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MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE OFFICIAL NEWS GUIDE FROM YAMAHA & EASY SOUNDS FOR YAMAHA MUSIC PRODUCTION INSTRUMENTS 05|2019 MONTAGE / MODX Vocoder Workshop 3 A perfect pair Yamaha MODX & ROLI Seaboard RISE 7 Yamaha DTX402 MONTAGE / MODX Training Functions Part 3 13 VOCODER Sounds & Goodies 17 Imprint 34 WORKSHOP MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE 05|2019 MONTAGE / MODX VOCODER WORKSHOP The Vocoder of the MONTAGE / MODX is WHAT IS A VOCODER? a rather special feature that the majority The term Vocoder is a combination of the English terms of users probably haven't dealt with yet. Voice and Encoder and originates from military research. There may be several reasons for this. A There it was developed for telephone technology in order certain inhibition can be that you first have to transmit speech signals as analogue signals and to to connect a microphone and make some reproduce or synthesise them again. settings. In the musical field, the Vocoder can be used as a hardware device or software to modify a speech voice via Musically usable results also require a certain know- polyphonic keys to sound like a synthetic choir or robot how and do not always succeed at the first attempt. This voice. This kind of alienation of the human voice has been workshop should help to use the Vocoder effectively in the used for decades first in electronic music and later also in truest sense of the word. pop, dance and hip hop. YAMAHA.COM 3 MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE 05|2019 Each Vocoder uses two types of signals: The Carrier signal PREFERENCES and the Modulator signal. To use the Vocoder, connect a microphone to the A/D- The Carrier signal is a timbre generated by Samples or INPUT (L/MONO). Preferably use headphones to listen Oscillators in current Vocoders. This signal is influenced to the Vocoder, otherwise feedback may occur. It will also by the Modulator signal - the human voice fed in via a make it easier to distinguish the alienated voice from the microphone. The Modulator signal is processed with original. various Bandpass Filters for different frequency bands and other parameters. On the top left of the instrument switch the "A/D INPUT" to "ON". THE MONTAGE / MODX First lower the GAIN control to the center position to VOCODER protect your ears from unexpected loud signals. In MONTAGE / MODX, the Vocoder is available as an In UTILITY - Settings - Audio I/O, set the A/D Input to Insert Effect. "Mic". The Carrier is either a Preset AWM Waveform assigned to the respective Part, a User Waveform (Sample), or an FM-X Part. The output signal of this Part is fed to the Vocoder Effect (Insert A or B). This uses the microphone signal supplied via the A/D-INPUT as Modulator. The Preset Performances contain pre-programmed Vocoder sounds that provide a quick introduction to using the Vocoder. You will find these Performances in the Category "Pad/ Choir" (Sub "Choir"). EXAMPLE: PERFORMANCE "VOCODER WITH On the second page of this Category you will find Vocoder DELAY" Voices adopted from the MOTIF series, which appear here as Single Part Performances in green letters and are ideal Select the Performance "Vocoder with Delay". for getting to know the Vocoder: • Vocoder with Delay • Funky Vocoder • Vocoder Pad 1 • Vocoder Pad 2 Select EDIT - PART SELECT 1 and then select Elements 1 - 4 one after the other. You will see that Elements 1 - 4 are each assigned a different Preset Waveform. The combination of these YAMAHA.COM 4 MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE 05|2019 four Elements with their parameter settings forms the If you play chords you can create synthetic choirs, while Carrier of the Vocoder. Stay in EDIT Mode and select with single tones you can create robot voices. COMMON - Effect - Ins A. Experiment with the parameters of the Vocoder Effect. The eight Bandpass Filters (BPF) are the first choice for simple and easily understandable sound changes. The Formant parameters can also produce interesting results. Try the other Single Part Performances mentioned above for comparison. They use other Elements and Waveforms as well as different settings of the Vocoder Effect. MULTI PART VOCODER- There you will find the Preset Vocoder Effect. In the upper PERFORMANCES right corner "A/D" is set as the Modulator. Which results The two Performances "Vocoder & Follower" and "Vocoder in the speech signal received from the microphone to be Dance", shown in blue letters on the first page of the fed in the Effect. Category "Pad/Choir" (Sub "Choir"), have a more special character. In "Vocoder & Follower" you can add more Parts with synth sounds in addition to the Vocoder sound via the Envelope Follower. The Modulation Wheel can be used to recall a Formant offset. In "Vocoder Dance", Scene 1 activates the pure Vocoder sound of Part 1, while Scenes 2 - 8 add a total of six more Parts to create a complex dance arrangement. Now speak into the microphone - singing would be counterproductive here! Set GAIN high enough that there is a sufficient signal without distortion. The PEAK LED should not light up. Important: The modulated Vocoder signal is only audible when you play one or more notes on the keyboard. This is due to the fact that in the Common Display "Audio In - Mixing" the Output Select is set to "Off". This ensures that only the Vocoder sound and not your original voice is output, which is usually the intention when using a USING THE VOCODER Vocoder. Of course, this can't prevent you from still WITH SAMPLES hearing your voice when speaking into the microphone, So far it was discussed how a speech signal routed into even when using headphones, even if it is not played back the A/D-INPUT is used as the Modulator of the Vocoder. to the audio output. Alternatively, it is also possible to use Samples already YAMAHA.COM 5 MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE 05|2019 present in MONTAGE as Modulator. These can be vocal For these "Easy Vocoder" Vocoder Performances, the phrases or drum loops. MONTAGE / MODX preferences mentioned at the In the MOTIF Soundlibrary "Vocoder Dreamz" this was beginning can be used. practiced with a special workaround. In Performances a The free Soundlibrary MONTAGE / MODX "Easy Vocoder" cable connection from an Assignable Output to the A/D can be ordered by sending an e-mail with the keyword Input of the MOTIF had to be established in order to route User Waveforms (Samples) into the Vocoder. "MONTAGE Free" to: In MONTAGE / MODX this is much easier to achieve. In [email protected] addition to the Vocoder Part, which is used as Carrier, a Immediately upon receipt, you will receive an e-mail second Part - for example with vocal phrases in the form from EASY SOUNDS containing the download link for of User Waveforms - can be used as Modulator. The output signal of this Part is fed to the Vocoder, where it is activation. processced to a greater or lesser extent depending on the setting of the Effect parameters. The output of the second Peter Krischker Part is switched off (Part Settings - General - Part Output = Off) so that the output signal only passes through the Vocoder. This happens automatically when Part 2 is selected as Modulator in the Vocoder Effect of Part 1. The EASY SOUNDS Soundlibrary "Magic Vox" makes extensive use of this programming. Vocal phrases are controlled by Arpeggios and fed into the Vocoder. The two Parts used as Carrier and Modulator are also combined with other Parts in complex Multi Part Performances. FREE VOCODER PERFORMANCES Those who are interested in a larger selection of Vocoder Performances will be pleased about this offer: With its free Soundlibrary "Easy Vocoder", EASY SOUNDS makes a total of 40 Vocoder Performances available for download exclusively for MONTAGE/MODX users. These are the first 40 Voices of the MOTIF Soundlibrary "Vocoder Dreamz" that have been converted to Single Part Performances without the use of additional MONTAGE/ MODX features. The first 16 Performances (FX Vocoder 01 - 16) contain combinations of Vocoder sounds with synth pads. Performances 17 - 40 contain only Vocoder sounds. The other Voices and Performances of Vocoder Dreamz (vocal phrases, drum loops...) were not prepared for MONTAGE / MODX. If you want to use Vocoder sounds in combination with drums, vocal phases, and other sounds, you should take a closer look at the Library MONTAGE / MODX "Magic Vox". YAMAHA.COM 6 MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE 05|2019 A PERFECT PAIR YAMAHA MODX & ROLI SEABOARD RISE The previous issue of the Music Production This is not the only reason why Camelot is predestined Guide (2019-04) contained one article each to establish the connection between the instruments. about the combination Yamaha-Synth/ Due to the flexible possibilities of MIDI routing provided ROLI and Camelot Pro. The combination of by Camelot, it is also possible to program individually both themes and components used within tailored MODX / MONTAGE Performances that are not is almost inevitable. I had also promised to necessarily bound to the frame of one of the ROLI MIDI take up the themes again anyway. modes. In order to connect a ROLI Seaboard RISE 49 or Seaboard At Superbooth 2019 I had the opportunity to use a Yamaha Block with a Yamaha MODX/MONTAGE synthesizer, MONTAGE 7, the ROLI Seaboard RISE 49, and Camelot software is required that is able to transmit data on Pro on iOS in a livestream. In the following I share the several MIDI Channels in parallel. Steinberg's Cubase AI details from the preparations for it. comes in handy - it is included with every current Yamaha For the practical examples in this article I use a MODX 6, synthesizer and can be used for this purpose.