Here are some screen shots of a few experiments of the noted voices. You could do this alone on the M8x for years and never get bored.
You can see so many options for Poly AT and why this is so much better than not having this option.
You can even set curves for the response or custom curves etc. It's endless and well worth having the option rather than not having it on the M6/M7.
I suppose CAT has these options too but when it changes all notes it's not really useful. For example when playing the ANx or EP you really only want a note or two to go out of tune or modulate and not the entire chord or voice. These subtle nuances are what makes sound interesting. Vangelis would agree because whether it's a marching band or orchestra the various detunes, bends and slides that are accidental or intentional are what give sound life.
The parameters are many, the curves are vast, you get (4) total parameter changes if you want, you can apply these to different OSCs, it can be dramatic or subtle, set the ratio amounts, etc. and it's endless and fun which is most important to me.
If Yamaha added a randomize PAT function with one press you could get stuff you might never have thought about.
The M8x is dare I say "revolutionary" being 45 years of age but because it's now implanted in a modern flagship affordable synth with unlimited parameters. It's pretty special being built on the Montage platform plus everything else they have added and that is coming. Sorry to the M6/M7 crowd as I was one of you but this M8x is the way to go until the others get the "x" upgrade.
Whether you have the Fantom with endless add-ons or Korg etc. they can't touch the M8x because of this feature. It doesn't matter until they can catch up with an offering. This is the only synth available that can be the "entire package" so for now it reigns as the supreme champion IMO. I have real deal analogs too and this ANx gets close enough at times I can't tell the difference.
One unusual item I noticed using the PAT curves is you have to remain above the horizontal axis line (at the beginning of the curve) like in my photo #4. When you select a curve or move it below that axis the PAT effect plays even when not being activated. Sort of defeats the purpose of PAT by definition. I suppose Yamaha realizes this but anyway I keep it above the axis. It's probably the polarity as they call it but you can experiment with it to taste or expectation.
Most of what we've witnessed on YouTube is ANx modulation which is fantastic but it goes miles beyond that. I wanted to see what would happen when I caused a "random" detuning in real time of an AWM2/FMx EP voice. I'm actually causing it but when random notes dip or detune within the phrase or chord suddenly it's a new instrument to play. Traditionally you'd have to remove your hand from the keys to roll the pitch wheel and then everything detunes. Not anymore with M8x superiority! This is arguably the greatest music synth ever made considering the value of it too.
You can see so many options for Poly AT and why this is so much better than not having this option.
You can even set curves for the response or custom curves etc. It's endless and well worth having the option rather than not having it on the M6/M7.
I suppose CAT has these options too but when it changes all notes it's not really useful. For example when playing the ANx or EP you really only want a note or two to go out of tune or modulate and not the entire chord or voice. These subtle nuances are what makes sound interesting. Vangelis would agree because whether it's a marching band or orchestra the various detunes, bends and slides that are accidental or intentional are what give sound life.
The parameters are many, the curves are vast, you get (4) total parameter changes if you want, you can apply these to different OSCs, it can be dramatic or subtle, set the ratio amounts, etc. and it's endless and fun which is most important to me.
If Yamaha added a randomize PAT function with one press you could get stuff you might never have thought about.
The M8x is dare I say "revolutionary" being 45 years of age but because it's now implanted in a modern flagship affordable synth with unlimited parameters. It's pretty special being built on the Montage platform plus everything else they have added and that is coming. Sorry to the M6/M7 crowd as I was one of you but this M8x is the way to go until the others get the "x" upgrade.
Whether you have the Fantom with endless add-ons or Korg etc. they can't touch the M8x because of this feature. It doesn't matter until they can catch up with an offering. This is the only synth available that can be the "entire package" so for now it reigns as the supreme champion IMO. I have real deal analogs too and this ANx gets close enough at times I can't tell the difference.
One unusual item I noticed using the PAT curves is you have to remain above the horizontal axis line (at the beginning of the curve) like in my photo #4. When you select a curve or move it below that axis the PAT effect plays even when not being activated. Sort of defeats the purpose of PAT by definition. I suppose Yamaha realizes this but anyway I keep it above the axis. It's probably the polarity as they call it but you can experiment with it to taste or expectation.
Most of what we've witnessed on YouTube is ANx modulation which is fantastic but it goes miles beyond that. I wanted to see what would happen when I caused a "random" detuning in real time of an AWM2/FMx EP voice. I'm actually causing it but when random notes dip or detune within the phrase or chord suddenly it's a new instrument to play. Traditionally you'd have to remove your hand from the keys to roll the pitch wheel and then everything detunes. Not anymore with M8x superiority! This is arguably the greatest music synth ever made considering the value of it too.
Statistics: Posted by davlippo7 — Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:26 pm