Bad Gear - Play Plus

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Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness https://www.patreon.com/audiopilz Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Polyend Play Plus. Is this updated version of the original Play groovebox and distant cousin to the Polyend Tracker worth the price of the hardware upgrade (which is $399). Is GearTube toxic AF??? Should you just keep the OG Play and add a few synths instead? Are early adopters of Play disappointed for a reason? Thanks to Polyend for sending me a demo unit as a long term loan. Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:47 Overview Play Plus 01:35 Chronology of the Controversy 02:53 Back to the Groovebox 03:01 Play Workflow, Pick and Place 03:20 Filter 03:30 Envelopes, FX 03:39 More Parameters 03:48 Sequencer, Microtiming, Ratches, Chance, Random 04:24 Pattern Length, Polymeters, Play Modes 04:43 Midi Tracks, Chords 05:01 Internal Synthesizers, Polyphony 05:23 Limitations of the Synths 05:41 UI, Knobs, Double Tap, Main Encoder 05:52 Master FX 06:00 Real Time Recording 06:15 Performance Mode 06:26 Pattern, Variation, Mute/Solo 06:33 What else??? 06:50 Hate 07:11 Jam 1 (House Solo) 08:06 Jam 2 (DnB Setup) 09:05 Finale (Synth Showcase) 09:37 Verdict