Hi guys, thanks a lot for the lovely comments and questions. I am in NYC for the official MODX Launch at the moment but will make a video answering your questions as soon as I'm back in London! Keep the questions coming! Love, Dom
Can you please do tutorial on the sequencer? I come from a basic record a sequence/pattern and put it in a song mode background. This thing is complicated for no reason.
I got a mod x 7 3 days back just out of the world it so much detail , u can control , velocity reverb , audition mode , live , the army and fm x so powerful I didn't had a idea , also have a yamaha osr sx 900 , which is easy to use and also very unique
Can I save a pitch change for a performance. Say I need to drop a key and don’t want to have to remember to manually do it every time. Thanks. Great videos!
Dom, I really like your demos. Good Job. it looks like the Yamaha Montage and MODX are very similar. Does the Montage really sound better than the MODX? If I could save up for another year would it be worth waiting to get the Montage over the MODX or is the sonic difference very small. Thanks.
Hey Christopher! I've done some tests and theoretically they sound different. The difference is so negligible though that I wouldn't make this as a deciding factor. What makes a big difference is the aftertouch, the metal chassis, the illuminated faders and encoders, the ribbon the polyphony and the USB I/O for the audio interface part :)
thx for the demos Dom and congrats on the launch, i havent' understood if it's got the multi-arp performances that were so awesome on the Motif and MOXF. You could switch on and off the arps, and select different patterns within a performance. the MOXF had 5 patterns per performance, how is this achieved with 4 scene buttons. can the MOTIFXF performance be exported and imported into the MODX? thanks buddy.
Getting rid of the side buttons makes you helpless if you have a gig outside and sunlight hits your screen. Having the side buttons got me out of a jam with my Montage...
great super instrument and demo, Thanks. I owned a Montage6, now i look for the modx. What are the 1 or two main differences to the Montage6 besides price. Is it the 16 vs 10 audio channels? Aftertouch? what more?
No one is answering this on other modx posts. 1. Can you split and layer sounds with onboard modx sounds with sounds from Mainstage? 2. With the modx outs can i use them with the midi setup so i don't have to bring an interface? (this is the only reason i'm weighing out the RD2000)
Thanks for this video. In a previous Montage video you showed how to 'build analogue sounds on the Montage'. Does the same apply to the MODX? Can you build sounds like you did for the Montage on this synth?
Hi. Thanks for your videos! Can you show how this can control a DAW and how many tracks can be be sent simultaneously in 44.1khz to the DAW in realtime through USB audio?
Hi Dom! Nice vid and NYC launch. Can you confirm that the MODX's can receive / respond to Aftertouch (Poly AT??) & Release Velocity data from a external master that can transmit that data to the MODX's. Thanks a lot! 🎹🍻
Hi my name Luis E. Marrero from San Juan,PR! I have a Yamaha MODX8 ! It sounds great but I just dont know what to do if I'm using one of those built in rithm patterns and if I want to switch sounds without stopping the rithm pattern! It just stop the rithm if I want just to switch the sounds! In other w oi Ed's I just cant have continuity of rithm !
Dom, what should I do to learn piano well enough to play like you? I have a good ear and a room (or two) full of gear, but i only had a year of lessons and I play by ear. It limits me because I always end up playing the same things. What steps should I take if you don’t mind?
Have only seen the MODX8 in person. I'm deciding between the MODX6 and MODX7 and would like to see which one is the best fit. I'm afraid the MODX6 may be too small and leaning towards the MODX7. Any suggestions from those whom purchased and pros and cons of each?
I have a question more specific to workflow, is how can this and my motif xf work together I would love to see video of integration of both boards simultaneously.
Hi Dom Sigalas, I have a MODX but when I tried to initialized some things, just deleted a very good set. How can I call it back? I don't have a back up of the set :)
Nice video! I'm interested, but before buy it I would like to know the quality of the string patches since this is a very important point for me. Hope I can try this synth soon to decide
At that price point, I think it's an incredible synth. The downside of all the videos about MODX is the lack of showing string patches. I've listened great pianos, pads, fm stuff... but only one or two strings. So, it would be nice to listen a demonstrator playing some string patches, going from slow-pad-strings to ana str with attack... you know, this kind of things
Fernando, on my upcoming video I reply to your question but I would say check my orchestral sounds video on the Montage. The sounds are the same on the MODX ;)
I'm new to playing piano. I just can't help but want to play though with things but I'm not a proficient piano player. Should I just say the hell with it and go with the MODX8 or start with a digital piano and come back tot the MODX in the future? the toying of MODX just seem so much more interesting and fun than any piano though : /
Robert Yeahright the MODX8 has an incredible piano keyboard so you won’t miss much on that. A digital piano will give you all the bread and butter sounds to keep you going but the MODX is a synthesizer so the possibilities are endless and you won’t get bored of it for years to come in my opinion 😊
What is the best sound output levels for the MODX 6 so it doesn’t record with too much gain and distortion? I am recording straight to camera from Synth and I can hear a noise going together with the sounds. Thanks
Hi, I’ve seen your video on the Montage 2.5 orchestral sounds...I’d just like to know if....the sounds you used for Part 2 were “stock” Montage sounds and if so are the same sounds...i.e solo violin/cello sounds used in the video included in the MODx?..If not are those orchestral sounds used by you from a third party company? Many thanks.
Dom! My Precious (Montage) is the jealous type! Why is Yamaha introducing chaos in my life LOL! I haven't seen or heard about sampling. Can samples be loaded into the MODX?
Hiya good vid I have tried to use the modx6 with pc cant get the modx6 to talk to the pc i have used all types of daws I am going to get Ableton lite give that a go ??????
Hi there, is it possible to use one sample (say a flute playing C note) and let the modx lay it out on the keyboard so that you can play a melody using one sample?
Hi Dom! I want to know if 88 weighted keys version is the only version that controls expression of sound for dx angine? Harder you hit key more velocity /expression has?Can you explain more?
Hello i want to buy it but i need to know : is it possible use the modx with LOGIC ? Hay posibility transfer sound from the modx to the logic ? I woud like use logic with the modx’s sound (sorry for my english ) Thank’s
Just wondering about split points. Can i have for example a solosynth on two dedicated octaves a FX on just one key, a string section on two other octaves and a couple of other sounds laid out on the keyboard ?
Hi I have limited use of my right hand. Is there was a to use the octave changer to play with the left hand and the keyboard would automatically play the right? or do you this keyboard has other options. Thanks.
does it have a "setlist" mode where I can access multiple voices/performances in one page? also, does the sustained sound stop when I switch to a different preset?
Absolutely. It's called Live Sets. You can colour code your performances and even add notes under them. Yes, you can switch between sounds without interruption as long as they consist of 4parts max (Montage can do this with up to 8).
Dont't know this new Synth (wich is looks great), but for the montage, I can tell you that you can record yourself with the really useful integrated recorder then export your song to your daw, very easily thru a simple USB cable. The cool thing about that is that you can use your montage (and maybe MODX) and also use your soft in the same time. And now since the last OS 2.5, you can remote your DAW from the Montage itself. VERY POWERFULL!!! GREAT JOB YAMAHA
Hi, you can export to midi with the Realtime Recorder function, let's say. We omit the function that records audio on USB stick because when you are in that screen you can not return to "HOME" to see what you are actually doing in terms of changes and various sections of the tools. However, I wanted to ask you: how do you then, saving the midi track on MODX, to convert it to Audio with the original sounds, after passing it (as you suggest) on the Computer Daw? Thank you
Hi there, i wanna ask a question, i hope u can answer me. Can u make an upper/lower part midi split thing (like on the nord)? I mean if you make a very powerful sound to the MODX-s keyboard, but u still want to use the piano sound, but from external controller? This is very important for me, bc i am working on a cruise ship, and really hard to travel around the wolrd with 2 keyboards. This little one has really great sound, and super light. Perfect for me. I hope u understand, what i wanna ask :) Thank you. Here is tutorial with the nord: th-cam.com/video/RHaxyMrCbUY/w-d-xo.html
Hi Antalfi, you can definitely control different parts from external controllers as long as your controller can send midi to separate midi channels. E.g. if you have want to control strings on channel 2 on the MODX your controller has to transmit on midi channel 2 and so on :)
Hi guys, thanks a lot for the lovely comments and questions. I am in NYC for the official MODX Launch at the moment but will make a video answering your questions as soon as I'm back in London! Keep the questions coming! Love, Dom
Can you please do tutorial on the sequencer? I come from a basic record a sequence/pattern and put it in a song mode background. This thing is complicated for no reason.
I got a mod x 7 3 days back just out of the world it so much detail , u can control , velocity reverb , audition mode , live , the army and fm x so powerful I didn't had a idea , also have a yamaha osr sx 900 , which is easy to use and also very unique
Can I save a pitch change for a performance. Say I need to drop a key and don’t want to have to remember to manually do it every time. Thanks. Great videos!
Hello sir .. please make a video on how to make proper legato sound with AWM2 on modx
Dom, I really like your demos. Good Job. it looks like the Yamaha Montage and MODX are very similar. Does the Montage really sound better than the MODX? If I could save up for another year would it be worth waiting to get the Montage over the MODX or is the sonic difference very small. Thanks.
Hey Christopher! I've done some tests and theoretically they sound different. The difference is so negligible though that I wouldn't make this as a deciding factor. What makes a big difference is the aftertouch, the metal chassis, the illuminated faders and encoders, the ribbon the polyphony and the USB I/O for the audio interface part :)
Wow! great synth and presentation.
Thanks!
thx for the demos Dom and congrats on the launch, i havent' understood if it's got the multi-arp performances that were so awesome on the Motif and MOXF. You could switch on and off the arps, and select different patterns within a performance. the MOXF had 5 patterns per performance, how is this achieved with 4 scene buttons. can the MOTIFXF performance be exported and imported into the MODX? thanks buddy.
Woody, yes. Here there are 8 scenes for performance and more, there is the precious (and new) Rhythm Pattern function
Getting rid of the side buttons makes you helpless if you have a gig outside and sunlight hits your screen. Having the side buttons got me out of a jam with my Montage...
Hey.. can the MODX 6 fit into the Mono 61 key case? And can that case hold a volume control pedal?
great super instrument and demo, Thanks. I owned a Montage6, now i look for the modx. What are the 1 or two main differences to the Montage6 besides price. Is it the 16 vs 10 audio channels? Aftertouch? what more?
No one is answering this on other modx posts.
1. Can you split and layer sounds with onboard modx sounds with sounds from Mainstage?
2. With the modx outs can i use them with the midi setup so i don't have to bring an interface? (this is the only reason i'm weighing out the RD2000)
Dom! Great Video! MODX looks great!
Thanks for this video. In a previous Montage video you showed how to 'build analogue sounds on the Montage'. Does the same apply to the MODX? Can you build sounds like you did for the Montage on this synth?
Yep, you should be able to
Hi. Thanks for your videos!
Can you show how this can control a DAW and how many tracks can be be sent simultaneously in 44.1khz to the DAW in realtime through USB audio?
Great new video Dom!
Im glad they made a 88key version.
Me too, as It is so light weight compared to my older Yamaha P-200 stage piano.
Hi Dom! Nice vid and NYC launch. Can you confirm that the MODX's can receive / respond to Aftertouch (Poly AT??) & Release Velocity data from a external master that can transmit that data to the MODX's.
Thanks a lot! 🎹🍻
Hi my name Luis E. Marrero from San Juan,PR! I have a Yamaha MODX8 ! It sounds great but I just dont know what to do if I'm using one of those built in rithm patterns and if I want to switch sounds without stopping the rithm pattern! It just stop the rithm if I want just to switch the sounds! In other w oi Ed's I just cant have continuity of rithm !
Dom, what should I do to learn piano well enough to play like you? I have a good ear and a room (or two) full of gear, but i only had a year of lessons and I play by ear. It limits me because I always end up playing the same things. What steps should I take if you don’t mind?
Have only seen the MODX8 in person. I'm deciding between the MODX6 and MODX7 and would like to see which one is the best fit. I'm afraid the MODX6 may be too small and leaning towards the MODX7. Any suggestions from those whom purchased and pros and cons of each?
Make a video of every single sound the Yamaha has!!!!
I have a question more specific to workflow, is how can this and my motif xf work together I would love to see video of integration of both boards simultaneously.
Hi Dom Sigalas, I have a MODX but when I tried to initialized some things, just deleted a very good set. How can I call it back? I don't have a back up of the set :)
Nice video! I'm interested, but before buy it I would like to know the quality of the string patches since this is a very important point for me. Hope I can try this synth soon to decide
At that price point, I think it's an incredible synth. The downside of all the videos about MODX is the lack of showing string patches. I've listened great pianos, pads, fm stuff... but only one or two strings. So, it would be nice to listen a demonstrator playing some string patches, going from slow-pad-strings to ana str with attack... you know, this kind of things
Fernando, on my upcoming video I reply to your question but I would say check my orchestral sounds video on the Montage. The sounds are the same on the MODX ;)
@@DomSigalas thanx for your reply, I will check this video and also wait for the next one about modx strings. Really interested!
How about how many bass presets does it come with
I'm new to playing piano. I just can't help but want to play though with things but I'm not a proficient piano player. Should I just say the hell with it and go with the MODX8 or start with a digital piano and come back tot the MODX in the future? the toying of MODX just seem so much more interesting and fun than any piano though : /
Robert Yeahright the MODX8 has an incredible piano keyboard so you won’t miss much on that. A digital piano will give you all the bread and butter sounds to keep you going but the MODX is a synthesizer so the possibilities are endless and you won’t get bored of it for years to come in my opinion 😊
What is the best sound output levels for the MODX 6 so it doesn’t record with too much gain and distortion? I am recording straight to camera from Synth and I can hear a noise going together with the sounds. Thanks
What are the exact differences between this and the Montage?
yamahamusicians.com/yamaha-modx-vs-yamaha-montage/
Hi, I’ve seen your video on the Montage 2.5 orchestral sounds...I’d just like to know if....the sounds you used for Part 2 were “stock” Montage sounds and if so are the same sounds...i.e solo violin/cello sounds used in the video included in the MODx?..If not are those orchestral sounds used by you from a third party company? Many thanks.
Does the MODX work with a expression pedal exept the yamaha one?
How to set it up?
how to setup a performance list for a gig...i mean how to design a performance bank for a gig/shows ??
aHemant Tiwari Official Hi, there is a “Live Set” mode. You can set up to 16 different performances per page.
Outrageous!
Thank you so much Sir for the video...😍😍
Hi Dom, Is there any way that I can slide the bass like real bass guitar?
Dom! My Precious (Montage) is the jealous type! Why is Yamaha introducing chaos in my life LOL! I haven't seen or heard about sampling. Can samples be loaded into the MODX?
Hiya good vid I have tried to use the modx6 with pc cant get the modx6 to talk to the pc
i have used all types of daws I am going to get Ableton lite give that a go ??????
Hi this is anil from india.just I want to know that Modx has Indian tones are available.
Hi there, is it possible to use one sample (say a flute playing C note) and let the modx lay it out on the keyboard so that you can play a melody using one sample?
Yes you can do this :)
Are the synth engines fully tweakable? Full editing included?
Hi Dom! I want to know if 88 weighted keys version is the only version that controls expression of sound for dx angine? Harder you hit key more velocity /expression has?Can you explain more?
Your Presets? Some were really interesting
Hello i want to buy it but i need to know : is it possible use the modx with LOGIC ? Hay posibility transfer sound from the modx to the logic ?
I woud like use logic with the modx’s sound (sorry for my english )
Thank’s
If a part in a performance/layer is set to monophonic, does it have a "keep lowest" mode?
Yamaha’s product page says one can import their own samples. I can’t find any info in the manuals about this though.Have you tried it? Thanks
Just wondering about split points. Can i have for example a solosynth on two dedicated octaves a FX on just one key, a string section on two other octaves and a couple of other sounds laid out on the keyboard ?
What about the synth action keys? Like MOXF6 or better?
I wonder if it can transition from one sound to another with no drop out like on the Kronos.
It sure can, as long as your performances consist of 4 parts. Montage can do this with 8 parts.
Sir I want to make Indian instrument patch please give me a tips.
Hi I have limited use of my right hand. Is there was a to use the octave changer to play with the left hand and the keyboard would automatically play the right? or do you this keyboard has other options. Thanks.
What was the name of the acoustic guitar sound you played?
Hi is it having 16 track sequencer ?
Is it possible to load Montage libraries to the MODX? Example those from Easysounds?
Can the MODX import and use audio sequencer recordings from the previous MOXF series?
Can I load samples from other machines into this, like Kurzweil's 'ALL STOPS' pipe organ? Or Solina strings etc
You could- look for Sample Robot ;)
@@DomSigalas How does that work?
German shepherd Lover it basically samples any synth you want chromatically and creates a montage library file for you ;)
does it have a "setlist" mode where I can access multiple voices/performances in one page? also, does the sustained sound stop when I switch to a different preset?
Absolutely. It's called Live Sets. You can colour code your performances and even add notes under them. Yes, you can switch between sounds without interruption as long as they consist of 4parts max (Montage can do this with up to 8).
no ones giving a price on any of the models?
There is any option for vocador?
Sequencer. I didn"t understand
Hi Dom, when I soft press the keys they tend not to play sounds until I increase the force when hitting the keys. What do I do
Try increasing the velocity range on the parts you cant hear to span all velocities, you will lose some expression but should solve tge problem
*Thw worst Part is, there is NO Sequencer for making Songs and Beats ;(*
Does the modx Brings sound from the korg or dx and more like the montage?
It's 100% the sound of the Montage in terms of synth engines :)
Can u make a quick beat with it?
How about the keybed on the MODX? FSX?
no FSX on this model, probably the same keybed of MOXF/MOX
Does it have touch?
Yes!
Hi, does it have vocoder & sampler ?
yes
Can u show us this keyboard in how to use it multitibral mode so i can use it with my computer, i wannabe able 2 sequence each track in cubase
Hey Mozes, I might actually do a video about this :)
@@DomSigalas yes please
No build sequencer Again..
Dont't know this new Synth (wich is looks great), but for the montage, I can tell you that you can record yourself with the really useful integrated recorder then export your song to your daw, very easily thru a simple USB cable. The cool thing about that is that you can use your montage (and maybe MODX) and also use your soft in the same time. And now since the last OS 2.5, you can remote your DAW from the Montage itself. VERY POWERFULL!!! GREAT JOB YAMAHA
Hi, you can export to midi with the Realtime Recorder function, let's say. We omit the function that records audio on USB stick because when you are in that screen you can not return to "HOME" to see what you are actually doing in terms of changes and various sections of the tools. However, I wanted to ask you: how do you then, saving the midi track on MODX, to convert it to Audio with the original sounds, after passing it (as you suggest) on the Computer Daw? Thank you
And no ashtray neither. What a shame.
how many price this montageMODX
First question: how much ?
1300 usd for the 61 key
Does it have the same FM-engine as the montage?
Yes, it have, the only difference are that the Montage has 128 voices and the ModX only 64, the rest is completely the same...
please make a Indian style instruments videos
No sampler, no looper, no android, no direct play USB mp3, no life stage, no drum, no vocoder, e t.r..
The keybeds on all 61 keys recent workstations are horrible, they feel so cheap and clumsy.
How many layers can you have on this board
16 in a Daw, 8 in real-time :)
Dom Sigalas can u show us how
Sample wave, analog, fm. Rehashed in a new box. Gayyy
Hi there, i wanna ask a question, i hope u can answer me. Can u make an upper/lower part midi split thing (like on the nord)? I mean if you make a very powerful sound to the MODX-s keyboard, but u still want to use the piano sound, but from external controller? This is very important for me, bc i am working on a cruise ship, and really hard to travel around the wolrd with 2 keyboards. This little one has really great sound, and super light. Perfect for me. I hope u understand, what i wanna ask :) Thank you. Here is tutorial with the nord: th-cam.com/video/RHaxyMrCbUY/w-d-xo.html
Hi Antalfi, you can definitely control different parts from external controllers as long as your controller can send midi to separate midi channels. E.g. if you have want to control strings on channel 2 on the MODX your controller has to transmit on midi channel 2 and so on :)
Thank you for the answer. I just ordered the 61 keys version :D
Some of these demos are so lame,they wont answer pertinent stuff,but if you praise them they respond,lame.