Yamaha MODX playing .wav Audio Loops hack

How to sequence and trigger audio loops. Drums, Guitar, Sax, etc. Any audio loop from a real drummer etc.
A walk through the steps of how a did it and hopefully Yamaha will make it easier on a future update.
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[@garfieldoliveira1458]

Brother you are a genius, seriously? a couple a million users maybe of the Yamaha Motif and the Montage and no one but you hits it to the point? wowwwwww,!!!! I was just gonna give up on my Montage 8, sleepless nights searching for a way to integrate loops and samples on parts and in scenes here, thanks a tonne brother.

[@edgaba]

Thank you and happy playing!

[@BlueJavaTN]

So helpful!!!! Thank you and I second the loop import improvements. Hard to believe Yamaha doesn't have tutorials on this as it is such a common live use need.

[@robertgianchino3954]

Have worked with the Yamaha 9000 pro workstation for many years and made the jump to MODX and realise how far away I am from the latest technology. Totally different thinking and not so user friendly. But videos such as yours are a big help, thank you Eddie :)

[@wout123100]

it is a matter of getting used to it, i say its not so difficult.

[@vladimirkorg7745]

Очень сложное меню!

[@kellerwilliamsflorida]

Very helpful Eddie. I am in Port Charlotte FL and this was a great video.

[@wavester46]

Thanks for the upload. You're right about Yamaha's way of being convoluted when it comes to navigating the menu. I would also like to see some quicker workflow in an update. Cheers from Australia.

[@erikfox8471]

..after 3 sleepless nights until 4 am finally found a way to use loops with the performances and they sound amazing....can make a cover of any song, john melas tools are must have.....thanks a lot for your video,really help me a lot....!!

[@edgaba]

Awesome!

[@erikfox8471]

@@edgaba ..one more thing,,(as steve jobs says) please tell me why my arpeggios are not in perfect sync while playing the sequence? is there some sync button to activate? sometimes the bass arpeggios is milisec late from the drum loop?any help? thanks a loooot!!

[@edgaba]

@@erikfox8471 I’m not sure, can you be more specific on what your doing, what kind of arpeggios are you using? Are you using self made phrases or patterns with a .wav sample of a drum loop. Or how is it that you are using the arpeggios?

[@erikfox8471]

@@edgaba im making a custom arpeggios to drive the drum loops(slices)...they work great...ant they are in sync...but when i play the whole performance if i dont play the bass exactly on time it runs out of sync with the drum loop....is there any quantization or global sync option? regards..

[@idemditto]

I was looking for this tip!! Thank you for sharing

[@shaunm1030]

I enjoyed your video. So in Love is a very smooth groove!👍

[@edgaba]

Thank you. I hope the video was helpful

[@xaverk]

You perfectly hit the point. Did you tell this to Yamaha on their inovation ideas website? The arpeggiator was a big asset with the Motif. When Montage and MODX came out, they didn‘t mention it at all. I had to ask many people if this is still there. Thankful, it is. I think they concentrated on Genos and others for the arranger keyboard features. One problem, especially with the MODX, is the very limited user memory. One good piano soundfont eats up 1/2 of it. And the loops also need memory space. So, I wish also a better and smarter USB integration. The Genos has it, why not Montage and MODX?

[@dessiplaer]

Very helpful video!

[@NozmoKing]

Great video

[@rolihaeusermann]

Thank you very much, you made my day!

[@chucktorres6197]

Just checked you out on Spotify I’m very impressed 👍

[@edgaba]

Thanks!

[@alejandrocavaliere1687]

fantastic thank you!

[@repentherry5505]

I love what you do.....I wonder if this is possible on the psr sx900.Thanks for sharing !

[@renebanagudos5533]

Thank you so much!

[@edgaba]

You are welcome!

[@sliezsky]

Super, thank you :-)

[@hubedubel1]

Thanks for the hint

[@rusheel.chalse]

thank you so much

[@gilbertdispagne4269]

Thanks a lot. Your playing is very good. The inedendance of the hands. Help me; What bass you use in this video pleased?

[@edwardgarrido6628]

Hello and thanks for the kind words. In the video I’m using finger bass. Or it might be call fingered bass. I also like the upright and if you can get the MOXF sounds there is a bass called reggae bass that is a nice one.

[@oleandersrberg8061]

Thanks a lot. Very useful. Also groovy loops and sound. What epiano are you using?

[@edgaba]

I am using the MODX e piano “80s Boosted” It mellow and bright but it also has a bit of a bite if you need it.

[@DavidLeo13]

Great! was looking for something like this... :) I have a question though - I want to use stem tracks of the whole song or a few instrument audio tracks that are produced on Logic pro to be played back as rhythm variations A B C D and Fills/endings, etc.. (like audio styles present on the SX900 and others) Is that possible on the MODX6? I use ableton for it at the moment (gets tedious). Need to know if this board could do it so that we can use it at church instead of having to use a laptop and other gear. Thanks again for this video

[@edgaba]

I’ve never tried that however, to play stems you could use cubasis on an iPad or if you are triggering loops your best bet would be to use an app called Launchpad. It runs on iPhone ore iPad and you can import your own loops. I use it for drum loops when I play live solo. Any loop you want. It comes with preprogrammed loops of a lot of instruments but the power of it is that you can import your own. So you could create your A B C D sections and set them up in launchpad. The app is also free. The import feature will cost like $5 and it will run on iPhone or iPad. I use it on my old iPhone 5 and for me it works great. I hope this helps. apps.apple.com/us/app/launchpad-dj-with-novation/id584362474

[@wireguy123]

Killer...Works like a champ...I have a ton of loops ive collected ..I just have no idea what BPM they are

[@edgaba]

Search google for apps that can detect the BPM of waves or mp3s This apps will be OS dependent Windows, Mac or iOS. Also some DWA will detect the BPM as you insert the file on the project.

[@mauriciojavier98]

Hey There. Been watching your videos for a while. TY. Question: i made 3 different scenes. They all loop. But, now i need to change Scene 2 to NO LOOPING. I can figure out how to do it Also I dont want REAL TIME When i change the scenes, Any ideas? Or if uou made a video let me know. Blessigs! From San Francisco, CA

[@beatnikcafe]

Would it be possible to set up the loop to play when you press a key and then stop playing when you press the key again? Or a separate key to turn it off? I was thinking this would be really cool to have several loops ready to play and when you want to switch loops it’d just be a matter of pressing the new key with the current one that’s playing to transition

[@eddiegarridobyrequest3990]

It’s a beat complicated to set it up every time. Specially if you wanna have a lot of different songs with different BPMs what I did was: I grabbed an old iPhone and I talked an app. Allen’s Launchpad (it’s free) I. It you can import whatever loops and it behaves as you want, you can turn the loop on and off as you please and it has a lot more features. I connect the iPhone to the input on the MODX and than I have whatever loop I want with a minimum of fuzz

[@luisadiaz1412]

Do you have to load everything every time you turn on the piano or is it automatically loaded as ready to play?

[@edgaba]

You have to make the performance how you want it and save it (store it) and every time you call it up it will be there.

[@renebanagudos5533]

Is it possible to record an audio wave file using init then awm2 then do a record like you did with the drums sample. So that while playing piano i can press play button and let it run on its own? Thanks!

[@edgaba]

I don’t understand the question.

[@galupa518]

Nice groove !!! Are you in Brazil?

[@eddiegarridobyrequest3990]

Thank you, and I’m not in Brazil. I would love to go to Brazil haha

[@vinnykeys8146]

Can you create user drum loops and pull them up. Not wav loops

[@edwardgarrido6628]

Yes you can, you have to use the arpeggiator and then assign those loops to to the screen triggers. There are hundreds of loops already made. I’ll do a video about it however, I personally find it a bit tedious, confusing and a bit mechanic sounding (depending of the type of music your recording) I prefer to make the loop using a Daw or something else and I run my drumloops separate through the MODX but outside the MODX. I make my drumloops in Logic using different software like Stylus RMX, Easy drummer etc. I then download my drumloops samples to an iPhone app called launchpad. I connect the iPhone to the input of the MODX. I find that this way the loops sound more organic, you can draw for a bigger palate than the MODX offers (drum wise) and you can have your drumloops on any other keyboard that you might use.

[@vinnykeys8146]

@@edwardgarrido6628 So then if it’s a wave file you cant adjust the tempo. I want to be able to make simple four to the floor drum beats And be able to adjust the tempo. This seems very tedious

[@edwardgarrido6628]

@@vinnykeys8146 if you use the MODX you will have to save each drumloop together with the patch I believe you can have 5 variations of the loop per patch. However that is a tedious procaces (at least to me) if you use the app launchpad even though they are wavefiles you will be able to change the tempo. It’s easy. I will try an make a video about it in the next week or so.

[@osgasi]

Muito bom. Uma pergunta... é possível alterar o bpm do loop?

[@edgaba]

Unfortunately no. You could alter the bpm but the sample will no longer line up.

[@edgaba]

So I can alter bpm I use launchpad for the iPhone. I connect an older iPhone to the audio in of the MODX running launchpad and it works very well.

[@erikfox8471]

..i did exactly what you did but on my modx the decay wont loop the sample...i have the latest firmware...dont know whats wrong.. please tell me what firmware you have on modx..i dont have a loop option..

[@edgaba]

After you open the decay completely you have to sequence a note to trigger the sample. And the sequencer triggers the sample.

[@edgaba]

The firm aware I have is 2.0 I never updated to 2.5 as I’m not going to ever use the morph function. However, I’m not sure what do you mean by “I don’t have a loop function” basically you have to sequence a note to trigger the sample of your loop. And when you want to use it you have to play that sequence by pressing the play button. Send me a video of what you are doing so I can visualize what you are doing.

[@erikfox8471]

@@edgaba found it.. thanks a lot!! regards

[@erikfox8471]

@@edgaba very good tutorial..but yes we need some simpler soft firmware with loop import options..that would be amazing...regards

[@frankr7239]

How to loop in genos

[@dineshmusician3393]

Sir, How to change tempo wav loops

[@eddiegarridobyrequest3990]

The way I do it you cannot, the tempo is already set.

[@dineshmusician3393]

@@eddiegarridobyrequest3990 I want tempo increase and dicress how to do this

[@eddiegarridobyrequest3990]

@@dineshmusician3393 if you are using a .wav loop you cannot increase or decrease the volume as the MODX does not have a way to stretch the audio. The tempo is set on the loop. However, you could save the loop at different tempos and save them on different performances.

[@dineshmusician3393]

@@eddiegarridobyrequest3990 thank you sir

[@ayotundeolubiyi]

Hi The loop you used here is it in wav or mid? Thanks

[@edgaba]

The drum loop is a Wav file.

[@ayotundeolubiyi]

@@edgaba okay that’s great Thanks

[@diampc99]

Modx

[@lassel1644]

Motif? Ehh what?

[@edgaba]

I’ve owned a motif for so long that I sometimes may mistakenly call MoXF or MoDX a motif haha

[@lassel1644]

@@edgaba 😅