Korg Modwave Sequencer In Depth - Part 1: Introduction and Pitch Lane
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- The sequencer on the Korg Modwave is fantastic and full of creative possibilities; but it's also not an everyday "normal melodic sequencer" by any stretch of the imagination and is packed full of interesting and unexpected features, so it can be a little daunting when you first approach it.
In this series I'm hoping to explore the Modwave's sequencer in depth, explain how all of its features work and interact with one another and help folks unlock this unique sequencer's creative potential.
In this first video we'll talk about what the Modwave sequencer is and what it is not, introduce the common features across the 7 sequencer lanes and dive into the pitch sequence lane.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - What it isn't
01:56 - The Modwave has a sequencer per note
03:42 - Faking a "normal" sequencer
05:51 - It's actually 7 sequencers per note
06:40 - 7 sequencers, all different lengths
09:59 - Common features of sequencer lanes
10:16 - Seq View
11:09 - Sequencer Lengths
13:55 - Modulating sequencer length
16:06 - Step Transition
18:09 - Direction
19:45 - Repeats
21:17 - Note Advance
22:35 - Use Shape
23:37 - Probability
25:59 - Sequence parameters are mod destinations - e.g. master probability
28:26 - The Pitch lane - fundamentals
30:23 - Pitch lane doesn't respect performance scales
31:39 - Maximum range of a pitch sequence
32:41 - Step pitch as a modulation destination
34:56 - Fit to scale
36:57 - Fit to scale "hidden feature"
39:04 - Polyphonic Generative Sequences
40:28 - Fit to scale also affects modulation
42:06 - Pitch lane limitations
46:18 - Outro
Transparency notice: the Modwave was kindly provided to me by Korg in order to make some videos on it. Korg are not paying me for these videos, nor do they have any say in the content.
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Thanks, much appreciated. As a modwave user I have to say there are way too few tutorials out there to do this absolutely massive and complex synth any justice. Keep them coming! 👍👍👍
Thank you! I plan to!
Wow that’s such a fantastically creative process, thanks for the explanation. As someone who doesn’t enjoy traditional sequencing this is oddly appealing
I finally got my own Modwave now and am VERY grateful for this video. I love sound design almost more than making music so this toy will be played with for sure. Thank you!
Excellent video. I bought the Modwave for my teenage son a few weeks back as he said he wanted something portable that he could dive into learning synthesis; you know, "baby's first synthesizer" and all that. Jeez, I had no idea the Modwave was insanely deep. Nice bit of easily accessible sparkle & shine to take a dip in the shallow end and noodle about on. But I tore the proverbial hood off this thing once I printed up the manual. Wow. Unbelievably deep in an incredible number of ways. I hooked this up to my Hydrasynth and mapped the poly aftertouch to several parameters on the Modwave. So lively and performance oriented. This Wave and Motion Sequencing tech is killer and I think Korg has just given us a glimpse of its future potential here.
Thank you for taking time to make this series. I hope you will show us the possible interactions between the sequencer and the arpeggiator.😇
Thanks again
Awesome! Keep them coming! I really appreciate you doing this. The sequencer was kind of a mystery to me but you are helping me wrap my head around it!
Happy to help you find your way with it, it's super powerful (but that comes with a little complexity).
Just thank you for everything :)
You are very welcome!
I have had such a difficult time figuring out this sequencer!!
thanks! looking forward to receiving mine next week and in preparation i decided to watch some vids and this thing is just mind boggling compared to the minifreak i have (which is capable but pretty straight forward with its matrix and modlane) glad you made these amazing tutorials
Thanks a lot. I love how deep you dove into the techniques of the ModWave! Really amazing.
Simply the best Modwave on CZcams! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Finally a real in-depth video!!! Cannot say how grateful I am for you going into depth to all the hidden and unexpected parameters, and showing exciting ways to combine them... such a natural presenter, really clear descriptions and great flow from one feature to the next... one day I hope to be as mindlinked to the instrument as you :o)
very very tuned in for the next one!
Thank you, that's very kind, and good news - part 2 is already available on the channel!
@@OscillatorSink yeah already watched, braced for the next, no presh 😉 know it's a lotta work. About to go gigging on my modwave for first time in Italy using a lot of these generative techniques
@@alexetchart good luck and have fun! Hope it goes well!
Really good information here, thank you!
Thank you ❤
You're welcome!
After watching this video my expertise on the subject shifted from zero to zero point fraction infinitely approaching zero
Fabulous explanation, thanks for making these videos, look forward to the next one!
very cool I really liked my friend thank you for sharing✨✨👍👍👍👍✨✨
Another great one! Thank you Osc. Sink...love the fit to scale tips.
I wonder if the fit to scale setting is sent out over midi.
Thank you sir. I’m kinda surprised Modwave and Opsix haven’t gotten a lot more buzz… they are both awesome and it feels like they kinda didn’t get the same hullabaloo as say the recent minifeak for example… would love desktop module versions though…
🤓♥️ KORG!
Hey man excellent video! I didn't Watch the others on the modwave yet but I'll definitly do!
cheers from France!
Espectacular video maestro, porque las Lanes, Seqs, etc etc son un moño!
Very good explained. Thanks 😘
excellent demo with an inspirational hands-on synth, indeed. how many years is this synth expected to last about and work properly, depending on the quality of its internal hardware components?
Would love a few new Digitone/Digitakt videos as I don't have a Korg. I enjoyed your old videos a lot!
Stuff always goes in cycles and there will certainly be some Elektron on the way soon once a certain something arrives.
42:54 Korg, please take note of this and fix it.
You are really selling me on the ModWave - I didn't realize that the sequencer is on a par with modular analogue sequencing. I know that analogue sequencer modules themselves usually don't actually transpose - the CV summing to enable transposition occurs elsewhere - but the lack of transposition in digital step sequencers (e.g. Roland Boutique JP-08) has been a fail that has annoyed me enormously for decades.
The whole of the Modwave feels *very* "modular". I don't know if you've seen my video about the envelopes on the Modwave, but you'll see the same philosophy happening there. The Mod Matrix has, hundreds of slots, each with what is functionally a VCA optionally controlled by another parameter, it's all very modular.
@@OscillatorSink I'll definitely be checking out more of your ModWave videos.
Арпеджиатор супер!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😄
nice Oscillator S, can you make ModWave sound like Syntakt? ha ha ha, just kidding, great reviews as always
Hopefully by the middle of next week I won't have to...
@@OscillatorSink we feel for you man, left out in the cold, maybe you'll coax a different sound out of it than most reviewers are currently doing (all sound the same)
@@freejazzbone I really hate those launch videos. The Wavestate launch was especially lame and gave the impression that it only does ambient pads. It's so much better to wait for videos like this Modwave one to really find out what a synth can do
@@oldunclemick i agree, it is pretty exciting though, when a new piece of gear hits the market, the minilouge XD/opsix/wavestate are all fantastic synths indeed
@@freejazzbone I just try to be patient 😀
this is really helpful, but can you tell me how you set pan to the mod knob? I just can't seem to get that to work....thanks
What have you tried so far?
thanks for this video. You say that if someone needs a "traditional" sequencer to build songs it would probably be better to resource to an external one. Could you please suggest one or a few cheap entry level sequencers that can do the job, maybe also adding a drum machine feature? I was thrown off by the Modwave when I found out that its sequencer is a "per note" one.
If you want a keyboard involved, the Keystep Pro is my default answer. That does melodic and drum sequencing (but isn't a drum machine itself).
If you want a drum machine that also does sequencing of melodic stuff, then I guess you're looking at something like a Digitakt, but that's a step up in cost and complexity maybe.
@@OscillatorSink Thank you so much!
Amazing stuff! Do you have a “Modwave for dummies” series? I still can’t get modwave into a fast workflow. Like, I just want to grab a single parameter and modulate it. I failed at using LFOs and Envelops to change simple parameters like Oscillator 2 Level. (Wub Bass)
I don't have exactly that, but I do have this video: czcams.com/video/n_jPshKk7w0/video.html where I start from an initialized patch and build up a finished patch from scratch which might show you the ropes.
Also this video: czcams.com/video/n_jPshKk7w0/video.html specifically goes into the way that the envelopes work.
Thank you!l for the response! 💪🏻😎 very helpful
@@OscillatorSink also found your other videos helpful. I came to a good solution for a simpleton like myself: Instead of using Oscillator 2, I just use the 2nd layer Occilator 1. Amp envelop already matched. I think zooming out like this makes the unit more approachable.
Hello
I just bought this lovely synth.
And I just can’t find out how you play a Multisamples sound alone, without the INIT, program, wavetable etc.
All The Best
Jonas
Hi, you can just turn the volume down on the other oscillator(s), but the sample will still be running through the filter and amp regardless.
@@OscillatorSink Thanks, will try it after my work.
Thank u very much for your quick answer🙂
//Jonas
Worked like a charm😀
Thanks again.
Great video👍. I'll definitely watch out for the rest of them. The ModWave is the synth that's most interesting for me right now. I'm curious as to whether it is "wind synth friendly" so I could play it from my Roland AE-30. Does it accept breath control?
The Mod Matrix is super comprehensive. Aftertouch (and poly aftertouch) are available as sources, breath control isn't an explicit source, but you can arbitrarily apply any CC number as a mod source, so I guess you just point CC 2 at whatever you wanted.
@@OscillatorSink Thanks! Sounds like it has potential then beyond just keyboard control. The AE-30 lets me pick which CCs it uses for different controls (besides breath it has 2-axis motion control and a pressure sensitive thumb pad).
@@oldunclemick I'm pretty sure you can control the Modwave's x/y pad using incoming CC (18 and 19 - I just checked the manual!) so that could be a great starting point for exploring a lot of the pre existing patches!
@@OscillatorSink that's cool - the AE-30's elevation and tilt sensors would be ideal for controlling the x/y. The main question is how tightly bound the architecture is to the envelopes. I have found that Mono mode with legato (to avoid envelope re-triggering with pitch change) and aftertouch (to override the envelope sustain) is essential for wind synth control.
hi, is there a way to set sequencer, or tempo clock out via midi?
It both sends and receives midi clock.
Page 91 in the manual: Utility / USB & MIDI
does it have a HOLD button or something to keep notes pressed?
Yes.
@@OscillatorSink thank you 🥳
Can you tell me if it is possible to have the manually played notes only trigger exactly in synch with a midi clock. For example, lets say you have an 1/8 note set on the Modwave sequencer. To my ears, it sounds like the keys sound on keypress, regardless to whether the sequencer is set to note sync.
The amplifier seems to trigger on keypress, and I have not found a way (yet) to have the amp envelope synch up with the midi clock.
On my other synth with a sequencer, the Vermona '14, the VCA only opens on the midi clock clicks, (and a keypress), so a late manual note will only open on the midi synched VCA., VCF, which sounds better.
When I compare the two, as the '14 is mono, I set the Modwave to mono and I find the amplifier opens at keypress...still looking to sync the amp envelope to midi clock.
Basically it would be an AND operation:
If keypress is on, AND MIDI trigger is hit, then open amp envelope (on the modwave)
Did you find out the answer?
It's definitely couldn't be as good as the ms2000?
for whatever reason , I can for the life of me figure out how to record into the motion sequence. I read the manual still no luck. am I missing something
Maybe this series will help as I'll go through it all in real time. Hard to say without knowing what you've tried already.
@@OscillatorSink it’s the modwave mkII I tried holding the key down. While recording like it says When I go to play it back nothing. I’ve tried playing different keys in pitch mode Nothing I tried. I watched the three videos you have on the motion sequence. Great videos but I’m still missing something
Have you followed the instructions in the manual? You go into record mode by pressing rec+pitch, then press the root note that you're sequencing relative to. After that you have to press enter to start step sequencing (sounds like this is the step you're missing perhaps?) - you'll get feedback on the screen to show that the notes are being entered. Press Rec again once you're done. Personally I ususlly program the sequence in with the value knob (which is what I do in this series).
@@OscillatorSink thank you. I’ll try again and you’re right. that’s probably the step I was missing
@@312dasbkillawere you?
Dommage que c’est en Anglais pour un pauvre petit créole qui habite au fond de l’océan indien 😁mais heureusement qu’il y avait les gestes, des boutons et un écran 😂Merci beaucoup et bon dimanche ❤️💐
Kind of reminds me of DSI Evolver.
Edit: ok, not really :)
I've never owned one, but from what I've read, yeah there are some similarities there.
@@OscillatorSink Still watching, and this is much more powerful :D
thank you, BUT for the love of god drop it an octave please, that "melody" is haunting me.
Your voice seems to have more bass than the synth. It's a bit concerning.
please, i really want to know how to record a big secuence, NOBODY adresses it, they always make like a 4 step secuence. HOW CAN I RECORD A BIG SECUENCE ON THE PITCH LANE?????
Calling it a sequencer is generous. Programmable modulator is more apt.