Introducing My Live Setup and Equipment

[@customtheatres]

A superbly talented musician who can play for anyone anywhere and he chose to dedicate his talent to God. Kudos!

[@fnonaka]

I loved that extra wheel for articulation sounds!

[@claudiopinho4245]

EX5 - One of the best synths!! It's going to stay with me as long as it lives!

[@YellowSynth]

i need that vintage keyboard lol

[@snuppssynthchannel]

Cláudio Pinho You mean as long as you live! EX5's just wouldn't die!

[@eddierivero5678]

I know you like the Yamaha EX5 but... "it's not the ARROW... it's the INDIAN! You've got some anointed skills brother. Be blessed :-)

[@GospelMusicians]

MIDI out of the Motif to the MIDI in to the Korg. Use the MIDI Through to your Soundcard for your laptop. The Motif will control the Korg and the Laptop. To turn the MIDI off, I switch the Motif to USB if I only want to play the Motif as a single sound.

[@GospelMusicians]

It's on our website now for FRee :)

[@KyleLovettWorshipMusic]

thanks for the setup bro.Nice.I love your vibe as a person and a musician.Always helping other. God Bless bro

[@GospelMusicians]

@ImpactWorshipMusic Hahaha...Good ear! That's the key to a phat sound. It's just simply a patch with a Saw sound to it, to add some foundation. It's custom as well. I can upload my patches to my description so you guys can download them if that's cool.

[@GospelMusicians]

@Krazie316 If you have a Yamaha Motif you can use the Master Mode to split the keyboard by channel. I just did my new Organ DVD using the VB3 totally. I used a top, bottom, and foot pedals all on different MIDI channels 1-3. So the key is to use the Master Mode on the Motif to split the keyboard per channel!

[@scottcupp8129]

I have a pretty cool collection of synths in my studio setup...Mostly I use software synths (for film scoring etc) But as far as my keyboards are concerned I have all genres covered. To start off I have an M-Audio Keystation Pro 88 which is my master controller. But everything is as follows: 1) Keystation Pro 88 (aforementioned) 2) Yamaha DX7 3) Yamaha DX7s 4) Behringer Deep Mind 12 5) Novation MiniNova 6) Ensoniq Sq1+ 7) Yamaha EX5 8) Behringer Model D 9) Behringer K-2 But like I said, for all of my movie type scores, orchestral production, etc I use mostly VSTi's My goto for all of my string libraries is a company known as 8DIO. They are an absolute game changer. They are so awesome!

[@GospelMusicians]

@gustavimprov MIDI Thru allows you to daisy chain so that you can play a few different synths at the same time. If you go MIDI in to the computer, you have to somehow pass that signal to your other synths and all of the soundcards only have a MIDI Out and not a MIDI thru. Not sure if Mainstage has an automatic MIDI thru, but it's just better to keep the computer as the last point of your MIDI chain.

[@GospelMusicians]

@HammondB200 Those Patches were from the bonus disks that Yamaha gave. I tweaked them. You can get all of these patches from EX5Tech.com.

[@EcstaticTalented]

OMG- that EX5,so awesome......................

[@alvinp1969]

Thanks for the heads up on extra ram capabilities. Your set up is pretty sweet. God bless you bro.

[@CarterTJ6209]

Very good information!! My setup consists of the Motif ES8, Roland Juno-Di, Roland JV-1010 and on my iPad I use Jamal’s FM Tines software, his MKSENSATION, and a DXII software. I also have a Roland A-70 Expandable MIDI Controller so I can interchange my setup.

[@ozzieevans657]

2022 and I’m still watching this video

[@caleb836]

the sounds on the yamaha ex5 are awesome!!!

[@JuliusDeBerryJr]

@GospelMusicians Yes. Quite a bit. Both the Rhodes and their acoustic Piano sounds. Plus you can order sample sets of sounds just the same as you did with the piano you got from KSounds

[@gjc82071]

I just picked 1 up on Ebay w/max RAM for $728. (arrived today) That included shipping. ($78) The seller has several more EX5 & EX5R (rack mount) from $550 (EX5R) to $850 (EX5 w/max RAM & SCSI expansion included). I'm telling you this because the seller exceeded expectations in EVERY way. If you're going to drop $500+, make sure it's a seller you can trust. About the EX5, I love it! I also have a Motif-6, which is basically a stripped down EX5. EX5 comes stock w/several analog modeling boards.

[@GospelMusicians]

@CappaTheGreat that's what we do. We have over 11 video DVDs on how to play all of this.

[@GospelMusicians]

@oymeit Yea me and Jermaine Griggs are cool. We always partner on stuff. Not sure what kind of stand that is, but make sure it has the double legs. All the keyboard stands have a weight rating, so just make sure it's over 120 lbs.

[@Krazie316]

Sweet setup, I don't have a laptop right now so I haul my PC tower back and forth to and from Church with reason and some sweet VST's I rum through fruity loops. I use the native Instruments Elektrik Piano combined with Scarbee Vintage keyboard Effects. then I Use Native Instruments B4 II and turn off the rotary and vibrato and use the VB3's rotary creating a beautiful and robust organ sound moving major air in the church speakers. I now have the heavy Alienware tower so it's harder to bring

[@GospelMusicians]

@DJJuicyJazz I'll have the patches soon. Basically if you take a Saw Wave and change the PWM to can get a Sine.

[@aaronandries91]

Jamal, what is your setup nowadays. Would love to see your current setup. Thanks and God bless.

[@GospelMusicians]

@JimAtwood Wow...thanks man! We call it the Blue Beast!

[@PreferToBeAnonymous]

What a SWEET setup!! I love that EX5 and that piano is downright gorgeous!!! Love it!!! God bless!!

[@rnolasco70]

V 2vasoo and the other hand I like you be my honey boo ok

[@timothy48041]

omg i have to get this for my paino. this makes it sound so much better

[@tyvianc]

Hey J, God bless you with your gift. I wish i could only play the notes you play and sing to them. I love how you bring out the string at the 6:50 mark and then the deep chord note at 6:55 also. I wish i could work with you. Keep up the good work.

[@blacksheep806]

I've never been into that analog stuff but I got to admit that the sound at 2:30 is freaking cool! :D

[@Krazie316]

@GospelMusicians I would use the VB3 alone but I haven't figured out how to split the left of the keyboard to use the foot pedals instead of the organ. You can set B4 II into a regular channel and take VB3fx (comes with VB3 as a vst effect) and load it in the mixer in the B4 II's (or main) channel effects slot. It would probably be better to show instead of explain, lol. I do want to see what the VB3 can do alone though NI B4 II has a terrible rotary sound but nice other features.

[@rex188]

@GospelMusicians yeah... would be great if you can upload this. love it. great setup btw. very inspiring.

[@SuperDENIST]

That VL1 is the most SICK keyboard i have EVER seen and heard!

[@Lot2learn]

Great set-up!

[@GospelMusicians]

@dmandavidbeverly You have to purchase some RAM, which I will be selling on the website and you use a thumb drive or external USB drive to load the samples.

[@StrayMedicine]

Damn, that ex5 sounds incredible.

[@maramazone]

Thanks for letting me know. All the best! : )

[@yotambanda2661]

Men am learning...... Keep it up ....you are helping someone out here

[@chrisstoddern4462]

Very fine and creative musician, that makes sweet music and great demo.

[@Krazie316]

@GospelMusicians Hell will probably freeze over before we get a board of that calibur. We have a cheapy Casio and I can't stand the way it sounds so hauling that heavy tower is, in the long run, worth it, lol. At least till I can come up on something and buy my own Motif

[@CappaTheGreat]

Nice setup you got there. I'm just a beginner, so I'm not even NEAR your level of playing(need to buy your DVD's) and definitely don't know what half of that stuff does, but at least I see where I can take my ministry at church, so thanks! Big ups from The Bahamas!!

[@ThiagoRaposo]

That looks like some excellent equip. Greetings from Brazil! Rio de Janeiro. Keep on playing for the Lord man. Great work on your channel here on youtube.

[@AudioReplica2023]

I used to have the motif 6(1st gen) combined with a Roland xp 60 and for strings and atmosphere sounds an Roland JV 1080 module. everything via midi. controlling everything with the motif faders. Ive learned the power of this kind of setting not by choice LOL. I was doing keys , strings ,pads, bells even a guitar jajaja yeah believe it ...and bass at different songs or song parts. That was crazy! I really dont understand why keyboard players nowadays dont like this type of set up. If they really understand how powerful it is. Ive been thinking on doing a video about my set up for the longest so people can understand what they could do with at least 3 keyboards in church. There is a lot of midi configuration and outputs configuration with a bass amp & guitar amp...trust me a real spaghetti on cables. jajaja but it sounded amazing. LOL Good video btw

[@GospelMusicians]

@TheA90plyr I'm using the Piano 2. Not the new one. The new one looks amazing.

[@GospelMusicians]

@limaribudollar Got to look online for some RAM for the EX5 and go to EX5Tech (dot) Com and download the FREE samples, especially the Bosenfender Piano. It's going to be hard to find the FLASH or RAM, but possible.

[@VachelSlade]

Hey there Jamal... is there a video showing us how to load the samples into the Motif ES?

[@pianoman2781]

man I wish I could find a piano like that on a keyboard preset you are awesome man and I love your spirit god definite ly

[@gjc82071]

I read your article on motifator & I agree w/you. I don't know why synth makers have dropped FDSP, FM, AN1X modeling,VL Modeling, etc. But it seems like Korg has taken notice & the Kronos has multiple analog modeling engines. Anyway, you can buy expansion boards (like the PLg150-AN) for the Motif, but they come stock on the EX5. The EX5 is VERY similar to the Motif 6. Many of the patches have identical names & locations. But the EX5 has 2X polyphony & IMO, it sounds better then the Motif 6.

[@JuliusDeBerryJr]

@Antisatan7771 no most people that use laptops in their live setups are probably using the for backing tracks (tracks that they do BEFORE the gig to make them sound phat) or they could also be triggering sounds from the laptop from VSTs etc...

[@psalmueladeolamusic6197]

Glad i came acrosd this video.. Please i am having issues using the yamaha motif 8 as a midi controller.. Please help

[@paulmiller9605]

I think synth he jumps on will come out sounding sweet

[@ciscosri]

Awesome and your inputs are so much useful for live & studio musicians...

[@silvechannel]

man it is so sick, I wish I would get EX5 soon, I remember this model coming out when I was 13? Many years gone by, and comparing to all new keys it is the best progress within music technology, sounds so "fat" to me, Great playing and presentation. God bless :)

[@Deftcharge]

That's a sharp setup Elder ! Keep on praising God ! :)

[@KerkinWayno]

Man that Ex 5 is sweet. I wished you would have displayed the EP's on this vid. Such rich, thick, EP sounds. I have an Ensoniq ASR 10 as my number two but man that Ex though

[@GospelMusicians]

@maramazone M-Audio Profire 610 for the road and Apogee Duet for Studio work.

[@mrinnervisionz]

Waddup Jamal,I've been checking you out a few times on youtube,I love your enthusiam,& playing. I am a huge Yamaha fan as well,& not just their keyboards. Louis Johnson demoed 6 bass guitars for Michael Jackson when they were working on "Billie Jean", Michael picked the Yamaha bass. The Yamaha SY99 & the EX7 became my dream, boards, until i bought the S80. I'm buying a Motif XF 8 early next year,That will be my center piece,along with my Triton pro & Roland Stage,"soon 2 be purchased" .

[@Smooveg25]

A Jamal...I have an Oasys...They are relatively inexpensive now...I checked out that Motif XF...I still like my Korg boards...but that EX5 is sick...

[@GospelMusicians]

@Waynyce Where? Who has that?

[@ImpactWorshipMusic]

@GospelMusicians That Would be great! Thanks so much!

[@wilcandou]

Man-o-Man everything is making you sick! You need a bucket beside those keyboards with a label on it saying "This is SICK!" Lovin both boards. Stay sweet. ;)

[@ccfunk1]

you are one good player and that yamaha ex5 is sweet. my friend had one. i wish i could play like you.

[@Cat-hw1vh]

I think you can add into the Motif ES an analogue expansion board if you can find one. I think it was based on the AN1X and there was another 3 expansion similar boards you could buy circa 2003-4. They fit into the top left hand side if the ES at the rear. I looked at the EX5 very nice sounds. I liked it more than the Korg Trinity.

[@Lorneplumber]

I have a dx and an card in my original motif Very good indeed

[@fUjiMaNia]

I just got my blue beast about 2 days ago. what a great machine. is the sound @ 2:24 a preset or a user made one?

[@dmandavidbeverly]

Jamal I agree with you. I was running MainStage on my MacBook Pro in church last sunday, and all of a sudden, it was like Satan hit the sustain command at the worst time. MainStage crashed on me in a moment of worship. Thank God for the mute button being so close. Never had any problems with Logic before though..

[@frenchthomasmusic]

nice setup. glad to meet another sound passionate. take care.

[@msdanita12]

Thanks for sharing. I wish that I was able to afford it. God bless and Merry Christmas

[@danabarnes4751]

Nice. Thanks for the tour!

[@dmandavidbeverly]

Hey man.. Love your setup.... Can you explain how you added your expansion piano into the Motif? Love the sound you have.. Thanks bro.. God bless..

[@youmilkpack]

I use to have EX5 in the studio. Sure wish I could play like you man :)

[@GospelMusicians]

@mccraykl I actually will. I just never liked their Rhodes or Piano sounds. Has that changed?

[@Deftcharge]

Best demo ever😊

[@charleedollens8609]

Love your videos...

[@CurtisBernard]

That keyboard is sick!!!!!! Whoooooo!!!

[@GospelMusicians]

You have to restore factory reset. Just do a Google on how to: Restore Factory Reset.

[@Cat-hw1vh]

Utility Job - push enter to Factory Reset......

[@GospelMusicians]

Go to GospelMusicians (dot) Com and type in Play by Ear 1 in the Search. It'll be the purple DVD.

[@jstyleent]

love the setup bro! i'll be buying some of your beginner keyboard videos pretty soon. Thanks for the video!

[@GospelMusicians]

I don't trust Mainstage enough to do this, especially when running large Sample libraries.

[@jusROBINthemarket]

Dude your are SO SICK....u need to start doing CONFERENCES just on the Knowledge you know...I'D REGISTER EARLY :-) be blessed

[@mrinnervisionz]

@prince4d When the Oasys 1st came out it was around 8,000,add taxes & other expansions boards,etc. etc. , it almost reached around 10,000. I don't know 2 many people with an Oasys,unless they are an established church,or gigging musician with a nice long contract,or if you're Herbie Hancock or Stevie Wonder or somebody on that level.

[@GospelMusicians]

I'm still looking for a breath controller.

[@GospelMusicians]

@Krazie316 Why do you even use the B4 II...haha! That VB3 is the sickest. Are you saying that you are able to use the B4 II through the VB3 Rotary effect? How in the world do you do that? You must do a side-chain type of deal?

[@IVANLEEespinosa]

Oh my god! That ex5 is SICK!!!

[@tipmusic1]

Hey Jamall ! I like you video ! its veri good - godd setup - good eqiupament ! God Bless You ! Igor from Republic of Moldova

[@GospelMusicians]

@pgjpsg I'm coming out with my custom patches!

[@GospelMusicians]

Ge the new Yamaha MOXF8. I will be making sounds for live keyboard players.

[@Csharpsuspended4th]

2:31 WHAT IS THAT SOUND!!!??? THAT'S CRAAAZY!!!!!!!!!!!

[@abrahamjmnzs]

How could I make a Sine lead with glide, like in the EX5? I have the Yamaha MX61 and Roland Fantom X6, in what of those could I make it????

[@GospelMusicians]

They are my own created patches. I'm not sure if I am willing to let them go for free.

[@alvinp1969]

I feel blessed by checking this subscription. Thanks again.

[@GospelMusicians]

@CappaTheGreat Yes you can....I have a beginner DVD called Urban and Contemporary Worship Play by Ear. Go to LearnGospelByEar (d0t) c0m or you can go to my channel page and look at the main video.

[@danaowens30]

I have the EX 7 version of your EX5 . Question is this where the Motif and Montage started huh? I thought it was the ES90 S90 and so on.

[@GospelMusicians]

@gjc82071 it's my favorite keyboard of all time

[@JuliusDeBerryJr]

@limaribudollar I've heard that the ex-5 pianos were horrible, but good for everything else (types of sounds)... leads bass horns, etc...

[@Manolischannel]

I love your set up man !!!!!

[@projb]

jamal how do you have the mks midi to your mac book? Are you going directly to the interface via midi cable or usb/midi to your mac

[@walterphp]

well, I'm using just little to mid sized libraries :) thanks for your reply!

[@Waynyce]

The ex5 sound set is available for the es.

[@fnonaka]

Hey man! Nice and beautiful chords!

[@alim3611]

Too cute !

[@GospelMusicians]

@SmithlIable Thanks man...How you been?