JAM - Yamaha MODX Jam with Smart Morph - Friday FUN

We still have the MODX here and after the last session, people were asking about the MODX OS 2.5 Smart Morph feature so I tried to jam something which sort of incorporated that. Only using the MODX sequencer and internal sounds/fx this time, s sort of more stadium 80s jam (yeah sorry, thats just where it went!)
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[@rafalkastory2074]

Lovely!! Such a great bit of ambient, thanks Nick! And, as everyone else said before - never be sorry for 80's and 90's admirer - we all are!

[@TheDazlermac]

A lot of synth for the asking price. Great demo Nick!

[@6581punk]

And Yamaha keeps adding more via firmware updates. Plus my favourite thing about Yamaha synths, fast bootup time!

[@crazygamingswede]

Really cool to see a workstation for a change. Modx flexing it's muscles!! Great work!

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

not a workstation. has samples, and has 2 synth engines.

[@crazygamingswede]

@@marvinkmooneyoz I stand corrected. 🙂

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

Nice, but you were demonstrating the smart morph feature incorrectly. The screen in which you were working in, with the lines you were adjusting with the super knob, is actually the EDIT screen, where you can modify the smart morph parameters after it has run the AI learn routine. The PLAY screen for smart morph is the first one you showed, where the colored X-Y axis is next to the first four part strips. The idea is that as you play, you change the smart morph parameters that were learned (or that you changed in the edit screen - the one with the lines on it) by dragging your finger around on that colored X-Y axis.

[@patrickarend8707]

Excellent video! Nick Said it. Your going to be getting sounds your not going to get anywhere else. The sounds I am getting from my MODX are just crazy good and unique. The FMX and SMART MORPH are like a laboratory of FM goodness. MONTAGE and MODX = synth greatness.

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

Really nice sounds Nick. You're making me fall in love with my Montage 7 all over again...

[@NachtSchreck13]

5:15 Now you have the perfect sample of Nick saying "BREAK IT DOWN" for use in your next track!

[@jimharris6389]

MODX is a beast. I think it's been dismissed in some quarters as just a ROMpler. It's a lot more than that.

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Those quarters who dismiss romplers have no idea about what they're talking about, about fun, and about how to get the best out of any so-called ROMpler or anything else for that matter. if they invested 1% of the time they spend talking crap, they would be making great music and great sounds with pretty much anything.

[@jimharris6389]

@@DarkSideofSynth Good point! It's not as if ROMplers are duds anyway. Many of them old and new are synthesis powerhouses in their own right even when purely sample based (which is what some people dislike in them, I think)

[@DarkSideofSynth]

@@jimharris6389 Haters are gonna hate ;) The same lot hating romplers are probably the same who got flabbergasted when playing a D50 or M1 in the shops back in the day, and now probably own a gazillion samples. It's just an instrument, play it and have fun, folks.

[@InnerVisions68]

Jim Harris And what about the FM-X engine, with up to 8 operators? A completely separate and discrete synth engine that is also super powerful, and can be combined with the other engine (AWM2) to produce performances/patches of up to a combination of 8 different parts. PLUS Smart Morph of up to 8 FM patches in the FMX engine. Plus 10,000 arpeggio patterns. Plus the ability to modulate with the Super Knob I believe up to 127 parameters, setting individual ranges. An excellent effects section. Motion sequencing. Anyone who characterizes the Montage or MODX as a ROMpler is ignorant of what the instrument is, and its capabilities. The MODX is a badass SYNTHESIZER. An amazing value. And that’s no hyperbole. It’s a serious SYNTHESIZER. It’s not a sample playback module with a keyboard attached. I could rant on, but I’ll spare anyone reading this. The sound quality is superb. The factory patches are excellent. The MODX is a fantastic synth. My opinion, plus some facts. If you love FM synthesis you’ll be blown away by the quality of it in this synth.

[@InnerVisions68]

In my opinion, all things considered, I don’t think you can find a better, more powerful and quality bread and butter hardware synth anywhere near what a MODX goes for. To me it’s a classic, for what it is, and I’ve been buying synths since the early 80s, and involved in music production professionally since the late 80s. Haters are gonna hate

[@leslie1526]

Wish it was available in desktop or rack version as well, have enough keys already

[@MathHammer]

I have owned a couple of Yamaha workstations in the past, including a Motif X6 which was the top-of-the-line 60 key workstation at the time. For some reason I have always found Yamaha's way of organizing things difficult to manage. Korg is just the opposite for me (had a M3 and a Kronos at one time), though now I have no workstations at all. This particular board sounds spectacular, though. I suspect that Nick has a lot to do with that.

[@theaudioeng]

Thanks Nick!! (you're looking well still, good). Nice and powerful feature update for my MODX6, though yet to really dig in at the mo' .... one for this weekend I hope!! Until next week in the SonicTalk Chat 🖐😎🎹🎶👍🍻

[@gazfunk]

That sounds great. I might have to buy one. Thanks Nick.

[@metaspherz]

Lovely jam made on the fly. It's as expressive as it's impressive...

[@dep1001]

Sounds great, Nick! I hope Tears for Fears are listening - they need some synths in their music again! The Hurting and Songs From the Big Chair are masterpieces in my book!

[@translunar1]

Great to hear somebody demonstrating some interesting original music on the Modx and not noodling with an electronic piano. Also I am going to buy one of these now as I have heard how good the sequencer is on this and the sounds are great as well, so thanks Nick!

[@musicalstatues73]

Oh such a perfect jam I’m glad I spent it with you

[@mootsym]

this guy is just so darn good. The CP80 part hit the perfect spot in the mix. Find the space, fill the space, while leaving just enough space.

[@kw7865]

Interesting that two of your best jams in a while are based on a workstation setup. As we all know there is something to be said for a more restricted set of options

[@bio-metric-1016]

Fantastic use of smart morph thanks 🙏

[@Psychlist1972]

That bass patch is super tight

[@JDSoundsets]

Love my Modx the Smart Morph is a great addition, try selecting just pad sounds into the Smart Edit then running the 'Learn' process, this can smooth out the results..Likewise plucks etc etc unless you want crazy then just jump up and down singing Iam a litle teapot short n stout and let it do it's madness.....

[@elissitdesign]

I love my ModX. Yamaha keep giving us huuuge updates! They’re not like other brands that just sell a product and give a years updates and then off to make a new model and forget what you just bought. The ModX is a serious powerhouse with a lot under the hood. It’s got a lot of menus but the UI/UX is pretty damn solid-an ambitious undertaking. One thing missing from this device is a multi channel output. I’d love to be able to plug an adapter into the back with 4 to 8 analog outputs, not using a computer, for multitracking.

[@PhilW222]

Great jam, and I like the look of the Smart Morph to easily generate fm sounds you would not have come across by other means.

[@TheRealWinsletFan]

Nice. The big win for me in the 2.5 update was the DAW remote mode (with a bit of config I can control a useful chunk of Cubase direct from the controls) , but yes, I've had lots of fun noodling with the Morph. You're right though, the results can be wildly unpredictable, I find having only 2 or 3 source sounds is the sweet spot.

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

Starting my 4th of JULY celebration in California with a jam from England...is that seditious? :) :) Great jam and sound. Very powerful synth. I am having enough trouble getting my head around this FM sound design with my little FM synth the YamahaRefaceDX. FM is a nice break from 30 years of subtractive.

[@OdoItal]

Great jam! Love the piano with the fm , beautiful!

[@mpmi7588]

A tutorial on how to use the sequencer would be cool in the future

[@gnarlysoundscapes7210]

Wow, you had a really cool nostalgic groove going there. Reminds me of video game music from the N64/PS1 era (which was some of the best game music ever by the way). :-)

[@antsmith739]

Using the touch screen with the sequencer makes me think this could have its uses as a controller keyboard. 80s and 90s drums are great. Could we have some bigbeat next time? 👍

[@apislapis]

Stadium piano...lovely. Always reminds me of Simple Minds. Great stuff Nick. I think you may have sparked interest in MODXs

[@neuroscope9052]

that's a tasty demo, the MODX is a beast of a keyboard, The only wish I have is for Yamaha to add sampling from the inputs and it would be a 10/10 must have keyboard for a lot more people.

[@emibailey5251]

Awesome start of week end thank you

[@joegigs4999]

Dream synth, good stuff!

[@xaverk]

I love my MODX, but not this function. It may be the optimal tool for scary movie scenes.

[@Seekthetruth3000]

Can you make Buchla-like sounds using this synth? Thanks.

[@RickMenace]

Sounds great!

[@Pulse2AM]

Sweet! I was tempted to buy one but I don't like FM synths that much, the closest I came to buying one was with the MODX.

[@browe]

+100 for the TfF reference, Nick - cheers! 😁

[@6581punk]

I have the MODX7, just so it has DX7 in the name :) (actually cus I got an ex-demo unit cheap)

[@jjrusy7438]

Nice score. that extra octave can be very useful when doing complex keyboard splits and ranges, without being a full 88key monster.

[@6581punk]

@@jjrusy7438 Well I've also got a Forte and that seems like too many keys, it only just fits in the room :)

[@jeremjerem]

Friday fun ! I smash the like button even i don’t read the title, this could be a potato review i don’t care, i want my Friday fun ! 😉

[@eirikjohnsbraten6370]

Excellent as always, but... When's the Typhon review coming? ;)

[@sonicstate]

Waiting for a firmware update

[@eirikjohnsbraten6370]

@@sonicstate Ah. Thanks.

[@neanderthalboneflute6519]

Nice. Still trying to figure out whether this is worth the upgrade from MOXF6. Apart from the better ui and screen.

[@6581punk]

The FM engine is powerful. There's an FM vocal sound on there and you'd be hard pressed to know it was FM. I don't think you'll be cranking out FM sounds, but they can be tweaked or layered.

[@Wulfcry]

I would keep the MOXF since it also has XF sounds and can be connected to karma if you ever want to go into that.

[@Wulfcry]

Put that one on sound mondo Nick that’ll be a blast.

[@halcyondaystunes]

Fantastic...don't apologise for your musical style Nick...the 80s and 90s were the best times especially for music...atleast you don't subject us to Trap on every video like NI do...i want one of these though.😃😃😃

[@Keyboardnut99]

Love the montage and modx two of my favourite synths!

[@InnerVisions68]

I agree

[@patrickarend8707]

@@InnerVisions68 Me too.

[@DarrenJohnMusic]

5:36...absolute magic.

[@rodyrody7008]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@vaniarouleau968]

It's sound huuuuge!

[@dg9576]

Who pulled this face 😬 and ripped their headphones off at 1:18. Even my dog satup ✌️😷👊

[@goodboid]

My Modx sounds nothing like

[@dg9576]

Why u say modeee x. It's clearly modx 6 lol

[@truthseeker3907]

Thumbs up!

[@ArtinRu]

Forever young I want to be forever young )))))))

[@bjornorrognvaldsson7528]

Like you a lot though, more your playing/creation than the "synths", your last video was a smash...

[@wonkothesane2288]

How ace is this? Very, I say.

[@robertsyrett1992]

Well at least the MO-DX is starting to look like a good sci-fi prop from the late 1990's. Sounds alright as well.

[@issiewizzie]

At last something futuristic then analogue analog analog

[@vr4ever645]

Needs a faster CPU obviously....

[@chrissneider7550]

What's new here? Old man ...tell me

[@setutaulealo5735]

Awesome bro.

[@Fallingoverbackwards]

I like the ModX, better than the montage but the keyboard is not great

[@Wagoo]

Why though? It's the same thing.. main advantage of MODX is weight and price

[@jriceblue]

Apologies, but ... I thought that was rubbish. :S

[@ruudvincent6078]

Sorry but ...To much screen and possibilities to losse yourself in editing with parameters. Not my cup of tea so to speak

[@bjornorrognvaldsson7528]

Its to digital, and an organ.... come one. But your beat is fine and I do not know of any so called "current" beat, so stop worrying about that, its getting a bit anoying.

[@ChrisP3000x]

Some people are elated over .........morphing presets.

[@Wagoo]

Well it's not like it's just crossfading between presets, it's morphing FM parameters innit.. which could lead to all manner of weirdness in between

[@ChrisP3000x]

@@Wagoo Mind......blown! .......haha

[@supercompooper]

It uses machine learning. So it is a refinement better than simple morphing. The results are great!

[@paulburkhart2619]

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[@ChrisP3000x]

@@supercompooper Amazing!!!