Very helpful demo. The MoDx is so deep one needs all the help they can get in navigating this synth. Thank you, I enjoyed this post.

Absolutely loved your work, really nice thanks

Great tutorial. Thanks so much. Purchased the editor and what a time saver!!!

Very nice mellow improv, love your musicality and enthusiasm, keep it up!

That’s a great patch and demo! The patcheditor shows how complex and flexible the MODX is.

Nice video Woody, glad you went with that idea

What a DEMOOOOO!!!! Thank you so much for this - I don't have the keyboard yet but considering to upgrade to it. You've truly been an inspiration and god bless you for that. Big fan - cheers!

AWESOME as always ........ Thanks Woody.................

Awe man great demo and nice tune, thanx !

Hello Woody Thank you for the time and effort and willingness to share . I relish the videos on the MODX as videos like these show what one can accomplish... Truly inspiring Thank you so much ....

Great demo/instruction, cool software, nice performance! Soooooo many options...

'Woodeleven' The RX11 is a great choice, It was Yam's 1st proper drum machine, Still have mine, Vince Clarke used it on the first 2 Erasure albums. Again another great job Woody, love your videos.

Great video! I have an mx61 that came with similar software and I've never used it...now I want to try! Thanks!

Really enjoyed the video and the song, keep up the good work.

Thanks for the tutorial! Excellent!

I've bought the editor..and got sound out of that machine i've dreamed from..really helpful. thank you, woody!

Great job Woody!

Great demo. Thanks Woody

@WoodyPianoShack

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome

Great demo Woody

Great ! I loved this video !

A great job, Woody !

Excellent job...Thank you

Nice job, perfect amount of detail, taking your time to walk through things. I have the same combo of keyboard and editor SW, and I picked up some really useful tips and shortcuts on using the editor. Since the MODX does have such great and easy editing capability via the touch screen, I do find myself just editing on the touchscreen, but the John Melas products have always been great as he has some really intuitive layout for all the data. And special thanks for showing how to stop the drum parts from playing from the keyboard!! That’s thwarted me for years. I’m inspired to go make some Performances!

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

you're welcome. i got the software when i had plans to make my own soundbank for download, so the software would have helped me out, but never got around to it.!

Very nice !

Thanks for making it real Woody! Please keep going - make it a series... maybe add scenes to vary the arps and then dig into the superknob as a finale! Yamaha should sponsor you to create more videos that show the reality of editing their kit which is soooo complex. Thanks again!

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great comment and the feedback! You are right, we are only just scratching the surface here. Yes I should really reach out to Yamaha with your suggestion.;(

Absolutely mesmerising jam Woody. Love the sound. Love the synth. Time to build another shelf and get one!

@tracedarren9921

2 жыл бұрын

you all probably dont care but does anybody know of a way to log back into an instagram account? I was stupid lost my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me

@kanecarlos6567

2 жыл бұрын

@Trace Darren Instablaster :)

Thoroughly enjoyed this Woody. Thank you. As a hobbyist Genos player I don't understand a lot of what you're doing, but I love the sounds!. For me, your composition evoked a rainy night-time walk through a metropolis, looking in the bright entrances, but not being a part of it. "Lonely in Rainville". Bit weak but I hope it may spark some thoughts in others more gifted than I

Great job

thank you very much for your kind help

Great video.

great job thanks

Not had my Montage long but your demo was more or less what I aspire to.Its still very complex and confusing but these videos are essential watching-Great stuff.

This seems much much easier than using the touchscreen. Sounds good man!

Fantastic 🙏🖖🏻

I didn't know modx could do that. Very helpful tool from John Melas

Awesome Video...totally told me what I wanted to know about this board.....Thanks a million Woody

@WoodyPianoShack

2 жыл бұрын

glad to help, cheers!

@wireguy123

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack If I select a single piano patch that has 4 different elements (Sampled in diff parts of the keybed) and I want a single arp. Do I have to assign the same arp 4 diff times? kind of a pain

Good job sharing this information. You explain it in terms that are easy for us "non-technical" players. I've been aware of this tool for a while now but afraid of buying it because it might be too complicated. Thank you for doing this video.

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

it simplifies the UI of the MODX/mont for sure, but these are powerful instruments so there will always be some complexity!

I was in the fence about this but your video on arps made me say I'm pulling the trigger tomorrow

Great video Woody! This video reminded me I have a software editor option for my Yamaha MX49. Much of what you programmed here can be done on the MX series as well. Without the software editor the MX49 is limited to two voices layer or split....but I don't go near a computer for music unless I am doing pro work. My job is computer intensive, graphic design, so all on the computer I ....create art, paint, photo-retouch, animate, video edit, hand code websites, typeset, design, build dies and cartons and labels...all on the computer....so when it comes to music I am all synth/keyboard hardware including a hardware 24 track recorder.

@synthverkstad2093

4 жыл бұрын

Wilderness Music Yeah a lot of people skim over this. Just upgraded from a MX61 to a Modx 7 and love it!

@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene

4 жыл бұрын

@@synthverkstad2093 YEA!! I am very excited about the MODx 8 oscillator sound design possibilities. Looks like you made a good purchase and a good point. I have thoughts of buying a MODx61, but forgot that I will not need my MX49 anymore if I get one, so with the sale my MX49 the MODx won't be as expensive as first thought. Thank you.

Thanks for this Woody, I was planning to sell my MODX8 just because I don't know how to work the bloody thing! I may just reconsider after watching this! Brilliant stuff.

@briancorkill6496

4 жыл бұрын

@@jm6734 Yeah for me it's overly complicated and I find myself getting lost in menus, nowhere near as user friendly as the PC editing...that, I could actually understand! But then this is my first synth and I probably haven't given it a proper chance. Although I find even the manuals overwhelming. Yeah there are a lot of patches, mostly weird and not that usable imo, that's why I was keen to make my own.

Hi dear friend Woody, A very nice video and great improvisation.I realy enjoyed the way you showed us how it is possible for anyone, to make its own perf, in an "easy way" (as much as it could be), with this John Melas ' new soft.I realy like the 80's spirit of this perf - It reminds me a bit some stranger things' tracks!! need in my opinion another kit drum (may be analog one)This little MODx is realy impressive!!- aAke care and keep it this way!Greets.Mysterio FTS

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the mess mysterio, indeed, if i can pull this off, anybody can :)

Thanks!

Just brilliant Woody, I can't wait to reduce my neck pain from bending over that little screen and get to programming the modx in a much more efficient way. I was thinking just recently why the heck don't Yamaha link to the PC like this, and here is being done by John Melas. Thanks for posting.

@WoodyPianoShack

2 жыл бұрын

hi rob, it's been a while since I made the vid, perhaps yamaha now have their own editor, but regardless, this one was excellent.

That is amazing,Sounds like the beginning of a Phil Collins track of 2019 , Now I have to buy a new keyboard. That is a complete sequence it just needs some vocals, but I sure love my Fantom X8.

New Beginnings ~ Woody

Great changes, and super demo. I am a huge fan of both Woody, and John Melas. Using the Melas Yamaha software for both Motif XF and Montage, it absolutely opens up the instrument as Woody shows how. Changes are instantaneous, between computer and instrument, and being able to see all the voices/arpeggios/tweaks and store user libraries easily really opens up the instrument in a useful, fun way.

Great tutorial. Thank you very much. Is it possible to have the bass and the pad on the same keys with the arpeggiator playing both parts instead of having to use the left hand at two locations when a chord change is required? How will the arpeggiator handle the bass part if a full chord is played with the left hand?

Is this editor just for the AWM or also the FM engine? Great video as usual Woody my man

very interesting information, many thanks. I have a Yamaha MODX 8+ and am very happy with it. What I don't like that much, quite objectively, is the almost untraceable on/off button on the back of the Modx. Second is the "knocking sound" that comes from pressing the keys a little hard - I think that's because the Modx's case is plastic. That's too bad

"Chillwave kit" would be a recommendation from me!

Wonderful! 🌷🌹💗😉

very nice...Sadowfax and Spyro Gyra

More videos like that please...

Hi Woody!! Great video! I’m a proud owner of a MODX7. However, assembling a performance proved challenging since the “nice” sounds have multiple parts spread across different tracks. Did you just use sounds that take up one track (like the ones labeled with green letters)? For example, the CFX piano takes up 4 tracks. If I want to layer a pad, I have to assign it on track 5. This is very inefficient as you might imagine. Any advise?

Thanks for the great videos. I'm looking to create performances with multiple scenes with multiple sounds... Can you save multiple multipart instruments as scenes??? Using your video I've mastered scenes for single parts either with mute or keyboard assign to create fluidity but when I attempt to do this with the many great multi-part sounds it doesn't work. I carefully follow the same process but many of the parts don't play and I get a basic sound. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong?

I admit I kind of glanced through this video. Unless I missed something, it's just basic splits setup. I wanted to mention that is a very straight forward task on the MODX or Montage touch screen, no special computer software really needed. I found it very easy & intuitive to setup basic splits & layers right from the front panel. I did notice the arpegiators to choose from showed up in the software however. I under the MODX/Montage have "thousands" of arpegiators included. I have not been able to find "thousands" via navigating through the touch screen as I have with regular instruments. What might I be doing wrong? I'm not likely to use them too often, but would like to browse through them.

Wow this is great Woody! tbh I didn't really care much for the programming as I don't own a modX, but the performance at the end was superb! Yeah maybe a missed chord, but I loved the mood you created in the patch. Keep it up!

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

haha, sorry i made you sit through 25 minutes of programming :)

@athaphian

4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack KZread has this new feature now, which let you skip parts ;)

Hi there, your vids are always a pleasure to watch! Any ideas how to dial-in the standard arpegios, like "up" - "'down" - "as played" etc (ie skip the gazilion pre-arranged arps..)? Like for a simple bass line on the spot, without using editor etc...Thanks!

@WoodyPianoShack

2 жыл бұрын

great question, well the modx def has those too, but how to find them, I have no clue and mine is not available at the mo! download the data list from yamaha, and you can check what's available

@eugenetrapezontas8664

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack Thank you mate, best regards!

Finally someone who shows the power of the MODX. It's a shame though that one need to buy a 3.party program from John Melas, -Such a big failure that Yamaha doesn't provide such at simple utility program -shame on you Yamaha!!...-But very nice job Woody, more please :-)

@thiagodalpoz

4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Heder isn’t it free?

In general I prefer editing on instrument itself. Even on JV-1080. It brings me a flow of inspiration not to stare into computer screen all the time :) and it's a kind of challenge. Anyway... Thank you for this video! :)

Hello, I have been following your KZread channel. has helped me a lot. congratulations. how about saying some things about amplifiers for keyboards?

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

interesting topic, thanks for a good suggestion, I don't have much to show though...

The bassline reminded me of John Carpenter's music for Escape from NY , the lead is a whole different story. Maybe, "Escape from Miami" as it could've well been music played in the tv-series from the 1980's. However it's been over 2 months.. and I'm very curious, what do you call it now? ;-)

about dexed is there portamento function in dexed? a friend of mine ask me.

Nice patch there!!! we could just name it the WooodyRX Patch =P

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

WRX! sounds like a rally car!

is this something that can be done on the PSR sx900 ?

Hi woody. Thanks for the video. Am considering buying this synth. Does it not come with its own editing software like did the motif xs and xf? Is it only the 3rd part melas software that's available for it?

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

only 3rd party afaik but not too expensive

Do you know if the john melas tools are able to parse library files and allow me to create new libraries? I would like to "merge" patches from 3 different libraries in a new one, so I can save space :)

What an amazing video brother, cant seem to get the performance editor to connect to the Montage, what am I doing wrong here, thanks in advance

@WoodyPianoShack

Жыл бұрын

too bad, i don't know, been years since I tried it.

@garfieldoliveira1458

Жыл бұрын

No worries brother ill keep on trying

I heard your music which is 18 POTW #8 - 808 Drums - Xavier Radix. Masterpiece! So great! How can you play the guitar so real with keyboard?

@WoodyPianoShack

2 жыл бұрын

not sure what you're referring to, but xavier is excellent guitarist so probably real guitar on his tracs!

Brilliant work! Patch name suggestion: First Attempt ;)

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

that's good, got a good ring to it!

Hi... Can record on USB Flash Memory with MODX?

Do the arpeggiators have chord recognition? The info seems to indicate so but it’s not entirely clear.

Thanks for the vid! Only the first sound on my editor is active, the others underneath are all greyed out. Any idea how to fix this?

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

running the demo version maybe?

greatly informative. May I ask... Are you recording your MODX sounds into a DAW via USB or the stereo out as audio through an external interface? Two weeks down the line I still cannot get a simple (no midi) audio performance into Cubase via the USB interface. The connection between Cubase and MODX is extremely complicated for a low computer savvy player. Any suggestions???

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

hi, an external interface, simply because i need to record synth & mic at the same time, otherwise modx usb more convenient, you shouldn't have any issues there!

@290Alenka

3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack Thanks for reply Woody. There must be a simple enough solution to my problem. I am wondering if there is a USB conflict with another USB sound device. Will re-install MODX driver and start again.

Great presentation. Is there a link to learn how to use the librarian?

@WoodyPianoShack

2 жыл бұрын

i'm pretty sure there is a user manual!

Hey thanks for the vid! One question: How can set the patch remain on performance mode with my "user" sounds? Whenever I switch from one patch to another, the sound stop sounding (ofc I'm talking when I'm pressing a key or I'm holding the sustain pedal)

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

sometimes the sound cuts out when changing patches...

@TechnoClassics1

4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack 😔😔

Control "z" on the PC is almost a universal undu...if you wish to try. A great companion video to this wonderful video is; BoBeats has a video where he is sound designing on the MODx's 8 oscillator synth. Patch name for your design Woody....THE FEARLESS HOPEFUL

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

thanks, had already bashed those keys before hunting for it in the menu. nope! might be aomplicated to implement as the synth is updating in real time, but would have saved me more than a few times

Hi woody ok thx 👍

HELP. Fairly new to the Montage but I've hit a snag. Just loaded Montage 3.0 and in doing so appear to have lost my Phat Anologue,Chill and FM Xperience update library. Any idea??

@EDcase1

3 жыл бұрын

It does say in the update documentation to back up before installing as it will erase existing banks.

Hi Woody. Thank you for your upload which explains a great deal about the software, but I wonder if you could help with an issue here. I've had my MODX6 for about two years now, I've tried on various occasions just to be able to link to my computer. I now have the latest update within the Modx Synth itself Version 2.52 and I've also downloaded from the Yamaha Sight the latest Steinberg Driver Version 2.04 which is now on my Windows-10 Computer. No matter all the options I have tried in the past and even now on a brand new computer it says that it does not recognise the USB device and that something must be wrong. I have two other different link cables and it says exactly the same. I have on countless times over the past uninstalled the driver restarted the PC, reinstalled the Driver, Re-started the PC. I Tried an older driver with the exact same problem, tried it on my laptop and still the same problem, a tech friend of mine tried last year on his computer and could'nt manage to get anything more than myself, but did say, either my Synth had a Fault, or the software has a fault. I then used the exact same lead and plugged in my Roland JDXI and within seconds it installed the driver straight away, I then tried my Roland AX and again it found the driver and installed within seconds, The same with the Roland Edge, loaded within a minute or two the editor for the original AX synth, but for some reason Yamaha seems to be the only one with a problem. I've checked various forums and found that many people are having the same problems, all of us have been following suggestions as to how to overcome this only to find that none of it works. On the MODX I have the Midi set to USB. It's a shame as I would be more than happy to get the paid version of the John Mellas Software, it would make programming so much more easier and quicker to get ideas down. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, maybe I am just overlooking something. I'm always impressed by your uploads and tests and this is noe exception. Thumbs up and Kind Regards. Geoff Dean

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

i'm sorry geoff, it sounds like you have tried everything, and it seems you are doing everything right. maybe reach out to yamaha, or the author of the editor? i had no issues myself...

@geoffdeanthemeparks

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Woody. Thank you for reply. An Update to the last message. Out of curiosity I found an older shorter lead which I connected and would you believe that it found the device staight away, I've had to remove the keybard from my rack and its a little awkward where I now have it positioned, but at least I now know that for some reason the cable was the culprit, but odly it works perfectly with all my Roland Gear. Thanks once again and thank you too for all the tutorials. Regards. Geoff

Hi woody I,am trying to make that fun repeating vox organ in girls just wanna have. Down loaded the editor. How can I make this repeating jumpy organ :) please help

5:45 - I think that last preset has to be my favourite. lol

@andysw3

4 жыл бұрын

ElectronAsh I want to hear a demo! What does a S*** T****** sound like?

Can you make a demo video showing how to to create a song step by step using the scenes, style parts, drums, bass, etc,, arps, rhythms, patterns sequencer, etc?

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

you mean with the software or on the screen? I don't enjoy poking around too much on the screen, so I tend just to use the presets, and an external midi sequencer, but yeah, should give it another shot.

@ConeyIsland1952

3 жыл бұрын

Hi woody on the screen in a video..demo step by step

i guess I was was to ever update from the JV 1080 it would either be this or the Roland FA synth. Still a well expanded JV holds out today still

@bradleylinemihler

4 жыл бұрын

@@xp50player Indeed! how could I forget and it has all the supernatural sounds as well and all the original JV/XP patches. woody has a good side by side demo of it with the JV...thanks unusual that it slipped my mind the integra

@bradleylinemihler

4 жыл бұрын

@@xp50player thanks , I would want the jv patches exactly as they are as I love the JV patches even the stock ones. what do you have to say about the rumour that the old JV-1080's filters sound warmer. I cant comment as I have never heard the the XV's and fantoms that came after the JV/XP generation to make the comparison..

hello Woody, iv just got my modx6 and john melas modx tools...i wanted to make a performance just like you do here but with custom sounds and drum kits...is there any way to make the performance editor use the custom user sounds and kits that i made with samples? regards

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

i'm sorry, i don't know those details

@erikfox8471

3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack thanks anyway....best wishes!

A question Does the modx have hold function for arpeggi? Meaning when you take your finger off it continues to play. If there is I cant find one. If there isn't then its disappointing from Yamaha.

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

yes it does, on or off for each arp part

@nicolasarianos9731

4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack please how we can do it...?

@josueojeda1483

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicolasarianos9731 easy! the modx have the arp hold. find in the manual about this. hummm... into to select part (for example: part 1) > edit > arpeggio > common > hold (select on). Its over.

@frankjuno8808

3 жыл бұрын

@@josueojeda1483 There is even a shortcut to enable Arp Latch (or hold) in the Performance Home Screen: hold SHIFT when pressing the desired part's ARP button on the touchscreen. This activates the ARP for the part, and also the hold/latch option.

Hi Woody, I like your clips, but I've got a problem with the bass sound; when I turn on my Arp, I have the same octaf all over the keyboard and the range is gone. Have you any idea what this can be?

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

i really don't not from here, be aware that there is a keyzone and a separate arpzone

@Sloebydig

4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack Thanks Woody. I started all over again, and it's fine with the default arp, but from the moment I change it to the Bass(Mg)MA_8Beat Med_C the problem is there.

This is great . Ive downloaded this . I have a problem though , when I select a second sound it doesn't light up and I cannot change key ranges etc . Don't know what I'm doing wrong

@coryndavies

3 жыл бұрын

I've sorted it ! I needed to register ! Duh. Ok now I'm ready to create a No1 hit

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

put me on the credits!

@coryndavies

3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack lol 😂

I am French question the software is it free or paid what is the software for the modx thank you

So that was teh John Melas Performace Editor software?

I was hoping you would put some cool FM-X parts in there too, but ah well. Still sounds very good. :)

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

video was long enough already without me diving into the FM :)

@rachelwindsor850

4 жыл бұрын

True haha. Maybe some other time then? :D

I downloaded free version of this software. The second track and others are always grey out. Is it my MODX doing that or is it because the software is in DEMO? Great video. I guess Yamaha should be including their keyboards a software like this one. The motif, Moxf and MX keyboards had software similar to this one.

@WoodyPianoShack

3 жыл бұрын

right, that's the trial version limit

@AbdiPianoChannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack Thanks

@CDK11

3 жыл бұрын

How much does the software cost?

For 3 years now I am using Montage. All the functions and features I explored so far work well, however at the arpeggio part I am struggling. There are 3 types of arpeggio: fixed , normal and original notes. The fixed note function works well with the drums, but with any other instrument channel, like a bass or any other instrument which has chord patterns, all the three functions mentioned about is not accurate. If the chord changes are not 100% in time and on the first beat of the bar, than the notes from the pattern are shifted and come later. However, in the user memory of the instrument, I found an arpeggio type, that works just like what I would like to do. For example, with MA_8Beat Slow_C arpeggio it does not matter on what beat I am changing the chords, all the instruments come smoothly in the right time from the arpeggio pattern, without any note shift and independent from the midi note length. My question is, how could I create an arpeggio like MA_8Beat Slow_C on my instrument?

@WoodyPianoShack

6 ай бұрын

i dunno! the arps on the modx are so mind boggling complicated, i never could figure them out!

@synthfills2851

6 ай бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack Thanks for your answer !

Please do a video on the librarian

"Arps On The Move"

Patch name: 80s Dude.

@angelparedes9967

4 жыл бұрын

Good job. Dude you are the best

Excellent Woody-how about Stockholm Synthdrome (captivating your audience!)

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

it's amazing to see in the analytics how many of you made it to the performance, thank you!

Is there a way to do this without pc? Ie thru touchscreen? Thx

@WoodyPianoShack

4 жыл бұрын

yeah sure, you can do everything on the touchscreen, just that i chose not to

@briancorkill6496

4 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack Thanks Woody! I shall persevere! 😊

Hi Woody. Brilliant as usual. But....may I send you a Birthday or chrismas gift in form of a proper Stand for your Monitor and Keyboard instead of this Boxes? I used Boxes too for 20 years...but once you get a better thing....it hurts to see the wobbly past...^^ Greetings from Germany!

@WoodyPianoShack

2 жыл бұрын

you're very kind, thanks! actually the biscuit tin has become a bit of a "thing", and viewers would be disappointed if I replaced it with something professonal!

@chillwalker

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodyPianoShack Yeah, I definitely see the charm in this. And it fits...but the keyboard...that's not healthy, ergonomically spoken...and must be annoying AF to change your body position for typing ;-) And, be honest, how often do you knock over the keyboard (and with it your coffee?) accidently...and you are out of the Zone ;-) I recommend a laptop or even just a tablet stand that you can bend....I also always thought "superfluous snick snack" until I noticed that my keyboard suddenly "is no longer in the way"... the effect in the workflow is like .... Do you remember the time before the TV remote control? In your parents' living room? ;-) And your Dad told YOU to switch the channel "when the Game has begun?" 5 $ that will improve everything And...somehow, at least for me, easy on the eye is easy in the flow. (Damn. I really missed a career in selling office supplies, right? LOL) Its like Johns's MODX Editor..speaking of...what was I am looking for..ah..Programming Arpeggios ;-)

😎👍👍👍