Create a SHRED GUITAR 🎸🎸🎸 sound on the Montage and MODX

By popular demand: how to create a shred guitar sound on the Yamaha Montage and MODX!
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[@omarstubbs2451]

Any possibility you will do a video with this guitar using Arp functions? Thinking of getting the ModX for the guitars and what seemed to be 10,000 Arp functions? I would extremely like to use guitar sounds with Arp function that go beyond just the usual. Thanks much for this vid.

[@MatejKovacicIllustrator]

Wow, sound and playing, both amazing! 😲👍

[@JohnDoe-ce1fs]

Bellisima, MAESTRO!!!

[@shuvabarua9896]

I appreciate your knowledge sharing and have to admit you are one hell of a master in keyboard. Keep us in loop forever with these kind of video's. Thanks a lot Dom

[@domenicoiandoli1855]

Impressive and so useful, thanks

[@piotao]

HOLLy MOLLY, you're a real PRO, what a crazy stuff!

[@DomSigalas]

+Piotr Arłukowicz thank you so much my man!

[@mh22xv]

Awesomeness!

[@TheManInCommand]

Love this channel!

[@samsam2235]

That was dope in every regard.

[@DomSigalas]

Thank you Sam!!!

[@apmusicfanclub8777]

Super dear

[@lbyw085]

Totally helpful!! TY. What would you recommend for a cruchy background guitar for an 80s hair metal song?

[@Moessieurs]

Great video about using Fx and Eq to edit a preset and made the sound you need, thank you Dom

[@DomSigalas]

+Moessieurs thank you!

[@sharoonamanat4646]

Great vedio Dom 😍😍

[@stephenlennartz3466]

DOMinates!

[@DomSigalas]

🤟🏼🤟🏼❤️

[@mg_williams]

If I didn't knew that it was you playing I would have sworn it was Yngwie Malmsteen shredding :)

[@DomSigalas]

+Michael Williams thank you 🙏🏼

[@mg_williams]

@@DomSigalas you're welcome!!

[@ronaldkuilder7739]

Hello Dom, Is it possible to create this sound with the plugins from Cubase?

[@mariosolis4219]

is there by any chance you can import this to Soundmondo?

[@cooltrades7469]

Here, on the normal Triton..Just sayin'..Huge difference.Actually I have Sherinian's Extreme and it sounds huge on P.A.For some sort of sound and layer its still bad ass.Not everuthing that;s new is necessarilly better.And second hand old synths can built you a killer line up with better budget( and better results).Kids will look at any last realease and at the lights:-).As a pro...sound is all.And it's out there.kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH3NZ4mGbrt0b7M

[@rizzleriz4457]

Awesome tutorial Dom! The first 1:42 is priceless. I didn't miss the guitarist there. You keep pulling out tricks out the MODX/Montage bags...

[@DomSigalas]

Thank you Rizzle!!!

[@HarryFisherIII]

Thanks Dom!!! It was super easy to create this!!! Sounds awesome!!! I play guitar but I’m a better keyboard player. So this will enhance my solos!!!

[@DomSigalas]

Thank you Harry!!! Enjoy!

[@abinsajan7910]

Can you please do a snarky puppy lingus lead synth sound of cory henry on modx

[@Konstantinos143]

You remind me of Stratovarius right now. Wow. Good old times

[@DomSigalas]

Hahaha I know right!? Thanks!

[@EweTyt]

Best modx/ montage tutorials! Can you show how to do some FM horns? Or Saw sound It would be great 🙂

[@EweTyt]

However thank you for easy explaining)

[@RiturajMusicHouse]

Hey Dom !!!!! Its one of my favourite video of yours.... Because I also hv a Monatge and i learn lots of things from you... Thanks 🙏

[@markdixon1926]

Finally the guitarist can be emulated properly. A truly awesome demo with outstanding technique. Thanks so much for the explanation and guidance for others to make a similar sound.

[@cyberstylingsllc5808]

Ok, Anyone.. beginner here.. I did all the above, saved the part with a new name and now I cannot find a way to recall it. Any assistance would be AWESOME! USing a MODX8

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

Does anyone use these lead guitar patches in compositions? They _always_ sound cheesy, no matter how well they're programmed or played. Get a guitarist in.

[@MsPeterCD]

I been undecided about buying either the Montage or the Kurzweil Forte, after watching this video I'm now about to buy the montage, what a beautiful guitar sound. The song you played is haunting me, could you tell me what it is please. Many Thanks for your wonderful video and superb playing. Regards Peter

[@Andrew-uy5gh]

Totally awesome sound, will be trying it out later. Found your channel on the recomendation of a friend. So I have just hit the subscribe button. I'm new to the Montage so more Montage videos would be greatly appreciated.

[@davidtr82torres54]

¿ una pregunta:: como creaste el primer sonido de guitarra 🎸!! Que haces sonar !!! Me an regalado un montage!! Y quiero ese sonido por favor te estaría muy agradecido

[@yoursola]

EXCELLENT!!! Just subbed. Also, how do you save it as a preset on the MODX? Thanks!

[@nizamaziz18]

Hi Dom, I have a question. Can I install a created performance from a modx8 to a modx6?

[@sergiomelo9245]

Gooooood.. Can you try one Brass with big sounds of trumpet, trombone, sax ... very tkz.

[@damonfibraio5667]

Hi, Dom. I actually did something like this, although my trick was to disable all the effects and route that exact preset out of the aux outputs to an external amp simulator like a line6 pod x3 live or a fractal ax8. Your sound is great, though, but I think the external amp sim may take it to another level. I also had an alternate preset where I assigned a pinch harmonic type sound to high velocities and I also changed the pitch bend down to 1 octave. Recently, I've extended the pitch bend down to something like -48, which introduces some stepping, but if you work it right, you can do those extreme divebomb type effects.

[@2eladb]

Thank you for the professional video! I did the sound and noticed it is a single tone, i can't create an accord like in a guitar. Am i right?

[@omarstubbs2451]

Been enjoying your guitar videos. Does the Montage have any steel pedal guitar presets! Much thanks if you or anyone knows?

[@iforgot3942]

Your making me jealous. You shred. Keep shredding. Thank you for sharing your advice, sharing your knowledge, making and sharing your videos. I need you too. Join my band. Please........................................... 😀😄😁😆😊😉🙃🙂😀🙂🙃😃

[@IroLidorikioti]

Looooooooove

[@dansurlaru]

Please make a tutorial how to create a warm pads for baking track please. And for acoustic guitar .

[@DomSigalas]

+DanY ProMusic I literally did one for pads 2 weeks ago :)

[@eddiegarridobyrequest3990]

Nicely dome, super awesome as always? What is the classical piece you are playing at the intro?

[@matrox]

Would have been nice if he focused on the fingering instead of the capabilities of the keyboard effects.

[@dgsoundCA]

🎹🤘💯👀..... finally Dom has cured my keyboardist inferiority complex towards guitarists! Thank you so so much!

[@DomSigalas]

Hahaha back in the day guitars were cool and synths were uncool so I can feel that! Thank you!

[@RajaBariar]

Please make a video for how to make Jordan Rudess synth tones on modx...

[@antoniorouse3636]

Hey I got a question is there to get rid the echo without touching the super knob for distortion guitars for example the modern finger hero

[@williamshaneblyth]

so basically you do what a guitarist does with his effects units to craft their rone 😀 brilliant

[@MaartenFranken]

Your soloing is absolutely awesome, dude! So much expression, I love it

[@vitalytantserev3505]

Great video! And you can make a video of tuning a masterpiece piano?

[@crambesdamien]

Thank you so much, is it possible to have or to create the same sound with a vst instrument in cubase ?

[@slavomirkatuscak4985]

Thanks, Dom!!!

[@ZubeenVaidya]

Hello sir can u give this sound patch pleaseeee

[@BehzadBhandari85]

Wooww...more tutorials like these..using different performances or.instruments on montage.

[@DomSigalas]

Will doo!!!

[@JDSoundsets]

Love it! :)

[@symonchowdhury5078]

couldn't find this patch on my modx 6 :( :( @dom

[@vanessajazp6341]

Nice! There’s a right way to play guitar sounds on a keyboard and you NAILED it! Would be super awesome if you could do something like Ave Maria in this style. Or maybe I will for a Christmas album😁 Off topic ... I have the MODX8, which I really love, but I’m considering trading up for a Montage 7. My only concern is all the User Performances I’ve put together. Is there a way to transfer those from a MODX to a Montage? Is it as simple as downloading them from a USB flash drive that has the MODX User Performances?

[@DestroyingTheDevoid]

Hell yeah! I loved the shred! Noticed some Yngwie in there. Great stuff!

[@DomSigalas]

+Craig Peters thanks my man!!! Well spotted- actually Tomaso Albinoni but Malmsteen’s rendition :)

[@sergiomelo9245]

Hi Dom, I buy one montage 6. Its possible, set a same midi chanel to 4 parts and another chanel to other 4 parts. Example I want control my piano sound with strings and pads with my A88 roland e in my montage i want another soud with 4 parts that one brass nipe. Its possible or i need one program in pc for this? Tkz

[@sergiomelo9245]

Sorry for incovenient

[@piotao]

Dom, on an ancient but lovely Yamaha SY-77 was a sound called Oz Hammer. Is there any way to re-create it on Montage? It was a really interesting sound, with something like between chopper and flapping on PCV pipes... That might be a something for your expertise level to build!

[@vanessajazp6341]

Your shirt! I mean ... YOUR SHIRT!!!!

[@DomSigalas]

+Vanessa JazP ❤️❤️❤️

[@mohitrahaman]

such a master

[@TF242]

Love it.

[@marco151182]

I love you man!!!

[@leroyharper4513]

UR SICK DUDE👍

[@alp6181]

Wow just wow😶

[@Keyboardnut99]

Great work Dom nice effect!!

[@DomSigalas]

Thank you Paul!!!

[@ninhcil876]

❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😮

[@beetleworx]

So great...

[@Adzar96]

Hey Dom, I was wondering how you have gotten so good at playing. like how you can play so fast. i have a MODX and i am really enjoining it, but i was wondering how you started your music journey.

[@mississippi_721]

He is a classical pianist!

[@DomSigalas]

Like Mauwin said , I started studying classical piano at the age of 6 (was playing keyboards before this though!). Speed is not the hard but though for sure! Expression and phrasing are much more important! There are many exercises you can do to acquire speed fast. :) try the Hanon book of piano exercises, start slow and gradually go up in speed- this book is a miracle!

[@mississippi_721]

@@DomSigalas and our master replied! I recommend you to check Dom's old videos you will get it!

[@Adzar96]

@@DomSigalas Wow. That's amazing that you have kept playing from such a young Age till today. Thanks for the tip, will deinitely check out the book.

[@alancummings5651]

Excellent

[@prestonfordstrom3758]

That is super cool! I added aftertouch to modulate LFO depth for vibrato - and assigned the modwheel to control overdrive. I still want to add modulation to simulate muted playing - any pointers from Dom or audience members?

[@DomSigalas]

+Preston Fordstrom nice trick! What I would do is add a muted clean guitar waveform in one of the element slots (or a separate part with the same effects) and then assign it to very low velocity levels while keeping the other elements over say 20 velocity values ;) hope this makes sense!

[@prestonfordstrom3758]

@@DomSigalas Thanks for the tips! I will give it a try.

[@harryqwertyharry]

Hey Dom, that was great as always. Recently I bought montage 8 white after seeing your great videos and enjoying every bit of it though I feel my headphones Shure 240a which came with the bundle might not be doing justice to the beautiful sounds. Could you please advise should I get a another pair and which ones? I have been looking through all the high impedance ones and couldn’t figure will they work with montage without amp.

[@DomSigalas]

Hey Harprit! What is the problem you have with your Shures? I haven’t tried this specific model but if you want to check which headphones I use check out this video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pavNmpKOhpJ4m7M :)

[@hiramvelazquez2024]

Master

[@Kingstonlomusic]

Hi Dom, I have a huge problem on the Montage. It's about how does the Mod Wheel and Pitch Bender behave. Their behavior is illogical: 1. The Pitch bender would spring back to normal physically, but if I pitch bended between "Scenes", when I go back to the first scene it would stuck into the last pitch bend! meaning the pitch is changed until I touch the pitch bender! 2. The Mod Wheel would stay in the position you set physically, but when I change the scene and back, it would reset to the original position digitally! So even the wheel is UP, Montage would recognize it as DOWN until I move it. That also mess up the expression of moving the mod wheel, because I jump from original position to the current physical position. Is there anyway I can solve this problem, is there setting I do not know that the Montage has to fix this? Would your connection with Yamaha help fixing this issue for the future update?

[@DomSigalas]

I have never come across this! I will have a look once I’m back in the studio, I am on the road right now :) Have a look at the Scenes settings in the performance view- you can select what gets selected with the Scene change. Scenes can actually recall specific values for the SuperKnob and the MW so you might need to uncheck those!

[@Kingstonlomusic]

Dom Sigalas unfortunately, they are unchecked already. "Scene > everything is off except Kbd Ctrl which I need to change sound smoothly" It is the one causing the problem though, but it doesn't have option for me to set it only leave out the mod wheel and pitch bend. Unless there is a way to make the scene change mute smoother without a sudden cutoff, then the problem will be solved.

[@Kingstonlomusic]

I don't want to use the mute for scene change is because I don't like it doesn't allow me to sustain the sound across the scene.

[@battileddu9929]

thank you soooooooo much dom :D

[@Venthros]

This is such a great tutorial - thank you so much for sharing. Love your Icarus Dream Suite arrangement too! You're the man!

[@TheC0G]

♥️😎👍

[@herveguardo1909]

👍👍👍

[@gurumajuindonesia]

now MAKE DJENT music using Cubase ... amazing playing sir

[@nikolaynikolov6944]

N1!!!

[@dejanciric323]

Hello Dom. In this sound you changed Master EQ settings from flat to something else. If we add this guitar as a part of another performance, which has different Master EQ settings, guitar sound will change it's sound character. On Montage we have 3-way EQ for parts and 5-way Common EQ, so if we combine this guitar sound with another performance it wouldn't sound the same and we can't correct it as a part. Do you have any solution for this problem?

[@MrARProductions]

Hi Dom, It AMAZES me how you hear things with thousands of choices to select from. I love you videos, and even tho this was 3 years ago, it is as relevant as tomorrow. Thank You, Andy

[@Supremeteamcaptain]

Dom!!! Any insider knowledge about future updates to the Montage/MODX?!? I keep dreaming about a VA/piano engine! Anyways love your videos so much thanks for helping me get into FM

[@paulgere3674]

Amazing work! My challenge to you would be to create pauses in your phrasing to create a “breath” in your solos.

[@Expectaz]

Totally awesome Dom! Love that you’ve thrown in the tip of extending the velocity for the effects. Amazing man!

[@ishman]

Amazing!!. This is the sound i'm trying to get on my keyboard. Unfortunately my instrument is not a montage but a psr-sx 700 and I wonder if it will be possible to achieve a sound similar to this. I don't understand much about sound design and I have doubts about the key parameters with which that fluidity (legato feeling) is achieved. If any charitable soul can give me some advice I would be eternally grateful :)

[@JoakimMelkersson]

This is awesome, so much better than all the lead guitar presets on the MODX. Any chance you could give some tutorials on how to create cool screaming/squealing synth lead tones, like those of Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)? I find the synth lead presets a bit lacking, but I don't doubt it's actually possible to create very good ones.

[@lilborg9999]

Absolutely beautiful!!! Could you show something similar for e.g. Steinberg Retrologue?

[@KutayYavuzMusic]

Amazing as always!

[@bulletboyz9511]

Anyone know this song 10:44

[@DomSigalas]

Still got the blues from Garry Moore ;)

[@patrickarend8707]

AWESOME! Excellent tutorial. Excellent playing.

[@truthseeker630]

What the! That's it. I need to start playing guitar with my keyboard!

[@synthfluencer]

Great video! Your thumb vibrato technique is stunning!

[@ruudjansen2412]

OMG Dom, you can play!... amazing! ...and....great sound!

[@iaskeys2819]

Waiting for make a great organ sound like reggae buble. .thank you dom 🙏🙏. .greating from indonesia

[@gabrielfernandes4566]

Amazing ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@DomSigalas]

+Gabriel Fernandes thank you Gabriel!

[@yamahabeats2580]

This guitar sound works really great for solos. So much better than the stock sounds. Love it!! Do you have some suggestions or tutorial for power chords and chugs too?

[@Cap10NRGMusic]

Astounding intro!!!! Dom - there are no words

[@CinderellaVasia]

Wow 🤩! I’m amazed! It’s perfect👌, Dom! 😃

[@renatodubcs]

AMAZING!! U THREW A LITTLE BIT OF THE DOORS IN THAT SOLO!! YOUR VIDEOS ARE GREAT, THANKS!

[@nizamaziz18]

Thank you Dom, the sound is amazing!

[@tuneunleashed]

Waiting for the Montage 2

[@Supremeteamcaptain]

I mean I don’t think it’s worth it. As a MODX owner I’m still discovering new stuff everyday. I would rather they just keep adding new engines to the Montage/MODX. I personally want a VA engine and a Piano/tone wheel engine before a Montage/MODX 2

[@tuneunleashed]

47 PE Honestly I don’t think they would do that.I think they will just keep adding features but not new engines it’s been 4 years since the Yamaha Montage didn’t do nothing to the bored other than fix bugs in the update and adding small new features that don’t really make a difference like the smart morph. Yamaha realized they could have done much more and provided much more with the Yamaha was aiming the Montage to be a Performance/Synthesizer like a “Roland Jupiter 80”at first before it was announced as a Performance Synthesizer/Workstation late 2019 once the New Fantom was released as an answer to Roland. I guess Roland woke them up! That’s why I’m more excited about the “Yamaha Montage/MODX Mark II”(2) and waiting for that instead. Traded my Montage 8 for a Nord Stage 3. Although I do miss few things but I know the Montage 2 will be the ultimate workstation that I can’t wait! They will definitely add most of the ideas on Yamaha Ideascale in there so..let’s wait and see.

[@gpr4eva]

@@tuneunleashed my guess is you'll be waiting 3-5 years before any type of hardware updates are done. Maybe Yamaha shocks the world and proves the doubters wrong

[@clarkharrell2227]

Wait has there been an announcement!?

[@tuneunleashed]

Black Moses Beats Doubt it.Its been 4 years and nothing has been done. So I would wait for the Yamaha Montage Mark II. Not taking away from the Yamaha Montage it’s a monster you should keep it and I’m pretty sure they will release it when the Kronos 3 is released probably 2 years from now.