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I know this is probably not what you are interested in doing but it would be very appreciated if you can do a video on how to create useful fm sounds (pianos, brass, guitars, “classic” synth sounds, etc). It is great that you made this video on how to use this fm synth but many people like myself don’t know how to make actually useful fm sounds. It would add a lot of value if, in addition to showing the functions of this synth, you also show how to make actually useful sounds
@@XNBeatsMusic That is very much appreciated. While there are a lot of very good videos like this that go over how fm synthesis works, it is a struggle to find content on how to make “useful” sounds with fm. I look forward to that video
@@jloiben12 Sure, i did a model D, making sounds videa. That would be the format pretty much. Check it out, i show you the final patch and the we recreate it step by step.
This is the tutorial I was looking for. I bought the Opsix on impulse, knowing nothing about it other than it was an FM synth, but I'm so glad I bought it. This thing is deep.
Thanks for the comment !! Yes...it is a workhorse synth. Whatever you conventional subtractive synth cannot do, this will. I use like that, use classic synths but there is always some sound where I need to go FM. And if I cannot get the sound I want from my subtractive synth, I go to Opsix or Hydra and get it....
You are so good at teaching and so valuable as a RUclips teacher that I am speechless. Your videos are long and I love this intense study, they are long because they are so complete and well thought out. They are long because you teach without missing important information, other teachers who leave out this important information means we are lost where that info is missing. I am almost in tears having this FM tutorial. I purchased a Yamaha Reface DX a few years back and have struggled with FM since. I understand most of it, but that missing information I mentioned above has been missing. Thank you for filling in all the blanks with this video!!!
Just got me a new Opsix and after starting a few minutes of different tutorials I decided to stick with this one. Really helped me get jumpstarted with the synth rather than feeling overwhelmed!! 😁
Thanks. At first it looks like a monster lion, uncontrollable and difficult to control that works against you....but, just like everything in life, when you start peeling the layers it's not so scary anymore and now you have a monster lion working for you :). Thanks for the comment.
@@Goettel well, I try mi best. Recording the guide takes about 3 or 5 hours of talking. So you see the trimmed version. After the 2nd hour my brain doesn't function that well.... It could be worst. I coul do it with a mexican accent or russian
@@Goettel but now that you mention it. I've learned that word from other places. Damn they were using it wrong, well, I need to adjust i guess. Should I use the british or american version ? haha
I watch the entire tutorial and I learn few things.I saw your video on the Opsix owner group on Facebook. I have the opsix since one and a half year and I didn't understand very well how ring/wavefolder and things like those work. Thank you, I subscribe to see the next.
Thanks. Glad it helped even a little bit, that's why I tailor these to go in sections. I planned them like a course more than a tutorial. Thanks for the comment.
Hi! This is really a great guide! I love this synth beause, being totally blind, it's really accessible for me and the possibilities of creating sounds are limitless; I love FM synths and this is my favourite of all time. Thx really very much for this videos for the OPSIX; i'll keep them as a great sort of audio manual; great job, really.
Thanks man, hope you like it. It's was really hard to plan like the Wavestate. But yeah once you understand the modes, you've got millions of sound there.
Great video, this is my first synth since the microkorg and its crazy deep, every time I get comfortable with something I realize there another whole world of possibility beyond that xD this has really helped !!!
Very timely post. Korg just had a flash sale, and I got in on it. Ordered last week and hoping to take delivery this Sunday (must've been slammed at the warehouse). I'm very happy to have your guidance as I begin my journey into this baroque hall of mirrors.
hello. it was a coincidence. Imagine all the planning, recording and editing take lots of time. So when I was finish recording this I read at synthopia they were on sale. Well, ratios are part of this, so knowing how they work pitch the operators to what you want is a must. I like that "journey into this baroque hall of mirrors", well the synth can do A LOT so it is a journey for sure.
I'm only five minutes into this video, but I had to stop, come to the comment section, and thank you. I can already tell this is going to be so invaluable to me. I'm about 5 minutes away from returning my Reface CS to buy an OpSix, and this video is making it more likely!
Congratulations !! Hopefully you are not one of the ones that got the not working screen. That whole thing really killed the vibe or this mega sale....and KORG's image.
@@XNBeatsMusic Thanks! I bought mine from Facebook Marketplace since reverb cancelled my order due to wrong inventory #. Got it for 400 in brand new condition. It's a win
Just ordered this thing after watching over an hour of this video. I started watching in the hope that it would confirm all of my anxiety towards FM and keep me from wanting the opsix. Well, that didn't work. ;-)
Great presentation. Very interesting with both FM and subtractive synthesis. For example Massive X has several FM options but it's not a full-fledged FM synth like Opsix.
Great Korg Opsix tutorial. I was lucky to buy one from Korg Reverb store. My Opsix will be delivered next Wednesday (08/10/22). I already have an empty keyboard stand setup awaiting its arrival. And now with knowledge from this Tutorial I will have a head start for editing sounds on Opsix.
I just got one from that sale. Apparently many people have received units from that sale that have defective screens. My screen is black. What looked like a great sale turns out to be Korg unloading a lot of defective units. Very cynical of them and an odd thing to do to your customers. They can be sent back for refund or possibly repaired under warranty. That of course depends on if the screens are available. The global parts shortage might affect this. Very peeved at Korg for this. The synth is excellent though. I’ve gotten quite a bit out of it without the screen and without knowing exactly what I’m doing which is my fave way for learning a synth. I hope that you get one with a good screen.
@@enphour7960 You’re very lucky. That really makes it an exceptional deal. It’s an amazing synth. I wasn’t looking to buy it but for the money it was worth a shot as I love my Wavestate. It turned out to be quite a surprise. Even with a dead screen I managed to make some incredible bits of music with it. It reminds me of the types of sounds Brian Eno got on The Shutov Assembly.
I have a home recording studio and the OpSix has rounded out my arsenal. I’m using the sequencer as a form of backing tracks for various projects but sure I’m not fully utilizing the function. Question: if you have a particular sequence in let’s say C major, and you would like to add a alternate bridge sequence in A minor. Can you form two (2) sequences in alternate keys..? Really appreciate your time and dedication to the OpSix subject matter. Very useful
saved somewhat 20 patched watching this one, waaw. took mé 6 hours haha, it seems I don't need a virus ti anymore haha. sounds better than many other synths, like ee jaw dropping, playing like 20 minutes with the tutorial on pauze lol
Great guide! Thank you! I have the software version which is easier to program. Nevertheless, this guide is excellent and applies on the software or any FM synth really :)
I don’t have Opsix, but you got like and subscribe for effort. Otherwise I have Wavestate but I’m more interested if you have in plans to make the same deep dive video about Hidrasynth?
Thanks for the comment. Wavestate is coming out next week. And yes, I have a hydra desktop and I will release a guide just like this. I am writing the script and the chapters, but it pretty long. The Hydra is a massive synth, but I'll get there :)
Hello thanks for your great videos and this one in particular as I bought one last week. Is there any editor in project by somebody ? This is badly missing cause even with shift function we can read values, we are blind for the full picture when we switch from one program to another...
for some reason i can't sync LFO to the tempo :( when i switch the mode to "ON" it just does nothing, while when it's "OFF" everything works as it's shown here. anyone know what's the matter? would appreciate ur help guys..
Hello. I have a Wavestate with customisable knobs on it, and hands on control for many things. I'm planning to buy the opsix too. But I'm not so happy with menu diving, and page related buttons to do the job. In the midi implementation chart it stets what are the mapping for fire cutoff, resonance and fx levels, even some basic envelope stuff. So that's a good start to control it with external gear. However other parameters are not mentioned, and then there is 1--119 assignable to Patch. So if I want to control for example LFO1,2,3 or the pitch of some operators, in order to have them mapped, I have to sacrifice a V-patch slot from the 12 in order to be able to use an external midi gear? Isn't there some default mappings, or isn't there a menu to do the mapping? After all the librarian software is handling all the pot-meters instantly, I know it's probably not over midi :(. So if you have any clue how to have this issue resolved, I would be very interested.
Any ideas on what mod destinations breath control could work well with on the OPSix? Continuously variable controllers don't work with everything. I normally hit volume, and some of cutoff and resonance on other synths, but this offers a lot of other interesting choices. My OPSix just came in today, so I am enjoying following your great guide.
Hello friend, I am writing to you from Chile, when I update my opsix to 2.0.1 I stop having a connection with the sound library, I tried changing USB between NCM and RNDIS but there is no communication between the PC with WIN and the Korg. I'm thinking it would be nice to go back to 2.0 but how do you do that safely? Thank you so much
yes all hardware, gives you usb to control the keyboard, sync to the daw and updates. But sound comes out of the 1/4 line outputs. This is standard, you need to connect the audio outs to your interface.
@@XNBeatsMusic I'm affraid I made mistake, following OPSIX manual I bought MIDIFLEX 4 MIDI interface instead of Audio interface. Now I'm only able to send MIDI signal and use it as MIDI controller. No way to record audio. Need to find some Audio interface. Not sure which one now EDIT: just returning MIDI interface and ordering Focusrite Scarlet 816 (could go with 414 - enough audio outputs, but there was some discount making just little difference with the price on Amazon). I’ll update as I get it 😁
@@tbadoo yeah,, I also have Midiflex. And yes, you need an audio interface.You can get a cheap one in the used market. The focusrite scarlett is good, remember you need 2 in's because the synth is stereo. The Behringer UMC are good. The presonus ones are goo too.
Hey please keep making them, I’ll buy a second one. The best synth ever. My dream synth. With the software it makes it so killer, just export the patch and the load onto the op six. And I’ve figured out some cool tricks
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I know this is probably not what you are interested in doing but it would be very appreciated if you can do a video on how to create useful fm sounds (pianos, brass, guitars, “classic” synth sounds, etc). It is great that you made this video on how to use this fm synth but many people like myself don’t know how to make actually useful fm sounds. It would add a lot of value if, in addition to showing the functions of this synth, you also show how to make actually useful sounds
@@jloiben12 hey. Actually, is part of the plan. i am preparing a few videos doing soun design from the scratch :)
@@XNBeatsMusic
That is very much appreciated. While there are a lot of very good videos like this that go over how fm synthesis works, it is a struggle to find content on how to make “useful” sounds with fm. I look forward to that video
@@jloiben12 Sure, i did a model D, making sounds videa. That would be the format pretty much. Check it out, i show you the final patch and the we recreate it step by step.
This is the tutorial I was looking for. I bought the Opsix on impulse, knowing nothing about it other than it was an FM synth, but I'm so glad I bought it. This thing is deep.
Thanks for the comment !! Yes...it is a workhorse synth. Whatever you conventional subtractive synth cannot do, this will. I use like that, use classic synths but there is always some sound where I need to go FM. And if I cannot get the sound I want from my subtractive synth, I go to Opsix or Hydra and get it....
You are so good at teaching and so valuable as a RUclips teacher that I am speechless. Your videos are long and I love this intense study, they are long because they are so complete and well thought out. They are long because you teach without missing important information, other teachers who leave out this important information means we are lost where that info is missing. I am almost in tears having this FM tutorial. I purchased a Yamaha Reface DX a few years back and have struggled with FM since. I understand most of it, but that missing information I mentioned above has been missing. Thank you for filling in all the blanks with this video!!!
Get those likes up !!
This is the best Opsix guide on the web !!
YEAH BROTHER !! GET THEM UP !!!!
I even decided to become a Patreon yesterday. His explanations are always so cool.
Just got me a new Opsix and after starting a few minutes of different tutorials I decided to stick with this one. Really helped me get jumpstarted with the synth rather than feeling overwhelmed!! 😁
Thanks. At first it looks like a monster lion, uncontrollable and difficult to control that works against you....but, just like everything in life, when you start peeling the layers it's not so scary anymore and now you have a monster lion working for you :). Thanks for the comment.
Not finished watching of course, but so far it's crystal clear. Excellent.
Thanks man !! Hope people like this, it took a lot of work.
@@XNBeatsMusic Your pronunciation of "linear" though.. ;)
@@Goettel well, I try mi best. Recording the guide takes about 3 or 5 hours of talking. So you see the trimmed version. After the 2nd hour my brain doesn't function that well.... It could be worst. I coul do it with a mexican accent or russian
@@Goettel but now that you mention it. I've learned that word from other places. Damn they were using it wrong, well, I need to adjust i guess. Should I use the british or american version ? haha
@@XNBeatsMusic either will do :) Just something I noticed, no biggie
I watch the entire tutorial and I learn few things.I saw your video on the Opsix owner group on Facebook. I have the opsix since one and a half year and I didn't understand very well how ring/wavefolder and things like those work. Thank you, I subscribe to see the next.
Thanks. Glad it helped even a little bit, that's why I tailor these to go in sections. I planned them like a course more than a tutorial. Thanks for the comment.
Hi! This is really a great guide! I love this synth beause, being totally blind, it's really accessible for me and the possibilities of creating sounds are limitless; I love FM synths and this is my favourite of all time. Thx really very much for this videos for the OPSIX; i'll keep them as a great sort of audio manual; great job, really.
Thanks Claudio, Glad you like it :) . Cheer from Argentina.
This is synth #3 that I own that you've made a tutorial on. Appreciate your content and can't wait to dig in.
Thanks man, hope you like it. It's was really hard to plan like the Wavestate. But yeah once you understand the modes, you've got millions of sound there.
Great video. No need for another opsix tutorial.
Excellent video tutorial, thanks. Opsix is a great synth.
Great video, this is my first synth since the microkorg and its crazy deep, every time I get comfortable with something I realize there another whole world of possibility beyond that xD this has really helped !!!
Great to hear that. The MicroKorg is a classic, but yeah this unlocks the Pro mode let's say. Thanks for the comment.
Very timely post. Korg just had a flash sale, and I got in on it. Ordered last week and hoping to take delivery this Sunday (must've been slammed at the warehouse). I'm very happy to have your guidance as I begin my journey into this baroque hall of mirrors.
PS I feel like it's useful to know the relationship of just intonation to ratios.
hello. it was a coincidence. Imagine all the planning, recording and editing take lots of time. So when I was finish recording this I read at synthopia they were on sale.
Well, ratios are part of this, so knowing how they work pitch the operators to what you want is a must.
I like that "journey into this baroque hall of mirrors", well the synth can do A LOT so it is a journey for sure.
I'm only five minutes into this video, but I had to stop, come to the comment section, and thank you. I can already tell this is going to be so invaluable to me. I'm about 5 minutes away from returning my Reface CS to buy an OpSix, and this video is making it more likely!
Bought one and man this video is what I'm looking for! Thanks again man, you make using synths a lot more enjoyable.
Congratulations !! Hopefully you are not one of the ones that got the not working screen. That whole thing really killed the vibe or this mega sale....and KORG's image.
@@XNBeatsMusic Thanks! I bought mine from Facebook Marketplace since reverb cancelled my order due to wrong inventory #. Got it for 400 in brand new condition. It's a win
Just ordered this thing after watching over an hour of this video. I started watching in the hope that it would confirm all of my anxiety towards FM and keep me from wanting the opsix. Well, that didn't work. ;-)
hahaha It's a Beast, enjoy it :)
Very very good guide, the best of its class for the Opsix.
Thanks for the good explanations and the whole effort resulting in a high quality tutorial!
Great presentation. Very interesting with both FM and subtractive synthesis. For example Massive X has several FM options but it's not a full-fledged FM synth like Opsix.
Yessss!! my man! Getting mine tomorrow :)) Will be watching this one too! Thanks
Awesome walkthrough! That helps me a lot to understand the FM stuff and the Opsix. Many thanks - liked and subscribed 🙂
Thanks, this one was hell to shoot because it can do A LOT. Glad you liked it and thanks for the comment.
Great Korg Opsix tutorial. I was lucky to buy one from Korg Reverb store. My Opsix will be delivered next Wednesday (08/10/22). I already have an empty keyboard stand setup awaiting its arrival. And now with knowledge from this Tutorial I will have a head start for editing sounds on Opsix.
Thanks for the comment. Oh, men you are in for a lot of green fun :)
I just got one from that sale. Apparently many people have received units from that sale that have defective screens. My screen is black. What looked like a great sale turns out to be Korg unloading a lot of defective units. Very cynical of them and an odd thing to do to your customers. They can be sent back for refund or possibly repaired under warranty. That of course depends on if the screens are available. The global parts shortage might affect this. Very peeved at Korg for this. The synth is excellent though. I’ve gotten quite a bit out of it without the screen and without knowing exactly what I’m doing which is my fave way for learning a synth. I hope that you get one with a good screen.
@@soarornor Oh men, that is a shame. Get your money back, they should have checked the units. Refund...o use the credit for something else.
I received my Opsix today, and screen is working.
@@enphour7960 You’re very lucky. That really makes it an exceptional deal. It’s an amazing synth. I wasn’t looking to buy it but for the money it was worth a shot as I love my Wavestate. It turned out to be quite a surprise. Even with a dead screen I managed to make some incredible bits of music with it. It reminds me of the types of sounds Brian Eno got on The Shutov Assembly.
As of June 26 2024 Korg is selling new Opsix units as closeouts to US purchasers only for $339 and free shipping on the Reverb Outlet.
You are the hero we don't deserve!
This is amazing.
Thanks man. It was painful to make, this synth is amazing and fully featured. It took me a while to plan the video. Glad you liked it.
Thanks!
Great tutorial! Thank you
Hey, whats up, bro. I see you did get this up on youtube like your message said on Facebook, once again thanx for helping me with the Wavestate.
No problem man, thanks for the comment.
I have a home recording studio and the OpSix has rounded out my arsenal. I’m using the sequencer as a form of backing tracks for various projects but sure I’m not fully utilizing the function. Question: if you have a particular sequence in let’s say C major, and you would like to add a alternate bridge sequence in A minor. Can you form two (2) sequences in alternate keys..? Really appreciate your time and dedication to the OpSix subject matter. Very useful
brilliant
Good timing on this.
What do you prefer if you had to choose between Wavestate or Opsix or anything else similar? Thanks for your videos!!!
Hi there this is the best demo!! Any chance you’d tackle the Modwave!?
saved somewhat 20 patched watching this one, waaw. took mé 6 hours haha, it seems I don't need a virus ti anymore haha. sounds better than many other synths, like ee jaw dropping, playing like 20 minutes with the tutorial on pauze lol
Great guide! Thank you! I have the software version which is easier to program. Nevertheless, this guide is excellent and applies on the software or any FM synth really :)
Good job!!
Thanks you sir :).
thanks! May I ask how to assign any parameter to the modulation wheel?
*eg = envelope generator - i missed it. it is in 16:30
I don’t have Opsix, but you got like and subscribe for effort. Otherwise I have Wavestate but I’m more interested if you have in plans to make the same deep dive video about Hidrasynth?
Thanks for the comment. Wavestate is coming out next week. And yes, I have a hydra desktop and I will release a guide just like this. I am writing the script and the chapters, but it pretty long. The Hydra is a massive synth, but I'll get there :)
Hello thanks for your great videos and this one in particular as I bought one last week. Is there any editor in project by somebody ?
This is badly missing cause even with shift function we can read values, we are blind for the full picture when we switch from one program to another...
did you talk about sequencer ?
Great tutorial, I'm getting mine just tomorrow. I'm just wondering what's the tuner you brought at 9:45?
for some reason i can't sync LFO to the tempo :( when i switch the mode to "ON" it just does nothing, while when it's "OFF" everything works as it's shown here. anyone know what's the matter? would appreciate ur help guys..
If i want to create a realistic panflute sound, is this possible with the Korg opsix or shall i buy a Korg wavestate or something else ?
Hello. I have a Wavestate with customisable knobs on it, and hands on control for many things. I'm planning to buy the opsix too.
But I'm not so happy with menu diving, and page related buttons to do the job.
In the midi implementation chart it stets what are the mapping for fire cutoff, resonance and fx levels, even some basic envelope stuff.
So that's a good start to control it with external gear. However other parameters are not mentioned, and then there is 1--119 assignable to Patch.
So if I want to control for example LFO1,2,3 or the pitch of some operators, in order to have them mapped, I have to sacrifice a V-patch slot from the 12 in order to be able to use an external midi gear?
Isn't there some default mappings, or isn't there a menu to do the mapping? After all the librarian software is handling all the pot-meters instantly, I know it's probably not over midi :(.
So if you have any clue how to have this issue resolved, I would be very interested.
Any ideas on what mod destinations breath control could work well with on the OPSix? Continuously variable controllers don't work with everything. I normally hit volume, and some of cutoff and resonance on other synths, but this offers a lot of other interesting choices. My OPSix just came in today, so I am enjoying following your great guide.
Hello friend, I am writing to you from Chile, when I update my opsix to 2.0.1 I stop having a connection with the sound library, I tried changing USB between NCM and RNDIS but there is no communication between the PC with WIN and the Korg. I'm thinking it would be nice to go back to 2.0 but how do you do that safely? Thank you so much
How to use Korg Opsix in Ableton Live? It's not on the compatibility list. Is only conected by USB to my PC. Do I need audio interface for this?
yes all hardware, gives you usb to control the keyboard, sync to the daw and updates. But sound comes out of the 1/4 line outputs. This is standard, you need to connect the audio outs to your interface.
like a guitar for example, you need to plug your electric guitar to something. USB transmits data not sound.
@@XNBeatsMusic I'm affraid I made mistake, following OPSIX manual I bought MIDIFLEX 4 MIDI interface instead of Audio interface. Now I'm only able to send MIDI signal and use it as MIDI controller. No way to record audio. Need to find some Audio interface. Not sure which one now
EDIT: just returning MIDI interface and ordering Focusrite Scarlet 816 (could go with 414 - enough audio outputs, but there was some discount making just little difference with the price on Amazon). I’ll update as I get it 😁
@@tbadoo yeah,, I also have Midiflex. And yes, you need an audio interface.You can get a cheap one in the used market.
The focusrite scarlett is good, remember you need 2 in's because the synth is stereo.
The Behringer UMC are good.
The presonus ones are goo too.
Hey please keep making them, I’ll buy a second one. The best synth ever. My dream synth. With the software it makes it so killer, just export the patch and the load onto the op six. And I’ve figured out some cool tricks
Yeah !! People complaint about the Plugin, but for me is so convenient. You can work with or without, fast and easy. Thanks for the comment :)