Bad Gear - Pioneer Toraiz AS-1

Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Pioneer Toraiz AS-1. Is this DJ tool designed by the legendary Dave Smith of Sequential Circuits fame a real Prophet. Is it the Sequential Profit? Thanks to ASIFEH for saving the Bad Gear supply chain once again: Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:04 Overview Pioneer DJ Toraiz AS1 1:29 Oscillators 01:50 Filters 02:07 Modulators (Envelopes, LFO) 02:16 Prophet 6 Synth Engine, Menu Diving 02:31 Modulations, Touch Slider 02:52 FX Section 03:15 Sequencer (Menu Diving again) 03:40 Arpeggiator 03:51 Restart, Midi Clock, Timing Issues 04:13 Front Panel Design Quirks 04:24 Presets 04:50 Build Quality, Pricing, Thanks,... 05:05 Hate 05:29 Jam 1 (Bassline) 06:22 Jam 2 (Mellow Tones) 07:23 Finale (Proto Bass Music) 07:52 Verdict 08:59 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout