I greatly appreciate your focus on the advanced composition & arrangement features of this board. I've been working on a DAW, but the one thing that frustrates me is that I get new harmonic ideas with new rhythms. A DAW (FL Studio) will not change chords if you decide to during the sequence. That is where the ability to compose your own "styles" is excellent. You can program, let's say, a 1 5 7 1 baseline line, and then, if I understand you correctly, you have a bass sequence that will change chords depending on which chords you're playing over it. This is HUGE for me. Then the ability to lay down 16 tracks, and I assume you can export them separately to a mixer, is another nice tool that exoedites the laborious technical aspects of production and frees the mind to concentrate on the composition. Wow! That's a lot, not to mention all the sounds, the realistic kits, the sturdy keys (I play a P125 and hear that the DGX 670 has a very similar keybed), and speakers (I do miss a L/R 1/4" out, but I often splice the headphone jack anyway). And all of this for like $850. If it weren't for your videos I would have NEVER known how deep the functionality goes in this thing. It may be a bit more awkward than a step sequencer or piano roll, but it provides access to those functions regardless. Your videos are the only ones that cater to the serious musician or producer, and it is greatly appreciated. Yamaha needs to hire you - they would sell more boards. I'm trying one out tomorrow. Thanks!
Great review!! I especially loved the music from 30:21 on, incredible comping!!! And soloing while playing the bass 35:08!!! Very beautiful piano solo starting at 39:38!!!
Thank you for the review. You are very talented. I have a question about time signatures on this unit. a lot of what I do is 3/4 time country type songs. Does this model have soe good 3/4 time drum beats? Thanks!
@ thanks I just bought the 670 today got home. Trying to figure out best settings. All the pianos sound to tenty to me, Can you suggest a setting? Thanks!
@@puriman2002 Congrats on your new board! Have you used headphones to compare and contrast? Have you tried the piano room settings? Here is a video about this: th-cam.com/video/ZmApbUdwddw/w-d-xo.html Keep experimenting and trying out your new keys with a decent headset. Try Layering Try Panning layered piano Try some reverb
The action is not an issue. I have one, but haven't mastered it's complexity. I'm interested in how Phill feels it compares to his new Roland Go Keys. The DGX does have really great sounds if you can master the various screen navigations.
Thanks to you and another friend on the channel, Myron, I eventually sought out the GO keys. Buying another keyboard was not on my agenda but after trying it out I was blown away by the styles that are very contemporary. And then it has some very good voices. That was the deal clincher! The DGX is very good for certain styles out of the box but not the more contemporary stuff. For that you have to program it yourself. ALSO THE WEIGHTED KEYS you cannot beat the DGX on that. The lack of weighted Keys definitely affects my playing on GO KEYS. It is definitely not a replacement. The same way the DGX is not a replacement for my MOTIF. 😁
Thanks for supporting the channel my friend! Ima get you a recommended viewing order and some new videos to boot by end of this week. Share with me more info about what you are looking to do with DGX670 at producerxstudio@gmail.com
I think I heard that if you use the sostenuto pedal the strings do not decay in volume like they do when using the sustain pedal, but I don't know and I can't test that as I don't yet have one - mine is on order! (Of course, you need the three-pedal unit to do that, which means you also need the stand to attach it to. Unless you can adapt the three-pedal unit to work standalone but I don't know about that.)
I greatly appreciate your focus on the advanced composition & arrangement features of this board. I've been working on a DAW, but the one thing that frustrates me is that I get new harmonic ideas with new rhythms. A DAW (FL Studio) will not change chords if you decide to during the sequence. That is where the ability to compose your own "styles" is excellent. You can program, let's say, a 1 5 7 1 baseline line, and then, if I understand you correctly, you have a bass sequence that will change chords depending on which chords you're playing over it. This is HUGE for me. Then the ability to lay down 16 tracks, and I assume you can export them separately to a mixer, is another nice tool that exoedites the laborious technical aspects of production and frees the mind to concentrate on the composition. Wow! That's a lot, not to mention all the sounds, the realistic kits, the sturdy keys (I play a P125 and hear that the DGX 670 has a very similar keybed), and speakers (I do miss a L/R 1/4" out, but I often splice the headphone jack anyway). And all of this for like $850. If it weren't for your videos I would have NEVER known how deep the functionality goes in this thing. It may be a bit more awkward than a step sequencer or piano roll, but it provides access to those functions regardless. Your videos are the only ones that cater to the serious musician or producer, and it is greatly appreciated. Yamaha needs to hire you - they would sell more boards. I'm trying one out tomorrow. Thanks!
Thank you Brent! So well and eloquently put! Very true. Even a DAW has its limitations.
I've reached out to Yamaha. We'll see.
I absolutely loved how you ended with a beautiful jazz chord rendition of I surrender all. If a church has you they have a treasure.
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Wonderful video / tutorial / concert, great playing, awesome tips, many thanks for sharing and enjoy music and people! Cheers
Great review!!
I especially loved the music from 30:21 on, incredible comping!!! And soloing while playing the bass 35:08!!! Very beautiful piano solo starting at 39:38!!!
@@followyourpassion8378 🙏🙏 Thank you for your keen attention and your viewership. I really hadn't taken notice of that solo with the bass. Cheers!
Thank you for the review. You are very talented. I have a question about time signatures on this unit. a lot of what I do is 3/4 time country type songs. Does this model have soe good 3/4 time drum beats? Thanks!
Thank you @puriman2002! Yes indeed! There are a few good 3/4 or 6/8 styles on the 670.
@ thanks
I just bought the 670 today got home. Trying to figure out best settings. All the pianos sound to tenty to me,
Can you suggest a setting?
Thanks!
@@puriman2002 Congrats on your new board! Have you used headphones to compare and contrast?
Have you tried the piano room settings?
Here is a video about this: th-cam.com/video/ZmApbUdwddw/w-d-xo.html
Keep experimenting and trying out your new keys with a decent headset.
Try Layering
Try Panning layered piano
Try some reverb
@ I have tried the settings in piano room but it still sounds tenty to me!
The action is not an issue. I have one, but haven't mastered it's complexity. I'm interested in how Phill feels it compares to his new Roland Go Keys. The DGX does have really great sounds if you can master the various screen navigations.
Thanks to you and another friend on the channel, Myron, I eventually sought out the GO keys. Buying another keyboard was not on my agenda but after trying it out I was blown away by the styles that are very contemporary. And then it has some very good voices. That was the deal clincher! The DGX is very good for certain styles out of the box but not the more contemporary stuff. For that you have to program it yourself. ALSO THE WEIGHTED KEYS you cannot beat the DGX on that. The lack of weighted Keys definitely affects my playing on GO KEYS. It is definitely not a replacement. The same way the DGX is not a replacement for my MOTIF. 😁
I have the dgx-670 what is the videos viewing order? What is the view order?
Thanks for supporting the channel my friend! Ima get you a recommended viewing order and some new videos to boot by end of this week. Share with me more info about what you are looking to do with DGX670 at producerxstudio@gmail.com
Can you please tell me how to make the strings stay playing until you release the sustain pedal.
I think I heard that if you use the sostenuto pedal the strings do not decay in volume like they do when using the sustain pedal, but I don't know and I can't test that as I don't yet have one - mine is on order! (Of course, you need the three-pedal unit to do that, which means you also need the stand to attach it to. Unless you can adapt the three-pedal unit to work standalone but I don't know about that.)
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Hi April!
@@phillc How are you
There? Where?