sound engine as the SC-55 in a proper keyboard format. It also adds envelope and filter controls plus the ability to add sound and voice expansion cards. Most of the sounds are retro-gamer cheese but with a bit of tweaking there are some real gems. the 8080 samples are great but I prefer the "power" drums with a pitch-shifted snare. As always, love the series!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Nice one! Thanks for watching!
@TorutheRedFox2 жыл бұрын
sc88 with some tweaking sounds fantastic too especially some of its epiano patches
@SisterRose3 жыл бұрын
The 3D graphics at the end made me think of the old Silicon Graphics demos which had some really interesting/unique music, possibly done on the Sound Canvas also by the sounds of it. I'd love to bring that back as a genre!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
The Mind's Eye ;)
@KnapfordMaster983 жыл бұрын
This show is so great. Even though it wasn't specifically the sound canvas (as far as I know), these old Roland ROMpler sounds are the sound of my childhood. Shows I watched as a kid like Theodore Tugboat and Hey Arnold are full of them.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! True, U-110 comes to mind
@telophasemusic3 жыл бұрын
The intros to each video are like a comedic hit to the nervous system that i so desperately need in the day. And that's not even mentioning how good the actual videos themselves are! Keep rockin, man.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It means a lot to me
@jbmcb3 жыл бұрын
If you like this, check out Lazy Game Review's video building his "MIDI Mountain" A game-focused module stack including Korg, Yamaha, and a few different computer-centric Roland modules, including the CM-32.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Especially liked the one where all the units played in unison ;)
@rodrigomacias3 жыл бұрын
This was the most aesthetic episode so far.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@eddievanheinous6663 жыл бұрын
Lars (or Bob) should have just used a Sound Canvas SC-55 snare on St. Anger
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
St. Anger Sound Canvas version!!! (incl. guitars;)
@couchcamperTM3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz go for it^^
@smellymala31033 жыл бұрын
Always a treat to see your thumbnail!!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to be the Doom guy ;)
@dyjomat2 жыл бұрын
Can't believe I wasn't already subscribed with how often I watch your videos.
@AudioPilz2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for subscribing!
@THBakker693 жыл бұрын
How dare you!? I had an internal Roland SoundCanvas plugged to my SoundBlaster AWE32 next to my Gravis UltraSound with 1MB Sample memory... Those were the days!!!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to have one of these back in the day ;)
@johnadams38883 жыл бұрын
I have fond memories of the SC-55. It was simple to use and full of decent bread and butter sounds. I remember it having a really nice Jazz guitar patch.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
True, this episode is seriously under-guitared ;)
@TheReimecker Жыл бұрын
I have the SC 155 in my Studio it is the same but with faders and mute buttons. I love this device.
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@dmares7003 жыл бұрын
Went camping and saw this as soon as I got service, had to watch this first🔥 great video👀
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You gotta set priorities ;)
@rookmaster75023 жыл бұрын
In the early 90's, I would have cut off my foot to own a module like this. (I was a student on a limited budget.) Although the tones it generates seem outdated now, back then they sounded very professional, not out of place in a Hollywood movie sound track.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, it seems like they were everywhere
@foxholeartist3 жыл бұрын
Those strings are rad, ultimate strings and no other strings ever sounded so good. Unironically.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
I agree! Mindblowing. They are quite similar to those in the U-220
@lo-firobotboy71123 жыл бұрын
I've used the "slow strings" and "pizzicato strings" on many many tracks. Love them.
@andrewstanworth529 Жыл бұрын
I keep going back to the Roland ones. No one skewers Roland quite like bad gear! I hope their engineers/designers watch. Maybe one day we'll get a Roland manual that makes sense?
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
I think Roland's problem is not their engineers;)
@SianaGearz3 жыл бұрын
Ha, didn't expect this one, though in hindsight, i should have! Love the Sound Canvas! The whole series is recognisably cheesy, especially the 55, but then, who wants a box without character? Also although the timbres aren't in a hurry to sound too convincing, they are smooth and well-honed. A lot of videogame composers used the Sound Canvas, i suspect pretty much really all of them. Not only is the in-game MIDI pretty much guaranteed to sound right with it across the whole DOS game library, Mario 64 and Final Fantasy 6-8 and numerous other have the SC-55 or SC-88 immortalised as the main part of the game soundtrack that you hear off the original console - so basically sampling individual instruments to be reproduced by the console's soundchip. It just makes sense, since sample memory in the console is scarce, and Roland samples have that juicy smooth sustain so you can chop off most of the attack, loop them super short at barely a handful wavelengths, and rebuild the ADSR and it still won't sound too bad, they survive this treatment better than others. I've seen haters around. I've got a theory that some SC-55 hatred is probably from people who have some hands on experience with the SC-88 or newer but never heard the SC-55 for real. Those had an SC-55 mode which just... doesn't sound right, it's broken, the patch envelopes and volumes are wrong, lowpass is broken, and it's much too dry, in general you're best off ignoring it and using the standard mode instead - while you're likely to encounter some substitutions in the depths of GS, they might just fit regardless. I suspect it might be manufacturer's little trick to get people to buy newer gear, because when testing it at a store, they're unlikely to have the older model at hand, but they might take the compatibility mode as a stand-in... and it'll just lie to their face trying to convince them how much better the newer generation is. But fact of the matter is, all devices in the series stand on their own with very pleasant sound, and given the choice, who knows how one would decide? One might choose familiarity. The weirdest GM kit i have heard is WinGroove and it's a soft-synth for Windows 3.1-XP. It sounds... nothing like any other GM kit, and yet surprisingly, it... works. It's got 1MB of 4-bit ADPCM samples. I don't understand how it's not just ruining every piece of music it comes across.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Wow, didn't know about WinGroove!
@DerekPower3 жыл бұрын
I love how it’s a vaporwave channel posing as a gear review channel 😉
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
This time I even sped up the vaporwave so it sounded like DnB ;)
@Psychlist19723 жыл бұрын
Those pizzicato strings in the opener :D
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
They're actually really good!
@Psychlist19723 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Instant Enya :)
@djmidnightwolf Жыл бұрын
I bought a SC-155 earlier in the year. Having the channel faders is really nice.
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
Ah, nice one!
@JeffyG Жыл бұрын
How much? Over $50?
@djmidnightwolf Жыл бұрын
@@JeffyG about $120 but included all the original packaging and manual.
@DJ_TideWave3 жыл бұрын
I just love your video editing. 😊
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that, thanks!
@Musikkeller-Innsider3 жыл бұрын
Old school sounds and retro gaming snippets including the island's monkeys! Both of my nerdy interests covered, thanks a lot!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Same here! Pleasure!
@ianmccoy133 жыл бұрын
"Join my Patreon" _ho hum_ "....Get access to the music clips from the show without me babbling over it, videos of extended jams and other additional content" _SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!_
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being a Patron ;)
@ianmccoy133 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz NGL, I signed up right away. You earned it! Keep up the good work. :)
@shaunmadison99 Жыл бұрын
We have come a long way yo!!! Groovy track btw
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@route8stuff3 жыл бұрын
okay, that "pianos from a happier time" dnb was pretty lit 🙏 debut AudioPilz album when?
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Which AudioPilz album? ;)
@louiseaugust38983 жыл бұрын
The Sound Canvas has a special place in my heart! My very first one was the SC-50. Thanks to this little thing I learned how to use a very early Cakewalk version with Windows 3.1!!! I also familiarized with System Exclusive (and that was not easy... not a musician not a tech...) I had in total 4 SC's and I still own two of them: the Roland M-GS 64 (which is the SC-88 in a 19" format), and the SC-880 (which is a 19" Sound Canvas on steroids!)
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Didn't know the SC-50, interesting!
@louiseaugust38983 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz The SC-50 was a light version of the SC-55. It was not expensive! I created so much tunes with this guy! And it was my only Bad(a$$) Gear for many years. I'm still not a musician now I have a very full home studio.
@c-900-03 жыл бұрын
how about, Bad Gear - reFX Nexus - The rompler that drinks
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Maybe I should finally go down the plugin rabbit hole
@mysticjuice33633 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz I’d love to see that lol
@crifox163 жыл бұрын
oh lord please yes, nexus is so worthy of the bad gear treatment. probably omnisphere too in a few years. ouch
@jocee22573 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget sausage fattener
@EvilDragon6663 жыл бұрын
Or One Ping Only!
@3MANNN3 жыл бұрын
Hi AudioPilz! What a pleasure you talk about the SC55! I have the desktop version, the SC155 and I really love it. Like a good old friend I wouldn't take apart. ^^
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Great piece of gear to complete a setup
@rbus18 сағат бұрын
Was cleaning up my computer room and reached under a desk and found a Roland SC-155, so instead of rigging up a center-negative plug to see what it can do I'm watching your video.
@AudioPilz10 сағат бұрын
Nice find!!!
@pn25433 жыл бұрын
I lived long enough to see cheesy lofi 90s midi music be cool again! Kudos to Roland engineers, the company has survived all this time as myriads went under.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Roland is a true behemoth
@daev30003 жыл бұрын
I love old MIDI rompler boxes. I'd love to see some of the Yamaha MU modules featured in a future video.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Don't they look like lab equipment? ;)
@daev30009 ай бұрын
@@AudioPilz Yes. You'll have to take a very clinical approach when reviewing them. (And yes, I'm responding to this comment two years later. Usually my comebacks are slightly quicker.)
@simonbecker7483 жыл бұрын
The first time I have actually become a patron... Your content is just so good and it feels like theft to watch it for free! I hope you have the ability to create a full time job with your content. I wish you all the best!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Looking good at the moment!
@matthewlister37553 жыл бұрын
This box is a perfectly preserved time capsule of 80's and 90's cheese and is therefore perfect for my musical tastes and interests. I want it and thanks for making me aware of it. Getting in on that Patreon right now. Very happy to have the opportunity to support this channel.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support! Highly appreciated!
@matthewlister37553 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz not a problem! I'm getting that top tier subscription once covid ends. I'm a musician with no gigs at the moment so it's been tough. I want those samples as soon as I can play in public again. Thanks for everything you do.
@tonylancer73673 жыл бұрын
So is this where the "Microsoft GS Synthesizer" gets the sounds from?
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Indeed ;)
@cazao243 жыл бұрын
This comment is underrated...
@johnumm24723 жыл бұрын
Loved this when I was at college in the 90's it was my first ever MIDI sequencing , Cubase, Atari ST and sound canvas. Thanks , took me back :-) Funny they also had a Yamaha TX802 - now that really was awesome/horrible
@johnumm24723 жыл бұрын
great channel by the way
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!!!
@t0xcn2533 жыл бұрын
Son of a... The Rise of Triads break was so spot on, I thought I was watching Civvie11 for a minute there.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Civvie11 is so great!
@t3hjnz3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant fun as always. Thanks for finally setting up a Patreon - I'm a supporter now!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being a Patron!
@EgoShredder2 жыл бұрын
The thing is with the top GM models, you can do pretty much anything to any standard. I've lost count of how many people, that when they hear a really well programmed composition, with controller data and system exclusive data etc that they are amazed and then ask what gear was used, as they assume it must be the latest cool tech. Their jaw drops when you tell them it was a GM box like the Roland SC88 or Yamaha MU100R etc.
@AudioPilz2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they really upped their game back then
@mc2engineeringprof3 жыл бұрын
Another great one. Just signed up on Patreon, too!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Hi Brian, thanks!
@johnnydekock3 жыл бұрын
Great video Florian can't believe these units are 30 years old already.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, time is flying!
@SAerror13 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever heard a variant of the intro tune sound this banging, imagine what you could have done with the SC-88 pro
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
IMHO it is only surpassed by the R8m. That snare is really bangin'
@ChrisLeeW003 жыл бұрын
5:24 Ah yes, I play the keyboard. Logitech keyboard.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
I want a version with velocity ;)
@SianaGearz3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Aimpad was contemplating adding MIDI velocity compatibility to their optomechanical gaming keyboards. Not sure whether this really happened.
@secretelitemusic3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Dr T's Music Software had an early Ableton-ish approach to playing sequences from a 102 keyboard. You could set the launch and repetition behaviours, and a couple of other parameters for each key. Photographic memory optional. A great Atari sequencer, let down only by it's 24ppqn numerical basis. A bit of a struggle if you weren't too maths-based, or didn't have access to one of those new-fangled calculator bricks. 94ppn is painful.
@tomkingsays3 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted one of these. I have a U-220 and I love it. Always viewed the sound canvas as an upgrade to the U-220 ROMs but having a multi timbral instrument with only 4 RCAs as opposed to 6 1/4 inch jacks made me go with the U-220. Anyhow, great video. Thanks for all these videos - you are my new favorite YT channel.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Us are really nice!
@EVILJAMARR3 жыл бұрын
Another win! I love this channel. I have no problem becoming a patron.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that! Thank you!
@MoraFermi3 жыл бұрын
Hey, that's @Foone's Doom playing pregnancy test! Also: I installed Descent yesterday on a whim. Coincidence?
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
There. Is. No. Such. Thing. As. Coincidence. ;)
@jjrusy74383 жыл бұрын
Those 16 part romplers make HUUUGE pads when you pile all 16 parts on 1 channel and only play 1 note at a time. lol
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
True! Stacking is king with this one
@inthefade3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I'm a day late and a dollar short on this video. How does the YT algorithm not know to instantly let me know one of these videos is out, posthaste?
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Did you hit the bell icon? ;) It's always Friday 6pm CET
@SkoddieAltair3 жыл бұрын
Oh goodness! I screamed when I saw this pop up because I took delivery on a mkii about 3 weeks ago and have not only been BLOWN AWAY by how good it sounds, but have been working on a General MIDI album with it. Great video as always!
@SkoddieAltair3 жыл бұрын
With everything mixed properly, including reverb, this thing is just over the top. There is a neat trick too where you can create tremolo and even ring mod effects by rapidly changing the volume on a channel.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Cool, didn't know the tremolo/ring mod trick!
@voltijuice85763 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my old Korg AG "AudioGallery" synths! Sometimes I could get new hybrid sounds out of the AG-10 by sending rapid program and parameter changes and the unit glitched out. Fun times!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Wow, didn't know these beauties
@Jeroen743 жыл бұрын
I remember that I wanted to trade in my only synth at that time, a MT-32, for a SC-55 when it came out, but I quickly realized it's not really a synth and kept my MT-32 :)
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
It's like a synth on tranquilizers ;)
@CaidicusProductions3 жыл бұрын
Audiopilz, you really do have the best gear videos I've seen on KZfaq, even if they are all Bad Gear. Can't wait till August when you introduce the "Rad Gear" videos.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@vroenis3 жыл бұрын
This was do great to see. Never owned a Sound Canvas myself but opped a few in my time plus adjacent internal ISA cards etc. Brings back memories & your memes are on point XD oh dear, are we your people now??? It's good to celebrate the past without getting stuck in it tho, I do still rock new gear & sound, & thank goodness for modern advancements. Always great to look back tho! Thanks as always for another outstanding video!!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! All gear is good!
@6pin663 жыл бұрын
The swan-print pterodactyl really made that late 90's CGI video splash ring true . The Cringe is strong with this one .
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
The Mind's Eye ;)
@andygriffith51603 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing The Mind's Eye on TV in 1990 and it utterly blew my mind.
@DivanCello3 жыл бұрын
The SC-55 might’ve been cheesy, but it’s a true gem when it comes to computer music’s history. I had an X5DR (poor man’s half-rack 01/w with GM support) and it could easily knock the sc-55’s socks off in terms of sound. The pianos are kinda 🗑 though, but the chromatic, woodwind and some of the drum sounds are very very good! Although some sounds were stolen from the fairlight III library and the old prosonus cd libraries afaik.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Good to know, thanks for posting!
@lostcification3 жыл бұрын
Man your show is just getting better and better. Keep up the good work!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mellowcactus78203 жыл бұрын
my boyfriend subscribed me and said 'we'll be in this one from the ground up'... and now i'm encouraging him to buy lots of old bad gear... thanks! ;)
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
This is the most romantic thing I have heard in a long time❤️
@SleepingCocoon3 жыл бұрын
i love my sc88 to death (and get a ton of Real Use out of it) and so many of the sounds from the sc55 bank are incredibly nostalgic, but the 88 really does take it to another level.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
I've yet to try that one!
@alexhiggin3 жыл бұрын
My favorite string ensemble of any synth ever. Absolutely artificial sounding but beautiful.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, good one. Reminds me of the U-10 or U-20
@alexhiggin3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Yup, I have that patch on my u220!
@daneguitarist13 жыл бұрын
god damn it AudioPilz, you killllled it on that 80s track dude, loved it!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@simonbecker7483 жыл бұрын
My stress level has just decreased 50% by watching this video. High quality content as always! Do you have any suggestions for music like that D&B track you created, really liked the style.... Cant find similar stuff on youtube
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Try some oldschool LTJ Bukem
@Ink_my_WOOMY3 жыл бұрын
As much as I like the Sound Canvas, I cannot for the life of me not think of the crappy sample from the Microsoft GS Wavetable
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Stuff like that burns itself into our brains ;)
@neffneffgeiler1843 жыл бұрын
Uploaded 2 minutes ago. I'm down. Der Kanal ist einfach zu lecker!
@neffneffgeiler1843 жыл бұрын
#nonotification
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Danke!
@hepatitis1233 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm sold. If it can Doom, I need it.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
That's the spirit!
@hutti3 жыл бұрын
Wie immer ein super Video! Glückwunsch zu den 30000 Abonnenten :)
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Besten Dank!
@hutti3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Ich hätte übrigens noch nen Vorschlag für dich: Das Roland Pro E. Das gibt's auf eBay Kleinanzeigen ab und zu für 50€, könnte interessant sein.
@SplotchTheCatThing3 жыл бұрын
Heeeeeeeey you mentioned one of my favourite old games that nobody mentions. ...no I won't say which one it was. :)
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
True, we should talk more about Doom ;)
@SplotchTheCatThing3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Hehehe well there's that one too :D
@designator74023 жыл бұрын
Imagine reviewing something like this and NOT making it play canyon.mid I am disappointed.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
I had some copyright issues with that one
@AndrewJohnClive3 жыл бұрын
It always amazes me what you end up doing with these machines Flo. Especially doing all of this in a week! Amazing!❤️
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@activistarts77223 жыл бұрын
I need a supercut of all the synth movie intros 🤣 classic
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
I've uploaded a whole bunch of the audio tracks on Patreon
@justjoeblow4203 жыл бұрын
Hey I actually have the newer VST plugin version of the SC-55 as I picked it up for use with DOS emulation as I was using a laptop at the time and didn't want to deal with hardware. Works good for that use case. Slight pain in the ass though I'll admit. But the VA VST is a nice to have around for it.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
I've yet to try the software version!
@bistrobmusic3 жыл бұрын
I played MIDI recreationally in the 90's...
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank God you recovered ;)
@voltijuice85763 жыл бұрын
Was it a faithful recreation? XD
@emmanueleferrarotto29863 жыл бұрын
Da fuq that intro i just heard - great stuff man ^^ (as per usual) Getting out my old DosBox right now.....
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
DosBox is my gaming console ;)
@MattyWhens3 жыл бұрын
Those demo scene GFX at the end fit soooo well with the track.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
The Mind's Eye!!!
@thomaslthomas15063 жыл бұрын
Hey I had one an Atari ST a Tascam 424 and a sync box in was styling in ‘93 maybe ‘94 oh anyway to long ago
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Classic 90s low budget setup!
@thomaslthomas15063 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz I do this 4 a living and I’m still low budget......
@72cpugeek3 жыл бұрын
Future Episode : M Audio - Venom
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
It was one of the first ever Bad Gear episodes ;)
@72cpugeek3 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz yes it was spot on
@andrewobuchow3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always!
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@chisel3163 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. It brings back memories. The SC-55 was my first sound module. I bought it brand new when it first came out and still have it today. Besides using it to make music, I had it hooked up to my Mac in M-32 mode to play the MIDI music for games like the Quest series. 😀
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I should have included some "Quests" too!
@chisel3163 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz You're welcome! Yes, those Sierra Online games of that era were fantastic. Please checkout my channel when you get a chance to see how far I've come since then. 😀
@XHALE3033 жыл бұрын
I got one for free & it fils the 19" space next to my FB1, so it's not totally useless, but then again i never use it either 😄
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Perfect combination ;)
@94116Prag3 жыл бұрын
Like me an my MU80. ;)
@miss.antidote3 жыл бұрын
I had every single one of those games :/
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
I wasted my youth on them ;)
@inversecow3 жыл бұрын
How many were full-version (vs shareware)? ;-)
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
@@inversecow I was firstkidatschoolgotaCDburner version;)
@miss.antidote3 жыл бұрын
@@inversecow Full version of course. you just had to look in the right place and had to make sure to photocopy the manual for the code lol haha
@Sainttropezyeye3 жыл бұрын
Liquid funk dos game soundtrack on steroids sounds like copyright swerving tactical karaoke strike on Blinded by the lights! Pure gold.
@AudioPilz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ExtremeMetal3 жыл бұрын
Always on time when I need a good video to watch while cooking