The Worst Drum Machine Korg Ever Made! (Feat. Bad Gear)

After having the privilege of demonstrating so much wonderful gear on my channel, Florian came to me during an out-of-body experience to show me the path to true enlightenment – Bad Gear!

…and boy was it bad!

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[Doctormix]

HAHAHAHAHAH!!!! I WASN'T READY FOR THE MUSIC HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! You're a genius

[ChrisSmout]

"Are you god?" "No just Moby Schwarzenegger"
Both of your videos are a right laugh, thanks for organising the crossover!

[MoonsOfJupiter]

As well as being an outrageously talented multi-instrumentalist, synth-nerd extraordinaire, videographer and songwriter, you also have a very fine eye for comedy! No one likes a show-off, Alex! :-)

[bukkaratsuppa]

There's this Russian joke: a Russian arrives at JFK and goes through customs.
Officer: Occupation?
Russian: No, just visiting. 1:07

[marklholloway]

“I’m gonna flick through the sounds and review them with my face” 😀😕😣😫😯🤮

[DestroyER]

Finally... after all those years of pain and searching, sound designing, trying and repeating... Finally..

.... The perfect CLAP sound.

[PlugInGuruVideo]

This was awesome - having worked as a sound designer with Korg since 1988 and selling this drum machine in a music store, you do realize that the early 80's were a mess with how to sync things up. Also in the past, Korg R&D schedule was 1.5+ years so when this was in development MIDI was the new kid on the block... keep it up dude, you do good things with bad gear. LOL

[Plastic_Ivory]

That clap sounds like a slap to the face!

[cortical]

I bought this drum machine in 1986 when I was 17 years old shortly after they first came out. Paid $20 for it from a cook at the restaurant where I worked. I still have it. Perfect condition. Say what you will. We used what we had in the 80s. If you wait long enough, what sucks eventually becomes vintage and "full of character." Looking forward to watching prices skyrocket on Reverb. I'm still going to keep mine. LOL.

[punk]

Sounds perfect for synthwave/Out Run music.

[leslawrenson]

Am I the only one who thought that drum machine sounded quite good?

[DarkSideofSynth]

First rule of heaven: you lose your jumper. Dress code is t-shirts only.

[WayneInBlood]

That was ridiculous, please do more episodes together! Amazing work!

[rarsn]

Bad Gear is one of my favorite things on Youtube. I love his humor and his desire to give some love to the often-hated gear that is out there. I haven't watched much of your channel but I obviously need to watch more! I love your jam, although it helps that you almost drowned it out with some great analogue synth sounds!

[a_nick_t]

There’s no such thing as a bad drum machine! I love them all! 😎👍🏼 Another great video!

[oblitafier]

How did I miss this bloody awesome collaboration?!

[djkanyon]

OK my dudes it's been 2 years now... where's the song? Did i miss it? Coz the line "every now ant then you cause me heartache" stuck in my head like forever!

[jay_you]

Great video! Thank you both!
I remember this little "Klopfgeist" when one day he was in the music store of my choice. And although at the time (when I was 15) I didn't have a plan for anything, I found the device very bad ... but not quite as bad as its brother, the Korg DDM-220 SuperPercussion.

[bobacks]

Thanks for wearing a T-Shirt I designed ;) Appreciate the help!!!

[Soundtrackspecialist]

Thanks so much. Amazing stuff! And you pushed quite a bit on the production values. I love that ‘Heaven Can Wait’ vibe as well plus that song at the end, 1985 all over again. Note: love Korg and I’m glad you’re covering one of their lesser know models (or is it?). I’ll fire up my X5DR / NS5R combo now. You put me in a Korg mood Alex!