Bad Gear - Quasimidi Rave-0-Lution 309

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro tune
    01:27 Overview
    06:07 Hate
    06:37 Jam 1
    07:40 Jam 2
    08:44 Finale
    09:12 Verdict
    10:12 Vocoder Shoutout
    Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Quasimidi Rave-0-Lution 309. Is this 90s groovebox the better version of the Roland MC-303?
    Herbman's Channel for German Roland MC-707 tutorials and hard tech live jam goodness:
    / @theherbmanlivetechno

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  • @winesynths
    @winesynths 2 роки тому +319

    Actually I am the guy who had to write those manuals back in the days! I'm happy that you enjoyed them so much!!! :-)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +53

      I hope there are no hard feelings;)

    • @winesynths
      @winesynths 2 роки тому +20

      @@AudioPilz 🤪

    • @winesynths
      @winesynths 2 роки тому +32

      @@AudioPilz no! The QM-trauma has been processed! And I‘m glad to see that you are a proud Sirius-Owner too! 👍👍👍

    • @davetbassbos
      @davetbassbos 2 роки тому +17

      I never appreciated how hard it is to write "how to" content until I had to do it for work (accounting software lol!). You never know what they don't know, lol!

    • @adev8565
      @adev8565 2 роки тому +9

      Would be cool to hear more about your time at Quasimidi, honestly. I bet those must've been interesting days and as these sounds are the ones I grew up with, I'd love to hear about the people behind them.

  • @michaelfokias
    @michaelfokias 2 роки тому +29

    "German" Quasimidi logo with Belgian flag. I know you did it on purpose to get people to engage in the comments. I like it. You deserve the engagement ;)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +8

      Thanks! Geography was never my strong suit;)

    • @johantorneheim1384
      @johantorneheim1384 2 роки тому +2

      Haha, I know people in Bavaria who call Austria Süd-Bayern ;)

  • @uly1981
    @uly1981 2 роки тому +79

    Nothing says 90's like the product name "Quasimidi Rave-0-Lution" despite the almost Buchla-like design language

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +8

      Yeah, it won't get any more 90s than this;)

    • @Superjenson
      @Superjenson 2 роки тому +6

      @@AudioPilz Quasimidi also had the Cyber-6

    • @MorwenWhyte
      @MorwenWhyte 2 роки тому +1

      @@Superjenson it's so '90s that the name coincides with 1991's Argentine cyberpunk comic Cybersix (later made anime in '99 as サイバーシックス). I wonder if it's just coincidence or it was some kind of homage but it screams '90s nonetheless.

    • @HiGlowie
      @HiGlowie 2 роки тому

      Smell O Vision!

    • @Henry0870
      @Henry0870 2 роки тому +1

      @@Superjenson But the Cyber-6 is not a synth though.... it’s “only” a master keyboard 🎹

  • @shankr
    @shankr 2 роки тому +104

    This show is aging like fine wine. Not a friday evening goes by without Bad Gear :)

  • @asbjrnandersen4222
    @asbjrnandersen4222 2 роки тому +30

    The main loop in NIN’s Starfuckers Inc. is a Rave-o-lution through a fuzz pedal.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +4

      I've heard that too, certainly sounds that way!!!

  • @greghancock5465
    @greghancock5465 2 роки тому +16

    And extra points for the Space Dandy dance scene. Awesome sauce.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks! Space Dandy is truly weird!

    • @greghancock5465
      @greghancock5465 2 роки тому +2

      He is truly a dandy. In space. Love ya channel dude, all ableton myself but consistently impressed with the noises you coax out.

  • @glebpalamarchuk9087
    @glebpalamarchuk9087 2 роки тому +122

    Yes, we WOULD like pedals on a bad Gear episode!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +11

      Nice, thanks for the feedback!

    • @XanarchistBlogspot
      @XanarchistBlogspot 2 роки тому +7

      I can't hear you I am listening through a wah wah peddle.

    • @8-BitHeart79
      @8-BitHeart79 2 роки тому +2

      Blow this comment Up! Yes please!

    • @NullFX
      @NullFX 2 роки тому +5

      Bro I can't wait for him to do his best to make a Metal Zone sound good 😂

    • @kaydot6889
      @kaydot6889 2 роки тому +1

      @@NullFX Why would he have to do his best if it already sounds good?

  • @mrpacman2dj536
    @mrpacman2dj536 2 роки тому +11

    Two majors you missed on that one 1.turn all fx off and you'll be amazed. 2. Every parameters off the synth works on the drums as well if you hold the select channel keep holding and twix the synth parameters. Keep up the great job !!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Agreed on both accounts. I had these in but the episode was already much too long for the less-initiated;)

  • @marcomaureira
    @marcomaureira 2 роки тому +51

    Finally the best part of Friday, bad gear brings me joy every week

  • @lukeimontv7086
    @lukeimontv7086 2 роки тому +8

    “Life begins at 130 BPM” Haha! I love that

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +3

      It's a scientific truth;)

  • @ropeburn6684
    @ropeburn6684 2 роки тому +7

    This was my first synth I bought at age 16 from my first self earned money. Synced up with ReBirth RB-338 it was an endless source of jamming fun with my friend!
    Thanks a lot for finally making this episode! Looked forward for a long time and wasn't disappointed at all. I just KNEW you'd make banging jams with it!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks you so much! Great first synth!

  • @henninghoefer
    @henninghoefer 2 роки тому +2

    I just rewatched the MC303 episode... Thank you, it's amazing how far you've taken this show in under 2 years!

  • @BeniRoseMusic
    @BeniRoseMusic 2 роки тому +30

    Holy shit though, that workflow is pretty brilliant with the pattern change knob per "motif" and the "special loop" motifs you can throw in. Sounds like a dream for live performance! It would be awesome to see a remake of this with the advances we've made in technology and more modern sounds!

    • @thedoublek4816
      @thedoublek4816 2 роки тому +9

      That concept of motifs and patterns seems (to me at least) to be some sort of proto-clip-launching, way better than the usual pattern/song style of most groove boxes.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +7

      Yeah, Quasimidi really upped the game back then

    • @ToyKeeper
      @ToyKeeper 2 роки тому +7

      @@thedoublek4816 Yeah, even today it's still uncommon to find hardware which uses a clip/scene workflow instead of patterns. The first time I encountered something like clips+scenes was back in ~2000 or so with Jeskola Buzz, and I could tell immediately it was a huge upgrade compared to a chain of patterns...
      ... but it has been weirdly unpopular. I wasn't able to do that sort of thing in hardware until I got an Akai Force, two decades later. And it hasn't really caught on like its pattern-based siblings like MPC or Digitakt. So it's 2021 and most of our electronic music hardware _still_ pushes people to make short loops instead of focusing on melodic progression... and that makes me sad.

    • @XanarchistBlogspot
      @XanarchistBlogspot 2 роки тому +2

      @@ToyKeeper great comment it is the sort of thing that makes 70s bands like Heldon sound fresh even today as they did melodic synth lines over disssonant percussion beds.

    • @ivang2490
      @ivang2490 2 роки тому

      I didnt know this machine but now I love it.

  • @senordisco1324
    @senordisco1324 2 роки тому +3

    I really love your content. Hadn't had this much fun with an electronic music production channel in youtube since, well, ever. Congratulations on producing such enjoyable videos.

  • @ClifBratcher
    @ClifBratcher 2 роки тому +40

    Would love to see more effects covered with synths and drum machines! There's a massive amount out of reviews out there, but very few good ones without guitars.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +16

      I thought the exact same thing, thanks for the feedback!

    • @i-never-look-at-replies-lol
      @i-never-look-at-replies-lol 2 роки тому +1

      @@AudioPilz Do a Boss Metal Zone! You can start off under the typical guise of using it as distortion for acid bass lines and then trying it on other gear & sounds (wonder if it would make good gabber/hardcore drums?)

    • @mymockumentary9716
      @mymockumentary9716 2 роки тому +1

      I am sick of the obligatory guitar solo on effects that would excel on a synth.... Out of the countless effects videos only 1 or 2 guitarists played something sublime, the rest was, well.... you know

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +3

      @@i-never-look-at-replies-lol there's already an MT2 episode out there (it was one of the first on the channel;)

  • @Inignot12
    @Inignot12 2 роки тому +3

    This video ticking all the boxes, thanks Pilz and Merry Holidays!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks! Merry Christmas!

  • @bldcaveman2001
    @bldcaveman2001 2 роки тому +13

    I cannot believe it. This is like seeing an old friend on holiday. My mate had one and it was basically what got me into hardware properly. Back then it felt like only scientists would understand it though and I always wanted to buy one but couldn't afford them and they're soooo rare! I was gonna ask if I could buy your one until you said it was on loan. OMG so many instant flashbacks from those sounds. They sounded soooo deliciously brash.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, these have become hard to find!

    • @AnalogFlava
      @AnalogFlava 2 роки тому

      @@AudioPilz is it worth grabbing for 300 dollars/270 euros?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      @@AnalogFlava not a bad price. They most certainly won't get much cheaper

  • @visisydandthevoid
    @visisydandthevoid 2 роки тому +10

    Another Friday, Another splendid installment of Bad Gear 💜

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you❤️❤️❤️

  • @AesculapiusPiranha
    @AesculapiusPiranha 2 роки тому +27

    Everything Quasimidi makes me wish it had survived the 90s they all sound great but could all be done better now.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +12

      Have you tried the gear of Jörg Schaaf's Radikal Technologies?

    • @AesculapiusPiranha
      @AesculapiusPiranha 2 роки тому +4

      @@AudioPilz Sounds like something I have to do.

    • @shaft9000
      @shaft9000 2 роки тому +3

      The Spectralis can have a very steep learning curve for the first 5-10 hours, but/and it sounds so good you might take longer (like I did).
      Arguably the most professional-sounding and possibly most capable of all 'grooveboxes' next to the RS-7000.

  • @splode7414
    @splode7414 2 роки тому +7

    How do you manage to produce something so entertaining and so musical every week? Fantastic. And shoutout to the shoutouts!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! Shoutout to the shoutout of the shoutouts!

  • @joonglegamer9898
    @joonglegamer9898 2 роки тому +5

    Oh GOD I wish you made more music like this, I was seriously pumping my Stereo to the MAX during your 3 examples, and images of the historys greatest scientist so lovlingly framed in gold in my home, nearly fell off the walls during the time I listened to your pumping throbbing techno attempts!

  • @Rompler_Rocco
    @Rompler_Rocco 2 роки тому +6

    Wow - Amazing '96-Box!!
    And these vocoder shout-outs are beginning to take shape as a quasi-genre of their own! 🤘💀

  • @DjPhaseFour
    @DjPhaseFour 2 роки тому +1

    YES! I've been waiting for this. I got to play around with one of these a few times and really enjoyed it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Thanks for your patience!

  • @Jamslerr
    @Jamslerr 2 роки тому +10

    Anything that has rave in its name is going to produce nothing but bangers.

  • @audiolego
    @audiolego 2 роки тому +10

    This is the drum machine I'd want today with Quasimidi Polymorph

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Maybe try to recreate JMJs "wall";)

  • @tristancaver4836
    @tristancaver4836 2 роки тому +6

    It's so obvious that Schaaf worked on this beast. I sold my Accelerator to a friend and in the past two years we still can't figure out a reliable method for saving our patches...but Radikal and Quasimidi sound so damn good! So worth it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, Mr. Schaaf is a great guy too!

    • @dyscotopia
      @dyscotopia Рік тому

      There's a write button and then you can use the scroll wheel to choose pattern, song, sound, fx, etc. It's not difficult to save your work

  • @Shampoid
    @Shampoid 2 роки тому +1

    i remember when i subscribed when youre still on 1k
    what a wonderful bad gear year

  • @mrz80
    @mrz80 2 роки тому +2

    I"m impressed that you got that last bit of snark about Roland nailing "every detail about the MC-303" with a straight face.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks. It took me a few takes;)

  • @t3hjnz
    @t3hjnz 2 роки тому +4

    Great episode as usual, Florian! Yeah... let's definitely add pedals and effects units to the Bad Gear rotation. :D

  • @DowntownDigitalUK
    @DowntownDigitalUK 2 роки тому +33

    Maybe an emu groovebox like the MP7 next

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +15

      Agreed, this channel is completely under-EMUed;) thanks for the suggestion!

    • @danieklerr
      @danieklerr 2 роки тому +4

      The Proteus 1 is among the "worst" gear ever. By the time the XX-7's came along, they had mostly gotten their act together.

    • @sebp400
      @sebp400 2 роки тому +3

      or EMU orbit 9090 and all the old instrumental grime sounds.

    • @slipknotboy555
      @slipknotboy555 2 роки тому +1

      I've actually seen the xx7s recommended as good sequencers fairly often (a few years ago); but who cares, anything being on this show is good (and I never want him to run out of gear, heh)

    • @DeliriumElectric
      @DeliriumElectric 2 роки тому

      @@slipknotboy555 excellent sequencers!

  • @Xmari0hX
    @Xmari0hX 2 роки тому +2

    I've never heard of this machine. So far ahead of it's time, it seems almost perfect. Bravo Quasimidi!! You should be proud!

  • @AlineKiler123321
    @AlineKiler123321 2 роки тому +1

    Nice to see all the gear thats have been made over the years I didnt know about this musicstation before
    Its sounds good though and your own comments are so damn entertaining, the video and photoclips brings it to an even higher level love your channel . Every friday is Audio- Pilz day....

  • @felixpeccatum1705
    @felixpeccatum1705 2 роки тому +13

    Friday started ;)

    • @BorliBear-acqua
      @BorliBear-acqua 2 роки тому

      🥳....🤯

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +3

      Have a nice weekend!

    • @felixpeccatum1705
      @felixpeccatum1705 2 роки тому +2

      @@AudioPilz waiting for my (referenced) MC-707 to arrive ;)

    • @InkyDaCaT
      @InkyDaCaT 2 роки тому +1

      @@felixpeccatum1705 Nice!! You're going to have a great weekend 😉

    • @dustmighte
      @dustmighte 2 роки тому +2

      Friday bad gear gang represent

  • @MichaelMittner
    @MichaelMittner 2 роки тому +6

    Finally a synth that I actually had myself, it was my first synthesizer after toying around with trackers on PC. Happy to say that after many years and currency units spents on varying pieces of hard- and software my music output hasn't gotten much better than with the 309 anyway.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Nice first synth! Maybe add an external sequencer...

  • @SixteenVoice
    @SixteenVoice 2 роки тому +2

    I have to say, the equipment really helps determine how much I enjoy your Friday updates. This machine here is particularly peculiar.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      The redefinition of particular peculiarity

  • @superducker7899
    @superducker7899 2 роки тому +1

    this was a good one. not a drop touched all episode until the memefunk finale then at least five or six thirty gulps at the end. all that suspense then a twist at the end. not to mention the refil or timetravel for the shoutouts. epic stuff

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Thank you!!! Stay hydrated!

  • @secretelitemusic
    @secretelitemusic 2 роки тому +23

    With an Atari ST, MMt 8 or MC50 to drive it ,the 309 wasn't too shabby. The sounds were decent for their day, but the dsp which managed the multi-timbral crushing activity on the main (only) output was the weakpoint on all of Quasimidi's synths. I owned a "KwahZah" for a few years, and multi-timbrally, it sounded dire in that particularly over-ambitious 90s way, but with a multi firing on a single midi channel, it was immense.
    The music shop I worked in sold gazillions of 309s, and vast amount of the output expansions. The fact that there were always a few customer returns in the synth sickbay was a sign that the OS and DSP occasionally had a fight which neither won.

    • @secretelitemusic
      @secretelitemusic 2 роки тому +1

      I met Freidhelm and Jorg in 2000 at a Synth Museum event, and we got properly tipsy with the good doctor.
      I would hazard a guess that after the company folded, they went back to being devs for hire.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +3

      Yup, they really maxed out the possibilities of the time!

    • @secretelitemusic
      @secretelitemusic 2 роки тому +4

      @@AudioPilz There were only four or five people at Quasimidi, , so they could never keep up with demand, and that also meant that debugging and dev support was a bit limited. There were two major updates to the OS that I recall, but flashing them was fraught with peril.

    • @waynesilverman3048
      @waynesilverman3048 2 роки тому

      @@AudioPilz what exact year did it come out and has it got a slicer effect?

    • @adev8565
      @adev8565 2 роки тому

      @@secretelitemusic "I would hazard a guess that after the company folded" - do you know why it folded, exactly? I couldn't find any article that gave an actual reason for it - especially since their products were quite popular.

  • @InFamousProductions
    @InFamousProductions 2 роки тому +4

    I had one of those and sold it about 13 years ago, and sometimes I think "should I have saved it?" but like you said , it was super frustrating to use, and the lack of saving made me hate it. I think I got $300 for it on eBay at the time. It is very easy to hate if for those reasons. Great vid again, and the dancing anime guys at the end fit like a Michael Jackson glove.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you!!! It's a bit like holding stocks, you never know;)

  • @ogasi1798
    @ogasi1798 2 роки тому +1

    excellent as always btw - great channel you have

  • @nickthompson7743
    @nickthompson7743 2 роки тому +1

    Superb. Your channel is the go to place to review gear I owned once! I miss the 309, it was a gnarly money pit - the software upgrades came from a distributor in Miami on EEPROM chips - expensive - and delivery was.. erratic? I upgraded a few times and got the audio output, but ended up selling it. You totally nailed the frustration of accidentally losing work. It might still be my favorite drum machine, but the synth part, and the bugs, I don't miss. Banging channel, mate, keep it up.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Thank you so much! I've heard of their shop in Florida;)

  • @Pablo668
    @Pablo668 2 роки тому +4

    You must spend a lot of time getting all the pop culture reference bits together. Great vid once again.
    Quasimidi might just be the best ever name for a 'zehr Deutsch' synth/gear company.

  • @rars0n
    @rars0n 2 роки тому +5

    Apparently Charlie Clouser used one of these when they were recording drums for the Nine Inch Nails album "The Fragile." I believe the "Starfuckers, Inc" drum beat was borne out of the Rave-O-Lution 309 (most likely quite heavily edited with post processing as most things were on that album). It's pretty cool. Too bad they're not easier to afford.

    • @voltijuice8576
      @voltijuice8576 2 роки тому +3

      Sounds like Quasimidi are all over late 90s KMFDM also. I used to play with the Sirius they had at the Wurlitzer store in Boston, and when "Symbols" came out my ears and hands remembered.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, legend has it (and it certainly sounds that way)

  • @robertk6422
    @robertk6422 2 роки тому +1

    your videos are informative and have a great fun factor + nice music examples, ossom that

  • @vincebu6441
    @vincebu6441 2 роки тому +2

    Quasimidi made some awesome gear. The synth you have by these guys is a gem..

  • @apolloc.vermouth5672
    @apolloc.vermouth5672 2 роки тому +24

    Every synth should have an Overblast and Fox-Tickle knob on the output section! Edit: if you're going to do effects, how about the Zoom 1201?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +6

      Great idea, I actually had one of these in a live mixing setup. A true nightmare;)

    • @mackie32x48
      @mackie32x48 2 роки тому +2

      When
      I saw the OVERBLAST on my quasi midi I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

    • @ohnoezitsroger
      @ohnoezitsroger 2 роки тому +2

      @@AudioPilz i have both the 1201 and 1202 if you need review units haha.

  • @snowleopard9749
    @snowleopard9749 2 роки тому +5

    I can't believe I didn't realise until now that using tracker based sequencing was like building a spreadsheet.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      I wouldn't mind being able to backup groove boxes to Office files

  • @djlocodoc
    @djlocodoc 2 роки тому +2

    Great episode as always! Don’t remember anyone complaining about the 309 back in the day. :)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you!!! I wouldn't have complained back then either;)

  • @floidacroid
    @floidacroid 2 роки тому +1

    Yes, you did it! I had suggested the clunker in the comments a few weeks ago. Many thanks for that. 😘

  • @Stadsjaap
    @Stadsjaap 2 роки тому +4

    @4:48 made cottage cheese shoot out my nose. More disturbingly tho, I wasn't eating cottage cheese at the time.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the pictures in my head...😂😂😂

  • @skrapadelix
    @skrapadelix 2 роки тому +5

    Wow, was not expecting to see Terrence Dixon here. The man's a criminally underrated genius!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Agreed, his MC303 sets are legendary (like all his other stuff)

    • @HIMOMLETSGO
      @HIMOMLETSGO 2 роки тому

      the fact that he played his boiler room sets and recorded his albums WITH ONLY a MC-303 is a feat of legends. infinitely inspiring, i desperately wanna bring a single piece of all encompassing analog hardware/groovebox and effects to the live sets i play just like Dixon.

  • @steamtuankstudios9008
    @steamtuankstudios9008 2 роки тому +1

    I had one of these in the mid 90's and was able to make a lot of interesting music with it! Thanks for the video!

  • @coreysullivan422
    @coreysullivan422 2 роки тому +1

    I was NOT expecting the Space Dandy reference today. Nice.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Yeah, weird stuff. Thanks!

  • @gelatinous6915
    @gelatinous6915 2 роки тому +9

    People: "the MC303 is useless"
    Terrence Dixon: *plays a full 40-minute set on one*
    People: "The MC303 gets too slow when you use all the tracks"
    Terrence Dixon: *uses fucking 3 of them at once*

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      I think I saw a vid the other day where he was using 5 of them;)

  • @darrenblondin
    @darrenblondin 2 роки тому +12

    Had one of these for about 10 years and although it was constructed well, had pretty good sounds and panel layout the workflow and menu system was absolutely HORRENDOUS. Confusing as ever and very easy to accidentally delete or screw up loads of work accidentally. The person I bought it from had thrown it across the room several times in frustration and I thought I'd rescue it by buying it off him. The only thing I regret is not gutting out the inside and redesigning the internals because it's a pretty awesome layout.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      True, I lost about 2 days this week because of hitting the wrong knob at the wrong time

  • @BiologicalDataScientist
    @BiologicalDataScientist 2 роки тому +1

    Finally! Thank you so much 😊

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for watching!!!

    • @BiologicalDataScientist
      @BiologicalDataScientist 2 роки тому

      @@AudioPilz mit Vergnügen! I’ve got a personal history with the 309 so seeing it get the Bad Gear treatment is just fantastic! (An old acquaintance worked for Quasimidi and eventually I had a fully upgraded version of it. Sold it years ago, before there was an enthusiast market for 90s techno gear…)

  • @XanarchistBlogspot
    @XanarchistBlogspot 2 роки тому +1

    It's Friday November 5th and I am shaking like an addict waiting for this week's baaad gare, why have you forsaken me? :-)

  • @RayTheProducer
    @RayTheProducer 2 роки тому +3

    Awww! I wanted one of these so bad! I was convinced it was all I needed to be the next all singing all dancing electro superstar. Haha.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      ...you forgot all cursing (because you, again, deleted the entire pattern bc you pushed the wrong button;)

    • @RayTheProducer
      @RayTheProducer 2 роки тому

      @@AudioPilz ah the ‘magic’ of the all in one hardware box. Don’t worry, you can re-experience the ‘magic’ with the Digitakt. 🤣

  • @randomexcessmemories4452
    @randomexcessmemories4452 2 роки тому +4

    Very cool! I know Kraftwerk used one of these at one point for their live performances in the late 90s and early 2000s.

  • @alicedeeper
    @alicedeeper 2 роки тому +2

    It just dawned on me why I enjoy your content so much. Your video release coincides with my microdosing moment kicking in. 😼

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks! This box should go with macrodosing, though;)

  • @ashfaq1999
    @ashfaq1999 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video. Definitely not bad gear !! For its time you had a great unit for basic 808/909 & synth basslines.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  11 місяців тому

      Thank you!!!

    • @ashfaq1999
      @ashfaq1999 11 місяців тому

      @@AudioPilz Most Welcome 👍

  • @jasonyates3311
    @jasonyates3311 2 роки тому +8

    Someone should make a super-cut of all the funny genre name songs

  • @kristianTV1974
    @kristianTV1974 2 роки тому +7

    Apt that the sine wave is labelled 'Sinus' on the front, as the synth mode does actually sound quite nasal!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +5

      Sine IS actually called Sinus in German

    • @kristianTV1974
      @kristianTV1974 2 роки тому +3

      @@AudioPilz Another school day for me..

    • @SonicYM2612
      @SonicYM2612 2 роки тому +3

      Sinus is also the Latin word where sine partially comes from, roughly meaning curve, bend, or fold. ∿ ·´¯·.¸¸.· ∿

  • @truthbydesign5146
    @truthbydesign5146 2 роки тому +1

    Love your thorough approach to hardware reviews. Hope you someday consider doing a “good gear” series, where you can compare and contrast with the less than ideal hardware designs.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Thank you!!! Working on it!

  • @basedvato
    @basedvato 2 роки тому +2

    I get upset when channels like Bo’s has all these subscribers- but this gem is still under 50k. A synth channel with originally content and boss video editing.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Thanks but Bo's fame is well deserved. Working on it!!!

  • @robertsyrett1992
    @robertsyrett1992 2 роки тому +11

    Apart from the 2-line display, that both looks and sounds like tons of fun. I am actually rather jealous of the 8-bar pattern length (cries in digitakt).

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, 8 bars should be a standard!

    • @robertsyrett1992
      @robertsyrett1992 2 роки тому

      @@AudioPilz Is it weird to feel mild resentment every time i have to switch the pattern length to 128 and the track scale to 1/2? 😂

    • @sunilsolanki
      @sunilsolanki 2 роки тому +1

      Trig conditions are your friends for making your 4 bar patterns feel "longer and more varied"

    • @robertsyrett1992
      @robertsyrett1992 2 роки тому +1

      @@sunilsolanki Yes, imagine what you could do with 8-bars! :)

    • @klmberezina274
      @klmberezina274 2 роки тому +2

      Yes!
      I really don t get this 4 bars max limitation trend!
      Even a 25yo RM1X can make loooong patterns...

  • @Heathcliff_hensel
    @Heathcliff_hensel 2 роки тому +3

    these were really expensive when they came out. I definitely wanted one.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +4

      True! You definitely needed the expansions as well;)

  • @ElectronicazMusic
    @ElectronicazMusic Рік тому +1

    You are, and shall continue to be... a LEGEND.

  • @UliAfroman
    @UliAfroman 2 роки тому +1

    This is the perfect weekend interlude ❤️

  • @billspectre9502
    @billspectre9502 2 роки тому +5

    How about the Polymorph next? That’s the Quasimidi I always wanted.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Agreed but they have become so rare!

  • @neartabneartab4678
    @neartabneartab4678 2 роки тому +8

    3:25 You miss the killer feature. If you hold the "select" key of a drum part, you can modify it using the synth part knob's...

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for posting, I had that in but had to rigorously edit the whole overview section as it was getting much too long for people who are less into the technical aspects (or will most probably never see a 309 in the flesh;)

  • @andymanone
    @andymanone 2 роки тому

    I had one in the 90ies, and I loved that box...

  • @dyscotopia
    @dyscotopia Рік тому

    Watching this again to try to figure out what to do with mine and what do I see... Space Dandy in the groove! Florian, a man of unparalleled taste in all media :)

  • @CroixMedia
    @CroixMedia 2 роки тому +10

    If we're talking the rave scene and serious menu diving, I wonder what's your take on the E-MU series, especially the over-engineered and yet ubiquitous Proteus 2000. Though if you can get your hands on a XL-7....

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +5

      So true but it's not all too easy to find them around here. I'm on it, thanks for the suggestion!

    • @AnalogFlava
      @AnalogFlava 2 роки тому

      is the proteus 2000 a nice grab if you can find one for 300 dollars or so?

  • @noisetheorem
    @noisetheorem 2 роки тому +6

    The key advantages to the 309 was that you could make it sound good in a club no matter how much ecstasy or meth you had ‘accidentally’ ingested before the gig. I promise I do not speak from experience.

  • @FLUFFYCAT_PNW
    @FLUFFYCAT_PNW 11 місяців тому

    You had me dying with the name of your jam in this one. "Life Begins at 130bpm" 😂 Another fantastic episode. I'm sure the boys at Roland secretly love this channel. I hope you're well and always look forward to seeing your videos. Cheers!

  • @angelaferkel5614
    @angelaferkel5614 2 роки тому +1

    Der feuchte Traum meiner Jugend…Danke, super Video. Einfach Ehrenmann ✌🏻🖖🏼👍🏼

  • @monotrious
    @monotrious 2 роки тому +6

    Awkward , Complicated And Frustrating No Doubt But As A Drum Machine , I Think It's A Great Piece Of Gear If You Can Get One At The Right Price . I Love It . Awesome Review As Always !

  • @tomskley8864
    @tomskley8864 2 роки тому +5

    I love quasimidi! Oh, is there a Raven in the sky? :D

  • @hapanjuuri
    @hapanjuuri 2 роки тому +1

    This is nice. It Was my first piece of gear. And I still use it now and then.

  • @avace917
    @avace917 2 роки тому +1

    I already know from the beginning that this video is gonna be hysterical

  • @ExperimentIV
    @ExperimentIV 2 роки тому +3

    i would have been too tempted to sing the one patron’s name as micco rosco, rocco misco

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Never mess with the Patrons (maybe a little bit;)

    • @ExperimentIV
      @ExperimentIV 2 роки тому

      @@AudioPilz well i mean, if the patron in question likes telex you ought to do it next time (but i guess ask first!)

  • @emisadis
    @emisadis 2 роки тому +3

    I have tried so many times to justify owning one. After getting a basic model which needed all the pots to be replaced, got an upgraded one and it sounded flatter than the other, oh well! MIDI would always drift and let’s not talk about programming the sequencer. It’s a great form factor, full of functionalities yet the software was never refined

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      It was - after all - the 90s;)

  • @MCBrainpower
    @MCBrainpower 2 роки тому +1

    The headphone Jack meme LMAOOOO!!! Nice episode, bro

  • @highgainmusic4343
    @highgainmusic4343 Рік тому +1

    What I find amusing about this hardware instrument is the kind of appearance that on 2D image only makes it look like it actually is a plug-in.
    I can almost picture teens of 2020’s looking at this and going “Wooooow, dad! Did you 3D-print the VST? That’s so cooool!!!”.

    • @highgainmusic4343
      @highgainmusic4343 Рік тому

      Keep in mind that so many of gadget-related common sense we have lived by do not make slightest sense to them - so much so that they would fearlessly ask you what it is that you are rewinding, and/or express that CDs are way cooler than phones because they can provide music playback even when you are offline. Oh, and they would probably assume that you actually recreated “Save button” on a 3D-printer if you were to hold a floppy disk in front of them.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Lol, just like the save button;)

  • @i_never_asked_for_an_alias
    @i_never_asked_for_an_alias 2 роки тому +3

    Oh my i still have one fully functioning with all the extra output channels and latest official firmware. What really killed the mood with this one is the squencer hiccups while live editing. It's kinda usable to use it with a external sequencer (like beatstep over MIDI for example) and turning off all internal effects and shenanigans.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Agreed, it really shines with an external sequencer or DAW

    • @grandmasterjo1
      @grandmasterjo1 2 роки тому

      Hi. I bought mine in1996
      I still have it and use it. It’s has the expansion synths. Can you please tell me what OS are you with ? And how does one upgrade the OS. Thanks

    • @i_never_asked_for_an_alias
      @i_never_asked_for_an_alias 2 роки тому

      @@grandmasterjo1 The OS can only be upgraded by getting a new Firmware Chip (ebay for example). If you are technically experienced there are ways to get an unofficial firmware (3.0b i think) and flash the EEPROM yourself, but thats not an easy task. I just opened up the 309 to look at the Chip - It says V 2.0 e.

    • @grandmasterjo1
      @grandmasterjo1 2 роки тому

      @@i_never_asked_for_an_alias Thank you so much. I just checked for the chip on eBay. It’s available for $29.99.
      Is there any link to see the details what the ver. 3 has to offer ?
      Thanks again

  • @K0nt4kt
    @K0nt4kt 2 роки тому +3

    I have TWO of these and they are the most amazing boxes! One does NOT work right and holy moly does it to strange things for me. I NEVER used it to save anything. I would use these for Live PA and use the drum patterns MIDI OUT to trigger other synths since my 2x EA1's limited me to 4 synth tracks. I am happy to have two, hoping to get the one weird one going again right some day, but it worked then and will still work for me now. What an epic box. I paid a LOT for these things 15+ years ago. Like $350!!! One has the expansion, cost the same :D

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Nice setup!

    • @K0nt4kt
      @K0nt4kt 2 роки тому +1

      @@AudioPilz Bad 1990s early 2000s gear was my best investment lol

  • @ogasi1798
    @ogasi1798 2 роки тому +1

    i loved mine, maxxed out spec - played everywhere with it

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Nice! Great with all the upgrades!

  • @bepec1431
    @bepec1431 2 роки тому +1

    schönen tag! klasses video! auch die anderen gefallen. schöne grüsse aus dem alpenvorland!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Vielen herzlichen Dank!!!

  • @pizzagogo6151
    @pizzagogo6151 2 роки тому +3

    I really liked quasimidi, real innovative company in meeting demand that the big companies seemed to ignore at the time. Maybe sound a bit dated and despite of their limitations, if they were a bit more affordable I’d still buy their old tech now! Hope you can get your hands on a raven/cyber6 one day to see what you can do it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, more Quasimidis to come!

    • @pizzagogo6151
      @pizzagogo6151 2 роки тому +1

      @@AudioPilz excellent 👍 look forward to it!

    • @heimlichvonbladderburst8348
      @heimlichvonbladderburst8348 Місяць тому

      I had a Technox. It was terrible, horrible, noisy, thin wirery sound. I felt guilty that someone actually gave me money for it when I sold it.

  • @CaptainAlbatross
    @CaptainAlbatross 2 роки тому +6

    Such a shame these expanded things cost two kidneys and a little toe because it just looks fun. Might not have the most elaborate synth ever onboard, but a fun little device to make sketch out some little ideas on. Or so it seems. Drums sounds nice and punchy!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Really liked the drum sounds too!

  • @Arehexes
    @Arehexes 2 роки тому +1

    great synth, sounds, and a dandy video

  • @interrorgationstudios
    @interrorgationstudios 2 роки тому +1

    Finally you did the rave o lution 309!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Better late than never;)

  • @vaaalsongs4867
    @vaaalsongs4867 2 роки тому +3

    Who else here watches Bad Gear in the mornings with breakfast?

    • @voltijuice8576
      @voltijuice8576 2 роки тому

      I watch Bad Gear at noon with some tea - that's my breakfast

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      6PM CET for life!!!

  • @lairdkilbarchan
    @lairdkilbarchan 2 роки тому +11

    Nobody cared how rubbish it was, in an age of boring black boxes with a two line digital interface this thing had.....KNOBS!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, it's extremely tweakable!

  • @skiptabor
    @skiptabor 2 роки тому +1

    The first demo has some real PS One Ridge Racer vibes 😂… Love it! Also killed it with the Space Dandy clips

  • @grandmasterjo1
    @grandmasterjo1 2 роки тому +1

    I bought mine in 1996 with the expansion kit. It still works brilliantly. Jörge did an excellent job back then.
    I love my 309. Vintage German build 👍👍
    Jörge then cane out with the Spectralis. I think you should take a look at reviewing that.
    Thanks for the video 👌👌

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Had a quick chat with Mr. Schaaf after the release of the Sirius episode. Such a great guy!

  • @phfrixion
    @phfrixion 2 роки тому +3

    Luckily the Polymorph later was quite improved, great sequencer and better synth engine. I never thought that the Quasimidi prices would increase that much, bought ours used for round 650 Euro early 2000's... now these are 1200-1500. (???)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, these are highly sought-after

    • @PgTrAxX
      @PgTrAxX 2 роки тому +2

      Damn, i bought one about 7 years ago fully upgraded with the sounds and outputs for about 470 euro. Sold it for the same price too about 2 years later. If only i knew 👀

  • @Kirurishii
    @Kirurishii 2 роки тому +3

    By the way, mr Pillz, you also had the Sirius once. Is the lore accurate that the Sirius is everything 309 with extra's? Incl filters and all that?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      I found the Sirius to be much more appealing because of the (IMHO) nicer waveforms and more straight forward UI

    • @Kirurishii
      @Kirurishii 2 роки тому

      @@AudioPilz I have the sirius on the wantedlist for quite awhile now. I'd trade it for the 309. Have you tried that other Quasimidi monster Raven yet? Huge and heavy motherf***!

  • @funkyboss007
    @funkyboss007 2 роки тому +1

    Adding the legends of bad guitar gear of the 505 and pod is genius

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  2 роки тому

      Thanks! I love both tbh

  • @johnandersen
    @johnandersen 2 роки тому +1

    I bought this in the 90’s when it came out. It was fun for its time!