TechTalk Live: Managing MONTAGE/MODX User and Library Files and Creating Your Own

We are announcing TechTalk Live, a weekly KZbin Livestream series from Yamaha Synthesizers beginning April 14!
Yamaha Synthesizers brings you TechTalk Live on the Yamaha Synths Official KZbin Channel.
Each week we’ll choose a topic and answer a few questions from our audience…LIVE!
The topics presented come from Yamaha Synth community suggestions found in the YamahaSynth.com forums and user groups
In the first episode join Yamaha Synthesizer Specialist Blake Angelos as he explains the difference between User and Library Files and show you how to create your own custom Libraries using the Library Import Feature in MONTAGE and MODX.
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[@claudeautry5263]

Glad to see/hear you again. Thank you for your expertise! Your knowledge is invaluable. Stay safe. Stay well.

[@Moessieurs]

Thank you Blake for this Great video ;)

[@666JGNotts]

Thanks very much for doing this. It would be great if this could become a more regular thing

[@VictorAriasPiano]

Great content. Thanks

[@slavomirkatuscak4985]

Thank you Blake, the question about velocity curves was from me, on my MODX7 on soft curve I see maximum velocity 123, on hard curve 115 (only sometimes, when I hit the key really much), so some elements are not even accessible without tweaking (CFX ff ff St default range is 126-127), with fully weighted keys it would be probably OK. Shifting velocities per element works, but it takes some time to tweak it.

[@elyamzon]

Thank you

[@canyoubelievethis220]

Awesome video. And your demeanor reminds me of Roddy ? the announcer who used to be on The Price Is Right. He was a card, for sure!

[@lcceo22]

I'd love a similar video on the sequencer

[@thesoundzweddingpartyband9276]

Thanks.

[@nicolatulliocataldo3710]

Please can you confim that even reloading a library which I didn't import and erroneously deleted, does not restore the link between a performance saved in the User bank and its waveform data (in the library)?

[@guitarplayer7418]

When I follow your instructions on modx 6, the box shows up at the bottom to import just like you said but when I choose to import it says sample memory full! The only library installed is the one I want the sound from. Since it hasn't allowed me to complete import I don't Uninstaller the library. Which I want to....cuz I only want the one piano sound. What am I doing wrong? Please and thankyou!

[@RolandBlazay]

hi i teach haitian music on the keyboard. what software you use for your video and equipmnt?

[@MrYamahaman2010]

Okay I saved sounds into a library on a usb drive as well as a complete back up file from my MODX so I can use these sounds on a Montage that is used for backline. Whenever I go to load into the Montage it is not noticing any of the files on the usb drive. Why is this and have I done something wrong? Whenever I checked the usb drive the files are there.

[@jamesalmeida-cap10nrg]

Blake - great video, your comment "Not just the shell, but then entire clam" was wicked funny... Just saying

[@regis8532]

good evening I intend to buy packs but I have a problem I have a PC MAC Book 10.9.5 from 2106 when I wanted to install for example the Yamaha editor software it does not work for my computer so I have the impression that I'm going to do it I have to change my computer, I don't really know how I'm going to do it so if later I want to take money I don't know if I could with my PC suddenly I'm bothered do you have a idea on the question thank you

[@liviou2004]

Hello Blake, thanks a lot for this tutorial, so well explained, as usual. Just a remark concerning IdeaScale. Yes, it definitely a good idea. But, what I've noticed is that many people have posted hundreds of good enhancement ideas. The result is that it's been 2 years since we've got a software update on the Montage. It's a bit sad, isn't it ? So I'm about to wonder : what's the point of Ideascale ? Why should I suggest improvements while I'm quite sure the Yamaha' staff won't take it into account ?

[@AS-us2kw]

Hi Yamaha Synths is there a future opportunity to have a sound editor app for iPad for the montage?

[@richardramirez3633]

I have a question that’s probably been answered numerous times already so forgive me in advance... how do I load only the “Imperial Grand Piano” from the Yamaha Bosendorfer library? I love that piano & want to make it my “go to” AP but I don’t want the other ones & I want to keep space for other future libraries in my MODX8. Thank you. help.

[@stevekayemba6996]

Just type here on KZbin Yamaha Montage/Modx Library merge by Adrian Charrias he shows how to do that

[@SLHkeyboards]

Removing the other pianos won't save much space, because I think all of them require all the same samples, they're just being processed differently, and it's the samples that take up the space, not the program parameters.

[@77blackie]

I had a question I’ve been having this problem with my modx.Every time I’m building up for a dramatic song the notes cuts off because I have multiple sounds playing at the same time I was wondering why it’s doing that

[@SLHkeyboards]

Probably running out of polyphony. Remember that some single part instruments can use as many as 8 instances of polyphony for a single note, and multi-part instruments can use even more. Things that can help include more sparing use of the sustain pedal (or not having it apply to all sounds), and if you're using all AWM2 sounds, try substituting some with similar FM-X sounds which have their own polypyony. Also if you're using multi-part instruments, see if you can substitute a similar sounding single-part instrument.

[@kingslawncare2563]

How do I delete delay from piano sound in the modx thanks

[@darrenhirst9900]

Manuals are written in HELL and they're the size of a Yellow pages! I have a panic attack when I see a Yamaha manual. Love and respect to all at Yamaha.

[@janmcwilliams5998]

I lost all my User performances😩

[@CybreSmee]

My god, this is so frustrating. Please just tell us how to do stuff...step by step, no long-winded rant. By the time you get to the point I'm totally lost again.

[@delanopattersonmuzik1014]

Exactly

[@woodyforrest313]

i would say never delete anything

[@cdanny74]

For me to much bla bla ,sorry