![]() ![]() Plus, you can combine your FM patches with the AWM2 sounds, add effects and apply motion sequences and arpeggios for incredibly full, rich and unique sounds that are impossible to achieve on any other synthesizer. If you’re a classic DX/TX user, you can convert your existing patch library to FM-X compatible files using the online Yamaha FM Converter. All parameters are visible and controlled via the front panel and touch screen – it’s never been easier. This is genuine FM, no modelling or sampling – it’s the real deal and it sounds amazing.įor those familiar with FM synthesis, the FM-X synth looks like this: 8 Operators, 88 Algorithms, Sine, Saw, Square and Pulse Waveforms, Filter Control, Spectral Resonance Control, Frequency Envelope, ADSR Envelopes, 3-Band and 2-Band EQ (per part), LFO (per part) plus a master LFO. The big change on the control panel is the new backlit colour LCD touch-screen which makes all programming and navigation extremely easy, especially with the new FM-X functions.įor anyone who has owned or had the opportunity to program a DX/TX series synth, Montage’s FM-X synthesis workflow with its fluidity and intuitive interface is what users, old and new, have been waiting for. The new fully assignable buttons and sliders have a positive response and now feature real-time backlit LED indicators, which is ideal in low-lit areas and general function tracking. The control panel borrows the classic Motif layout which previous Motif users will appreciate. For us lucky synth players that means there are TWO synthesizer engines in the Montage - Yamaha’s flagship AWM2 (Waveform and Subtractive synthesis engine) and the all-new FM-X (Frequency Modulation synthesis engine).Īvailable in 61 and 76-key synth keyboard options and a full 88-weighted key option the Montage has studio and stage players covered. Maybe that concept is just a fantasy now.Montage is the latest evolution in Yamaha’s Workstation/Performance Keyboard line and also features a modern update to Yamaha’s ground-breaking DX synthesizers. The Montage represents a capitulation to the computer-based system with the Montage as a hardware player in that environment. But I was hoping for a hopped up workstation that could lure me away from my computer. So, I don't think it should be ruled out based upon video demos. It has the top-of-the-line Yamaha keybeds, build quality, FM engine (the FS1R's still garner some $ on eBay, and this is an improvement on it). That's the point behind the Knob of Superness. I think it is a synth that will have to be played. But, no sequencer means it keeps me enslaved to my computer, at which point, I wonder if I might just be better off staying in the box. Seeing the larger sample library as well as the addition of FM-X, I was thinking this thing could be amazing. But, then, in my imaginings, I thought it could be better to just have good synthesis, rather than multiple synth engines, a la Kronos. A mini-Cubase inside, possibly even VST support. My disappointment with the Montage was in what I had hoped it would be. ![]() So, they didn't want to compete with the Kronos. It seems like they actually had to remove them to put the synth in the right category to charge a higher price. If it had a sequencer and sampling, it would be a workstation. The MOXF is the price-point for workstations. In subsequent postings from Yamaha reps, their rationale for removing the sequencer is making more sense, too. The price made more sense when I saw what Yamaha FS1R modules are going for on eBay. ![]() However, they added a USB audio interface, more samples, and an FM synthesizer. I was surprised at the price, considering they removed the sequencer and sampling, and some of the audio outputs. People have been asking for soft synth features to be brought to hardware, and here it is. I think it sounds great, and I also do think I would love playing around with the motion control stuff, just like I do with Omnisphere. In some of the discussions about the Montage, some seemed to get the idea that comparing it with Omnisphere and FM8 was a slight on its sound quality. if I could compare it to excisting products.Īnd most of all: it has a got a. It looks like a kind of Omnisphere like hardware-software integration synthesizer. No, I am not sponsored by yamaha, it is the gear junky in me that is excited. There will be an accompanying app so more exchange storage is possible. If you are into it, the new Yamaha Montage is a very nice toy, but with attractive features!Īnd if you want a good contemporary demo from a nice yamaha enthousiast from gear4music:Ī good step up in features: it records all 16 sequencer/ audio tracks seperately into your DAW via USB. Did any of you missed this from Namm 2016? ![]()
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