Pitch Bend and Mod Wheel - with J3PO

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In this video, Julian "J3PO" Pollack discusses the pitch bend and mod wheels on synthesizers and how to use them with the most expressive technique.
Video Navigation:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Minimoog Exploration
03:53 Prophet Rev 2 Exploration
10:49 Outro
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Julian has presets available for the Prophet Rev 2, Prophet 6, OB-6, Prophet 5/10, Omnisphere, Softube Model 84, Model 72, Arturia OB-Xa, Arturia Stage-73 and a free bank of 50 sounds for the free VST synth “OB-Xd” - all available on my website. If you're a Nord Stage 3 user, download my bank from the Nord Keyboards website. I have a sample pack, "J3PO x The Ox" (hip hop and soul keyboard and drum loops) available on Splice.
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Julian “J3PO” Pollack is a Los Angeles-based pianist/keyboardist and producer described by Timeout New York as a musician who “deftly balances virtuosity with tenderness.” Julian is known for his innovative use of keyboards and synthesizers in jazz, fusion, hip-hop, and electronic styles of music. Julian has toured extensively with the legendary artist Marcus Miller, as well as performing with artists such as Talib Kweli, David Sanborn, Michael League, Eric Harland, and others. Julian has worked closely as a sound designer with keyboard/synth companies Nord Keyboards, Sequential, and Oberheim, and has created factory presets for the Prophet 5, the Oberheim OB-X8, Take 5, Nord Stage 3, and Nord Wave 2. In addition to these hardware keyboard companies, Julian also has done sound design for Universal Audio (most recently, Opal, a new wavetable synthesizer), Softube, and Cherry Audio.
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1 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 68

@qlyde Год назад

best 11 min I've spent on yt in a while 🙌🏼 thanks J

@iwillnevergetone5 Год назад

the chordal glide technique via using all the polyphony sounds great

@j3po784 Год назад

something truly unique to Sequential instruments

@mikereynolds7363 5 месяцев назад

Wonderful! Thank you!

@sanzmantra Год назад

Thanks for sharing these tips Julian, the pitch bend set to a perfect fifth for chordal extensions is genius! Love it!

@j3po784 Год назад

I actually started doing that mainly because Sequential synths' default patches are always set to a P5!

@MichaelSmith-mb1gm Год назад

This was great. I know I'll watch this one again and again. Keep em' coming👌👌

@pipposgarage7598 Год назад

Clear... as usual! Straight to the point... as usual! Usefull... as usual! THX a lot! 🖖

@BostonRubyEric Год назад

Thanks for all you do J3PO!

@MrWoonster Год назад

Dude, I don't even play the synth but your content is amazing, I could watch this all day. Great stuff!

@MD-ms6tu Год назад

Pure gold - thanks for sharing!

@JustinKauflinMusic Год назад

What an awesome master class. I’m a big fan and really dig this technique. Thanks so much for sharing.

@glynnp42 Год назад

Just stumbled upon this video. Great job. Subscribing now!

@palewine Год назад

That was great, thanks. Please keep those technique n' tips vids coming!

@liamstone Год назад

awesome video! i haven’t found a lot of good explanations about how to “play synth” (as you rightly put it) but this was definitely one of them… please keep them coming, it’s very inspiring for beginners like me

@justinjones2595 Год назад

More videos like this please!

@hendrickvalera Год назад

eternally grateful for this video!!

@terminalbliss Год назад

This is super inspiring. I'm going to try the pitch bend to a perfect fifth as I now see that is a big part of his technique I love but never was really grasping what was going on. I'm going to practice these. Even volume to mod wheel isn't something I've ever assigned but I use a volume pedal with guitar and hearing the results is very expressive

@InnerHacking Год назад

Interesting topic, first time I see a video about pitch bend and mod wheel

@stagg8699 Год назад

This was awesome! More!!!

@zzush Год назад

Hi Julian Tysm for sharing your knowledge

@AvianBreak Год назад

This was super informative! Thank you!

@simonvesthhansen2420 Год назад

Thanks for sharing, really valuable as always. 🙏🏽

@Martian128 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! The index finger/thumb thing is something i hadn't stumbled upon. One more useful thing to try to get control of. Thanks again!

@frankvaleron Год назад

Great stuff. As others have said a synth technique series would be brilliant

@saxonguitarness Год назад

The boy is back! I’ll try out 2 fingers on on the wheels, pretty interesting. Usually only resort to 2 fingers with the buttons on the odyssey

@munkeepilot 9 месяцев назад

Mad talent here, bro!

@vonehrenheim Год назад

Thank you for an awesome video! Great tips! 🙌

@mastermachetier5594 Год назад

The glide sauce patch is what got me into watching your stuff ! Hope you make more of these style videos ! And I have a rev2 on the way haha😂

@HanHuman Год назад

Great stuff!

@burricanecarter Год назад

Great video.

$@jfracine_composition$

@jfracine_composition Год назад

Thank you so much !! love your musicality !

@marianskoloud3161 Год назад

Amazing tutorial 😍

@calculus77 Год назад

Excellent video, and great advice Julian! 🙂 For about 30 years I've used to be using my left middle finger on the pitch wheel and index finger on the modulation wheel. That came from the Korg Wavestation and Kurzweil K2000. 🤔 However, I started my keyboard adventure in my early teens (1989?) on the Roland D10 with the pitch/mod joystick, and I really liked the joystick for a funky vibrato. My current Fantom 8 has both: the joystick and the pitch/mod wheels. Anyway, the most important thing is expressive control of the sound, and how you achieve it is a matter of taste and practice. 😎

@AndrevanDrunenMusic Год назад

This is so awesome. Thank you so much for your videos!

@jeshkam Год назад

I've just realized your surname is Pollack, just like my all-time favorite film director. :)

@Cyberpunk9000 Год назад

This is excellent

@jeuxdeau2009 Год назад

man this is such a great video

@mikastapes Год назад

That was frikin useful - thank you man! ☕

@garymukalay2 Год назад

Great !

@SessionsWithMike Год назад

Such great pointers as always J3PO. I'm going to have to try that pointer and thumb more now. Love that patch on the Rev2. Like you said there is endless potential. I chatted with Sequential recently asking about finally allowing the vintage mode on the Rev2 like the rest of their synths, especially given the huge new price hike. They responded almost as if it was the first time someone had asked. Maybe you, if you haven't already, could also get the word to them on how powerful that software added feature could be especially on a 16 voice DCO synth. I'm just hoping them moving to Focusrite didn't kill the updates, features, and support for the Rev2.

@j3po784 Год назад

Thanks! I too, hope that the slop knob will be updated to the current "vintage knob" on the other Sequential/Oberheim synths. The vintage knob is a great design that opens up the sound tremendously with those instruments. The "Osc Slop" knob is a bit too heavy handed. I never dial it in more than 10%. In my pack for the Rev 2, I utilized some of the Jason Cooper (Creative Spiral) VCM technique to create some of the patches. A knob to simulate some of that would be very welcome! :)

@bblix Год назад

FYI - the latest Minimoog Model D re-issue now features a spring-loaded pitch wheel that returns to center upon release.

@j3po784 Год назад

Yes I put that as asterisk text in the video when I said that 😂 I had already filmed the video before they announced the new reissue.

@smokey5100 Год назад

@@j3po784 Which would you prefer on the Mini, the new spring loaded pitch wheel or the original design?

@j3po784 Год назад

@@smokey5100 I like both. I may prefer the non-spring-loaded pitch wheel just because it makes me play differently than on other synths. More variation the better. It would be great if the new Mini had a "lock" and "unlock" button so you could have both. I know the Novation SL MKII MIDI controller has such a device, and that's just a MIDI controller.

@Roland_Tr909_Swing Год назад

@@j3po784 I came across your video and thought is it you? The one who makes patches for a certain vst synth? J3PO

@dickadeny Год назад

That's new technique to me, also minimoog pitch bend looks smooth... like we don't need to hold the wheel from centering back...

@rikardzander2286 4 месяца назад

Thats very creative and thanks for sharing! What are your thoughts about the note priority modes? I try to enable low note in my playing since thats the default ”mini” setting (I have the 2016 reissue) but I find it hard since I'm so used to last note.

@JulianaTellesTI 7 месяцев назад

6:09 cool

@FM-kl7oc Год назад

Hi Julian, I'm surprised to hear that the REV2 is one of your favorite modern poly. I've been trying to decide what poly to buy, and the impression I get from reading about Sequential/Dave Smith polys are a common, almost universal, distaste for the Curtis filter in the REV2. Nonetheless, I've been so impressed by REV2 demos that I ordered one a few days ago. I think it sounds amazing.

@j3po784 Год назад

The Rev2 is my favorite modern poly because I think it's the best all-rounder, especially for the price and portability. While the filter in the Rev2 may not be as "lush" as the Prophet 6, OB-6, Prophet 5, or Ladder-style filter, all the extended modulation, 2 panels, and 16 voices make it an incredibly expressive instrument, possibly more expressive than the other analog giants. For those who just want a simpler more immediate experience with an analog synth, going with a Prophet 6 or something similar would be my recommendation. As an experienced sound designer, all I can say is that each instrument has a unique voice. Rating which one is "better" becomes meaningless after a while, especially if you know how to create your own sounds.

@RiccardoGresino Год назад

😍🔥

@maconins123 Год назад

❤

@francisco7177 5 месяцев назад

Anyone know if this is possible on the Prophet 5/10 rev 4? Or is an expression pedal is needed?

@user-nq1jz2uo6t Год назад

my deepmind 12 can't do glide chord😭even in poly-6 mode. the 7th note always cut the first note even if I hold it(instead of cutting the notes in my right hand which not being held but keep ringing by my sustain pedal）

@moedemama 22 дня назад

How do you find the ergonomics of the wheels placement? Do you prefer one or the other? Seems like on the left you can rest your hand more than when its above the keys where especialy large hands have to hover

@xuzhangning Год назад

great vid. I have a question, nowadays there are so many keyboard (or midi controllers) with pitch and mod Touch Strips instead of Wheel, I wonder is there any method to play strip well. Do you have any suggestion?

@j3po784 Год назад

If you're talking about something like the Arturia Keystep 37...yes, you can still perform with this type of technique. I do it when I'm on the road and only have my key step to produce with in the hotel. Oddly enough, it also can result to some different interesting and expressive results. With the pitch bend set to 7 semitones you can "momentarily" tap those notes with the touch strip. This is something I've been experimenting a lot with some tracks on my new album. Moral of the story: all of these various physical devices can lead to different realms of expressivity.

@ryenslegr2530 Год назад

what are the two keyboardists he mentions at 6:35?

@FoivosApostolou Год назад

Great video! So, do you like the Rev2 more than Prophet 6?

@j3po784 Год назад

The Rev 2 is capable of a lot more in terms of sound design. The P6 is more immediate and gooey sounding. I love them both. Kinda depends on the day, haha.

@fodorszabolcs33 Год назад

What is the intro/ outro song in this video? Im dying to know.

@RaphaelBexx Год назад

It's a song he showed on his Instagram, using the Omni "LoFi Voices" patch he made... But I also would love to know if this is a whole song and maybe where to get it!

@j3po784 Год назад

yeah, it was just the track I made demoing my Omnisphere library. I'd love to put my commercially released tracks in these videos (I actually tried on this one) but then I always am finding myself in a copyright issue with myself, haha. It's just easier to have unreleased music. However, the intro/outro is the sketch for an idea that's on the upcoming album, which will be released in the Spring of 2023.