Started considering FM synthesis with the notion it would be a lot of glassy, sharp, fragile string sounds until it randomized at 9:59 and it took them by surprise. Congratulations, Korg, you gave me my 200th reason to want another one of your synths. Thank you. 🙏🏼
Thanks ... for some reason this was the most useful opsix review for me ... It’s helpful to look through another musician’s eyes and see/hear what it would be like to make a new sound from scratch, even though the review doesn’t try to cover every feature. I feel like I just tried an Op Six in a store, and the salesperson left me alone for an hour ....
We live in the most fantastic time for brand new Synthesizers. Really a new golden Age. So many fantastic new analog and digital synthesizers. And finally the digital ones do a lot of things right. Regarding the direct access and live interaction and alteration of the sounds. Korg seemed to have taken a lot of good ideas from the amazing classic Korg DS8 which imho is still one of the most fantastic (and most underrated / overlooked) FM synthesizers of all time (even better than Yamaha's DX7). BECAUSE of the easy access to alter certain parameters on the fly and a lot easier than on most other keyboard FM synths. I'm definitely interested in the Opsix :)
You are very right! The dam broke with affordable new analog monosynths 5 to 10 years ago. Now digital synths, esp fm synths are getting some attention; additive synthesis in general always fascinated me with possibilities. Great time to be looking for a digital synth, the used market is a bit crazy unless you need a particular model original to a certain time. For brand new fm hardware experiments this couldn't be a better time.
Super excited to see Korg and Modal pushing the envelope with moderately-priced keyboard synthesizers that make interesting sounds: OpSix, Wavestate, Cobalt8, Argon8 all strike me as instruments for exploring new sounds, as opposed to the Yamaha Reface and Roland Boutiques which are snapshots of a time that's passed.
I have the Korg Wavestate and it's a great synth but 37 keys, as this Korg has as well, is not enough. I'll end up using an external midi controller to get more octaves.
What's the major differences. Would be nice or some would make a full size version with all the engines and a great sequencer. As that is too many little synth to have.
@@mdjey2 the Microkorg is one of the best selling instruments of all time, almost 20 years on production. So that's where they're getting their encouragemnet from. I'm with you though.
@@Syntox Personally I don't care what size they are, but I don't see consistency or logic switching halfway, if we look at these synth coming from one family (compact synth with 3 octaves).
the data knobs/sliders for carrier and modulator control are actually red or blue (not pink or purple) as shown in the manual in text and with red/blue printed diagrams - the distinction is important since a 3rd color arises (purple) when a knob/slider is a carrier AND a modulator - from the manual: "The effect will change depending on whether the Operator you are editing is a carrier (the RATIO knob LED will light up red) or a modulator (the RATIO knob LED will light up blue)."
Any good recommendations for a Midi Controller/Synth, I think if I picked the Elektron Digitone would be alot easier since the opsix does not come in module format, I do have a DS88 where I could connect it with, but i would prefer synth action keys, any good 40-60 keyboards? preferably with aftertouch and fatar would be very nice
@@psynautic The amount of control you have over editing and the sequencer more than make up for the 4 op engine. Not saying I’m not interested in having similar control with 6 operators, though! 🤣
@@sock_park im not sure how that makes up for it if you're looking for a full 6op phase modulation synth. it's very nice if you are looking for a subset of algorithms and a sequencer.
Reface is a lot less powerful but also cheaper. Btw, the Minilogue XD can be converted to a 4op FM synth, too, similar to the Reface. However, if I want a dedicated FM synth, the Opsix will be my choice.
feel like most Animal Collective songs started as a weird patch that most people would react to with "mmm nice but you cant really make a song with it..."
really? Where did you read/hear about that? I'm curious and thinking to give away my dx7II for this cutie :) That would be pefect if I could send the pathes over.
So far i really only saw Korg doing anything FM related. With the Volca FM and the Opsix. Arturia has FM on the Microfreak but just 2 OP FM synthesis and not that super interesting. But still though, more new FM synthesizers are always appreciated.
@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Well I was also considering the elektron Digitone only been out for 2 years and the ASM Hydrasynth if you would consider that FM. Definitely capable of Fm sounds at least.
@@yeahrightbear8883 Then there's also the DX7 reface but it kinda feels a little hard to use but if you wanted a DX7 and don't have the space, it would be still a nice option. Even though i think the Reface series is a little overpriced.
It can probably do something like that, but it won’t have the character or tone. The OG riffs were done on the Minimoog, so analogue is definitely the way to go 😎
@@medwaystudios I mean yeah, technically :) If I were to describe a car to you for the first time, point at the brake pedal and say "This one changes your acceleration, or your speed, or it even slows you down", that would be correct too but would it be a good explanation?
Korg make a full size version with 256 voices more editing control and a full sequencer breath control. Full dx capatabilty and breath control. At least 4000 presets and room for about 100000 more. Fm takes up very little ram. However it would be good if you could add sample waves to it aka sy77 and modx. And add a editor mac os window iOS Android like FM7 app.
@@Renne308 well that is what the yamaha montage has or 128 stereo voices if you will, this allows for multi tracking layered chords and what not without ever a fear of running out of poly. I believe it has 128 steroe pcm sampled voices too. This has 32 voices which is actually good, but you cannot layer them or run them all separate midi channels, so its monotimbral, one voice at a time, and that severely limits it. Just think with multitimbral ability, you could have an extremely complex 4 voice chord with 8 layers, and each layer could have a different sound based on velocity note, after touch, etc, or blended sound, never mind efx, sequencer, arp, etc.
@@Renne308 I think I mispoke the montage has 128 voice fm polyphohy. I am guessing panning and effects make it stereo, but there is no difference beteween left and right, unless you add efx, so technically it is probably 128 mono, not sure/ The modx has 64 voice, both yamaha units allow for split, multi layer, etc, plus of course a wide range of efx, and synthesis, filters, eq's, efx, motion efx, arps, etc. but it is a menu diving impossible to program from the instrument. opsix is very easy to program, but just one sound at a time I think. with 32 voice polyphony.
It is very hard to ignore this is a Christmas tree.... Come on Korg. Get your act together. You know hardware design. Lick the DW8000 in your corporate museum before designing something new... That is what design should taste like.
I go clear back to DX7's and used to sell programs for them. As a MODX and Montage owner, the Opsix seems way easier to program in the sense of access to parameters. The Montage is really deep and capable, but not fun to mess with. This looks like fun to grab sliders and go. I haven't played an Opsix, just observations.
@@theoversouls yea I owned a dx711 fd with the grey matter e board that allowed for layering 8 fm voiced into one. I did not program much, except for splitting and layering sounds. That is the one thing this cannot do. I had complete drumkits, ad songs made from just fm, or fm and a few pcm tracks from another synth. Hopefully they can upgrade this to multitimbral and split and layer soon. one voice at a time is a bit old fashion for a $1000 synth, even some analogue synths allow layering.
The MODX has a total shite interface. The DX7s are actually easier to program! Problem with MODX and Montage is Yamaha built a kitchen sink engine that you have to tab through jillions of pages to edit. It's crazy powerful and deep, but lame as hell to actually use. It's mostly suited for film and tv composers who need quick access to tons of sounds that they can pay other people to program.
@@Tigerex966 - if you're going to use software for FM, just use FM8 or Sytrus; they're just as powerful, much cheaper, and far easier to program. There's zero point in buying a MODX then using a computer to edit it.
This is really amazing for sound design, shame the shitty sequencer means if you want to create any more complex melodic lines... well...gotta buy an external sequencer. At least give us pattern chaining or SOMETHING Korg...16 steps is nothing
@@CoryAlder so they finally heard our pleas for useful sequencers and were like "of course, just buy another thing!" I love Korg for many reasons but any hate I have is for the sequencers and this doesn't change that. In fact putting out a good sequencer and putting shitty sequencers on your synths seems callous and cynical and actually makes me like the company lessz if that's what they were thinking
@@s3nsec0rruptr80 I am not arguing that korg's onboard sequencers aren't frustratingly limited, but I am saying we have options. They just made a decision that a feature-heavy sequencer is out of scope for this synth - many synths don't even come with sequencers, so I think that's a fair decision. I would definitely prefer they had made different choices (separating sequence and patch memory, for example omg why korg why), but the nice thing is that I have options. A keystep pro, a beatstep pro or a seq-64 would be way more powerful than anything they could reasonably build into this synth without turning it into a different thing entirely (e.g. a digitone)
Everyone who wants a serious sequencer buys one of the many available on the market. The built in one is a bonus, not a main feature. But I agree, 32 steps at least is a must.
A good idea, but totally crippled by its 37 keys without aftertouch. This is clearly unusable for live players. Please release a fullsize or desktop version!
@@GarryLarryBarry you can. But why didn't they just make a desktop module? This way it takes up much more space and costs more just because of this shitty keybed nobody needs
@@csharp57 Yes but some pepple are looking for a really solid midi keyboard with aftertough that can also second as a killer synth on a smaller scale like this. I agree, this is more of a sound design tool, but aftertouch would have een amazing for this keybed, it would add a huge amount of utility to it in a studio.
@@deepspacetheater Very cool! I sold my DX21 when I got the TG77, but 4 operator synths can be pretty amazing in their own right. the 21 had a nice chorus. To Michael above, what you're missing is the DX series has a single slider for programming, and even though I have a few FM synths, the shear playability of this device seems like a huge step forward. It;s very hard to make FM something that's easy to explore.
@@specialcharactersgilesdick8876 Well, you obviously know more about FM than I did when I wrote those manuals. I'd just arrived in Tokyo for my new job, and my boss assigned the manuals to me. I'm a guitarist--not a synthesist--but as a professional writer I'm fearless. So, I got into it. Thanks.
How about asking someone that knows something about FM to « review « a FM synth? I know, crazy.... « kind of the pitch », « volume or level or whatever », I mean come on..... This synth looks great, and this is not a good way to show it....
I mean yeah but viewers who also don't know a lot about the technical side probably take away more from this review style.. more knowledgeable folks can find other, more in-depth reviews I'm sure, at Sweetwater or whatever. What annoys me more is that these Reverb clips are basically commercials, there's almost never any downsides or limitations mentioned.
@@Karl_Squell Yeah, I get that, you are right. And I also think that it is possible to be light on the technical side without being so..... I don’t know, it looks like she is playing the synth for the first time in front of the camera. And it does look like an infomercial at best...
As someone who likes the Volca FM (doesn't have one yet) this actually sounds like a compliment. LOL It's not bad to have a compact FM synth that is a bit more complex. FM synthesis really isn't for everyone. It really often seem to be the Marmite of Sound Synthesis. lol
@@mikeellisonhimself Preset sounds on Synthesizers are something i almost always completely disregard and rather build my own custom sounds. Almost all presets on modern synths sound boring, bland and just forgettable and shockingly useless.
Her description of "incredibly affordable" finally came true today -- 21 months after this video was posted
Started considering FM synthesis with the notion it would be a lot of glassy, sharp, fragile string sounds until it randomized at 9:59 and it took them by surprise. Congratulations, Korg, you gave me my 200th reason to want another one of your synths. Thank you. 🙏🏼
It's only $330 right now on sweetwater, down from it's original $750
Thanks ... for some reason this was the most useful opsix review for me ... It’s helpful to look through another musician’s eyes and see/hear what it would be like to make a new sound from scratch, even though the review doesn’t try to cover every feature. I feel like I just tried an Op Six in a store, and the salesperson left me alone for an hour ....
Korg now sit nicely in between retro synthesis and new technology which makes them the most relevant synths produced these days.
We live in the most fantastic time for brand new Synthesizers. Really a new golden Age. So many fantastic new analog and digital synthesizers. And finally the digital ones do a lot of things right. Regarding the direct access and live interaction and alteration of the sounds. Korg seemed to have taken a lot of good ideas from the amazing classic Korg DS8 which imho is still one of the most fantastic (and most underrated / overlooked) FM synthesizers of all time (even better than Yamaha's DX7). BECAUSE of the easy access to alter certain parameters on the fly and a lot easier than on most other keyboard FM synths. I'm definitely interested in the Opsix :)
You are very right! The dam broke with affordable new analog monosynths 5 to 10 years ago. Now digital synths, esp fm synths are getting some attention; additive synthesis in general always fascinated me with possibilities. Great time to be looking for a digital synth, the used market is a bit crazy unless you need a particular model original to a certain time. For brand new fm hardware experiments this couldn't be a better time.
Who else came back to this with the huge Opsix deal going on?
Super excited to see Korg and Modal pushing the envelope with moderately-priced keyboard synthesizers that make interesting sounds: OpSix, Wavestate, Cobalt8, Argon8 all strike me as instruments for exploring new sounds, as opposed to the Yamaha Reface and Roland Boutiques which are snapshots of a time that's passed.
I have the Korg Wavestate and it's a great synth but 37 keys, as this Korg has as well, is not enough. I'll end up using an external midi controller to get more octaves.
What's the major differences.
Would be nice or some would make a full size version with all the engines and a great sequencer.
As that is too many little synth to have.
Yeah wish I knew about this before getting a reface DX.
@@gevansmd1 I agree they should do every one as a module as well, but I believe that's in the pipeline. The Minilogue XD module is already out.
hydrasynth.
Something else interesting to note is ... It has full size keys!
I wonder what was the decision for making minilogue with mini keys and Wavestate, Opsix with full size.
@@mdjey2 the Microkorg is one of the best selling instruments of all time, almost 20 years on production. So that's where they're getting their encouragemnet from. I'm with you though.
@@Syntox Personally I don't care what size they are, but I don't see consistency or logic switching halfway, if we look at these synth coming from one family (compact synth with 3 octaves).
@@mdjey2 - I mean... is it so hard to believe they listened to customer feedback?
Damn Korg. Still waiting on a module version of the Wavestate.
You could do an entire 50's sci fi sound track with that
Or with the Minilogue, Monologue or Prologue . . .
Cool demo! I’d never heard of this one before and I love fm, maybe I’ll pick this up
Would love to have this one, the minilogue , and the wavetable one in a rack.
The screenprinting and bits of the design give off a bit of an MS2000 vibe.
Is their an auxiliary input so i could plug my mpc onto this and sample?
Is there a metronome on the sequencer?
the data knobs/sliders for carrier and modulator control are actually red or blue (not pink or purple) as shown in the manual in text and with red/blue printed diagrams - the distinction is important since a 3rd color arises (purple) when a knob/slider is a carrier AND a modulator - from the manual: "The effect will change depending on whether the Operator you are editing is a carrier (the RATIO knob LED will light up red) or a modulator (the RATIO knob LED will light up blue)."
Interesting. I saw the Opsix in Guitar Center today and definitely pegged them as pink and purple as well.
Thanks for the tidbit!
Any good recommendations for a Midi Controller/Synth, I think if I picked the Elektron Digitone would be alot easier since the opsix does not come in module format, I do have a DS88 where I could connect it with, but i would prefer synth action keys, any good 40-60 keyboards? preferably with aftertouch and fatar would be very nice
The display reminds me of a certain Swedish company that made a similarly tweakable fm synth
@jack j The display seems inspired by Digitone as well
@@sock_park its a shame the digitone is hampered by being 4op
@@psynautic The amount of control you have over editing and the sequencer more than make up for the 4 op engine. Not saying I’m not interested in having similar control with 6 operators, though! 🤣
@@sock_park im not sure how that makes up for it if you're looking for a full 6op phase modulation synth. it's very nice if you are looking for a subset of algorithms and a sequencer.
Cool yeah
Gorgeous. Synth looks nice too.
lock parameters when randomising?
Would you choose the Yamaha reface dx or the korg opsix?
Reface is a lot less powerful but also cheaper. Btw, the Minilogue XD can be converted to a 4op FM synth, too, similar to the Reface. However, if I want a dedicated FM synth, the Opsix will be my choice.
For maximum power, the Yamaha ModX is even better, but the interface is more difficult and the synth is even more expensive.
FM8
Great demo! Beautiful sounds!
Wow this was my fave teacher. New genre class
whooaa the randomized parameters at 10:05 sounds like a pitched down version of the intro to In the Flowers
feel like most Animal Collective songs started as a weird patch that most people would react to with "mmm nice but you cant really make a song with it..."
"more sparkles" it seems you and me have a v similar approach to synthesis! ✨😂
Can you layer stack and split or program a Yamaha dx or tx802 with it.
Yeah it's called midi
still haven't found an FM synth that can replace my tx81z but a desktop version of this might do the job
Since you need an external sequencer to make anything with the slightest bit of melodic complexity... might as well make a desktop version
Nothing may exactly replace the Yamaha TX synths. The FM chips fed into that particular analog output circuitry give them a really unique sound.
Apparently it is compatible with DX7 sysex patches. Looks and sounds amazing to me.
really? Where did you read/hear about that? I'm curious and thinking to give away my dx7II for this cutie :) That would be pefect if I could send the pathes over.
@@patrickp9624 I might be wrong :( Misinterpreted something I read on a gearslutz post. Sorry.
@@timtimminz would have been too cool. But maybe someone will come up with a little hack for this at some point.
@sbmphr Yeah because of the 6 OP FM synthesis. Is Yamaha still holding the patent for 8 OP FM synthesis which forces Korg to go the 6 OP way?
@@patrickp9624 check the tutorial on my channel :)
Wow lots of manufacturers are coming out with new fm synths recently.
Other than the Argon8, I don’t really know of any 😅
So far i really only saw Korg doing anything FM related. With the Volca FM and the Opsix. Arturia has FM on the Microfreak but just 2 OP FM synthesis and not that super interesting. But still though, more new FM synthesizers are always appreciated.
@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Well I was also considering the elektron Digitone only been out for 2 years and the ASM Hydrasynth if you would consider that FM. Definitely capable of Fm sounds at least.
@@yeahrightbear8883 Then there's also the DX7 reface but it kinda feels a little hard to use but if you wanted a DX7 and don't have the space, it would be still a nice option. Even though i think the Reface series is a little overpriced.
@@DarkLightProjector Digitone, Model Cycles, MegaFM, plus a slew of eurorack modules. I’m sure I’m missing some others in there.
Natalie love this review! Well done! :)
A mind bender of a synth!
Great review, thanks for sharing :-)
Why 37 keys???? Why didn't they stay true to the original concept?
What is that original concept supposed to be?
@@MintyBiz To me, it's very disappointing. I'd be better off looking for the DX7II.
Digitone or Opsix?
Opsix is only $330 right now on sweetwater, down from it's original $750
I think I can live without this one. Thanks for the demo.
..but can it make the synth riff from "There's Never Been Any Reason"?
It can probably do something like that, but it won’t have the character or tone. The OG riffs were done on the Minimoog, so analogue is definitely the way to go 😎
I like sparkles. and dribbles. Nice quick demo.
1:46 "It basically changes the pitch, or the frequency, or the octave even" What? :D
LOL!
And then they go on to crank every slider to full, causing a mess of sound 🤦♂️
All three are correct.
@@medwaystudios yes
@@medwaystudios I mean yeah, technically :) If I were to describe a car to you for the first time, point at the brake pedal and say "This one changes your acceleration, or your speed, or it even slows you down", that would be correct too but would it be a good explanation?
make module
YEAH!!! I don't know about anyone else, but I'm running out of room for more synths 😭
Full keyboard or nothing!!!!
Good to see someone understand fm even less than myself
So, roughly $800. Not bad.
Looks like a more intuitively tweakable alternative to my Novation Ultranova (which I still like, don’t get me wrong)....
split between this, the wavestate, and the recently announced modwave
I like it cause of fancy noise you make
Where’s Formidoni?
@Jason
Rick has been Casio's Product Marketing Manager since 2015.
Delia Derbyshire sounds around 10:04 up to 10:18 Kudos.
So randomize is the 'Alien' button.
Korg make a full size version with 256 voices more editing control and a full sequencer breath control.
Full dx capatabilty and breath control.
At least 4000 presets and room for about 100000 more.
Fm takes up very little ram.
However it would be good if you could add sample waves to it aka sy77 and modx.
And add a editor mac os window iOS Android like FM7 app.
“256 voices” is just
What do you think is realistic
@@Renne308 well that is what the yamaha montage has or 128 stereo voices if you will,
this allows for multi tracking layered chords and what not without ever a fear of running out of poly.
I believe it has 128 steroe pcm sampled voices too.
This has 32 voices which is actually good, but you cannot layer them or run them all separate midi channels, so its monotimbral, one voice at a time, and that severely limits it.
Just think with multitimbral ability, you could have an extremely complex 4 voice chord with 8 layers, and each layer could have a different sound based on velocity note, after touch, etc, or blended sound, never mind efx, sequencer, arp, etc.
@@Renne308 I think I mispoke the montage has 128 voice fm polyphohy. I am guessing panning and effects make it stereo, but there is no difference beteween left and right, unless you add efx, so technically it is probably 128 mono, not sure/
The modx has 64 voice, both yamaha units allow for split, multi layer, etc, plus of course a wide range of efx, and synthesis, filters, eq's, efx, motion efx, arps, etc.
but it is a menu diving impossible to program from the instrument.
opsix is very easy to program, but just one sound at a time I think. with 32 voice polyphony.
It is very hard to ignore this is a Christmas tree.... Come on Korg. Get your act together. You know hardware design. Lick the DW8000 in your corporate museum before designing something new... That is what design should taste like.
Modx or this and why?
I go clear back to DX7's and used to sell programs for them. As a MODX and Montage owner, the Opsix seems way easier to program in the sense of access to parameters. The Montage is really deep and capable, but not fun to mess with. This looks like fun to grab sliders and go. I haven't played an Opsix, just observations.
@@theoversouls yea I owned a dx711 fd with the grey matter e board that allowed for layering 8 fm voiced into one.
I did not program much, except for splitting and layering sounds.
That is the one thing this cannot do.
I had complete drumkits, ad songs made from just fm, or fm and a few pcm tracks from another synth.
Hopefully they can upgrade this to multitimbral and split and layer soon.
one voice at a time is a bit old fashion for a $1000 synth, even some analogue synths allow layering.
The MODX has a total shite interface. The DX7s are actually easier to program! Problem with MODX and Montage is Yamaha built a kitchen sink engine that you have to tab through jillions of pages to edit. It's crazy powerful and deep, but lame as hell to actually use. It's mostly suited for film and tv composers who need quick access to tons of sounds that they can pay other people to program.
@@hostnik777 are their software that can help with that?
too bad you cannot use the opsix to program the modx
@@Tigerex966 - if you're going to use software for FM, just use FM8 or Sytrus; they're just as powerful, much cheaper, and far easier to program. There's zero point in buying a MODX then using a computer to edit it.
You can comunicate with other planets and made a colabo song
😆😆😆
Planet Kolob Style
1:42 sounded a lil like Kraftwerk Autobahn
Damn this is great!
Srong weapon,opsix,wavestate and modwave together!
Do the weekend on synth sounds mane
Can you sync with tr8s
Is this a joke?
this looks promising
Pretty Dope
Just super!
It’s been 40 years since the DX7, why doesn’t it sound at least half as good?
This is really amazing for sound design, shame the shitty sequencer means if you want to create any more complex melodic lines... well...gotta buy an external sequencer. At least give us pattern chaining or SOMETHING Korg...16 steps is nothing
It's almost like korg released a companion sequencer a few days after this
@@CoryAlder so they finally heard our pleas for useful sequencers and were like "of course, just buy another thing!" I love Korg for many reasons but any hate I have is for the sequencers and this doesn't change that. In fact putting out a good sequencer and putting shitty sequencers on your synths seems callous and cynical and actually makes me like the company lessz if that's what they were thinking
@@s3nsec0rruptr80 I am not arguing that korg's onboard sequencers aren't frustratingly limited, but I am saying we have options. They just made a decision that a feature-heavy sequencer is out of scope for this synth - many synths don't even come with sequencers, so I think that's a fair decision. I would definitely prefer they had made different choices (separating sequence and patch memory, for example omg why korg why), but the nice thing is that I have options. A keystep pro, a beatstep pro or a seq-64 would be way more powerful than anything they could reasonably build into this synth without turning it into a different thing entirely (e.g. a digitone)
Everyone who wants a serious sequencer buys one of the many available on the market. The built in one is a bonus, not a main feature. But I agree, 32 steps at least is a must.
A good idea, but totally crippled by its 37 keys without aftertouch. This is clearly unusable for live players. Please release a fullsize or desktop version!
Can't you plug a controller keyboard into it?
@@GarryLarryBarry you can. But why didn't they just make a desktop module? This way it takes up much more space and costs more just because of this shitty keybed nobody needs
That's where Korg is going, so maybe you should wait for Behringer to make an improved version, like they did with the Odissey.
@@konradhausmann6359 Korg knows what type of musician they're targeting. This isn't the center of it all keyboard.
@@csharp57 Yes but some pepple are looking for a really solid midi keyboard with aftertough that can also second as a killer synth on a smaller scale like this. I agree, this is more of a sound design tool, but aftertouch would have een amazing for this keybed, it would add a huge amount of utility to it in a studio.
9:58 ‘Namm flashbacks
Hmmm, Yamaha did this ove r30 years ago with the DX-21 and the flagship DX-7. Great keyboards that were ahead of their time.
I wrote the manuals for the DX-21 and DX-100. Yamaha is a great company with multiple divisions devoted to musical instruments and production.
@@deepspacetheater Very cool! I sold my DX21 when I got the TG77, but 4 operator synths can be pretty amazing in their own right. the 21 had a nice chorus. To Michael above, what you're missing is the DX series has a single slider for programming, and even though I have a few FM synths, the shear playability of this device seems like a huge step forward. It;s very hard to make FM something that's easy to explore.
@@specialcharactersgilesdick8876 Well, you obviously know more about FM than I did when I wrote those manuals. I'd just arrived in Tokyo for my new job, and my boss assigned the manuals to me. I'm a guitarist--not a synthesist--but as a professional writer I'm fearless. So, I got into it. Thanks.
They had sliders?
whats your point? fm is a method of synthesis invented by john chowning, not by yamaha. not trying to denounce yamaha though, im a proud dx7 owner.
7:12 sound like a aphex twin
I think of it as sounding like something Brian Eno would make. Either way, it sounds really nice.
more like brian eno
Yes but can I make boring dAwLeSs jAms with it?
i mean duh
Yes, there are plenty out there.
Was this supposed to make me want to buy one?
SO ATTRACTIVE..
How about asking someone that knows something about FM to « review « a FM synth? I know, crazy.... « kind of the pitch », « volume or level or whatever », I mean come on..... This synth looks great, and this is not a good way to show it....
I mean yeah but viewers who also don't know a lot about the technical side probably take away more from this review style.. more knowledgeable folks can find other, more in-depth reviews I'm sure, at Sweetwater or whatever. What annoys me more is that these Reverb clips are basically commercials, there's almost never any downsides or limitations mentioned.
@@Karl_Squell Yeah, I get that, you are right. And I also think that it is possible to be light on the technical side without being so..... I don’t know, it looks like she is playing the synth for the first time in front of the camera. And it does look like an infomercial at best...
🤍💯.
Sounds completely liveless, thin and flat and when the filters enter the game, it gets muddy soon. Can't we expect a killer sound from hardware?
I predict it will be about $3000 on Reverb soon.
$329 right now
@@madelinehoyle1059 US only and they're gone.
@@bitspacemusic I'm aware
I can make dx7 sounds with this-
Its possible.
Im sold 100%
megustas
so
this is the modal argon8
No, that's a wavetable synth.
This sounds way more musical than argon8
+1 for great hair
Ooooohhhhh
Weeeeeeee Nataleeeeeee!
But great synth 😀
Every time a new synth comes out these people demo the worst sounds.
Who came up with the idea of THREE octave synth ? It's not for real musicians, .... or ..too many octaves for the typical producer.....
I wAnt to learn piano from you
This girl's hand tattoos are a distraction to her sub par review talents. Don't quit your pizza delivery job kid.
Great to see a feminine touch for the demo
Sounds awful
A glorified volca FM.
That’s like saying every FM synth is basically a glorified DX7...
...although one wouldn’t be completely wrong saying that either.
The Volca FM isn't too shabby. The only thing it does less well than my TX7 is polyphony. I'm considering selling my FM gear to get this.
As someone who likes the Volca FM (doesn't have one yet) this actually sounds like a compliment. LOL It's not bad to have a compact FM synth that is a bit more complex. FM synthesis really isn't for everyone. It really often seem to be the Marmite of Sound Synthesis. lol
@@KRAFTWERK2K6 FM is capable of really fat powerful sounds but no-one seems to use them (least of all preset designers).
@@mikeellisonhimself Preset sounds on Synthesizers are something i almost always completely disregard and rather build my own custom sounds. Almost all presets on modern synths sound boring, bland and just forgettable and shockingly useless.
Sounds pretty useless. lol
"It's like thuper intuitive"
I have a crush on Natalie 😍
This synth sounds terrible
It's not a great demo.
This sounds very ugly to me, sorry 😬
Sounds like you’re projecting what you see in the mirror
@@sergiosensation6 gotttteeemmm
please don't start any synth demo with game console sounds - it's an invitation to exit the demo right away