That playing is simply amazing. I have the MODX but I do not sound like him. It goes to show that the musician is the most important link in the chain.
@@hitzoneproductions7858 Actually the ES8 has most of the Motif sounds but it doesn't have additional sounds the Motif XF and it doesn't have additional Montage sounds. The Montage has everysingle Motif sound plus additional sounds. The only sound the Montage doesn't have is the Powergrand from the Motif Classic
It's pretty easy to make this patch. If your keyboard have layers function, you can use Strings Section type sounds for layer number one, Violin/Orchestra type sounds for layer number two, and Sweet flute sounds for layer number three. Add expression pedal to your assignable pedal keyboard input.. Done 👌 You are an professional keyboardist, you should know about layering sounds and I believe you can do better than that! Warm regards, sukses terus mas!
If you can edit your envelope parameters (attack sustain delay etc) and a decent strings you can create this on most keyboards. Like the other guy said, layer with other patches to fatten it up. Though to be honest, garbage in is garbage out so start with something good.
This is wonderful! I’m not gonna lie, it was refreshing to see a brother on the channel. I would love some more touches on gospel patches, especially with the Yamaha
Remember keyboardists... guitars only have 6 strings, and limited intervals... if you're trying to mimic. That said, playing is fantastic and those guitar sounds are scarily good... hope you don't put me out of work ;)
Very good point, when you are synthesizing something, you have to have to imagine the player and instrument in your mind. There is a tendency for a keyboardist to play too many notes for the character of the actual instrument.
Yamaha MODX (which gives you the Montage sounds if not all the functionality) is easily the best bang-for-buck synth out there. Scenes are an absolute gamechanger for live performance. Initially I was put off by the complexity but it's worth the effort. New OS updates added sequencer and Morphing feature. The only negative for me are the piano and organ patches, which is why I use a Nord 6 underneath (pianos are fine but just not to my taste...nothing cuts through like the Nord's Bright Grand patch!) I believe this combination gives me everything I need for almost every musical situation.
Oh yes Serg. I agree. Especially these days. Music heals and brings people together and that is what this world needs. Healing through music and togetherness. Love to you my friend!
What a great guy Mike Patrick is and an amazing player, his fingers look made for a piano! Unlike the stubby lumps at the end of my hands lol. Mike vs Luke...what a battle that would be! :)
A good musician can make the cheapest instrument sound amazing. We get all hyped listening to these various product demos , go out and buy the latest synth or VST, then get home and feel disappointed because our musical attempts aren’t the same caliber 😩
That's my exact setup and has been for a decade. Tried the MODX and it's cleaner than the MOXF but I prefer the old acoustic pianos for some reason. If you midi up a DX7II, you can get some great EPs. I sent the MODX back and prefer the old convertors/filters. Maybe I'm just getting old! (Toss in an old Roland MKS20 and nothing touches that big, warm sound for EPs)
Ahh yes. I love the classics too. I have a DX7, DX7S and an EX5. I've had Yamaha synths my entire life. My first real synth was a Yamaha DX27. I was 9 when I had that one. Then I added a TX81Z to the mix. Oh yes. Yamaha for life!
How come they couldn't have made the flashing blue safety beacon on the dash more intrusive? You can barely see it from 200m away, what the @#%$& good is that? You're not going to pull anyone over with that tiny thing.
Question, when Mike brings in the strings for the first time with the pedal, do they play every key that is pressed or only the left hand or so? They seem to follow along with the melody, but not mirror exactly what the piano is playing and I have no idea what's going on (all I know is it sounds absolutely glorious) :)
Did you have a burning question to ask from this video? Then make sure to check out Jack & Mike responding to the top comments here! th-cam.com/video/pWUtrRXSpQA/w-d-xo.html
Mike, that performance was brilliant. Wow. Question: So, since the MODX is supposed to essentially be the Montage without the sampler, shouldn't MODX users be able to create such beautiful performances/combis as you created in your Montage?
Yes, it should be able to. The MODX does include the same sampler abilities too by the way. One possible difference with this demo, is the MODX is more limited in polyphony. When you fade in parts, on MODX you would have to carefully check how many parts each patch is taking up. But you can often reduce the number of parts which often equal very minor differences. Note that MODX does have more polyphony than many other keyboards still. Also, the keybed is different. Some of his technique with the guitar could be using aftertouch, but I'm not sure. Might just be velocity switching. You can MIDI a MODX to another keyboard with aftertouch, and to one with of equal quality to the one of the Montage 7. Having gone from using a keybed in my Korg that is closer to the quality of the Montage 7 and to switching to the MODX, I have not found it be much of a limitation for the way I play. I'm more of a synth & organ player, but I play piano too. I was a heavy user of aftertouch, but modern keyboards don't take advantage of it too much as older ones did. I'd like to see a video on how he setup his patch to fade between them with the expression pedal.
There's actually ways to edit each string instrument to make it sound more real. I have a Yamaha moxf8 and have 3 songs on my new channel that shows what this keyboard is capable of. Check it out!
Haven't tried this but you could probably get something like scenes on the Motifs by using Master patches and setting them up to use the sounds you want and scrolling Masters as you need them in sequence.
Great video. Such great playing and sounds. So refreshing to watch a couple of great musicians talking so easily about such complex things. No egos or BS here. Lovely stuff. And good old Dan Bingham gets a massive shout out too! Dan loves it. Loving the content!!! 🎸🎸🎸🎹🎹🎹
This was my favorite one so far! So much info and great sounds. Saw only synth based demos of thr Montage so I didn't know the montage had the acoustic sounds on lock like that. Please bring Mike back.
for a minute, I couldn't find this video and i panicked big time. this is special work. Please never remove this from the matrix. How can you back this up If the internet gets broken by something?
Such a great insturment and thanks for demo'ing it for us. I do love the sounds of this board however go ahead and slip anything in there from the cheapest fisher price key board to a 30,000$ actual grand piano and it's going to sound good in his hands. Simply phenominal playing. I don't need a Fu''in keyboard I need lessons and about 30 years.
That demo sells the unit. I can't play the piano/keyboard but this makes me wanna buy and start. The sounds are professional sounding and Mike brings the sounds to life with his amazing tasteful playing.
Mike Patrick totally has got it...Awesome... So well presented, and demonstrated.. Please do more Mike...can we get your set ups somewhere with scenes?
The chord progressions and harmony in general.. fantastic man. Can’t wait to here soms explaining, which will follow soon, if I’m right? Very impressive playing!
I'm soo glad he touched on, how great the guitar sounds are on the montage. This is my favorite keyboard ever. I am definitely blessed, to be able to own one of these.
@@zacklink Me, too! A friend of mine was about to throw out his microwave because 'the number pad was coming apart'. To his amazement I peeled off the worn plastic 'skin' and showed him that the microwave was perfectly good.
I'm buying this board just because of you Mike, I'm not even close to your talent but maybe my daughter can play this board after so many piano classes. Amazing sound ..
Thanks for commenting. If you liked Mike's playing make sure to check out his Playing Only version of this demo here: th-cam.com/video/mC8J72TEe6I/w-d-xo.html
I was wanting a workstation and thinking Kronos or Montage and this video I think made my mind up. Plus that Mike Patrick is a great keyboardist, hope you have more videos with him.
Would love to have Mike do a tutorial on how he is bringing the strings in with the expression pedal at 5:52 - I didn't see the superknob moving and am still learning the basics on my MODX - fantastic video, lots of great info!
Get Mike's orchestral pack exclusively for the Montage/MODX here: mikepatrick.co.uk
Demo: th-cam.com/video/6P4w9-Q9ceA/w-d-xo.html
Sounds amazing. Speaking of amazing, do y'all have Andertons stickers/decals?
can we still get the orchestral pack?? I don't see them on the site
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That playing is simply amazing. I have the MODX but I do not sound like him. It goes to show that the musician is the most important link in the chain.
I too have a MODX and was thinking the exact same thing
Thats bs Darrick......you always sound great my friend
Well, also add that the MODX and Montage have different audio outs. The Montage’s sound is a bit more enhanced over the MODX.
And, the Montage has after touch. MODX does not.
A good musician can do wonders with just the piano sound. All yo have to do is practice 5 - 8 hours per day for 5 -8 years.
I would have gone to Church more if they had Mike playing the keys, that's for sure!
It’s never too late to repent my son.
I hear British accent, i don’t think you would have found him in those American church...not all black people play in church
Jon
Good point!
🎼 🎹 🎶 👍 👍
At our church as a kid it was an old white woman trying to play church organ with bad arthritis
He literally plays a Christian song at 7:30. 😆
This guy definitely plays in church😭
I know bro😩😭😭
If he was American maybe.
Yeah he confirmed it many time on the yc61 video!
Yamaha owes this man a check, he sold this board for me.
Don't waste so much money. My ES6 has every montage and motif sound ever made plus 60gb externals worth of sounds. I'm selling for a fraction.
Agreed
@@howarddavid31 What do you agree with?
@@hitzoneproductions7858 I'm greeing with comment about Yamaha owing this guy a check. His playing is phenomenal in my opinion.
@@hitzoneproductions7858 Actually the ES8 has most of the Motif sounds but it doesn't have additional sounds the Motif XF and it doesn't have additional Montage sounds. The Montage has everysingle Motif sound plus additional sounds. The only sound the Montage doesn't have is the Powergrand from the Motif Classic
We need this guy as a frequent collaborator
I'm Yamaha for life. I've strayed a couple times, but I always come back.
Yamaha, my wife; Roland, my lover.
The string sound is beautiful, can i have that patch , best regards from indonesia.
It's pretty easy to make this patch.
If your keyboard have layers function, you can use Strings Section type sounds for layer number one, Violin/Orchestra type sounds for layer number two, and Sweet flute sounds for layer number three. Add expression pedal to your assignable pedal keyboard input.. Done 👌
You are an professional keyboardist, you should know about layering sounds and I believe you can do better than that!
Warm regards, sukses terus mas!
If you can edit your envelope parameters (attack sustain delay etc) and a decent strings you can create this on most keyboards. Like the other guy said, layer with other patches to fatten it up. Though to be honest, garbage in is garbage out so start with something good.
This is wonderful! I’m not gonna lie, it was refreshing to see a brother on the channel. I would love some more touches on gospel patches, especially with the Yamaha
no lie
Agreed.
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Remember keyboardists... guitars only have 6 strings, and limited intervals... if you're trying to mimic. That said, playing is fantastic and those guitar sounds are scarily good... hope you don't put me out of work ;)
Very good point, when you are synthesizing something, you have to have to imagine the player and instrument in your mind. There is a tendency for a keyboardist to play too many notes for the character of the actual instrument.
Indeed, that's a limitation of the guitar.
Yamaha MODX (which gives you the Montage sounds if not all the functionality) is easily the best bang-for-buck synth out there. Scenes are an absolute gamechanger for live performance. Initially I was put off by the complexity but it's worth the effort. New OS updates added sequencer and Morphing feature.
The only negative for me are the piano and organ patches, which is why I use a Nord 6 underneath (pianos are fine but just not to my taste...nothing cuts through like the Nord's Bright Grand patch!)
I believe this combination gives me everything I need for almost every musical situation.
can this wash dishes?
Words cannot describe how good this video is 😩 what a player, what a board 🙌
yep 30 yr old male nearly in tears here. god damn ❤
Need more like this video!
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Always. You need a Yammy with a Roland.. Roland has some of the best Rhodes. The modern Rolands has lighter versions of Spectrasonic's Keyscape.
So, get the montage and layer with keyscape sounds? 😏
This video is SOLID GOLD So much knowledge I need more of this
Have to say, along with their fantastic piano tutorials, andertons synth and keys are nailing it right now!
@@Jeremyelrick amen to that!
My gosh the playing is beautiful on this ! You can feel that he plays from the heart very refreshing 😎
This is my new alarm on my phone. What a joy to wake up to and uplift your spirit even before you get out of bed!
The intro was HEAVENLY......I closed my eyes and felt almost like astrally projecting....🔥
Been a pro keyboardist/composer since 1973. You guys are my FAVORITE keyboard channel on TH-cam. Keep up the GREAT work!
What a musician 👏. God bless you. Play more of these keys, people needs healing all over the world.
Oh yes Serg. I agree. Especially these days. Music heals and brings people together and that is what this world needs. Healing through music and togetherness. Love to you my friend!
Thanks to you Mike. It's so soothing to ear complex chords... 7th, 9th, sus2, sus4, -5, dim, /Eb ... I need more!!!
One of the only synth demos I have heard someone change patches while playing, an important aspect always overlooked.
oh hell yeah. but will your patch work on the MODX8??? DM ME thanks becuse im ready to get it
Hi Ricky, yes the patch will work on the ModX8. All the best
If you enjoyed Mike's playing why not check out our "No Talking, Playing Only!" Version of this video!
th-cam.com/video/mC8J72TEe6I/w-d-xo.html
More! plus can't wait for the sound pack!
What a great guy Mike Patrick is and an amazing player, his fingers look made for a piano! Unlike the stubby lumps at the end of my hands lol. Mike vs Luke...what a battle that would be! :)
This x1000. Been playing for years but wish I could stretch more than a ninth (and that's at a push): Mike's voicings are just beautiful
A good musician can make the cheapest instrument sound amazing. We get all hyped listening to these various product demos , go out and buy the latest synth or VST, then get home and feel disappointed because our musical attempts aren’t the same caliber 😩
Amazing... Which guitar sound is at 12:40 and Home Alone sound at 13:42 ...?
Bout time Yammy had some love from Andertons instead of that red thing lol
Beautiful playing and beautiful sounds! I love my Yamaha MODX and my old DX7s. I can trust a Yamaha synth, that's why I chose then.
That's my exact setup and has been for a decade. Tried the MODX and it's cleaner than the MOXF but I prefer the old acoustic pianos for some reason. If you midi up a DX7II, you can get some great EPs. I sent the MODX back and prefer the old convertors/filters. Maybe I'm just getting old! (Toss in an old Roland MKS20 and nothing touches that big, warm sound for EPs)
Ahh yes. I love the classics too. I have a DX7, DX7S and an EX5. I've had Yamaha synths my entire life. My first real synth was a Yamaha DX27. I was 9 when I had that one. Then I added a TX81Z to the mix. Oh yes. Yamaha for life!
13:57 if you don't know this, we can't be friends
How come they couldn't have made the flashing blue safety beacon on the dash more intrusive? You can barely see it from 200m away, what the @#%$& good is that? You're not going to pull anyone over with that tiny thing.
Question, when Mike brings in the strings for the first time with the pedal, do they play every key that is pressed or only the left hand or so? They seem to follow along with the melody, but not mirror exactly what the piano is playing and I have no idea what's going on (all I know is it sounds absolutely glorious) :)
excellent question...was wondering that too
This needs a reply. . .
Im pretty sure it just mirrors, but velocity mapping is done on patch so that lighter notes are noticeable quieter
@@kaitsu9608 Thanks, that makes sense!
I listen to this intro about a hundred times...
Possibly the most inspiring keyboard demo I've heard. - Martin + Luke would be unbelievable!
Check out this other guy doing the Montage demo: th-cam.com/video/Rv_lgN_2UbY/w-d-xo.html
Did you have a burning question to ask from this video?
Then make sure to check out Jack & Mike responding to the top comments here!
th-cam.com/video/pWUtrRXSpQA/w-d-xo.html
I’m excited for what this man might release for the MODX/Montage.
Wow this slapped the crap out of my Roland Fantom G7 that I freaking love. Looks like I'm gonna have to pick one up soon.
Love his creative music. Feels like I am watching Walt Disney's animated movies with a emotional scene.
Black Excellence!!! What Amazing playing and what a Demo!!.
We all need a Jack in the corner bobbing his head to our jams.
Mike, that performance was brilliant. Wow. Question: So, since the MODX is supposed to essentially be the Montage without the sampler, shouldn't MODX users be able to create such beautiful performances/combis as you created in your Montage?
Yes, it should be able to. The MODX does include the same sampler abilities too by the way.
One possible difference with this demo, is the MODX is more limited in polyphony. When you fade in parts, on MODX you would have to carefully check how many parts each patch is taking up. But you can often reduce the number of parts which often equal very minor differences. Note that MODX does have more polyphony than many other keyboards still.
Also, the keybed is different. Some of his technique with the guitar could be using aftertouch, but I'm not sure. Might just be velocity switching. You can MIDI a MODX to another keyboard with aftertouch, and to one with of equal quality to the one of the Montage 7. Having gone from using a keybed in my Korg that is closer to the quality of the Montage 7 and to switching to the MODX, I have not found it be much of a limitation for the way I play. I'm more of a synth & organ player, but I play piano too. I was a heavy user of aftertouch, but modern keyboards don't take advantage of it too much as older ones did.
I'd like to see a video on how he setup his patch to fade between them with the expression pedal.
There's actually ways to edit each string instrument to make it sound more real. I have a Yamaha moxf8 and have 3 songs on my new channel that shows what this keyboard is capable of. Check it out!
Haven't tried this but you could probably get something like scenes on the Motifs by using Master patches and setting them up to use the sounds you want and scrolling Masters as you need them in sequence.
Would his technique of using a FC 7 pedal to control the volume of the strings work on a Nord Piano 5? 🙂
What Chords you played in the beginning? Sounded like a Movie 😍
That flashing knob is very distracting. So childish.... Why not a put a christmas tree on it😀😂
It can be turned off. So no need to worry.
Great video. Such great playing and sounds. So refreshing to watch a couple of great musicians talking so easily about such complex things. No egos or BS here. Lovely stuff. And good old Dan Bingham gets a massive shout out too! Dan loves it.
Loving the content!!! 🎸🎸🎸🎹🎹🎹
Probably one of the best instrumental intros to a keyboard review, EVER! Bless you Mike!
This was my favorite one so far! So much info and great sounds. Saw only synth based demos of thr Montage so I didn't know the montage had the acoustic sounds on lock like that. Please bring Mike back.
You were definitely raised in the church playing. Those are background playing while the preacher is up.
Nawwww😅😅😅😅….that electric guitar progression was ❤️❤️❤️😊😊… so touching and so hearty… Wow
I came here expecting to see a 7ft Keyboard lol.
I was expecting 7 ft Mike Patrick
Anyone else have the urge to peel the plastic from the display?
appreciated the weymuff shoutout, and, what a player!
Actually the end of that electric guitar sample sounds like one of those crime/detective shows “ Hawaii 5 0”…or something
Mike Patrick is awesome and such a nice bloke too. Wish I could afford the keyboard.
Can anybody tell the subgenres of classical/soundtrack of the opening playing?
I have brand new MODX. I wish it was white just like this gorgeous white Montage
the intro reminds me of some Ghibli Movies.. I just love that
Super playing! - What a gent Mike is. Jack is very lucky to know so may great players... Especially loved the acoustic guitar patch.
Tyros 2 Concert Guitar is better than this... Unfortunatelly the montage doesn't use the SuperArticulation tech thing.
Yahama Montage 8 WH ---> $5111. can dollars ??? are you kidding me ????? answer: no we're not... why do you think we're so rich ?
This video made me almost pull the insta-trigger on a keyboard. Never before has a video done that. But I will force myself to sleep on the matter!
for a minute, I couldn't find this video and i panicked big time. this is special work. Please never remove this from the matrix. How can you back this up If the internet gets broken by something?
Hands down; this made me proud to own this board....you feel me???? Wow!!!!!!!
I’ve been using the expression pedal on strings and pads trick for years on my Kronos. However, I don’t play like this gentleman!😎
Such a great insturment and thanks for demo'ing it for us. I do love the sounds of this board however go ahead and slip anything in there from the cheapest fisher price key board to a 30,000$ actual grand piano and it's going to sound good in his hands. Simply phenominal playing. I don't need a Fu''in keyboard I need lessons and about 30 years.
I just keep coming back to this clip. Some of the most beautiful sounds and improvised music I have ever heard . 👌
That demo sells the unit. I can't play the piano/keyboard but this makes me wanna buy and start. The sounds are professional sounding and Mike brings the sounds to life with his amazing tasteful playing.
12:41 Does any one know what track that is?? 😳🥲 Its so beautiful :)
That Outro is Simply Amazing!!! Such a Beautiful Melody and Chords
I watched the opening jam and immediately felt obligated to comment. Holy smokes this thing sounds good... Great video!
That intro was absolutely beautiful!
Wow! I love my xf8; but this makes me look at the montage very differently. Beautiful!🤨🎹👍🏾
The Montage sounds great
Mike Patrick totally has got it...Awesome... So well presented, and demonstrated.. Please do more Mike...can we get your set ups somewhere with scenes?
The chord progressions and harmony in general.. fantastic man. Can’t wait to here soms explaining, which will follow soon, if I’m right? Very impressive playing!
pity that I can only give one like for this wonderful performance
I'm soo glad he touched on, how great the guitar sounds are on the montage. This is my favorite keyboard ever. I am definitely blessed, to be able to own one of these.
Here is a video (not my work) of the intro - with notation... th-cam.com/video/sK4SdRl9JPc/w-d-xo.html
Anyone else bothered by the fact they did not remove the dust cover on the screen?
I keep it on every screen I ever owned all the time until it literally peel off on its own.
@@abohsukampret I can't do that. It drives me mad
Yes; although it's not really a dust cover. The plastic film is there to protect the display from scratches during the manufacturing process.
@@zacklink Me, too! A friend of mine was about to throw out his microwave because 'the number pad was coming apart'. To his amazement I peeled off the worn plastic 'skin' and showed him that the microwave was perfectly good.
@@dbcanada you should've let your friend throw it out, fished it out of the trash can and used it for yourself.
I'm buying this board just because of you Mike, I'm not even close to your talent but maybe my daughter can play this board after so many piano classes. Amazing sound ..
you cant playing guitar like a piano man but still cool
Mike Patrick, man those chords and sounds on that board wow. And then you have D Bingerz on piano and Jake on guitar singing, pure gold.
LOVE my Montage! Now if only I could play nearly that well! 🤠 Great stuff!
Hmmm... He doesn't look to be 7 foot tall to me.
So Movie score battle when?
Luke vs Mike has to be an all time winner!
it'll probs have to be on some underground site otherwise it'll probably get strokes lol
Brother help us with chord progression you played please
Your very talented! Love the sounds you put together. I have the Juno DS 88 but this keyboard sounds amazing!
Thanks for commenting. If you liked Mike's playing make sure to check out his Playing Only version of this demo here: th-cam.com/video/mC8J72TEe6I/w-d-xo.html
If you cant afford a Montage, what should I buy instead?
It almost bring tears to your eyes. Beautiful patch, I could most definitely use this patch at Sunday service, it most definitely set a tone! 👍🏾
This guy could be playing with an old toy like a Yamaha PSR 300, and he would still sound amazing.
Absolutely loved this video, could listen to these two guys forever!
I was wanting a workstation and thinking Kronos or Montage and this video I think made my mind up. Plus that Mike Patrick is a great keyboardist, hope you have more videos with him.
That OUTRO 😭😭😭 so good
As a student of music, Mike Patrick, you are inspiring...!
17:55 he knows he was even speaking in tongues🤣🤣🤣
I can play this piece of beauty for all day long even though I don't know how to play this beautiful instrument.
Does ANYONE know the name of the song he plays at 13:00 ???
The hammer-on articulation is nice.
Would love to have Mike do a tutorial on how he is bringing the strings in with the expression pedal at 5:52 - I didn't see the superknob moving and am still learning the basics on my MODX - fantastic video, lots of great info!