The replay of the June 30 edition of Tech Talk Live.Smart Morph is one of coolest new features of Yamaha MONTAGE OS v3.5/MODX OS v2.5. It uses machine learning to map out paths between as many as eight FM-X sounds. The result is an almost unlimited array of custom sounds. In the June 30 edition of Tech Talk Live HaPe and Blake covered the background of Smart Morph and offerred tips on creative uses. You don't have to be an expert sound designer to create compelling FM-X sounds. Check out the replays below.
Tech Talk Live German Edition with Hans-Peter Henkel:
Tech Talk Live English Edition with Blake Angelos:
Yamaha Synthesizer Product Specialist Blake Angelos has over thirty years of experience with music hardware and software. An expert in music technology, Blake has conducted numerous clinics, master classes and presentations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. In his role as Product Specialist for the Synthesizer Department Blake appears in many product videos and artist interviews, writes many articles for YamahaSynth.com and co-hosts a regular Podcast called “Behind the Synth”.
Before his work with Yamaha, he taught music theory and jazz studies courses at Arizona State University; managed a technology-focused music store in Seattle and was a production supervisor at Microsoft, where he led a team that developed groundbreaking interactive music content for the Microsoft Network. Blake holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. Blake currently resides in Bellingham, Washington with his family, and between his travels around the world for Yamaha, he performs as much as possible with several jazz and creative music groups in Bellingham, Seattle and other places in the Pacific Northwest.