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1. #Roland fantom vs yamaha montage manuals#
2. #Roland fantom vs yamaha montage manual#
3. #Roland fantom vs yamaha montage free#

Though probably every brand has that to some extent. Part of the problem is also that it can be hard to find things cold if you don't already know Yamaha's jargon.

#Roland fantom vs yamaha montage manuals#

I agree with you that the descriptions in the manuals and the ease of finding things should definitely be better! I'm just saying that it's not as bad as how you were seeing it in the example you gave, if you can see why it's presented the way it is.

#Roland fantom vs yamaha montage manual#

The problem is that there is a bit of a catch-22 in that it can be hard to find stuff in the reference manual unless you already have a basic understanding of how things are structured (which is part of what the tutorial is supposed to give you). In the Reference Manual, each operation is explained independently, whereas in the tutorial manual things are explained in the context of other things. "why are they only talking about changing the pitch of a part in a Split, when I want to change the pitch of a part in a Layer?" But it really is the same thing, and if you'd found it in context of the 3 preceding steps in the exercise, it would have made sense. You could come away with the impression you got, i.e. that would not be easily discovered if you had skipped the tutorial aspect and just jumped into reading step 4 out of context. You do need it realize that you can change the pitch of Part 2 even if you had left it as a layer and not bothered creating a split, which you presumably would if you were following the tutorial from the start as intended, but yes tutorials can be problematic that way, i.e. So if you were to follow along, it's a 4-step exercise to get where you want: (1) Place a sound in Part 1, (2) Add a second Part which will play as a layer, (3) change the key ranges of the Parts to turn your layer into a split, and (4) change the pitch of Part 2. You can't please everyone.īut because it's a tutorial, it's presented as a sequence of educational exercises, rather than isolating each item into a self-contained nugget. If it had a "Simple and Straightforward" OS, no doubt there would be hordes of Synthists complaining it was underpowered or lacking in features. It isn't complex once you get going, there's just a lot more stuff to learn, and therefore make use of. The truth is, any perceived complexity is born of its increased versatility. The core perceived problem to many is that it is overly complex. I'm no Synth Guru, but the Montage/MODX, to me, seems incredibly powerful and versatile. You can also split and layer Elements within a Part, as long as they fall within Keyboard and Velocity ranges set by the Part. I frequently use this for playing multiple Octaves on a Single Key. You can do Fine/Coarse Tune per Element (8 Elements per Part). Layers and Splits can be defined by Key Range, Velocity Range, Scaling or all three. You can layer and split those Parts however, or wherever you please. You can do Note Shift Per Part (up to 8 Parts per Performance/Patch). that's a good thing for some sound designers). Although if you are shifting 4 Octaves some samples can sound a bit strange (but hey. not stretched (or vice versa chipmunked).Ģ) You can set a fixed Pitch Shift (both Coarse Tune and Fine Tune), which can go 4 octaves up or down. In the case of AWM2/Sample Engine, the samples played are correct for the shifted zone. But if the only spare space left on the keyboard is up at the high end, you can put your "sound" there and then Note Shift it down 2 Octaves, so it sounds like its being play around Middle C. It is ideal when using keyboard splits, where the keyboard is effectively divided in zones. This effectively "moves the keys" under which you are playing that sound.

You have two methods of changing the pitch of "a sound" on the Montage/MODX.ġ) You can "Note Shift" it. Regarding MODX, it's indeed a great board for gigs if you don't need aftertouch.

Everything from all sort of piano models, to bread-and-butter stage sounds, to style specific arpeggiated arrangements or cover band sounds. Montage is compatible with all Motif XS and XF sound libraries as well.

#Roland fantom vs yamaha montage free#

One thing to mention is the eco-system around Motif-Montage - there is a vast amount of third party sound libraries, both commercial and free that are available, something that is still not quite available for the Fantom. each of the encoders can be a little super knob by itself, controlling up to 16 parameters! For me as a long time Motif user, going to Montage was really easy.Īnd yes, the Super knob! Controlling up to 128 parameters with one turn but there's more to that. Fixable in a few clicks.Ībout the Fantom terminology and eventually a better workflow, I guess if you are used to Roland synths you will be more at home there. There is a Blur and Animations effects on the Montage/MODX screen and disabling these is the first thing every user should do, so your issues with the screen may be from these "effects".