Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
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Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Overview 5:25 I/O 6:40 Keys 7:05 Osc shapes 9:35 Cross mod 10:25 Noise 11:10 Filter 13:10 Envelopes 14:10 LFOs 15:45 Patches 17:00 Effects 17:20 Routing 17:45 Mod FX 19:40 Delays 20:50 Reverbs 22:25 EQ 22:55 Arp 24:20 Looper 27:05 Vocal proc 28:00 Vocoder 29:40 Hard tune 30:45 Harmonizer 31:35 Voice params 32:45 Trophies 33:25 Global params 33:45 Pros & cons 37:40 Live looping 38:55 Outro 2
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Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
Shooting laser beam notes?
► They're not real either, sorry! I use Synthesia, and sometimes a free tool called MIDI visualizer
JUNO-D storage and polyphony specs: ► Roland doesn't state polyphony officially because it varies based on what's going on. I tested around 90 voices if you use a single partial and single sine wave, and then got dozens of voices when testing more complex sounds (60+ when using an organ preset). Roland says it may go up to 256 voices depending on how you use it. ► Streaming from USB drive: Roland says there are no limits on song length ► User samples in ram: 3 minutes (64MB) ► There's no way to create MSAMP (multisamples) on JUNO-D itself, but you can import them, for example, if they were made on a FANTOM ► You can load up to 2 EXZ expansions assuming you don't use up the sample memory on user samples.
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Three tiers 1:30 Differences 2:20 Similarities 2:50 Endless encoders 3:10 Encoder modes 4:00 Param preview 4:20 Pad modes 4:50 It can type 5:30 Keybeds 7:10 Connectivity 7:40 Built-in smarts 8:00 Arp 9:55 Arp pattern 11:00 Fixed chord 11:25 User chords 12:15 Chord maps 14:30 Scales 15:05 DAWs 17:40 Ableton Live 18:40 Step seq 20:55 Step edit 21:40 Custom mode 23:30 Splits 24:00 Settings 24:20 Content 24:30 Pros vs MK3 25:50 Pros & cons 27:55 An idea... 28:20 Outro
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► Pros for Keylab MK3: Better screen (full color vs two-line character display) makes it much easier to control and access - various settings and parameters, with 8 contextual buttons Touch-sensitive knobs, and faders let you preview parameter values Built-in arp with generative arp features (no arp on MK2) Scales (no scales on MK2) Chord strum voicing and spread, though no chord banks like MK2 Wood sides and better design (I know that's subjective...) The keybed is better, feels a bit more premium, but not in a "night and day" way
► Pros for Keylab MK2: CV outputs and input, more pedal inputs 16 pads vs 12 pads on MK3 More buttons for direct parameter control, including Track buttons Fader banks
Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 0:50 Overview 2:00 Keybed 2:50 Screens 3:35 Knobs & faders 4:45 Pads 6:00 Wheels 6:20 Buttons 6:55 Arpeggiator 7:50 Arp random 10:00 Chord modes 12:00 Scales 12:55 Hold mode 13:35 I/O 14:00 Programs 14:20 Analog Lab 15:50 Splits & parts 18:00 Arturia synths 19:00 DAW controls 20:05 Ableton Live 20:45 Device controls 22:05 User modes 23:20 Settings 23:30 Control Center 24:20 Content bundle 24:45 Pros & cons
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Gear shown in the video: ► Gliss by Bela.io ► Tendrils 90-degree cables ► HPO by ALM ► Case by 2ManySynths, power by uZeus TipTop
Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Overview 5:55 Automap 7:20 Remapping 9:35 Using knob sets 10:05 Patch workflow 10:25 Finding modules 11:20 Patching 13:05 Using modules 13:40 Mapping knobs 15:15 Hidden params 16:15 Patch settings 16:40 System settings 17:00 Plugins 18:20 Sample rate 19:20 Block size 19:50 How CPU% works 21:40 Using VCV Rack 23:40 Meta module 23:55 Macro map 26:20 Polyphony? 26:55 Headroom 27:15 MIDI mapping 27:55 VCV tips 28:55 Pros & cons 33:40 A few patches
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Gear used in this video: ► The little MIDI controller is Mezzz from Sleepy Circuits
Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Overview 4:05 Song structure 6:35 Build 7:10 Connectivity 7:45 Common params 9:35 Per track params 10:35 Folders 11:30 Params 1 & 2 14:15 Sequencing 14:50 Step seq 15:50 Param locks 16:40 Sub steps 18:00 Undo 18:30 Fill sequencing 19:05 Recording live 20:15 Quantize 21:35 Swing 22:00 Saving songs 23:20 Mute/solo 24:10 Note repeats 24:30 Effects 26:00 Control app 26:20 Pros & cons 32:15 Factory sequences
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Gear shown in the video: ► Arturia KeyStep 37 ► Tendrils 90-degree cables ► Roland T-8 ► Korg NTS-2 Scope
Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
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Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
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Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
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Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:55 vs PolyBrute 3:55 I/O & PBC 4:45 The keybed 5:55 Key history 7:40 The others 8:20 FullTouch 9:40 FullTouch AT mode 10:20 AT and Z mode 11:40 Env and AT mode 13:15 Env A & D 13:45 Env S & R 15:10 Env Velocity 16:50 Env AT 17:20 Mod env 17:45 Env tests 19:45 MIDI & MPE 22:25 MPE tips 23:45 Pros, cons 27:50 Presets
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Gear shown in the video: ► Arturia KeyStep 37 ► Halo cables by MyVolts ► Roland J-6 ► 1010Music Bitbox Micro
Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:20 vs Workshop 1:55 Overview 2:55 Oscillator 4:00 Synthesis Filters 6:00 Spectral Shift 6:20 Shift LFO 6:45 VCA & EG 7:05 EG Triggers 7:25 Hiss & Buzz 7:50 Vocoder mode 10:20 Intelligibility 10:50 Hold 11:05 IDEAS & TIPS 11:15 Pairing menu 11:40 Polyphony! 12:35 Non-vocal mod 13:20 Ping the filters 13:40 Play the filters 14:05 Gate mode? 14:40 PWM FTW 15:30 Filter EG 16:00 VCO as mod 16:35 Beat to trigs! 17:30 Pros & cons 19:00 Some sounds 20:00 More sounds!
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Gear in this video: ► Roland S-1 ► Plugins by SineVibes ► My Phase Loopop plugin!
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:00 vs other NTS 1:40 Assembly 2:10 XY and Depth 2:45 Routing 3:05 Panel controls 4:45 Effect params 5:55 Hold/freeze 7:00 Connectivity 7:50 FX - filters 8:30 FX - mods 9:10 FX - delays 10:25 FX - reverbs 11:55 FX - misc 13:20 FX - distortion 14:30 FX - oscillators 15:00 User FX 16:10 Loopop FX! 20:55 Multi FX 25:20 Param menu 27:20 FX common 27:40 Misc settings 28:10 Librarian 29:10 Pros & cons 32:05 Outro
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Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:10 New pages 1:45 KB button 2:10 Preset/Kit 2:40 128 steps 3:00 Overbridge? 3:40 16 audio tracks 4:40 Stereo 4:50 Storage 5:40 Sample pool x8 6:40 Kits 7:00 Perform kit 8:25 Stretch machine 9:55 Filter machines 11:40 Comb filter 12:30 Euclidean seq 14:10 Trig modes 16:20 Page loops 17:10 Prepare mutes 17:55 New FX 19:00 Bypass compress 19:55 Control almost all 21:00 Glide/glissando 21:25 Expression mods 22:10 MIDI learn 23:10 Name CCs 22:45 New LFOs, env 24:00 Trig conditions 25:00 Chains & misc 25:35 Pros and cons 29:00 Factory patterns
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Overview 7:05 Keybed 8:00 Build 8:45 Encoder 10:00 Browsing 10:45 I/O 11:45 Phone app 13:05 Macros 14:40 Effects 15:40 Insert FX 16:40 Send FX 18:20 Master EQ 18:50 Arp 19:35 Chords 20:00 Scales 20:20 Looper 21:25 Split, layer 22:30 Analog lab 24:55 Get sneaky 25:55 User macro 26:40 V Collection X? 27:35 SFZ? 27:55 Pros, cons 30:55 Outro
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Oscillators 1:20 Envelopes 1:40 Reverb 2:00 Unfiltered noise 2:40 Edge of clipping 3:35 Aftertouch vibrato 4:40 Filter type 4:55 Outro
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Gear used in this video: ► KeyStep 37 and Keystep Pro from Arturia ► Analog Chorus 60 by MOE: bit.ly/MOE-Chorus60 ► Electra One MIDI controller: bit.ly/Electra-One ► A smidge of NI Raum reverb in the intro
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:10 What’s special 1:55 Overview 2:55 Connectivity 3:15 Hidden features 4:10 Twin Peaks 5:15 Peak mod 5:50 Speech mode 6:45 Low pass 8:20 Touch & bend 9:10 Oscillators 11:10 Sync 12:20 Sub, RM, Noise 13:05 Modulation 13:45 Random LFO 14:30 LFO features 14:55 MIDI features 17:00 PATCH IDEAS 17:10 Duophony 18:30 Feedback 19:25 Extra bass 20:00 S&H fun 20:40 “Bit-crush” 21:20 Pros & cons 23:55 Outro
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Gear used in this video: ► The little MIDI controller is Mezzz from Sleepy Circuits
Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Overview 2:55 Keybed 4:25 Buttons 6:55 No strip 7:20 Connectivity 8:00 New USB MIDI 9:20 Storage 10:40 Content 11:05 Portability 11:20 Pad size 11:40 Q-links 12:00 Pros & cons 15:55 Outro
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Gear used in this video: ► The little red keyboard is QuNexus by KMI. Their K-Board is a cheaper alternative ► Minilab 3 from Arturia ► Wireless Bluetooth: CME WIDI UHost ► 3+3 USB MIDI interface: CME U6 MIDI Pro (you can use a simpler MIDI interface with only a single MIDI in and out of course
Cool Holographic scopes? ► The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Overview 2:40 Get a grip 3:15 Cheat sheet 3:30 USB MIDI 4:00 Velocity 4:55 Chrom drums 5:30 Mono sequencers! 6:20 MIDI CCs 6:45 Dongle anxiety 7:10 Bluetooth MIDI 7:25 MIDI settings 7:45 Be in GUI mode 8:40 GUI lock 9:00 Change defaults 9:15 Synth step seq 10:10 Advanced FX 12:10 Unlock 6 patterns 12:35 Temp save! 13:30 Fast params 13:45 App only stuff 14:00 FX 1 & 2 14:30 Trigger type 15:05 FX params 15:25 Synth LFO 16:15 7 sample tracks 16:55 FX strip secrets 19:20 Chord tips 20:30 Chord banks 21:00 Use the arp! 21:20 A faster Play 21:30 Fave shortcuts 23:30 Visualizer blues 23:55 Pros & cons 27:55 Outro
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This mini drone synth is made of only three modules (OK four if you count two copies of Gliss).
Mojave from @QuBitElectronix is responsible for most of the drone magic here. It’s a granular synth module, but unlike any I’ve seen, it excels at pitch-shifting grains across different intervals and scales to create a storm of melodies and harmonies, and on top of that has a buffer that lets you use it like a long delay, as well as a built in reverb and quite a lot more.
Wave Transformer is a complex oscillator from @EarthQuakerDevices - but quite unlike most complex waveshapers you’ve seen. Traditional ones use wave folding techniques; this one crumples waveforms in quite a more aggressive way, especially if you let its sub-oscillators in (I wasn’t that brave in this patch!). It also has a VCA mode, but drone oscillators don’t bother with such nonsense when real estate isn’t plentiful.
Finally, Gliss from @BelaPlatform seems like just a simple touch surface, but it has multiple modes, including acting as a wavetable synth(!). In this patch, I use its note mode on the left Gliss and motion record on the right one.
Note mode lets you program up to 5 notes on the surface. It’s both pressure sensitive (mapped to add harmonics on Wave Transformer here) and lets you create glides between notes - really cool IMHO!
Record mode lets you record motions and then play them back. In this case I’m modulating through Mojave’s buffer with it.
Audio is recorded with a smidge of @ArturiaOfficial Rev LX-24 and some @WeAreElektron Heat “Enhance” mode for fun.
The case is a custom little wooden one built by 2ManySynths it doesn’t come with power, so there’s a little @tiptopaudiofficial uZeus hiding inside, and the 90 degree cables are Tendrils.
Thanks to EarthQuaker, Qu-bit and Bela for sending over the modules that inspired this combo. YouTube shorts are only one minute, but you can hear the full jam on Instagram
#eurorack #modularsynth #dronesynth #granularsynthesisKORG NTS-1 MK2 // What’s new, and 5 ways to make the most of it // NTS-1 mkII Tutorial & Reviewloopop2024-01-19 | Breaking news! Check out my Phase Looping plugin for the NTS-1 and logue platform here!
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A summary of differences between the original KingKORG and KingKORG NEO (KKN): ► The synth engine is pretty much the same. On the oscillator side, the VA and DWGS oscs are the same. Many of the PCM (sample) sounds are new and there are about 10 more of them. Filters and FX are the same, as are the mod options. ► KKN doesn't have the analog tube circuit at the end of the signal chain ► KKN is white! ► 3 Octaves instead of 5 ► Bundled XLR Mic? I don't know if the OG came with one - please let me know if so. ► New presets on the KKN ► XLR on the panel instead of on the back ► Headphone output on the panel instead of up front. ► Compact form factor and button arrangement on KKN
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:05 vs. KingKORG 1:55 Overview 4:20 Edit mode 5:25 I/O 6:10 Oscillators 6:40 Basic shapes 7:05 Noise 7:40 Dual osc 8:00 Unison osc 8:25 Sync 8:40 Ring mod 8:55 Xmod/VPM 9:30 DWGS 10:20 PCM 12:00 Filters 15:10 Two timbres 16:05 Effects 18:40 Envelopes 19:20 LFOs 21:00 Mod matrix 22:50 Vocoder 24:25 Arp 25:35 Voice unison 26:20 Settings 26:55 Pros & cons 29:45 A few presets
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:20 Keybed 3:10 AN-X 3:35 More knobs 4:20 Sub-display 6:30 Navigation 7:05 Super Knob 9:15 Polyphony 11:10 Misc new 12:05 I/O 13:00 Live sets 13:50 Perf 15:25 Parts 16:10 Elements 16:20 You are here! 17:40 Splits, layers 18:10 10,000 arps 19:55 Rhythms 21:25 Scenes 21:20 Effects 24:15 Mixer 24:50 AN-X details 31:00 AWM2 33:00 FM-X 36:00 FM morph 37:30 Motion ctrl 40:40 Motion seq 42:30 Env follower 43:25 Songs 44:15 Patterns 45:15 DAW remote 45:40 Multisamples 46:00 Pros & cons 50:35 Outro/presets
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How does KeyStage (KS) compare to NI's Kontrol MK3 (KMK3) - as of the making of this video: ► KMK3 is more expensive than KS ► Both have polyphonic aftertouch that feels more or less the same, maybe slightly finer control on the KMK3 ► Key action is softer, quieter and with less travel on the KMK3 ► KMK3 has touch-sensitive endless encoders, a better choice for automapping parameters compared to KS's pots. The pots also seem to have lower resolution. ► KMK3's screen is way better, larger, has color graphics, letters are bigger, clearer ► KMK3 is quite larger in terms of depth, leaving less room on your desk ► Currently MIDI 2.0 is implemented in way fewer places than NI's NKS, and therefore NKS is more useful ► Ableton Live integration has device controls on KS but no levels/sends, and vice versa on KMK3 (I'd prefer device controls, personally) ► KMK3 doesn't support MIDI 2.0 currently, but has that option in one of the settings menus, so there's a good chance NI might support it - though not clear which part of it and whether NI will support property exchange ► KS has on board arp and chord modes, KMK3 doesn't yet, but NI has committed to implementing it. ► More pedal inputs and touch slider on KMK3 ► KMK3's build feels more premium (buttons, encoders, wheels)
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►►► A NOTE REGARDING THE DC COUPLED OUTPUTS: No worries, the outputs are DC coupled. Apparently at some point VCV Rack changed their default output setting to BLOCK (!!!) DC Coupled signals. I wasn't aware of this, and when I tested the interface, it seemed like the outputs were AC coupled. Oh well, you live and learn.
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► Cool Holographic scopes? The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
Gear in this video beside the APC: ► Waldorf Blofeld ► Meris Mercury X ► Moog Sirin ► Intellijel Palette case ► Plum 1U Roved ► Endorphin.es Cockpit and Queen of Pentacles ► OXI Coral ► 4ms Tapographic delay ► 90 degree cables are Tendrils and the blinky ones are Halo by Andrew Huang and myVolts
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:40 Overview 2:05 Grid modes 4:30 Fader modes 6:30 Seq mode 8:40 Buttons 9:35 Screen 10:35 Build 11:00 I/O 11:50 Note mode 12:45 Chord mode 13:20 Drum modes 14:00 Ableton Live 14:30 Live rec 15:15 Quantization 16:05 Automation 17:00 Step seq 17:45 Seq settings 18:40 Modifiers 20:10 Seq live rec 21:45 Performance 22:15 Important tips 22:25 Poly AT v MPE 23:00 Device params 23:50 More buttons! 25:20 Device lock? 25:55 Seq + Live 26:40 Note repeats? 26:55 Latency 27:30 Pros and cons 32:15 Outro
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:25 Overview 5:45 Build 6:30 Connectivity 7:05 Oscillators 7:25 Wavetables 8:15 Phase mod 9:05 Shaper mod 10:05 VA oscs 11:10 Noise fun 12:15 Sync 12:35 Ring mod 13:00 X-Mod 13:30 Mixer 13:50 Filter 15:20 Drive 16:20 Filter env 17:00 Amp tone 17:20 Effects 21:50 Modulation 22:10 Osc env 22:40 LFOs 25:00 Motion pad 26:30 Arp 27:30 Sequencer 29:15 Automation 31:05 Perf func 31:45 Chords 32:50 Models 35:00 WC-1, cloud 35:40 Unison 36:05 MIDI control 36:40 Pros & cons 41:05 250 presets!
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THOUGHTS ABOUT KONTROL S88 MK3: After making this review, I received the S88 MK3 from NI for review. Some background: S88 MK3 from Native Instruments is the first and only MIDI keyboard I’m aware of that has both hammer-action weighted keys and polyphonic aftertouch. The only other weighted 88-key PolyAT keybed alternative I’m aware of is in the Montage M8X (review coming up soon), which costs and weighs much more, but also comes with a built in Montage…
For a look at all the non-keybed related features of the S88 (screen, knobs, functionality, etc) see my full review on youtube - everything is exactly the same. This post is about the feel of the keys on the 88, as opposed to the semi-weighted S49 keybed covered in the review.
vs Piano keybed - my pro piano play friend Raz says the keybed feels slightly more weighted than pianos he’s used to playing, and there’s less “bounce back” when you lift your finger off the keys - which takes getting used to if you play fast like he does. That said, it’s certainly something he can practice with compared to regular semi-weighted keys.
The keybed is relatively quiet compared to other MIDI keyboards I’ve tried, which is a good thing.
On the poly aftertouch side - the travel distance is very similar to the semi-weighted S49 I reviewed - meaning about 1-2mm of travel on the white keys, and around 1mm on the black keys.
Because the keys are weighted, unless you play relatively softly, you’ll trigger a certain amount of aftertouch with every keypress - meaning that if you play with above average velocity, you’ll get some aftertouch modulation along with it, so you may need to adjust your presets aftertouch modulation accordingly.
Finally, none of the MK3 S series comes with a power supply. That’s not an issue if you’re using the S88 with a computer that can give off enough juice, but if yours doesn’t, you’ll need a power supply that can power it - a regular USB charger may not do the trick (see specs for details)
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Overview 1:55 Poly AfterTouch 2:55 Modes 6:35 Panel & guides 8:05 MK3 Changes 8:40 Next-gen NKS 9:15 More AfterTouch info 10:00 Panel changes 11:30 Connectivity 11:55 Settings 12:15 Komplete Kontrol 12:50 Preset filters 14:10 Non-NKS plugins 16:05 DAW devices 17:30 FX in Komplete 18:40 Scales 19:25 Chords 19:50 Arpeggiator 21:25 Loops & samples 22:00 Kontakt 7 22:30 Multi layers 23:10 Maschine? 24:30 MK3 S88 24:45 Pros, cons 24:55 vs MK2 26:55 vs the world 28:45 Outro
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In the case (7U 2manysynths): ► Atlantis by Intellijel ► Two of Cups and Total Recall by Endorphin.es ► Ikarie and Pizza by Bastl ► Data Bender by Qubit ► Night Rider by RYK ► FXAid Pro by Happy Nerding ► QuNexus by KMI ► Hermod+ by Squarp ► Warp by Neutzeit ► 3U OCP X, 1uT_u, Roved, 1uO_c, Adva by Plum Audio ► The cables are Tendrils and Stakkas, except the crossover cable from Designacable
► Cool Holographic scopes? The scopes I use aren't real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:15 The setup 2:45 Inst inputs 3:05 Returns 3:25 Ext Sends 4:20 Int Sends 4:40 Misc setup 6:05 Workflow 7:30 MIDI control 10:15 CV mods 11:30 USB 12:35 Mixer view 14:35 Track view 15:10 Main mode 15:30 EQ 16:45 Internal FX 19:35 Recording 21:10 Track takes 22:45 Punch in 24:10 Proj & tools 24:20 Compressor 25:25 Pros & cons 30:10 Outro
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Gear in this video: ► H9000 by @EventideAudio ► Erica Synths Matrix Mixer @EricaSynths ► MRCC from Conductive Labs for matrix routing of MIDI, and NDLR @ConductiveLabs ► Samson Patch bay ► CXM1978, MOOD II, Genloss and Blooper by @ChaseBlissAudio ► KGB Fuzz by Valco Effects ► Microcosm by @HologramElectronics ► DM-101 by @rolandglobal ► ZOIA by @empresseffects ► Analog Chorus 60 by @isakmgm ► Cosmos and LYRA 8 by SOMA @somasynths ► Shallow Water by @FairfieldCircuitry ► NTS-2 by @KorgOfficial ► Maschine+ by @NativeInstruments ► Keystep Pro by @ArturiaOfficial ► JX-08 by @rolandglobal ► Play by @Polyend ► Digitone and Digitakt by @WeAreElektron ► Sub 25, Subharmoncon by @MoogSynthesizers ► ARP2600 by @KorgOfficial ► Hydrasynth by @AshunSoundMachines ► RE-303 by dinsync ► 8PRE by @ArturiaOfficial ► Patchbay by Samson ► Magnetismus 2 by @Tegeler
►► Other stuff keeping the setup together ► Color cables and 90 degree cables by Designacable ► 90 degree black cables by Tendrils ► Jaspers 3D-120B stand with various accessories from Jaspers (I bought them on the Thomann site) ► The Rack is called "Thon Studio Line" and I bought it from Thomann ► MRCC is on the Besign desktop stand: amzn.to/3xpDDtN ► Wood blocks from my son's now unused marble set
TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Final warning 3:10 Mixer or interface? 4:55 Ease of use 5:10 USB channels 5:40 MIDI mapping 6:15 DAW as mixer 6:35 Latency 7:10 DAW as matrix 8:20 Need pre-amps? 9:10 I/O types 9:50 Expanders 11:50 Need DSP? 13:20 Multitrack rec 13:40 Inputs vs outputs 14:05 Matrix audio 15:20 Sub mixes/sends 15:50 USB vs analog 16:40 Multiroom setups 17:30 RTP MIDI 18:15 Routing MIDI 19:50 Bome network 20:25 Ableton Link 20:55 Network audio 21:35 Dante via PC 24:10 Dante AVIO 25:30 Dante controller 27:05 It works! 28:10 H9000 worth it? 32:15 Setup tour 33:15 Patch Bay crimes 34:00 Outro
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:30 vs OG Synth Pro 3:55 Bassline 5:30 What’s similar 5:50 Paraphonic x 3 7:20 Connectivity 8:20 Oscillators 9:55 Cross mods 12:05 Filter #1 13:00 Filter #2 14:15 Serial ideas 15:30 Parallel tips 16:50 Drive 17:25 Effects 20:10 Mods & matrix 24:00 Arpeggiator 24:50 Sequencer 26:35 Automation 27:25 Rnd & swing 27:50 Seq transpose 29:20 Editor, plugin 30:30 Pros & cons 34:25 Baba outro 36:00 All presets
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1. Many synths have "hidden" parameters you get can access using MIDI controllers - for example, oscillator levels in the case of OB-X8. Check out the MIDI CC appendix of your synth!
2. If your synth happens to have inverted polarity square and saw waves, matched at the right levels you can create interesting octave trill (with a square LFO) and morph (with smooth LFO/envelope) effects.
3. Analog FM is hard to control in a way that makes it playable chromatically. Harmonic frequency ratios work better, but if that doesn't work, consider reducing the level of the carrier (the "metallic/noisy" LFO) and pairing it with a higher level "regular" oscillator.
4. Since you can point the Vibrato LFO to just one of the oscillators, you can use it with oscillator sync (routed to OSC 2), leaving the main LFO or filter envelope to do something else.
5. Filter tracking is important if you want to make sure notes levels don't get attenuated by the filter the higher up you play, or if you want to emphasize specific harmonics as you play up and down the keyboard, for example, to create organ like sounds.
6. Use high pass filter with resonance aimed at the fundamental as a bass emphasis
7. Use key triggering of the LFO alongside an arp or sequencer to help overcome the lack of LFO tempo sync
8. If you synth has a "bend in" portamento option, it actually has a dedicated pitch envelope! In the OB-X8 you can point this bend portamento to just one of the oscillators. You can use this as an osc sync envelope for OSC 2, or as a pitch envelope for OSC 1, which, along with XMOD, can make fantastic percussive sounds
9. Audio rate vibrato LFO + aftertouch pointed to LFO mod depth = expressive magic!
10. In some synths (like this one) LFO mod depth is quantized in semitones - that makes for easy to program/tune trill square LFO effects when pointing the LFO to pitch.
11. Point velocity to the filter frequency but not VCA level for expressive control over the filter cutoff without hurting sound levels.
12. OB-X8's hold is really a sostenuto not a regular latch.
13. Since the OB-X8 lets you play over latched drone notes/chords, be mindful of the velocity with which you play the held notes because they're going to be around for a while.
14. Not happy with your synth's arp or lack thereof? Turn LOCAL OFF and use an external arp.
15. OB-X8 has a funky relative knob mode - follow Van Halen and switch to Jump mode
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Overview 2:25 Voices 4:10 MK2 vs MK1 4:40 SE vs MK1 and MK2 5:00 Aftertouch 5:30 Other misc new features 6:15 Native vs Editor 10:55 PATCH IDEAS 11:10 Use multiple lane lengths 12:10 Polymetric probabilities 14:20 Lane presets 16:20 Mod presets 16:50 Modulating loop end 18:30 Loop as fills 19:05 Start vs loop 19:30 Step mods 20:20 Finding mods 21:05 Mult mods 21:50 Levels mods 22:00 Note advance 23:00 Note advance on chords 23:30 Scale quantize 24:20 Shapes as per step envelopes 24:40 Shapes as ratchets 24:55 Modulating the phase of shapes 25:40 Shape chaos 26:10 Mod processors 27:10 Hidden mods 27:35 Pros & cons 30:55 Outro
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:30 What’s new? 2:55 2GB RAM OK? 5:00 CPU loads 5:25 Using WIFI 6:40 Splice 7:20 Ableton Link 8:50 MIDI over WIFI 9:55 Ableton control 12:20 Bluetooth 13:30 Connection tips 14:20 MIDI routing 15:20 Mapping CCs 17:15 Using WIDI 18:45 Pros & cons 22:05 Outro
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:25 What’s new v P2 1:45 Poly X & Y 3:00 Cross pad bends 3:30 Pad settings 4:10 MPE instruments 4:55 MPE kits 5:25 P3 Standalone 8:25 Audio & I/O 10:25 More controls 12:50 New views 13:20 Similarities 14:25 Session grid 16:15 Note layouts 18:15 Screen controls 19:25 Live recording 22:05 Step seq 24:10 Automation 25:55 Sample chops 27:45 Adding devices 28:05 Live versions 29:50 Misc topics 31:10 Pros & cons 31:30 Standalone? 37:25 Plugins? 38:40 CPU power? 41:05 vs controllers? 41:50 vs MPC/Maschine? 44:20 vs MPE synths? 45:55 Outro
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:20 vs Compacts 2:40 Overview 3:45 Workflow 5:15 Build & I/O 6:10 OSC vs 101 10:00 LFO vs 101 11:40 Filter vs 101 14:30 Env vs 101 17:05 Draw 18:40 Mult & sync 19:35 Chop 21:05 Comb 21:35 Riser 23:50 Effects 26:15 Sequencer 26:35 Live rec 26:55 Motion seq 28:00 Step seq 29:15 Ratchets 29:35 Probability 30:10 Step preview 31:20 Transpose 31:40 Step loop 32:05 Shuffle 32:25 Reload 32:45 Arp 34:00 Poly/Chord 35:10 D-Motion 36:40 Pros & cons 39:40 Outros & presets
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TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Similarities 2:40 MPC X vs SE 3:40 Q-Links knobs 7:30 Connectivity 10:05 Battery/speaker 10:30 More buttons 12:25 Screen 13:45 Pads 14:15 Touch strip 14:45 Keys 15:20 Storage 15:50 Pros & cons 18:25 Outro
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