Korg: releases decent sounding accessible synths Synth community: that doesn't look like Minimoog Phantom Premium full sized keys synth Korg is a blessing we don't deserve
@@AudioPilz same here. I understand why peoplewho can afford it are buying Sequential/Roland/Moog stuff. I don't understand why they hate lower tiers so much
^ Once a popularity threshold of any niche community is crossed, some % of this larger population will consistently behave like drama queens. Or outright morons. Old cliches about human nature become woefully more and more relevant. I try not to be bothered by things I can't change, particularly something as absurd as being bothered by _someone I'll never meet trash-talking a synth company in their spare time._
@@shaft9000 good point, but whole concept of Bad Gear show is built around analyzing community hate towards gear. And I'm usually OK with this and I myself must confess of unadequate hate of Roland, but sometimes it's just totally ridiculous
Be careful, dude. Too many more reviews like this and people will start to figure out that you don’t actually review bad gear. 🤣 Great review, NTS-1 is worth the price of admission just to be a reverb for my Lyra-8. I’ll be surprised if I don’t buy three more and possibly an XD module too. 👍
TARDIS intro was a great choice, as the NTS-1 is much bigger on the inside than it appears. It's my most-used bit of gear - intuitive, inspiring, and sounds amazing.
Amazing! As a stereotypical Volca and Pocket Operator owner this has been on my to-purchase radar for a long time and if the same instrument came out with Volca or Teenage Engineering level industrial design and save functionality this would be a pretty great addition for my lofi succulent DAW-less jamming.
I love my NTS-1 and was really excited to see it get the AudioPilz Bad Gear treatment! I bought it for the effects and to have another oscillator to sequence in home office DAW-less jams. Sounds great and is fun to play with! Best piece of $99 music gear I ever bought!
Damn, another synchronous occurrence with my friend at Bad Gear. Been binging Doctor Who recently, and just saw that episode with Micky, Rose and the David Tennant doctor!
Small enough to be worn as a fashionable pendant. Team it up with a QY8 and a 30X powerbank, and you can terrorise all your friends with a portable four bar eternal jam session. Blinky lights optional. I like the idea and the execution, and I'd have demanded one from my parents for Xmas if I was a techy pre-teen. The first step on the career path to Eurovision glory.
I was thinking that Korg could sell a zillion of these if it came with a "gold" chain lanyard and some hipitty-hopitty 'patches' out of the box. ...and then I came to my senses and remembered the DIY inclinations of said demographic.
Got one to pair with my microfreak. Super happy with the effects, the drum machine synth sounds super interesting, I guess I should have a look myself!
Best music drops you’ve done in a while, Florian! You must’ve gotten some real inspiration from this box! PS: the “B” in “debt” is silent…pronounced “DET”
You, Alex, and Heinbach are like my favorite artists, No cap. LOL I asked Alex Ball, if hed send me an autographed copy of his CD but he never got back with me... probably thought i was trolling or something. You guys are awesome. As a Fellow Musician You guys help Kickstar my Morning as I am Dabbing trying to forget about G.A.S
1:01 "...a legit high-tech music production tool." Laughing my ass off that you used a picture of the Commodity Fetishism "module" for this. Nicely played.
Perfect device for those of us working from home. Just fiddle around on it, come up with some cool synth line on it, then record it to your mix after work. I’ve used this thing multiple times in songs.
Yeahy! Finally! 😁 Was wondering when the NTS-1 would show up. I bought this little box, cause i wanted to dabble around with the Korg Multiengine API, but i quickly learned that DSP programming is a whole other world than building office applications. 😂 Instead of a development board, i now use it as an FX unit for my MicroFreak or my Modular. I especially loooove the Submarine reverb. It can sound sooo massive!😊 Nice video again!
Thinking of what to review after you run out of 'bad gear' boggled my mind but could prove useful for your channel. Thought of 'Bad Mixers' - 'Bad Effect-pedals' - 'Bad Wiring' - 'Bad Tunes' but just like 'Bad Gear' can turn out good, these can turn out good too! Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Christmas and a Mysterious yet Wonderful New Year!
@@AudioPilz Ive found a cousin to the tronic mechanthropology subfamily of youtube we are all here to absorb. You two are some of my fav tuebers, he is more lowkey but check out DyReck Productions!! looking forward to more stuff from yourself :-]
Lovin' the christmas Dr Who intro . I think we may need to make a drinking game of catching all the references and clips in your videos........wait , my liver says that's a terrible idea .
The USB noise literally only happens when you hook the USB power up to the same laptop you try to record to. It has to do with how most laptops just have no ground or shielding there either. You shouldn't run into this issue on a desktop PC or Mac. It's less of a real issue from the NTS-2. And technically, you could use one of those USB cables with a ferrite bead / ferrite choke, to just eliminate the problem altogether. Or use a separate powerbank which isn't a terrible idea anyway. I mean, why occupy a USB slot on your laptop and have it to be close to your music gear. It can be super clumsy. I do think and agree it should come with an USB cable with a ferrite choke by default though, as apparently there's also zero shielding inside the unit itself which could be seen as a con. Overall though, the sound is 100% clean. Heck, the Korg Nu:Tekt NTS-1 is outright _loved_ by the people that own it. For its price, it has some truly insane sounds. Custom oscillator support is just unheard of. Soundwise it is better than any of the Behringer 303 clones and can even compete with some of the $200-250 range synths out there. There are FX boxes and pedals out there that are four times the cost and do not sound nearly as good. It might be worth it for the FX alone. I also disagree about build quality. Plenty of synths literally have a plastic casing that is not much better than this and it would never come up as a problem. I dare say if we wouldn't have to put the unit together, this whole thing would not have been brought up at all.
@@AudioPilz Maybe put in something from one of the older episodes, from the 60s or the 70s or the 80s? I think something from an episode from the 80s will especially fit some gear 😉
wow . you keep outdoing it, and you outdid the outdone on the outhouse over and out. I'm guessing it's a full time job now with some of Santas elves that were chained up in your basement to find those clips and stills for the edit. every new cut I wanted to stop the vid and really check out the images but I had to keep watching dammit!!
TB-3 and Novation Circuit: *exist* Florian: *makes a bad gear episode for them * Florian two months later: *uses each a lot in other episodes * Florian: “Perhaps I treated you too harshly”
NTS1 makes a brilliant, flexible and very cheap stereo digital FX unit with some great verbs, delays and Mod FX. Its a no brainer with a 1/4 stereo splitter adapter pair (ins/outs)!
For being Bad Gear you made it sound pretty good. Though the not saving patches is a definite setback. Who has time to program different patches during a performance.
I have mine with all cables and paper tape, stuck to a nice piece of wood, male to female stereo cables for audio in and out. I never have to deal with plugging into the fragile plugs or worrying about pulling headphones. I wish it was sold in a cheap stompbox case and had a daughterboard for full size plugs. It couldn't have cost that much more to have made this thing amazing
Just purchased now, I pretty drunk, have work tomorrow, I'm usually a vintage guy but couldn't resist this little beast, hope I don't regret my drunken purchase 😅
Some bad gear I had was the Iconnectivity iconnectaudio4+. It's a two audio interface in one and a midi patchbay/utility which looked really cool, but it was too difficult to use. Thanks for your videos, they are the best!
Florian I designed a tiny VA Monosynth that is very similar to the NTS-1.. was hoping someday you might want a courtesy sample unit to try it out sometime... Love your show man! Keep 'em coming!
I got mine used for $65, and hands down it’s the best piece of gear for the price. I wanna buy a couple more. I’d really like to see people mod these things. The fact it doesn’t let me load batteries into it is why I justify this video!
Nice SNES mug! I love your videogame references in general. Actually, is it my imagination or is there actually a big overlap in the Venn diagram of gamers and synth nerds??
Custom oscillators have their settings defaulted to zero. Try increasing LFO depth and target before dialing in the waveforms. I’ve had great results that way.
A built-in battery box will make it a perfect on the go synth and multi fx. Now I overcome it with a very small powerbank stick in back and a very short usb power cable.
I traded a volca sample for an nts1, so powerful, especially midi mapped with a beatstep pro! I run my main synth (DX100) through the audio in for those sweet fx and the nts1 oscillator is a bit of sweet icing on top!
Bought it as a poorman's multi-FX unit for my FXless hardware synths. Ended up actually liking the "synth" side of it as well, so already have a controller dedicated to it with all the knobs, faders and buttons controlling the "hidden" parameters :)
@@KoshDukai By custom oscillators, I meant the ones you load onto the NTS1. The controls I would like would be for LFO1 Target, LFO 2 Rate, Intensity and Destination.
The NTS-1 is great, I was surprised at how good it sounds. I got mine barely used for $50 and it was well worth it. Works very nice as an effects unit too. I really hope Korg makes more Nu:Tekt gear like this. I laughed out loud at the comment that "it crashed FL studio" xD
It's a really great companion to Pocket Operators, I use mine as mostly an effects unit for my PO-33 sampler when I travel home and want a physical mini-setup instead of just my computer. Edit: six months later, I do kinda just want to sell it now though lolol
@@danjwalker oh yer not wrong, Glad to see it. I used this little guy at a gig as my bass instrument and got an absolutely stable and stellar performance out of it. I'd be interested to know of anyone else gets artifacts on the huuuuge verbs.
J-Lo pass filter FTW. But seriously this is a really great bit of kit. Way better than any of the Volca range and it's a bit softer on the bottom as well.
Thirdst!!
Alex Ball is an international treasure!!!
Third Ball
Thirdsty 🤤
But will AudioPilz ever will work on his sweater game with the likes of Alex Ball and Hainbach?
@@johnmeroney2007 Step not to Hainbach's godlike sweater prowess, ye mortals, for those who do are put to shame
I bought this little guy while drunk and no regrets really, it's such a powerful thing with the custom effects and oscillators
Drunk-shopping is so (too?) much fun
Running my monosynths through the cathedral reverb from hammondeggsmusic on the nts1 **chefs kiss**
Hey there a lot worse things that you could have done when you were drunk so there is that!
NU regerts.
I wish I made such good decisions while drunk.
Korg: releases decent sounding accessible synths
Synth community: that doesn't look like Minimoog Phantom Premium full sized keys synth
Korg is a blessing we don't deserve
Big Korg fan here!!!
@@AudioPilz same here. I understand why peoplewho can afford it are buying Sequential/Roland/Moog stuff. I don't understand why they hate lower tiers so much
Yep, love my affordable, compact gear.
^ Once a popularity threshold of any niche community is crossed, some % of this larger population will consistently behave like drama queens. Or outright morons.
Old cliches about human nature become woefully more and more relevant.
I try not to be bothered by things I can't change, particularly something as absurd as being bothered by _someone I'll never meet trash-talking a synth company in their spare time._
@@shaft9000 good point, but whole concept of Bad Gear show is built around analyzing community hate towards gear. And I'm usually OK with this and I myself must confess of unadequate hate of Roland, but sometimes it's just totally ridiculous
Most reverb stompboxes in this price range have *nowhere near* the satisfying crunch when you stomp down on them.
Yeah, without any (pre-)delay;)
I have to put wafers and crackers on my pedals to get anything close to the same feeling as the Korg.
I can't tell if this is genuine praise or a joke about the build quality.
And yet when teenage engineering make raw PCB devices and upsell cheap plastic cases it's hip and cool 🤔
@@superchroma imo teenage engineering is overpriced hipster bullshit
Be careful, dude. Too many more reviews like this and people will start to figure out that you don’t actually review bad gear. 🤣
Great review, NTS-1 is worth the price of admission just to be a reverb for my Lyra-8. I’ll be surprised if I don’t buy three more and possibly an XD module too. 👍
You know too much😂😂😂
@@AudioPilz 🏃🏻♂️
Badass gear
The XD is a thing of beauty.
(not so) Bad Gear
TARDIS intro was a great choice, as the NTS-1 is much bigger on the inside than it appears. It's my most-used bit of gear - intuitive, inspiring, and sounds amazing.
Thanks!
Amazing! As a stereotypical Volca and Pocket Operator owner this has been on my to-purchase radar for a long time and if the same instrument came out with Volca or Teenage Engineering level industrial design and save functionality this would be a pretty great addition for my lofi succulent DAW-less jamming.
If you like Pocket Operators and Volca's you will love the NTS-1
The succulent is strong in this one!!!
One of the best gear I bought! It fits great in my studio and the sounds that u can produce with this machine are pretty decent!
I was surprised by how grown-up it sounds too
external input + custom fx is a great combo, you don't even really need the actual synth part imho
I'd love a stompbox with that tech
@@AudioPilz also, "why..oH.. WHY???" have Korg not put this into a Eurorack module form factor, they have missed a massive new market IMHO
Scott McDiarmid ----- genius--------
I love my NTS-1 and was really excited to see it get the AudioPilz Bad Gear treatment! I bought it for the effects and to have another oscillator to sequence in home office DAW-less jams. Sounds great and is fun to play with! Best piece of $99 music gear I ever bought!
It's quite a bang for the buck!
Bad Gear Friday...It should be standard viewing! Can an AudioPilz Jam ever be bad...No, it cannot. Well done sir, well done indeed.
Thank you so much!!!
So much humor and so many absolute bangers of demo tracks packed into these videos 🤯
Thank you!!!
Damn, another synchronous occurrence with my friend at Bad Gear. Been binging Doctor Who recently, and just saw that episode with Micky, Rose and the David Tennant doctor!
That episode is really nice!
Small enough to be worn as a fashionable pendant. Team it up with a QY8 and a 30X powerbank, and you can terrorise all your friends with a portable four bar eternal jam session. Blinky lights optional.
I like the idea and the execution, and I'd have demanded one from my parents for Xmas if I was a techy pre-teen. The first step on the career path to Eurovision glory.
I just read Eurovision gory;)
I was thinking that Korg could sell a zillion of these if it came with a "gold" chain lanyard and some hipitty-hopitty 'patches' out of the box.
...and then I came to my senses and remembered the DIY inclinations of said demographic.
Some truly noteworthy feedback here hahahaha
@@shaft9000 Just need Flavor Fav to wear one yet he too old Skool….Weeknd or Drake or Lil Wayne or Lil Bad Gear
@@autecheee Hopefully, Li'l Badgear will be making an appearance on the Bad Gear Xmas Speshul
This is a real great concept and a good idea for a youtube series, I've been suffering trough many of these synths/drum boxes in my youth
Thank you so much!
Perfect for my tiny collection.
Agreed, goes together well with Volcas
Absolutely creased at the Alex cameo!
A master of his craft!
@@AudioPilz Yup, as are you. Which means good times for us!
Got one to pair with my microfreak. Super happy with the effects, the drum machine synth sounds super interesting, I guess I should have a look myself!
So many nice add-ons for this
im sooooo glad theres so much equipment for you to demo.
Thanks! It will never end;)
The first instrument that I have owned BEFORE watching the corresponding Bad Gear episode! 🤘🏻
Nice!!!
I downloaded the Korg NTS editor by Momo Muller which enables me to save presets, it was certainly worth the small amount of money it cost.
Ah, didn't know that one, thanks for posting!
I was thinking about writing one. The NTS1 is pretty much all midi controlled.
Great timing. A friend just recommended this to me a week ago!!
Great! Are you still getting one? ;)
Best music drops you’ve done in a while, Florian! You must’ve gotten some real inspiration from this box!
PS: the “B” in “debt” is silent…pronounced “DET”
Thank you for the feedback!
Never thought I'd see my NTS-1 on here, oof.
It happens to the best;)
@@AudioPilz Oh you 🥲
You, Alex, and Heinbach are like my favorite artists, No cap. LOL I asked Alex Ball, if hed send me an autographed copy of his CD but he never got back with me... probably thought i was trolling or something. You guys are awesome. As a Fellow Musician You guys help Kickstar my Morning as I am Dabbing trying to forget about G.A.S
Thanks! Alex is super busy AND has a family so please forgive him
Beside the synth engine, the NTS-1 is a great effect box because you can use the audio in for processing external instruments.
Agreed!
I bought one for myself as Christmas Gift and to be my first Hardwaresynth, cant wait to assemble and use it 😍
Nice! Assembling it is really easy!
1:01 "...a legit high-tech music production tool."
Laughing my ass off that you used a picture of the Commodity Fetishism "module" for this. Nicely played.
Thanks!
also lmao'd at this
Perfect device for those of us working from home. Just fiddle around on it, come up with some cool synth line on it, then record it to your mix after work. I’ve used this thing multiple times in songs.
I found it to be very inspirational too
Yeahy! Finally! 😁
Was wondering when the NTS-1 would show up.
I bought this little box, cause i wanted to dabble around with the Korg Multiengine API, but i quickly learned that DSP programming is a whole other world than building office applications. 😂
Instead of a development board, i now use it as an FX unit for my MicroFreak or my Modular.
I especially loooove the Submarine reverb. It can sound sooo massive!😊
Nice video again!
Thanks Erika!!!
Hey, another great show! All 3 tracks are awesome! NTS-1 seams like powerful little beast!
Thank you!!!
Finally, I have a piece of kit that made it to Bad Gear 👍
Congrats!!!
Positively surprised by the sound!
Same here!
Worth it for the effects alone!
True that!
OH YES My Friday is going to get better now i see you uploaded new stuff
Oh yes, BTW mr Pilz, do you have a discord server maybe to hang out with other bad gear freaks?
Have a nice weekend!!!
Thinking of what to review after you run out of 'bad gear' boggled my mind but could prove useful for your channel.
Thought of 'Bad Mixers' - 'Bad Effect-pedals' - 'Bad Wiring' - 'Bad Tunes' but just like 'Bad Gear' can turn out good, these can turn out good too! Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Christmas and a Mysterious yet Wonderful New Year!
No worries, Roland got us covered! Started out with a few more pro audio episodes but it was the synths that stuck. HNY!!!
02:58 this video frame is pure genius
LOL !!
Mr. Batt is an international treasure;)
@@AudioPilz indeed !!
OMG the "further protection" meme. You're the best.
That one had me rolling too!
Took us a while to see but we are flattered at the mention and have been trying to convince people of CF's intended use for months now
Thanks! Just saw your Insta post the other day!!!
my favorite DIY reverb unit!
Agreed, that one is really powerful!
@@AudioPilz Ive found a cousin to the tronic mechanthropology subfamily of youtube we are all here to absorb. You two are some of my fav tuebers, he is more lowkey but check out DyReck Productions!! looking forward to more stuff from yourself :-]
laughed out loud when I saw Alex,hilarious video Florian,loved it
Thanks!!!
Lovin' the christmas Dr Who intro . I think we may need to make a drinking game of catching all the references and clips in your videos........wait , my liver says that's a terrible idea .
Cheers;)
Thanks for mentioning the NTS. I was always thinking of buying a second one but then forgot to do it. I just ordered one…😉
Always a pleasure;)
It is my first (and only, for now) hardware synth, because it's the only thing I can afford, but I'm still very happy with my purchase!
Great starting point into the world of hardware synths!
2 seconds into the intro tune and I was convinced.
Yeah, that worked better than expected!
The USB noise literally only happens when you hook the USB power up to the same laptop you try to record to. It has to do with how most laptops just have no ground or shielding there either. You shouldn't run into this issue on a desktop PC or Mac. It's less of a real issue from the NTS-2. And technically, you could use one of those USB cables with a ferrite bead / ferrite choke, to just eliminate the problem altogether. Or use a separate powerbank which isn't a terrible idea anyway. I mean, why occupy a USB slot on your laptop and have it to be close to your music gear. It can be super clumsy. I do think and agree it should come with an USB cable with a ferrite choke by default though, as apparently there's also zero shielding inside the unit itself which could be seen as a con. Overall though, the sound is 100% clean. Heck, the Korg Nu:Tekt NTS-1 is outright _loved_ by the people that own it. For its price, it has some truly insane sounds. Custom oscillator support is just unheard of. Soundwise it is better than any of the Behringer 303 clones and can even compete with some of the $200-250 range synths out there. There are FX boxes and pedals out there that are four times the cost and do not sound nearly as good. It might be worth it for the FX alone. I also disagree about build quality. Plenty of synths literally have a plastic casing that is not much better than this and it would never come up as a problem. I dare say if we wouldn't have to put the unit together, this whole thing would not have been brought up at all.
Power banks worked well here
Yea I think I’m gonna buy it just for fx’s this or that boss from-1b
You need to do another video focusing on the effects side of the NTS-1. That’s why most people who love it
Bought one of these after watching your video as well!
Wow, you went on quite a shopping spree;)
I love this little fella. This and a po 33 make a great combo and are a match made in heaven.
I have to jam with this and the POs as well
YES I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO USE DR WHO STUFF!!!! It's one ofy fav shows
Thank you!!! Dr. Who is phantastic!
@@AudioPilz Maybe put in something from one of the older episodes, from the 60s or the 70s or the 80s? I think something from an episode from the 80s will especially fit some gear 😉
wow . you keep outdoing it, and you outdid the outdone on the outhouse over and out. I'm guessing it's a full time job now with some of Santas elves that were chained up in your basement to find those clips and stills for the edit. every new cut I wanted to stop the vid and really check out the images but I had to keep watching dammit!!
Thank you so much! Full time job yes, Santas elves - working on it;)
Only that dam mini jack out mine popped off the PCB and couldn't get audio out anymore , it is now an ornamental 😭
I was afraid that this would happen to mine all the time
TB-3 and Novation Circuit: *exist*
Florian: *makes a bad gear episode for them *
Florian two months later: *uses each a lot in other episodes *
Florian: “Perhaps I treated you too harshly”
One man's Bad Gear...;)
NTS1 makes a brilliant, flexible and very cheap stereo digital FX unit with some great verbs, delays and Mod FX. Its a no brainer with a 1/4 stereo splitter adapter pair (ins/outs)!
True! I would love to have a real dry/wet control though
@@AudioPilz you do! Hold the effect and use knob B to dial in dry/wet.
I can't believe how cheap this is and it still sounds better than some other supposedly better gear!
So true!!!
Very cool video, I got one of these for last Christmas.
Thank you!!!
It's Friday, it's fabulous .... it's Florian ! At first glance this doesn't even come in a box. Wait, what? Does sound good tho. The Turtle moves !
Have a nice weekend!!!
Very immersive montage music.
Thanks!
Now i know what i want for christmas! 😃
All I want for Christmast - is an NTS;)
I had no idea you could get so much out of these little guys 🤯
These are super versatile!
For being Bad Gear you made it sound pretty good. Though the not saving patches is a definite setback. Who has time to program different patches during a performance.
Thank you!!!
I have mine with all cables and paper tape, stuck to a nice piece of wood, male to female stereo cables for audio in and out. I never have to deal with plugging into the fragile plugs or worrying about pulling headphones.
I wish it was sold in a cheap stompbox case and had a daughterboard for full size plugs. It couldn't have cost that much more to have made this thing amazing
I assume they didn't want to sell less "real" synths ;)
Just purchased now, I pretty drunk, have work tomorrow, I'm usually a vintage guy but couldn't resist this little beast, hope I don't regret my drunken purchase 😅
Nice reverb for vintage synths;)
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Happy Friday, Y’all!
TGIF!!!
Here we are again...the point my week runs on to...
Same here;)
I totally forgot I have one of these. Thanks!
Always a pleasure!
I'm not a Bastelheini. I don't wanna assemble gear myself even tho it's not that hard. But if I find a used one ready built I'd buy this lil fella.
I found plenty of used ones but assembling was fun
Some bad gear I had was the Iconnectivity iconnectaudio4+. It's a two audio interface in one and a midi patchbay/utility which looked really cool, but it was too difficult to use. Thanks for your videos, they are the best!
Thank you so much!!!
Florian I designed a tiny VA Monosynth that is very similar to the NTS-1.. was hoping someday you might want a courtesy sample unit to try it out sometime... Love your show man! Keep 'em coming!
That would be much appreciated, thanks!
@@AudioPilzI tried to leave a way to contact me here for you but I think YT removed it.
I can't find a way to contact you except on here..
Your editing is amazing.
I got mine used for $65, and hands down it’s the best piece of gear for the price. I wanna buy a couple more. I’d really like to see people mod these things. The fact it doesn’t let me load batteries into it is why I justify this video!
It seems to be really hard to mod bc of the stripped-down design
Get a small battery pack and you're off... it's USB powered. or plug it into your phone with and OTG.
@@fillentropy6519 I got about 6 battery packs, but thanks for the tip. I just prefer Volca style internal batteries. Less crap to carry the better.
@@AudioPilz for sure, you would have to build a custom deal like in the video. Be nice to drill out holes and infuse it into a Keystep 37 😁
Nice SNES mug! I love your videogame references in general. Actually, is it my imagination or is there actually a big overlap in the Venn diagram of gamers and synth nerds??
Thank you!!!
got me wanting another piece of equipment I don't fucking need and whipping out the soldering iron and sheet metal tools
Thanks! No soldering required though!
@@AudioPilz no to put it in maybe a Hammond enclosure or something
Jennifer LowPass... Well played, sir
Thanks! She's a legend!
Custom oscillators have their settings defaulted to zero.
Try increasing LFO depth and target before dialing in the waveforms. I’ve had great results that way.
Nice technique!
It's the perfect companion for my Dirtywave M8. 😁
Nice setup!
I have 3 of them super useful and love the effects
👍👍👍
I want one for Christmas
All I want for Christmas is...an NTS-1
brilliant - in more ways than won!
❤️❤️❤️
I really want this synth. I feel I can get lost on it for hours
Maybe Christmas comes early this year;)
@@AudioPilz Are you gonna be my secret santa?
A built-in battery box will make it a perfect on the go synth and multi fx.
Now I overcome it with a very small powerbank stick in back and a very short usb power cable.
Same here!
such a little beast! hopefully they are just trying out/introducing a platform to build on, like how the monotron birthed Volcas
The osc/fx can be found in more upscale Korg synths too!
@@AudioPilz yes sir! I'd pay the $ for the effects alone
as previously mentioned, and I paraphrase here, the reverb is Incredible!
I'm speechless. I knew there were oddball 🌭synthenerds out there, but this video brought them in like flies. 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰
Yeah, great crowd!!!
I wish there was more custom enclosures, and a built in replacement for the keyboard strip. Kickstart @8:33 please.
I'd love an NTS-20 ;)
It's a great little multi effects tool for small setups
Agreed!
Shots fired on the POs lol
Sometimes you just have to;)
@@AudioPilz hehe 😈
It’s good, but it’s no Monotron Delay..
BTW check out the Betty “oscillator” which turns out to be a surprisingly good Drum Machine..👍
Thanks for the heads up!!!
I traded a volca sample for an nts1, so powerful, especially midi mapped with a beatstep pro! I run my main synth (DX100) through the audio in for those sweet fx and the nts1 oscillator is a bit of sweet icing on top!
Nice with a DX100!!!
Bought it as a poorman's multi-FX unit for my FXless hardware synths. Ended up actually liking the "synth" side of it as well, so already have a controller dedicated to it with all the knobs, faders and buttons controlling the "hidden" parameters :)
It really shines when combined with a midi controller!
Shame you cant address any custom oscillators with midi cc. 😢
@@gr00veh0lmes but you can through CC53 (Osc.Type), CC54 (Shape) and CC55 (Alt) ...unless I misunderstood the issue :)
@@KoshDukai By custom oscillators, I meant the ones you load onto the NTS1. The controls I would like would be for LFO1 Target, LFO 2 Rate, Intensity and Destination.
Synth? Not the best... But it's great as an FX box with benefits.
Also: That was the best 9 minutes and 18 seconds of my day.
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The NTS-1 is great, I was surprised at how good it sounds. I got mine barely used for $50 and it was well worth it. Works very nice as an effects unit too. I really hope Korg makes more Nu:Tekt gear like this. I laughed out loud at the comment that "it crashed FL studio" xD
Nice price!!!
For the Christmas feast we must fatten up the holiday turkey several weeks in advance.
We do with with the suboscilators.
As is, of course, tradition...
It's a really great companion to Pocket Operators, I use mine as mostly an effects unit for my PO-33 sampler when I travel home and want a physical mini-setup instead of just my computer.
Edit: six months later, I do kinda just want to sell it now though lolol
Nice, I have to combine them too
The little Korg doesn't suck. For a hundred clams I could see getting one and d/l-ing cool lead sounds to double with my guitar.
JUST got one of these and excited to have it eviscerated 😂. Easiest and most powerful 'extra' instrument I've ever had.
Once you finish watching the video, you shall discover that evisceration did not actually occur. The little fella sounds pretty good!
@@danjwalker oh yer not wrong, Glad to see it. I used this little guy at a gig as my bass instrument and got an absolutely stable and stellar performance out of it. I'd be interested to know of anyone else gets artifacts on the huuuuge verbs.
Mine is still ungutted;)
@@AudioPilz hell yes mate. Are you getting stutters/artifacts with multiple FX/ big verbs?
Good episode again! Where’s the first footage from? It looks like a Dutch movie!
Thanks!!! Dr. Who!!!
@@AudioPilz oh shit, thanks!
Love this channel
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J-Lo pass filter FTW. But seriously this is a really great bit of kit. Way better than any of the Volca range and it's a bit softer on the bottom as well.
Volcas are much more rugged though. I'd love a Volca version of the NTS1
These Korg thingies sound alot like the EBM stuff from around the early 2000s
Agreed!
Great vid again.. Can you do an episode with the Arturia SparkLe please.Thanks
Thanks! Great suggestion!