Behind the Synth Replay: NAMM 2020

Behind the Synth is the official podcast of Yamaha Synthesizers. The podcast features conversations about music and Yamaha synthesizers with musicians, producers, sound designers, artists and more. As part of our NAMM 2020 livestream we hosted Behind the Synth…LIVE! Check out all the episodes of Behind the Synth LIVE from NAMM 2020 below.

Yamaha Synthesizer artist Stan Lewis (Patti LaBelle, Kendrick Lamar) talked about his musical background, how he used MONTAGE and his thoughts on the YC61:

Claudio and Dom–the guys behind the popular YouTube channel Doctor Mix–joined us for a great conversation about music and gear:

Yamaha Synthesizer artist Clifton Williams stopped by to talk about his new gig as MD for Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds:

Swedish keyboardist Stefan Jernstål demonstrated some cool techniques on YC61: 

Longtime Yamaha musicians Close the Distance (formerly EMKE) talk about growing up with Yamaha and how they use MODX:

Yamaha Synthesizer artist Larry Cox talked about working with as MD for Robin Thicke and his work as a composer and producer and shared his positive reflections on music and life:

Music director of the hit Swedish television show “Let’s Dance” and seasoned session player Jonas Gröning talked about his background:

Blake and Dom sat down with host of the YouTube channel Musictrackjp and keyboard guru Katsunori Ujiie to talk about MONTAGE and YC61:

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MONTAGE/MODX SynthTips: Using the Envelope Follower to Make a Pad Rhythmic

The Envelope Follower can be used with either internal Parts or incoming audio from an external source. This video shows you how to set up a drum Part as the source envelope for a synth Part to follow:

Check out this video showing how to set up an external device using the A/D input as the source.

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