Liven XFM is Also an Effects Box!

[@ChrisLodyMusic]

Thanks for giving the XFM some more love, I thought you'd enjoy it 😁 Btw try the Pocket Operator compatible sync settings. Set Clock\Source to 'Ln.In' and it will accept a click alongside audio over the line in. Set Clock\A.Out to 'On' and it will add a click to the left channel of the headphone output so you can sync to or from the XFM that way

[@FreeBeat]

Omg, yet another small "wow they didn't have to include that but they did" feature to add to the list. Seriously incredible. Thanks as always for watching!

[@helmski]

My Man Chris! Thanks for your in-depth tuts! You made my decision to pick this synth up.

[@ChrisLodyMusic]

@@helmski You're both very welcome 😁

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

4:49 take me back to the 80s 😀

[@surikaten4400]

I went there too for a moment. Thanks FB for is us there for a short moment😆❤️

[@FreeBeat]

It's amazing how many Alex Lifeson 80's parts translate well into 80's synth sounds haha. Thanks for watching!

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

This thing just keeps getting more and more impressive and exciting.

[@FreeBeat]

It really does, it's so much fun!

[@rayderrich]

This little machine is a mean one, lots of bang for your bucks. Thanks for showing us.

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah, so much value in the XFM!

[@Solidahmed]

Great up load man! Love all your new XFM videos. All post are amazing for that matter.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate that!

[@witchfindergeneral2504]

I’m saving to buy one of these since I’ve seen your videos on your channel. Please keep doing these videos. Your videos on this make it a lot easier to learn. I have an 8 Bit Warps by Sonicware.

[@FreeBeat]

I'll definitely have more XFM content coming, there are so many features to cover! Thanks for watching :)

[@dlinnoedlinnoe]

M.RVB is MONO REVERB. Pg. 14 of the manual. PS. Oops I see Avrilcadabra already said that. Thanks for the video anyway!!! Yes it's a great idea to use Liven XFM effects with other devices from that range that don't have effects, like Korg Volcas or Microfreak or Craftsynth-2.

[@FreeBeat]

Oh yeah, this is gonna be awesome paired up with the Microfreak! Thanks for watching :)

[@steveedwards4495]

love the sound of this thing, so got on the way while im waiting for my M8. Another one for my collection lol.

[@FreeBeat]

Have fun, it's a beast!

[@helmski]

Dude! Big thanks. I just picked this unit up, and I could not find any info googling Liven XFM line in. Wasn’t sure of the functionality. I use FX to great effect when crafting sounds/creating jams. Now I have another outlet. Appreciate your video!

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah its a pretty daunting box lol. Check out Chris Lody's tutorials if you haven't yet, they're a lifesaver. Thanks for watching!

[@helmski]

@@FreeBeat Thanks! I found Chis’s tutorials, otherwise I would not have jumped in and bought. It’s such an incredible sounding FM synth and oh so deep. I got a bit lucky, bought used a few days before the price hike. 🍀 I like to start by finding interesting sounds and tweaking them to make them unique. The pattern DHL5 is really killer. I’ll fiddle with these sounds to make them my own. Thanks for the great videos, keep jamming (and play with the FX!)

[@ildafons]

Wow this box sounds amazing with internal effects!

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah, I've been playing around with some of the other presets and the effects, it's awesome!

[@clarencedthewrench8790]

Another reason now to await the arrival of my groovebox

[@FreeBeat]

I hope you love it!

[@peterfuzz3887]

is it possible to add several effects on one single sound ?

[@avrilcadabra]

Good thinking, I used the 8-bit warps line in for FX many times, it has quite good reverb but as far as I recall only the Reverb can be applied to the line in, not the other FX. So this is interesting. . M.Reverb is mono reverb if I remember correctly. It's easier on the CPU, (was not enough processing power left for the big 8 bit warps reverb on the xfm). You would enjoy the 8-bit warps I think. It's not specifically that great at chiptune but can make some great modern sounds, an the FX at least the internal engines sort of stackable, you can put delay and the big reverb on for example (but not delay and chorus)

[@FreeBeat]

I'm hoping to check one out at least by the end of the year! Thanks for watching as always :)

[@surikaten4400]

I was 99% sure that M.Reverb had something to do with the adding some Mustard to the verby😜

[@sarexsarex8497]

Another fine and useful video. Since you got the liven xfm, I have been encouraged to buy one. Now I see the use of TE PO’s I am further encouraged. In the not too distant future, I will buy some of them. I need your much respected advice.Which PO is best for the following duties. 1. Melody building. 2. Bass lines. 3. Drum sequencing. Keep up the good work and if possible, more on the xfm and the deluge. Many thanks

[@FreeBeat]

The PO-33 is going to be the best one for doing all of those at once, as it's a 4 sample polyphonic sampler. I also really like the Arcade, Speak, and Megaman for full on melody writing. Be careful not to fall into the trap of buying too many though, once you have 3-5 of them they will total up to be more expensive than a lower level groovebox like the Circuit Tracks and Rhythm, Model:Cycles or Model:Samples, etc. Thanks for watching!

[@vertigev]

Man, this box is awesome!

[@FreeBeat]

It sure is!

[@modulblok-e3168]

Thanks for your inspiraton ,,i use the po sub as space sound modul and volka kays for perkusions 🙄👍🏼

[@FreeBeat]

Sounds awesome, thanks for watching!

[@chrislynch9364]

I’ve been looking and waiting for a review for liven fx, good job ! The m reverb is modulated reverb.

[@FreeBeat]

The m reverb is actually mono reverb haha. Thanks for watching!

[@chrislynch9364]

@@FreeBeat nice one! I have monophonic hearing.

[@CmdrMic]

Dope. Awesome vid! You Rule!!!👍👍👍😎

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@SonicVibe]

Nice 👍 I use pocket operators and use my dropbox Typhon as a Fx box for them in the same way mono line in via port

[@FreeBeat]

That's awesome, thanks for watching!

[@wiggesobk]

What a cool box!

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah it really is awesome!

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

I asked Teenage Engineering for a PO that features effects and modulations, like echo, reverb, vibrato as well as chorus, flanger, phaser.

[@WrightFlyer1903]

As others have said page 14 of the manual lists what the 4 letter FX names mean and M.RVB is indeed listed as "mono reverb" but sadly this is where the manual fails (and Chris Lody's and your videos start to become vital). There's nothing more to say what the real difference is. By implication I guess we can assume "RVB" (just described as "Reverb") must really be "stereo reverb" but how are we, as users/readers, supposed to know what that really means and how we might expect M.RVB to be significantly different to RVB? As anyone who's used XFM for any time will know, this thing is "deep" like blackhole heading to infinity deep and it's probably got some of the cleverest of very clever stuff buried deep in there. The designers obviously knew what they intended every last feature to do and be used for but if they can't get that detail over to the end user in either a more detailed manual or tutorial features then some of the functionality might as well not be there. Hopefully by degrees, a lot of exploration and an increasing number of tutorial videos the details will eventually creep out. But as someone who's been designing consumer electronics, writing software and writing end user manuals for years I know that a product is only as good as its user manual. At least the opportunity is there for someone to make some money writing a detailed/user friendly guide ;-) Anyone who's used this knows it deserves to succeed. It's probably more value for money than anything you can buy (even after the price increase that's been forced on them) but if people get it out of the box and can't work out how to operate everything it could be an utter work of genius (it is!) but it might fail to get the market share it deserves. (IMAO) PS have you discovered Sweep yet? It's better demonstrated in some of the 8bit warps rather than XFM videos on KZbin but it's a real cool effect hiding in there and again I don't think the manual does it justice until you see it demonstrated and know what it's really intended to do.

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah, that's exactly why I made that very simple quickstart guide first. I can't imagine how many folks unboxed this, couldn't even change presets, and set it aside. Hoping to get a lot more people into the XFM! I haven't tried out the sweep yet, but I have seen it in a few tutorials. Thanks for watching!

[@GerenM63]

I would suspect that the M.REV is a modulated reverb, though I can't find any description of any of the effects anywhere. I wonder is what reverb parameter is being modulated and by what... The documentation seems to be a bit sparce with regards to the effects... LOL!

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Was thinking the same thing, there is probably a knob that controls the modulation rate

[@MrGeoffashley]

Yeah…I was also coming here to speculate Modulated Reverb

[@dlinnoedlinnoe]

It's MONO REVERB. Pg. 14 of the manual

[@GerenM63]

@@dlinnoedlinnoe Thanks! Good catch. I missed it ... three times! LOL!

[@FreeBeat]

IT'S MONO REVERB GEREN COME ON

[@happyvibes2436]

Great video man

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you :)

[@yewrforstnaymhearyewrlayst5566]

also a 4 track midi sequencer ;)

[@FreeBeat]

Yup, it's a beast!

[@dustyaudio]

No idea, I don’t own this box, but m reverb = modulation reverb? My boss RV-6 has a mod mode

[@FreeBeat]

Turns out it's mono reverb haha. Thanks for watching!

[@dustyaudio]

@@FreeBeat that’s less exciting but maybe useful

[@edwardferry8247]

Teenage engineering wishing they had designed this as a pocket operator hub and charged $1500

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!