BEHRINGER DEEPMIND 12 ELECTRIC PIANO SOUND DESIGN TUTORIAL ~ Synthesize This! Ep.14

Making an electric piano patch from scratch on the Behringer Deepmind 12. We're not emulating any specific electric piano (like a rhodes, wurly, dx7, etc), instead we'll be creating a generic electric piano patch which can serve as a foundation for building new and unique electric piano type sounds. With the right combination of filter, envelopes and playing style we can get surprisingly close even on an analog subtractive synth like the Deepmind 12. Demo starts at 14:18.
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[@nickhaldin8674]

Anyone saying the deepmind doesn’t sound good is a deaf, stuck-up, short-sighted person. I have a Sequential Prophet rev2 over this mostly because I didn’t want to do so much menu-diving. But one day I’ll probably pick one of these up. Good job on this video👌🏼

[@RetroPlus]

I keep coming back to this video to listen to 14:56 over and over, that bossa nova style playing was just so delicious

[@esthermoonmusic]

14:36 is extemely convincing to my ear, wonderful video!

[@lordundhimself1310]

The last patch was absolutely top notch. More like a straight up piano. Your playing seriously sold it

[@esahm373]

Wow, I watched a lot of sound design tutorials during recent months, but this is one of the best in presentation and explanation.

[@FrankJ5464]

Great job with all of these man. I just got the Deepmind and this is really helping me find my way around it. A real service. Thank you!

[@33Jeanjazzman]

A closer DX7 voice, amazing!

[@BartSchuller]

Excellent! I'm following along and saving patch after patch of usable distinctive sounds.

[@ConwayBob]

Thank you, Nebs. Have been enjoying your videos enormously. Very helpful information in them, and my wife and I enjoy hearing you play.

[@willmich1]

This is a great patch idea! Very nice EP sound.

[@thebrownfanchannel8277]

Great vids! I am new to the DM 12 and am learning how much I don't know yet. Thank you for helping me understand. Your videos explain so well! Your playing is great too!

[@RetroPlus]

That thing pulls off natural sounding e piano sounds frighteningly well

[@jeewanharshanath5057]

Great tutorial for Deepmind.

[@MartinWedgwood]

Great video. Beautiful sounds. Very nice playing. Amazing!

[@adventureswithsteve2981]

This was a great video , looking forward to trying this tomorrow as its late now

[@i-adonald1499]

Thank you so much for this vid and the B3 Hammond patch creation vid. I play base n keys. My main keyboard is a Nord stage. I bought a deepmind 6 (because its small and sounds amazing) to have it beside me so I can alternate instruments. I will rip some solos, add rich sound thickening pads and other creative stuff. The most heavily used instruments for me on my Nord are the E pianos and B3. I’m a raw beginner in ‘reductive synthesis’ and it will take a while to develop skills such as yours with tailoring patches. So straight away I’m using your patches as I’m writing new songs. I will be using the deepmind 6 on stage soon using the suggested tone adjustments to get the tone balance I’m happy with in the mix. Ive learnt heaps in the process. I hope Behringer are paying you WELL. (If not they should be!) 🤘 My band are moving in the prog metal direction. I’m ………. excited. The deepmind 6 is the instrument I hoped it would be for me. A robust reliable stage instrument. Some control lighting would be nice thou. PS, PEOPLE…. STOP MOANING ABOUT THE FAN. On stage it gets hot. Most pro amps use FANS for this reason. I’m thankful the fan is there as the instrument will much less likely to S#@T itself onstage. So Behringer, thanks for the fan. 😈🤘

[@yeoldmedic7572]

LOVE your blues style bro! blues aint nothing but a feelin!!!

[@margotmuller2893]

very good visual setup for your tut! very helpful!! thank you!

[@SD-ff1je]

Ordered a Deepmind 12 on the basis of your vids. Happy New Year :-)

[@musicgenius100]

Woah I love that sound

[@andresplemons]

Awesome stuff. I learned a lot. Thank you for making this.

[@leroy0053]

hey man wanted to say thanks this just helped me make 3 rhodes styled patches on the minilogue....my prob before i was trying to use the triangle...your method rocks homie!!!! thanks again!!!

[@onceuponasynth]

Right on man, glad it was helpful!

[@MattDiamondMDE]

Very good vid, thanks for this. I learnt a bunch and also your playing was really nice

[@Gerald_Daniel]

Cute table cloth! Finally something new on yt.

[@terynd1789]

Thanks for the video! Was very informative i'm pretty much a noob at music producing and this was a huge help.

[@indiefilmcomposer]

This is helpful, good synth variations of EP is one of the qualities I look for in a synth

[@TheMadisonHang]

@8:20 sounds very good thank you so much for walking through this

[@L77kim77l]

Talented player and programmer!

[@JacquesNessMonster]

Beautiful!

[@lundsweden]

Excellent patch!

[@rabellogp]

So cool, man! Nice video!

[@andreasheinakroon2617]

Nicely played!

[@hreggerino]

Loved this video, thank you!

[@florianinside5666]

This is great! I just love it :)

[@nastis-net]

Big like from Australia, the kangaroos and frogs were stomping along to your tasty blues licks. Real slow and moody like, damn those froggys got the blues. Hell yeah

[@InflatableRobot]

your lighting on the gear looks great, esp on your 'title seq'

[@BigBadWolf..............]

Your videos are great. I have a Yamaha p95 and a reface cup so this is great but I'm covered. I still think this synth is great for warm pads and arps, one of the best available imo. The minilogue is great too but seems much brighter than the deepmind.

[@raulacevedo-esteves9493]

Awesome!

[@zikerstu2]

outstanding!

[@audax333]

Great tutorial and great playing. You are an inspiration!

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks!

[@georgesonm1774]

@@onceuponasynth could you perhaps do a tutorial on how to create a sound similar to Tony Banks' ARP Pro Soloist sound in "In the Cage" by Genesis? (Or any of the Pro Soloist leads for that matter)? It's my dream sound and I own a DM12 but can't seem to get close to emulating that one :/ another suggestion would be Rick Wakeman's minimoog lead from songs like Heart of the Sunrise by Yes.. or any of these great 70s prog leads :) I'm sure you'll get many views for that one :) thanks in advance!

[@lassel1644]

Very good e.piano for being an analog synth

[@Spacechord]

Hi Man, I don't know how to compliment, because you have a great gift in explaining things, easy, to understand. And at the same time a very fine, refined taste in sounds. In Italy they say, hats off to you. :) / Tanto di cappello :)

[@ghostly606]

Woah, lovely tones. Gonna try these on my Mininova. Saving for a DeepMind! 😃

[@eliasomartorres4027]

Same here :D

[@galifettetv1238]

Did you succeeded?

[@droid7500]

Great video! Idk when your last Deepmind video was, but please make more. Maybe like an aggressive DnB or dubsteb patch, I know that's a challenge on this synth ;)

[@onceuponasynth]

I sold the DM12 a couple of years ago so there won't be any more vids of it :(

[@Name-ul8es]

what a wonderful intro...

[@zoiberg]

nice! thanks

[@Gerald_Daniel]

Very, very pleasing tones!

[@Jorge.O85]

Really good !!! Thanks cant waite to get one of these toysss... A question is the 49 keys enough ?

[@JustinLeonDev]

Nice Billy Joel!

[@impro4um947]

Hi. Very nice demo. I followed the tutorial and tried several times to reproduce exactly the same sound on the DM. Close to it, but not the same. Already sounds different from yours before the section where you are adding the FX. Is the sysex available? I would like to compare if possible.

[@DEVAULT.]

Your videos are awesome man.🙏 Discovered your channel ❤ with the B3 video then watched this one. I can't seem to find one that sculpts a Mellotron sound. Do you have any? Thank you. Happy 2022 to you and your loved ones.

[@pierrete8449]

Hi, super video ! I just received my DP6 and would like to know if it is possible to create a patch (or find a preset already inside) that sounds like a Rhodes. Can you help me please ? Thank you :)

[@RiccardoDeStefano]

Wow, "to susan on the west coast waiting", such a great almost forgotten track!

[@egroovesoldschoolmusic7171]

What keyboard connects to The Behrenger D and is less than 3 feet long and you can just plug it into the Behrenger D with no computer first? I wanna plug it into the computer later, but not now.

[@TROGULAR10000]

Liked and subscribed, nicely made video, just what I needed answered and confirmed. One question I had is, although I assume an acoustic piano is much harder to emulate, can you even get "in the ballpark"?

[@onceuponasynth]

Hey thanks for the sub, welcome! An acoustic piano would be much more challenging yeah. You can probably in the ballpark but it will likely sound like one of those 80s keyboard emulations of a piano rather than a real piano. A ROMpler is a much better choice for acoustic pianos.

[@absolutelygnarly]

thanks for the video. can i save the preset and use it later, without having to tweak everything again?

[@Thyzzle]

Hi I wonder if this unit contains a good acoustic piano sound. Cannot find an example...

[@TheMolacho1]

I can't play a lick of ANY type on the keys but I'm gonna pull the trigger on one of these and give hell! Thanks!

[@blindguitarfox]

Less the 2:00 mins in and subscribed!!!

[@peakfiddler]

Great video, so helpful, many thanks

[@onceuponasynth]

you're welcome! glad it was helpful

[@rbsenpai]

Hi, this is the best electric piano on an analog synth I've seen! It seems that (hard) sync is essential here. Do you think this sound could be made on a JD08/JD800 ? There are 4 layers and tones of wavetables but I don't know if there is the sync function. Thanks for your help!

[@CarillonAudioVid]

Sounds good. Will the DM12 allow key tracking to change the envelope times, so the higher keys sustain shorter? Also, can you assign the extra envelope to OSC2 level so the "tines" have a different decay?

[@onceuponasynth]

Yes you should be able to do both those things (keyboard note and env 3 are possible mod sources and OSC 2 level and Envelope sustain are possible mod destinations). Good suggestions!

[@CarillonAudioVid]

Thanks for the great tutorials. On the fence about a DM12. Are the envelopes snappy? Can it get quick percussive types sounds? Thanks.

[@onceuponasynth]

The envelopes can can pretty snappy, at least judging by some percussive arp sounds I've heard. I haven't done any kind of comparison or detailed analysis of the attack time however. I've been using the DM12 mainly for pads so my experience with snappier sounds is a little limited. Sorry I can't be of more help!

[@Cesarsound1]

Is it possible to do a FM E.Piano Fulltine style?

[@33Jeanjazzman]

What is the led logic up right the keys? I think supercool! Have wifi transmiter inside DM12! Wooow, insane engineering!? And a polyfonic analogic staff! Sweeeeeeeeeet! Thank you honor man!

[@IconicPhotonic]

Love it! Refreshing after reading a bunch of comments on other videos bashing the BM12's sound. Great darker soulful pianos here. Was 14:38 'Senorita'??

[@onceuponasynth]

Yes it was :)

[@synthmalicious7541]

What was the song before that?

[@esoteric6178]

Do you have an elektron synths like the A4 or keys. I'd love to see some sound design tutorials from you on one of those machines. You do such a great job explaining everything.

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks! I don't have any of the elektron synths unfortunately, but if I ever get one I'll be sure to make tutorials.

[@song-mode]

at 15:30. do the jumps in the faders from the edit, accurately capture the changes you made (aside from effects) to get that tone. I've been trying to make a "debarge - all this love" like tone with synths and this is the closest. Planning on getting a dm12 soon also, is why I ask. Great work overall!

[@onceuponasynth]

Yeah slider positions on the front panel should be accurate there. I don't recall making any other menu changes. Have fun with the DM12!

[@andyflowerchild92]

Are these synthesize this tutorials applicable to other synths besides the deepmind 12? Try to practice synthesis on a used Prophet '08 i picked up

[@onceuponasynth]

For the most part they should be pretty universal. The DM12 is a pretty standard subtractive synth so most of the techniques should apply to other similar subtractive synths. The main unique thing of the DM12 are the effects, so you may need to compensate for that with external effects with the P08. And of course the filters will sound different so you might not get identical tones.

[@MrBinsique]

Vert beautifull! Is it possible to synthèses à saxo, trumpet, piano?

[@lukebogacik2793]

Just ordered the DM6,,, I’m a beginner. You are hooking it up! ✌🏼🙏🏻

[@mhv91]

You're applying tone modulation, which is the same as frequency modulation, isn't it? What's the pitch? I already checked the manual, but didn't find anything clear. PS: great explanation and sounds, btw.

[@graxjpg]

Beltenebros tone modulation is specific to OSC 2. It modulates the timbre of the pulse wave

[@artofnick]

the patch at minute 7 has a polished snes sound

[@mono6839]

Thx for this fine video! Imho the Deepmind is great for e piano sounds ! Still love my DM so much , i buy him a second Deepmind as a Polybuddy ;) Do u stil like the Deepmind Synth ? Wish u a wonderfull 2019!

[@KnutLutzLuther]

Niiice ✌️

[@esoteric6178]

What type of delay are you using on the dm. I couldn't quite understand what you said. Sorry English isn't my first language.

[@onceuponasynth]

It's the "T-Ray Delay" which is based on the Tel-Ray oilcan delay.

[@andres9329]

Very good. I love your channel. Could you do a moog bass? Could you make a video tutorial? Thanks a lot, this channel is great. waiting for new videos.

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks! I'll put it on my todo list :)

[@jonathangriffin4594]

Love your dm12 vids. I tried to make an ep patch and ended up getting closer to a Hammond sound. This helps me see where it went slightly wrong.

[@countleoponevonflikinstein8832]

He said he wasnt trying to go for a rhodes but is it possible to simulate it?🤔

[@nullstress]

What's the song at 16:35 ?

[@MiguelCarvalho-wh7bz]

Hi. Love your videos man! ;) I bought a Deepmind 12 recently (not even a week) but I am having a little problem with it. While using headphones (ath m40x) through the phones stereo output, there is a constant noise if the fan level is above 35 (range from 0 to 255). The noise increases as the fan level increases.. and at value 35 is already at an impractical volume. It is as if the noise from the fan is going directly to my headphones. Connecting the L/R line outputs to my computer (UMC202HD sound card) and DAW, this does not occur. Does anyone has the same problem..

[@graxjpg]

Miguel Carvalho the synth can be safely run without the fan on for a couple days. That being said, i have not experienced this issue (but others) with my DM12. I keep mine and other analog stuff on 24/7, with the fan on relatively low with no noise problems.

[@lamoute42]

Hello, First of all thank you for these magnificent tutoriels which helped a lot me. I tried to reproduce the sound in 14m, 47s and I have difficulty to reproducing it. It is possible to send me this sound by patch on the bank C? So that I can see if I did not make the good thing or if it is a problem of the deepmind. Beforehand thank you

[@onceuponasynth]

hey thanks! Sorry I sold my DM12 so I don't have access to these patches anymore.

[@nandodolleman7819]

@@onceuponasynth don't you miss it?

[@jaredf6205]

My patches never sound like yours, even with the same settings.

[@AlexDaUser]

the part from 14:38 and the flamenco kinda part from 15:00 - 15:15, what are those chords? sounds lovely.

[@Geleivis]

the first part is the key part from 'senorita' by justin timberlake im pretty sure

[@boimesa8190]

Is this also possible on the DM6? Oh and can u share the patch pleaseeee :O

[@blue-tb2fd]

Yes, unless I'm forgetting something it just has a few less panel buttons and a smaller keybed. Probably some other small I/O things.

[@AntonBarbeauOfficial]

Very nice demo - and Donovan at 15:35?!

[@onceuponasynth]

Yes!! lol I was waiting for someone to spot that. Good ear!

[@AntonBarbeauOfficial]

Ha! And hardly one of his hits. An odd song from a fine album and quite a nice selection on your part. Not something I'd expect to hear in a synth demo!

[@arricat5e311]

I want the other vangelis sound that's not blade runner it's on I Hear You Now. I think it's Piano+Strings or Bass presets on the CS80

[@DavidLee07]

You mean the main melody sound you hear at the beginning before it moves into playing the chords? That's mainly the Bass preset on the CS80 with some Piano mixed in. I can get it on my Peak well--will see if I can replicate on my DM12 when it arrives next week as it's one of my favorite sounds.

[@marklondon2008]

Stevie Wonder @ 14:19? Lovely

[@onceuponasynth]

Billy Joel actually :) ("My Life").

[@marklondon2008]

Ok thanks. Nice sound. I picked up a deepmind this week, very impressed - been following a few of your tutorials, very helpful.

[@giannic.8091]

Can you make an acoustic piano sound design tutorial? Not necessarily with the deepmind.

[@blue-tb2fd]

Hard to do with the majority of synths.

[@johnj159]

Is there anything effecting the tone of your deepmind? Yours seems to have a different base tone to mine. Im bamboozled. Anywho great work as always man, your vids have helped me dig deeper into this lovely instrument and i am always happy to see your comments in gearslutz.

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks! I don't think there's anything special, I just record straight onto a Zoom H6 device and I don't process the audio in any way. What kind of sound are you getting on yours?

[@johnj159]

Also, love the blankets. Like how your video tiles basically have a signature. Like being able to spot em easily in my feed.

[@onceuponasynth]

haha thanks!

[@33Jeanjazzman]

And sound a little guitar too!

[@geoffsmith8172]

17:22 sounds like zelda

[@shoppersplace]

my is mine echoing?

[@sauermusicDE]

14:19 Damn...which song was that again?

[@onceuponasynth]

Billy Joel - My Life :)

[@sauermusicDE]

Thanks. :-)

[@geecen]

Please buy/borrrow/steal a Serge synth and show us what you can do with it ;)

[@onceuponasynth]

haha I wish I could afford a Serge. Maybe if I sell a few synths and a kidney...

[@cjasz622]

sounds like my old old Juno 6

[@blue-tb2fd]

I wanted a Poly D, then found some videos on this. I want one, this video isn't helping haha. Great work!

[@depaus9461]

blue it’s a good synth! I have one too

[@MrMatt-cm6do]

Can it sound like a grand piano?

[@shawnlyday9026]

sounds like a hohner pianet..

[@onceuponasynth]

oh you're right! I didn't think of that at all but it actually does sound closer to a pianet than anything else.

[@elboloalimenticio]

14:38 is that justin timberlake? Name of the song please

[@onceuponasynth]

Yes. The song is called "Senorita".

[@elboloalimenticio]

once upon a synth Great tune! I've been playing keys for a year or so, would you recomend me buying this synth or could I get similar sounds with ipad apps? I have a roland fa-06 ... I know this synth is analog except for the efects. Do you think my digital set up can get close?