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Looks awesome 👍

Better but not quite a JD-800 😊

You use what works for you

I think you're right in many cases. If you increase the volume of a sound it appears 'bigger' and brighter. That's why louder music generally sounds better. Expression is just a CC message which can be applied to many parameters. So it could be used for volume or the cut off or whatever. Although Spitfire's expression slider responds to expression info, I think you're right in that it only affect volume which is rather disappointing , although varying the note volume after production is a positive. Cinebrass' expression parameter is linked to CC1 but it very noticeably changes the note's timbre as you can hear in the demo. So I guess some instruments don't use expressioon or any other message to change timbre with volume while others which do may not use the expression message.

@@IanWaugh Yup. In regards to Spitfire, I checked after I wrote it here and I noticed there is even a little text written on the interface under the expression slider "controls volume". I personally link CC11 to CC1 to ride both of them with 1 slider in most cases (same with Eastwest libraries), so Im happy it's there though. If have to take a look at Cinesamples again.... I thought it was the same for expression (no unique samples or filters) and that they only use CC1 for dynamics and CC2 (breath control) to control the vibrato layer, but it has been a while for me working with them.

@@AndriesdeHaan Sounds like cheating to me 🤔 If it doesn't change the tone, what's the point? I have several Spitfire libraries. Will be disappointing if they are all the same. Also have many others so some exploration is in order...

@@IanWaugh I agree. When cc11 is volume control, the expression input basically comes from the user, while one would expect the expression control would change the expression of the player that was sampled. It simply has to do with cost. These libraries might become too expensive to see a good return. What is worse in my opinion though, is that most companies (including Spitfire and Cinesamples) don't record every note, but record every second note and just pitch up the same samples to fill up the gaps. Not only is the instrument and vibrato and such fake/ a pitched copy every second note, but you als get a pitched room sound on those notes. Such a shame... but yes, unfortunately lots of tricks to make it sound as good as possible yet stay competitive in terms of cost for the consumer.

@@AndriesdeHaan And we do the best we can with what we're given 😊

Yes, I love Arturia stuff and also have V8 👍

Thank you kindly, much appreciated 👍

@@IanWaugh I'm already expanding in my music creation. So exciting.

@@ahom_ahom_ahom Good to hear - keep going 😊👍

Thanks, Matt. I'm loving it so far and am inspired to try more orchestral stuff 👍

Interesting and seemingly strange although I don't know if the circuits were identical as the names would suggest 🤔

Yes, it generally sounds great although according to some theresome aliasing. And if you don't mind the other problems and lack ofupfate fixes... 😊

Nice bit of gear - you are most welcome 👍 I have an eye condition and I can't see anything on the faders 😊 I've also realised that when I got it out of the box I was holding it upside down 🤭

Yes, there are alternatives.

@@IanWaugh The Conductor seems longer, so it is probably easier and more expressive than the intech fader controller. <3

@@tristen_grant Yes, the 100mm throw is a great size 👍

Thanks, Tim. I love ribbon controllers 👍❤

Naw 🎚🎚🎚 😊

The Monogram looks great 👍 You can program the Controller with 3 sets of CC messages so it's easily configurable for libraries that use diff CC messages - and for use with soft synths which might be interesting. Is the Monogram programmable?

@@IanWaugh Yes, the Monogram can be programmed for MIDI CC messages in the knobs and faders. Also, it can send other MIDI messages, such as program changes in the buttons, whereby I was able to cycle through virtual instrument presets in a slightly more convenient way than clicking with the mouse (I seem to recall I last set this up with Kontakt). The Monogram can also be set up for use with other software, such as video and photo editing, though I don’t do this work myself (yet!).

@@NeuroPete That's cool 👍

Hi Jose - I think it uses the Arduino and I believe the code is open-source, and I think the main case is 3D printed 😄

@@IanWaugh Yes, it is a common platform for MIDI. Some Arduino are specially suitable. In fact, I have the material at home, "just" need the time to do it!. My unit would have an small display so you could program it using a simple interface (encoder with push button). That way it would be self-contained (and I woudn't need to develop a PC software). If interested, will get back if I ever build that thing 😅

@@JoseVGavila Sounds really cool. I'd imagine the market for this sort of thing is huge but perhaps not, given how few such units are out there.

Yes, that's a nice one although the pedals would cost more than the synth 😄

@@IanWaugh modular.

@@markberglund2056 😊

Thank you sooooo much 😊👍

Thank you, Richard, always very much appreciate your comments 👍 I'm never quite sure how a piece will turn out until it's well underway 😲

Thank you, Paul, very kind and much appreciated 👍

Thank you, Tim. I love choirs 😊

Yes, a standard would be nice but there are too many corporate egos at play for that to happen. The nearest we have so far is NKS but it would be real cool if other manufacturers could make NKS keyboards 😊 MIDI 2 is alive and well but hiding under a rock somewhere... 😄

Hi Ivan - having fun is the main thing, I think 👍 I often start somewhere and end up somewhere different 😄

Thank you. I very much appreciate you listening and your thoughtful comments 😊👍

yes, these are my thoughts :)

Thank you very much 😊 I've been having great fun with AI images recently but I always write the music first 😄

Indeed 😄 They've dropped a little in price since making this video but still a lot cheaper than Moog's version 😄 Would suggest trying before buying if you can 👍

I'm sure it was very much for the better 😊 👍

Glad you found it so 👍

Thank you for listening, much appreciated 👍

Thank you very much 👍 Not sure what else folks might want that I could do 🤔

Quite 👍 Korg seems to have got the message and they are now going for £1225 🤔😄

Awesome combo - you've got the best of them all 😊👍

Thank you very much, so glad you found it useful 👍

Haa! Ha! Thanks, Matt 😄 I use theS Series coz I'm such a massive NI user but I love the features on the Keylab 😊

Hi Jose Good to know 👍 Do you use them on the same computer? If so, when do you use one as opposed to the other?

It's my perpetual state 😄

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Nice one 👍

Some people want it and some don't - it's up to each to make thir own decision. I'm not trying to influence anyone either way. Korg is run buy marketing bods...😞

@@IanWaugh I know you aren't trying to influence anyone. But there's something special about poly AT, and I don't say that lightly. Most larger synth companies are run by sales and marketing. Most companies full stop are run by sales and marketing. It's the construct we live in and seemingly can't escape from. The problem, in my opinion, is that most of the people in sales and marketing aren't very good at their jobs and they don't understand their customers. Instead they're working solely to enrich their shareholders and their CEOs.

@@jaleneR Yes, such is the way of things nowadays. It weren't like that back in the day... 😢

Hi - Do you mean the Moog Grandmother? XStream is a VST plugin and needs to run on a computer so, alas, no 😢

@@IanWaugh yes grandmother moog, but awe bummers would’ve loved to experiment with this for a live show ):

@@JackJack-mz1me Do you have a Grandmother?

@@IanWaugh I do, my first synth. (:

@@JackJack-mz1me Good choice 👍 You might like to check out these tutorials which explain various aspects of the GM: ruclips.net/p/PLnbB-G_ugUQ2p_JL73AWkzp71tpYg-H3P

More control is a good thing although I guess some folks would prefer to travel buy liner 😊

@@IanWaugh you ask any musician what they'd like their instrument to be able to do (be it a keyboardist, a violinist, a drummer...), they will always say "more expression". That's the reason why instruments evolve over time. The Piano Forte is often regarded as a "perfect" instrument, but is all but perfect (big, heavy, goes out of tune, doesn't allow vibrato...) and outside the classical stage it has been evolving continuously, to the point of allowing the player access to other voices and tunings, as well as becoming lighter and more portable (look at Workstations. And some even give you Poly AT).

@@jumpingman8160 Yes, we all want more, but not everyone uses the 'more' they are given 😊 In my video about NI's S Series Mk iii many commenters said they had no interest in PAT.. Strange but true 😲

@@IanWaugh because most synthesists nowadays are not keyboard players or even instrumentists of any order. They are used to VSTs and a cheap midi keyboard. Some don't even use midi keyboards at all because their DAWs offer the chordal function. Ask the ones who actually play real physical instruments and the response will be very different (then again, those will prefer real instruments to VSTs)

@@jumpingman8160 You could be right. The barrier to entry gor making music is almost zero 😊

Thank you 😊

That's very kind, so glad you found it useful 👍

Exactly 😊👍

Is that a genre? 😊

​@@IanWaugh Honestly, I don't know. But during your composition the music changes from dark to light and back, also passing only noise fragments along the way. So I thought that this is how you can call the style of the musical composition. Sorry if something is wrong, I used Google translation from Russian. Although it is probably better for me to write in my native language, so that your automatic translation works more correctly.

@@ДенисРябкин-щ2л Ah, I see wht you mean, thank you. And thank you for the translation. Much appreciate your Comments from so far away 👍

Yes, there's far too much choice 😱 I now often use NKS compatibility as an essential to prevent me buying more stuff. I bought into the NI eco system a few years ago and will probably be upgrading to 15. Other libraries and VSTs tend to be a source of new inspiration and sounds and probably wouldn't be necessary if I had more imagination 😢

@@IanWaugh I'm the same. With my YT channel growing, I've been fortunate to get most new software for free or an NFR license. Lately, I've covered a few UJAM bundles (which are NKS compliant) The NI Komplete content might be broader, more extensive and capable but UJAM is easier to learn and is fast developing a loyal audience. Kontakt libraries are good, and there is 100+ free options out there, but the trend seems to be moving to nifty sampled instruments and expansions, like Native Instruments offers. Glad we connected.

@@JeffyG Hey Jeffy - yes, I like a lot of the Ujam stuff. You've a great channel, checking it out now 👍

Brian Eno invented it so we have to go with his definition 👍 However, it has been incorporated in most music genres these days - ambient techno anyone? 😊 - so although you can home in on your preferred type, it's not so easy to probide an over-riding definition. I have a friend who agrees that Ambient should have no drums

@@IanWaugh Yes. Brian Eno coined the term “Ambient”, but I seem to recall that he himself did not claim to have invented the musical form. He included under that umbrella some works of past composers, including Debussy and Satie. Satie liked the term “furniture music” for some of his stuff. I concur that ambient should have no drums or any strong rhythms, but many others would disagree. I stopped listening to Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm because too many of their pieces devolve into frenetic and urgent tangles of complex sequencer rhythms that invariably derail my train of thought from its mental tracks.

@@NeuroPete I think it's a Lewis Carroll word and can mean exactly what you want it to mean 😄

@@IanWaugh Sure. Anyone can take a word, define it any way they want to, and turn it into a nonsense word from Alice in Wonderland. But it all comes down to how many people agree with that definition and therefore how useful the word is, for example in searching for something you’re interested in on RUclips or Spotify. The first video of yours that I watched was titled something like, “How to make Ambient Music“. This led to me watching many more of your videos because your usage of the word “ambient” matches somewhat with the type of music I aspire to make, and you have some very interesting things to say about it and other things, backed up by a lifetime of music experience.

@@NeuroPete Yes, if we agree on a word then it makes searching easier 👍 Also, music genres tend to evolve and cross-pollenate and many have added drone textures borrows from ambient so I guess it seems logical and easy to add the ambient epithet.

That's good to know, thank you 👍 Many of the YT tutorials seem to be a little shallow but it's a massive topic to cover on video. You need a little determination to read a book these days 😄

Thank you. I think PAT can be great fun when improvising as you describe 👍 The Hydra is a great synth, too 😊

Thank you kindly 👍

Could be. It' a 'new thing' and some folks want to see it everywhere.