Yamaha MODX - Tutorial with Blake Angelos
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Yamaha's Blake Angelos demonstrates the Yamaha MODX8 Synthesizer at Kraft Music.
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Yamaha MODX synthesizers are equipped with an inspiring and sophisticated synthesis engine based on the same technology that powers the flagship Montage. Motion Control Synthesis, Motion Sequences, the Super Knob, and 4-Part Seamless Sound Switching provide expressive and interactive control of the AWM2 and FM-X sound engines, bringing music production automation to realtime live performance. An A/D input processes external audio sources, while audio and MIDI can be sent and received via a single USB cable. The 61-key MODX6 and 76-key MODX7 feature non-weighted synth action keyboards. The MODX8 features an 88-note weighted keyboard action.
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You are fantastically gifted in playing and teaching, you make it sound so easy to play MODX. Thank you so much! More power to you, Blake.
I have the modx8 and it blows my mind how much stuff you can do with this monster. I havent even scratched the surface of everything you can do with this instrument and I've had it over a year now! Incredible piece of tech
A lot of value for the money. Well done Yamaha. Great demo Blake 👍 and thanks to Kraft Music for sharing.
I bought the MODX8 a few weeks ago. I've read the manual a few times but this CZcams tutorial is most helpful. Great video by the way.
I just got my MODX8 from Kraft Music. Loving it . Just sold my MOX8 today also. Great timing. Kraft Music is the best Online Music store i have dealt with all these years.
My God..This is the best intro I have ever heard in my entire life!!
I cannot describe it. but it's beyond the best.!!!
this video couldn't be more perfect - thank you
I needed to comment, I've seen lots of your videos and have to say you are a very talented musician and salesman. It's a pleasure listening to your music and recommendations.
Blake Angelos is a teaching master on Yamaha keyboards. Who needs the manual, when we have these videos?
I already bought my modx8 and Iove it it’s amazing !
YAY!
Blake is the man !
This is a mind blow synth, with much more than I was thinking! The arrangements, studio and live possibilities are flooding my mind. Certainly, God made this MODX just for me, and no one else simply because I can actually understand the editing process LOL. I haven't been the sharpest tech tool in the box. Thank you so much, Blake, for the detailed tutorial.
The last video i watched on the MODX made it all sound incredibly complicated. You've made it nice and simple. THANK YOU!
Just picked up a MODX7 today... having great fun trying to wrap my head around it. Newbie at work...tread lightly!
Sojourn LIVE how is the keybed? I’ve heard bad things about it but I still want to pick one up
@@evanstheophilusmuzulu7750 what bad things have you heard? I read 2 different reviews where one guy said it wasn't great and another where the guy said he preferred the Keybed in the 7 more than the one on the 8. Its so subjective. I've ordered the 7 cos I prefer the lighter keys for everything except Piano sounds but I can hook up my Roland FP-10 when using piano sounds. Best of both worlds
Blake, I upgraded from the MOXF8 to the MODX8. I love everything except the transpose buttons. When you've transposed the keyboards in half steps (not octaves), there's no indication that the transpose function is active. No lights are on and there's no indication on the touch screen. The next update to the firmware should include a line of text at the top of the touch screen to indicate how many half steps are actively being transposed (it flashes on the touch screen for a few seconds and then goes away). Or, use half-bright lights on the up/down transpose buttons for half steps, in addition to the full-bright lights when octave transpose is active.
How could they forget that?
Superb, clear and informative tutorial, Blake, thank you. My MODX7 arrived this morning and am looking forward to getting quickly into some basic editing and control set-ups, thanks to you. :-)
Blake is a genius
What a amazing tutorial, hope watch more!!!
Great job Blake. Always pro demos.
I noticed that Blake says Valium instead of volume. Otherwise, great demo! Glad to see this instrument has so much support online with many tutorials by many different people! I have a MODx6 and love it. The rhythm assign is difficult for me: I get that you have a bunch of drum sets. But did not see Blake add percussion to the set he picked out. Wondering if that's possible...
My MOXF8 has been a workhouse. Greatest keyboard I ever owned. The MODX8 is on a FedEx truck on its way here right now. Can't wait.
Great Tutorial and Demo!
I am about to buy a MODX, or Nautilus would a better choice?
Never understood why modern day keyboards don't have a phone style number pad (0-9) for fast input of a particular sound. Nowadays, you have go thru 3-4 clicks at a minimum to find a the instrument you want unless you have it programmed into a bank. If I want guitar sound #328, I should be able to just hit a sound button, then punch 328 and voila. Had that on my 35 yr old Kurzweil and don't understand why most keyboards don't have it today.
Presumably cost cutting
yes i totaly aggree with you, i have made that same comment on many youtube videos. though the kronos, which i own, does have the 0-9 keypad you can select a no. on keypad and press enter to select the sound. but the kronos goes even further as it has a set list mode where you can access up to 128 perfomances [ combies] with only a few button presses and there are 128 banks of the set list function. also many roland keyboards have quick access buttons where you can quickly select 100 favorites. this problem is one reason that i dont buy many otherwise excelent keyboards, pericuarly wouldnt buy most anologe keyboards as most patch selection on most of them is turning a dial, and for me as a live player need quick access to many sounds, so i understan exactly what you are going on about..
Would have been nice to have a timeline of contents so that viewers can conveniently listen to what they need or review particular sections
Only 64 polyphony... seriously ? I want this keyboard. But has anyone had note cut offs while playing?
I would say this machine is more than enough for most professionals, and the improved portability is welcome. The Montage is very niche now that MODX and MODX+ are available. That should be reserved for high-end studios.
I bought this board and have only ONE gripe...the built-in sequencer. It's not as easy to operate, nor was the thought behind it the same as the Motif/MO series. I wonder why Yamaha changed the functionality of their built-in recording system? That's what I thought I was getting when I bought this board. But I do love the sounds. And I've finally gotten used to the recorder, but it really doesn't play as nice as the former series. Forget a step? And you have to start all over again. I can't even find how to save it in .wav form. It only saves in .midi unless you record in the single track .wav form. Why? I can simply do that in my computer's software package. Yamaha took some steps back on their internal recording piece with this board.
thank u so much for demonstrating this wonderful product.
I'm buying one for my studio and this video.... I will watch and play along with as soon as I get it to power up. It does so much that it will require much research/practice but the dividends it will pay if it holds up will be incredible for me. I have $77 more to save to buy it. I hope they offer insurance on its delivery.
Great job. Clear and concise from square one .
Great video Blake! An amazing keyboard. Upgraded from my Moxf8 and love it as a lightweight 88 note keyboard.Your concise and well narrated instructions have assisted me greatly in transitioning from Moxf8 and particularly constructing a Performance.
Keep the tutorials coming!
Kudos to Yamaha for bringing out an affordable and lightweight alternative to the Montage for the gigging musician who lugs their own gear.
Could you do one on how to import Bosendorfer piano and how to edit organ sounds?
Thanks so much.
Greetings from Australia.
yes more tutorials are needed. I think each knob needs a tutorial - seeing as how each knob may perform more than one operation.
Thank you Blake for this great video. Could or would you please do a video on how to change mod wheel on organ parts from slow to fast or visa-versa and change the rotor speeds. Would greatly appreciate it.
I have one that shipped today. I am so pumped to get started.
Very informative thank you!
This synth rocks!!!!!
YAMAHA AN-1X : Best Sounds ! The World need a Virtual-Analog Workstation ! Nothing more....!
I still have mine. It is one of the best analog modeling synthesizers ever made. I still use it today.
Why doesn't Yamaha have samples of their iconic CP30 Electronic piano in their soundbank? There were two banks (left and right) each that had four sounds for a total of eight sound settings on the CP30 that you could select and combine in any combination. Yamaha could provide a sample of each of the individual eight sounds that the Montage/MODX user could then combine like on the CP30. That piano had much better sound than on any Rhodes piano.....
Great dynamics , with sound coloring by diff.attack
Thanks Blake
Great player
good instruction, thank you
Cool t-shirt.
Where can I get the T-shirt :-(
Do you have a Yamaha MODX8 Tutorial in CD.
Wish they just did an FMX based synth.
Dude picks 30 lbs with 1 finger and uses Ford Fiesta for bench press and Volvo trucks for upper back workouts 😂
How the keybord may be split to assign different sounds to specific part of the keyboard ?
You rock Blake!
Can it recieve after touch and respond from a controller with it, Like the $399 midi keyboards that do have it?
Are there sounds in the MODX not in the Montage?
While I plan on buying one of these, the “Super Knob” strikes me as gimmicky and not as useful as designers may have had in mind. When you’re in the middle of an involved passage, you can’t take your hands off the keys to twist a knob! It’s size and placement make it an ideal item to get banged and broken in the process of taking to/from rehearsals and shows. Since all those functions can be assigned to an expression pedal that you’re more likely to use, I see it more as a sales gimmick than a tool that makes a musician’s life easier. That said, this board looks like it has all the right stuff for a gigging musician. Montage is obviously a bit better, but who wants to lug around a 63-pound instrument?
I take your point about the 'super knob'. And the first thing I'd do is to assign an expression pedal to replace its' use, on the whole. I haven't been able to see one in the flesh as yet, but all the video demo's seem to show the thing almost randomly flashing - nothing discernible in following the set tempo - fortunately you can turn down the brightness. I suspect the concept comes from the synth world, where swinging on the filter knob is a popular thing. The 'super knob' is a filter knob on steroids. The only thing holding me back in buying a MODX8 is the sequencer. I know Yamaha have just released an update that improves it over the original scratchpad, but it's still not as good as the sequencer on my MotifXS.
@@kurtklingklang5918
I got the MODX 8 and I really have no use for that Super Knob in any live setting (so far). All my parameter changes are assigned to the foot pedal.
The only problem I'm having with this is how to set it up to use the A/D input to control arpeggio tempo. I've looked through page after page of vague, incomplete descriptions, and one video that walks you through it, more or less, but so far I CANNOT get that to work. It has become beyond frustrating!
That's what the pedal is for.
I wonder how it works in multitibral mode with a computer
By default, each part transmits/sends midi on its own midi channel - so really easy to use it as a 16 part multi-timbral sound module. There's also an option in utility>advanced where you can set all parts to send/receive on a single midi channel, which makes it easier to work as a single layered instrument.
Can I assign different sounds to each slider like on the motif?
Yes you can!
When will this be available in Mexico?
Can the MODX be sequenced on all 16 channels using different presets from within itself and an external sequencer such as an Akai MPC?
Yes. Up to 8 external parts in addition to 8 internal.
Whats that very first song he plays? Love it
anyone know what he's playing at 17:00? It sounds awesome
Great, but how do you save that created performance as a new performance for recall?
I see a MOD X .. where the hell does it say Mode EX Super knob pulsing ... you got it ?
Real cute, Simon James Bedford.
In my head, every time he pronounces it that way, I’m seeing the name Moe and the letters “DX“ separately.
Yamaha actually pronounces the product as "MO-DX." I looked at a keyboard magazine video promoting the product and Yamaha's product demonstrator pronounced it as such: czcams.com/video/hl6H1e9vEow/video.html
So MO-DX it is lol.
So just to spread the word, the MODX is not a workstation. You still need to connect it to a computer DAW . Whatever “song sequencer” that’s being advertised isn’t the same as was in the MOTIF.
This was my initial plan. play, record repeat
Great synthesizer! But still looks so confusing... I'm so familiar with Korg interface....
can the modx8 show you what chord your playing?
I want to save 8 scene button with 8 different tones. Kindly share video how to store..
Is there a......
Full Featured Sequencer?
This time around, which was the Montage's biggest weakness and oversight, for those that do not want to be tied to a computer or ipad to make finished compositions with there $3000 keyboard.
After touch?
Breath control input?
Price?
Tigerex966 I’ve had mine 2 days. I’m trying to read the manual and search the web, but it’s not quite clear to me how to use the sequencer. That was one the reasons I bought the MODX was to be a “all in one” option outside of a computer DAW . I had the Motif, and the sequencer was very straight forward. The MODX hasn’t been as intuitive yet for me :(
@@JacobAndJamalhey Sapiens Strength, did you sell your MODX? I just got it and it's not at ALL as intuitive as I had hoped it would be. I've got a few analog synths and a deluge. Was looking for something with more sounds but hoped it could take over the deluge's sequencing job, but no. The deluge is much quicker and intuitive for easy sequencing
One question
Does this keyboard have
Integrated on board performance sequencer.... Can I produce tracks with the drum programs and the other sounds in this keyboard from this keyboard... do I need to connect the keyboard to my Mac and use logic Pro X
Yes, do I can
Yes, it does have a song, or performance, sequencer. The new update to the OS (version 2) improves the sequencer over the original version. I think it could still be better, but it is eminently possible to produce a complete track on the MODX alone. I may have been spoilt by the sequencer in the MotifXS, which I have yet to see bettered on a synth.
is it possible to use the input as an in ear ? is there a button to control its volume?
richie S - No Sequencer, they want you to get Cubase lol...which is one of the reason I returned my Montage 6 & I was pissed at the lack of features & then they did the update of the os & added connect app, motif performances etc. I miss it, I want it back. I don’t know about the Modx, I hate getting the lesser of anything.
Is there a way to produce loops using few notes that may be repeated ?
HELP with my MODX6 please! SO.S
So, when I play at rapid velocity or hit 5 or 6 keys at the same time the sound cuts off until i let go of some of the keys and then the others wil sound just fine. I bought my Modx about a week ago. Is this normal, should I return or exchange it? Please help
How to create fat synth in MODX?
Layer multiple synths in a performance, detune some, add effects.
Isn't this Item available For India Via Kraft Music Website?
The lack of the vst editor is a big step backwards from MOXF. Editing on a small screen + one dial circle it must be very tedious.
*Use a Stylus for that and its Fun ;)*
It's not as bad as it might seem - the dial works well, plus double-clicking on a value opens up a number pad which can make it quick for known values. For live patch tweaking, there's the assignable knobs and quick edit modes, which change values on a relative basis rather than changing the underlying patch values. As Blake mentioned, there's also quite a bit of redundant navigation, which helps to speed up getting to common sections from logical jump-off points. I'm not sitting here wishing I had a VST editor while I'm making patches.
I guess it never occurred to you,that the reason the MOXF had a VST editor,was due to the miniscule display of the MOXF?Actually,the 7" full color touchscreen of the MODX,is a light-year leap ahead of the MOXF...but that's not good enough for you,is it?.In addition to the MODX's amazing display,you also get the very same sound engines and all of the presets and effects of the Montage for a drastically reduced price and yet,you complain about the lack of a VST editor which is totally unnecessary....WTF is wrong with you?
I wish Yamaha did the MODX with a 10 "WVGA color TFT display instead of the diminute 7" WVGA color TFT? I dont care if I need to pay an extra $ 150, but 7 "inches? 2018? Really ... Also in MODX 8, on the right side where there are no buttons, put a simple support so that the laptop or tablet does not move when we play live.
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@@HighlandStudio91 the same editor was also for Motif XS and Motif XF, both with big screens.
May rythmics patterns be edited or created from scratch ?
Anyone knows how he build the sound from 16:50-17:45? I think he calls it Blake Orchestrall.
Just ordered one of these, can't wait!
no aftertouch :(
2:53 it have alien music too... thats awesome!!
Does it have a audio interface built in?
MR PONFAR M yes it does.
Master Valium
Bflatest I can’t hear it any other way now !😀
One more question. These keyboards are supposed to have "seamless" changing between sounds. When I am picking sounds from my User Live Set, sometimes they change seamlessly and sometimes they don't. Why is that?
Only the sounds with less than 4 parts will seemlessly change. These are identified in the category screen with a little sss icon next to them. Near where FM-X and AM2 is shown.
Where would I go to tell me how to physically connect up my Modx8 to soundmondo, using my iPad, I’ve purchased the Apple camera connector, my USB cable, I downloaded the soundmondo app and set the keyboard to USB midi but it still won’t sync. HELP !
I think you should be able to plug your iPad directly to the MODX as it has a USB device port.
Couldn’t Yamaha have made the mobility features of this particular model even more appealing by including battery power? That would make it a sharp contender with the Roland V-combo and Juno models. Or did they, and I just haven’t taken sock in it yet?
2:22 the superknobb can also be annoying.....its blinking alot 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you for all these explanations. Just one point : your MODX display is blue. How do you get this color ? (I've always seen it's green). Thanks.
Why not have a balanced action like the Montage? Seems like all of the "cheaper" keyboards have graded action.
key action costs more $$$
funny comment. that's the difference in cost.
YAMAHA : MODX 8 NEW MODEL : 2020 : NEW .
does it come with internal Speakers? the modx7?
yoda elliot nope, none of the yamaha workstations (besides the genos) have internal speakers
NOOOOO!
NO... you have to use Headphone or monitor speakers...
does the unit connect to a DAW Automatically?ie all channels ect
russell steel cubase for sure, this one even includes an AI version of it
The MODX8 does the same key action with YAMAHA DGX660 ?...thanks...
I wish Yamaha did the MODX with a 10 "WVGA color TFT display instead of the diminute 7" WVGA color TFT? I dont care if I need to pay an extra $ 150, but 7 "inches? 2018? Really ... Also in MODX 8, on the right side where there are no buttons, put a simple support so that the laptop or tablet does not move when we play live.
Fantástico!
Whats the difference between Montage and MODX?. Why should I pay 1000 dollars more when MODX has the same features?.
they are not the same features.MONTAGE has better converters,much more hands on controls,more polyphony on the FM synthesis and other goodies.Montage has metal chasis,MODX plastic,but so what,it depends on what you're looking for.MODX is very light weight,MONTAGE weighs a lot more,but I suppose for the majority of people out there the MODX is a GOD sent gift ,which will satisfy the needs of many.
MONTAGE is heavier ... so you are paying for Weight lol
@@NyashaKeys absolutely👍
Also, the MODX does not have aftertouch, while the Montage does.
Great info Blake ! Just curious about the MODX capability to create analog lead synth sounds like Pink Floyd/Manfred Mann etc, Moog kind of .. ?
I've been pleasantly surprised at just how well it does analog sounds. it comes with some useful analog synth raw waveforms, and there are some more free ones on yamahasynth.com (the cs80 ones are very nice). The filters too are pretty impressive given this isn't being sold as a VA. Obviously you can't do fun stuff like oscillator sync and crossmod, but that is baked in to some of the raw samples.
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Only 1 GIGABYTE of user space is a shame . This should have at least 8 gigabytes possibility of expansion . I mean is this really that hard to put 2 ram slots in there ??. And I will gladly buy 2 ram sticks .Such a shame ....
And no AfterTouch.
Deal breaker.
David Dude, wtf hell is wrong with you guys?! You put like it doesn’t have an actual keyboard, geez! It’s very affordae and a monster of a synth, if you want aftertouch you can use a pedal. Damn, man.
David what is aftertouch
Can it recieve after touch and respond from a controller with it, Like the $399 midi keyboards that do have it?
Once you learn how to play you won't need that.
If you look at the direct competitors, the Korg Krome and Roland FA series (and also the Yamaha MOXF), they all don't have it. We're still on a budget in this price range, and you just have to cut some features or you end up with your 3k Montage in no time.
How do you set up the A/D input to control arpeggios that actually WORKS??? Lots of incomplete info out there. So far, I can't get it to function as described.
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I had no luck with this Yamaha Modx 8. This instrument started to click on the keys 3 weeks after the purchase. After longer programming, the display has stopped freezing. I had to send it back. Poor plastic box. Clever Montage copy.I'm sorry because the inner part and the sound generator are excellent. I'm going to Nord.
Lajos Mészáros the nord is nowhere near the features as this modx. But if you only want sounds, then yeah the nord will do. If you want a workstation than the nord is a no no
@Lajos:
Thats a somewhat weird ending of your comment, considering that you must have taken the MODX for a reason, which I assume someone who knows what he is doing, for example would choose a MODX over a Montage for financial reasons, otherwise if one doesnt have to care about the price, might as well go with the expensive solution. But then you end it with commenting going to Nord, which is as expenisve on that level like Montage. Or even more. Doesnt really fit together your determination.
If you have money for a Nord, why u came to MODX??? Nonsense...
Found the Nord Rep.
@@OLDM4N-DE I bought the Modx because it was very good in weight and satisfying my needs, but because I couldn't handle the wrinkles I had to buy a more durable instrument that has hammer mechanics and is in weight. Nord Stage 3 HP 76 met these requirements. I also thought about Montage 88, but who has the power and power to carry a 30kg instrument for the concert ?!
This is not a tutorial you are selling the keyboard. No use to me as a beginner wanting to learn it.
Great video! Is it possible to tune the modx to 432 hz?
Yes, I am 100% certain you can do that.
A bigger display please...
Really? C'mon now
I wish he'd play the thing and let the viewers watch & listen to the sounds rather than talking all the time. The keyboard comes with a manual. No need to spend time talking about what to get where.
That's why we create "All Playing, No Talking!" videos :) We actually have two "music only" videos for MODX. Check these out:
czcams.com/video/0HPAjISzjrU/video.html
czcams.com/video/9zAUCkNmFzo/video.html
Thanks for your interest!
-Dave
it literally says "Tutorial" in the title...
@@NickGiambruno For Real...Duh!