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Bad Gear - K 4 ,
Kawai K4 ,
Kawai K-4 ,
Kawai K4r ,
Kawai K1 ,
Kawai K3 ,
Kawai Synth ,
Kawai Synthesizer ,
80s Synthesizer ,
80s Synth ,
ROMpler ,
Best Synth for Synthwave ,
Best Synth for 80s Music ,
The 80s were nerdy ,
Synthwave ,
80s Keyboard ,
Roland D50 ,
Vintage Synthesizer ,
Vintage Synth ,
Music Production ,
Music Producer ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. The 80s are oftentimes associated with Hollywood-worthy heroism, impeccable style and epic synth music that aged great - as long as it was played on instruments designed in the 70s.
Today, however, we are going to talk about K4. This digital synth , Kawai’s answer to Roland’s answer to Yamaha’s DX7 and more upscale successor to the K1 demonstrates impressively that the 80s were - first and foremost - VERY, VERY nerdy.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:54 Overview Kawai K4 Synth
01:49 Oscillators, Waves
02:36 Drum Kit
02:47 Synth Architecture, Pitch Envelope, Ring Mod
03:14 Filter Section, Envs, LFOs
03:41 FX Section
03:54 Differences Keyboard vs. Rack Version
04:05 Sound Examples
04:43 Multitimbrality
04:56 Workflow, Pricing, Technical Background
05:25 H*te Screen
05:54 Jam 1 ( Nerd House )
06:47 Jam 2 ( Nerd Elektro )
08:53 Finale ( Nerd Techno )
08:17 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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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
Bad Gear - K 4 ,
Kawai K4 ,
Kawai K-4 ,
Kawai K4r ,
Kawai K1 ,
Kawai K3 ,
Kawai Synth ,
Kawai Synthesizer ,
80s Synthesizer ,
80s Synth ,
ROMpler ,
Best Synth for Synthwave ,
Best Synth for 80s Music ,
The 80s were nerdy ,
Synthwave ,
80s Keyboard ,
Roland D50 ,
Vintage Synthesizer ,
Vintage Synth ,
Music Production ,
Music Producer ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. The 80s are oftentimes associated with Hollywood-worthy heroism, impeccable style and epic synth music that aged great - as long as it was played on instruments designed in the 70s.
Today, however, we are going to talk about K4. This digital synth , Kawai’s answer to Roland’s answer to Yamaha’s DX7 and more upscale successor to the K1 demonstrates impressively that the 80s were - first and foremost - VERY, VERY nerdy.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:54 Overview Kawai K4 Synth
01:49 Oscillators, Waves
02:36 Drum Kit
02:47 Synth Architecture, Pitch Envelope, Ring Mod
03:14 Filter Section, Envs, LFOs
03:41 FX Section
03:54 Differences Keyboard vs. Rack Version
04:05 Sound Examples
04:43 Multitimbrality
04:56 Workflow, Pricing, Technical Background
05:25 H*te Screen
05:54 Jam 1 ( Nerd House )
06:47 Jam 2 ( Nerd Elektro )
08:53 Finale ( Nerd Techno )
08:17 Verdict
