Bad Gear x Roland W-30

In this video we are going to talk about Original Prodigy Keyboard - Roland W3-0. This 1989 sampling workstation was backbone of Liam Howlett’s setup both live and in studio and we will take look at its archaic workflows, ways it was used by master himself, we will try to make some music and find out that making beats was not for faint of heart in 90s. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 00:26 - Why did Liam Howlett use Roland W-30 00:58 - What is Roland W-30 01:54 - Floppy Disks, Memory 02:40 - Sampling Workflow 04:17 - How it was used in 90s Electronic Music 05:00 - WTF? (Limitations, Sequencer) 05:48 - Early Prodigy Setups (TR-909, TB-303, ...) 07:16 - No Multitrack 07:56 - Recreation of early Prodigy Studio Setup 08:41 - Live Jam 09:13 - Outro 10:06 - Wanna use Roland W-30? Playlist: | | #W30 Original video: