Thanks for this vid, had NO IDEA you could assign a DIFFERENT chord to each note. What an awesome feature! I've got a Zoom effects unit similar to yours. The combo of the two makes for some gorgeous sounds.
Wonderful information-packed tutorial, I've been reading the manual while I poner whether to get ome of these but there'd no sunstitue to actually hearing the sounds e.g. the idea of what the "fake delay" would soun like in my head was totally different. Really, can't thank you enough.
Thank you. I got this after having little headache / confusion caused by terms that Yamaha used when they named this feature. Really helps a lot if not thinking those four _chord effect_ memory locations as chords related to scale degrees like many musicians have used to, from Chord1 to Chord7.
At first I was like what the heck. I programmed Root chord to Chord1 and left other notes intact, then tried to play. :D Root sounded like it should, having Chord-1 on it... _butt_ all the other scale degrees sounded like _crap._ And memory locations seemed to be insufficient - how in the hell one would survive with memory only for 4 chords? And then be able to use them in a musical composition? Like when seeing clearly that in _Perv. mode_ only one "chord effect" can be selected to be used at time? LMAO! :D Then it hit me. Chord1 is not the same thing as Chord1! Each one of those four _memory locations_ that are named like they would be Chords related to scale degrees... contains information for all the 12 notes and then repeats them over the octaves. So in my use, only one Chord memory location is needed. Those Chrd1-4 are just names for that function. User programmable mappings that could have named to practically anything, but they used numbers. I find it pretty annoying now that they named it like the way they did. Well.. roman numbers would have been even more confusing. :D
I wasn't even beginner with the tx81z... this is propably unit nro. 4 or 5 over the decades. I got first one in 1994 or 95 and it was my only synth for a period of time.
Never just used that chord memory thingie bc I was one of those endless knob twiddlers and menu divers who don't have a clue about music theory... just making so called 'electronic music' based to rhythms, sounds, shapes and hooks instead of melodies, harmonies, chord progressions and such.
Most difficult things in the process of learning how to make actual, *real music* has been unlearning bad habits and patterns that I've formed in the past. Common patterns become part of our personality by repetition ( remembering Joe Dispenza lectures ) .
Nice informative video! I kind of glossed over these features in the manual, but I see they are worth exploring. Also, the chord memory is interesting. I’m using Seq 1&2 of my Beatstep Pro to sequence two other synths, but I see now that I could use the Drum sequencer to trigger chords on this module - very handy! Thanks.
I noticed that you have a white sticker on your unit with a red number 1 on it. On my TX81Z I have a white sticker in the same place with number 2 on it in red! How curious!
Got this in a form of keybaord V2 (DX11) version, as replacement for a huge SY77. Like this one much better due to simplicity of editing and size, and with external effector like SE-70 it simply makes a great capable combo. What exited me most here is that round robin voice change feature. Reading a manual still makes no sence for me to realise how did you achieved it? What a coolness!
The MPC has MIDI layers A & B. By using chord memory alternating Note on/off while the sequencer is running you get things like note repeat (mono) arpeggios (onmi) multi ensambles (poly). Starting MIDI B Stops MIDI A and holds the note/chord for the duration of the quantized event depending the mode, mute group, beat clock, calendar settings etc. Might be my favorite "trick" for the TX and pretty much every digital sampler I've ever used.
Wait, what? lol. You don't actually show how to do half this stuff you just show what it sounds like. How do you do the "fake delay" and the round robins?
It's the same as the S-3000 which in turn is practically the same as the S-3000XL minus the added new Multi Mode on the XL, most of the sections of the manual of the XL are lifted straight from the original 3000 manual. I gave mine away to Sam Nolan albeit I still have the 2800 manual hahha
Thanks for the reply bro, commented this because I knew you had one. If you can by any chance scan it, then I would be very thankful. Got mine recently and I am trying to figure out how to use it. Cheers
5 Pentax Super A with the 1.4 50mm SMC-A lens and a Olympus Hipstermatic XA-2, to be fair the Olympus got me interested in film again so I wanted a fairly cheap SLR with a decent enough but affordable choice of lenses.... I would of liked a Nikon but then again it's only a hobby, lets not get carried away hahah Also have a cheapo Nikon D-SLR with a couple of lenses
so this is getting a bit weird, u have a soundcraft k3, i do also, u have an mpc2000 xl i do also, u have the lexicon lxp15 wich i also have and i just bought a v50 wich is basicly a double tx81z. Never thought i would have this setup in common with someone :D
Thanks for this vid, had NO IDEA you could assign a DIFFERENT chord to each note. What an awesome feature!
I've got a Zoom effects unit similar to yours. The combo of the two makes for some gorgeous sounds.
Wonderful information-packed tutorial, I've been reading the manual while I poner whether to get ome of these but there'd no sunstitue to actually hearing the sounds e.g. the idea of what the "fake delay" would soun like in my head was totally different. Really, can't thank you enough.
usable setup since 1987 - one of the never give away synths in my studio
Thank you. I got this after having little headache / confusion caused by terms that Yamaha used when they named this feature.
Really helps a lot if not thinking those four _chord effect_ memory locations as chords related to scale degrees like many musicians have used to, from Chord1 to Chord7.
At first I was like what the heck. I programmed Root chord to Chord1 and left other notes intact, then tried to play. :D
Root sounded like it should, having Chord-1 on it... _butt_ all the other scale degrees sounded like _crap._
And memory locations seemed to be insufficient - how in the hell one would survive with memory only for 4 chords?
And then be able to use them in a musical composition? Like when seeing clearly that in _Perv. mode_ only one "chord effect" can be selected to be used at time? LMAO! :D
Then it hit me. Chord1 is not the same thing as Chord1!
Each one of those four _memory locations_ that are named like they would be Chords related to scale degrees... contains information for all the 12 notes and then repeats them over the octaves.
So in my use, only one Chord memory location is needed. Those Chrd1-4 are just names for that function. User programmable mappings that could have named to practically anything, but they used numbers. I find it pretty annoying now that they named it like the way they did.
Well.. roman numbers would have been even more confusing. :D
I wasn't even beginner with the tx81z... this is propably unit nro. 4 or 5 over the decades. I got first one in 1994 or 95 and it was my only synth for a period of time.
Never just used that chord memory thingie bc I was one of those endless knob twiddlers and menu divers who don't have a clue about music theory... just making so called 'electronic music' based to rhythms, sounds, shapes and hooks instead of melodies, harmonies, chord progressions and such.
Most difficult things in the process of learning how to make actual, *real music* has been unlearning bad habits and patterns that I've formed in the past.
Common patterns become part of our personality by repetition ( remembering Joe Dispenza lectures ) .
What a great video! need to get the manual for this thing, love hearing how versatile it can be
I have a tg77 and it can do everything the tx1z can do still (synthesis wise )but I am lusting for a tx1z
extremely lush
makes me want to find another one of these
What causes the sound changes at 6:40? How do you program it to do that?
Nice informative video! I kind of glossed over these features in the manual, but I see they are worth exploring. Also, the chord memory is interesting. I’m using Seq 1&2 of my Beatstep Pro to sequence two other synths, but I see now that I could use the Drum sequencer to trigger chords on this module - very handy! Thanks.
I noticed that you have a white sticker on your unit with a red number 1 on it. On my TX81Z I have a white sticker in the same place with number 2 on it in red! How curious!
Got this in a form of keybaord V2 (DX11) version, as replacement for a huge SY77. Like this one much better due to simplicity of editing and size, and with external effector like SE-70 it simply makes a great capable combo.
What exited me most here is that round robin voice change feature. Reading a manual still makes no sence for me to realise how did you achieved it? What a coolness!
Any chance I can cop these patches?
What’s that patch you play at 02:05? It’s very cool. 🤔
I'm interested in this video and liked what I could hear of it, but the voice is way too quiet compared to the synth sounds.
Sound used by black dog production.
Just picked one up off eBay, great shape too. Should be here this week, I can't wait to rip some tracks with this magical beast :)
Such a versatile compact 4op module. More videos! Thanks.
"round robin in your MPC" are you trying to say theres an MPC that has a round robin mode???
The MPC has MIDI layers A & B. By using chord memory alternating Note on/off while the sequencer is running you get things like note repeat (mono) arpeggios (onmi) multi ensambles (poly). Starting MIDI B Stops MIDI A and holds the note/chord for the duration of the quantized event depending the mode, mute group, beat clock, calendar settings etc. Might be my favorite "trick" for the TX and pretty much every digital sampler I've ever used.
1:01 That's a spicy demo 🌶🔥👌
Good vid as always!
Wait, what? lol. You don't actually show how to do half this stuff you just show what it sounds like. How do you do the "fake delay" and the round robins?
You should make a video on the Akai S2800 (in case you've got one). There are no manuals of it online!
It's the same as the S-3000 which in turn is practically the same as the S-3000XL minus the added new Multi Mode on the XL, most of the sections of the manual of the XL are lifted straight from the original 3000 manual. I gave mine away to Sam Nolan albeit I still have the 2800 manual hahha
Thanks for the reply bro, commented this because I knew you had one. If you can by any chance scan it, then I would be very thankful. Got mine recently and I am trying to figure out how to use it. Cheers
S-3000XL Manual is sufficient, I don't have a scanner but I would like one to scan my 35mm film hahaha
vinyljunkie07 I am shooting film also!!! What camera do you use?
5 Pentax Super A with the 1.4 50mm SMC-A lens and a Olympus Hipstermatic XA-2, to be fair the Olympus got me interested in film again so I wanted a fairly cheap SLR with a decent enough but affordable choice of lenses.... I would of liked a Nikon but then again it's only a hobby, lets not get carried away hahah Also have a cheapo Nikon D-SLR with a couple of lenses
I got one,and tq5. sounds good too!
Yay, new vids
thank you
so this is getting a bit weird, u have a soundcraft k3, i do also, u have an mpc2000 xl i do also, u have the lexicon lxp15 wich i also have and i just bought a v50 wich is basicly a double tx81z. Never thought i would have this setup in common with someone :D
08:17 fuck I love this. peace
Thanks for the post, sweet deep dive....post more music btw :)
nice features, but pretty bad explained/showed...:)
thank you for this video--though I wish you turned your mic up and didn't mumble so much