Oh you're a real homie for this. Wish all KZread tutorials could be in this style and so concise!

All I can tell you is that you got this way of teaching down like no one else: simple short sentences, no talk, pitch perfect speed and timing, truly elementary.. I hit that subscribe button faster that ever before. Cudos to you good sir, and cudos again!

I think this is by far the best tutorial, it lays out steps in the way a musician would construct a sound, not by some preconceived logic, but naturally. Also, each step is illustrated perfectly with a new sound quality.

This is an absolute incredible tutorial series on FM and the DX!!! Magnificent lessons. I have been sound designing in subtractive for 30 years, attempting to switch my brain functions to FM - you are a great help.

This was a VERY GOOD tutorial. You really nailed it with those explanations, what different things do and how you could think of them in terms of a more "traditional" synthesis. This really helped me to grasp things (just got my Reface DX yesterday :) ). Thanks!

I'm late to the party having just purchased the DX but this and Part 2 were very helpful. Looking forward to watching the rest. Thanks for doing this series.

So glad I found your channel! Time for a binge watch I reckon!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+donkeyfacekilla1 Don't forget snacks! :)

Thank you so much for posting this. With my reface I feel like I'm going in blind, I know nothing about FM synthesis. This helped a ton!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas MusicianBada We used to share that same frustration, and we want to help others "get it". Glad it was useful to you!

Fantastic! I’ve enjoyed my reface dx for a few years now, using stock sounds and soundmondo grabs. Finally getting into synthesis thanks to you!

Nice Lesson! Explains FM so well, especially how it relates to subtractive synthesis.

Brilliant video, thanks for taking the time

@StochasticDesign

5 жыл бұрын

Just getting one comment like this makes it worthwhile.

This is the perfect FM tutorial I didn't know I needed! Brilliant!

Best FM tutorial ever

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Giulio Fassina Thank you!

Between this video and Phil Clendenin's explanation (sans heavy math) on the Yamahasynth web site, FM is going to be a lot easier for a lot of people to work with. Thank you very much!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Filthy McNasty Thank you, that's what we're aiming for! FM is too good synthesis to require a PhD.

Almost ordered a DX100 but found the Reface DX. I have a soft spot for old PC-98 FM synthesis chiptunes so I'm excited to get down and dirty with this, especially since I just got a text saying it was delivered. :D

This is not a bad alternative to the real deal and a whole lot less "hissy". Great JOB!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Agree, but it has its quirks. (And so does the original)

Thank you 🙏, I know I’m many years behind 😉

Fantastic video, so clear and concise and with a sick jam at the end. Can't wait for pt.2!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Anonymous Animal 2 Glad you liked it, and thanks for the feedback! Part 2 is almost ready to upload, stay tuned!

Ahhhhhhhhh finally I am starting to get this!! Dope jam at the end man

Thanks for tutorials. I’ve been thinking about buying this synth.

The Reface line is still alluring in spite of it’s annoying little quirks. I have a feeling that people with synth-caves is much more likely to fire up a Reface for couch noodling/ composing before their Jupiter’s or DSI's... Pretty please Yamaha: drop a Mk2's soon! Reface SY.. Oooh Yeah!

これ見てたらどうやって音作ればいいか分かった。欲しくなった。ありがとう！

Thanks for this really helpful video. Planning to work through all of these.

Thats very cool, I was feeling stuck with my DX and now I understand the tricks for making intersting patches! Keep the good work!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, stay tuned!

Thank you very much! Buy one of these and didn't understnd how to program it coz I was use to soustractive analog. So thanks again, feel now like it was worth the money!

Howdy! I'm definitely getting a DX! They are awesome, as are your videos, too! Thanks! Please make videos on how to accurately imitate famous synth solos, from such classics as: ELP'S Luck Man, In the Beginning, Edgar Winter's Frankenstein, etc. That's my goal, to use the DX to play the synth solos on the keyboard, while listening to the remastered radio versions available on KZread! Oh, yeah!

@StochasticDesign

5 жыл бұрын

Keep practicing, and thanks for commenting!

This was fantastic. Thank you.

these videos are gr8. copping one of these tomorrow

verry good tutorials for fm newbies like me. thanks.

@StochasticDesign

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it's of help, thanks!

I have to have one! Thank you for the awesome demos!!

Nicely done, sounds great! Thanks for this - I learned some stuff 😊🤟🙏🤓

Thank you for, uploading very informative video. If only they inserted a little oscilloscope like on the Minilogue...well, it would have been very useful. But on the other hand you can still output the signal through the Minilogue and instantly see the result of soundshaping with FM synthesis

@StochasticDesign

7 жыл бұрын

EVERY synth should have an oscilloscope, now that you mention it. But you're right, it would really help to visualize FM on the DX.

@rchiiibob

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe someone will make a battery operated oscilloscope for the DX, that would plug into the line out jack? It would attach to the DX by sticky Velcro, so that you can remove it, when you pack up the synth.

Great..! +Stochastic Design . Good work!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Ant GM Thanks!

Thanks for sharing! This was really useful. While the Reface's screen is a vast improvement over the DX7, I still wish Yamaha had released a standalone editor with it.

@dr.hasecasar2160

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex S. Or at least some knobs.

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex S. Glad you found it useful! Agree with Frau Hase on the knobs, it's a tricky choice, as cheap knobs would have been worse. I find the touch-controls ok to use, but I lost count on how many times I try to adjust parameters directly on the screen :-S

@dr.hasecasar2160

8 жыл бұрын

I find it difficult to use the touch sliders precisely. And same here re pressing the screen. 😄 I feel, rotary encoders would have been ok for the purpose.

@AnonymousAnimal2

8 жыл бұрын

+Stochastic Design just got my Reface DX and I've tried to touch the screen so many times too

@drumandbassob0007

8 жыл бұрын

+Stochastic Design lol i do that too but still great little synth i love it , its my first synth thats away from the computer and am gettin a korg minilogue soon to use along side it cant wait

Thanks, but it would be nice to see what buttons you're pushing to get to some of the menus.

Thanks. Enjoying my DX and FM in general. :-)

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+paulie rendle Great! :-)

Thanks so much for this video! So it's very easy to program a sound has several octaves in one? E.g. one note has a low bass note, together with an octave above, with another octave above?

@StochasticDesign

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, all operators can be tuned, for instance an octave or two apart as you describe, but also fifths etc.

Hi - do you have an idea of the settings I would use to use this for a Talkbox?

Hey great video!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Acekorv Thanks!

Thank You! Though my ears bleed a bit now, Ive learned a lot since my DX Reface didnt come with a manual

These videos have been a great help for understanding FM from my subtractive perspective. The envelopes seem to be close to ADSR's, but I am having a real problem understanding the difference between the RATE and LEVEL envelopes. Can you explain the difference??

@rubenschiefke1337

4 жыл бұрын

bruh are u kiddin? the difference is literally right there in the name. level determines which level the envelope has within a certain phase und rate determines how long that phase is going to be. pretty straightforward actually... read the manual man, it's all there.

@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene

Жыл бұрын

@@rubenschiefke1337 Its not your channel, you provide nothing on KZread, zero. Stop being condescending to others and keep this channel free of your evil and hatred.

I'm trying to find a synth that is on par with the old pss-480. Is this it?

Great tutorial! thx

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+DeathByDinSync Glad you liked it!

Thank you.

Really awesome, thorough video. Thanks!

@StochasticDesign

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Does it have an acoustic piano sound ?

Great !!! Tankks !

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Ariel Carmeli Glad you liked it!

Can it take batteries

@TomAnderson7

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it can

nice video i want to know more about the lfo part!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+Jupiter Ghost Thanks for the feedback, I'll be sure to bring it up. We will delve a bit into waveshaping first!

@drumandbassob0007

8 жыл бұрын

+Stochastic Design making a a ultra modern tchami patch would be cool, i can get quite close with thor in reason but not got to grips with the dx yet as i have not had it long , although one thing it does well is the low end its so heavy

So its oscillators now not operators?

Cool!

@StochasticDesign

8 жыл бұрын

+beephouse Thanks!

I have no idea what buttons you are hitting on the right.

you're a fucking genius

Thank for showing us all how to get into that first screen,, shit

SOrry but Im confused about the end! Is your dx sequenced from the Qx as well as the drums?

@StochasticDesign

5 жыл бұрын

The DX is sequenced from the QX5fd sequencer, the simple drum beat was programmed directly into the internal sequencer of the RX11 and synced via MIDI.

@davidcogan3437

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the reply, it sounds great when theyre synced. Im shocked

Sorry but I can't see how anyone thinks this is useful. You can't see what the user is doing wuth their right hand. They are pressing buttons but you can't see what they are doing. I would really like to see this but I can't. I have tried this on various devices but all are exactly the same.

😢

I really don't want to disrespect someones hard work but you can't see what the person is doing with their right hand so this is annoyingly useless