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@@TheFinerPrint I completely agree! This song doesn’t get enough love. Thanks a ton! I really appreciate it🙏

@@BluFox85 Anytime, glad I could help!😂

Thank you! Seems like they’ll be shipping around mid September from what I know. I don’t know much about the GS E7 but it looks great as well. Were you just planning on trying them both and keeping your favorite?

​@@riffsthatrule Pretty much. I think I'll probably end up with a p5 in the end though.

@@poorhorserecords I can’t recommend the P5 enough! It’s incredible. It doesn’t have tons of modulation options but that’s what other synths are for. The raw tone of the P5 is unmatched🤤

There might’ve been but this was actually one that someone returned to the store I teach at a couple hours after they got it. I decided to snag it ‘cause my other option was to wait ‘til mid September to get another one

I hear you. If you have any of the big, bad boys it makes sense that you would be comfortable with and prefer their layouts. I have not jammed on or owned any of them so I have no issues with the layout. Does sound great though for sure!

@@Shred_The_Weapon Haha! That’s awesome-happy to accidentally score Moana.😉 As a film/TV composer, I’m all about those unexpected musical mashups!

Likewise, @@riffsthatrule, even though I have yet to do any such projects of my own.

Nice! That’s sweet. Keep at it and you’ll get there

@@zadtheinhaler Totally! This is bang for buck one of the best synths on the market right now. Especially if you love that SEM filter

That’s much appreciated, thank you!🙏 I didn’t see anything about it in the manual so I’m guessing it doesn’t but I could be wrong about that.

@@user-sz6qt4ig9e Hahaha sorry, I had to! I can say it’s a steal of a deal for the price if that helps at all

@@KyleCachora Haha I had to! That patch had a similar vibe. Watch out for Freddy in your dreams😝🔪🩸

@@carpenter.recordings Thanks Jay!! You rule🙏🤘 I’ll definitely send you some tracks soon

@@6663355 I haven’t tried the TOE-5 yet. Is it sweet?🦶😂

@@payt01 Thank you! Yeah, that bright SEM filter is magical🪄 haha for sure! The Muse isn’t cheap. From what I’ve seen/heard, it sounds incredible though. How do you like it?

@@waddy707 That’s gonna be an awesome combo! Did you order one already?

@@riffsthatrule They haven’t even arrived in NZ yet! So waiting to demo one, but from what I’ve seen here it’s a no brainer.

@@waddy707 Ah, I got you. 💯 What you get for the price is incredible really. Plus, you’ll be comfortable with the layout since you have the Take 5!

@@kvmoore1 Totally agree! Combined with all the mod options, SEM filter and great sequencer, it’s a steal for the price!

@@riffsthatrule ABSOLUTELY!

Haha you should get one! I bet you’d love jammin’ on it. Thanks Nonage!!

@@AbsurdTV1 For sure! That SEM filter is magical 🪄

Sounds a bit to digital ,definetly a hybrid sound instead of pure analog , but sounds nice in it's own right.

@@cnfuzz The only thing that’s digital is the FX. Otherwise it’s VCOs and VCF

It sounds fantastic! If you want or need a tasty SEM filter at a very reasonable price, I’d highly recommend it🙂

@@riffsthatrule thanks for the recommendation! I have the OB-X8 at the top of my wishlist. Then E7 by GS Music and TEO-5 are the next ones in the list. :) I think I will get them all, but the OB-X8 is too expensive, that’s why I need to save money for this first.

@Donetur For sure! The OB-X8 looks incredible but if you get that and the TEO-5 that would be quite a bit of overlap. May want to just get one or the other unless you just love the Oberheim sound. The modulation possibilities on the TEO-5 are pretty awesome though. I don’t think I know the E7

@@riffsthatrule the OB-X8 seems to sound more massive and vintage than TEO-5 and that’s exactly what I love about it. TEO-5 sounds a little bit more modern?, but it also can sound vintage, not sure what are the possibilities of this machine, I always try not to get an impression from the presets only as the sound may depend on what the sound designer intended only. I am waiting for the demos tweaking knobs and so on, users will start to receive the unit in the next months, so I expect more videos to analyze :). I may need to put my hands on the OB-X8 first before taking that decision. Probably you are right and they will overlap too much for my taste, that’s a possibility I considered, if that’s the case it has no sense to get TEO-5. E7 on the other hand has a unique vintage sound which I love. I also love how Code 8 sounds by Studio Electronics, but this is too expensive for a rack synth, it cost even more than OB-X8, I wouldn’t pay that amount of money if I am not rich.

@Donetur I totally hear you! The raw tone of the OB-X8 is incredible. I got the Prophet 5 for that very same reason. My favorite synth of all time and I had to have it. As far as I know, the TEO-5 does have waaay more modulation options if that’s something you care about! 19 sources and 54 destinations😮. That was one of the many reasons I chose the TEO-5 since the Prophet 5 doesn’t have nearly as many mod options. Just to fill that gap you know. But yeah, if you don’t care about having tons of mod options and can afford the OB-X8, it sounds like that’s the one for you

Haha yeah! It was actually an open box that got returned a few hours after the customer picked it up. I decided to give it a try ‘cause otherwise I would’ve had to wait ‘til mid September😑

@@EchoKraft No, it’s just an on stage with the added two tier. I should get a liquid at some point though. Those seem super solid

@@riffsthatrule yeah man that’s what I have my Hydra and my OSMOSE sitting on. It’s a solid stand and I like the way the top tier sits back. That’s why I thought that was what you had because it sits back from the Phophet that you have.

That’s sweet! Yeah, it’s annoying when the second tier sticks out too far and covers whatever you have beneath. I think I just lucked out with the on stage but I’ll definitely look into the liquid a bit more

@@riffsthatrule I have, I believe that same stand by on stage. That what my DeepMind12 and my MatrixBrute Sits on. Another great stand!

Nice! It’s pretty solid for what it is. I’m curious about the DM12. Had one in at the store I teach at for a bit but I never got to jam on it. Your videos I’ve seen on it sound awesome though

@@EchoKraft Thanks Echo!🙌

@@danthreepwood2760 That’s definitely good to know! I’ve not played an OB-X8 but would love to at some point. Do you have one? Thanks a ton! I really appreciate that🙏🙌

@@riffsthatrule Yup I do. And I'm very lucky and humbled to own one. But nevertheless the TEO comes really close and has lot's of other stuff going on. For that price range it's a killer synth. Uncomparable to the UbXa.

That’s awesome to know coming from an OB-X8 owner! So cool you have one! That’s how I feel about my Prophet 5. Just seeing it in my studio every morning feels kinda surreal haha.

@@danthreepwood2760 The UbXa just doesn't have that sweet sweet sound. Why buy generic brand when you can have Grade-A 100%?

@aopaul Totally agree in this case! Price is very reasonable for what you get

@@s.f.b.s You know what’s funny, when I was unboxing it, I saw the packet and thought about it for a second😂 it almost happened lol

@@MusicalWizardryMarcoIannello Hahaha Respekt! That table is WICKED😂

@@riffsthatrule lol fo real yo! Check it

Aiiiight! Lol

@@riffsthatrule innit

Boom boom 💥

For sure! I’m loving it so far. The raw tone is amazing and so many mod options

@@riffsthatrule Great to hear the mod options are plenty

@@eTERNIAN69 There are 19 mod sources and 54 destinations😮

@@riffsthatrule Beastly

Thanks man! Yeah, it can definitely get pretty beefy 🥩 super excited to keep exploring it and it definitely pairs well with the P5

Thanks man! What are you thinkin’, time to pick one up?

Bro. 📺📺📺woah !!!

Thank you!🙏

@@teodorstoychev20035 Unfortunately I’m not too familiar with running things without an interface so I don’t really have any tips for you there. That is weird though that you did have things working but now they’re not…

I totally hear you! I tend to do both. In this particular case I played the sequence in and then just looped the midi so I could be free to tweak

@@riffsthatrule cool, thanks! But I take it there is at least one knob that’s a «dry signal» or whatever, right? I suppose that’s what an oscillator does? I believe the answer to this question is so obvious that I really have to ask someone, lol.. I just don’t want to buy a machine like this and then realise it doesn’t even make a sound on its own.

You definitely can do certain ambient sounds/sfx via the patch bay without midi. Or you can get it self oscillating too without midi but your sonic options will be pretty limited as far as I know

​@@riffsthatrule Okay, cool! It's not that I don't want to get one of them MIDI keyboards to go along with it sooner or later (or coupling it with a DAW), but imagine opening the box and not having the gear to make a single sound, ya know? Haha. I'll have to build the gear park quite gradually. Thanks for humoring a proper newb, appreciate it.

@Vingul Haha for sure! You’ll definitely be able to make some noise with it straight out of the box with no midi but you will be pretty limited until you get some midi rockin’. Don’t need a keyboard for midi either. You can do that within a daw. Keyboard just makes it a lot faster and more fun

Haha awesome! One of the best games of all time. Thank YOU and hope you got something out of it!

@@riffsthatrule Yeah, I just recently started my journey into the synthesizer world and this will come in handy when I decide to actually record songs. I'll try it soon! Thanks. Love your style, too. It's honest, cool, metal and just no BS. Just straight forward explanation. You rock.

@@StrilliVanilliDrums Welcome to the synth community! You’ll love it. Just try not to get addicted to collecting them haha. Thanks a ton! That means a lot🙏

@@riffsthatrule Haha, thanks! ^^ I hope I won't I started with a few old Casios just for the nostalgic feel but now I got my Microfreak and that'll keep me on my toes for quite some time I presume until I figured everything out... ^^ I never answered about Resident Evil 2 though: Hell yes, I also think it's one of the best games ever made. :D

@StrilliVanilliDrums Haha for sure! I’ve heard a lot of people like the “Freak” series. I haven’t tried them though. That’s the best way to go though. Learn what you have inside out before getting new ones. I’m a bit guilty of that😂. Oh man, totally! Those first 3 Resident Evil games for PS1 are in my top favorite games of all time! Same the the first 3 Silent Hill games as well

@@nicefish10 There’s nothing wrong with mine. Was just a cheeky way of saying it sounds angry (in a good way). Thanks for watchin’

I hear you. Is yours doing more than just the typical analog synth wildness?

Honestly, not to go all sales pitchey on you but some lessons with a proper teacher would do you wonders as far as pointing you in the right direction for what and how to practice. I do offer in person and online lessons if you’re interested. My contact info is in my about section if you’d like to learn more🤘

@riffsthatrule I have thought about getting a teacher but I don't have the money for that, thanks for the idea though!

@octrain6648 Of course! Some online courses are great too. I’d highly recommend Tom Quayle’s website

Same! They’ve really grown on me and feel great

Yeah I'm used to seeing every fret scooped, this is only the high end like how some banjos only have frets higher up. Interesting.

I’m not sure why they chose to do it that way but it’s pretty cool. Love this guitar! They’re scalloped from the 17th fret up

Thank you! I may have to do that in the future but more horror covers are definitely coming soon!

Of course! I’m glad you’ve found them helpful. If you’ve followed both of the videos that should honestly get you up and running. As long as you’re using usb midi like you said and follow all the steps in both. I set up my synth modules just like how you described, to a master keyboard. As long as your PF85 is usb midi it should be plug and play. Then you would connect your module(s) via 5 pin midi to your PF85 more than likely. If you have a bunch of different modules hooked up then you just select a different midi channel for each one instead of “all channels” like I choose in the videos. Hope this helps!

@@riffsthatrule Thank you for your very prompt response. I'll watch your videos again and will have another go. Hopefully I'll get there in the end. Many thanks again.

@lazmusic1 Of course! Let me know if you are still having issues and I’ll do my best to help you get it figured out

@@riffsthatrule Just an update regarding my initial enquiry (anybody who hasn't got anything better to do with their lives can check it out above - it's really basic), I eventually managed to hook up my gear, by connecting the Out of the MIDI-to-USB adaptor to the out of my controller keyboard and the In of the convertor to my external sound source. This makes sense as you send your messages, i.e. what you play to the DAW and to listen back to your masterpiece, with the sound of your choice, you receive the MIDI messages back from the computer. Great, it works. However, I still have a problem. What you record in this way is just MIDI information and not actual sounds. In your video you create three tracks, on one of which you record the MIDI information and on the other you kind of bounce the MIDI track as audio; and I don't understand what the first track is used for. Would you be so kind to explain the routing of the signals from the MIDI to the audio track? Many thanks indeed. 😊

Glad to hear you’re making progress! As far as the routing goes, that’s all covered in the video but the third track at the top of the group just acts as a folder to group the tracks together to keep things nice and organized. If you’re recording lots of layers, things can get messy real quick so I find using folders really helps.

@@billhicks9056 They’re called scalloped frets and they allow a bit more flexibility with bends and vibrato mostly. They do require a lighter touch though ‘cause you can easily send notes out of tune if you press too hard. Thank you! Much appreciated🙏

@@GuitaringGuitarist Thank you! What if you had to pick one though?

That’s a great way to categorize the sounds/progressions you dig!

It’s mostly for having more control over bends/vibrato but also requires a lighter touch too. Not a huge difference really but it looks cool haha

Never heard of him. I’ll give it a listen

Thanks for watching

In this particular example, I’m only playing chord tones so every note is a perfect match for each respective chord. Start with chord tones only over each chord and slowly start adding extensions when you feel ready. I started as a heavily shape based player but over the many years I’ve gravitated towards interval based playing. It’s much more useful for writing and improvising. As far as improvising over changes, there are many different approaches: key center approach (all chords belong to the same key/use one scale), treat each chord as it’s own key (this takes much more fretboard knowledge but is well worth it as it leads to tastier choices), etc…

Great choice!🤘