AudioPilz Dishes the Dirt: What Your Synth REALLY Says About You

AudioPilz kicks things off by diving headfirst into the idea that your synth choices are less about sound and more about self-expression—or, let’s be honest, self-delusion. For many, snagging a new box of knobs is the closest they’ll get to true artistic glory. The video sets the scene: gear isn’t just gear, it’s a badge, a lifestyle, and sometimes, a full-blown personality disorder.

The creator doesn’t pull punches, promising a deep dive into the tangled mess of egos, cliches, and questionable taste that make up the synth community. It’s not just about what you play, but what your choices say about you. If you’ve ever wondered whether your Minilogue is a cry for help or your OP-1 is a flex, you’re in the right rave bunker. This is synth psychology with a side of savage wit.

First up for the roast: the Korg Minilogue and Minilogue XD. According to AudioPilz, choosing one is like embracing mediocrity with both arms—deliberately picking bland design and a feature set that’s outclassed by freeware VSTs. Even the third-party oscillators can’t save you from sounding like an iPad app at best. The punchline? You probably think Olive Garden is authentic Italian. Ouch.

Arturia users don’t escape unscathed. If you’re rocking a MiniBrute or MiniFreak, you’re still clinging to some semblance of sanity and financial stability—barely. But beware: those compact French boxes are a gateway drug to Eurorack hell, and the harsh tones are a perfect excuse for your tracks never leaving the demo folder. AudioPilz nails the stereotype: you’re doomed, but at least your synths look stylish on Instagram.

The video then swings at the Elektron crowd, painting them as terminally online, credit-card-maxing patch tweakers who spend more time on Reddit than actually making music. If you’re deep in the Octatrack rabbit hole, you probably spend 80% of your sessions fine-tuning patches that could be done in seconds on a Behringer. And yes, you code your own tech software from scratch—because of course you do.

Akai MPC users split into two camps: DAW-hating hardware purists who love extra steps, and hip-hop heads who actually have a life. The overlap? Basement dwellers living off doughnuts and jazz cigarettes since Illmatic dropped. Roland fans get a full anthropological breakdown by decade, from 70s tape echo obsessives to 2010s TB-3 stans. If you’re still pretending 90s and 2000s Roland gear is good, AudioPilz has news for you: it’s not, and you’re tired of pretending otherwise.

Modular synths get the classic AudioPilz treatment: the fastest way to burn time and cash without ever finishing a track. And no, your MS-20 doesn’t count. The allure is real, but so is the pitfall—hours lost, money gone, and all you’ve got is a spaghetti mess and a half-finished drone. The Minimoog, meanwhile, is hailed as the OG benchmark, but let’s be honest: you’d probably fail a blind test against a Behringer clone.

The Hydrasynth gets a nod as the poster child for the new global synth order—better value, futuristic UI, but good luck finding the sweet spots. Yamaha DX7 users? You’re prepping for the synth apocalypse, hoarding cold, metallic FM nightmares and ready to defend your property with razor-sharp basses. If you’re not into prepping, just download Dext and call it a day.