Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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Bad Gear - Too Expensive to feel SO CHEAP ,
Bad Gear ,
Too Expensive to feel SO CHEAP ,
Donner L-1 ,
Donner Synth ,
Donner Synthesizer
Donner Essential L1 Synthesizer ,
Donner L1 Synth ,
Donner ,
Analog Synth ,
Analog Synthesizer ,
Roland SH-101 ,
Roland SH101 ,
Vintage Synth ,
SH-101 Reissue ,
SH-101 Clone ,
Donner B1 ,
Donner D1 ,
Döner ,
Doner ,
Behringer MS-101 ,
Behringer MS-1
Detachable Keyboard ,
Detachable ,
Music Production ,
Music Producer ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. The analog tones of Roland’s SH-101 have been a staple in electronic music production since the 80s.
However, those who didn’t buy the dip in the 90s will have to make do with oversized fridge magnets, Uli’s homage to plastic, blasphemous plugins or - in this case - Donner’s brand-new L1 which has no reason to be that expensive while feeling so cheap.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:48 Overview Donner L1
01:29 Oscillator Section
01:59 Filter Section
02:14 Envelopes, Drone, Gate
02:44 LFO, Analog FM
02:59 Sequencer
03:20 Menus, Screen
03:35 Digital Bleed from the Screen
03:56 The Detachable Keyboard and its Limitations
04:07 Connectivity (or lack thereof)
04:17 Midi, Arpeggiator
04:42 What else? (Many weird Flaws,...)
05:12 H*te Screen
05:40 Jam 1 ( Techno )
06:26 Jam 2 ( Elektro )
07:31 Finale ( Techno - All Sounds including Drums )
08:00 Verdict
Become a Patron and listen to music from the show, access additional content, download Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness
patreon.com/audiopilz
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
Thanks to Tom of Synth Anatomy for lending me his TE OP-1 Field :
synthanatomy.com
instagram.com/synth_anatomy
youtu.be/UUYMJwPjwcA?si=BRK5DyqPkBDa-h7j
Bad Gear - Too Expensive to feel SO CHEAP ,
Bad Gear ,
Too Expensive to feel SO CHEAP ,
Donner L-1 ,
Donner Synth ,
Donner Synthesizer
Donner Essential L1 Synthesizer ,
Donner L1 Synth ,
Donner ,
Analog Synth ,
Analog Synthesizer ,
Roland SH-101 ,
Roland SH101 ,
Vintage Synth ,
SH-101 Reissue ,
SH-101 Clone ,
Donner B1 ,
Donner D1 ,
Döner ,
Doner ,
Behringer MS-101 ,
Behringer MS-1
Detachable Keyboard ,
Detachable ,
Music Production ,
Music Producer ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. The analog tones of Roland’s SH-101 have been a staple in electronic music production since the 80s.
However, those who didn’t buy the dip in the 90s will have to make do with oversized fridge magnets, Uli’s homage to plastic, blasphemous plugins or - in this case - Donner’s brand-new L1 which has no reason to be that expensive while feeling so cheap.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:48 Overview Donner L1
01:29 Oscillator Section
01:59 Filter Section
02:14 Envelopes, Drone, Gate
02:44 LFO, Analog FM
02:59 Sequencer
03:20 Menus, Screen
03:35 Digital Bleed from the Screen
03:56 The Detachable Keyboard and its Limitations
04:07 Connectivity (or lack thereof)
04:17 Midi, Arpeggiator
04:42 What else? (Many weird Flaws,...)
05:12 H*te Screen
05:40 Jam 1 ( Techno )
06:26 Jam 2 ( Elektro )
07:31 Finale ( Techno - All Sounds including Drums )
08:00 Verdict
