Bad Gear - Roland TR-6S

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    Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland TR-6S. Is this modern drum machine and little sibling of the critically acclaimed TR-8S only a sketch pad for quick ideas or is it up to the job of being the centerpiece of setups both live and in the studio. Well, Roland's Gonna Roland.
    Thanks to Tom of Synth Anatomy for lending me the keyboard version:
    www.synthanatomy.com/
    / @synthanatomy
    Thanks to Cjbeards for creating the Original Soundtrack of the internet:
    Music used: Cjbeards - Fire and Thunder
    Song link: • Cjbeards - Fire and Th...
    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro tune
    01:03 Overview Roland TR6S
    01:39 Sound Generators (ACB, Samples, FM)
    02:33 FM Engines
    02:58 Instruments (LFO, FX)
    03:32 CTRL Knob
    03:41 Kits (FX: Delay, Reverb, Master FX)
    03:57 Sample Import
    04:02 Sequencer, Patterns, Variations, Fills, Random
    04:29 More Sequencer Features (Substeps, Motion Recording)
    05:03 Step Loop, Scatter
    05:13 Limitations (Lack of Chromatic Mode)
    05:33 What else??? (Rear Panel, USB Audio, Thanks)
    05:55 Hate
    06:19 Jam 1 (Techno)
    07:11 Jam 2 (Drum'n'Bass)
    08:13 Finale (Trance)
    08:40 Verdict
    09:41 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout
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  • @AudioPilz
    @AudioPilz  Před rokem +32

    Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel*
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  • @kerbolax
    @kerbolax Před rokem +607

    Bad gear bingo completed! You've covered every piece of gear I own

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +90

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    • @thomaslthomas1506
      @thomaslthomas1506 Před rokem +17

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    • @kerbolax
      @kerbolax Před rokem +25

      I'm happy that you've not _completely_ trashed any of them at least, my dignity and buyers remorse remain mostly unscathed lol

    • @Yuzuki1337
      @Yuzuki1337 Před rokem +16

      I'm _so_ close, I thought this would be an MC-101 episode and that is the last piece left for me

    • @kerbolax
      @kerbolax Před rokem +9

      @@Yuzuki1337 you'll get there soon :D

  • @dink_lesbian154
    @dink_lesbian154 Před rokem +152

    thanks to this channel every time I buy a piece of Roland gear I feel like I pulled some kind of prank on myself

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +24

      That's completely natural;)

    • @__teles__
      @__teles__ Před rokem +6

      Guess the major deal breaking omission in its operation. I love that game.

    • @EnriquePage91
      @EnriquePage91 Před rokem +1

      😂 too real 🥲

    • @ehdyn
      @ehdyn Před rokem +14

      That's the thing. Roland sucks and they make horribly crippled stuff but if you learn it and use it a lot you can do amazing things with it.. and their stuff doesn't really break. Takes a beating the way professional equipment should. Just a very frustrating brand overall. Great build quality, even when it's plastic with horrible limitations that actually help you get stuff done. It's a paradox

    • @eyesintheskies
      @eyesintheskies Před rokem

      Don’t be put off there old stuff is gold. And not just the unobtainable 808 and 303 there’s been a lot of gems between there and these new miniature gubbins. Can thoroughly recommend the mc808 not sure what eBay prices are nowadays but a helluva lot cheaper than the original 808!

  • @alfaedu69
    @alfaedu69 Před 20 dny

    The "foundations" chicken walking all over the wet cement killed me! That was a good one! You've got lots of them. Cheers!
    Edu from NY.

  • @DanChippendaleMusic
    @DanChippendaleMusic Před rokem +46

    You are a machine. You are consistently producing excellent content. I salute you 🫡

  • @TheAlienDog
    @TheAlienDog Před rokem +17

    “Roland gonna Roland”, no truer words were ever spoken lol!!

  • @catmastertrash2447
    @catmastertrash2447 Před rokem +27

    I love this show. It serves to remind me of the dangers and pitfalls that await me should I continue impulse buying.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +6

      Thanks but impulse buys are the BEST!!!

    • @an2qzavok
      @an2qzavok Před rokem +4

      impulse tracker buying

    • @TheHorseValse
      @TheHorseValse Před rokem +1

      @@an2qzavok Haha! You might gonna need DOSBox for that! 😂

  • @MoraFermi
    @MoraFermi Před rokem +95

    What this show has taught me is that no music can exist without TB-3.

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před rokem +5

      The ancient wisdom that 'Everybody Needs a 303' has been passed down through the ages since it was brought to us by the holey Norman Cook in the time before remembering (1996).

    • @patrikknoerr9777
      @patrikknoerr9777 Před rokem

      Untrue. Only the Roland RA50 gives meaning to your existence :)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +3

      Word!

  • @zerstaerker
    @zerstaerker Před rokem +6

    Your way of processing and creating stuff is just great. Thanks for all of that.

  • @ericmontgomery5241
    @ericmontgomery5241 Před rokem +15

    Dude, your music and creativity is FANTASTIC!!!

  • @discobecky9179
    @discobecky9179 Před rokem +5

    that initial "i have no idea what im doing" phase is my favorite part of buying any new box. always seem to make the coolest and most creative (and listenable) stuff before i actually learn how to use the thing

  • @jacobwiersma6146
    @jacobwiersma6146 Před rokem +43

    That trance jam needs to be a full track

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +16

      Thanks!!! There actually is one on my Patreon (shameless plug;)

    • @drindy5166
      @drindy5166 Před rokem

      @@AudioPilz Awesome!!! 🔥👊🧡👍🔥

  • @HenriDeCarvalho
    @HenriDeCarvalho Před rokem +6

    considering the size of it, quite impressive how much is packed into it. Roland engineers did an impressive job

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      Big kudos to the people behind the tech!!!

  • @Gainn
    @Gainn Před rokem +14

    Looking forward to the (inevitable) SH-4D episode.

    • @MrMarcLaflamme
      @MrMarcLaflamme Před rokem +1

      I was expecting a 0-day to drop for it! That would have been priceless.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +10

      Let's see if I can get hold of one of these;)

    • @roland4507
      @roland4507 Před rokem +2

      Looks like I am not the only one who watched a ton of reviews for the SH-4D and had the same thought. That this thing is a job for our favorite critic. 🤣

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Před rokem

      @@roland4507 I really like it

    • @MrMarcLaflamme
      @MrMarcLaflamme Před rokem +1

      @@roland4507 see even Roland wants to see it here! 😂

  • @Fritzendugan
    @Fritzendugan Před rokem +3

    these videos are so good! I think this might be the best yet. Love the little bits of music you make with these but I would love to hear like an hour's worth lol especially with the visuals

  • @songhetang2961
    @songhetang2961 Před rokem +8

    Track 2, absolutely phenomenal sounding bass line!……………from the Volca! Much love and appreciation!

  • @jdh3349
    @jdh3349 Před rokem +2

    I've been meaning to comment for some time. I really appreciate the unique, consistent, and entertaining way you demonstrate the sounds and features of the gear you look at. Really refreshing given the sameness of a lot of other channels. Shows a dedication to originality which I appreciate. And the music you write for each episode is fantastic - very musical, deep and sophisticated but unpretentious. Also, your meme game is 10/10 lit. Keep it up!!

  • @fargoththemoonsugarmaniac

    Dude you're doing this all by yourself right?
    HOW in the world are you able to do this much output every few days? In this quality? Like hooooow? Great video production and memes, exceptional jams, exceptional gear knowledge and all the forum posts you put in there...
    Das ist doch Wahnsinn!!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +26

      Vielen Dank!!! I have a pretty rigid workflow regime...

    • @fargoththemoonsugarmaniac
      @fargoththemoonsugarmaniac Před rokem +3

      @@AudioPilz machst du das ganze hauptberuflich mit Patreon und evtl Streams?
      Find ich schon wirklich sick. Das nimmt doch soo viel Zeit in Anspruch.
      Kann nur sagen, dass du die unterhaltsamsten und am besten produziertesten Videos zu Synthies hier auf YT machst, die ich kenne :)
      Props!

    • @TheJanda777
      @TheJanda777 Před rokem +4

      @@AudioPilz I love to say aloud what you are going to say as the intro plays! Don't change it, it's too catchy!

    • @cooptrol
      @cooptrol Před rokem

      @@TheJanda777 haha i do the same

    • @AnalogDude_
      @AnalogDude_ Před rokem

      @@AudioPilz Dict*tor
      : )

  • @Individual_two
    @Individual_two Před rokem +4

    I knew the TR-6S was coming to your great show and now here it is. I actually own one and generally like it. The biggest advantages for me are the wide variety of kits, patterns and samples stuffed into this little box that I can throw in my backpack for gigging. It sounds pretty good, too. However, it is a PITA to menu dive in deep and conjure up everything that it can do. This is made especially complicated with that tiny, '90s-vintage LED screen. The front panel labeling (grey letters over black plastic) barely hint at very important SHIFT functions. I had to work out these as memory items and use muscle memory to reliably access these functions. In an ideal world for me the TR-8S would be my next drum machine, but in the meantime I labor on with the compromise of my little TR-6S. Again, Great video!

  • @thegazwaz640
    @thegazwaz640 Před rokem +1

    Been watching you for a long while now and absolutely love your channel. Please keep up the good work. Cheers. Gaz. UK

  • @B0K1T0
    @B0K1T0 Před rokem +2

    That's it, I subscribed :D Love the insanity, original take and your jams with all the "bad" gear!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      Thank you so much!!! Stick around!

  • @middaymeds
    @middaymeds Před rokem +5

    I just *know* you're already salivating at that new Roland synth they announced yesterday. It's amazing that they finally created a good modern groovebox in the MC-707 and they immediately went back to 2000's SH-32 tier throwaway cheese. I still love them though.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +2

      I'd love me some 2000s throwaway cheese;)

    • @sawtooth808
      @sawtooth808 Před rokem +1

      Ah, the Sh 4d, that looks good, and weird (in the good way)

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před rokem

      @@sawtooth808 It looks like a very powerful sound module. That i would be better off using a laptop instead of. It doesn't seem to bring much character to the table, or much in the way of UI

  • @SmallWorldBigThings
    @SmallWorldBigThings Před rokem +3

    ALMOST! When I squint my eyes it almost looks like 101! WOW! Impressive progress in a good direction ;) Great video! Thanks!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      True that!!! Thanks for watching!

    • @SmallWorldBigThings
      @SmallWorldBigThings Před rokem

      @@AudioPilz As always I did it with great pleasure. Clips at the end of the video are absolutely stunning!

  • @Tofu_tv
    @Tofu_tv Před rokem +1

    I really like your format and how you mixdown a new track using the gear every show. Cool stuff man

  • @SCUDDERS36
    @SCUDDERS36 Před rokem +3

    You have literally done more in the last 9 mins of that video, than I've done in the year I've owned that tool ..keep up the great work 👍

  • @TristanRudatVideo
    @TristanRudatVideo Před rokem +4

    Dude, you really are on the bleeding edge. I love your videos, the reviews are ace but my fav is your montage jams. Choice!!! Cheers

  • @RaquelFoster
    @RaquelFoster Před 4 měsíci +1

    It's funny how the knobs on the 606 and faders on the 707 are noticeably smaller than the knobs/faders on the TR-6S, but people only complain about the TR-6S. I guess compared to the TR-8S they're cramped, but the TR-8S has the form factor of a shitty mixer, and who wants that? I kinda do but I kinda don't!
    I just love that I can get the 808 and CR-78 ACB sounds in a little box that doesn't have a Micro-B power connector. And I love that the TR-6S is on Roland's secret list of legitimate studio gear which actually gets supported with a working app and gets significant updates years after release. Because it's running the same OS as their flagship drum machine. My big complaint with the TR-6S is that - like most of Roland's USB-powered devices - it needs to be on an isolated power supply or it has a hum, which means there are all kinds of shenanigans involved with actually trying to use USB MIDI. Maybe I can mod mine and install a DC jack just wired into the battery terminals or something.
    It's funny how the TB-3 is the opposite. It uses USB power, and it also has a barrel jack, but it doesn't have class-compliant USB.

  • @RCAvhstape
    @RCAvhstape Před rokem +3

    I love that the Techno Viking showed up in this vid. One of the oldest and most beloved internet phenomena.

  • @nazliuz
    @nazliuz Před rokem +3

    im waiting this show and now is midnight here in South East Asia🤣 this become ritual every week

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      LOVE SEA!!! Went to university in BKK!!!

  • @AgonalRhythm
    @AgonalRhythm Před rokem +25

    I really liked my TR-6s before I sold it to continue the never-ending gear merry-go-round.
    It was particularly great for super quickly generating ideas by randomly scrolling through preset sounds to existing patterns

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +8

      That's what I did for a week;)

    • @DanChippendaleMusic
      @DanChippendaleMusic Před rokem

      "the never-ending gear merry-go-round". That is perfect. Total sums it up. Although I fell off the merry-go-round approximately 30 days ago (I still have 60 days of the Logic Pro X trial left) and I've not looked back 🤫

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před rokem

      Also one of the talents of Model:Samples, and Maschine

  • @keso.mp3
    @keso.mp3 Před rokem +1

    Awesome video, as always!

  • @powermix24
    @powermix24 Před rokem +2

    I have the TR-8S and the MC-707 and they are excellent machines! Great videos as always

  • @rorz999
    @rorz999 Před rokem +7

    I had a TR-6S, I liked it! I think it was marketed very badly by Roland, but for a box not much bigger than a Volca you get all the classic Roland sounds via ACB, and more besides. Although the 2-line display sucks, the workflow choices are very clever, it's a well designed piece of kit.
    Ultimately I sold it to buy a TR-8S for more hands on control and direct access to certain parameters

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +2

      Yeah, the TR-8S is a different beast!

  • @distantcomets
    @distantcomets Před rokem +4

    I have and really love the TR6s big brother the TR8s. This point you make on chromatic note entry is *spot on*. It's a criminal amount of purposeful limitation that stops the TR8s from being one of the greatest all around machines Roland's ever made. That said, I workaround this problem with an RK002 cable with the TR8s note program installed and an Arturia Keystep to melodic note entry. It works but it feels so clunky! Come on ROLAND! Give us the last piece of the puzzle!

  • @slipknotboy555
    @slipknotboy555 Před rokem +1

    Great as always!

  • @SirRigbyBaconKaiser
    @SirRigbyBaconKaiser Před rokem +9

    We're at this point in time where I'm certain you've already done an episode on this before.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +3

      No, that one had slipped my attention;)

  • @kaarefestvog6540
    @kaarefestvog6540 Před rokem +19

    Has the MV-1 been done yet? The sheer mass of Roland black and green boxes on this show has my brain in knots.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +13

      That one really belongs on Bad Gear!!! Thanks for the suggestion!!!

    • @kendallcurtis7863
      @kendallcurtis7863 Před rokem +2

      ​@@AudioPilz I am extremely eager to hear what you have to say about it. I have it as a total nyub and I am eager to see what an aficionado's eyes can inform me that I am missing the most so I can consider add ons that complement it best, speed me up, and save frustration. The audio and loop 12 minute mono (total) limitation is not great but live-with-able and the sampling process is ROUGH, but it DOES SO MUCH jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none-ing, that paired with Zenbeats for effects control (especially if they add vocal tracks aka sampling) it is hard to see how it is not a slightly less convenient/immediate version of many other pieces of gear combined. Especially if your mini keys has CC knobs and sliders. So I want to know what isn't just inconvenient but TRULY missing for synth-pragmatists (Rompler will do) who HATE daw complexity but still want the power of a daw. Like a Baby's First (and only) Daw.

    • @kendallcurtis7863
      @kendallcurtis7863 Před rokem +1

      @@AudioPilz And besides. Nearly EVERYONE hates it except for 5 regulars on the MV-1 thread. I saw a poll on Reddit between MV-1 and SP404 MK2 and you'd have though the MV-1 was dysentery.

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před rokem

      @@kendallcurtis7863 Try an MPC One, or Ableton Push, or Maschine of any flavour. All of them cost less than that thing and do FAR more

    • @kendallcurtis7863
      @kendallcurtis7863 Před rokem +2

      @@mycosys Maschine is 600. MPC One is 660. Push 2 is 800. I bought MV-1 for 425. So it is great deal if it does what I need enough. Vocal effects were my main target and though Maschine and MPC One have vocal processing but the parameters are FAR more limiting almost definitely resulting in some degree of robotic vocals no matter how talented the singer. For parameters MPC One has key/scale, sensitivity, and range. Maschine has key/scale, note limit and correction speed. MV-1 has formant (One's range), stability (One's sensitivity), speed (Mashine's speed), type (this is smoothness outside of speed - neither have this), a straight shift control, and the biggest one is the ability to set to a specific key versus chromatic (that's huge). Also the harmonizer is SO customizable that you make it a second form of correction if you turn it mild enough. Again, this is all live effects. Not post. More brutish autotunes like One and Maschine are for people who can't sing AT ALL and need a lot of correction. More nuanced correction like on the MV-1 is for a real vocalist who only needs slight correction only. You need parameters for that to turn things to where it isn't hardly doing anything at all. MV-1 is the only autotune hardware that I found (that isn't a fortune) that can do that.
      All the hubs you mentioned are WAY more feature rich than the MV-1 but they don't have the main feature I need and simplicity. Push controls a daw (not simple). Maschine and One are basically daws in a box but complex ones. MV-1 is more like a hardware daw. A super simple one but it is. It holds your hand (as long as sampling isn't a big thing for you) and gets it simply done. Everything I truly need and nothing I truly don't.
      WITH THAT SAID, I would like to know good compliments for certain features that I am not realizing are slowing me down. Mr. Pilz might do that. I already know I didn't make a mistake with the MV-1 in making it my centerpiece. But I would like to see someone with knowledge complain about certain features and point out how it should be instead, so I can see exactly where I am encumbered-unaware.

  • @maceobot
    @maceobot Před rokem +1

    Super extra bonus points for the Brubeck meme. Excellent as always!

  • @old_romans
    @old_romans Před rokem +1

    Bleep and bloops and no Spaceballs reference....You really are sick.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      Space Balls reference coming in a little later;)

  • @droussel7359
    @droussel7359 Před rokem +20

    I have no idea how you can manage to learn a new device, produce a high quality video, and tracks, e.ve.ry week without burning out!

    • @thomaslthomas1506
      @thomaslthomas1506 Před rokem

      Perfect!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +12

      I like espresso;)

    • @char252
      @char252 Před rokem +3

      I know right. Like I’m burning out just by watching these

    • @roryjineffect
      @roryjineffect Před rokem

      ​@@AudioPilz now we all know what to get you for Christmas

  • @e-conrecords4665
    @e-conrecords4665 Před rokem +3

    I wanted a DX200 so much back in the day, I still dream about it occasionally. It certainly has its bugs & quirks but it doesn’t make me want one any less. In other news….
    I believe Roland just released a new Bad Gear product this week. Looking forward to this future show!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +2

      Yeah, the new Roland is definitely worth a look!

  • @soilentmichi
    @soilentmichi Před rokem +1

    wie immer informativ, unterhaltsam und kurzweilig...superdanke

  • @v5k359
    @v5k359 Před rokem +2

    Many thanks for the dnb part!

  • @7an7ara
    @7an7ara Před rokem +3

    the new Roland SH 4D has a D-Beam, they brought it back! though i think they call it 'D-Motion' now.

  • @Cyberbat
    @Cyberbat Před rokem +12

    Brilliant episode as usual. I was torn between getting this and the MC-101. Went for the 101 and love it (would love to get a video on it too!) but the TR-6S is till on my list for the future. As a complete beginner/n00b these Roland boxes are actually great - limiting your options isn't always a bad thing when you're still learning the basics!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      Thank you!!!

    • @rorz999
      @rorz999 Před rokem +1

      You definitely get more bang for your buck with the MC-101, the TR-6S is a lot of fun though and the drum machine sounds are better (ACB rather than samples). Although, the MC-101 has CR-78 kits, which is awesome!

    • @sawtooth808
      @sawtooth808 Před rokem +2

      Pair the mc 101 &/or the tr 6s with the new Roland synth just revealed yesterday, and a person would have a decent Roland set up

    • @mastercylinder1939
      @mastercylinder1939 Před rokem

      @@sawtooth808 go wash your mouth out with soap. It’s only a matter of time before the SH-4d makes its appearance on Bad Gear. Stick with pre-2000 Roland gear, and you may do ok, anything after that, and it’s probably going to appear here.

    • @steevsnaps
      @steevsnaps Před rokem +3

      @@mastercylinder1939 bad gear =/= bad. sometimes it's the user

  • @gijs106
    @gijs106 Před rokem +1

    Please get the Octatrack on the show, I fucking hate it but can't do without because I love it so much. You get me?

  • @chedhead3278
    @chedhead3278 Před rokem

    Cheers Florian. Great timing for this to appear. :)

  • @gabrieldelamora3701
    @gabrieldelamora3701 Před rokem +3

    I'm still waiting for the day the TR8s makes it to the show!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +2

      Let's see if I can find an excuse for that;)

  • @calvobianco
    @calvobianco Před rokem +4

    Roland's gonna Roland indeed. I had a MC-101 and of course it wasn't enough for my needs so I got an MC-707. But the MC-707, while have a lot more features than the MC-101, also misses a few the MC-101 has (e.g. 3 knobs per track vs 4 vs being able to manipulate all tracks at the same time vs 1). And the 101 was upgraded to allow full access to ZenCore, and it's portable. So now I'm looking at the MC-101 again while my wife is looking for divorce. :P (j/k about that last bit, she's amazing :D)

  • @_ElektroSchmutz_
    @_ElektroSchmutz_ Před rokem +1

    So glad my suggestion 1 year ago finally happened! And it’s not disappointed on the Roland scale

  • @macdaddybender
    @macdaddybender Před rokem +2

    Haha. I appreciated the "burn" of the Roland TR-8 towards the end. As a TR-8 owner who is quite likely to upgrade to the TR-8S it made me smile 😃

    • @htechdance
      @htechdance Před rokem +1

      Do it! I did and couldn't be more happy!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      Tr-8 is going to be a hood classic;)

  • @batican8367
    @batican8367 Před rokem +9

    Nice review. It’s a lot more powerful than I thought. I’d still rather have something by Elektron though.

  • @charlesden-baars6114
    @charlesden-baars6114 Před rokem +4

    I don't think it's bad at all, just a bit small and limited! I have my SD card filled with tons of rare vintage analog machines, not just Roland ones! It is my extended sample library machine of my favorites! Works like a charm with my keystep, and various synth modules. Very easy to make great EBM and Minimal jams! Nice that you can tune and filter the drum sounds! Keeping my TR-6S, much better than the thin sounding Volca Beat, which i soon sold!

  • @christopheronald
    @christopheronald Před rokem +1

    i filled mine with shortround from indian jones samples and it is now cursed. NO TIME FOR LOVE!

  • @richcolour
    @richcolour Před rokem +2

    Sent my one back to Amazon after 6 hours

  • @EVILJAMARR
    @EVILJAMARR Před rokem +4

    I can’t wait for you to get the new SH04 or whatever that new groove box is called. It’s screams bad gear 😂❤

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +3

      Still not on Roland's early access list;)

    • @vvveenn
      @vvveenn Před rokem +1

      It’s a crime that Roland haven’t sent you an SH04 but I guess you can’t review it until the bad reviews pile up 😄

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 Před rokem

      @@AudioPilz It's a mystery as to why.

  • @arthurbiniss5432
    @arthurbiniss5432 Před rokem +6

    Kirk was gonna deliver this to Sybok until he realized "What does god need with a drum machine?"

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      I thought the exact same thing😂😂😂

  • @Nahwan8
    @Nahwan8 Před rokem +1

    First the Intro 😍
    and the videoooo! 🫠🤪🤩
    Thank you for your excellency🤖✅

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      Thank you so much for watching!!!

  • @markorichardson5009
    @markorichardson5009 Před rokem +1

    never clicked on anything so quickly! sitting here making a beat with my 6s, so happy it got the Bad Gear treatment, it really is a fantastic little machine 😀😀😀😀😀

  • @JakeSweeper
    @JakeSweeper Před rokem +4

    *Traded for a TR-6S a few weeks ago*
    Me: "Of, course."

  • @a.d.5649
    @a.d.5649 Před rokem +3

    I can’t pause fast enough to read all the memes dammit! 🤣🤣

  • @phelper4554
    @phelper4554 Před rokem +1

    Jam 1 was just good ❤ and jam 3 also very nice ❤ great episode as always 🥰

  • @blutaq
    @blutaq Před rokem +2

    Well I never, finally. You’ve taken my bad gear cherry! The first bit of gear I own to be featured. Buy this second hand for 200 and it makes perfect sense…. Oh and fill it with samples /kits -
    cr78- kr55 - DMX- Lm1…. Etc etc. It’s first and foremost a sampling drum machine. Use it as such.

  • @alexwestconsulting
    @alexwestconsulting Před rokem +7

    The 6S is awesome, super good value for the money (if you get it cheap, and it's easy to pick this one up for cheap) and the ACB drums are fantastic. Only missing feature that drives me crazy is no sidechain, though no multi-outs will bother others (but then, no multi-out gives no external sidechain workarounds). The faders alone add an absolute ton of live-play options.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      The faders are awesome!!!

    • @coltonmuri3672
      @coltonmuri3672 Před rokem +1

      No sidechain? I have a TR-8S and there's a few different sidechain types to choose from, can be applied to any instrument. Just needs a bit of menu diving. But I already forget which menu it's in!

    • @alexwestconsulting
      @alexwestconsulting Před rokem

      @@coltonmuri3672 TR-8S can sidechain on the external input but not internally. TR-6S has no audio inputs and so can't sidechain.

    • @alexsicko
      @alexsicko Před rokem

      @@alexwestconsulting maybe its a thing they forgot to delete from the stripped-down tr-8s firmware. or maybe they will fix this in upcoming firmware by adding in menu the instruments to be sidechained.

    • @alexwestconsulting
      @alexwestconsulting Před rokem

      @@alexsicko I hope they add it but I’m not holding my breath. If Roland actually came through on this, I would recommend the tr6s to no end. As it is, I end up using the novation circuit rhythm the most because of its sidechaining. I mean, when I’m dawless and not using the akai. Without sidechain, it’s just not something I can use live, or even jamming really. When I do use it, I have to not use bass drum on it so I can sidechain the rest of the tracks to an external bass drum.

  • @b0bhumperdinck795
    @b0bhumperdinck795 Před rokem +4

    This is quite frankly one of the best drum machines out there awesome piece of equipment

  • @hummingrhizomes
    @hummingrhizomes Před rokem +1

    Agree, but the form factor of the 6s and the editor makes it a real winner. Loved the video:)

  • @halfwaythere333
    @halfwaythere333 Před 15 dny +1

    This thing absolutely inhales batteries

  • @ZILtoid1991
    @ZILtoid1991 Před rokem +5

    Every synth needs a D-Beam!

  • @pshealy69
    @pshealy69 Před rokem +3

    I feel like the MC-101 is only a few episodes away now. (I love mine, and it’s strangely a sense of validation when some of your gear makes it onto BG)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +2

      Let's see if it's ticking all the boxes;)

  • @johnwellingtonwells7639
    @johnwellingtonwells7639 Před rokem +1

    As a TR6s user I agree with everything you say in your review, bang on as ever.

  • @neilmacmusic
    @neilmacmusic Před rokem +1

    i love all your videos! I especially love your music which shows me every time that with creative genius and skill like you have it is possible to pull something great out of any of the gear you review! thank you for the continued inspiration and entertainment🤗
    ps fantastic video montages too👍🫠

  • @jdrukman
    @jdrukman Před rokem +2

    your timing is impeccable as always. we have a tr-8s around the studio that i've never looked at, but i plugged it in yesterday and found it kind of frustrating in a lot ways similar to the 6s. the tr editor software on a mac/pc helps a bit. made me appreciate my korg electribe sampler all the more (you should do a BG on that one!)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      Thanks!!! I had ordered a ET Sampler but I fell victim to a scam 😥😥😥

    • @jdrukman
      @jdrukman Před rokem

      @@AudioPilz oh man that's awful. hope you got your money back at least.

  • @sauce_aux
    @sauce_aux Před rokem +9

    I almost went for the 6S, but like you stated; the 8s had a better value, it seemed

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +4

      I'd totally prefer the one with the actual UI;)

    • @eightcoins4401
      @eightcoins4401 Před rokem +1

      I went for the 6S since I couldnt afford the 8s. And honestly if I could the 8s is way too fucking big. I like the 606 size of the 6s.

    • @sauce_aux
      @sauce_aux Před rokem

      @@eightcoins4401 makes total sense if you’re working with limited space.

    • @GuidoGautsch
      @GuidoGautsch Před rokem

      ​@@eightcoins4401 same here...plus battery AND USB power make this just so damn portable. I've taken it on OS trips and had a great time with it

    • @eightcoins4401
      @eightcoins4401 Před rokem

      @@GuidoGautsch Battieres also imo made it more fun. Have programmed some shit on it in bed before cuz why not.

  • @KiR_3d
    @KiR_3d Před rokem +6

    The AI Art morphing animation is great! Make more of these, plz! Gives a good vibe :)

  • @autecheee
    @autecheee Před rokem +2

    2:57…..why ‘I’m never gonna give you up!’
    Me to my precious DX200

  • @mozkuthehermit5909
    @mozkuthehermit5909 Před rokem +2

    1 min release time
    Lets look what spicy memes and banger Audiopilz has store for us

  • @BenColemanUK
    @BenColemanUK Před rokem +3

    ohhhhh come on! The TR6-S is as about as much drum machine goodness as it's possible to get for £300, I think it punches above it's weight and never fails to sound good in a mix. I bought one unsure if I'd keep it, and the wee thing has remained in my setup ever since

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      Sound is not the issue here;)

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před rokem

      ..... Model:Samples.

  • @davidpinto1195
    @davidpinto1195 Před rokem +4

    I suffred the mandela effect with this one|! I thought it had the bad gear treatment already lol

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +3

      They all look so similar by now;)

  • @ryanminnie6112
    @ryanminnie6112 Před rokem +1

    I actually just got the TR 6S. Honestly I like it alot. One thing I never see mentioned on any of the videos about it is the standalone software that allows you edit all the parameters without so much menu diving. Is it the BEST software? No it is not. But it works. It is convenient. And for those who like to have the full step sequencer for all 6 tracks in front of them while they program it is quite nice. With that said though, I am an amateur enthusiast with a modest set up, so this works for ME and I still find most, if not all of the points, in this video valid and informative. A great watch for someone who isn't quite sure what they could be getting into.

  • @miklosmesterhazy2639
    @miklosmesterhazy2639 Před rokem +2

    Mindblowing amount of work and quality again in this video. That DnB track was a very nice surprise, and sounds like a beast growling. Very nicely done!
    By the way, have you done any Native Instruments gear review?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      Thank you!!! NI is probably too much for one episode;)

  • @sarc143
    @sarc143 Před rokem +3

    When audiopilz said its audiopilzing time and totally rolanded all over those synth nerds.. that was crazy....

  • @heavysystemsinc.
    @heavysystemsinc. Před rokem +3

    I guess we'll see MC101 soon...lol I personally enjoy the MC101 quite a lot except that making a 'song' in it is just as frustrating as using it live and it wasn't even designed to do songs, it was added way later in a function called "Scene Chain". Also the 101's pads REALLY suck. I'm constantly getting failed triggers because you have to hit the pads dead center. I'll be hammering out a bassline while recording and stop and restart cause one of the pads just decided my aim isn't perfect enough and punished me with silence.
    That said, it's probably the most powerful little battery powered mini workstation you can buy (at least in dedicated hardware form...obviously you can get a handheld computer and run a full DAW if you wanted)...The TR6S would be fun as a 'how far can we push this without multitracking' machine, but I've already got a 101 for that...at least I can play chords on it. :P

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      That one is definitely moving up my list!

    • @heavysystemsinc.
      @heavysystemsinc. Před rokem

      @@artisans8521 There's also Korg Gadget for Switch. Tons of 'use this other thing as music gear' options these days, but dedicated is rare and my opinion still stands. I think the only thing that might compare is Deluge.

  • @alvaroapablaza5471
    @alvaroapablaza5471 Před rokem +1

    my drum machine journey: tr-08 boutique, tr-09 boutique, tr-6s then tr-8s. Then I found a Korg Er-1 like yours and realized it was way ahead of its time. Now i sync tr-8s with er-1 for the ultimate experience. Great jams. again. You are good at this you should do it for a living

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      Thanks! Nice setup!

    • @alvaroapablaza5471
      @alvaroapablaza5471 Před rokem

      @@AudioPilz i have since sold/traded all the boutique drum machines and tr-6s as they were collecting dust, my jx-03 was traded too. living in So Cal gives you the opportunity to have endless trading power. about to go pick up a yamaha dx200, which you owe us an episode btw. have a great one!

  • @Syntox
    @Syntox Před rokem +1

    The timing of this particular episode could NOT be more perfect

  • @kaikiefer8303
    @kaikiefer8303 Před rokem +3

    cool - again a "bad" gear that i can sell now for more ;) - D-Beam or now D-Motion ... waiting for a Modal Cobalt review ... than i can sell that as well and get a the new Roland SH4d which will than be on your show in 6-12month ;) But that said well done and cool jams (evil?)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      Thank you!!!

    • @TheSciHi
      @TheSciHi Před rokem +1

      Oi, hands off Modal Cobalt, it doesn't belong here!

    • @kaikiefer8303
      @kaikiefer8303 Před rokem

      @@TheSciHi Sure it does 😁. Ticking all the boxes. More Shortcuts than knobs, Tiny but useful Display, Filter knob with no heft, Midi CC Assignment for less inititate ones, Sound is thin like a (insert a cool meme with Thin toilet paper) ... Come-on totally bad gear treatment worthy.

    • @TheSciHi
      @TheSciHi Před rokem

      @@kaikiefer8303 Sure it doesn't. For a such feature packed synth that also has enormous mod matrix, shortcuts are necessary, unless you want something Prophet-worthy, with adequate price tag. To add insult to injury all top reviewers from Nick Batt to Benn Jordan are praising it's sound, especially in bottom end area, which is suprisingly massive for a VA synth. Yes, it's got some quirks (which many od had been adressed in 2.0 firmware upgrade) and one could (meanly) joke about Cobalt being no more than VST in a box. But capabilities- and sound design- wisely? Please.

    • @kaikiefer8303
      @kaikiefer8303 Před rokem

      @@TheSciHi 😁 no mercy ! It has to happen. Florian 📢
      -
      ok let me try it differently, my 8m(V2) here in my setup - gets always puts up a fight. When his neighbors( blofeld, TR6S, JdXi) bragging about their Bad Gear Experiences. 😊

  • @roland4507
    @roland4507 Před rokem +3

    When I saw "Roland" I expected the to see the new SH-4D. But that would be a little too soon I guess. 🤣 Next year then.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +2

      Still didn't make it onto Roland's shortlist;)

  • @Freddy-Da-Freeloadah
    @Freddy-Da-Freeloadah Před rokem +1

    @3:44 THE CHEES WHEEL DRUM KIT!!! I remember that video... IMHO

  • @mycosys
    @mycosys Před rokem

    Great 6s! Very Nice.
    (Honestly kind of astonished you didnt have a Borat meme XD)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      Thanks!!! I try to use that one only every other episode;)

  • @dillweed8591
    @dillweed8591 Před rokem +3

    This episode's finale genre really expanded my vocabulary.

  • @MrJonBertsch
    @MrJonBertsch Před rokem +3

    Star Trek V is low key the best of the original films

  • @CesarPantoja0
    @CesarPantoja0 Před rokem +1

    Excellent as always! Suggestion for an episode: Oberheim OB12

  • @desktorp
    @desktorp Před rokem +1

    2:28 LAFORGE: "If we expose the Borg to FM synthesis, it should cause a cascade failure of the hivemind."
    PICARD: "But humans have been exposed to FM synthesis for centuries and it didn't cause genocide."
    DATA: "Captain, I feel I should inform you that there has never been a single human who understands FM synthesis."

  • @wendigo2442
    @wendigo2442 Před rokem +3

    Look up dy reck wha had happened was, if you do a video in that format copying his exact vocal affectations I'll hop on the Patreon even though im homeless

    • @huntergalloway3944
      @huntergalloway3944 Před rokem

      That would be hilarious. DyReck is the dude!
      Florian is great too!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem

      LOVE DyReck's channel!!! Big fan here!

    • @wendigo2442
      @wendigo2442 Před rokem

      @@AudioPilz A K A NATIVE SHADES

  • @InFamousProductions
    @InFamousProductions Před rokem +2

    I have a Tr-8s and love that thing. I always end up using it on some tracks. it cuts through the mix and goes well with other drum machines. I had loaded some classic break samples in it, and it was insane. I don't know how much they cut out on this 6S, but from your vid, it seems like a lot. there are a lot of things I with the 8S did, but , it is still extremely capable.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      It's basically the same, just smaller...

  • @jamestillman5247
    @jamestillman5247 Před rokem +2

    The hits keep on Roland in.
    If I had a show it would be called "Bad Puns"

  • @yeahright73
    @yeahright73 Před rokem +1

    AudioPilz: Makes video focusing on Roland thing, with a Volca Keys once again lurking to the side delivering a sick detuned bass, making me want it more than said Roland thing.

  • @MartinKatscan
    @MartinKatscan Před rokem +2

    I genuinely got a 'Roland Lifestyle' email notification while watching this video on my phone. *No I never asked for it. They just started spamming me (ironically) after I registered my TR8s.

  • @lukass_btz2341
    @lukass_btz2341 Před 7 měsíci

    Hahah ich Liebe deine Videos und deinen Humor so sehr...

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Vielen herzlichen Dank!!!

  • @danielscott7985
    @danielscott7985 Před rokem +2

    Roland never lets this show down lol thanks for another classic

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Před rokem +1

      ❤️❤️❤️Roland❤️❤️❤️

  • @anniesthesia
    @anniesthesia Před rokem +1

    "A tasteful hint of Aira green" sounds like an oxymoron like "jumbo shrimp"