Bad Gear

Today we are going to talk about the Korg DS-10 game card for the Nintendo DS handheld gaming console. Is this zero years virtual analog contraption the true Game Boy MS-20?

Today we are going to talk about the Casio Trackformer XW-PD1. How did Casio get away with this copyright-defying Millenium Falcon Thing?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland U-110. Is this 19" PCM sound module and first generation rompler yet another boring 80s synthesizer?

Today we are going to talk about the Elektron Digitakt. Is it more than an overpriced mono drum sampler? Will there be death threats?

Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha RX-15 drum machine. Can we get more than small drums out of this big machine?

Today we are going to talk about the OG Roland Sound Canvas SC-55. Is it the ultimate vintage gamers synth? Will it run Doom?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland MC-307, yet another MC-505 offspring. Do DJs hate it?

Today we are going to talk about the OG Yamaha DJX. Is it nothing but a Kid's Keyboard???

Today we are going to talk about the Korg S3 Rhythm Workstation. Is it the biggest Drum Machine Mystery in the history of music technology?

Today we are going to talk about the Akai MPC 500. Is this smallest and most stripped-down version of the legendary groovebox range still an MPC??? This video includes a short clip from the 1936 movie "Swing Time" featuring Fred Astaire. That movie contains negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. I try to keep the meme game as clean as possible but this one slipped my attention. Sorry for that.

Today we are going to talk about the Roland SH-201. Is this zero years plastic contraption with the big name the MP3 synth?

Today we are going to talk about the IK Multimedia UNO Drum. Is it buggy like software???

Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha SU10 Sampling Unit. Is it too lo-fi???

Today we are going to talk about the Casio SK-1. Is this 80s legend the original fart sampler?

Today we are going to talk about the Waldorf Blofeld. Is this zero years German gem the vintage sound of the future?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland Phrase Lab MC-09. Is this synth, looper and groove box Frankenstein's Techno Lab???

Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha CS1x. How can it be that this 90s classic is absolutely not my thing?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland JD-Xi. Is this jack of all trades a toy keyboard or a synthwave monster?

Today we are going to talk about the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho. Is this yellow mono synth giving the Pro-1 a Bad Name?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland A-01 Controller and Generator. Is it, after all, the most useless piece of gear of all time???

Today we are going to talk about the Roland MT-32. Is it every DOS gamer's dream?

Today we are going to talk about the Korg Poly-800. Is this often frowned-upon keyboard the ultimate 80s throwback synth?

Today we are going to talk about the Akai XR-20 Beat Production Center. Is this zero years relic the last digital drum machine???

Today we are going to talk about the Roland TR-09 Rhythm Composer. Is this compact digital remake of the classic Roland TR-909 drum machine too small for dance music?

Today we are going to talk about the Modal Skulpt. Is this virtual analog synthesizer a sound designers dream or nothing but a plastic toy?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland PMA-5. Is this 90s touch screen sequencer and General Midi sound module the precursor of the iPad, Garage Band and every music production app in existence?

Today we are going to talk about the Novation X-Station controller keyboard and synthesizer. Can this zero years All in one Home Studio still hold up?

Today we are going to talk about the Korg Electribe 2. Is this latest member of the iconic groovebox family a step backwards compared to its older siblings?

Today we are going to talk about the Korg KPR-77. Korg made some clones of classic Roland drum machines in the 80s - years before Behringer did with instruments like the TD-6. Is this vintage drum machine the evil sibling of the Roland TR-606?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland TR-8 Rhythm Performer. Has this 2014 drum machine already become a classic???

Today we are going to talk about the Roland U-20 RS PCM Keyboard. Is this classic 80s ROMpler the ultimate vintage synthwave instrument?

Today we are going to talk about the Akai MPX-8. Is this affordable little sample player the most epic fail in the history of music production???

Today we are going to talk about the Novation Circuit Groovebox. Did this stylish electronic musical instrument go through an unparalleled Groovebox Evolution?

Today we are going to talk about the IK Multimedia UNO Synth. Is this affordable analog beast not for pros?

Today we are going to talk about the Korg 707 FM synth and keytar. Did Korg bring analog feel to FM synthesis???

Today we are going to talk about the Korg Monologue Monophonic Analog Synthesizer. Is it an analog Electribe in disguise???

After 42 days without any Roland Gear we are going to talk about the Roland TB-03. Does this official fake of the legendary TB-303 sound like the legendary acid synth?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland SP-808ex e-Mix Studio Groove Sampler. What went wrong with the 90s flagship of the legendary SP series loved by famous artists like J Dilla, Madlib or Four Tet?

Today we are going to talk about the Casio RAP-1 Rapman. Is this early 90s home keyboard too cute for Bad Gear???

Today we are going to talk about the Korg Volca Keys. Is this classic staple of dawless setups all around the globe and Marvel Universe interrogation device the OG low key synth? Where did all the dank memes about it come from?

Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha SY-22 Dynamic Vector Synth. Why is this soundtrack machine with a joystick not as popular as its sibling, the Korg WaveStation?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland SE-01. Is the only analog member of the Roland Boutique family the smallest Moog on the Planet???

Today we are going to talk about the Kawai K-1 II. Is this late-80s ROMpler the Dark Lord of digital synthesizers?

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?

Today we are going to talk about the Alesis Micron. Can this brick - shaped compact virtual analog synth keep up with the Microkorg?

Today we are going to talk about the Novation Mininova. This classic compact synth suspiciously similar to the Microkorg has been turned into the Frankennova by the previous owner who just sawed off the keyboard.

There has been a lot of talk about the more recent Boutiques, the JD-08 and JX-08 lately but today we are going to talk about the Roland Boutique TR-08. Can this miniaturized TR-808 clone provide the true vintage drum machine feel.

Today we are going to talk about the Arturia Microbrute. Does this stripped-down version of the OG Minibrute punch above its weight?

Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha AN-200. Is this virtual analog sibling of the Yamaha DX-200, relative to the Yamaha AN1x and classic Yamaha groovebox "not a toy" like the marketing promised?

Today we are going to talk about the Korg Nu:Tekt NTS-1. Is this Ikea style open source digital mono synth DIY kit with the heart of the Korg Prologue and Korg Minilogue XD the ideal stocking filler?

Today we are going to talk about the Boss DR-202. Is the only Dr. Groove of the Dr. Rhythm family the dirtiest drum machine of all time?

Today we are going to talk about the Roland JX-8P. Is this very Yamaha DX7 - like knobless sibling of the famous Roland Junos and Roland Jupiters an 80s miracle? Will the Roland Boutique JX-08 be worth it? Will Espen Kraft be upset? Merry Christmas!!!