Using Layering in Sound Design: Bitimbral Synths and Montage/MODX

[@kierenmoore3236]

The Summit sounds so good; especially with layering … ❤️

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

It really does, that's why it's right above my main Montage 😊

[@asynchronicity]

Excellent. Layering…especially via MIDI…..is often WAY more interesting than just processing a single timbre.

[@danwentz]

Great video! Some of my favorite multi timbral synths include the 32 channel Roland XV-5080, and 16 channel Access Virus series and the Lord Of Boards Korg Kronos 😂

[@jamesperson1101]

i love novation synths!!

[@strangehermitage2299]

I'm so jealous of the number of synths you have.

[@valuemastery]

Actually no need to be jealous imho, at least if you're just a hobbyist like I am. For some reason I fell fos GAS over many years, and have many synths now. With the result that I don't know them very well, because I simply don't have the time to dig deep into all of them. Now I realize I would have been better off with less synths. Just to give you an idea, I have Novation Peak, Oberheim TEO-5, Behringer Model 15, Roland System-8, Moog Sub37, Roland Fantom 6, Yamaha PSR-SX920, multiple Elektrons (Analog 4, Analog Rytm, Digitone, Digitakt, Syntakt, Digitone Keys), Roland MC-707/101/TR-8S/TR-6, all of the Roland Boutiques, three Yamaha Refaces, Ableton Push 3 Standalone and Move, Teenage Engineering OP1, and many more to list here... you get the idea.

[@diggy-d8w]

In 1981 we did some crazy stuff w/ a synth & large speakers. It was at Jazz Lab for my college & we made a Jet Airplane sounds so loud & real that it brought people in from all around to see what had happened? THat one was a Moog w/ huge speakers but I can't imagine all the ins/outs of these keyboards today? Here trying to learn something, thanks

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

Some of the synths now are SO capable and complex, they take quite a bit of study and work to learn to utilize to their full potential.

[@diggy-d8w]

@@ScottsSynthStuff - I see that in your short but thorough explanation of the two different sounds at once. You split them & explained it quite well. I played a sax in college but I'm here b/c of your plane. I happen to think this is really kool as well so I'm sucking it up. Thanks for the class, Teacher. peace

[@SmallWorldBigThings]

Blofeld, Virus - these are multitembral (each has up to 16 parts) ;) BTW: Blofeld is very affordable.

[@g3cd]

Nice. Both my Roland JP8080 and my Nord Wave 2 can do that, but I'm using it far too little. Your friendly reminder was more than welcome.

[@odmusicman]

I remember before bitimbral synths I would chain my Juno106 and another synth together via midi/midi thru and voila, a bimembral sound.

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

I did the same thing!!!

[@StaavAutumn]

The virus is the king 👑. 16 parts, 16 engines and 16fxs

[@StevenCusic]

I keep trying to teach my friends about blending but it goes right over the head. I honestly do most of my layering in the daw by matching up the wave lengths and than adjusting the volumes adequately. I like doing it mostly with guita sounds and drums, Like for example a mix of a power kit with a electro,808 and a debassed brush kit when adjusted properly can give me drums that hit,bump and are very dynamic especially in the metal parts

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

It's very common to layer drum sounds like this - especially kick and snare sounds. I OFTEN layer a snare and a hand clap (or two) in my productions.

[@StevenCusic]

​@@ScottsSynthStuffheck yea rock on dude

[@valleyken]

- Cool.

[@funnzie]

Technically, Kurzweil VAST synth is king of layering with 32 layers per patch, and 16 patches can be layered in a multi, for a total of 512 layers...but...no synth is making the polyphony for it, and doubtful the layers would be usable. Never owned a Yamaha synth except the DX; I assumed the 8-oscillator patch of the Montage and MODX used 8 voices of poly, but someone told me I was wrong and each 8-oscillator patch uses only one voice. IF that is true and Yamaha somehow only uses one voice per an eight oscillator patch then Montage is the king of layering.

[@andreasobermeier6231]

Yamaha Montage M is the "layer monster" here: In every single AWM2 part, there can be up to 128 elements (samples/oscillators). Combine this with the possibility of having 8 (16) parts in one performance. But as you mentioned, this is all theoretically, because of the "low" polyphony of 256 voices (roundabout, not exact technically correct). Plain craziness 🤣