Learn Archives

MONTAGE OS v2.5: Using the new DAW Remote Feature with ProTools

Written by Tony on September 18, 2018. Posted in MONTAGE.

MONTAGE OS v2.5 adds powerful DAW remote control of Cubase, Logic, Ableton Live and ProTools. This article covers basic set up in Pro Tools. Stay tuned for upcoming articles on other DAW platforms.

What you will need:

A MONTAGE Music Synthesizer with OS v2.5 installed.
The current Yamaha Steinberg USB driver installed.
USB cable (type A to type B).
An up-to-date version of Pro Tools.

CONNNECTION AND SETUP

Connect your MONTAGE to the computer via USB, make sure the MONTAGE is powered “ON”.
Go to “System Preferences” in your MAC and select SOUND:

Launch Pro Tools. If you see a dialog asking the audio interface you will be using select MONTAGE. Once Pro Tools launches you will see an empty project screen.
Add NEW Tracks. In this example – Audio tracks:

SETTING UP MIDI

In the Pro Tools SETUP Menu go to MIDI and select MIDI Input Devices so that you can verify MONTAGE has been selected:

A quick explanation of MONTAGE USB MIDI Ports:

MONTAGE Port1 is where MIDI communication for recording (note data, control data, etc.) and MONTAGE Connect communication occurs.
MONTAGE Port2 is exclusively set up for DAW remote communication.
MONTAGE Port3 is used as a MIDI Thru Port (MIDI data received over Port 3 via the [USB TO HOST] port is re-transmitted to an external MIDI device connected via a standard MIDI cable to the MONTAGE MIDI OUT terminal).

SETTING UP AUDIO

In the Pro Tools SETUP Menu go to Playback Engine and select MONTAGE:

SET UP REMOTE

In the Pro Tools SETUP Menu go to Peripherals. Select the MIDI Controllers tab and set the parameters as indicated below: #2 (port 2) HUI; Receive From-MONTAGE Port 2; Send To-MONTAGE Port 2; # of Channels=8:

Have questions/comments? Join the conversation on the Forum here.

And stay tuned for more!

Spotlight on Richard Devine: New Album “Sort/Lave”

Written by Blake Angelos on September 17, 2018. Posted in News.

After a break of 6 years, Atlanta based electronic musician, producer and sound designer Richard Devine returns with a new album ‘Sort\Lave’ on Venetian Snares’ Timesig imprint. To get your copy go to Richard’s Bandcamp page here.

Recorded between 2016 and 2017 using Richard’s custom built Eurorack modular system and two Nord G2 Modular units, Sort\Lave features 12 tracks of intricate electronica that ranges from abrasive percussive experiments such as ‘Revsic‘ to ‘Astra’s dazzling juxtaposition of sounds and onto the radiant ambience of the album’s closer ‘Takara‘.

Talking about the album’s genesis, Devine explains “I’ve been using modular synthesizers since I was 17, but have never written complete tracks using these newer systems. This was my first experiment to see if it would be possible and I probably spent about 5 years building up the systems that I used on this album.”

“I wanted the record to sound very different to my previous works which had been more cold, digital, clinical even, and had all been made using computers. The aim here was the complete opposite, to create something that felt very organic, detailed, spacious, big and warm and just as importantly, a record that you could put on and play all the way through that flowed in a seamless way.”

This new approach was to prove fruitful and enabled Devine to create music in an entirely new way. “I really wanted to break free from timeline-based music creation and do things with my hands on the fly,” he explains. “So the tracks are more like captured snapshot performances where I could experiment and play around with the idea of probability-based sequencing for every patch, string multiple sequencers together that would feed other sequencers to come up with interesting rhythms and melodies. It was really fun coming up with new sounds this way too, I felt like I created several I haven’t heard before with this album. Some of the tracks on the album were complete accidents and evolved from something that happened spontaneously. In the end I feel this is one of the best records I have released to date, so I’m very excited to share it with the world.”

Making his debut in 1995, Devine’s releases for labels including Schematic, Warp Records and Detroit Underground have established him as one of the leading figures within the electronica community. In addition to his musical productions, Devine has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career in sound design, developing patches for many of the world’s leading music technology businesses and working with companies such as Google and Nike.

Want to share your comments/thoughts about Richard’s new album? Join the conversation on the Forum here.