My keyboard rig on tour with Ms. Lauryn Hill & The Fugees

Yamaha ModX • Sequential Prophet 6 • Sequential Prophet X • Roli Seaboard Rise2
There is a lot that goes into putting together a keyboard rig for an international tour. In this band, I play a wide range of complicated sounds and effects, and for a fast paced show like this, I need to be able to get to any sound I need quickly.
There is no room to still be looking for the right patch as the song starts, or for my arpeggiator to accidentally be set to the wrong tempo. I had to choose exactly the right keyboards, configure the whole rig in a very specific way, and organize my patches impeccably.
I had to consider not only what board and sounds I wanted to play, but also what it makes sense to travel with, what to do if I’m short one keyboard for a show, and how to configure everything so that it works everytime.
There were a lot of variables, and not a lot of time to get it done. After a lot of considering and testing, I think I’ve settled on the perfect version of my keyboard rig just in time for the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th anniversary world tour, which we kicked off last week at Global Citizen Festival in NYC.
Enjoy!
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[@existentbeing9678]

Man I wish I had a crew to wheel my rig out to the local bar show

[@ryanthepianoman27]

Yeah I wish I had a crew to lug my equipment to my bedroom let alone to my car….

[@troygardner8870]

Don't give up. Networking is more essential than anything is what I learned.

[@jas_bataille]

Amazing to see a pro like you talking about everything on their own channel! Also very happy to see a ROLI on tour!

[@SamGutman]

Thanks so much! Yeah the ROLI is one of my favorites.

[@tonycowin]

This is the most professionally produced key rig walkthrough I've seen on here.

[@SamGutman]

Thanks so much Tony!

[@TheMikerath]

Happy to see you doing so many cool things

[@lylemuskat8625]

Great!! Enjoy the tour!

[@jeremyfonseca77]

Sick bro! so happy for you

[@SamGutman]

Hey man! I miss our Berklee hangs back in the day! Hope all is well!

[@bsteph5200]

This dope! Love the programming!

[@csharp57]

That prophet X is a board I’ve always wanted. Nice rig

[@kaikiefer8303]

Thanks for sharing. Best of luck and fun touring. The MODX7 really versatile. Here in my attic studio is the Midi Master for all other gear.

[@SamGutman]

nice. happy to hear about someone else using it that way. It's really the ModX's secret power.

[@CamilleKMusic]

Absolutely amazing ❤🎵🎵

[@Edjbeat_science]

Killer rig!

[@bramvanrens91]

I've had the chance to try out the prophet 6 earlier this year and I fell in love with its sonic quality and its feel

[@SamGutman]

I feel like I just re-fell in love with mine recently after several years of owning it.

[@JAdeWii_]

awesome and 🔥 good for you and congrats!!!

[@JiveProductions]

So cool!

[@NicolasMelis]

Nice rig 🎹

[@Thematters456]

I will be seeing you guys soon. I’d love to give my kids a tour of your rig on stage

[@joeb.masterkeyz]

Thanks sam for this! Great rig goin on here.. it will be awesome if you can do one with the others to know what boards they are running as well and what sounds they are playing as there are very many boards on the stage!

[@SamGutman]

Thanks! I wish I could tag other people in the comments. Two of the other keys players have KZbin channels too. Dan Rouse and LaDerrick Perry

[@miss.cantaloupe]

Killin it Sam!!!

[@MikeUIibarri]

Very cool!

[@simonwale6993]

That Yamaha Modx+ is value for the buck. Thanks for showing us your rig,

[@SamGutman]

For sure! Although that new Montage is tempting. But I feel like it would be weird to shell out for that since I already have the ModX.

[@MrChaluliss]

Crazy you're playing with Lauryn Hill! Keep doing cool shit Sam.

[@DrGargani]

good gracious....I respect your professionalism, and thank you for showing the possibilities of a great MIDI rig....however: those songs??? wow, I would want to hang myself if I had to listen to that music for more than 30 seconds.....lol

[@thaexception3406]

Enjoy that!

[@tonylancer7367]

I see you playing with LaDerrick, y'all sound super tight! I really do need to experience "analog", I can't relate to what you mean when you mentioned that the Yamaha MODX can do passable analog sounds but analog is a whole 'nother level.

[@SamGutman]

What makes analog different would be a cool video concept. There's just a depth and warmth and grittiness to it.

[@zariisofficial]

Really cool video dude, glad it showed up on my feed, dropped you a sub!

[@SamGutman]

thanks so much!

[@Bashanvibe]

Nice office bro👊🏾 respect

[@SamGutman]

Thanks!

[@russellbutterfield1419]

I have the prophet X, and it is very underrated, it is a beast of a synth, and I would never sell mine because it is unique at what it can do. I honestly think its the best Prophet out there.....and the best synth.

[@SamGutman]

I agree the prophet X is underrated. There was a lot of hype around it's release but I don't hear much about it anymore. I think it's really good for people who like to get in there and sound design, but maybe that isn't most people.

[@evankeal]

The Hill band has an impressive variety of synths on stage.

[@SamGutman]

there's practically a whole guitar center on stage

[@jgooch99]

Nice

[@jandrewgrey]

you got another fan imma copy your rig for church

[@simonlegrecmusic]

My man

[@Leeman11]

Epicccc

[@iosuagalev]

Hey, can you make a video explaining how you link your rig through midi and how you control it from your Yamaha MODx?

[@SamGutman]

For sure. That’s a common question that I’ve gotten and that’ll probably be the next video.

[@payt01]

Nice rig man. Cool band too, maybe they could do with a few less people yelling in the mic, but that's just me perhaps :) bte of you like the prophet sound, you reallty can't go wrong with the behringe pro 800.. it's an awesome synth which rivals my Prophet 6 in many ways at like 10% of the price.

[@SamGutman]

haha yeah all the talkback mics can be distracting. necessary at times though!

[@demuntresmith6666]

Nice keyboards didn't not know modx 6plus was so versatile

[@SamGutman]

Oh yeah. I like it way more for those reasons rather than the sounds. The sounds are decent, but it can do so much and that’s where it really shines.

[@odmusicman]

I wonder if you are going to have an interest in the new Montage 8M with the AX analog engine. It really sounds like that synth can pull off most of what you do. @@SamGutman

[@angusbabb4913]

cool set up, using the Mod x as set list controller is nice ,but the whole band seems like keyboard and personnel overload for that type of music ,sound good though

[@SamGutman]

yeah, sometimes it feels that way. But it also works. There's a string orchestra and a horn section and it's a huge sound and spectacle.

[@angusbabb4913]

yeah i noticed the string and horn section , seems massive , i'm sure it sounds spectacular...thanks for sharing and best wishes🙂👍@@SamGutman

[@rafaelhernandez5550]

I would like to connect my Yamaha montage with Novation SL MK3 and not work? Great Talent Thank you for your video.

[@SamGutman]

Right now I’m working on a video that walks you through the process of controlling other gear with the Yamaha. Stay tuned!

[@rafaelhernandez5550]

Great Sam, Thank you very much.

[@Scaristic]

@sam gutman, How do you set it up that all your keys changes presets by hitting one button on your master keyboard?

[@SamGutman]

I’ve had a few people ask that. I’m working on a tutorial video right now about it!

[@Scaristic]

Thnx man, Can't wait to see it. @@SamGutman

[@sweetkeyz100]

How do you get the MODX to communicate with all the other boards in your rig?

[@jas_bataille]

MIDI

[@SamGutman]

I go MIDI out of the MODX into MIDI in of the Prophet. Then MIDI Thru of the Prophet into MIDI in on the Prophet X. And each patch on the MODX contains a program change message that gets sent to the other keyboards when the patch loads. My next video will probably be a walkthrough of this.

[@JunkSoap]

Looks like a full hardware setup... What keyboard is your Seaboard controlling ?

[@SamGutman]

Seaboard is controlling Equator2 through my laptop.

[@dcarmich00]

How is the MODX6+ holding up on tour?

[@SamGutman]

It’s going well! In some ways I wish I held out for the new Montage but also the ModX is so small and easy and that’s one of the reasons why I got it in the first place.

[@BYCWELL]

:)

[@SamGutman]

:D

[@ericandersen6163]

Did she yell at you?