Andy and Luke from KORG explore and showcase the opsix

[@robbiep742]

Is it just me, or does this thing sound incredible? We are really in the golden age of synths right now.

[@tylersmith7925]

It ain’t just you

[@DoctorJRx]

Notice it's like the only synth no one hooks up to external effects when showing these demos !!

[@ErraticFaith]

Hardly a Hydrasynth is it, calm down.

[@JeanPierrePermantier]

opsix cost only 600$.... golden age ? 2000$....

[@kristopherdetar4346]

@@JeanPierrePermantier I paid $450 for a mint Opsix this week. Apparently these are not being made anymore. Unbelievable eh?

[@cassisbrook]

Great demo! 8.00 - 'Live to Tell' - nice!

[@bitspacemusic]

8:03 Madonna? Oh Live To Tell is so good.

[@KooriGraywolf]

This was my first synthesizer after a long history of only playing arranger keyboards and digital pianos, and I've had so much fun with it. Also I only got it recently after the apparent discontinuation, so being originally from the American continent I feel very lucky that I now live in Europe where there is still Opsix stock. Please keep supporting the Opsix hardware, it took some time for people to warm up to it and understand its purpose, but now it is so well-regarded.

[@jorgmuller3110]

Good overview of a great Instrument! Relaxed guys who enjoy playing....

[@michaelhenleydunbar]

Minilogue XD, Wavestate, and now OPsix - Korg is lining themselves up to have an approachable professional level synth in each major synthesis engine category, all at an approachable price point! And some how also with only 3 octaves on each of them

[@obwanz1921]

LUKE FROM KORG!!!

[@AviPFine]

got mine in Jan of 2021, and im still finding crazy sounds to make in here, be it melodic, more growl type sounds, or percussive stuff . The software helps me store more so i can swap between them.

[@Smordor_Stormcrow]

The fact that Luke not only played Green hill zone (from sonic the hedgehog), but also The prophecy (The beginning of the fellowship of the ring) proves that he is a well trained geek. Also, what ever happened to Nick Kwas? I loved his videos?

[@AlexDozer]

13:10 Sounds like a Movie Theme, anyone knows it?

[@JoshHumble]

I LOVE this synth and I'm super grateful I got one for the clearance price. But is it true it's being discontinued? If so, how could this amazing synth be discontinued so soon?

[@SLBD0000000]

The opsix sounds great but there are major issues syncing the sequencer to external clock. Tried syncing it to Sync Lock (very low jitter), analog rytm and tr909 as master, sending out only clock and transport, no other data. The opsix seq starts off in time, but drifts out after about a minute and gets progressively worse. Tried 3 different units with latest firmware. Please Korg fix this!!

[@nym053]

Is the VC10 in the background hinting on reissue? :)

[@citizenofearth]

Release a desktop module for those who want to save space.

[@davidreina7997]

Hell yes

[@ErraticFaith]

EssenceFX 300 voice, 16 part multimbral, 128 step sequencer, microtuning basically unlimited power and a touch screen better than that fitted to Montage. Yes its a module and nobody should be wasting their time with Korg toys when that much power is available for a similar price.

[@whahappend8222]

@@ErraticFaith no one should be wasting their time trying to sell people on products like they actually give a shit about whether or not other people are getting bang for their buck.

[@jml19221]

Luke from Korg is the shieeet!!! He always manages to sneak in a cover or two in his presentations LOL 11:40 Says it all.

[@noiseandechoes]

it would be great if the wavestate had an osciloscope & analizer mode like the opsix, please Korg add it to the wavestate! :)

[@thumper5832]

Still! The most underrated synth on the market.

[@sophiepooks2174]

But certainly not the most under priced.

[@nym053]

I personally feel like it's the best sounding and most interesting of Korgs current synths. FM synths are in general very versatile, but Opsix is more so than any other with the altered algorithms. Still any FM synth, even the most basic ones like Digitone can do sounds that rivals analogue poly synths. I feel like Opsix would cover most of my poly needs :)

[@ErraticFaith]

EssenceFM is a little more than what opsix originally retailed at here. But comparatively has 300 voices instead of 32. Is 16-multitimbral and has full touch screen technology with probably the best FM interface ever invented. The creator of Yamaha Dx7 said that its actually better than the one fitted to the Montage. Which is a 3 grand workstation. People should consider that instead for future proofing. It is currently the best FM synth bar none and unlike Opsix as well, is built in the same robust manner as Hydrasynth/Modal et al and not like a plastic toy. Korg are always way way overpriced.

[@dinogoldie9716]

Why does it only have a three octave keyboard? Please bring out a sound module version of the OpSix for around £500. Thanks.

[@nerdslapper9361]

or connect a midi keyboard :O

[@greaston]

I want to see more of the analogue sounds Luke demonstrates makes me think there could be a lot more to this than just FM

[@cosmojonesmusic]

Loopop does a tutorial with all 250 preset sequences at the end. It's orgasmic.

[@demokid2000]

I buy one if it has 5 octaves. All these tine synth. Such a wonderful performance synth needs 5 octaves!

[@BlueHedgehog12345678]

Agree 100%. Five octave synth with aftertouch please😎🙏

[@weyoun6535]

Opposite for me, want modules. Same with the wavestate, it’s ok have a keyboard on them but the extra size makes them hard to fit on racks. Why we need a keyboard on everything is beyond me, especially as they are nothing special.

[@hermask815]

@@BlueHedgehog12345678 korg doesn’t do aftertouch except on entertainer keyboards. Full stop.

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

That Madonna preset is killer.

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Missed opportunity. Could have just had a 49 key version for the players and a desktop module for people who want to save space. This is too awkward to play as a player and too awkward to use as a module.

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

They should also make a module of this.

[@InVacuo]

Okay the synth is awesome and if there was a bigger version (like 61 key) I'd buy it in a second but I have an important question for Luke (or anyone else who can answer): What are those shoes, they look really cool! 😅

[@stereoroid]

This video totally undersells the opsix e.g. it doesn’t go in to the other operator modes or the User algorithms. Check out the Oscillator Sink videos in which he turns the opsix in to a Buchla Easel with waveshaping, a string synth with filter banks, or (with v. 2.0 firmware) a plucked / bowed string synth using comb filter effects operators. That’s how flexible the architecture is.

[@ColossalView]

Just got the Opsix a few weeks ago and was curious how to build a sequence with percussive patterns and also bass or lead sounds, all in the same sequence, like the Sakura preset. I think it’s related to the lanes of sequencing but not sure!

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

That lusch pad sound is so good.

[@Phil-1]

Watch a Luke demo = ending up buying the synth

[@phoenixabram1981]

i guess I am quite off topic but do anyone know of a good website to watch newly released tv shows online ?

[@transpermeance1535]

An important feature missing is the ability to set the phase offset of the modulation operator oscillators which the DX7 and SY99 had but is missing in the MODX and OPSIX. The result is that as you increase the degree of modulation the negative high harmonics wrap around zero hertz and cancel the lower harmonics giving it a distinct mid character with weak fundamentals. That is why it is 37keys because the defect will become obvious if you play only one instrumental sound like the e -piano on a 61 or 73 key bed. Play a DX7 and listen to the low end; as the modulations add higher harmonics, the fundamentals remain pronounced and do not recede like in MODX and now the OPSIX. There is an unused knob B in the operator pitch menu where Korg could in a future release add phase offsets. Hopefully they will implement this as it adds a felt credibility to the sound as coming from a real instrument versus an effects box. If they try to increase the low end by some filter mechanism then at low levels the sound will be too bass heavy which is the opposite of how real instruments behave.

[@mmhcreates]

Interesting information. Although I think all there 37 key synths can play up and down all the octaves.

[@transpermeance1535]

@@mmhcreates Yes you can play any octave but the issue is whether the lower harmonics of any sound decrease when you increase the upper harmonics by increased modulation via say, linking modulation level to velocity on the keyboard. In a real physical vibrating object the lower partials do not decrease when you hit it harder, they increase along with higher partials and that is why the DX7 and SY99 have such believable tones with an imaginary body that speaks to us "I am a real instrument ". Yamaha MODX owners try as they might cannot replicate the solidity of the e-piano sound of the DX7 . Manny Fernandez has given Montage tutorials on mitigating this using slight pitch envelope de-tunings and or delays that might also work for the OPSIX.

[@mmhcreates]

@@transpermeance1535 ok.. Sounds like it should be possible via modulation.

[@Seadogstudio]

I was thinking that I want to see Luke and Rich do a demo together but Rich is with Casio now :)

[@wk8neluq]

muy bonito 👍👍👍👍

[@VictorRoysynth]

Nice synth; please make a desktop version 🙏

[@gabrielegelfofx]

this is the synth I always ever dreamed. I own a Montage and I can say it’s a beautiful synth but it lacks the Opsix features, aka analog feel, free algorithms, free waveforms (Montage saws or squares are spectrum variations of sines)

[@rayb3000]

How do u split the keyboard to have 2 different programs like Luke said?

[@DigitalFactor]

I can't focus on the new synth, because I onlay can look on the 2.600 in the back! ;-)

[@Goettel]

Module please :-)

[@yournamehere7182]

I'd like to see Luke demo the Poly800 in the background 🎹👌

[@RussArteaga]

What’s that chrome two tear stand in the back??? WANT!!

[@audioartisan]

Did Korg really abandon this awesome synth? Or will it still be in production in the future? This is the best FM synth ever IMO. I am in high hopes that the Opsix didn't get discontinued. Feel real fortunate I got one on release day.

[@biggrime]

Yep they did. Plenty on the used market with little to no use or vst

[@henrysaizofficial]

got one from thomann just today! can´t wait!

[@simaojoseph]

I wonder what kind of sound design they are talking about.

[@ezassegai4793]

14:04 "this one is for you" he clearly was refering to me

[@davidmartin123]

Good demo, pure sounds, should appeal to the 80's crowd and FM afficianados. Maybe a niche market, but Korg has it covered with this little keyboard - right sized, right-priced for what it is. But "Altered?" Altered means changed, not better or improved. "Advanced" would have been a better word choice. Though it would have been funny to use this adjective for the previous keyboard with this same form factor, "Altered WaveStates".

[@groovearearecords9117]

The term Advanced FM (AFM) was already used by Yamaha for their SY77 and SY99 synths in the 90s, I guess that's why Korg didn't use that ;)

[@davidmartin123]

@@groovearearecords9117 Ah that makes sense. Those tricky trademarks!

[@osands]

does anyone know the stand that the opsix is on? It looks great!

[@davidsmith9592]

I think it’s called sequenz. Nice but not cheap

[@andregodfrey559]

Go Sweetwater they carry that stand brand ok

[@guymorrison4800]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MGMark6830]

Please Korg add operator envellopes with time and level segments or at least a attack delay

[@Sirius-qr4vu]

what do you mean? as i understand every operator or carrier has it's own envelope?

[@elmosexwhistle]

Sirius360 they’re ADSR envelopes in OPSix, which has disappointed a few people because FM synths have traditionally used “time and level segment” envelopes.

[@matszh]

As I understand it, you can import DX7 sounds to the opsix, doesn’t that mean that all the same parameters exists, or are they just skipped at import?

[@JoolsGuitar]

11:41 Hey is that golden axe?

[@mapache_al_ataque]

Is this a black version of the keyboard? I always see the blue one.

[@deauvillevrienden]

I think all the new ones are greenish-blue.... the black ones are the first demo synths

[@davidreina7997]

Desktop version please 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ErraticFaith]

Kodamo EssenceFM. No need for an Opsix.

[@davidreina7997]

Thank you, I know that Synth some time ago, but it costs double of the Opsix and really don’t convince me the touchscreen for the workflow!

[@davidreina7997]

@@ErraticFaith I think would buy a Digitone if Korg don’t release a desktop FM version!

[@ErraticFaith]

I felt the same with the experience of Montage and so on. But even the creator of those Yamaha boards says its one of the best and easiest systems hes ever seen or used. Its as responsive as an Ipad. And nobody has issues with those. Ofcourse though everyone should pick what fits them best. For power, price and ease of use though EssenceFM is king. More so in the days of Hydrasynth, when that is the best modular control device on the planet for the price basically. Its Poly aftertouch along side the 16-part multitimbral/300 voices/micro tuning of Essence, is insane sonic firepower. Leaves most other things in its dust. As you say you are aware of it :) But its a cool option for people to consider if they havent. Keyboard versions are out in q4/early next year as well (or thats the plan).

[@ErraticFaith]

As far as I understood from the Korg guys - marketing didn't record good sales on past module options. Or at least not like they wanted. Its often a similar situation with big boards and flagship models because of the size and cost. What people need to sometimes realize is that the bigger brands need as many sales as possible as prices rise/wage costs and more. So they pick the middle market. Not quite the limited sales of pro-tier; but not quite as basic as something on entry level like Reface. As a result these modules+37keys have sold like hotcakes and made Korg a lot of money. So they aren't any surprise. I think we won't see proper modules for a long time. As far as I know there aren't any plans from Dan's team for any (Wav/Mod) but I have no idea about Japan (Opsix). They don't tend to continue on with products for quite as long. So its kind of 50/50 and depending on Japan more specifically. Biggest issue is - what comes out next, whilst those ideas are up in the air. People will be onto something new before then.

[@simonburns1055]

Whats that VC10 doing in the background?

[@charlespeb]

Vraiment top

[@deauvillevrienden]

PLEASE... where is the ability to dump your patches to computer via sysex !!! We can make great sounds but cannot share them with friends :-((

[@Sawtooth311]

Once again, NO Aftertouch!! Korg, so close!!

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Madonna sound was killer

[@jjrusy7438]

are you going to sell a 30 pound accessory steel baseplate for the opsix so it weighs as much as a DX7? BTW, this is a great idea for a new noise toy. You win, i want one.

[@duketranslucent3rd]

Korg WHY won't you release module versions, or at least versions with smaller keys? These machines are great, but some of us don't have a lot of space and/or already have keyboards. It's rather baffling.

[@zibbybone]

Kinda ironic you have that tiny synth sitting on a stand designed for 5 OCTAVE KEYBOARDS.

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Who cares,geez,how petty.

[@cd78]

my god...........................

[@ezassegai4793]

14:04

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Does this have decent piano preset to layer with pads?

[@Goettel]

No

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

@@Goettel thx

[@pauloyoshizaki2103]

KORG : New model : Op six : new ; menos teclados : tem outros Recursos : Tons ; Ritmos ; Efectos ; Equalizador Gráficos ; Picos Frequências !!!; New : Som graves agudos !!! Mixagem !!! igual Modelos Yamaha DX !!! ; Arpeggios ; Controller ; Efectos : Gráficos : Etc ; Muito Bom em acompanhamento : Com sintetizadores : juntos !!!! Mixagem !!! Sintetizadores Digitais em Gráficos com monitor de P.C .; Fazer acompanhamento : Gráficos no Monitor !!! : CONTROLLER !!! ; ÓTIMO !!! SOM DE ORQUESTRA !!!! EM AUDITÓRIO !!! OU EM ; ESTÁDIO !!!! 😲😲😀😄😀😄💡💡💡🥇🥇🥇👍👍👍👍

[@brianwolle2509]

warm? i would say ethereal...

[@sirsynth225]

Beautiful piece of gear, refreshing FM synthesis etc etc ... BUT it beats me why Korg built a 28/32 voice polysynth with a 37-key keyboard. Make a module and I might consider buying it, make the (as announced during NAMM 2020) 5-octave version and 99% I will buy it, but this: no way. It's like a Tesla model P running on a few 9V batteries :-(

[@matszh]

Yeah, we want the opsix module!

[@ErraticFaith]

Slightly more expensive but 300 voices and way more FM power - EssenceFM. The guy who designed DX7 says its one of the best FM synths ever made. High praise to be sure for a new company.

[@sirsynth225]

@@ErraticFaith essenceFM is a valid option, too. They are working on keyboard versions, at 5 and 3 octaves: so that makes sense. Or the Digitone: small footprint, big sound, any large midi keyb will do and the fantastic srquencer inside is a joy.

[@ErraticFaith]

@@sirsynth225 I saw that but I was left with the impression they won't be quite the same as the essence by design. Obviously not just meaning the keys. So I am curious to what that entails and what differs; as they seem to be intending to keep updating the essencefm fairly regularly along the way. Specs aside, its really the modular nature and at the time quality products like the Hydrasynth have come out along side, that makes it an appealing FM option. There are of course many, including the giant FM-X but they rarely have the high control capability or PolyAT grade capabilities like Hydra does.

[@simonburns1055]

I want one of those Korg Tshirts

[@AirArtStudiosOfficial]

Looks hood

[@raphasilveirateclas5230]

Yoooooow

[@poweruser64]

Can I have one?

[@simonburns1055]

Is it Rooting or routing?

[@K.KILLORAN]

I bought this only so I can make the Doogie Howser MD theme song

[@taosophymusic]

Could’ve just downloaded the free DEXED app for that😂

[@PeterPrism]

Waiting the iPad version…

[@thepeller210]

When Korg went to QVC...

[@simonburns1055]

Is it Saw or Sine?

[@thomaskolb8785]

Both. And more.

[@albeckwall]

That stand highlights the lack of keys! Pls, at least 61!

[@abelos1518]

I think they put it on a larger stand as a suggestion that there is a 61 key version.

[@CKT1138]

That would drive cost up considerably. KORG always focuses on the budget conscious musician. I'm sure a larger model is coming.

[@BlueHedgehog12345678]

yes, 61 with aftertouch.

[@blueeyedsoulman]

Need 76 keys with aftertouch.

[@n8goulet]

That's called the Yamaha Montage 7.

[@hermask815]

Only the entertainer-keyboards of korg have aftertouch. No Synth, No midi keyboard of them has it. Get your aftertouch elsewhere. The machine supports it though by midi (virtual patch source list in the manual)

[@ericsturm8047]

Last time I watched a Korg video with Luke, I bought a Kronos 88. Not watching this one. =P

[@darrenmcintosh8471]

No ones ever geting anything new in the world of synthesis there just recreating whats allready been done and placing it in a new box and people like mugs think there geting something new fools there pulling the wool over peoples eyes with new featues that just go about geting the same sounding results but done in a diffrent way

[@Thomas-bb5et]

What’s with these 3 octave keyboards...? 42% of the size of a piano keyboard ? Really ? Why the limited range ? I know there are octave up and down buttons, but for accomplished keyboard players, these things resemble toys.

[@ErraticFaith]

Different market. From what I understood from Korg R&D modules (previous attempts) didn't sell well enough globally to offer the company a strong return on development. Likewise the large/full range boards rapidly become expensive - as people want a strong keybed and variety of different touch responses (weighted vs synth keys) etc. So in order to keep costs down, more so with the Pandemic - it appears what they decided upon was effectively the same thing Roland did with their boutiques. Small module-like synths with a built in keyboard controller. Since those buying modules would often have a similar sized/small controller for portability - it probably seemed like the best of both worlds. Not quite a full module but nothing like 'yet another' keyboard. Which also might run the risk of competing too much for peoples attention with Krome, King Korg and whatever other things are still in service. Most of the DX style sounds arent really going to be what someone with 88 piano keys are after, at least not in a volume that matters. So that puts it at what. 61 keys of the old major leagues. Half that for portability - consider the bedroom nature of most musical enthusiasts at this price point; and there you go. Anyone going large these days is either VST heavy or wielding the flagship workstation. Korg needs to sell units at a low cost enmass. So I dont see it as that hard to understand from a business perspective.

[@autumnbrushtail]

I don't have space for a larger keyboard, so for me, the Opsix is a good size

[@simonburns1055]

Yes its better than an Apple

[@ruffiankick]

sonic the hedgehog LMAO 11:30

[@toitoitoy]

I'm not buying it without microtuning.

[@ErraticFaith]

EssenceFM. I am not entirely sure why Opsix is even a product next to the specs of that thing.

[@simonburns1055]

Why so small a screen?

[@samiam9059]

Love the innovations but the ridiculous short boards are a no investment for me. 88 only and if the synth is really special will go to 61 on occasion.

[@The_Sonic_Ally]

sound like it could make a good cover of Danger Zone, or any 80`s film score. the overall sound for me is just too commercial and clean and the opposite to the notion of "timeless".. i guess i found out that i don't like FM synthesis.

[@kbarrett97]

Your loss Yamaha for having created FM Synthesis, but being too dam stubborn to listen to your customers ( from DX7 to FS1R ) and design a proper interface for it. It's like 'workflow' was an issue but not an actual word until the noughties

[@n8goulet]

Have you tried the Yamaha MODX or Montage?

[@ivanrekover14]

Yamaha did not create FM synthesis. They licensed it from the creator.

[@ErraticFaith]

MODX gives up a few too many features over the Montage to make the board size worth it for a lot of people. Then with Montage sometimes its just too heavy to be practical and the programming of FM-X can be a bit...heh. Not for everyone. If you can handle them though - great. Its just not as readily accessible. For a great FM alternative though go EssenceFM. One of the big FM developers from the old Yamaha days rates it extremely highly. 300 voice, 16 part multitimbral with microtuning. 128 step sequencer and well the list goes on. You can check it out on Kodamo website. Price varies but here its not a huge leap beyond the opening price asked for Opsix. Which is crazy considering the toy like build of Opsix. Essence has a better touchscreen than Montage, more like an ipad response speed lol. Check it out if your looking for all the power in an accessible module for sure. It left the pitiful power of Opsix behind ages ago.

[@n8goulet]

"MODX gives up a few too many features over the Montage to make the board size worth it for a lot of people.". The MODX gives up very little really. When it comes to the FM engine, it's 64 note polyphony vs 128. The DX7 was only 8 and people still love the DX7. The sound engine of the MODX is basically identical to the Montage, except they lowered a few fairly insignificant things mostly which don't have to do with the sound engines. Both use identical sound sets and can load exactly the same sound collections, which also include those from the DX7, TX816 & TX802, plus the MOTIF series & Montage series sounds. You have a lot to choose from! Differences between the Montage & MODX are more like the keybed, plastic shell, amount of user ram.

[@ErraticFaith]

Im taking into account that discarding weight difference, the size of a performance orientated board with that level of depth, renders the ModX mostly a waste of potential when you do come to need the edges Montage has over it. The tactile differences between them are evident and its lack of aftertouch over the flagship is tedious to compensate for in light of the other elements. I see no purpose in people bothering with MontageLite unless they really have an issue with lugging around a tank. Which would maybe be my only give point. I don't have sufficient 'long term' experience with either to note detailed gripes beyond a point but friends that do found the keybed and sonic differences abysmal enough to return it and head for the flagship as well. But its going to be a case of price point. I find the ModX to be laughable in most regards. After all we now do live in the era of the 300 voice 16 p multitimbral EssenceFM. Which some of the engineers of the Yamaha boards say is beyond Montage - and its only a grand total for the module with a much better UI. So competition is somewhat stiff, financially vs the huge variety of synth options. But I appreciate you feel differently and thats fine.

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Why would you do that after showing that fantastic looking prototype? Come on. Do better.

[@andregodfrey559]

Ok make a 49 key version,but please stop trying to sale the same old synth with a new chipset it gets old really fast

[@simonburns1055]

Oh stop it with the Madonna shit

[@devondetroit2529]

2m social distancing, korg please don’t bother with ridiculous stuff like this, either do a demo or don’t but don’t insult our intelligence by doing this new normal pantomime routines