Playing around with what you showed on the video. I cannot get this thing to sync. It will not do what you did at all and I’m very frustrated because what you did in the video was awesome.
Something I learned from the mobile app you lead me to: koala Sampler, and using that I made my track "think, can I get an amen (brother)?": I learned you can use the sample key scale in a mad way: (coming from someone who got into music production and had mpc one at the same time as you got yours and new to it all)... The siren sound that goes through the track is just a vocal of me test recording "whoo-oo-oooo" into the mic (after watching again your video and testing it a proper mix into my phone using some special cables) and then I progressively moved that sample up the scales. It changed the sound so much already - I can only imagine the extra fun you've not already demonstrated with the E-4 and J-6 here!! Truly inspired, thank you, only I don't need more GAS! 😂😂😂
hi wondering what kind of mic are you using? as i bought a cheap kareoke mic. but its not very good. lovin the e4 tho. ourchased after watching your review👍
One nice trick you can do with vocoders is turn your monophonic synth into a cheesy mellotron-style paraphonic synth. You need to exaggerate the settings a bit, but it can be fun to experiment with.
Till 4:00 it just sounds like my old (lovley) Korg DVP-1 Vocoder harmonizer and also without no really special benefits for using a Roland J-6 with the E-4. But then it's gonna be interresting... 👍
I’m into a lot of a jazz metal style so with my tc electronics voice 2 plugged into the PSR S770, same exact thing you’re doing just different gear. Now since I don’t have a J6 I use the Orba in chord mode for a cool Lydian scale doo daa type thing. Roland and Korg have some great patches and mixed with mine in harmony on chords can become quite extensive and interesting! Peace! If you still have the orba give it a shot!
Don't know if I'd ever want to, but, I guess I could do similar if I sequence an E-4 with my SQ-64. Probably won't be getting a J-6, however, as, right after getting the Liven XFM, my original Volca FM2 order suddenly came in stock months ahead of schedule. Guess the store lumped it with all the other Volca models which are still MIA, but the FM2s are back before I could cancel, so now I'll have 2 poly FM synths 🤣
I don't know if you've ever done a video about it (if you have, I couldn't find it), but I'm looking for some stand-alone machine (that doesn't necessarily require DAW or MIDI) for finger drumming. Except for it being stand-alone, my other requirement is that it ca produce acoustic (rather than electronic) drum sounds, so it could "simulate" a real drum set, and preferably a budget device. If you've ever done a similar video, I'd be happy to get a link. If not, well - here's an idea for you. :)
Unfortunately my J-6 and E-4 won’t do this any ideas? My midi plugs are stereo not mono is that a problem ? I can see that the E-4 is being controlled because the LED just defaults to 4 dashes just like yours
Check that the SYNC setting in the menu of both boxes is set to “Auto”. And definitely use TRS cables for the MIDI-in and -out. (Disclaimer: I only have a T-8 in my hands right now, the other 3 are in the mail. But I am an electrical engineer by trade, if that counts…)
@@Eatcrow “Tip-Ring-Shield”, yes it’s the stereo audio cable. Look at the prong itself, it has a metal tip, then a black insulator, then a metal ring, another insulator, then the rest of the prong is metal. Mono cables are TS “Tip-Shield”, they’re the ones that Eurorack modular synths use for CV and mono audio.
@@davidcassidy602 thank you for teaching me about that, however I did try the stereo cable first and it still didn’t work, so I bought the mono cable and tried that and it was no different
@Eatcrow Aha. In order to get the E-4 to listen to MIDI Chords, you have to enable “Key In” in the E-4 menu. 1) long press the AUTO PITCH, HARMONY, and VOCODER buttons together, to enter the menu 2) press the VOCODER button to display “keY.I” aka Key.Input 3) use the SCATTER dial to choose the MIDI channel of the J-6. I think that’s Channel 1. 4) long press the AUTO PITCH, HARMONY, and VOCODER buttons together, to exit the menu 5) ensure the J-6 is sending chords, and the E-4 is in HARMONY mode. Good luck!
fun fior days with this little roland
Definitely!
I've actually just recently paired these two up and it's great fun. Your remark about the 'Barbershop Quartet' is a cut above the rest 🤪😁. Nice demo.
Thanks so much!
Once again you’ve given me some additional inspiration
Now I have to this piece of gear 😀
They are both so fun!
Wow !
Very cool
Didn’t even think of doing this. Thank you so much.
Thank you!
Playing around with what you showed on the video. I cannot get this thing to sync. It will not do what you did at all and I’m very frustrated because what you did in the video was awesome.
Something I learned from the mobile app you lead me to: koala Sampler, and using that I made my track "think, can I get an amen (brother)?": I learned you can use the sample key scale in a mad way: (coming from someone who got into music production and had mpc one at the same time as you got yours and new to it all)...
The siren sound that goes through the track is just a vocal of me test recording "whoo-oo-oooo" into the mic (after watching again your video and testing it a proper mix into my phone using some special cables) and then I progressively moved that sample up the scales. It changed the sound so much already - I can only imagine the extra fun you've not already demonstrated with the E-4 and J-6 here!!
Truly inspired, thank you, only I don't need more GAS! 😂😂😂
Love freebeat. Appreciate you bro!
Great little Boxes 🎉 Aira 🎹🎚️🔈🔉🔊🔊💯
Absolutely!
This is so cool! 👍
Thanks!
Now I wanna see it setup to actually fake a barbershop quartet! Also, around the 7:20 mark you sounded vaguely Daft Punk-ish.
Futuristic Barbershop Quartet sounds like a great band name hahaha
hi wondering what kind of mic are you using?
as i bought a cheap kareoke mic. but its not very good. lovin the e4 tho. ourchased after watching your review👍
I'm just using a Shure SM57 (linked in the description)
Very interesting! Cheers!
Thanks!
Can i really just use a stereo lead from midi out to midi in? I have both units, & this video has blown my tiny mind!! Wonderful!
Amazing! ❤
More content on these here
Now THIS is W I L D ! Great video!!!! Thanks!
Glad you liked this one :)
too nice
This reminds me very much of Shpongle - Divine Moments of Truth. Could do some pretty trippy stuff with this!
Now I see through DMT...
Shpongle!
Thanks so much!
One nice trick you can do with vocoders is turn your monophonic synth into a cheesy mellotron-style paraphonic synth. You need to exaggerate the settings a bit, but it can be fun to experiment with.
Definitely, it's pretty fun!
The more cheesy synth sounds, the better !
and you didn`t manipulate the filter envelope delay and reverb on th J6
Lol I do agree with you! 😂
Thanks for watching!
Question, can you just connect the midi in/out via a trs cable or are those 2 seperate 3.5/midi cables going to a midi hub?
Till 4:00 it just sounds like my old (lovley) Korg DVP-1 Vocoder harmonizer and also without no really special benefits for using a Roland J-6 with the E-4. But then it's gonna be interresting... 👍
Thanks so much for watching!
Beginner question: for this to work, are the MIDI channels set to the same or are they different? how about AIRA link settings? thank you!
I've had an E-4 for a while now and finally have a J-6 on its way in the mail...this will be happening the day it arrives
Right on, have fun!
I’m into a lot of a jazz metal style so with my tc electronics voice 2 plugged into the PSR S770, same exact thing you’re doing just different gear. Now since I don’t have a J6 I use the Orba in chord mode for a cool Lydian scale doo daa type thing. Roland and Korg have some great patches and mixed with mine in harmony on chords can become quite extensive and interesting! Peace! If you still have the orba give it a shot!
I no longer have the Orba haha, but thanks for watching!
Don't know if I'd ever want to, but, I guess I could do similar if I sequence an E-4 with my SQ-64. Probably won't be getting a J-6, however, as, right after getting the Liven XFM, my original Volca FM2 order suddenly came in stock months ahead of schedule. Guess the store lumped it with all the other Volca models which are still MIA, but the FM2s are back before I could cancel, so now I'll have 2 poly FM synths 🤣
Yeah honestly if you've got any sort of sequencer with fun or wacky features it'll probably work great with the E-4!
I don't know if you've ever done a video about it (if you have, I couldn't find it), but I'm looking for some stand-alone machine (that doesn't necessarily require DAW or MIDI) for finger drumming. Except for it being stand-alone, my other requirement is that it ca produce acoustic (rather than electronic) drum sounds, so it could "simulate" a real drum set, and preferably a budget device. If you've ever done a similar video, I'd be happy to get a link. If not, well - here's an idea for you. :)
sp404 mk2 with appropriate samples
Any sampler or sample player with pads on it can do that. Just load in your acoustic drum sounds and you're good to go!
Can be work with t8 or s1 too with e4?
Wow these two together are amazing! I only wish I had an extra $400 laying around to buy them😅, I’ll just watch the video again lol
You can probably emulate this in a DAW with a few inexpensive plugins :)
@@FreeBeat yeah true, but hardware is so much funner
Unfortunately my J-6 and E-4 won’t do this any ideas?
My midi plugs are stereo not mono is that a problem ?
I can see that the E-4 is being controlled because the LED just defaults to 4 dashes just like yours
Check that the SYNC setting in the menu of both boxes is set to “Auto”. And definitely use TRS cables for the MIDI-in and -out. (Disclaimer: I only have a T-8 in my hands right now, the other 3 are in the mail. But I am an electrical engineer by trade, if that counts…)
@@davidcassidy602 what is a “TRS” cable? Is that the 3 way stereo type or the 2 way mono type?
@@Eatcrow “Tip-Ring-Shield”, yes it’s the stereo audio cable. Look at the prong itself, it has a metal tip, then a black insulator, then a metal ring, another insulator, then the rest of the prong is metal.
Mono cables are TS “Tip-Shield”, they’re the ones that Eurorack modular synths use for CV and mono audio.
@@davidcassidy602 thank you for teaching me about that, however I did try the stereo cable first and it still didn’t work, so I bought the mono cable and tried that and it was no different
@Eatcrow Aha. In order to get the E-4 to listen to MIDI Chords, you have to enable “Key In” in the E-4 menu.
1) long press the AUTO PITCH, HARMONY, and VOCODER buttons together, to enter the menu
2) press the VOCODER button to display “keY.I” aka Key.Input
3) use the SCATTER dial to choose the MIDI channel of the J-6. I think that’s Channel 1.
4) long press the AUTO PITCH, HARMONY, and VOCODER buttons together, to exit the menu
5) ensure the J-6 is sending chords, and the E-4 is in HARMONY mode.
Good luck!
You don’t even need a J-6, any midi sequencer with the E-4 could do similar things.
Yup! This video is specifically about the J-6 though :)