Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. It is safe to assume that frequent viewers of this channel are no strangers to spending money on primordial technology reminding us of simpler times.
Today, however, we are going to talk about Native Instruments Absynth. If this iconic plugin from the year 2000 was a hardware instrument it would be a prime candidate for such a purchase but given the fact that I have acquired it decades ago, after years of pseudo abandonment, a temporary discontinuation from a manufacturer with an uncertain future and what is allegedly THE worst update in software history - I’m not paying for that!!!
Bad Gear - I'm NOT PAYING for THIS!!! ,
Bad Gear ,
I'm NOT PAYING for THIS!!! ,
Absynth ,
Absynth 6 ,
Absynth 5 ,
Native Instruments Absynth ,
Native Instruments Absynth 6 ,
Native Instruments Absynth 5 ,
NI Absynth ,
VST Plugin ,
NI Komplete ,
Worst Update ,
Absynth Update ,
Best Synth for Ambient ,
Best Synth for Sound Design ,
Best Synth for Film ,
Ambient Synth ,
Dance Music ,
Music Producer Memes ,
Music Production Memes ,
Synth Memes ,
Electronic Music Production ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:01 Overview NI Absynth
01:56 Structure
02:21 Sound Design Tools
02:58 Draw Waveforms
03:11 LFOs and MANY MANY ENVELOPES
04:02 FX Section
04:23 Tunings, Surround, Midi,...
04:37 The Update to Absynth 6
05:08 H*te Screen
05:34 Jam 1 ( Boss Music )
06:29 Jam 2 ( Techno )
07:35 Finale ( 90s Downtempo )
08:06 VERDICT
Become a Patron and listen to music from the show, access additional content, download Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness
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instagram.com/audio.pilz
These links support the channel regardless of what your Bad Gear G.A.S. commands you to buy (at no additional cost for you):
EU: thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=3105
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-261103-9759
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. It is safe to assume that frequent viewers of this channel are no strangers to spending money on primordial technology reminding us of simpler times.
Today, however, we are going to talk about Native Instruments Absynth. If this iconic plugin from the year 2000 was a hardware instrument it would be a prime candidate for such a purchase but given the fact that I have acquired it decades ago, after years of pseudo abandonment, a temporary discontinuation from a manufacturer with an uncertain future and what is allegedly THE worst update in software history - I’m not paying for that!!!
Bad Gear - I'm NOT PAYING for THIS!!! ,
Bad Gear ,
I'm NOT PAYING for THIS!!! ,
Absynth ,
Absynth 6 ,
Absynth 5 ,
Native Instruments Absynth ,
Native Instruments Absynth 6 ,
Native Instruments Absynth 5 ,
NI Absynth ,
VST Plugin ,
NI Komplete ,
Worst Update ,
Absynth Update ,
Best Synth for Ambient ,
Best Synth for Sound Design ,
Best Synth for Film ,
Ambient Synth ,
Dance Music ,
Music Producer Memes ,
Music Production Memes ,
Synth Memes ,
Electronic Music Production ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:01 Overview NI Absynth
01:56 Structure
02:21 Sound Design Tools
02:58 Draw Waveforms
03:11 LFOs and MANY MANY ENVELOPES
04:02 FX Section
04:23 Tunings, Surround, Midi,...
04:37 The Update to Absynth 6
05:08 H*te Screen
05:34 Jam 1 ( Boss Music )
06:29 Jam 2 ( Techno )
07:35 Finale ( 90s Downtempo )
08:06 VERDICT
