JayB's Sound Set for Korg X5D (X5, 05R/W, X5DR) [Trance, Progressive, House, EDM]

[@123dsf324dsf]

Purchased an X5D in 1997. Loaded JayBs sounds with original editor and still having fun with this Korg twenty five years later.

[@milosjanic1038]

How in the hell you create these sounds with these synths. Can't imagine how much tweaking you had to do. Incredible, great work.

[@looneyburgmusic]

Programming Korg synths which are built on the ai2 engine such as the X5-series really is not as difficult as you might think. Hardest part is learning where everything is in the settings, which can be really annoying if you don't have a PC based editor. But once you learn just about every Korg PCM synth from the M1 to the HD-1 engine on the Kronos becomes your friend - at their core they all work the same way, with each new generation just adding more things to tweak :-)

[@fernandos.prieto2596]

I can't believe the sounds you created with this old digital workstation

[@TheMillenial94]

This soundset is literally the only reason why I haven't switched from X5D. I play in an electronic-rock band, we use a lot of EDM and Trance stuff, and if I would upgrade to anything better I would loose these sounds which are absolutely essential to me. Thank you for these magical sounds. My upgrade options are the synths you use, haha, since they have those amazing soundsets.

[@BoeingJetTech]

1992, I started interning with a friend of my father's who ran a 16 track studio. He had one keyboard workstation: a Yamaha V50. He let me take it and the manual home every night for a week. I started programming my own sounds with it, layering sounds and "putting it to work." I told him I can't believe a studio only has one keyboard. His reply? "It's not what you have, but what you do with what you have." Don't underestimate the little modules. I don't anymore.

[@mark12011972]

I had only a Korg 05RW and Yamaha CS1x/2x, and the 1990s went to Sam Ash and talked to the sales rep and enthusiastically pressed play on my walkman and let her listen to my sounds. She was like, if you send the tape to a studio they might hire you. I really never pursued it, but I still have the sounds she listened to and some more. Learning how to program crap keyboards teaches you to be really an expert at pulling out the sound. So when I was exposed finally to powerful keyboards it was like Boom! I quickly figured out what the keyboard was good at, focused on that, and kept hammering away at its strengths and finally it gave away the beauty. Yes, don't ever let a module fool you. Inside that little box is power.

[@BoeingJetTech]

@@mark12011972 Words to live by bro. I revamped my studio after 13 or so years. I produce a little bit of everything. I was always a Roland guy. I recently added Korg to my lineup. I love hardware more than vsti's. My whole setup: roland Fantom xr, jv1080, jd990, jv880, d550, s760, jp8000, xp80, xp30, jv1010, dj70, Korg Triton rack, TR rack, 01w, x5dr, waveatation sr, m1 ms2000r, Yamaha motif es rack, tg500 ,tx7 (dx7 desktop module), Kurzweil pc2r, Emu proteus 2000 and a Alesis qsr. VSTI: Omnisphere, Dexed, every sample from Digital Sound Factory and other vari I can't remember. I have a little more to go before the rewire/remodel is done. One macbook pro driving 3 27" monitors from a Matrox Triple head 2 go.

[@BoeingJetTech]

PS, I "might" add a Midas 32ch digi board to mix all the sound module and keep the Focuarite Saffire Pro 40 only for mics, real acoustic guitar, electronic guitar, bass and drums.

[@mark12011972]

​@@BoeingJetTech I have CS1x(Qty:2), CS2x-hypnotic pads, 05RW(2) - bells/dreamy, Emu Procussion(2)-industrial, Boss VF-1(2), VFx-pads, FX2000, EMU ESI-32 (2), VS890-just for voice effects, SP-808. These are most valued just 'cause I pulled the best sounds from them. For mixdown/recording: DR4d(2), PL1602 rack mixer(2), Kawai rack mixer(2), Technics SH-8017 Equalizers (3). Also, experimenting with computer recording however only the drums and rhythm via midi, and then slave my two DR4s. But I dont do my best stuff on the computer. For example my totally (by far) best lyrics come to me when I'm half asleep and not thinking about anything.

[@mark12011972]

@@BoeingJetTech Always looking for that 'better sound' until I discovered that I can modify my equipment (replace capacitors and audio outputs). Some of the outputs on my rack mixer are much brighter and clearer (the ones I replaced) and then I realized that the metal inside the jacks probably no longer makes as good connection from years of plugging and unplugging cables. I have no fear and take apart everything I own and has worked great for me. Today I ordered thirty 3Pin 1/4" 6.35mm Mono Phone Jack / Jack Socket, and my cheap rack mixers are going to get some new outputs. This is what I'm now doing to get further sound improvement in my studio. Also maybe replace the capacitor in my 80s cabinet speakers but I'm kind of lazy, don't much feel like moving those dern things.

[@ohtobeforgiven]

Loving this, the old classic trance sound, can't beat it along with a modern twist, nostalgia mode activated.

[@1r349]

I can't believe it. Each track is excellent. This is some kind of witchcraft. Awesome 🎶

[@mark12011972]

Nope, just takes time thats all. Lots of time. :)

[@_xiper]

Absolutely beautiful chord progression @ 3:01 definitely feels like Trance

[@zaxlash]

Unbelievably good. Thanks JayB for sharing your genius with us with these sounds! My X5DR is now my go to synth because of you.

[@NunyaB1s]

This is a synth I think we slept on back in the day... Some of these sounds were what I bought an Access Virus for. I thought that the Trinity/X5D synths were like the Roland XP-80 synths of the same era that were just ROMplers with some occasional magic. Very well done mate.

[@JayBmusic]

Thanks! Yes, those synths are more powerful than one might think. But on the other hand there's also a lot of tricking and disguising weaknesses with tons of reverb and delay. You should check out my video "Corgi" to see what X5DR and NS5R can do when combined.

[@thespectator2976]

JayB is a TRUE inspiration :) we all LOVE you :)

[@DuoLaHoraBruja]

I'm a X series lover. My first synth was a X3 (i still have it). It's incredible the work you have done programming these sounds. It looks like a totally different synthesizer. Greetings from Spain.

[@cedxced5240]

you are amazing JayB.. I bet it wasn't easy to create all these beautiful sounds, but you went in full force, you know how the X5D breathes, absolutely amazing

[@littlebritain64]

I am absolutely not into this kind of music, yet I never imagined we could achieve so different and powerful sounds from this synth. Thumbs up for Your efforts!!!

[@JanKowalski-vh1rg]

In few days i will become a owner of X5D and first thing I doing (after buying better MIDI interface after reading your note) is download your presets pack :) (your video made me chose a X5D instead Yamaha DX27)

[@dogbrush]

Love my X5D and love my JayB soundset, keep rocking on man!

[@furtovin]

This is just a gift for my KORG NS5R !!! Many sounds were converted using SED-02W. (win10/WMware/win98se/SED-02W) Thank you for the magnificent and magnificent work. I wish you creative success!

[@medwaystudios]

Any chance to share these converted versions?

[@medwaystudios]

@@furtovin Hi thanks a lot for posting. Do I need an account to access that? I tried to sign up but says needs to be activated by admin and the single login timed out. Cheers!

[@furtovin]

@@medwaystudios Using this link, you simply download the .syx file without any registration. If possible, specify a resource convenient for you and I will upload a file with a dump there.

[@medwaystudios]

@@furtovin Hi thanks I tried a few times but it seems to force me login to access it. Can you post it to Wetransfer.com (you can use your own email and just post the link they send) Or you can try my dropbox: www.dropbox.com/request/lwnaAowHJTZEUSUg1gDt

[@furtovin]

@@medwaystudios Ок. sent to dropbox.

[@jfn467]

I have the 05r/w and it's a very powerful little half rack machine, great work here Jay!!

[@vinnien]

Thanks man, I finally got to try out my X5DR, and with your sounds on it, it's amazing.

[@mdesignffm]

bought my korg 05r/w because i had an empty half rack unit. thought it was pretty useless. it is not, thanks to your sounds. just great. and usable. thank you very much, sir!

[@NadimAJ]

My affair with music making finished up with a SoundBlaster AWE32 and Presto Arranger remixing MIDI tracks using soundfonts I downloaded back in 1998 when I was 16. I love your stuff JB. I'm going to get back into it using the X5D. Can't wait to play with your sound sets.

[@KeirMurphy]

Nicely played JayB, nicely played - you made me upgrade from a Korg X5 to an X5DR so more of your patches will work ;-)

[@vbarr67]

Amazing job !! Never my X5DR will sound so good !

[@christianvictor3471]

You did it again! After selling me a V-Synth and a Waldorf Rocket I just bought a NS5R!

[@MakeMagic]

100% getting my X5DR out of the cupboard for this...

[@OrenRatowsky]

these sounds are amazing !!! Thank you for sharing them with the world and breathing life into this awesome little keyboard.

[@rejectedsynths]

Hey JayB, I just did a video on the X5DR for my channel. I used many of your patches because they really are outstanding. Thank you very much for sharing them with us! 😍

[@danm3570]

JayB thankyou heaps for the sounds and the technical installation guidance, my previously barely useful korg x5dr will now be able to layer my trance leads and pad and the rest

[@lightascend2524]

An error at 8:44: Partytime is C02, not C03. C03 is PureTrance.

[@martindrake37]

Bought this synth just because of this set!

[@markuskaltenegger5571]

Martin Drake Same here :-)

[@andykirby]

Same😁

[@surefmeurope5766]

Hi JayB just found you via a 2010 forum .. just got myself a xd5r and can't wait to put it to good use 😍

[@sotnat9834]

Awesome ! ! ! Congrats JayB ! ! !

[@theaudioeng]

... com' on .... 'bout time for another great X5D set JayB, right? Loving your last 2 😎🎹👍. Danke!!

[@JayBmusic]

I never had two. I have one that gets new sounds from time to time. Big updates come about every five years. ;)

[@theaudioeng]

@@JayBmusic Ahh, my old one I can bin then if this captures them 😎 ... but really, 5 years JayB 😢. Only joking, keep up this brilliant composing & patch generation for us Synth-heads! Danke noch einmal 🤘🌟

[@Andybaby]

Absolutely F**KING FANTASTIC!

[@littlebritain64]

I saw this keyboard on stage used these days by an italian glorious 60/70 rock band. Due its lightweight, deep editing and sound!

[@ceyhanyzc]

man you are a great artist godspeed

[@Gezira]

Thank you for the NS5R release !!😀

[@vix_in_japan]

This is so cool! Think I'm gonna invest in an X5D. Top work!

[@Nik.leonard]

A JayB soundset for Korg iM1/M1 Legacy/M1 should be awesome.

[@ifaber68]

Beautiful sounds and fantastic demo 🎹👍

[@maartijnbovendeert453]

I am just in wonder how you can make these ol' geezers sound so thinlicker phat! I have an NS5R and saw your other video that it loads these patches thsnk you for keeping me inspired with your music

[@JayBmusic]

Making them sound phat has a simple trick: don't use them for what they're intended to do. ;)

[@burnieking1401]

I really like your stuff mate, your very talented. You must have spent a fair amount of time editing the sounds, my X5D is still stock, but even some of the standard combination patches are very fat.

[@glenesis]

Thanks JayB. I received my X5DR today. I'll try them out soon. ✌️

[@autumnbrushtail]

Getting an NS5R soon. I'll probably attempt to make similar sounds to you if possible

[@mixingaband]

what an amazing share!!!

[@patrickerazore1871]

I lire that sounds and your work...dynamic and so fashion..

[@thepeller210]

Thankyou so much for the sound descriptions!

[@C64sidVSsid]

Amazing... Great sounds... You re the best

[@iatencia]

You take the x5d to full power! thx!

[@Radyummm]

I miss your old video of korg x5D

[@sebschroeder4083]

Incredible what you did with this machine! Are you giving sound design courses by any chance?

[@AlexanderMelodica]

Great job, mate! Fresh look for old stuff!

[@EuroDJ]

Hi :) What editor are you using for create presets on x5d?

[@JayBmusic]

Hi! Most of the sounds are actually programmed on the device itself without the usage of a computer. However, since I have the X5DR instead of the X5D I use the original SE-05 editor. It can be run on modern Windows without a virtual machine using the OTVDM compatibility layer.

[@EuroDJ]

@@JayBmusic Thank you!!! :)

[@SaifSameer]

Greatness at max level! Wondering if the bank can be tweaked to be compatible with Korg M50 @JayB

[@autumnbrushtail]

Still in love with this board, still waiting to get one for myself so that I can get your sounds into it! uwu

[@mdmusiz]

Amazing soundsets. Great work and demo. Thanks.

[@inkajoo]

That is wild. Thank you for doing this.

[@rogeriomoura6825]

Como é que faz pra salvar um banco de timbre no X5?

[@rhoirendon9161]

if i load this on my x5d,how about combi and prog it cannot erase,or can i mix it with my old combi or prog sir?

[@bowzert]

Gorgeous, bravo!

[@skippyfast5115]

does not matter when and where sounds like you made this yesterday

[@MiloGiraldo-Soundtrack]

You've just avoided me to sell my korg X5D

[@Antaeus68]

Eleven Thirty...my favorite :)

[@w2kify]

Fantastic work!

[@bogdanb1964]

Wonderful, Beautiful

[@dahuz795]

Fantastische Sounds und Kompositionen, wie immer, JayB - bin schon lange ein Fan und nutze dein Sound Set (aktuell noch die Vorgängerversion, die neue kommt natürlich umgehend drauf) auf einem 05R/W, der mir seitdem wieder mächtig Spaß bereitet und Inspiration beschert! Vielen, vielen Dank für deine Mühe und mach weiter so! Ich finde es unglaublich spannend zu hören und selbst erspielen zu können, was man dieser alten Hardware an Sounds entlocken kann. Einfach irre und vielleicht ja noch nicht einmal das Ende der Fahnenstange... die Messlatte wird ja von dir kontinuierlich angehoben! ;-) Zwei Fragen hätte ich an dich: 1) Könntest du erwägen für zukünftige Versionen deines Sound Sets für den X5D ggf. weitere Split-Varianten zu erstellen, sofern noch Platz dafür frei ist? Viele deiner Sounds harmonieren super miteinander und würden als Splits sehr gut kommen. 2) Kann es sein, dass du das Demovideo der Vorgängerversion offline genommen hast? Falls ja, könntest du das bitte für interessierte Personen noch einmal online stellen? Mir gefielen einige der Songs/Improvisationen davon sehr gut - hatte sogar kürzlich angefangen mehrere davon einzustudieren... und nun ist das Video weg. Danke! :-)

[@JayBmusic]

Hi! Das mit den Splitsounds kann ich mal in Angriff nehmen irgendwann. Freie COMBI-Plätze hab ich noch genug. Das alte Video ist noch da, aber auf nicht-gelistet gestellt. Musst mal googeln nach dem Soundset, hin und wieder findet man das Video in diverse Foren eingebettet.

[@tronlady1]

Absolutely brilliant! Mines up for sale but maybe not now 🤔

[@papankunci]

Super DOPE! How couple people dislike this?

[@erikdijkhuizen]

Sounds great man! As the X5D offers Korg's acclaimed Ai2 sound engine from the 01/w series, would these patches also be compatible with the 01/W?

[@JayBmusic]

They might be partial compatible depending on the available waveforms and effects.

[@erikdijkhuizen]

@@JayBmusic OK thanks. I will give it a try and let you know

[@looneyburgmusic]

@@JayBmusic Not entirely positive still, but pretty sure Korg just dropped the entire O1 PCM sample set into these later synths. I've done a ton of manual conversions between the O1 and the X5DR, O3 and O5, and never run into any issues. Never had the time to do a full sample-sample comparison though.

[@sniff28]

we need a tutorial on your mastering and mixdowns please. How do you make a boring synth sound so good?

[@JayBmusic]

I actually wanted to do a "How To Demo Clips" video. But i didn't yet have the time.

[@christianvictor3471]

@@JayBmusic I'm waiting for a Trance production tutorial from you too. Nobody nails chord progressions like you do!

[@Wars98]

Thank you very much!

[@tompoole007]

I bought a x5D. It's been resting a while. Think I might feed it some new candy.

[@user-Alexey.w9t]

6:23 who is a track?

[@autumnbrushtail]

Says in the bottom right corner

[@user-Alexey.w9t]

@@autumnbrushtail thanks

[@deejuicemailbox]

Hello! What is the recording line here? Don't you use DAW, fx plugins or channel trips for fat sounding accidentally? 😉 Thanks!

[@JayBmusic]

Only little EQing and dynamics. The X5D does sound that phat. :P

[@gerardsyd8320]

Bonjour, ou est cette banque de sons payantes ?

[@JayBmusic]

There is no paid sound bank. You can download it for free at www.jaybmusic.net/sounds.php

[@danielortizdecaracas]

my X5DR sound module is extremely low sound even with the volume knob to the maximum, either by the output of headphones or line output, could someone give me some idea what it will be? the rest of the module works very well, with all its buttons and screen

[@danielortizdecaracas]

any software editor please for X5DR?

[@JayBmusic]

If on Windows check out my website "Tools & Editors".

[@autumnbrushtail]

Ever considered getting a Korg Wavestate? Yeah, it only has 3 octaves, but I have a feeling you could bust open its capabilities and make a super nice soundset for it

[@JayBmusic]

I actually did. Though buying is not an option at the moment. Maybe I win one in a competition. xD

[@autumnbrushtail]

@@JayBmusic mood. I want one myself, but that'll have to be after I get another job. It's taken the place of the X5Dr on my 'want' list currently.

[@CHRADIO100]

Tenks from Brazil

[@rhoirendon9161]

Can apply this patch manually to my x5d?

[@JayBmusic]

What kind of manually? Program every parameter by hand?

[@trancosomarcus]

INCREDIBLE JOB!

[@raulacevedo-esteves9493]

What are your musical influences?

[@JayBmusic]

On the trance side: the podcasts "Group Therapy", "Future Sound of Egypt" and "A State of Trance". They offer a wide spectrum of electronic dance music between 120 and 140 BPM.

[@GoodLuck-GoodLuck]

Amazing!!! Thnks! Can you share any other banks for x5d ? a few days ago I bought x5d , I want to try to download something else ...

[@JayBmusic]

The SE-05 editor comes with 4 banks of pretty good quality. It requires XP or older though.

[@GoodLuck-GoodLuck]

I have WIN7 64 only

[@JayBmusic]

I'm running it in a VM either.

[@GoodLuck-GoodLuck]

you definitely need to try Yamaha TG500/SY85 ... same FAT character like X5DR but better raw wav, RESO filters and more!!! (one of the best digital filter like analog) and i think better sound core than QY70/100 .. if you like same soft pleasant and warm stuf

[@rhoirendon9161]

if i load this on my x5d,how about combi and prog is still there?

[@JayBmusic]

Technically the factory sounds get overwritten. However, you can restore them at any point via the global menu. Details are written in the Instructions Readme on my website.

[@rhoirendon9161]

@@JayBmusic can i load it in manual?coz i dont have midi interface

[@JayBmusic]

@@rhoirendon9161 My sound set? Sure. But it might take a looooong time. And you need to find a way to open the .x5 file, preferably in an editor to look at all the patch values. ;)

[@rhoirendon9161]

@@JayBmusic ok tnx u sir

[@MrSheleh]

Amazing!! I bought keys X5 after this video. But, сan you tell me, is it possible to link the cuttoff effect to the velocity on X5?

[@JayBmusic]

Yes, it's possible to assign velocity to cutoff frequency via filter EG.

[@MrSheleh]

@@JayBmusic But I didn't find cutoff among the list of effects.

[@JayBmusic]

Because Cutoff isn't an effect, it's part of the sound architecture. Labeled as Fc in the VDF section.

[@EuroDJ]

I turned off the aftertoach on 05rw, the sound became better. Probably my previous comparison with x5dr is not correct. On x5dr I played immediately without aftertoach. There the filter from aftertoach spoils the whole process. I have several versions of SYSEX banks JayB_X5D.syx >> 2020, 2018, and it seems 2014 .... so the oldest bank contains the most combis (43).. such as ItaloBrass, Dolphins, DimensionY ... why are they not in the new banks? And why are there fewer combis in the new banks?

[@JayBmusic]

Some of the combis were relicts from my band times, others were just very outdated imo.

[@samuelmeza3656]

thanks for sharing ... please help ... When downloading only the JAYB.X5 and JayB_X5D.syx files were found ... it does not contain the .mid file ... According to the manual I should open JAYB.X5 but the file found did not lets run as program ... thanks for the help.

[@JayBmusic]

There is no more midi file. Please use a dedicated SysEx tool. I still need to update the manual. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[@samuelmeza3656]

​@@JayBmusic thanks for replying ... where can I get the .midi file to upload to my X5D? ... is it necessary when using SysEx ...? ... is there available for payment?

[@JayBmusic]

@@samuelmeza3656 You don't need the .mid. It contains exactly the same data as the .syx except it does not care about the transmission speed of your midi interface. And some MIDI interfaces do have trouble transfering the super long sysex dumps of the X5D. That's why I removed it.

[@paulgaudion8198]

Can anyone let me know which Midi Control change parameter controls the Resonance/ Filter in the X5DR like JayB is doing? Is it 72,73 or 74? Or somewhere else?

[@JayBmusic]

It's 74. But I also configured AfterTouch to control the cutoff frequency, as you can set the ModWheel to AfterTouch on the keyboard version. 303-like sounds use CC#01 for cutoff frequency because it's an effect setting here.

[@paulgaudion8198]

JayB thank you so much for sharing that information, I will give it a try

[@triveritas]

Hi! All these sounds are gr8, but how do I perform a factory reset on my X5?

[@JayBmusic]

Volkovich Timofey Check out GLOBAL menu page 05A.

[@Donyoku_]

hey, is anyone in here have default sound from KORG X5D original? my mine got replace when try using this app, is anyone still have the original sound can u share it with me Thanks

[@JayBmusic]

You can restore the factory presets at any time from just using GLOBAL menu page 05 I think, where you can load the Pre-a bank.

[@Donyoku_]

@@JayBmusic thank u, it works

[@PedersenDanilo]

cara parabens com o Trabalho, me ajudou muito com seu banco de dados.. abraços ( falo do Brasil)

[@BMRStudio]

Wow! I thought this synth is a garbage :) but after this video.... time hunt down one!

[@alinzepciuc9254]

very nice sound

[@jangerhard4039]

Most heard comment: „THOSE sounds never come outta DIZ box“.

[@danieklerr]

Nice sounds; thanks.

[@Geekkid1176]

Would this sound set also work with the N264

[@JayBmusic]

It should. But I don't know if there's a way to automatically convert it.

[@MrBassman91]

Hi, I have a KORG X5D and would like to have your sound set - you mention on your website the makes of compatible MIDI to USB interface leads that are suitable for the file transfer - could you specify a actual model number please? Or link to one that definitely works? I am in UK so eBay / Amazon fine

[@JayBmusic]

ESI MIDI Mate, Roland UM-One, Yamaha UX-16. Those are the ones I know are working. M-Audio and Swisssonic are known to be incompatible.

[@maaaadhyashaktimelody2251]

Korg x5d. . . Made in japan if available please mention. . . I want to buy. . Please notify

[@JayBmusic]

Second hand market. I mean, this thing is from 1995. That's almost 25 years ago. ^^

[@maaaadhyashaktimelody2251]

@@JayBmusic please help

[@JayBmusic]

@@maaaadhyashaktimelody2251 How? Don't you guys have eBay or something similar?

[@Geekkid1176]

Where can I find the first song

[@dhalman100]

very good your sounds, you also edited a good hammond sound?

[@littlebritain64]

Frank Carvalho made Hammond patches for free to be downloaded years ago, using an oscilloscope side by side comparing the Korg with his Hammond L100. The only bad new is that, considering the X5 D/r can only handle up to 8 presets in combo mode, You can "only" use 8 virtual drawbars instead of 9. An "All Out" drawbar preset, as instance, can't be used, but if You don't mind go to this page and click on the three green titles, You can download the patches together with pipe organ too and Genesis patches. Hope this makes You happy!😊 www.etcetera-music.eu/public/instruments/Korg-05RW/05rwpage.htm