Bad Gear - Yamaha DX100
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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha DX100 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer. Is this cute 80s keyboard, keytar, Roger Troutman talkbox carrier and little sibling of the Yamaha DX7 the dirtiest FM synth of the Yamaha DX range? Does it have DAT BASS (solid bass, lately bass)??? Why didn't I get a Korg Volca FM2 like all the other KZfaqrs???
Thanks to Asifeh for lending me his mind condition DX100:
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:12 Overview Yamaha DX100
02:36 Workflow
04:17 Short comparison DX100 vs. FB-01 (same FM chip)
05:02 Hate
05:24 Jam 1
06:16 Jam 2
07:09 Finale
07:40 Verdict
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
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@massive.begleiterscheinungen 2 жыл бұрын
@J. C. What???🤷🏼♂️😬🤔 You talking about Titanfalls Server "North Star Client"....🤷🏼♂️😂😬🤣
@fjfrancois 2 жыл бұрын
Back in the 80’S my Father was the music director of a municipal band, they had 1 tuba, clarinetes, oboes, a French horn and trumpets, a big kick Drum bass, crash cymbals. And in on the middle all those acoustic instruments, there was one dude with a Yamaha DX-100 😂
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Classic band setup;)
@DarkSideofSynth 2 жыл бұрын
Badass band! My dad was part of some them too but no keyboard at all in any of them, only brass, woodwinds and percussions, as it should be;) We did have a DX7IID at home, though.
@fjfrancois 2 жыл бұрын
@@DarkSideofSynthnice dude, cool story.
@mh22xv Жыл бұрын
That’s 😎
@russellwoodstechno Жыл бұрын
i need to know the repertoire.
@edwardtang8995 2 жыл бұрын
I was absolutely one of those guys in the late 90's who tracked down a used DX100 and a Rocktron Talkbox after seeing Teddy Riley use it live on MTV when Blackstreet blew up. I mainly still hold on to it for nostalgia reasons but I last summer I finally opened it up and soldered a new memory backup battery into it. 🥰
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Really liked that one but I'm afraid I missed the opportunity to get one for a good price
@MoCheez 2 жыл бұрын
Same here. My gf had recorded Blackstreet's performance on VHS and I spent hours/days trying to figure out what this mini DX7 was. Thankfully it was the late 90's and internet was already here to help. Not as easy as it would be today but eventually I ended up finding that it was the DX100. I bought three of them because they went for cheap and I couldn't imagine my talkbox life without a working DX100. One day I was in Paris, both to attend a Zapp band concert and to record some talkbox in a studio. I had brought two DX100's, just in case one would fail on me. I met the whole Zapp band at the restaurant, after the concert, sat down with them and Terry Troutman told me his DX100 had died that day and asked if he could borrow one of mine for their London gig, the next day :D I later sold that one, kept the remaining two, one of which had dead keys and a dead battery. Fixed everything very easily and it's now like new. I love this guy for the size and the fat wheels on the side. Sound wise, I prefer my other DX's.
@edwardtang8995 2 жыл бұрын
@@MoCheez Amazing - thanks for sharing that story!!
@paulwally9007 Жыл бұрын
@@MoCheez For it's size, at the time it was a midget sonic powerhouse.
@ThePrinceOfTheTalkbox Жыл бұрын
sell it to me... i have a talkbox.... Mxr
@iixorb 2 жыл бұрын
The DX100 was my ‘compromise synth’ back in 1987, when what I actually wanted was a DX7 (of course!). I was only 15 back then. Because it was my first programmable synthesizer, I had no preconceived complaints about there being a lack of sliders, filters and traditional ADSR envelopes - and by the time I did get my first DX7 a couple of years later, I was ‘ready’ for it and generally got into programming it quite quickly. The DX100 is one of those synths I keep selling, but then regret selling and end up buying another. I think I’m on No. 4 now !
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I'd keep No. 4;)
@emdotambient 2 жыл бұрын
Love the DX100. My long-time music collaborator (RIP) used one extensively in the 80s and 90s MIDI'd to an Ensoniq EPS. The two layered together was pretty amazing. We used it in everything from synth-pop to ambient to total abstract soundscapes. We'd put it in edit mode while performing and it could be extremely expressive. Best tiny synth I've ever used.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Nice combination!
@djlocodoc 2 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who clicks the thumbs up button before the video begins to play? Man this channel is my favorite! AudioPilz nails these Bad Gear videos every time. I hope people dont catch on too fast, otherwise the market value for these are gonna skyrocket. Fantastic jams sir! My weekend vibes are set now, thank you!!!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@poribrutal 2 жыл бұрын
fans like that invented christianity
@ramseydoon8277 2 жыл бұрын
@@poribrutal care to elaborate?
@SuicidleLemming 2 жыл бұрын
"Roided up Sega Genesis" now in the pool for my favorite quote of the show. Another wicked show!, that David Guetta bit had me wheezing.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz and Boromir as Aphex Twin. It all makes sense now.
@JonMichaelDeShazer 2 жыл бұрын
Some of my favorite early Acid House/techno tracks used the DX100. Orbital used extensively on their first album in 1991 (Chime and Belfast in particular).
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
It really helped defining that sound!
@Toolsquatch 2 жыл бұрын
Have you ever considered branching out into doing some sound design tutorial videos? FM synthesis is particularly elusive to grasp for a lot of people, but those 10 seconds where you explained how to make a bass patch were easier to follow (and immensely more entertaining) than some of the 40+ minute videos I’ve tried watching on KZfaq in the past.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great idea but I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to FM and it does get a little tricky when it comes to the nooks and crannies
@d.g.f.7056 2 жыл бұрын
I don't get why people think FM is so complex. I've read the manuals for a lot of older synths and they straight up walk your ass through most every basic of synthesis. The amount of times I've had to read what the fuck a filter is has driven me crazy alone. The best fucking teacher you're gonna find is the manual...sure a lot of them can be rather thick and rather dry but if you really wanna hear what FM is Yamaha does a good enough job explaining it.
@fernandochapa1433 2 жыл бұрын
@@d.g.f.7056 take a chill pill
@d.g.f.7056 2 жыл бұрын
@@fernandochapa1433 that was me on my "chill pill".
@JuliusLC 2 жыл бұрын
@@d.g.f.7056 Anyway, DX FM can be a complex world if you don't understand how the algorythms shape the sound. Basic FM is easy as modulate two oscillators... but it's just the starting point.
@TechToTunes Жыл бұрын
Very popular with the Balkan crowd, especially Serbians. The mini keys are like playing an accordion making trills easier. Well known sound to that particular style of music.
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Korg Prophecies are super popular among artists from the Balkans around here too!!!
@XanderEwald Жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz And CZ-101 too, had so many messages from Balkan folks when I sold mine on eBay 😂
@cursesaudio 2 жыл бұрын
if you hold down PITCH B MODE while powering on the DX100 it reverses the pitch wheel direction for maximum keytar rocking
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!
@mrz80 2 жыл бұрын
Remember, though, the only people cool enough to rock a keytar are Herbie Hancock and Edgar Winter. Oh, and maybe Jordan Rudess. MAYBE. :D
@jimijamma6106 2 жыл бұрын
@@mrz80 don't forget george duke on that list ;)
@sawtooth808 2 жыл бұрын
Good to know 👍🏻
@e3-po405 2 жыл бұрын
Also, you can set the pitch bend to affect all notes in a chord, only the upper one or only the lower one (the DX27 and the DX21 can also do this). That way, you can mimic a performance technique until then only available to guitarists...
@GirlRaccoon 2 жыл бұрын
That final jam was gorgeous. Always loving your channel!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@inthefade 2 жыл бұрын
Good timing with the Volca FM 2 release. I'm sorely missing an FM synth in my setup and stuff like this convinces me even more to pick up something to fill that gap in my production. I've even convinced the singer in my band to split on the FM 2 with me to get some different flavours in our sound, and this video certainly helped her see it's value. Another great video!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! FM can be quite a beast!
@caley2000 2 жыл бұрын
What a joyous little monster the DX100 is! And one of your best videos yet!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@highpoint2788 2 жыл бұрын
The beginning of the first jam reminds me of Isolee- Beau Mot Plage. I love that song and this channel! Kudos to you.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Currently listening to that one. Thanks!!!!
@iancain6647 2 жыл бұрын
Another Friday bro. You're dependable. I find myself thinking how fast the weeks go by everytime I make it through another video. Thanks for getting us to the weekend.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'm thinking the exact same thing;)
@System.10 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! The ending jam was especially nice, I didn't expect the DX100 to generate such a nice bass sound. Also, I'll definitely be using the term "artifact ridden like a museum" from now on ;)
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@64north20west 2 жыл бұрын
Holding down that 13 key and getting that ring modulator sound is a gateway drug to 80s music. If I need to write a 80s soundtrack one day, I'm looking for one of these. Bad Gear is a learning experience, once again. Thanks.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
@PeterCowan808 2 жыл бұрын
It's so much fun to see a piece of owned gear show up every few months. I bought my DX100 for $100 off a guy from a BBS in 1990 towards the end of high school. Many a night would be spend toiling away tweeking oscillator ratios and getting creative with aliasing. Despite consistently being hooked up as my setup has evolved over the years, it's gotten less and less use. Thanks for the inspiration to dive back into it.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Nice!!! Yeah, I think these still sound fresh!
@cesarvalerio4292 Жыл бұрын
The best introduction vídeo ever in the Net! Congrats! Great Review! Greetings from Brasil!
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@THEREALDATALORD 2 жыл бұрын
Those jam examples bro.... tasteful. Love that ballad and the last organ dance off. Brilliant.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@rnfr 2 жыл бұрын
My new rig has a DX100, volca FM, and a Hydrasynth with an MPC One controlling them. I’ve had the dx100 for about 25 years and am so glad I hung on to it! I saw the magic of that bass watching Derrick Carter program in the studio and never looked back hahah
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
A techno and house classic!!!
@sawtooth808 2 жыл бұрын
The DX 100 has a special place in my heart, because I got it when I was in my early 20’s (22) and it was a birthday present from my late Grandmother (which would make mine priceless imo, not for sale) it still works to this day. The crack that is in it by the pitch wheel, I covered with a band aid.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
That one's certainly a keeper!
@sawtooth808 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz yep
@rachelar 2 жыл бұрын
Nice Grandma 🧓
@somewhatsomething4882 Жыл бұрын
@@sawtooth808 would you trade it for the secrets that would heal all of humanity's ills..?
@sawtooth808 Жыл бұрын
@@somewhatsomething4882 let me think about that for 1 second…No.
@ktechjones 2 жыл бұрын
I so much love your kraftwerkian sounds - you really hit the nail on the head showing you do'nt need to spend loads of money to get great sounds - thank you florian (maybe a re-incarnation - who knows)
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@andrewdoucet3029 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this wonderful content! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that one day the Yamaha V-50 will make an appearance. It was my first synth-a beast of a workstation that was not without its charms. Keep up the amazing work!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Great suggestion, I'll have a closer look
@HisXLNC 2 жыл бұрын
The DX100 was my first taste of FM all the way back in high school. We had one in my guitar class. First time I played it, I was hooked. In college, the DX200 came out and I bought one of those. Then a few years ago, I bought a Volca FM. Then last year a Model:Cycles. I’ve probably had more FM synths than any other type. You never forget your first love. And mine is FM.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I really want a 200!!!
@richardsaffle 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been going down the video game sound rabbit hole lately, & it brought me to that chip recently. I really dig this kind of synchronicity!!!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! The whole FM chip stuff is so deep
@somewhatsomething4882 Жыл бұрын
Algorithms based on surveillance, and pure synchronicity are two different things. Just saying...
@rpcheesman Жыл бұрын
"Warehouse House" is a genre I never expected to hear - and it's beautiful :). Oh, and coming from a DX7 user, I always wanted one of these. I love FM synthesis, having taken a leaf out of Eno's book and just spent months programming all the patches from the numerous books I had, learning how each one was built and teaching myself how it all shaped. Fascinating sound tool if you're willing to put in the time to appreciate how it all comes together.
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
Thanks! That one is maybe the nicest OG FM
@nexuzeb79 2 жыл бұрын
REALLY nice jams there, mr Pilz!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@monsterhandz7046 2 жыл бұрын
I had one of these for a brief period of time (sold it for drugs). A headache to get around but I was able to get some crazy sounds out of it that were unlike anything achievable with analogue gear.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you have to set priorities;)
@rachelar 2 жыл бұрын
Good, genuine reason for sale. You're right, programming was a pig (not that I've ever done that to a pig/mammal other than human), and fergeddabout any atmospheric Eno type sound tho they should be in there, but yeah, the sounds are certainly unique if not useable so often.
@monsterhandz7046 2 жыл бұрын
@ghost mall the dx would have been the healthier choice, but the drugs made me a more agreeable person. in retrospect I would suffer from some form of brain damage no matter what.
@seanluke3052 2 жыл бұрын
While the DX100 is often discussed, it is far less so than the TX81Z. The TX81Z was found in practically every studio in the world, and consequently its presets found their way onto more songs than any other FM synth except the DX7. Lately Bass anyone? It also is the source of a very large number of patches on the internet, second only to those available for the DX7. Even now it I think it's fair to say that the TX81Z is the definitive 4-operator synth.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
True that! I really want a TX81z
@jakobole 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz me too!!
@EternityofNight 2 жыл бұрын
The TX81Z is an awesome synth.
@simonyricools 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz I had one, but I fried it on the evening of arrival, by some impatient and utterly moronic use of a too weak PSU. So I can proudly say that I don't really know the sound of a TX81Z, but I sure know the smell of one.
@justinbarrington-higgs6156 2 жыл бұрын
DX100 actually makes a cool editor for the TX81z-the TX81Z sysex is backwards compatible.
@t0xcn253 2 жыл бұрын
That 3 minute tutorial has helped me more than multiple hours of other people trying to explain FM to me. Well, time to dust off the old Mega-Drive I guess...
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Which game?
@t0xcn253 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Toe jam and Earl or zombies ate my neighbors, it's a tie for best soundtrack...
@fsuchs 2 жыл бұрын
@@t0xcn253 funky games :) zombie hate my neighbours was one of my fav', with Haunted :)
@t0xcn253 2 жыл бұрын
@@fsuchs The one with Polterguy? That brings back memories!
@geminielectro 2 жыл бұрын
@@t0xcn253 Yes! It's a really funny game. Very original... About the soundtracks, I recommend (for their Techno vibes) The Adventures of Batman & Robin, Subterrania, Vectorman, and the Streets Of Rage series, of course...
@FatNorthernBigot 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been enjoying Bad Gear for some time, but this is the first episode featuring gear I actually owned. Sadly, owning this keyboard in 1986 just made me want a hugely-overpriced sampler even more. (It really missed those two extra operators)
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I assume it wasn't so cool in 86 as it is now;)
@SirRigbyBaconKaiser 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the club.
@jordimoraguesmassanet1179 2 жыл бұрын
Watching a Bad Gear episode featuring gear you own and like is a rite of passage.
@FatNorthernBigot 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz No, FM was on the way out and we wanted huge, low-quality samples and lots of them. All the orchestral hits, and people stuttering Na Na Na Na Na Na before saying the word “nineteen”, but I was fifteen, and that was out of my price range. 😕
@FatNorthernBigot 2 жыл бұрын
@@jordimoraguesmassanet1179 I have to tell ya, it was pretty good. 👍
@RealJomo 2 жыл бұрын
Funk legend Roger Troutman (of the band Zapp) used a DX100 with a voice-box to get his signature sound.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
The man, the legend!
@zdave6083 Жыл бұрын
He recorded with a moog. Toured with the yamaha. Just sayin'....
@irishmusico 2 жыл бұрын
I used to sell these when they first came out in the eighties. It was a great 2nd keyboard for those who couldn't afford a DX7 etc. It was great to use with midi as it is velocity sensitive. Listening to the sounds that you can get from it now when, back then it was really only used for E piano brass organ etc. Amazing! Great little keyboard.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
That one surprised me too!
@DrMuse-on2dx 2 жыл бұрын
Another great show. I had one of these a TX81z and a FB01. Wish I still had them like you said they all have a unique character. Thanks as always.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!!!
@JanKowalski-vh1rg Жыл бұрын
Do you recommend a FB01? I want buy DX27 or FB01 and i don't know what to buy
@HOLOCULT 5 ай бұрын
Gawsh dang it... This is the one I should have gotten it for my boy!!! Dx11 still wails though! Best channel on KZfaq for staying up watching until 2am when you don't(and do) work in the morning!!
@AudioPilz 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@ljp711 2 жыл бұрын
I do know that in the 90s Philip Best used the DX-100 in the notorious 'noise' group Whitehouse, which finally got me serious into synthesizers in the first place. I remember trying to track down an EDP Wasp famously used by that group but only to find out they were hard to come by, especially in the US...
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I have to check that out!
@lo-firobotboy7112 2 жыл бұрын
I've been on the hunt for an affordable DX-100 for years. the going rate locally is $600 ...Yikes! Now that it's on Bad Gear I'm sure the price just doubled. Great review, thanks for using something other than the cliche'd solid bass.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, that's expensive!!!
@lars-fenin 2 жыл бұрын
yap.. way over priced these days..
@lo-firobotboy7112 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Yeah, Canadians don't always understand that used gear is used gear. People here charge top dollar at yard sales (boot sales) and flea markets. If you're persistent, you can find reasonable deals. I try to avoid ebay and reverb.
@sawtooth808 2 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to acquire one when they were $227 (including GST since you’re Canadian) I was good to buy it when I was in my early 20’s. Oh and a good sound to use on the DX 100 pD 24 Mars to ???
@Pablo668 2 жыл бұрын
Great work as always. And AudioPilz's friend never saw his DX100 again...... It would be interesting to here two of these things at once.....
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@superikone 2 жыл бұрын
Never seen this little synth before. But you get a really cool old school dance sound out of it. Respect!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@infn8loopmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I have no idea how you can create such informative, entertaining, and creative content each week. I watch these and think to myself, does this dude spend his whole life editing videos? The synth reviews pulled me in but I keep coming back for the meme humor! 🔥 😂👌
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yeah, it has turned into a full time job
@ruscular 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder how long it took to cutout all those comments on the gear and place them to fill the screen up?
@JorbLovesGear 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my God, I made that rhodes meme lmao. Thanks for the surprise feature, good stuff as always. We should get you a talk box, I want to hear you do computer love. 😂🙏
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great meme!!! My dentist told me to stay away from that stuff;)
@oliviamoore3426 2 жыл бұрын
Yesssss I’m looking forward to a new episode every week
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that, thanks!
@Spudcore 2 жыл бұрын
Haha! Your description at the end is priceless! "I'll take 2" lol
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Dorpz 2 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the way Yamaha's FM bass sounds. Whether its from a DX synth or from Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, the sound has always interested me.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Classic!
@westerncivilization 2 жыл бұрын
The Space Dandy reference was... Dandy. Every one of your videos deserves a thousand thumbs up for the production values.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@80iesDude45 2 жыл бұрын
«from Aphex Twin to David Guetta» ;-)
@twincamspit 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing the quality of sound you manage to squeeze out of terrible equipment! In my collection I have a DX27 and a pair of FB01s which I only keep for nostalgic reasons, this has inspired me to dust them off and plug into some modern digi-FX, thanks :)
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that! Thanks!
@dxtrs_mnpltr 2 жыл бұрын
The equipment isn’t terrible, it is what it is. It’s what you do with it that makes it terrible or great
@EoinOSullivan1 2 жыл бұрын
I have a dx21 in storage. This made me want to pull it out again. Thanks for the brilliant videos
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Definitely give the 21 another try
@Citracid 2 жыл бұрын
Man I always like songs you made, I don't see bad gear at the end, with inspirtaion and skills as you got every gears can sound good and deliver nice results
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@stupidnamegenerator 2 жыл бұрын
That's so true! Every episode gives me lots of inspiration (and often also a bit of "need to get one of those") 😄
@Citracid 2 жыл бұрын
@@stupidnamegenerator Yes me too
@RCAvhstape 2 жыл бұрын
@@stupidnamegenerator Every episode leaves me feeling like I need to quit making excuses for not getting more out of the stuff I have.
@menschan7 2 жыл бұрын
Hope to see the SY-77 or SY-99 on your channel one day. These where Yamahas pinnacle of FM Synths in the early 90s and it seems, that they are totally forgotten nowadays.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Already did the SY22 - great stuff!!!
@drindy5166 2 жыл бұрын
The "i shouldn't have" section had me in stitches ✌🤣👍 however the jam sounded pretty solid. Great video as always! Cheers brother.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@svincentr Жыл бұрын
Dude, you are funny AF! I really appreciate your video edits that accompany the jokes.👍🏼
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@thedeepblueskys 2 жыл бұрын
Seems pretty capable of Detroit Techno for sure. Good to see the DX100 on here considering the Volca FM2 is now popping up in feeds. Speaking of Volca, the Volca Modular would be a good episode if not done yet.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Volca modular is totally on my list. Gotta catch them all;)
@_sl3600 2 жыл бұрын
You don't say! Jeff Mills and Robert Hood (among many others) used a DX100.
@thedeepblueskys 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Pokemon!!! Thats awesome 👏🏼 I know a guy that mods the Volca Modular so I’m stoked to eventually see your take on it. It’s got so much going on for Bad Gear lol
@thedeepblueskys 2 жыл бұрын
@@_sl3600 right on! I’ve seen the DX100 come up in a lot of articles about this. These instruments were so affordable and accessible in them times, and it’s amazing what they did with them to create that genre. Being from Detroit I definitely experienced them party’s of the day and eventually figured out what gear they where using on some of the tracks. I used to dance a lot, but also spent a lot of time in front of the Turntables watching the Dj do his or her thing, but it wasn’t the process of mixing that really got my gears turning, it was the production of what was on the record. Like I’d be standing there and hear a funky track and I was always wondering what and how is this or that element happing? What makes this sound? I still do it to this day, just not in abandoned warehouses lol.
@panskibinski 2 жыл бұрын
I have FM, Modular and Sample the last one I use the most. The modular ..well .. I enjoy watching tutorials for it :D
@dreibel 2 жыл бұрын
My first ever MIDI synth which I used a lot in my 4-track recording days, and would later be the controller for my first MIDI sequencer setup, using an Alesis MMT-8 as the brain and a Yamaha RX-15 ad Roland MT-32. I loved programming it too, once I realized that the operators basically worked as organ drawbars. Traded up to a Yamaha DX11 from this, but I'd love to get another one. My brother owned the DX27 version. I can recommend, to recreate this sound in software, 2getheraudio's 4-op OpZilla plug-in. NI's FM8 can also happily load DX100 sysex.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Software FM is super tempting but I still tend to use hardware;)
@ruscular 2 жыл бұрын
Had that as well the MMT8 and DX100, but pretty much switch over to the Roland JV1010 to the MMT8 because it was multi-timbral voice with 16 parts. Pretty much use the DX100 for the lately bass only. Connect them all thru the MOTU XT midi bridge with 8 in and 8 out.
@davidpinto1195 2 жыл бұрын
What a perfect timing for releasing this episode 😂🙌👏👌
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Pure coincidence;)
@secretsofmystery2 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video-and this time it's one for the players doing an FM magic build!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@crabflag 2 жыл бұрын
I picked up a PSS-480 for $30. It is half of the DX100 being a 2op synth instead of 4op and it’s even smaller. Surprisingly good when used creatively. Anyways, another great video!!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen a PSS in Pete Cannon's setup - great stuff. Thanks!
@WVLFRVN 11 ай бұрын
I have one too, got mine for £5 at a car boot sale because I spotted an envelope diagram on it and thought it might be deeper than it looked. It’s one of my regular go tos for bass sounds
@AesculapiusPiranha 2 жыл бұрын
Shout out to korg for having already satiated my GAS for FM this week. Still love the way this one sounds. --IIRC uses the same sound chip as the Sega Genesis.-- Uses the OPP not OPN2. Had to check!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Not the exact same one, the Genesis chip had some PCM stuff and slightly different architecture
@offthewallsk818 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz ym2612 baby
@AesculapiusPiranha 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Yep. My mistake. Memory did not serve me correctly on that one and made the correction.
@doppelganger8659 2 жыл бұрын
So this begs the age old question. Are you, in fact, down with OPP?
@doppelganger8659 2 жыл бұрын
Yay, as evidenced by my character, of which you are sufficiently acquainted.
@jh5131 2 жыл бұрын
Dude... you're 2nd jam is killer
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@oxygene65 2 жыл бұрын
Aaaah, that brought back some memories. My first synth was a DX100 back in 1987, it's still in my loft.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Time to give it another try!
@glennotropolis 2 жыл бұрын
I have a modern version of this, which is the yamaha reface dx and I adore it. Of course, it has an actual ui
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I've yet to try the Reface!
@glennotropolis 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz if i was in europe, i would soo send you mine
@oldunclemick 2 жыл бұрын
"Reface" is the alternative spelling of "mojo"! When I'm stuck for ideas I pick one of my Refaces and inspiration strikes.
@dykodesigns 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz I’ve got the Reface, and It’s my Volca FM’s best friend. The two of them make a great team in layering FM sounds. One cannot have enough FM synths. Volca FM 2 is looking tempting….
@jonathanmcgregor6297 2 жыл бұрын
Reface DX and Model Samples: that's my whole keys and rhythm section for mostly-guitar-based home songwriting and recording! It's a little workhorse that sounds great. Huge usability upgrade from my Volca FM.
@Starthief 2 жыл бұрын
I kinda miss my DX100. I traded it for a Korg DS-8 though, and that was definitely an upgrade in the keyboard department and the unison mono stuff was brutal. Plus having built-in delay FX in 198X was nothing to sneeze at.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Love that generation of Korg gear
@rachelar 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, when Korg were the dark horse. (tho actually bought by Yamaha for a while)
@synchromesh 2 жыл бұрын
When I was in high school I persuaded my Dad to buy a DX27 instead of a home organ. It's fun to play, if not fun to program. Such a shame there's no velocity or aftertouch... Sadly my father has passed away, but I still have the synth. Good to know it's basically a DX100, I'll have to pull it out and see what I can do with it. Love the videos, keep up the great work!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's great to see gear passed on to the next generation
@TheSpectralArtisan 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff and killer tracks you come up with using these things! I just broke out an old HOHNER PSK45 I’ve had around since my childhood and just started to make something of a tune out of it, would love to see what you come up with with this old thing!!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I have to check that one out!
@fortyeth 2 жыл бұрын
I own a DX-100 and it was great for my Terminator movie theme tune renditions (used the Sample and Hold Synth sound as a drone backing track). Sadly mine is in need of repair as the AC power jack snapped off the PCB motherboard due to the way it is mounted in the keyboard and got pulled around during use (by it's previous owner). Gonna solder a couple of wires to the board and have a jack plug on the end to form a flylead style extender.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
The T2 is strong in this one!
@joonglegamer9898 2 жыл бұрын
Well yes, I have often said that the DX7-II was my first synthesizer, but while that money-wise is true it wasn't my first contact with the DX series. In fact I bought the DX100 back in the 80's at my local music store and I was MISERABLE. Not only did the small keys drive me nuts, but the limitations (or perhaps my lack of imagination?) back then drove me to cry so much about it that I convinced my family to help me finance the bigger brother DX7-II. I delivered the needed amount of newspapers, sacrificed a lot of my toys and went crying back to the store telling them that this purchase was a HUGE mistake, and I eventually convinced them to take it back and give me my DX7-II. I still do not regret that choice. The keyboard quality of the DX7-ii was nothing short of legendary, and since I've grown a moustache and added 30+ something years to my life, I have acquired the Yamaha Montage (which in case you don't know - is a collection of DX7's on steroids, aka more FM sound than any sane person would ever want.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
The keys of the bigger models were/are really good!
@sawtooth808 2 жыл бұрын
Also check the MODX (a lighter version of the Montage, which is built like a tank)
@atarkus8 2 жыл бұрын
The DX7-II was the ultimate DX7 (well the 2FD was I guess) but I feel it lost some of the magic. The converters were upgraded to 16 bit, and that made it sound too clean. I had the module version TX-802 and wound up selling it. I still have the original Mark 1 DX-7 because nothing can replace it.
@rachelar 2 жыл бұрын
@@atarkus8 the DX7 ii ironically is harder to tweak in real time as the buttons aren't membranes anymore, which I actually used like a filter on the original. But overall, I'd still go for the ii. I can always just load in original sounds and use it in single mode, as come on, a mono out on the original and only 32 sounds on such an expensive synth was like the emperor with no clothes...
@JeffyG 2 жыл бұрын
I love when you review the 2nd tier synths and keyboards, which seem more attainable than true vintage keys like Jupiter 8, Rhodes, D-50, etc. I recently found 4 track tapes of a bunch of song ideas I played on a DX7 back then. It would be fun to recreate them on a DX100, but it’s so must easier and cheaper just to use DeXEd in a DAW.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I think there are some D50s around that are cheaper than the DX100;)
@dovydasgrigas441 2 жыл бұрын
I used to own a DX27 which was a full size synth with the same internals as the DX100 and the sounds of this video are making me miss it so much
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
The DX27 is still much more affordable...
@jakobole 2 жыл бұрын
'Slightly annoying envelopes' is the understatement of the decade.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
They're upside down🙃
@jakobole 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Tell me about it. I started programming my father's Dx-7 in the 80's, and it wasn't until we got a C64 editor for it, that I finally grasped them. That envelope design ruined my early synth- teens!!!
@reggiep75 2 жыл бұрын
Another total banger of a vid that Roger would've have a sneaky grin to and said 'I think it's missing something' then jammed a talkbox tube into his mouth. FM hammondelic got me laughing good! 😂😂😂
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! ❤️❤️❤️Roger❤️❤️❤️
@sinthetx 2 жыл бұрын
You have awesome talent for making old obsolete gear sound musical. I enjoy your channel and if you ever record some music I will definitely buy it. I could see you doing a modern day live in Pompei!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@jh5131 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see some of these finished tracks on Bandcamp
@marcusjknight 2 жыл бұрын
Genius Video editing and product research.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@tomskley8864 2 жыл бұрын
I have a DX27, got this for 100€ two years ago, would never pay 450€ for an DX100! The crisp sound can be nice and useful, but this is not a standalone device. Your video showed me that both devices sound equally good or equally bad :D
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the DX27 is nice too!
@BliterTV 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz HEAY! DX27 TEAM! 😆 DX27 it's a TANK with same sounds 🙂
@Roboprogs 2 жыл бұрын
The 27 and 100 have the same circuit board in a different case. I’ve taken my defunct 100 apart, and the label on the board lists both models. After failing to fix (more than the coin cell battery) on mine, I just gave up and got the Reface DX, though. The Reface is mostly better, for less, except when it’s not.
@tomskley8864 2 жыл бұрын
@@Roboprogs I have taken my DX27 apart yesterday, because I wanted to know what the mainboard looks like and on mine the 100 is crossed out :D This is really funny.
@offthewallsk818 2 жыл бұрын
There’s a mod you can do to the fb-01 to open the range on the fixed low pass filter circuit. Gives it a bit more oomph.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I've read about that, gotta give it a try
@tubthump 2 жыл бұрын
Ooh, reckon I'll do that on mine
@nickfbatombrew1436 2 жыл бұрын
I’ll certainly be adding that mod to mine , quality ☢️
@wasntborntofollow 2 жыл бұрын
Hola! Just to check if there´s a glimpse of Bigas Luna "Angustia" at 1:34...First-class fun with your video as always! Happy weekend
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Have a nice one!
@TheMCCraftingTable 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one! Coincidentally just in time with Volca FM 2 release :D
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Unfortunately, Korg didn't send me one... 😥
@TheMCCraftingTable 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Very unfortunate indeed ;)
@DetroitMicroSound 2 жыл бұрын
I had a TQ5, and Alan Probandt made me a hardware controller for it, using a scavenged pcb from an alarm clock, new components, a midi in and out jack, and an old IBM ps2 keyboard. 😁
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to have one of these!!!
@DetroitMicroSound 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Too bad timing was different! I sold mine in around 2012. The complete rig. I would totally have sent it your way.
@uly1981 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing says "live jam" like pushing calculator buttons and wiggling a fisher price toy radio fader
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
...in a state of serious intoxication;)
@uly1981 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz you should present some hainbach tchernobyl gear, instead of intoxication you can jam with radiation
@benjaminwoenig2687 2 жыл бұрын
The DX21 is basically a dual DX100 with full size keys, and an analogue chorus. The A and B synth engines can be detuned. I have the DX100, DX21, and V50 - as they all have their place for techno sounds in a mix with analogue synths. Great demos too, thanks for the review!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Chorus really helps on old FMs
@tudorcotoi7011 2 жыл бұрын
Me: sees bad gear episode *clicks* Instant mood uplift and musical inspiration!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@jinggarcia 2 жыл бұрын
bought mine for $50 at a local thrift shop at the time when no one wanted those synths. since i'm into mini-key synths (due to lack of space), it goes well with my cz-101 & cz-230s :P
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Love minikeys too!
@mrz80 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz Oooh, you ought to throw some Bad Gear love at the CZ-101. Those things were all OVER the place in the 80s.
@Gainn 2 жыл бұрын
I paid about £80 for a mint DX27 in 2016. At that point the DX100 seemed very pricey at about £150.. >.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Simpler times;)
@squishmusic 2 жыл бұрын
thats exactly what i paid for a '27 thi year. I prefer the bigger keys, and yep its a DX100 so I call that a win win win win :D
@rachelar 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Prefer DX27. Heard of Logan Sky? He made programing it an art on the later Visage albums
@keyboardbw 2 жыл бұрын
Ooooooooohh my very first synth! I miss it, it was raw. Your second tune has such a Miami Vice vibe, nice. Third tune really excellent too!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@jasonb_ Жыл бұрын
Very talented, funny and informative :) The shouldn't have done the second one actually gave me a micro flashback haha
@AudioPilz Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@jasonb_ Жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz trust me, all thanks to you, so much entertainment, have gotta be my favourite channel!
@SkyP1e 2 жыл бұрын
Yet another bit of gear I lost in hurricane Sandy. Mine was mint until Sandy salt water destroyed it. I bought a few books trying to learn my way around the DX100 but never mastered FM synth programming. I loved the presets though. She's sorely missed.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Sad story😥
@djgreenhornet2892 2 жыл бұрын
🙏🏿🎹
@monotrious 2 жыл бұрын
I Am Probably Not The Only One Guilty Of Suggesting The Yamaha DX 100 As A Bad Gear Episode , Even Though I Own One Myself . Interesting Enough Synth To Hang On To . Thanks For Another Amazing Episode .
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Flatl1neFred 2 жыл бұрын
Oh man, just bought a MK100 and the first time I saw this video come up I was really scared i'm following some weird Wien hipster film, after owning the shs10 and pma5, thankfully I narrowly avoided this well worn path. Cool video as always.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Wien hipsters in the house;)
@synthesizernews 2 жыл бұрын
Aside of the slick case design that really looks good there had been nothing about this Micro-DX been appealing to me when it first came out early 86: no multimode (important feature back then), no velocity and the typical Yamaha DX-UI from hell. Today it surely plays a different role as a synth for special needs than a general bread & butter sound source.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I wholeheartedly agree
@SisterRose 2 жыл бұрын
I was looking up the gear Aphex Twin used on Ambient Works last night and the DX100 came up. Someone mentioned seeing one on set with him "Keys missing and all". It's like fate. OOI if you google Aphex Twin DX100, you can actually find his receipt. He would have been like 15 at the time. Cool first instrument if so, curious how he did lean more towards Analog stuff after that but kept using the 100.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
The DX100 is just great for that spaced-out IDM stuff
@SisterRose 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz also the Volca FM 2 videos just dropped yesterday??? I blame the Sonic movie
@Rulon-bo1ig 2 жыл бұрын
Would’ve loved your take on the volca fm2! Surprised korg haven’t sent you one, they might have been too worried!!😌
@OscillatorCollective 2 жыл бұрын
That description at the end sold me on it…lol. Those DACs are the sell point…noisy as heck, but in a good way, they practically act as a quasi-analog filter (that you really can’t adjust).
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, vintage DACs are a major factor
@keymbord 2 жыл бұрын
I've got the grown-up DX-27, they sound identical and have full size keys
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
That one is really tempting!
@vinyljunkie07 2 жыл бұрын
My first synth which I stole from my school and the synth I still have a love affair with hahah I love this thing, they used to be totally throwaway (£50) until few years back in terms of cost. You can use this DX to also program things like the TX81z which is nice cos the interface here is very accessible and programable and then just use the TX for tweaking the bits the DX doesn't have.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was cheap
@vinyljunkie07 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz UK is crazy or was, always have to have the latest thing or what's in fashion lol I got a TQ-5 for £13 and more annoyingly my friend paid £200 for his MPC-60 not even that long ago round 2009 ish! Half of my studio is made up of crap that was uncool which is now cool and expensive lol inflammable means flammable? WHAT A COUNTRY! hhahah
@tubthump 2 жыл бұрын
@@vinyljunkie07 before ebay was a thing I picked up a dx27, sh-2 and sh-09 for £130!
@vinyljunkie07 2 жыл бұрын
@@tubthump Haha yes! Even when ebay was around prices whilst higher than before you could still get something decent but when international shipping started to be more visible to people damn. I remember buying a S950 for £120 which was the going rate at the time in the UK for a good one and he then called me to say sorry no changed my mind when he saw American's paying like $1k for them over there cos DJ Premiere HYPE hahah
@tubthump 2 жыл бұрын
@@vinyljunkie07 and youtube etc with videos like this put prices up too!
@fsuchs 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one, as usual!! :) Hey, I stumbled upon a Little Deformer 2, and I thought to myself... What a wonderful bad gear ;) just an idea!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Didn't know that one, thanks for the suggestion!
@robertk6422 2 жыл бұрын
I love the sound from this little fm piece of tech
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
I really liked that one too
@FortyThievesSF 2 жыл бұрын
Big shout out to Roger Troutman. Rest In Peace to a true legend of funk and a godfather to hip hop heads. Tragic the way he went out and what happened to his family. I remember hearing the news on the radio of his murder and was shocked. I grew up on his music. We loved him in California. His soul will live on forever in his music, in our hearts, and in the DX-100. Computer Love!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best!!!
@travisguide4516 Жыл бұрын
Roger was great and missed
@SynGirl32 2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, most DXs could be in this series on reputation alone.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
...and all of them will be reviewed on this show;)
@AesculapiusPiranha 2 жыл бұрын
@@AudioPilz You must really have the hookups
@bionicbeatz1 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the Roger Troutman reference!
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
The man. The legend.
@acatwhopurrs5031 2 жыл бұрын
I love my DX100. Not a bad gear but I get the sentiment. Haha. Great video as always.
@AudioPilz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
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