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Bad Gear - Roland JX-305 - Pub Gig MC-505??? 

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In this episode of Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools, we are going to ask ourselves how many actual products Roland squeezed out of the MC-505 engine. Is the JX-305 nothing but the pub gig version of the legendary groovebox?
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@loopop
@loopop 3 года назад
A fun episode as usual - the bad gear always ends up sounding good... :) I wonder if the Ableton crash report on the right is Live trying to get its own episode
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks! Ableton is recently really asking for it😂
@EllieRose1997
@EllieRose1997 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz been happening to me..
@loopop
@loopop 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz yeah though joking aside - if it happens to you a lot - email Ableton support. It did for me, sent them the logs and they tracked down one plug-in that did the damage
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
@@loopop I'm also using a "vintage" version ;) Will do, thanks! (nice to have you around, btw)
@annother3350
@annother3350 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz I think it's known as a 'Legacy' version(!)
@inthefade
@inthefade 3 года назад
I don't know how you manage to keep putting out such high quality content on a regular schedule. I love it.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks! Sleep is the enemy;)
@kcosminhz7988
@kcosminhz7988 3 года назад
Not even magicians work that hard
@doomsdaydanceparty7646
@doomsdaydanceparty7646 3 года назад
Im.so excited to.get my feed blessed every week
@BargainBinkey
@BargainBinkey 3 года назад
Loads of bad gear making it an endless well of content!
@annother3350
@annother3350 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz Sleep is Cheap
@Pheonix0114
@Pheonix0114 3 года назад
I lost it when you put yourself in paintings.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
That made quite an, erm, impression... ;)
@miekwavesoundlab
@miekwavesoundlab 3 года назад
I love JX-305 it’s my favorite midi controller. Very underrated. Custom program your own patches using 4-tone engine it’s amazing! - Syncronized Play transport - Make 8 Part Midi Loops Fast - JX-305 Arpeggiato is the best Arpeggiator I ever used for making melodies, baselines, and percussion parts - there’s a dozens of very useful arp patterns built in! Way better and more useful than any other hardware or software arp I used. - Easily record parts into daw (one stereo channel or two mono channels at a time) - Easily play 8 different VST instruments on the fly - Keyboard step sequencer works like a charm (just keep practice using it til it becomes easy and basic) - assign up to knob 16 CC values to control daw VSTi (Simply switch Envelope, LFO, Effects, Filter, AMP, Pitch switches to assign extra CC values) - I love synth action AFTERTOUGH + PITCHBEND + easy Modwheel 0 to 127 curve (this controller style is rare these days) - instant 0 lag synth engine - 100% compatible with MC505 midi editor - No more creative hell. Preset patterns in dozens of styles always gives new ideas 💡 to work off of - easy full range accessibility with one or two taps to octave switch - Make MC505 style clips fast! Way more fun than using VSTi (Requires some practice but once you get it down its a breeze!) - Really fast articulation switches for orchestra libraries (in split keyboard mode) - Plays Korg and Roland suite VSTi plug ins like a champ - Easily record midi loops, midi playing, and/or audio - tweak MC-505 sounds with day effects! - Unlimited Vocoder potential (when used with a dual input vocoder VST or hardware device)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Nice approach!
@HzofArt
@HzofArt 3 года назад
You nailed man🎯I also like the fact you can customize the drum kit. Each sound has its own filter,pitch, level, and pitch bend you can adjust separately within the patch👊🏾
@drsynthpattern
@drsynthpattern Год назад
Totally agree 👍
@huemungus69
@huemungus69 3 года назад
My best bud had a JX-305 and it was the centerpiece of his setup. He loved the amazing keys and it felt like a piece of pro gear at the time for sure. The step sequencer is very cool but was always kind of complicated for my taste. The tiny display also makes it difficult to keep track of where you are in the menus. Expect a lot of button pushing and wheel spinning to get a patch or sequence just right. The JX-305 is powerful no doubt but the drums have always been lacking in my opinion and same with the MC-505. In the end, his JX-305 got the notorious display death so he passed it on to me along with his music on the memory card. The cool thing is that the memory card is still working today in my MC-505 and all his songs and patches play perfectly from the JX-305 data! I still love my MC-505. The sounds are classic and the chassis is metal, a true test of strength :) Thanks for covering this piece of gear and hopefully the display lasts for you! Loving the jams as always, keep up the great job mate!!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@srcdecay
@srcdecay 3 года назад
Display fix is easy, run a hot iron across the contacts on the back of display and you’ll get the lines of pixels back
@pcuimac
@pcuimac 3 года назад
You can replace the display, with a bit of work or in a repair shop, with a cool blue one. Since the whole thing is blue, the green one looks ugly. Even if it still works, it should be replaced, because it will die one day. The flash roms should also be resoldered (by a professional!) and reinitialized, because they tend to come loose. adriangin.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/fixing-roland-jx-305/
@gameon2000
@gameon2000 3 года назад
So is a Roland JX-305 an upgrade, the same or a downgrade - if one has a Roland MC-505 with a Roland PC-160 master keyboard?
@huemungus69
@huemungus69 3 года назад
@@gameon2000 They both have their tradeoffs. I like the 505 because of the sliders for quick volume adjustment of parts. I find the lack of keys, midi thru, and bend/mod wheel/joystick is usually present on cheap midi keyboards anyhow. The 505 has more output connections and not worrying about a dc power supply, instead having a standard IEC cable, is nice too. I think either one is good and it just boils down to your specific intended use.
@mikehydropneumatic2583
@mikehydropneumatic2583 3 года назад
Anti climax? Hey this is what I expect from Bad Gear! And a bit of Polka.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Damn, needs more polka!
@audiocoffee
@audiocoffee 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz 'needs more polka' is the 2020 version of 'needs more cowbell'. *lol* ;-)
@mikehydropneumatic2583
@mikehydropneumatic2583 3 года назад
@@audiocoffee In that vain we might see a new sort of music called Powbell. It sounds terrible I am pretty sure.
@knowknaime
@knowknaime 3 года назад
I think you’re one of the best gear channels on here. The videos keep getting better and better. Keep it up.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@edenmeden
@edenmeden 3 года назад
I quite enjoyed the jams for this one. Also really enjoying the little extra flares that have gone into the video production recently, great content as always man.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@__teles__
@__teles__ 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz These are sheer comedy gold. You can make the most hilarious point in 0.5 seconds.
@defjeff2907
@defjeff2907 3 года назад
What a beast! Everytime you say Verdict, I think damn, another great bad gear video is over.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@Gainn
@Gainn 3 года назад
You're right about finding a good one being hard work. Been looking for years and not found one that didn't look like it was once used for barricading a door.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
It's a zombie apocalypse survival tool!
@mudi2000a
@mudi2000a 3 года назад
Maybe using it is so frustrating that sooner or later you start taking revenge.
@RichMT001
@RichMT001 3 года назад
Sooner or later I expect to see my beloved Roland EG-101 Groovekeyboard in one of these. I've had a love hate relationship with it for 20 years. I could write an essay about the bastard thing. As a standalone unit it sucks harder than a specialised hooker, but then, in 2003 I discovered Cubase and Midi and suddenly the universe was mine, but even that was hard work. A couple of years ago I created a series of combinators in Reason which can tweak every last midi cc setting in the manual, but because it's Roland, it still managed to grow a leg and kick my arse so I created a VST which controls absolutely every single setting including all of the RPNs and NRPNs (not listed in the manual). Again, the Universe was mine and it's still a mainstay in my setup. I hate the bloody thing with a passion. I'll never get rid of it. Ever. I love that piece of crap too much. The interface is severely limiting, but what's inside it is still awesome.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Great! Does the plugin work with other mc505 related instruments as well?
@RichMT001
@RichMT001 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz I'm not sure. I don't own any others. It might need some tweaking, but the midi messages should be pretty much the same. Maybe a few extra features that need adding. I'll have a look at the manuals for the ones I know you have. I'm an open-source kind of person. I don't keep secrets. Knowledge should belong to everyone. I created it in a piece of free software called CTRLR and patiently sat down with the midi implementation chart adding knobs for each setting. It took about an hour to properly work out what I was doing and a few hours to finish the interface which is just a keyboard, a ton of knobs with labels and a few dropdown menus. Once you get one knob working, it's just cut, paste, edit. You can export it as a vst dll which Reason recognised so it's bound to work with pretty much anything. It also exports as a standalone exe. I used another piece of free software to create the graphics for the knobs called Knobman. None f this is particularly hard once you understand the interface. I wrote vsts for my volcas as practise beforehand. I have yet to add the function that reads the settings from the EG-101 when you change the midi channel, but I now have access to the envelope settings, LFO settings (TVF, TVA, pitch and rate), modulation, vibrato and chorus settings as well as a choice of 6 reverb types and two delays. None of which are accessible from the keyboard itself. You can save a snapshot from the vst which is great because there is no way to store it on the unit. Through the eg101 itself, you pick a voice and you change its volume, reverb time and level and play with the filter. That's it. Shame because what's inside the case is truly gold.
@RichMT001
@RichMT001 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz CTRLR is here: ctrlr.org/ Tutorials, etc are easily googled.
@srcdecay
@srcdecay 3 года назад
Yes, EG 101 was pretty rough!
@DrNotubetube
@DrNotubetube 3 года назад
jjchop.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/roland-eg-101-extended-vsti/
@TheBelse
@TheBelse 3 года назад
I love this show ...it's for my age group ..owned everything rubbish thinking one box was gonna make me sound like Future sound of London...lol
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
I think the FSOL is more based on party supplies, not audio gear;)
@aptudo
@aptudo 3 года назад
Bad Gear is among the best recurring synth shows anywhere! When I see a new episode appear, I get the same dopamine rush that I get from a new loopop or Nick Batt review. Keep up the good work.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@vroenis
@vroenis 3 года назад
I had one of these! Classic ROMpler! As someone who's always extracted the most from every piece of gear I've owned my whole life, I spent a lot of time in sound design with the JX-305, so I never actually use presets with any piece of gear. All Roland gear more or less is structured the same, probably from the D-50 days, base 4 voices, ENV, FILT, LFO, MOD structure. The best thing about them including the 305 tho was you could map the pitch bender to the filter which is a 14bit controller instead of the usual 7bit so you get much finer stepping. Lots of gear doesn't permit that mapping so that this basic-a** digital light-weight does was pretty cool for me at the time! Was so cool to see that thumb-wear patch in the powder-coating at the end there, I reckon every single 305 must eventually get it that saw serious use. That give me an idea... one of my very first keyboards was an Alesis Quadrasynth Plus... (plus what? Plus Piano XD XD XD)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Saw a Quadrasynth recently. Great idea!
@vroenis
@vroenis 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz after all, who needs a resonant filter?? Wait... Everyone? What do you mean, everyone?? Ah damnit!!
@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171
@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171 3 года назад
I was at first enchanted by sound development in MC505, the thought of uploading a sample of my own was what I desired. Now with TR8s, 6s, MC707, 101, the possibility is now a played out option. I cannot help but still wish though, to be able to do that on the 505. I could never format samples in the exact PCM format that Roland specified, or even send it streaming to load it over MIDI. Stacking those patches up gets to be overwhelming, and they'll really mangle frequencies and over saturate them. This can really work like a charm on a cassette tape sometimes. Most of my efforts would yield muddy synth parts with drums that were all too crispy and present to a flaw. Still other times, and usually while making a collaborative effort, it could be miraculous.
@toneemcguire
@toneemcguire 3 года назад
LOL!! I am in your video. At the beginning, with the ’505 and again as one of the “90’s producers”. LOL so long since I’ve seen that. Thank you for making this one. Cheers
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
It's a pleasure and an honor, Sir! Nice to have you around!
@TheOriginalEUrban
@TheOriginalEUrban 3 года назад
Putting yourself in those paintings is what got me to click the like button on this one.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@keithsmith9298
@keithsmith9298 Год назад
I am in the process of moving and found a mint condition JX-305 in the back of my closet, I'm loving it!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
Nice!!!
@user-sm5jx3zs6n
@user-sm5jx3zs6n Год назад
До сих пор мой самый любимый инструмент! Как в студии, так и на концертах)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
😀
@dizlerimkupsis
@dizlerimkupsis 3 года назад
In each video you make I get so anxious that I'm missing a little funny detail and I probably missed some in the previous videos so I have to watch all of them in a row.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks for paying attention to the details❤️
@TasuLife
@TasuLife 3 года назад
After not being able to wrap my head around a DAW, I started experimenting with groove boxes. this was the one that really clicked with me, and I was able to bang out my first couple of songs with this. I was pleased to see you found some value in it too! Great assessment and music!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you!
@ET2carbon
@ET2carbon 2 года назад
this is an excellent composition tool for sure
@drsynthpattern
@drsynthpattern Год назад
Same here, I just can't seem to sell it and I just want to keep using it as my blank canvas for ideas.
@AlexBallMusic
@AlexBallMusic 3 года назад
What the hell pubs do you go to? 😉 Brilliant as usual. Bad Gear GAS is where it's at.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
You know, raver at night...
@leakso1
@leakso1 3 года назад
Selfishly, I wish ur shows were longer. I love watching them. Best synth and electronic music show on RU-vid by far.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks! Still developing the format...
@gonzalobruno6704
@gonzalobruno6704 2 года назад
I´ve read a lot of bad critics to this synth, but I don´t share most of them. It´s true that presets paths and patterns are terrible, however this unit has a lot of sound editing posibilities, pretty decent sequencer, nice arpeggiators.. Preset drumkits sound really flat, but after working a little bit on them you can turn them into something acceptable. After using software and vsts for a long time, I was really pleased by the workflow of this synth. I have had the Roland JX-305 for 20 years, but I haven´t played with it since I think 2006 so there were some faulty knobs and buttons, the screen was almost not readable and a lot of missing areas of blue paint in the aluminum front panel. I decided to try bringing it back to full power -and beauty-; I repainted it, replaced broken elements and then.. I suddenly had a new toy, so I used it. In my profile I have just shared the first test in a while.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 2 года назад
Yeah, it really shines when you get used to the workflow!
@BlueAngelo
@BlueAngelo 2 года назад
I am lucky enough to have a JX-305 and the arps are easy to program, also the quality of the keyboard and the response of the keyboard is important so that the sync is not lost.I have it synced with a JUPITER Xm and it works perfectly. In my channel you can listen to several JX305 arps programmed by me.
@kiko1935
@kiko1935 3 года назад
I knew a guy who said he bought a JX-305 from Craigslist. I had never heard of it and he seemed regretful about his purchase so I told him "whoa the JX-305? That synth is awesome!!" in an effort to make him feel better. It was going alright until I went too far and said it was second only to the Jupiter 8. Then he realized I was talking shit and got mad 😔
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, you really pushed you luck there ;)
@waltersmetak
@waltersmetak 3 года назад
Congratulations on your channel, mate. Incredibly well produced and highly informative. And very fun to watch!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@pcuimac
@pcuimac 3 года назад
I love my 305. Had to resolder the flash roms though, because the SMD production quality at the time sucked. Now the display has to be replaced, which is not a big problem.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
I've read some comments from people who fixed the display with an iron (not a soldering one;)
@guybickle5311
@guybickle5311 3 года назад
YES! That was my pub gig keyboard! Truly dope axe. It was really hard wearing, it got dropped, punters spilled beer on it, a trumpeter emptied her spit valve on it numerous times. It lasted me 10 years and when it finally croaked it was like losing a family member.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
My deepest condolences 🥺
@angh3ll202
@angh3ll202 3 года назад
Benn Jordan came to mind right when I saw this thing, but I had no idea it was the same synth?! His was so filthy and covered in stickers Haha! It has amazing potential but I imagine you would need to really devote a considerable amount of time learning how to use it thoroughly to get your money's worth.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, you habe to put the nose to the grindstone with this one
@srcdecay
@srcdecay 3 года назад
I used a Jx-305 as my main sequencer for years and I still have no fucking idea how Benn Jordan programmed his drums like that!
@kinyodas
@kinyodas 3 года назад
I miss my JX and I wouldn’t mind having one just for nostalgia, but not at the current market rate.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, those prices are insane!
@ChrisSmout
@ChrisSmout 3 года назад
I really enjoyed the jams this week, didn't realise that there was a 505 lurking in that keyboard. I had mistaken it for a bit of a toy in the past and didn't understand why it was so expensive.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
It started all that planned obsolence stuff;)
@BrianTaylorD
@BrianTaylorD 3 года назад
YES! So happy you made this video, been waiting for it!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@MD_is_me
@MD_is_me 3 года назад
I bought one of these 22 years ago and I can't remember the last time I used any of the sounds (until recently I've been mostly ITB; since about 2001) BUT the keybed saved the JX305 from being sold off. For me, this synth's keyboard feels and performs like a synth keyboard should. Of the 15+ keyboard synths I own, spanning over 40 years of composing electronic music, the JX305's keybed nails it. The JX305's keybed and a fully weighted 88 key Casio Privia keybed (yup, you read that right) are my goto performance tools for when the playing has to "feel right". YMMV.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, after keybed nightmares like the Novation XIO this was a breath of fresh air
@tangonovemberproduction80
@tangonovemberproduction80 2 года назад
+ 1! Still in use and the sense when you are playing on this keyboards is just a perfect!
@mootbooxle
@mootbooxle 3 года назад
New York's hottest club is RONALD. It's got everything! It's got keys, drums, midi, swoopty boopties, you know it's that thing of where you swoop your hand and it goes BOOP
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
What is a human kite?
@allanroney
@allanroney 3 года назад
The JX-305 is all over the early M83 records, especially the “Dead Cities...” album - the supersaw is all over it. Also the ‘Film Octaves’ patch. Great video!
@allanroney
@allanroney 3 года назад
Centrepiece of this gig; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NYo6hk-3vcc.html
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@jooei2810
@jooei2810 2 года назад
That modern Sherlock Holmes series is awesome, might need to watch it again. Thanks for reminding me Florian!
@paulodantas1492
@paulodantas1492 3 года назад
02:20 I like that you don't even bother to close the crash report XD
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
I can't remember the last time it DIDN'T crash😂
@G4Nazarener
@G4Nazarener 3 года назад
Sehr schön gemacht. Hat mir gefallen, wie du dich in die Gemälde eingebracht hast.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Besten Dank!
@TheHologr4m
@TheHologr4m Год назад
I love the arpeggiator and did external sequencing with my JX. Favorite keyboard of all time. Highly underrated.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
Nice!!!
@summerlaverdure
@summerlaverdure 3 года назад
OMGOMGOMG YOURE COVERING THIS YESSSS I CAN'T WAIT - also THAT PIANO PATCH IS GODLY, I LOVE THAT PIANO SOUND
@summerlaverdure
@summerlaverdure 3 года назад
will you cover the one with the built in speakers?
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
It had to happen. EG-101? It won't be able to escape!
@summerlaverdure
@summerlaverdure 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz heck YES ^o^ You rule AP!!!
@summerlaverdure
@summerlaverdure 3 года назад
@@drsynthpattern cool, i went to check it out and you are all about the rompler electronica i adore, subbed!
@PeterMoberg
@PeterMoberg 3 года назад
”A demographic so small there should be a keyboard for each one of them” haha
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
They have become really rare
@georgegeez8708
@georgegeez8708 2 года назад
I ended up watching this video because someone not to far from me had one for sale for $100 US. He had it up for sale for about 2 months before I took a shot at it and went to buy it this past weekend. It is in absolute mint condition except it is missing 5 knobs and the power supply. So for that I ended up buying it for $70 US. I just ordered the power supply. The guy told me his brother used it a year ago. Crossing my fingers it still works. Will update when I get the power supply in the mail.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 2 года назад
Nice find. Cool price!
@georgegeez8708
@georgegeez8708 2 года назад
@@AudioPilz Thank you. Here's my update. Just got back from vacation and received my new power supply for the JX-305. I powered it up. The only thing wrong is that it will need a new screen which that will be another hunt. Other than that, it sounds amazing and everything works. No scratchy pots or anything. This thing really sounds amazing and it is definitely a sleeper synth. I bought it for the hell of it and it is a keeper. It will definitely be used in my future productions. Thanks again for your video
@Kizunaut
@Kizunaut 3 года назад
Man, full-size keyboard with aftertouch and pedal ports mixed with a groove box is such an unusual combination.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, this could have been really good 😂
@dvilbooking
@dvilbooking 3 года назад
Seems it could be a good keybed to play other synths/modules, but not sure since it was mentioned MIDI implementation on this wasn't great
@bouncytrapbeats
@bouncytrapbeats 3 года назад
AudioPilz : Shits on the AIRA TB-3 Also AudioPilz : Makes cool stuff with the TB-3 every week
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, it really grew on me. One of my go to synths
@MarkBayfieldvillageidiot
@MarkBayfieldvillageidiot 3 года назад
Enjoyed it ,another quality episode. Laughed at the beats to do stuff to, brilliant.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@edrosa3485
@edrosa3485 3 года назад
The only thing better than a Bad Gear episode is a Bad Gear episode featuring gear that I own.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
That's what I am thinking all the time ;)
@edrosa3485
@edrosa3485 3 года назад
AudioPilz hahahahahaha!!!!!
@Scelestiis
@Scelestiis 3 года назад
Classic video format. Best video format. 10/10
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@wilsonjaksetic6009
@wilsonjaksetic6009 3 года назад
Your content is making lockdown in Melbourne fly by!!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Happy to hear that. Stay safe down under!
@Rompler_Rocco
@Rompler_Rocco 3 года назад
Hey AudioPilz, it's Rocco. Really enjoyed that video on the Roland keyboard. I guess if there's anything you need from me, just let me know. I assume that's how RU-vid works. Anyway, hope all is well with you.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@tubeMonger
@tubeMonger 3 года назад
Good info in a very entertaining package. Thank you again for sharing!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@Solipsismmusic
@Solipsismmusic 3 года назад
Lol thanks for featuring this one. My very first synth! I actually sold this for £100 more than I paid for it. :)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks for watching! Yeah, the prices on this one really went up
@7177YT
@7177YT 3 года назад
Jo I was thinking of that Ben Jordan when I saw the title. Well done Mr AudioPilz, as usually. (:
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@Decypher
@Decypher 3 года назад
I am waiting on the RU-vid algorithm to find you and your awesome content and that we see your subs explode... it is just a matter of time!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@RabbitRunway
@RabbitRunway 3 года назад
Urmurgurg! So happy to see the 305! It might be bad gear , but it’s my baby! Love this series!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@BennJordan
@BennJordan 3 года назад
Great overview! I feel like people's love affair with trackers is comparable to how I feel about this thing's sequencer. If the overall unit had a tad bit more CPU/RAM I'd still be using it on occasion, but there's a major "MIDI lag" when you get into the weeds. Cheers!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@PiesliceProductions
@PiesliceProductions 3 года назад
I`ve found tracker interface that sends MIDI to be very intuitive sequencers for analog gear
@internalreality
@internalreality 3 года назад
absolutely pro editing skills, i love you man
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you!
@tomblaze2
@tomblaze2 3 года назад
I have an infatuation with anything related to the ROland MC Series - please keep it going - anyone here like the odd ball MC - 307 - I love thang dang thing
@tomblaze2
@tomblaze2 3 года назад
Also the show is killer entertainment ... but I think you might be driving up the prices on all this old gear on ebay - Reverb
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks but I think your overestimating the reach of this channel. 307 would be next in line of the MC family
@Mouxbar
@Mouxbar 3 года назад
Love to you and Alex. Always awesome. And I always get tempted. That Zoom pedal. Hmmm....
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks! The zoom is a cheap and powerful multi FX
@lukeautosymbol2668
@lukeautosymbol2668 Год назад
After falling down a rabbit hole of late 90s/early 00s Trance and immensely enjoying it, I love these sounds. I wouldn't be surprised if this thing was used on at least 50% of Trance tunes made at that time. The sound selection is tight, and I can hear how the patches could easily mix together. It sounds like Roland designed this with instant usability in mind. The level of focus and care put into the sound design and curation here is awesome. And this is coming from someone who has used and listened to quite a few different synthesizers and ROMplers.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
Thank you so much!!!
@lukeautosymbol2668
@lukeautosymbol2668 Год назад
@@AudioPilz Yeah man, thanks for the classy review and sharing your fun with it :)
@emilyschmanks
@emilyschmanks 3 года назад
4:36 cracked me up so much
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
I hope Monet will forgive me;)
@marcomaureira
@marcomaureira 3 года назад
Omg I hate youtube didn't notify me damn great video
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Bad YT! ;) Thanks!
@apislapis
@apislapis 3 года назад
Loving those damned so bright bits Florian, such sounds are great, overlaid on any mid-range muddy mush (affectionately known as 'warmth').
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, great in a setup, can be quite frustrating on its own
@mrz80
@mrz80 3 года назад
"...we don't call it 'dated', we call it 'old school!'" BRILLIANT
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Think positive;)
@timandtheocean
@timandtheocean 3 года назад
I live mine. Its my master keyboard. The synth engine is actually pretty decent. Jv2080 based. So you can program some decent sounds. I used the mc303 before and this is a replacement so i got all the awesome arps and grooves. Needed to service the keyboard and will put in a new lcd. So much fun and so usable.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, great master keyboard
@daneguitarist1
@daneguitarist1 Год назад
I love that AP pays painters to paint him.... work of art.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
❤️❤️❤️
@DjZiggy2
@DjZiggy2 3 года назад
Im hoping for a MC808 rebrand, just for the samples of Jarre's album Teo and Tea
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Wow, didn't know JMJ used an MC808😳
@gameon2000
@gameon2000 3 года назад
What is better -> MC 808 or MC 909? Wanna upgrade from my MC 505
@brandonharris9160
@brandonharris9160 Год назад
We need Bad Gear albums of all end demo songs. That song at 3:21 is so good, the string pianos added a very nice touch.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
Thank you so much!!! Great idea!
@alexwilson9603
@alexwilson9603 3 года назад
I'd love to see an episode where the JX-305 goes head to head with the Yamaha DJX! Even an episode on the original DJX keyboard would be great.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
So true. Almost impossible to find an OG DJX around here, unfortunately
@GizzyDillespee
@GizzyDillespee 2 года назад
Dude the video for "lo-fi beats to be in paintings to" was so trippy
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 2 года назад
Thanks!
@RosalvoParadella
@RosalvoParadella 3 года назад
Saudades desse synth. Um amigo tinha um. Ele usava o sequencer para tocar vários estilos musicais. Muito bom.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Sim, realmente versátil
@intuitivecat
@intuitivecat Год назад
Had one for quite a few years and it was a blast. My favorite feature was that patterns could be 32 measures long.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
Nice!!!
@rottenandremixedrecords
@rottenandremixedrecords 3 года назад
Awesome video
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@keithroberts9869
@keithroberts9869 3 года назад
The Groovesynth is one of those keyboards I just can't bring myself to let go. Sure, the display is shot (okay it works for awhile after the "ironing trick"), a lot of the preset sounds are dated (it is almost 25 years old), and parts are impossible to come by, but.....there is an editor (aptly named "Groovebox Editor") which helps you get around the board a bit easier, so that's a plus. Perhaps I am a simpleton, but I love the feel of the key bed. When I bought mine most of the knobs were missing and even those are kind of expensive to replace. A lot of the factory patches are on the "bright" side but that's easily rectified with a couple of knob turns. There is not much intuitive about it....the manual is typical Roland (I've had college courses with smaller text books)....I still have "oh, so that's how you do that" moments with it on a regular basis. This is one of the only synths I have that I can turn on, and within 5 minutes have cobbled together something that I consider to be music. Not sure what that says about me or my synth purchases but it is what it is. Keeping in mind that this thing is closing in on 25 years old and none of us look or sound as good as we did 25 years ago, I think the Groovesynth has held up well. I'm keeping mine.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Ah, you're in Benn Jordan mode with this one;)
@adev8565
@adev8565 2 года назад
it works for awhile after the "ironing trick" FYI, if it breaks again after a short while it means the iron wasn't hot enough.
@Trinin
@Trinin 3 года назад
Another great video! I saw one of these a few years back for about $250 american, didn't grab it then, but now I wish I did.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks! I have to admit that I prefer the D2
@xammai9679
@xammai9679 3 года назад
!!!stephon!!! "this place has everything XD
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
New Yorks hottest synth!
@EscapeMCP
@EscapeMCP 3 года назад
Yes, we still exist. We do free parties now 'cause no-one wants us near their nightclubs. :)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, partying ain't easy at the moment...
@DeliriumElectric
@DeliriumElectric 3 года назад
Not watched all your videos, but I'm getting there. Have to say I always liked the sound of the mc505, so not surprised the JX305 appeals to me. Does very good deep and dubby techno
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Agreed! Offers some smooth 90s techno flavor
@Johan-fw8re
@Johan-fw8re 3 года назад
I got my JX305 in 2001, when i was Onley 16yo,. Sold it some years ago and It really feels like I’ve lost a good friend. I would love to answer any of your questions about the JX305 :)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks for the offer!
@flaquis2729
@flaquis2729 3 года назад
I have similar feelings. I got mine in 1999 maybe 2000, and I spent so many late nights learning and creating. It was my first experience at creating music and it was wonderful. I sold it about 15 years later because I was behind on bills and I regret it because guess what...I still have bills.
@musicdoug2549
@musicdoug2549 3 года назад
Great Job
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@plntxx
@plntxx 3 года назад
Cool videos, dude! Also living and Vienna and making music :)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@BuddhaPhi
@BuddhaPhi 3 года назад
You, son of a gun. Of course I also owned this one back in the late 90s. I sold it in 2001 but I still miss that RPS arp thing. About 10 years ago I bought a used MC-505 trying to recapture that 90s nostalgia. The 505 pads were faulty and there was no magic. So I returned it. Wish I had kept the JX-305 though!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks! It's funny, all those instruments based on the MC505 engine have a completely different feel
@annother3350
@annother3350 3 года назад
That's a nice little groove!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you!
@inthefade
@inthefade 3 года назад
Not sure how much you guys would appreciate this, but supposedly MIA's first album "Arular" was made by her only using the MC-505 (though it was then produced by Diplo, so who knows how much it was changed in production. I haven't ever read up on it beyond hearing this somewhere when the album first dropped). I'm a big fan of the sounds on this groovebox when used for that kind of music. Dirty and 90s-style digital works well for it.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Cool, didn't know!
@angh3ll202
@angh3ll202 3 года назад
Loooooove MIA 😍
@inthefade
@inthefade 3 года назад
@@angh3ll202 That first album is the best.
@nkogliaz
@nkogliaz 3 года назад
I've owned all of the Roland 'Groove' series line, I still own a JX-305 Groove Synth and an MC505, honestly I enjoyed the 305 / 505 quite a bit, the EG101, D2 and the MC303 were total utter shit, the factory Roland PSU on the JX-305 will die eventually (Interesting however, you can use the Power supply for an original Nintendo Entertainment System to power one if the stock one fails as they are both DC 10volts Negative Center if I remember right), The screens on both however factory, suck, I did the stupid iron trick on them for years and finally got sick of it and replaced them both myself, I found a store on ebay selling kits for them, but them realized that the screens they were selling (Blue Backlit, White Letters) were really only a 3 dollar part and they were selling them for almost 50 bucks, I tracked down two of them (Believe they came from Georgia), soldered the ribbin cables off of the factory MC 505 / JX305 wires, split individually, to individual wires for the inputs for the screen and both of them turned out great with incredible contract and perfect viewing angle, the filters on both of them suck if you turn them manually by hand as you can hear a lot of 'stepping', but if you use the LFO to automate them, they can be pretty creamy and smooth, the real power in both of these synths lays within the tons of Waveforms that they both possess, some literally incredible sounds can be created from them that can easily fit into modern music production, the keybed I might add on the JX-305 is probably one of the fastest boards I've ever played on a synthesizer made out of plastic and feels great, even if I didn't still use it for the waveforms, I'd atleast use it as some sort of midi controller for the key bed alone, the only other thing that really sucks is how the MiDi channels work on these things stock if you want to control other things like rack gear / etc with the 5 DIN MiDi port onboard, I've always hated that because of the sequencer and how they are setup stock that MiDi channels 1-16 are exclusive to the device internally, annoying. Cheers.
@dvilbooking
@dvilbooking 3 года назад
I was just now curious about this. Is the key bed good to control other synth /modules even though the MIDI implementation isn't great? I wasn't clear on how you meant it.
@nkogliaz
@nkogliaz 3 года назад
@@dvilbooking yes the keybed is great for controlling over equipment and doing soft synth control with, the midi implementation isn't horrible, it's just annoying if you are used to using standard 1-16 channel midi for CC control over other devices, I still stand by it has one of the fastest keybeds on any plastic synth I've ever played, for those that actually play piano scales that is.
@dvilbooking
@dvilbooking 3 года назад
@@nkogliaz Thanks for helping me clear that up. Good info.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
All the Roland groove gear I have lying around here has the same power supply (mine are 9V, btw)
@kierenmoore3236
@kierenmoore3236 2 года назад
Could you play the 505, almost like it was a 305 keyboard, by simply plugging a MIDI keyboard into it?
@grandmasterbeatz
@grandmasterbeatz 3 года назад
Love your channel! Keep up the excellent content!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@LittleRichard1988
@LittleRichard1988 3 года назад
I have an MC-505 stacked on top of my JV-1080 ( the only Roland module I actually bought through personal choice! ). The MC-505 did belong to one of my Uncles but he broke the Quantize dial, because the defect pot control took the value off of it he gave it to my older brother as a Christmas present back in 1999 but in 2007 my brother let me have it as he knew I would have more use for it. The MC-505 sound set actually offers plenty of usable synth sounds, it has decent pads, synth leads and bass sounds as well as a generous portion of traditional instrument sounds. The drums are pretty decent, the TR-909 drums are better than many VSTs as well as the TR-808 and CR-78 drums. The Jazz kit is also decent enough to use in 70s style music ( well maybe back in 2007 ). Overall the MC-505 is a pretty good sound module with plenty of synthesis filters/capabilities. I certainly prefer my MC-505 to the other products like the D2 or the JX-305. Maybe I think so highly of the MC-505 because it was my first "real synthesizer" when I didn't even know what a DAW or VST is. But seriously there's no need for some people to be so vulgar, just say you don't like it and leave it at that.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Planning an episode about comparing as many instruments with the MC505 engine as possible
@AnalogFlava
@AnalogFlava 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz still in the works it seems? 🤔
@barthes6864
@barthes6864 3 года назад
some days ago i saw one of these on marketplace now i know why i don't have to bought it , very nice video I would like to see some Micron Alesis series
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks! The next Micron I run into (for a reasonable price) is mine
@nutritionontape
@nutritionontape 3 года назад
Bad Gear is more than just a funny video series. It's about the journey we're on. We all succumb to Bad Gear at some point in our music-making journey, sometimes due to hyped up marketing claims, sometimes due to a lack of belief in ourselves that keeps in the realm of budget gear... sometimes because it seemed like a good idea at the time. I've been grappling with Bad Gear for about 20 years now. And that's OK :)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
True enlightenment only comes from using Bad Gear ;)
@FreeThink1984
@FreeThink1984 Год назад
Not me I always believed in myself and didn’t spend much time in the bad gear era
@jthorpe4droid
@jthorpe4droid 3 года назад
That was cool, I didn't really it was sample based preset based. Reminds me a little of that first Yamaha djx keyboard the blue one. Quite liked you in the painting that was very cool too, you're video are always fun, a bit educational and but totally entertaining and make me laugh.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@poldidak
@poldidak 3 года назад
Ooh, there's another keyboard I'd like Bad Gear to review, the original Yamaha DJX! As many things as I detest about it, I just can't bring myself to sell it. I actually bought it for my kids when Yamaha was blowing them out, so they wouldn't use my good keyboards. Now my grown-up "kids" love to sit down and do primitive sampling with it and love playing around it! It feels like a party toy. Please consider reviewing this one!
@axs203
@axs203 Год назад
IMO The JX305 is one of the best things Roland has ever done. Bring it back Roly!
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
Groovbox keyboards are tight!
@dfreeman120
@dfreeman120 2 года назад
Had one of these keyboards and loved it
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 2 года назад
Cool!!!
@theoboehm1064
@theoboehm1064 3 года назад
excellent video as always my man
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks!
@grunions9648
@grunions9648 3 года назад
Ooh you are edging ever closer to my absolute jam.... GROOVESTATIONS
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
One in particular?
@grunions9648
@grunions9648 3 года назад
​@@AudioPilz Haha I was talking about the pretty niche I guess Roland SP808EX. I just love that turn of the century all-in-one vibe, before DAWs took over. Not really sure that it's worth a video tbh for a basic monosynth and sampler (although the laser theremin is fun).
@cartermars
@cartermars 3 года назад
Love your vids bro always keep me entertained.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@gameon2000
@gameon2000 Год назад
When everything else fails, you still can hire as a video DJ @ MTV nEwS 🤣 they had the same style of tilting head while presenting.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz Год назад
Lol, true that!
@infesticon
@infesticon 3 года назад
While every one else was still using atari sts and amiga Ben Jorden went hard mode.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
A true warrior!
@thedoublek4816
@thedoublek4816 3 года назад
His video was jaw dropping. He went down the path of pain and the results were actually mind-blowing. Muscle memory is an amazing thing.
@qrdnk
@qrdnk 3 года назад
My JX-305 is still here (waiting to get rammed... since a few months) Waiting for my MC-505 now.... and time, to be honest! ;-)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
"Waiting to get rammed" sounds...dangerous ;)
@Gin-toki
@Gin-toki 3 года назад
Great video. Now it is almost mandatory that you showcase a Roland EG-101 too! :D
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks! I'd need a truck and two bodybuilders to get it over to my place;)
@Gin-toki
@Gin-toki 3 года назад
@@AudioPilz Lol, it's not that heavy again, only around 11kg or so, so not completely unmanageable :P Unless the bodybuilders are to protect it from thieves :D
@briannicholson5747
@briannicholson5747 3 года назад
It makes sense that it's seemingly best doing 90s synth hiphop type stuff, since the Groovebox engines were based on the JV1080. A 1080 was in damn near every west coast hiphop studio for awhile back then.
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Yeah, it's a HipHop beast
@je7647
@je7647 3 года назад
all these vids are bangers, nice tunes too
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thank you!
@pizzagogo6151
@pizzagogo6151 3 года назад
You have to do the sh-01 Gaia next, on specs it should be good- but for some reason it just isn’t :) or if you can did one up how about a JX-1?.....pretty much a plastic lump of a preset machine ( but personally I rather like it’s “cheesy 90s” piano & organ sounds...)
@AudioPilz
@AudioPilz 3 года назад
Thanks for the input!
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