MODX sound design Mega Tutorial #1 

This is the best RU-vid demo on sound design with the MODX. Thanks so much for doing it!

I think adding in key mechanical noise to a piano patch makes it sound like you're sitting right next to the piano and the person playing. It gives your sound a really close, cozy, and intimate feeling. Thanks for sharing your secrets! I love watching videos like this, and I really appreciate your style.

Good to see a demo by someone with an experimental approach to sounds, I was always turned off by the smooth jazz top 40 slicksters. Well done 👍

This felt less like a tutorial than a friend showing me the fun bits. You've shown me a way into a process I can adapt for myself when my own modx arrives soon.

Great video and great sounds! I've had a Motif for year and I feel like everyone always underestimates them. When you load your own samples the engine is so funky. MODX is even better.

This video is my new insomnia cure. Thanks cuckoo

Fantastic sound design tutorial!! From the title I see this is tutorial #1, so I do hope you continue to produce more tutorials on the MODX!

Thank you very much for this great tutorial. I got a MODX8 since release but mainly focused on the FM synthesis and the built in presets. Thanks to yor AWM tutorial I really consider it being a super versatile sample player!

Thanks for this mate. My favorite tutorial you have done so far because you go into such detail on how to fine tune one really great sound. Also the best AWM2 engine tutorial that exists by far. Hope you keep doing more videos on the MODx. I think less than 1% of owners even scratch the surface of this beast mainly because it is really complicated and it is hard to find good tutorials. The modx is amazing but its user interface is about as intuitive as a 5x5 Rubik's cube

Love this board. I have a Montage 7 myself and find it very inspiring. This keyboard never felt like (to me) to be a typical workstation monstrosity. I find it very easy to work with and love the fact that it allows you to create multi samples (the waveforms) and apply them across the keys. The new Roland Fantom doesn’t even allow this.

Thanks Cockoo for this amazing tutorial, it's so practical for me while digging into my beloved MODX:) would be more than happy to see the continuation of MODX series... #2, #3... your way of straightforward explaining (sometimes) weird topics is a great gift!

Thank you. Great presentation. Your meticulous structuring of sound using the AWM 2 engine has really opened up the whole instrument for me.

Having very detailed explanations with the zoom on the screen to see what happens is very useful. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, definitely helps me with my choice.

This tutorial just changed my whole world. Thanks for taking the time for in depth instructions

So nice to hear back all the sounds from the live show! Excellent tutorial as always.

I just got my MODX7 last week! I love it! Thanks for this tutorial!

Nice video. I’m struggling to figure out this synth, but you did a good job of explaining the small portion of functionality you focused on. You did a very good job of showing a clear view of the touchscreen which other RU-vidrs sometimes miss.

Always love your vibe TC, great video as always!

Whoa, the voices blew me away. Nice. This is an amazing instrument. Always fun to drop in on you, kind sir. I love the unexpected, and you deliver. You know what’s up. ☺️

The MODX6 is so rad.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge on the MODX...got mine 2 weeks ago and these tut-vids help a great deal!

Modx is an absolute beast machine but it definitely doesn't have the most intuitive process for subtractive synthesis. The FMX engine on the other hand is amazing.

Totally love your vibe dude, you seem like a guy that would be great to tour with - And thanks for this video I have a MODX7 - helpful!

Just came across this...EXACTLY what I was after for assigning wav samples to the keys...Thankyou so much!

Cuckoo, Thank you, you convinced me to buy the MODX6+. I am more frenetic, but your cool relaxed delivery makes me feel like I am listening to a mushroom sitting caterpillar with a hooka. I watch your circuit bending "repair" videos. This one moved me. Call yamaha and tell them they owe you a montage for being such a good salesperson.

Great video Cuckoo. I often wonder what the MODX is like to edit, and had no idea it does one-shot samples off flash drive. I already own a Yamaha A5000 sampler, which helped to understand your creative process. Thanks again for another excellent video.

Awesome in every level.

thanks so much for this

I usually don't comment, but I had too. This video was great. I didn't think I would watch the entire thing, but I did. I understand the MODX so much better now. I would love for you to make a video focusing on the FM-X engine. Cheers.

Thanks for this great insight into the MODX, looks like an awesome powerful lightweight synth! Great combo with the iPad. I have an Yamaha EX-5 which still is a really nice beast that I kept (actually gave it to my son...but it's in the family.) ;) Superb video Cuckoo! Soothing little jazzy / game jam at the end 1:10:53. ;)

Great job on the tutorial, it has helped me make the desision to hang up my korgs & go with the modx ! Thnx, Ted :)

This video change my aproach to the montage! Thanks for sharing

Very nice work bredi! Thanks!

Cannot wait for part #2 now

I immediately want one of these. Incredible instrument and wonderful sounds made Great video, really hammered home how great it would be to have one of these

Quite excellent thank you so much. I am moving from the Roland FA to the MODX+, there are some similarities in approach but the versatility of the MODX and interface features is far greater, and some of the sounds. The ability to drag and drop the order of performances in real time to change a live set for example blew me away.

I found this video when look for "Roland FA vs MODX". Now it seems to compare bicycle vs airplane ((:

awesome, learned A LOT! Thank you!

ty for this video!!! that bass fade in trick was awesome

Great tutorial, as ever buddy, thanks

Great video. Thanks!

50:10 this has a vibe hah. great tutorial man, the sound design was the last element of this keyboard i needed to explore. this looks like the winner for me beating out the FA and Krome. i have many roland tones from the cloud and korg collection. but no acess to yamaha sounds witch are actually my favorite!

Just sold mine and getting Roland Fantom. Fantom is more of a bonafide workstation and complete sequencer. Fantom is mind blowing and extremely simple all in one

awwwwwwww thanks man. This is great. You're a lovely teacher.

This is what I was looking for, thanks mate!

That was an amazing tutorial I like the speed we can keep up,

Was a nice concert at verket in Moss :) cheers for that, and the tutorial!

I watched this video back when you first released it and I first got my MODX. I just sat through a second time after 18 months and got even more details from your work here. Thank you Cuckoo! 39:50 I did see you use a level boost based on velocity on an element 2 that already was at Level 127, so I am not sure if the Level/velocity +22 setting would do much there unless you lowered the amplitude LEVEL setting to below 127. What do you think?

Many thanks to you! Great video

You make this thing look extremely buyable

Thank you. Please do like this with pulse wave and saw tooth Synth.

You are Einstein of Sound MODX

Awesome video

Thanks for the video. would also be nice to ear those sounds in context of the music you played on tour

Will we have one day "MODX sound design Mega Tutorial #2" ?

Excellent stuff thank you learnt so much from this video ....Tutorial 2 ?

Yeah... I'm going to have to come back to this. Again, and again. It's very loaded with information and comprehensive. I skipped ahead to the 19 minute mark and thought "WOW". This is like a seminar you would pay money to attend. Excellent job and easy to follow and listen to.

Just picked up the Montage, big learning curve and need training vids.

Thank you!!! ❤

Well done cuckoo , another brilliant demo have learnt so much from your videos, you are one brilliant nice guy ❤️ cheers mate 👍 Any chance you could do one on the new sequencer? Paul.

Thank you... love

Hi True Cuckoo thank you for your video !!! where have you got the Waveform that you import from your USB drive?

you're like a wild dolphin. this is brilliant

Do you have a link to any of your live performance with this group? Thanks!

Great - thank you! :)

I seriously like that mirror

Thanks for the awesome in-depth tutorial! What would be the best format for the samples to save as much space as possible while maintaining a decent sound quality on the modx?

I've watched a ton of videos on this synth in my research, but yours has sealed the deal. My credit cards does not like you, but I thank you.

I bother you with a consultation, can you sound more than 8 tracks at the same time? When I start putting together a sample with more than 8 tracks in "Multi-gm", the tracks from 9 to 16 does not show me the "KBD Ctrl" therefore do not sound. What do I have to do to enable them? From already thank you very much

Great. Having a Modx since July 2020 I learned a lot on PCM synthesis. Thanks. Your English is very understandable for my french culture and precise words are helping rather a lot of « cool » expressions in many videos.

Excelente 🎉❤

Do I have to do anything special to set up the FC7 expression pedal?

I really appreciate the in-depth tutorial on this synth. Was the person you were backing up satisfied with the sound of this keyboard?

this is the guy!

I have umm, many analog synths. I was wondering if I could sample them directly into the MODX and use just the MODX as a stage synth as it would be a pain to break down and set up multiple analog synths. Would the quality be equivalent or close enough? (Some of my friends recently wanted to start an 80s style synth pop band). I know the MODX has inputs... can you play an analog synth directly into the MODX and save it as a sample rather than just importing a .wav?

Hi, great video, it's so helpful man, I really appreciate these videos because it's true, there are only few tutorials about these boards in a span of 4 years? I have both montage 8 and Modx6 and damn it's so complicated. I'm starting to learn about anything about synthesis with these beasts. Could you, in your future tutorials, show us how to achieve similar prophet 08 brass sounds? Particularly Nick Semrad's Prophet 08 patches which he uses on 1999 prince cover, I've trade it all, and that free style jam they did at jamm card with b. Slade. That would be so great, because it could also help us out on how to program the filters, mod wheel, super knobs, ass switches, etc. =D, and I'm literally confuse even with just the filter cutoff, cutoff/velocity, feg depth, feg depth / velocity, different Ins A, B cutoff fx,.... Reverbs, insert reverbs of common part 1 - 8, and master reverb of whole part,. Seriously man, it's just so confusinnnnnng, I think I'm doing a lot of fx redundancy and I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. Hahaha heck I even forgot what I was writing about. Sorry about the long rant/request. I really do hope you can cover some these topics though, it could really help us beginners. Especially using montage or the modx. OH and a Happy new year to you. =)

29:13 You can play Prince Of Persia (DOS sound style)

I am between Yahama MODX7 and the Korg Krome EX as it should have a better keybed (and sounds I love). Was a semi-pro musician now VR developer :P Cuckoo (and all the good people reading) do you have any input on that please?

men you r a great Cat, very good tutorial thx a lot

Any link to the complete song at 5:03? Great presentation!

What patch is used at 4:27 ? Is it from modx? Or it can be downloaded from somewhere? It sounds amazingly fantastic! I found some similar to it inside my modx but not the same :( Thank's in forward!

is that voice sound from the modx or a user sample?

I see I can remake the sounds from the GS-1 if I got a reference.

Hello went to your online store to try and aquire some sample+performance packs. Didn't notice any for the Modx family. Would it be possible to purchase "My Best Piano Collection" and follow some of your tutorials on your page and use these samples as a base??? Maybe you have a video referencing how to dial in your own piano samples... wouldn't mind just paying for it all. Lol.

How to create left hand side chord?

53:24 If elements share XA (Extended Articulation...of which Key Off is an instance), they must be in the same group. All elements in a group must be using XA.

👍🏾

Hello, how are you, greetings to all, can someone help me by explaining to me what FM sound is and what is its benefit?

Are you still using it? I want to use/createy aound palette and have everything in one instrument. Do you think MODX is the right way to do it?

Thanks

I think this thing paired with a Deluge might be enough to forego actual computers altogether if Deluge implements audio recording eventually . Also nice to see someone besides me who thought that the MODX 6 was the ONE to get vs the 7 or 8.. The action also is decent despite reports to the contrary .

Hello! When I load a sample in to Modx, it is set to loop. I don't know how to turn it off. Can you help me?

Please please please: can we have that Silverhaired patch? It's BRILLIANT! :O

5:31 sounds like the patch Universe from Korg M1...

All this to play Minecraft music. LOL. Now seriously, awesome tutorial, please, now #2. Thanks

had it for 2 weeks still needing time to learn the in's n outs .. yamaha user for 12 years +

the keys of the MODX7 and MODX8 are different from the MODX6, the MODX7 has better key technology and the MODX8 has piano like keys, not normal "synth" keys think of that before buying!

Great and very well done video! Subsscibed, and looking forward to checking out others! 👍

Hi, why dont you preper 50 special patchs for playing live only not at home in studio , Put all your imagination into this project , a lot of modx user wiil be huppy to buy them , i just went into your store and fought i will finde somthing to buy for my modx + , who have the time and knowlege to seat houres like you and dive deep to the editing section ... Please M.r genius sound design ?

Just like my keyboard