LGR - Yamaha CBX-T3 "Hello! Music!" Pack

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Thanks!

Becka Pitts

I actually loved your little song at the end. Well done!!!

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Thank you! This really was one of the more enjoyable videos to put together in a while since it covered so many enjoyable bases. And just music, music is always fun.

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I'm not-so-secretly hoping someone takes advantage of the downloads I provided for the software and manages to rip them outta there. They need to be shared and dropped into some modern music visualizers.

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It's actually one of my biggest goals! I've talked to some producers about what it might take to master such a thing and bring it to production someday. Only ideas at the moment, but still :)

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You got that right! After spending several days in Trax I had to open up FLS20 again just to whip up a "cleanser" track, haha. Seriously, just being able to accurately drag and drop *alone* is a relief.

LJFox

That mix at the end, just wonderful!!! Excelent video, lots of fun and quite a lot of content: great intro, oddware, midi stuff and live music! LGR: All the bang for your buck!

Brian Gordon

Whoa, those midi player animations are aesthetic as hell

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That was actually the first one I tested it with off-camera! It sounds perfectly dreadful.

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Thanks, Joon! Definitely makes me want to dive into some of the similar devices I have some Korg, Akai, Kawai and so on. There's so much out there to explore with vintage music gear!

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Heh, yeah I've always found multi-length loops to be a really fun time. There's an almost marksman-like quality to it when trying to activate and deactivate things in time.

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I'd imagine pretty well! I know they work nicely on modern Mac OS and Windows, and even within programs like DOSBox and ScummVM :)

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Thank you, Brandon!

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Thank you, for both statements! MIDI and music stuff are some of my favorite things to cover bar none. Will fix the MU80 mix-up :)

Eric Siegel

So, when can I pick up an LGR vinyl? I'd love a collection of songs you made using this :)

Alyxx the Rat

As a music producer this is content I'd love to see more of. I love your synth setups on Twitter and I always feel a bit envious of your hardware. This looks amazing despite how primitive it is to use. I feel spoiled with FL Studio, lol.

Peter Metzger

Pedantry police here with another teeny tiny correction: around 4:00 you say "MU30" and show an MU80. P.S. love love love your videos on MIDI and music stuff in general

LGR

Indeed, I miss David's uploads over there! I know he's said he doesn't have much more to cover without things getting into increasingly complex devices, but still. The channel Alex Ball is worth a watch though, he does some really good documentaries on synths. Along with some fun quick looks at retro devices and silly "porno music" stuff :)

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Passport.mid didn't come with Windows 3.1, that was 95 and later! Could've copied it over of course but still. Authenticity or something :)

Brandon Mingo

Great intro/hook! Loved all of it!

CubicleNate

I really enjoyed this. I can't help but wonder how midi devices like this would fair on modern systems running Linux.

SupaPhly

I kinda wanted to hear the "disk orch" mode play doom music lol

Joon Choi

Great stuff! A real nice complement to the Roland videos and lets you demonstrate your heretofore unknown / lesser known musical talents!

Kris Asick

Hunh... watching how you make music is so weird to me... I'm used to doing full compositions where I have control over every note throughout the entire length of a song so what you were doing with manually turning loops on and off on the fly to create a composition kinda broke my head. But yeah, that Trax program looks like it would frustrate me to no end; fortunately, my first experience with MIDI composition was Cakewalk in the late 90s. ;)

Tyler Compton

I can't believe you resisted the urge to play passport.mid on that Passport midi player! I really enjoyed seeing you use some classic Windows 3.1 productivity software 👍

Alek

I fully expect all your background LGR music to now be made this way, no exceptions. Nice to see this since there hasn't been a new upload on 8 Bit Keys in a while.

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Thanks, John!

John Covil

Also, did Driving remind anyone else of Brodyquest?

John Covil

Nice transition going into the Quiktunes screens. If you've used that before, I hadn't noticed until now.

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Thank you! I'd love to hear what they could come up with on this setup, too. Results are fascinating being restricted by old software.

Phakorn Sripayak

Lowkey want Anders Enger Jensen and Doctor Mix to mess with this! BTW the track you wrote is really good. Pretty catchy.

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Aw yeah. Hope you find this one interesting too! It's got some unique sounds compared to its contemporaries.

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It's still a very special feeling :) Getting a musical instrument communicating with a computer is just the best.

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Covid Christmas Clones, an unnerving thought indeed.

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Ahh Jammer, that sounds familiar. Is that the same as WinJammer I wonder? I got it on some shareware disc back in the day.

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Fixed in the next edit, thanks!

Love it! Tiny, tiny correction: those are unbalanced TS (tip-sleeve) cables, not TRS (tip-ring-sleeve). TRS are balanced.

Very cool stuff! I never used the Yamaha. Only the Roland RAP-10 card. The program I used was Jammer 4.0.... It had adjustments for effects. Fairly simple controls. But, it was fine for doing a lounge duo....

AJPRIME TECH

I always found the Yamaha stuff interesting!!

Allan Au

Omg always wanted this. Not because of the sound will maybe a little. But I just like having devices connected to the computer.

Rick Green

Kind of wish the Christmas Clint this year would be.... Less joyful than usual. Going "Christmas...." instead of "CHRISTMAS!"