Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
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Bad Gear - Why did I BUY THIS???
Yamaha DX-200 ,
Yamaha DX200 ,
Yamaha DX 200 ,
Yamaha DX7 ,
Yamaha AN200 ,
DX7 ,
FM Synthesis ,
FM Synthesizer ,
FM Groovebox ,
Elektron Digitone ,
Elektron Digitone 2 ,
Digitone ,
Korg Volca FM ,
Korg Volca FM2 ,
DEXED ,
Frequency Modulation ,
Vintage Synthesizer ,
Vintage Synth ,
Encoder Issues ,
Buyer's Remorse ,
Music Production ,
Music Producer ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. As a professional music technology clown I have become immune to gear acquisition syndrome, all my purchases are meticulously planned out, based on quantifiable parameters like resale value, repairability and actual utility in music production.
However, today we are going to talk about the 2001 Yamaha DX200, an overpriced contraption notorious for its questionable build quality, sonically surpassed by freeware plugins and riddled with more UI limitations than a Volca. Why did I buy this?
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:59 Overview DX200
01:29 Yamaha DX200 vs. Elektron Digitone, DX7 Patches
01:52 Front Panel UI
02:54 A DX7 with a Filter ???
03:12 FX Section, Distortion
03:26 Scenes
03:47 Software Editors
03:57 Sample Player, AWM Engine
04:27 Groovebox Functionality
05:09 Free EG (Automation)
05:35 Build Quality Issues, Workflow Quirks
06:12 DX200 vs. AN200 , Pricing
06:28 H*te Screen
06:56 Jam 1 ( Microhouse )
07:51 Jam 2 ( DnB )
08:53 Finale ( FM Organ Funk )
09:21 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
Bad Gear - Why did I BUY THIS???
Yamaha DX-200 ,
Yamaha DX200 ,
Yamaha DX 200 ,
Yamaha DX7 ,
Yamaha AN200 ,
DX7 ,
FM Synthesis ,
FM Synthesizer ,
FM Groovebox ,
Elektron Digitone ,
Elektron Digitone 2 ,
Digitone ,
Korg Volca FM ,
Korg Volca FM2 ,
DEXED ,
Frequency Modulation ,
Vintage Synthesizer ,
Vintage Synth ,
Encoder Issues ,
Buyer's Remorse ,
Music Production ,
Music Producer ,
Meme Video ,
AudioPilz
Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. As a professional music technology clown I have become immune to gear acquisition syndrome, all my purchases are meticulously planned out, based on quantifiable parameters like resale value, repairability and actual utility in music production.
However, today we are going to talk about the 2001 Yamaha DX200, an overpriced contraption notorious for its questionable build quality, sonically surpassed by freeware plugins and riddled with more UI limitations than a Volca. Why did I buy this?
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:59 Overview DX200
01:29 Yamaha DX200 vs. Elektron Digitone, DX7 Patches
01:52 Front Panel UI
02:54 A DX7 with a Filter ???
03:12 FX Section, Distortion
03:26 Scenes
03:47 Software Editors
03:57 Sample Player, AWM Engine
04:27 Groovebox Functionality
05:09 Free EG (Automation)
05:35 Build Quality Issues, Workflow Quirks
06:12 DX200 vs. AN200 , Pricing
06:28 H*te Screen
06:56 Jam 1 ( Microhouse )
07:51 Jam 2 ( DnB )
08:53 Finale ( FM Organ Funk )
09:21 Verdict
