MODX - Montage - Motif Yamaha keyboards comparison

[@soilsminor4715]

thank you for doing this!!!!! no one talks about the motif XS anymore

[@akhileshhiremath5976]

which one would you pick for Sound quality? MODX or MOTIF XS6 ?

[@amateurmusicstudio]

Thank you for your comments - I hope you have got my answer form the other video. Thanks again.

[@DragosStefan]

Shift+Control Assign on Montage is the same as Rythm Pattern button on MODX, was added in a later firmware update.

[@amateurmusicstudio]

Oh - thank you. I did not know that. I am glad they have fixed it that way!!! Thank you for watching and for your comments!

[@darrenhirst9900]

I have the Yamaha modx and I've heard you can get the motif sounds to play on the modx. They say the file is called MOTIFFACTORY.X3A but I can't find it anywhere. Do you have a link or the file? and thanks for the video.

[@amateurmusicstudio]

Thank you Darren for your question. I have done it in a different way - I have had the original sound bank for MOTIF that came with the keyboard and I loaded into MODX. Some of the sounds do not play but majority works (at least the ones I am interested in). I can share it with you but not sure what would be the best way of doing it - it is around 400MB. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks

[@darrenhirst9900]

@@amateurmusicstudio Sure I'm interested. I share my files on Google Drive do you have that?

[@amateurmusicstudio]

@@darrenhirst9900 Any chance you could send me en email via KZbin? I have never tried it but it should be possible - please let me know. Thanks

[@darrenhirst9900]

@@amateurmusicstudio How do I send you an email on here?

[@amateurmusicstudio]

Hi Darren. I have added the email to the ABOUT tab so hopefully you should be able to email me - let me know if there is any problems with that. Thanks

[@darrenhirst9900]

If you have a keyboard that has aftertouch connect it to the modx because the key bed doesn't have it but the modx software dose. Big Mr from Yamaha confirmed this on a Yamaha forum. He said it's a mistake in the manual it does have it so try it.

[@amateurmusicstudio]

Hi there. Thank you for watching and for your comment. I had my MOTIF XS when I bought MODX and I have tried doing that - it works really good. Thank you!

[@darrenhirst9900]

@@amateurmusicstudio It's my pleasure and the manual is a misprint it should say aftertouch with connected with an aftertouch keyboard. Take care buddy.

[@tiomkinnyborg2289]

Yamaha seems to have abandoned the Montage. They have moved heaven and earth to change the Modx+ into a Montage. Barring the subtle sound quality differences only a fool would buy a Montage today. The UI on the montage was never completed. The first screens have nice graphics but you cannot slide values or draw envelopes on it. You must enter a number or scroll a wheel. Dig deeper and all you see is boxes in a grid. No live envelopes, equalizers or oscilloscopes If you were designing a synth then numbers in boxes is what the engineers would use. A musician would expect a colorful and dynamic interface. Proof is the latest addition the 'FM randomizer' Smart Morph. The graphics there belong on a commodore 64. Just big blocks. The automation feature can only go in ONE straight line. No curves or other patterns. 2 years later, all the love is poured on the modx and other models. They get updates. The montage gets nothing. Only a fool would buy a yamaha flagship synth.

[@amateurmusicstudio]

Thank you for your comment. I do not owe the MONTAGE but my friend does (the one I have use for making video) and he also uses it once in a blue moon... One thing I would like to say is that the only music I have done on MONTAGE sounds much softer, fuller and more pleasant than MODX but I could only hear the difference after playing MODX all the time and then switching to MONTAGE for a brief moment. I would have to agree with your statement that for the questionable sound quality the price difference is huge. I understand that MONTAGE has more 'cool things' that I liked but again - it all depends on what it would be used for. Thank you for watching the video!

[@DragosStefan]

Montage doesn't sample either. The sampler is not part of this generation feature set.

[@amateurmusicstudio]

I know - but when I watched the original launch videos I was left under the impression that it was one of the differences between the MONTAGE and MODX but I guess it was removed with the Firmware updates... Thanks!

[@shaunm1030]

Are you referring to the equivalent "skip back sampling" line the Fantoms do by constantly recording the last parts you play? The Montage has audio in to record I believe.