I’d like to see more videos on the iConnectivity Mia. I saw your video on it, but I think it’s so underrated. Only Yamaha synth I own is a DX7 and it’s not going to control anything.
Great video, Scott! I use this function since the original Montage came out in 2016 and it's a great feature! I use this on-stage to quickly set all 4 keyboards to the correct presets, and/or layer sounds from different keyboards. All from parts that play internal and external. HOWEVER, the Montage M suffers from a serious downgrade in my opinion. You have to choose internal OR external in the zone settings. The original montage could send out 8 different program changes and at the same time play 8 internal parts, and not loose SSS! If you do that on the montage M, you would have to use part 9-16 to send the program changes because part 1-8 are played internal, and you would loose SSS. This is a big deal in a live situation to me. Not that I need that much program changes, but I am frequently exceeding the 8 parts and loose the SSS. I allready uploaded this to ideascale before update V2 came out but sadly they didn't implement a solution where you could select both internal and external...
For anyone using 5pinMIDI, and wishing to control more than 3 other devices, the Erica Synths 8 output Thru is a powered thru box for only about $120 bucks. This thru box will outperform any non-powered box.
You are right, this is easy to overlook since Zone Master if off by default. This is an amazingly convenient function. I will now use my MODX+ to both control and play my GAIA2. Thanks!
You can use usb and din at the same time. Port 3 to send messages to other devices works via din while you use usb. I send midi through usb out to my Montage on port 3 and it goes to my synths via din even while usb is on. Haven't tried other things, I will experiment.
Great video. This has really kinda blown me away a bit. Still requires a lot of pre-planning and setup, but I'm starting to appreciate what I can possibly do with my MODX+ more and more. Cool ideas here!
Another great video!! I know you're a Cubase user and my studio is in progress of being setup all DIN MIDI synths with mioXL MIDI Routers feeding into Cubase as well as live playing in the studio with an AH Qu-32 digital mixer... (Work in Progress). I plan to use Gig Performer to do everything you've shown here making whatever synth I want as a master controller (which will be a Fantom-06 OR an Arturia Keyboard Controller (Swappable). I would LOVE for you to TRY Gig Performer and see your tutotial on it..... Heck.... I would even be willing to pay you a consulting fee to make it all work and show how!!
please make a video how to use the Bassdrum of a Live Drummer as a "sync to"-reference in Cubase for Arpeggiator, as you did with "Audio in" on your Montage. Thank you for your Vids.
While this is a fantastic feature, and well worthy of a video, it really highlights the nonsensical inability of Montage to address both USB and DIN MIDI at the same time (outside of advertising connected synths as Montage port 3). I really with Yamaha would address this in firmware to allow the two systems to be used simultaneously and addressed separately.
Very much true. The ability to route port 1 to port 3 thru a DAW does not mean it has simultaneous use of USB and DIN midi. If the DAW would crash, you would loose all midi connections incl the DIN port. You would have to go to Utility and set midi to DIN again to keep the DIN connection.
Maybe I’m missing something, but when would you need a setup like that? I’m mostly interested in jazz, funk, and maybe latin, EDM and non-western music to some extent. Even famous jazz artists like Herbie Hancock, Spyro Gyra, etc., usually use only 2 keyboards on stage. 88 keys for piano sounds and another one for some other sounds, like leads. The whole point to have 2 keyboards, so you can quickly switch between a piano and a lead sound for example or play both. I live close to the beach and many local bands are frequently playing live on the pier. I’ve never seen anyone having more than 1 or 2 keyboards. There could be more than one keyboard player in a band, but then each player would have 1 or 2 keyboards at most.
I gig with a Kronos but then use sounds from my OB-6 desktop and sometimes my V-Synth XT. So this becomes very useful for sound modules that just blend in with internal sounds on your master keyboard of choice.
Wow...love it. Have been looking for something similar to this, preferably from a hardware synth. Scott, do you know of any other keyboard that can do this (like Korg Kronos for example)? I might consider a Montage just for this function! Have tried Camelot when it first came out but didn't really like it. Have Mainstage but I tend to use PC-based plugins & DAW. Thanks again for making this video!
No disrespect, but I've been doing this for years. I generally use Midi 12 to send the program changes to my wavestate unless I want to double the MODX sound which is when I'll use anything from 1 to 8. I also do the reverse at the same time and double whatever I'm playing on the wavestate, and pick up whatever is on CH12 of the MODX, which of course is not available from the MODX keyboard, only the sequencer or external midi. It works a treat because the program changes still go through..
I ahve a problem with my modx where the second fader has an issue. I will bring the fader all the way fown but is jumps between 4 to 17% volume. When i slide it to the top, it lowers the percentage form 127. Do you know why?
It's simple. Montage > MIDI OUT to Synth 1 > MIDI IN. Then take the MIDI THRU from SYNTH 1 to Synth 2 > MIDI IN (and form synth 2 > MIDI thru to Synth 3 > MIDI IN and on and on :))
