Bad Gear - Roland Aira Compact T-8

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 Roland Aira Compact T-8. Is the tiny groovebox a worthy competitor to Korg’s iconic Volca range and can it be that Roland is a little late to the party? Thanks to Klangfarbe for lending me Rolca floor models: Thanks to Klangfarbe for helping me out with their MX-1 floor model Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:06 Overview Roland Aira Compact T-8 01:19 Drum Sounds, Hidden Sounds 01:54 Mono Synth (TB-303 Emulation) 02:09 FX (Reverb, Delay) 02:24 Sequencer Basics, Accents 02:59 Button Combinations, Menu Diving 03:08 Probability, Sub-Steps (Ratchet), Step Loop 03:31 Hidden Sound Parameters (Snare Snap,...) 03:50 Overdrive (straight from Rotterdam;) 03:59 Sidechain Effect 04:19 Manual 04:27 Limitations 04:52 Portability (Size, Battery, Mix In,...) 05:26 Hate 05:47 Jam 1 06:42 Jam 2 07:45 Finale 08:11 Verdict 09:14 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout