Korg Opsix Sound Design - Kinda Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- The KORG opsix is a 6 operator FM synth with a lot of different modulation modes, and routing possibilities.
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I think this is one of the best fm synthesis tutorials I ever saw, far beyond the synth itself.
Thank you so much!! ❤️
@@truecuckoo I agree. Your patient and curious personality is really suitable to FM exploration and bringing us into that world. This was amazing. Subscribed.
I am no Sound Engineer, no Pro musician, just some random low skilled hobby musician. So saying that, i don't understand half the stuff you are talking about but i just love watching your videos. So extremly relaxing to watch and i am learning all the time
Glad to hear that mate! 🙏🏼
the joy of sound painting
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Metroid !!! 😍
Even years After...i remember that atmosphere...so lonely...a soundtrack masterpiece
Yeah it’s amazing how so many of the Metroid games have epic soundtracks.
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*accidently summons the devil*
Cuckoo: "wow, hehe. "
I really want to thank your parents for giving you life.
Thanks mum and dad, your rock! ❤️
Calm down
@@JG-ib7xk 😂😂😂
Dunno if anyone cares but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can stream all of the new movies and series on instaflixxer. Been streaming with my girlfriend for the last few days :)
@Griffin Enoch Yup, been using instaflixxer for years myself =)
That bass clonk sound early on 6:00 is so rhythm is rhythm! I love it ! 😂
Finally, someone really digs into some weirdness with this synth. Beautiful. Also, this demo is a Masterpiece. Thanks so much!
Your trick-release envelope technique is just brilliant. I was initially a bit disappointed at the Opsix only having ADSRs instead of 4-rate, 4-level EGs, but your workaround blows that out of the water. Just fantastic.
🙏🏼 Thanks Dean! Yeah with the 3 extra envelopes tricks like these are very possible with a little modulation knowhow.
You wizard, you. That story at the end had me so drawn in. I want more synthesizer youtube campfire stories back with FM synths!
I can listen to you all day long! You decrease my blood pressure. 😛😄 You have a very calm voice. On top of that you have a lot of cool gear and I learn a lot by watching your videos. 😊
🙏🏼 nice chill times, mate! 🍵
I started by skipping to 10:33 and looked at the screen and the pitchwheel thinking "Behringer has finally driven Korg insane, holy shit!"
Ah! Sliders for amplitude are really cool for quickly trying out rough modulation envelopes! It hit me watching you program the epiano sound.
It may or may not make an interesting topic... but as I listen to more and more demos of new hardware synth technology as well as the huge variety of VSTi, I start to think about what really works with the music I want to make. Something I find appealing about the Opsix which is why I will probably get it (and why I have numerous older FM hardware in my studio) is that it can fit or can be designed to fit in context in a musical piece. Seems a lot of hardware and software manufacturers are competing for the most motion and constantly evolving thick or complex textures. These sounds are fun no doubt but they take up so much space that they leave little room for composition that utilizes harmony, counterpoint - space, etc. FM as well as classic mono synths don't seem to hog as much sonic space. I think I'm going to really dig the subtlety as well as the diversity that the Opsix has to offer. Cheers.
Exactly how i think about Omnisphere patches... single patch takes up whole spectrum.. cant fit them anywhere properly without bunch of editing.. im getting opsix too in a few days
That last patch and your performance were just genius. So beautiful, so eerie and such masterful use of the instrument. Amazing!
Thanks partly to this demo, I bought an Opsix - so thank you! (I would have got a PolyBRUTE, but didn't have the budget.) I've already had a lot of fun discovering ways to achieve various things. The virtual modulation patches are useful, I'd even say essential, for some situations: I'm very glad they included that feature. Overall it's a great little machine: it's small; it's light (I can just about lift it between thumb and forefinger!); and it sounds really nice on headphones... I think it's a good synth to sling in the car if you're going away for a few days, actually. A mobile experimentation lab. Nice job, Korg!
This is probably the best AND only 'FM storytelling' video on YT :))
Thanks for the sweet, mellow sounds to start my day with. Not what you typically expect when you click on a video about an FM synth.
Very nice with the EP. Especially the detail with how it sounds when the hammer lifts up from the string (or what you call it).
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Thanks for the video.
This is how the Digitone keys should have looked like IMO
Well done KORG with a simple, usable interface
A little meta, but your visual effects for the brinstar's lament section was incredible, well done!
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I like that picture-in-picture effect you create with the mirror.
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Thanks Dr Cuckoo!! You convinced me FM is worth learning and I got an Op six to do it with.
I can definitely hear the metallic vibes of the Yamaha YM2612 chip.
Thanks for making videos that consistently answer interesting questions regarding gear - this one does a great job of just showing the workflow... so many other channels just blast through some presets and turn a knob or two and think that counts as a feature video. It's great to find you, keep it up!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
Cuckoo + Opsix = easy understanding of FM. What a wonderful video, man!
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Fantastic video, really learned something about how to *explore* FM synthesis, looking for the unexpected sweet spots. Much more useful than the usual features walk through’ tutorials’. Massive thank you!
Thank you so much James! Yeah with FM synthesis I think you have to embrace the idea of exploring. It’s really hard to predict every outcome. Once you get more versed, you’ll know where to look for the sweet spots. But you still need to explore, even when you’re becoming more familiar with it. I love that aspect of fm synthesis.
Somehow this synth slipped under my radar. Those unexpected glitches and circuit-bent-esque noises are oh-so satisying. This could easily end up being the ultimate FSU machine. 😎 Nice vid as usual, Cuckoo! I may pick this up.
Quality demo. At first I was thinking I wouldn't buy one, but the tones evoke so many glorious, drug-fuelled memories from clubbing around North London during the late 80s - like Derrick May's "Nude Photo" and "Security" by the Beat Club, to Baby Ford's "Fordtrax", I think I'm gonna have to bite the bullet.
And besides, to get the same control and colours of tone within the eurocrack world would cost thousands.
Korg is definitely on a roll, an analog/FM hybrid drum machine would be superb, - kind of KR55 meets Basimilus Iteritas.
love to ALL, feel no hate
A very pleasant video that gave me a good overview and deeper insight into the sound structure of the synth. As many have already written here, you have a very calm manner and do your thing that makes this clip so exciting.
Thanks! Oops I thought it was the Modwave video. Was a but quick to reply. I was so eagerly anticipating the release of the Opsix, being a true FM nerd. So I dug deep and found it to be quite enjoyable and nice to work with. Sound wise though, FM sounds has so much personality, and on a personal note I slightly prefer other FM platforms over this one. But it’s still a great synth, at a great price.
@@truecuckoo ...but the MEGEfm II is "Out Of Stock" 😥 . I like the old SY 99 (Yamaha) but it has no USB connectivity
@@danielsonderhoff5882 yeah the Opsix is very reliable, and great value for the money. Extreme depth and modern sounding. I guess my ears are charmed by the legacy, that’s all. MegaFM is very wonky, and limited compared to this modern synth. But it would never be a replacement for the Opsix. And something like the Digitone is a very different and more technical experience too, but with extreme clarity in the sound. Speaking from the heart, I honestly think Volca FM has much more clarity than Opsix, and this surprised me, since it’s coming from the same company. Is it just imagination?
I have no intention of getting this synth. But seeing you use it so sympathetically (I just seem to make raspy noise on my Digitone half the time) is really relaxing while I work. Hopefully some of the operator and modulation principles are being soaked in by my brain for use later on the Digitone :-) Edit: the raspy stuff starts at approx 25 mins XD
32:46 Tweaks so much it travels to another dimension. 😜
Love the review brother you are a genius!!!
Thanks for playing this and walking us through it. I prefer the mellow sounds myself. I think I would still buy the megafm first if I was going to buy an fm synth. It just sounds fantastic. This does sound good though
I could listen to this kind of music allday. I love synths
You seem like exactly the kind of guy I'd love to nerd out with over a few beers and then have a fun little bleepy bloopy jam.
Thanks for all your video Cuckoo. They're so helpful. The key release part of this video was a huge lesson for me. Thanks again!
Thanks mate! Glad you liked it. That particular method can definitely be applied anywhere there's an extra Envelope to be patched.
not disapointed once more. Coming from the synth demo at start and just feel happy and relaxed at the end.
Lots of great fm options out there right now. I was looking at the megafm but this one seems very friendly with how cuckoo presents it.
The MegaFM certainly has a more retro sound, what with it being a retro synth, but the Opsix does have way more capabilities in terms of sound generation, what with it being a 6 operator synth instead of 2 4 operator synths.
You sound like you're having fun. It makes me happy 💛
28:23 Opsix gained self awareness and spoke to us "hi, woah, yeah, hi!"
Just love how you found the ghost from AOL past around 28 minutes in.
Always impressive and whimsical my friend.
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Hey Cu, I finally read the manual and it is surprisingly simple, once I read the manual. On the surface, it doesn't make any sense, but after the short and simple manual, it makes total sense. there are things I wish it did, but it feels like they made that thing do just about everything, except load samples. I had a SY77 and that was a unique machine, I regret selling. it would use samples as an operator..
I have a bit of analog Moog gear I really love. I had always loved the DX7 ( first release ) and always thought it was such a cool synth. I had a few plug-ins that emulated it and then one day last spring I had a brain wave....WHY DONT I JUST BUY A REAL DX7?! So I did. I love it. I have been having a ton of fun with it. I have been making awesome sounds with it. But I find even with loading sysex and such It is very hard to learn and not easy to change parameters on the fly. Then I see this. Now I am thinking I want this synth too! Even if I buy one I will always have this DX7, such and awesome synth. If you want swing by my channel and you will hear it in some of my music. Always love your content and delivery Cuckoo! Thank you for the video. Much love from northern Canada.
If you download Dexed it's pretty much a software editor for the Dx7. You can send your finished patches to the synth, and save entire banks, eliminating the need for cartridges. That's what I do anyway. I'm tempted to do what the person above me says as well!
Dang that’s some serious ASMR at the end!
Haha 🙏🏼
Damn good. Thanks man. Well done, well played.
Got in on that deal for the OP and was looking around for some vids that were spot on without overwhelming.
Super stoked to jump into FM .
It'll be here tomorrow.
Thanks my brother and bad ass job man.
BRAP on! :)
Mister Cuckoo !!!!
You're the man !!
Thanks for being a true Cuckoo.
Your reviews are always fun and very instructive.
Great, as usual! All of the sudden FM sound design appears endlessly creative and affordable.
Epic ending. You're as skilled as you're entertaining to watch. 🌟
Thank you for the great deep dive into this synth. I am looking foreward a lot for my unit. I didn't know it's so versatile. Reminds me on the Blofeld for its huge modulation options. This is the kind of FM machine I was looking for. It might be the first synth making FM really easy to program and understand. If this was the intention, Korg succeeded. I got several FM and PD hardware synths; but they all are a pain in the ass to program: so I can't wait to lay my fingers on the Opsix, exploring the vast sound capabilities... your video is a great inspiration. 😊 Cheers!
Magic hands. So good.
man love your videos . it always get me excited to do patches and music and learn more about it . and i really like the korg and consider to buy one
This guy explains it better and I understand what he means. Pretty cool!
god how many hours i played that game. appreciate very much to in-depth look. been eyeing it. will check out yr patreon this weekend
Lovely, I feel I would probably end up in about the same sonic territory. Great work!
Wow! A "Futurama" Holophonor (32:45, 39:35), complete with colourful images!
I'm a bit surprised - this doesn't actually seem that much easier to edit than the Yamaha SY77. I'm guessing it is, obviously, but once you get used to something like the SY77/99, the workflow is pretty decent. They only fail in that their ADSRs are like, ridiculously complex.
Great sounds and tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
SY77 benefits are: magnificent 61 key keyboard, excellent series of algorithms (with up to 3 assignable feedback loops), crap effects which sound great in a way. Once you updated the screen, it looks great too.
That said - being able to load DX7 presets and having an better/newer workflow shouldn't be underestimated. I just don't mind the SY77 workflow personally.
As I progress through this video I tend to agree, the programming basics are the same, however, SY77 has only one data entry fader, where in opsix you have 6 knobs for ratio, 6 faders for level and 6 more data entry knobs , that seems to make a very important difference, for example as cuckoo uses the fader to have a feel of the envelope he will program. I'm impressed by the opsix, it has a very nice sound, relatable to the SY77, and that editing interface is inspiring me to try to implement a configuration for the BCR 2000 and my TG77 module.
@@JobimSynthMusic Yeah. I agree with you. For a price comparison, the SY77 is still a good alternative, especially with the 5 octave keyboard with aftertouch and loopable envelopes. The filters are 'ok' and I don't think they're as special as people make them out to be, especially because I can't get the filter to self-resonate by pitch. If that's possible, I've never figured it out.
Seems like a great synth (the Opsix) though. Korg is carrying on the legacy that other manufactures have abandoned. This should have been Yamaha's, but they've slept way too long on it.
As someone who wanted to buy the SY99 but couldn't find one so bought the opsix instead as a sort of "consolation prize", I kinda agree it can be seen as an alternative, but to be honest, a few hours after my opsix arrived I was glad I didn't buy the Yamaha. Don't get me wrong, I'd still consider buying SY77/SY99/TG77 if I had unlimited space, they are truly impressive (especially for over 30 year old synths), but the possibilities with the opsix are just mind-blowing. I only wish it had more advanced envelopes, like Yamaha's, because one can make software EGs arbitrarily complex at negligible cost, so I don't understand Korg's decision. Maybe they were afraid it would be too intimidating? I'd be fine with additional envelope stages and loopability being hidden behind some special button combination or global setting. Who knows, maybe they will add that in a future update... (please, Korg!)
Oh man, I was expecting this from Korg. I am glad I've managed to wait for it. Another synth to have into consideration.
Kinda mega tutorial 😆 ? Happy to see you with that one 👍👊 take care !
Kinda sorta 🤗 I left out the sequencer, and some other things. And it’s below 1h.. so perhaps a Kilo tutorial?
When the person/thing was knocking/making sounds I thought "wow, now that is a cool sound"
Haha
Super cool synth, explained in a smooth direct to the point way, I was about to get opsix after your video, but ended up buying Wavstate after watching the other video .. obviously wavestate can design the same sounds but also beyond that , also in 64 polyphony.
Thanks for the tutorial-ish overview mate. Lovely sounding synth indeed.
this thing looks super cool. i love FM e-piano. i just wish the keyboard was bigger so you could fully play it
Im fine with 3 octaves but bring back batteries and onboard speakers ala yamaha pss and casio ct.
Awesome video as always Cuckoo, also - your jumper is 10/10. Want it! xD
Keep up the amazing work 🎶😎🎶
You ARE the sound... recognise the BEAUTY... Submarinated!
Seems like a powerful machine. Thanks for the great introduction to it!
Love my Opsix. It has replaced lots of my modular and is a controller as well.
Wow, you got some great sounds out of this. Looking forward to trying it out
Oh no, my wallet is kind of hating these tutorials from you 😪😂
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Cuckoo is single handedly responsible for my: OP-1, Digitone, and Digitakt purchases.
Octaploid Records , it’s called window shopping, relax and enjoy the ride. Odds are it will spawn off new ideas using gear that you already have.
"my wallet" comment
"you plant your organisms over to samus, in hope of her recognizing the beauty of your lifeforms"
What an amazing instrument. 🥰
Always fun to learn from the FM king!
A short story about true love..... Once upon a time there was a man called True Cuckoo, he made online tutorials. I learn't alot and fell in love..... The End. :)
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sick demo re, well done
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Amazing video, and you have an amazing calming effect (at least on me) thanks!
omg it's out?!! I just saw the prototype last week!
/opens portal/ "what is going on? someone is trying to get in?"
YES GET OUT OF THERE MAN!
I’ve never been this early!! Can’t wait to watch!
Always good your tutorial, Mr Cuckoo 🙏🏻
Hi! What a great video, really! I'm totally blind and your video is really great; the way you describe the steps for creating your sounds is fantastic. Have you ever used the randomize function of the OPSIX? If so, could you explain how to use the various knobs to customize the randomizer? Being totally blind, I don't understand what the paramethers are. Thx for your help and congratulations for your great videos.
I wonder if the desktop editor has decent screen reader compatibility. I'm pretty sure it has mouseover tooltips, which I know aren't entirely sufficient all by themselves but at least are a lot better than the hardware unit offers. I suppose it all really hinges on whether it supports the tab key and/or arrow keys to navigate.
It's not a totally separate desktop editor like the microKORG has, but is actually part of the VST version of opsix. Which I find a bit annoying to be honest, bundling that functionality together rather than just releasing a free tool like they used to. But at least they give a heavy discount for the hardware owners...? Even so, I can't try it myself to answer you because I don't want to pay _any_ extra.
Anyway, as I understand it you can live edit sounds on the desktop while playing on the hardware, or preview sounds on the computer (since it _is_ a full soft-synth) and later push them to the hardware. But again, I don't actually own the VST version to check, I only have the hardware.
Thank you that is incredible how you just taught me so easily what to do
you sold me at 5:38 when you just nudged the fader levels to manually test out the envelope for the op.. some other fm synths are just too awkward to comfortably do that
My brain just wants this synth engine with the 4 part multi-timbral elektron sequencing.
I didn't think I would use the 4 parts as much as I do on the digitone. What a great device, although the configurability of this device is somewhat enviable. The b operators on the digitone were always a bit weird, especially the shared envelope. It leads to some fun sounds but sometimes is annoying.
Yeah, once you get used to Elektron’s sequencer the sequencing and performance bar is set very high.
@@truecuckoo Sometimes I feel like I have dove a bit too deep into the sequencer and am stuck in a loop. I can spend too much time on one pattern and can't hear transitions in my head anymore.
@@warpigs330 I've been learning the digitone a lot more in depth these past few months. I think once you account for a the quirks it feels like full tool box to make a song. This synth has a lot more voices though, and I have been impressed with how well the minilogue xd has slotted into my set-up. Here's to hoping for a desktop version.
@@warpigs330 Yeah, that's one of the biggest downsides of Elektron devices. They're great for making 1-pattern loops, but it's hard not to get stuck in a loop. So they tend to discourage meaningful song progression beyond just adding/removing layers and changing some effects.
It helps if you write horizontally first, sketching out a single instrument across many patterns, and then go back later to write vertically (adding more instruments)... but Elektron's workflow isn't designed for that so makes that composition style rather inconvenient. There's a ton of manual duplication involved. It's meant for the user to finish a pattern completely, including late-stage details like mixing levels and effects, and then copy/paste the pattern to edit the note data... but by the time the user has gotten one pattern fine-tuned, they've probably lost their ability to remember what was supposed to happen next in the song.
Would really like it if they'd open-source the firmware so people could modify it to use a different workflow... but that's unlikely to ever happen, so I finally gave up on dawless and started using a computer to record and arrange clips in a DAW.
Hoping you are staying groovy, been missing some #true cuckoo....that synth sounds like it was made from awesome sauce
19:45 Big fan of that patch actually
Great video, I'm considering an opsix but I'm waiting for the microkorg2 to see which one I will go for.
Thanks. I'm waiting for the Microkorg 2 as well. It feels like they probably announced it a little bit too early. Let's hope it'll get ready for manufacturing soon! The Opsix is sort of more complex, in many ways. But in my early tries with the Microkorg 2 it's no slouch, and seems pretty versatile as well.
Ah, Ridley has been defeated, Mother Brain is gone and the galaxy is at a strange calm. Samus has become a farmer.
oh lawdy korg gonna sell alot of these bad boys
I love your channel content! you got a sub here good sir.
Thank you Robertsn! 🙏🏼
So cool how you added some kind of damper noise to the EP. Many just stick to the original DX7 preset, but there certainly is room for improvement. Great video, you managed to master this device in a fairly short time I suppose?
Thanks mate! Yeah I think it has a good logic structure, which is always helpful when learning a new electronic instrument. Although it takes more time to find the sweetspots.
@@truecuckoo Thanks to your video I played the Opsix yesterday evening in a different way. Less fear to dive into features there were unknown or didn't seem so important to me before.
It's like having bought tools to paint, but you're showing how and what to paint! Oh, somebody already compared you to Bob Ross :)
Sometimes just having a "Like" button seems grossly inadequate.
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sweet! i just got one of these. so cool!
4:21 Sometimes it looks like cuckoo have only 1 giant finger!
Hi neighbour. Your dog whines and howls when you go to the work. Could you do something with it?
Me: I have no pets. I'm learning FM synthesis
Nice shout out to super metroid! :D
The sliders was a great idea.
Very well done
Perfect for him with bells and beeps and boops
magnificent vid. glad i bought one
Well, now I have to buy this one as well. Thanks haha