I hope some of the beginners and younger people watching this channel will take a moment to appreciate what a privilege it is to have someone to teach you how to get all these sounds. It took me decades of experimenting by myself and picking up a tips one at a time to figure out some of the things Paolo shows in his videos. Now you can learn it all in an afternoon... for free!

@sulimankhan8322

2 жыл бұрын

sir i want to be a composer so does it mean that i need to learn keyboard with all the sounds to compose music or what zero idea sir.

@djchetcobra

2 жыл бұрын

@@sulimankhan8322 I don't think you need to learn keyboard to be a composer, but it is a very good instrument for a composer to learn.

Trumpet player: I can play trumpet! Guitar player: I can play guitar! Banjo player: I can play banjo! Keyboard player: Reality can be whatever I want

@stereoblu

5 жыл бұрын

lmfaooooo

@RaniLink

5 жыл бұрын

piano player: yes

@purpleheartscott8553

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely with some practice and ingenuity. The emulations are spot on for some instruments. I have a Roland Juno and it has some very nice sounding instruments on it. Admittedly, I haven’t explored trying to play other instruments on it as I’m a fairly new keyboard player, play guitar and drums recreationally as well. I’m definitely gonna start experimenting with the keyboard though a bit more as the possibilities are crazy. I love love love drums, and I have to admit that I sometimes hear people who play superior drummer vst on their keyboard and put me to shame with my feet and hands. Absolutely killer. It’s all fun though.

@Toolgdskli

4 жыл бұрын

Mp3 player: hold my fresh milk

@maxalaintwo3578

4 жыл бұрын

EWI players: you're not the only one cursed with knowledge

This is absolute gold for composers/performers. Understanding the subtle nuances, unique characteristics and limitations of the emulated instruments is what sets apart the men from the boys when it comes to master keyboard playing! Cheers Paolo:))

@user-vb8fl2se7g

5 ай бұрын

So true❤

Damn, those string bits sounded really good!

@SynthManiaDotCom

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@apathyonastick

7 жыл бұрын

Kurzweil! I have a K2000, K2000RS, and K2500RS

@MrWkdWilly

7 жыл бұрын

I agree wouldn't mind knowing what that progression was👍

@BixenteFabregas

7 жыл бұрын

Try to play empty fourth or fifth to emulate some Bartok pieces too...

@AdityaGuitar1

5 жыл бұрын

Any idea how can I produce such authentic sounding strings in Logic Pro X ?

A master class ... and free. What more can you want. Thanks for that.

This is how I thought and played even as a newish musician back in 1990, when I had only been playing properly for months. It's all about having an intuitive feel and approach to music, rather than trying to be precise and technical. This is a really great video by the way! Anyone learning to play would do well to watch and pay special attention to this.

This has been one of my favorite qualities of your playing - that you work hard to emulate the actual playing style of each instrument's sound rather than just using each sound as a piano patch.

6:08 Glory to Arstotzka

@pliniogoiania

5 жыл бұрын

Is good music. Minister of Interior grants certificate of: "sufficiency." Must be hang on wall immediately. Minister Inspectors may appear to check conformation soon.

This is one of the best music tutorial vids on the internet!

For acoustic guitar, is also good to note that the maximum number of notes a regular player can do is equal to the number of strings the guitar has. Choirs tend to have 4-6 voices maximum. For harp, if you're playing a melody, you need to also do the pulling pluck they do, which is louder than the rest of the notes being played. For marimba, it has no sustain and any sustained note has to be done with rolls. But of course, the one that most people tend to do wrong is drums. People will often forget that drummers only have two arms and legs, and sequence stuff that would be impossible for a real drummer to perform.

@casafilms

7 жыл бұрын

Have you seen Terry Bozzio or Carl Palmer play live? ;-)

@TallicaMan1986

7 жыл бұрын

CASA Films they cant hit 5 things at once

@hunterstrokin9195

5 жыл бұрын

@@Gabriel-mw5ro Excellent comment etiquette 10/10

@williamdavenport4183

2 жыл бұрын

@@TallicaMan1986 they can if they use their head....literally

@carlthomas3930

4 ай бұрын

Unless you're Neil Peart

Those patches sound better than most modern keyboards tbh

@ShanMichaelEscasio

7 жыл бұрын

nezkeys79 yeah, because he is using a module with accurately sampled sounds. 😊

@nezkeys79

7 жыл бұрын

Shan Michael Escasio eh really? He makes out he is using just an old keyboard and patches from the 90s

@ShanMichaelEscasio

7 жыл бұрын

nezkeys79 i think so. Look at that module like thing behind his keyboard. Notice that as he switches from guitar sound to piano sound and vice versa, he fiddles not on the keyboard selection controls but from that box. So yeah, i'm assuming that is indeed a module. If you listen to the piano patch, it's so realistic. I bet that's a roland rd series piano or something.

@nezkeys79

7 жыл бұрын

Shan Michael Escasio it says kurzweill on it lol

@ShanMichaelEscasio

7 жыл бұрын

nezkeys79 lmao. Sorry man. I'm a near sighted fellow. 😁😂😂 and, i duno much about kurzweils or if they do have a module but yeah, i really do like the sound of his patches. Very rich.?

One of the best how2 music films on the tube! BE the guitar, BE the cello...... Brilliant, thanx!

One thing to keep in mind with strings is that each section may be broken down into subsections, depending on how big the orchestra is. There may be a first violins, second violins, third violins, I've even run across compositions that required four subsections in one section (don't know what it would have sounded like because we couldn't perform it. there was a part in the score for 4th flutes but my small rural high school band only had one flute player). While too much polyphony does lead to a synth pad sound, it would be very possible depending on the size of the orchestra to hear ten note polyphony from the string section.

Paolo you're a solo producer/bedroom musician saint. These techniques is incredibly valuable to anybody who wants to make music with limited number of instrument. Grazie mille!

@SynthManiaDotCom

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir edzonko

Really liked the sound of Orchestral Strings at minute 10:55.SUPER !!!

Very helpful and effective techniques. I've noticed a lot of keyboard players, in their quest to create authentic-sounding instruments, will focus more on the sound itself than on their playing technique. And as you've demonstrated, playing technique is as important, if not more important, than the sound itself. As a keyboard player myself, I'm always trying to find creative ways to emulate acoustic instruments. Another playing technique to consider when trying to emulate an acoustic guitar is the voicing of chords. For example, when playing an open D chord on the guitar, the order in which the notes are played when strumming down are D, A, D, and F#. And when playing those notes, and in that order, it sounds that much more authentic. At least to me. Again, great video! Thank you.

*Banjo:* me- "It will sound terrible" *Two seconds later"* :0

@mortenandre8288

5 жыл бұрын

:0

@facundovaz2439

5 жыл бұрын

:0

@FocusMrbjarke

5 жыл бұрын

0:

@antiRuka

4 жыл бұрын

:O

@helpmefortheloveofshrek6623

3 жыл бұрын

:0

I am so happy because this guy is teaching what I learned back in early 90's from my teachers just like that, same thing. You have to lear how the actual instrument is played and emulate that dynamic.

Strings sounded like : A war movie ending , huge losses but still its over , good side finally wins.

This is always the kind of video I've been looking for, thank you.

@SynthManiaDotCom

7 жыл бұрын

Thank *you for watching

The strings part makes you want to cry. Thanks for the knowledge. Appreciate it very much.

@SynthManiaDotCom

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

That is insane; I seriously do not remember Kurzweil's sounding this good. Also, amazing break down of the elements of emulating other instruments via keyboard. I'd honestly been stumped on the guitar playing method for a while but this REALLY helped out alot! Thank you so much!!

10:56 *why are we still here, just to suffer*

@hauterpop9619

5 жыл бұрын

@@DanFourts i know

@Jaburu

5 жыл бұрын

sounds like kzread.info/dash/bejne/m4ab1tyTXdC1gdI.html

Thank you very much! As a pure, beginner keyboardist I had real struggle with making instruments sound real no matter how good patches I had (at one point I even borrowed Fantom-G from my friend to mask some of my poor skills). This is really helpful, once again, thank you very much

@SynthManiaDotCom

5 жыл бұрын

Filip, thank you!

Pretty neat! Many of those I'd figured out myself from 30+ years of musical experience, but the method of approximating the guitar, saxophone, and bass were much better than anything I'd been doing, so thank you for this!

Very good. I figured this out back when I worked at a music store and was frustrated why the demo discs always sounded so much better than me (same samples). What I would add is that for true guitar sound you have to span the octaves; it's more difficult. What I'm trying to say is that the notes that make up a guitar chord are not always the same as a piano because they are physically limited by how their need to fret on an actual guitar and transition from position to position. Kind of like how you are explaining harp. Thanks for the string knowledge! and the rest. Awesome video.

@oriomenoni7651

7 жыл бұрын

djmips I agree, spanning the octaves is absolutely crucial.

@ColleenKitchen

6 жыл бұрын

could you explain to this keyboard player please exactly what you mean by that with an example.

@absurdengineering

4 жыл бұрын

Colleen Kitchen Easy: play inversions, including long inversions where notes jump an octave up or down past the normal inversion. Say C3maj as E3 C4 G5, or C5 E4 C3+G3, etc.

Cheers. Love that video - and thanks for making it!

This is what I actually was searching for ; thanx a lot !

Phenomenal! Thank you so much for the guidance.

Wow a whole day and no dislikes. That says a lot about this community.

@RiDankulous

7 жыл бұрын

I like when a community has varying opinions. That's just me.

@kyra7891

5 жыл бұрын

"I'm so proud of this community"

This is just awesome!

Great tutorials! So helpful.

Dude, your videos are so fascinating to watch. I've actually learned quite a bit from this channel!

Lovely, very kind of you! You do this in such a nice and motivating way, thank you :)

Best, most useful video I've seen in months. Excellente, Signor!!!

K2500 still sounds great! One of those "I'll never sell" boxes 😎 Great video! Thanks!

@basspig

4 жыл бұрын

Shame it uses 3x as much electricity as new synths though...

You're the best! Great video. Thank you!

This is great stuff to hear and I'll sure be using your advice in the future!

Hats off to your skills! Fantastic that you share these hard earned techniques, thank you!

Excellent tips! Thank you.

Really enjoyed this, thank you! Lovely sounds but more so fantastic playing and explanations! :D

You're one of my favourite things on You Tube. Your talent and insight is a joy to watch.

Wow! Awesome video man! This little bit of info is gold! Thanks!

@SynthManiaDotCom

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for this, you are a great musician and teacher!

Superb tutorial! Golden!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Omg this is incredible! I really enjoyed this!

Great lesson ,thank you very much!

Simply Gold. Great tutorial brother 👍

Wonderful and helpful content! Thank you! 😊

THIS WAS SO INCREDIBLY HELPFUL

Thank you for this ...its great info.

This is so helpful 🙌 Thank you for this video 👋🏼

Great ideas. This is the important thing to know when you play synths. Thank you for your valued tips.

Great sounds and techniques! Thanks!

Very good! Enjoyed this video.

Very nice tutorial. This is something that i have figured out over the years as well. Its very important to learn some what playing style of an organic instrument!

Very nice. Surprising how well some of those sounds have held up.

wow thank you so much for doing this!

As usual, so much thanks to share your unvaluable knowledge :)

@SynthManiaDotCom

7 жыл бұрын

David, Thank *you for watching!

Thank you so much for one of best tutorial for me :)

This is very helpful. Thank you so much!

@SynthManiaDotCom

7 жыл бұрын

Thank *you for watching!

This video just made me fall more in love with my keyboard

VERY helpful information! Thanks for posting!

@SynthManiaDotCom

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow! What great sounds! Really realistic. Thank you for sharing,

This lesson is excelllent. Thank you so much!

I'm a Guitarist but He sounded better than me..hehe

@BaronVonYolo

5 жыл бұрын

Felt the same. Shame XD

@abhinandk.v4392

5 жыл бұрын

@@BaronVonYolo Its Bcuz he's using software sound..Its really hard to get in that kinda perfection in the frickin noisy place I live in

awesome dude. very much helpful indeed

Really informative, Thanks a lot 👍🙏

Great information here. This is my exact approach to emulating acoustic instruments. As a keyboard player, it is imperative to spend time listening to the way each instrument is approached by the individual musician. To emulate acoustic instruments with some level of believability, you must play each instrument in the characteristic way they are normally played. By doing this I have been able to create very rich, more believable instruments and instrumental sections than many keyboard players do.

Love the channel man! Keep it up.

@SynthManiaDotCom

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Exactly What I was looking for!

Great, very unique lesson. I never really thought about a lot of these techniques.

amazing video sir. thank you.

Great Video, Thanks a lot! Keep up the good work.

@SynthManiaDotCom

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Thank you so much for this video! That's so helpful, you literally opened an door in my mind!

@SynthManiaDotCom

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

You are an ace teacher. I'd consider going back to school with teachers like yourself.

this is absolutely FANTASTIC! :D I thank you for the video ^-^

@SynthManiaDotCom

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Awesome! Unparalleled mastery, indeed!

This was awesome. We need more of this kind of instruction on YT. Subscribed.

wow, that was crazy, very good!

Beautiful.. Very Well Presented. Thanks a lot.

This is a really amazing tutorial. Seriously, thanks. It's inspiring.

@SynthManiaDotCom

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great helpful techniques!

@SynthManiaDotCom

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I came here looking for an answer to a different question, but I stayed for the whole video and learned important things I didn't realize I needed to know. Thank you.

@SynthManiaDotCom

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Great video!

Excellent lesson! :)) That banjopart made me tap my feet and gave sudden crave of moonshine! :D

Very useful technical. Thank u.

Beautiful

The arpeggios sound so well wow!

Amazing!!!

You play so well!

Love the tip on strings!

Thank you for your showin of very good insperations!!!

Love my Kurzweil k25000 Underrated synth that stands the test of time.

Excellent tutorial! I will be practicing these techniques. Thank you

@SynthManiaDotCom

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks a lot for this. I learnt a lot of new ways in thinking about keyboard lines after watching this. Those acoustic guitar sections you played in the beginning were great. With a more realistic patch, I doubt anyone could tell the difference just by listening.

@basspig

4 жыл бұрын

Yamaha Montage really nails realism with guitar.

Really helpful and absolutely loved the strings part.

@SynthManiaDotCom

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

you hit the nail on the head bro. the problem i experience is that this requires a keyboardist to do their homework and learn a little something about the instrument they are trying to emulate. i know some very accomplished pianists that won't play organ because it requires them to become proficient with organ playing techniques. it's frustrating.

Those strings sound awesome mate

Really useful thanks