In this bitter Spring: Korg EMX House Electro #5 (Track 5 of The blissful decline)

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Korg EMX piece, used two cameras, Nikon D5100 (top view) and Canon 60D (side view). Enjoy :)
I know, I know... if it's not the Korg Volca series, or the other latest and greatest, no one is going to give a sh*t...

[@Netm8kr]

Awesome sounds Doc. Dual shots really do it for me as well. Definitely, a bonus for the viewers. Keep em coming.

[@freethinker79]

Beautiful piece of music!

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@IWBI71]

Stunning performance. Favourite synth i've ever owned, this beast can do almost anything (in the right hands of course!) 👌

[@MIDERA]

Thanks! :) It's a great synth for sure!

[@MusicFed]

Love this track but cannot find it on Spotify Any reason you didn’t add this album?

[@MIDERA]

I actually have about 5+ albums I paid to put on Spotify but need to find the time to add them. I’ll make this my reminder to get the rest of my albums up. I usually don’t get a lot of listeners so I hadn’t felt too much pressure. Thanks for the reminder!

[@brianh.000]

Apparently not my hands... 🙃

[@mattierenton701]

wouldn't sound out of place on an early Hooj Choons album, brilliant work i love it ;-)

[@MIDERA]

Hey thanks! Haven’t heard of Hooj Choons, I’ll check them out.

[@mattierenton701]

MIDERA andronicus “make you whole” is gorgeous 😊

[@DeRex9]

very nice "vibe" and a pleasure to listen to, cheers.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks very much DeRex9 :)

[@stephanechamotif_rblackwoo4528]

Midera wins. He would have been signed staight on our Rising High Records labull (based in london town in 90's ). Now things are different. Man keeps his vibe. Mistabishi keeps too. Snowmetal as well. Not forgetting Andy Garo and Léon Dustar. Wait. Best is to come.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks! Yeah… no one’s ever been interested in me in their record label, lol.

[@stephanechamotif_rblackwoo4528]

@@MIDERA shame (in a way as long as you could perform a little). me... friends' underground labels only. + stuff... ___nothing's the same nowadays.

[@johnsaunders6510]

I enjoyed that. Thanks.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@acidphaze]

It's amazing what you can do with these Korg Volcas. :-)

[@moogdome2562]

just wonderful my friend. I love it. very well done. you have an amazing skill. I have tree Electribes, but not this model. It really rocks. I'll look out for one. Hope your ok. take care. moog.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks! Which electribes do you have? I've had the ER-1, and still have the ESX and EMX, which I prefer over the older models.

[@jamesweston8226]

Great upload

[@MIDERA]

James Weston thanks!

[@ej1mshan]

Great sound, good job.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@andygaro1]

Super well said...and great track my friend. Really nicely done. Respect

[@MrBoxxed]

Perfection as usual - thanks for sharing

[@alxiroi]

Another great one.

[@MIDERA]

Alexis Roy Thanks!

[@RainOfAshes]

Cool stuff! You should release an album on the EMX itself for owners to play around with.

[@MIDERA]

RainOfAshes like, release the patterns? I did release an MC303 album but don’t think it interested MC303 owners, just was more a sales pitch for people to buy the 303.

[@xmodrecordshypersyncrecord843]

I found you when I was looking at MC 808 tracks and then started to listen to all your electric tracks. Love your groove. Now I want an EMX too. Friend had one when they first came out and never saw it used to full potential like you do. Great job man.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks! Hah - those MC808 tracks... I tried so hard to love that thing, but in the end, I couldn't. I haven't written music like this in quite a while. I should get back into writing more upbeat tracks. The EMX is great. I used to hate it. And you'll see in some of my early videos with it I was trying to justify keeping it. Turns out that it was worth hanging onto.

[@xmodrecordshypersyncrecord843]

I was thinking of using the MC 808 mainly for more background sounds and fills and stuff. My main beats come from the TR-8 and synth parts form my Virus TI, JP8000, and Fantom. So was just thinking of having some nice pads or blip and bleeps and stuff running in the back. We will see what happens with it.

[@MIDERA]

It had nice sounds - but because you really needed a computer to get in depth editing, I decided it wasn't worth keeping. Consider the MC-505 or MC-909 instead. The 909 sounds great (as good as the 808) but you can actually do all the editing within the unit itself. It is considerably bigger though.

[@xmodrecordshypersyncrecord843]

I had the 909 but some of the buttons didnt work and was too bulky. I had a 505 years ago. I will see what I can do with the 808 and then maybe add the EMX eventually. I am going to use the MC 808 as a slave and trigger it with my MX-1 which is my clock for all my gear.

[@MIDERA]

My unit too had some buttons that didn't work. It's a really easy fix, there's a conductive paste you can put on it to make them work again. I don't recall the exact name of it - I can find out. But I fixed tons of 'bad' pads this way - heck, cleaning them with isopropyl alcohol would probably be sufficient, but it sounds like you no longer have the MC-909 so it's likely irrelevant. Good luck! The 808 sounded great, just wasn't for me!

[@igoold1]

This machine eats the volca series for lunch.

[@MIDERA]

I agree ;)

[@bakerbakerbaker305]

D:

[@devkkev9066]

yeaaah yes yaa!! i just love the emx1 sooo much..

[@TheMike255]

Loving it!!!

[@MIDERA]

Thanks! I wonder what caused people to find this video again... It just sort of started getting all sorts of hits again, lol.

[@TheMike255]

MIDERA just continue like this, I’d like to buy some emx someday, would you recommend some?

[@MIDERA]

@@TheMike255 I am not sure I'd recommend it. Personally I feel the EMX doesn't sound THAT good. I think there are a lot of great options out there today that would be more interesting personally. I bought it originally to replace my Korg Radias which I had sold regrettably but then repurchased. I have used it as a drum machine pretty well, but honestly, I'd rather have a Monomachine (which I understand is a lot more expensive, but is a FAR better machine). EMX is ok, and if you get it at a cheap price, it's probably worth it. Even still - I think I'd rather have an MC-303 and that's saying something!

[@TheMike255]

MIDERA I’ve had mc 505 and still don’t know why I sold it.anyway I thought that emx was quite interesting for live performances

[@MIDERA]

@@TheMike255 Yeah, EMX is good cuz its simple, but MC-505 would've been better IMO. If I was looking today, I'm not sure what I'd pick up...

[@paweldun]

Midera just like mihail shevchenko are the truly heroes of EMX on youtube.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@ranxid]

Love.

[@xmodrecordshypersyncrecord843]

Alright I finally broke down and got one of these Electribes.

[@MIDERA]

That was the right decision.

[@xmodrecordshypersyncrecord843]

yes I think so I also just bought you album on band camp

[@MIDERA]

That was also the right decision, hahaha. Thanks!!!

[@StudioF]

awesome track Michael.

[@Buildingempires101]

Nice full sound!

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@lornastamat9231]

very nice

[@MIDERA]

Thanks - but how do people even find these old videos of mine?

[@lornastamat9231]

@@MIDERA I looked up the device because I am interested in buying it and your video came up.

[@BlueGodMusic]

very groovy

[@CapriciousBlackBox]

I passed both units up back in the day....they seemed too “dance oriented” for me. I did buy the Radias, and have a Triton Extreme, M3 etc. Seeing what you do with the Electribe, I am intrigued to find an EMX and an ESX on eBay to play with. Nice use of them....cheers!

[@MIDERA]

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I'll be honest, it's sort of a harsh sounding groovebox and I don't like sequencing notes on it, but it is/was a fun synth. I still have mine.

[@djstatyk1540]

I got one for sale i'll take $380

[@rudeog]

Good stuff man. I like the live improv.

[@GloPhase]

hey, very nice.

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@user-dh1go4sq9q]

Оххххуе##ая Музыка!!! Почему так мало лайков??? Неужели любители «нормальной» электроники лайки ставить не умеют??? MIDERA RESPECT

[@MIDERA]

Thanks :) I don't know why, but people probably just don't run across my videos? Who knows.

[@benjiwill]

Nicely done, did you use the volca beats for the drums out of shot? (I kid!) But seriously, serene as always, and sweet you've now got two DSLR's, extra shot just makes clips that bit more slick.

[@plebeyodj]

I wonder how you get those beautiful sounds from the EMX, I'll love to do half of this with mine... ;-) Great music, thanks for sharing.

[@krapart]

Keep playing around. I felt the same way for a long time and now I'm starting to get it. I was thrown by all the settings so I ended up turning modulation down and detunes to zero. play with mostly the filter settings and then add in modulation detune and effects where you want to spice it up

[@krapart]

Really nice. I love my emx. do you play in most of your synth parts or use the step programmer?

[@MIDERA]

For melody, I hate the sequencer, for drum parts it’s good. So I play and record for melody. Thanks!

[@krapart]

@@MIDERA okay thanks for reply. same here! I only used it once, to recreate pink Floyd on the run

[@triplebacon1]

Don't want to spoil it with words ;-)

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!

[@JoFergus]

Magnificent! Question? Aside from sampling capability, which would (any of) you prefer between EMX and RS7000? At least in terms of sound quality (if not fuller range of features on RS7K)...Thanks again for great music!

[@MIDERA]

I think sound quality is way higher in the RS7K - for sure. FX are really well done. That said, I think if you told me I could only keep one of them, I might go for the EMX - it's a bit more versatile. I use it currently as a drum machine and the FX section for that is pretty good. I rarely turn my RS7K on because it's so complex. The EMX has some immediacy that's really fun and inspiring. Perhaps if I got to know my RS7K more I would prefer it, but some quirky things make me frustrated. Honestly, I should sell it I use it so rarely. I have no desire to ever sell my EMX - it has been my favorite groovebox (except for the Spectralis 2 - that is by far the most amazing synth/groovebox I own). The RS7K is a ROMpler (but sounds good w/FX), the EMX is a synthesizer with drum samples. I won't comment on which is better in that sense. The EMX does require some work making it sound good, and the reverb on it is the biggest piece of crap I've heard. I'd go for the EMX anyway.

[@gregdu29400]

What's the name of your tube lamps? (By the way, you do incredible things on the emx/esx) .. A little tired of the "tekno/tribe" on these machines, I want to try ambient music/ dub techno.. it's the best I've seen, a real pleasure

[@MIDERA]

Which tubes am I using? I’m not sure. I’ll have to check later. Every tube I used sucked though, I think I threw the stock ones back in. Thanks!

[@queenelizabethi3387]

ehj i have a problem with my emx 1 smart media. the EG time keeps on changing very often in the main screen, while i'm not using any knobs. do you know how to fix that.?QE

[@MIDERA]

+QUEEN ELIZABETHI not sure - I would first start with replacing the battery, or see if there's anyone else online with this problem. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Another thing is that maybe you need to clean the EG time knob. Like with de-oxit spray, or replace the knob entirely (last resort). I would guess spraying the encoder knob with de-oxit is a good first step.

[@thomasdietz579]

I am having a hard time.. Looking at a Mc909. Rs7000 or this Korg, but witch one should I pick up ? I wanna do House/electro ?

[@MIDERA]

Well, I have had all 3. I kept the EMX and the RS7000. I think the MC-909 had the best sound engine, but I think the RS7000 has the sequencer on it and easiest to use sampler. So, for ease of use (and 'fun' factor): EMX > MC-909 > RS7000 For sound quality: MC-909 > RS7000 > EMX For sequencer capabilities (and ease of creating good complete songs): RS7000 > MC-909 > EMX For Style/looks: MC909 = EMX > RS7000 Size (biggest to smallest): MC-909 > RS7000 > EMX I guess I don't know what exactly you mean to do with 'House/electro' - can you send me an example of exactly what you want to do? I get the genres, but I also think it's pretty broad. Personally, I just think the RS7000 is the best, but it is a bit confusing and can be daunting. The fact that you can mix up the drum sequences LIVE is pretty sweet. It's by far the best of the three. But the EMX does have such an easy interface, you're limited to mono synth parts, and I don't think the sound engine is particularly THAT good... it's ok at best. You won't get really good pads or anything out of it (you could with the others). I have examples of all three of these synths. Check out some of my other videos on them to get a feel for what I did with them.

[@theshinyobject2438]

how doe the Electribe e2 and EM1X compare. I really love my e2 I am on my second one.. I think getting one of these would be inspiring

[@MIDERA]

Hi - I have no idea. To be honest, I find the EMX1 very noisy and I’m often discouraged working with mine. As a drum machine, I think it’s good, but would prefer the ESX. The internal synthesis engine does not feel extremely good to me, and it is only monophonic. I think I would prefer the E2, but I haven’t used one. I’d rather have an Elektron A4/AK. The EMX is usually just sitting off to the side these days.

[@brianh.000]

@@MIDERA sitting off to the side.. sad... But, sitting off to the side implies you're using something else. What might that be?

[@brianh.000]

@@MIDERA Elektron A4?! Yeah, but 3X the cost of an EMX1.. :-P

[@neoseyes]

Is it possible to connect a keyboard to this machine? Instead of playing on it you play a bigger keyboard?

[@MIDERA]

+Jan Martin Ulvåg Yes, you can connect a keyboard via MIDI. However, each synth part is monophonic, so unless you do some crazy MIDI routing, you're unlikely to get a 5-voice polyphonic part. There is software that allows for this, but I'd personally rather not use a computer with my synthesizers.

[@neoseyes]

***** Thanks. I have a Yamaha rs 7000. The same with it?

[@MIDERA]

+Jan Martin Ulvåg No, the RS7000 has polyphonic parts and is much easier to use with a MIDI controller.

[@neoseyes]

***** Great!

[@elissitdesign]

Yes you can. You can run the EMX in slave mode and select a receiving midi signal. You can actually have up to five keyboards sending midi--one for each synth channel.