A Ballad for my daughter, WX5 w/Sonar & MOTIF-ES RACK MIDI

[scottbeedie]

very nice i am sure she enjoyed it !!!

[jimmyss75]

Amazing sounding, that's VL70m right? If its okay i would like to share some very expressive acousitc patches I've made for the Korg Trinity/Triton with MOSS 6voice for any MIDI wind instrument I guess, at cartadore d.o.t c.o.m, take care!!

[pablodigiovanni]

Really nice Ballad, I would like to hear with Real Sax :)

[jcubero001]

Hi Tony, I'm not a musician however I'm learning Clarinet, a new baby is almost coming to my life so I'm looking for an instrument I can learn using my headphones, this one you are playing sounds very nice but it is quite expensive I'm also reviewing EWI USB do you have any feedback to share with me comparing both of them..

BTW. Thanks to share this beautiful song.

[orcatheforker]

Very nice. I listened all the way through, which I usually don't. To me you show that it's more the musicianship than the instrument that really counts. Too many windsynth players just make a dreadful noise without any feeling at all.

[GenuineHeather]

Very tasteful playing, and a beautiful tune. Nice work. :)

[freighter014]

learn 2 play the real saxophone... it is a real instrument that takes real balls.

[tonyph12345]

@freighter014 That's funny... I've played the "real" saxophone for over 25 years. I've played in far more bands than you've written words! ;)

[freighter014]

@tonyph12345 lol my bad, nice soprano playing btw!

[sargetech]

@tonyph12345 Good for you Tony!!! the nerve of that knucklehead. Technology is a musicians friend.

Let's see a sax play, harp, guitar, flute, violin, trumpet, organ, or even drums. A wind controller opens up sonic doors to play sounds in a way not possible on the native instruments. Nice composition!! and nice setup!! Cheers!!

[HardlineAthiest]

@freighter014

You should probably just stick with blowing cocks 'n sucking more real balls, its what you're best at anyway, twerp.

[freighter014]

@HardlineAthiest nice one... do you even play anything? why don't you post a video of yourself playing the sax? i'd gladly post a video of mine. then we can see who is hiding behind the computer screen ;)

[HardlineAthiest]

@freighter014

Well I'm definitely one one hiding, I don't play Sax or any horn/woodwind instrument, I do play piano and have a home midi music studio with about 5 synths, 8 rack mount synths and a great digital audio workstation PC complete with Alesis Surround Sound 4 channel Studio One monitors!!

Ever heard of Vangelis? He's a favorite composer of mine. Cheers!

[berg89dk]

Beautiful piece of art :)

Your daughter must be very proud of you.

[SONGSTICKS]

Hi Tony,

Really enjoyed that offering.. thankyou.

My mate got a wx5 in a charity shop recently for a fiver (they thought it was a kids toy!!)

He's a jammy bugger like that.

He's got an amazing collection of ethnic samples on his emu sampler, Russian,turkish, egyptian etc and they sound absolutely awesome played with the wx5. Excellent bit of kit !!

[Iamtubuler]

Excellent job I enjoyed it alot!!

[Eroenjin]

Whoa, that sounds rly good! I loved the sax sound. Ur daughter must be proud of u :)

[Leiflton]

very cool.

that electronic sax sounds great as well.

never heard an electric one before.

i cant seem to find that electric wind instrument that also has buttons you can press and program.

[ensemble64]

how much for the sax???

[09fod]

cheesy

[aaronrcpilot]

Wow,Tony.Excellent I've just watched your vidio yesterday and I also have WX5,VLM70 Turbo from Matt.10 yrs.ago and use PSR Yamaha 8000 for back ground but the one you use from ES is excellent,I also saw your back lead sheet for sell and I want to try but I can't read music so what can I do.Please explain and let me know.

P.S I tried to play your style and got only front part of it [play by ear for more than 10 yrs.too bad can't read music and my daugther in law teaching music .Thanks

[93nicd]

Nice - very peaceful. Sent me to sleep!

[harmonicamans]

Good Job! I used to play a alto sax but ran out of wind so I got a Yamaha wx5. Much better not as much air needed and it has so many different voices. If you close your eyes and listen to it play you would think it was the real thing. I play mine in church and it does great. I love the flute voices.

CP

[fame925]

i use sonar too..i see it there in the background...well done

[CoffeeNCigarettez]

i wish my dad was into music

[crouchingPIG]

pass the peace pipe to me my friend

[ericiperici]

Jeez, that sounds great. Just purchased an EWI4000S from AKAI. Now let's see if I ever can get close to your play......but I think that's whisful thinking ;-)

[astraltraveler69]

Nice! Thanks for telling me about this. I enjoyed your playing of this interesting instrument.

[javasoccernut]

Tony, How well does the wx5 work with the MOTIF RACK-ES? I have a roland sound module and quit playing with it because it doesn't repond to the aftertouch. So it sounds like i am tonguing every note. I would love to get a vl70m and start playing again. (note to sweetbutdaring - I have a tenor and alto sax).

[tonyph12345]

About as well as the Roland. Some of the voices lend themselves VERY well to playing with the WX5, others not so much.

You also might try programming your Roland to work with BC data instead of flipping the DIPs on the WX5 all the time. I do that with my fav. voices; tell the synth to couple BC control to VOLUME, and set a Fixed Velocity.

I use a Yamaha MEP4 processor to do the hard stuff... :)

[javasoccernut]

what i have is a JV-1010. Not much programing, if i remember rightly. I never messed with the dip switches on the wx5 much. I probably will just go with the vl70m sometime in the future. probably once i get room to set up all my equipment.

[tonyph12345]

Oh, yeah, the 1010 is a pretty old beast... If you have a GUITAR CENTER nearby, take your battery-powered WX5 and a standard MIDI cable and go play the synths they have on the showroom floor. They're usually quite agreeable to that. Just switch the DIP settings on the WX5 to send VOLUME and VELOCITY data instead of BC data and you should be fine. I *think* that's the top three left dip switches should be to the RIGHT, or ON.

[FiSTFigHT09]

@tonyph12345 dam this is really nice, bet ur daughter is proud to call u her dad... keep it up man..

[javasoccernut]

No. It is about creativity. Check out some of the other WX5 videos and you will see (ie one with Marleen in the title)

[NathanLee0921]

Can't stop listening to this song. You should write lyrics for that melody. A soft loving lyric than have your daughter sing it. LOL.

[NathanLee0921]

I heard a sparkling chime sound you used for transition in your song. Can you please tell me where to get it. I brought Sonar 8 Producer and can't find it anywhere.

[tonyph12345]

I'm guessing you're talking about the Mark Tree sound in the rhythm section.

None of the instruments in this tune are using SoftSynths in Cakewalk; they're all coming from a Yamaha MOTIF-ES Rack synthesizer.

If you google "Mark Tree," you'll quickly find websites that have WAV files of a Mark Tree. You can download one and integrate that into your mixes in just a simple audio track.

[ringsanoj99]

Wow, really amazing song you have made, just love it. I also really enjoy listening to you, you are great :D

[Supersonic77x]

WOW!!!

[shwizzy]

Why not just play a tenor sax..?

[tonyph12345]

At the time I recorded this, I didn't own a Tenor Sax... The mixing tasks with the WX5 / VL70m are also much simpler than mixing in an acoustic instrument (no need for microphones, mixers, etc.)

[edusaxo]

come on

[tonyph12345]

Ok, where're we going?

[dbednar]

Much appreciated. Will stand by for it...

[tonyph12345]

Okee dokee! Thanks for waiting! It's now available for download on my website (see the video notes for location.)

[dbednar]

Yes, I would be interested in sheet music and your backing track for this song, just for personal enjoyment. Very well done.

[tonyph12345]

Alrighty... I'll start typesetting it... Keep an eye on these comments; I'll let you know when I have it ready. It'll probably be a few weeks.

[dbednar]

Nice job! You selling sheet music and the backing track for this tune?

[tonyph12345]

Huh... Hadn't thought about that... Why, you interested?

[sosax02]

Can you tell me how can I connect the WX5 to the computer so that I can record the song directly to the computer? What interface and software are required? thanks

[WaldemarCT]

Great Work From PuertoRico Wally Producer and Engineer Very Inspiring Keep Doing The Work Your Doing Feeling Your Music Any Collabs Let Me Know Willing To Collaborate With Anyone i own motif and lots of synths also own a studio hit me up.

[PrototypeZZ]

Wow!! :D Didn't knew things like that exist.. :D XD

[dc6band]

WOW Sounds Fantastic. I purchased a WX5,Yamaha VL70m and patchman after hearing you play. What settings do you have your VL70M set to. When I play it sounds dead. I'm amazed at your sound. I would appreciate any help. Thanks

[tonyph12345]

No special settings... It's the MBrecker patch... It takes time to get proficient on the WX5.

[lalbertojazz2]

many compliments...a great ballad indeed...

[num1gever]

woww!! that was so beautiful!

you can hear all the emotion in the song.

great!

try to play it on a real instrument. i think it will sound better.

the first part is he main part of the song? because it seems you in certain ways repeat it, and it's beatiful.

[kajenS]

You are amazing, =) wow i would love to hear more!!

[stubs13]

I wish to buy the Motif-ES Rack instead of the Turbo VL-M because Patchman music won't ship it out to Canada. Are the voices on the Motif-ES Rack better?

[tonyph12345]

No, not really. The Turbo VL70m is top-notch, and designed from the ground up to be WX-based. The ES is more meant for a keyboard, but can be made to work with the WX. If you add a PLG150-VL to the ES Rack, and get Patchman's patches for THAT, it's a decent compromise. By the way, the ES won't be around much longer since the XS is now being sold.

[kbg2289]

Wow that really sounds unbelievable... I was considering getting a WX5 and learning to play it. Was wondering, what tone generator would you reccomend with it, and also can you link it up to your computer and just download a tone generator program and use that in temporary place of a vl70m or other generator?

[tonyph12345]

You CAN use the WX5 with a PC-Based soft-synth. Just make sure your soft-synth is VERY LOW LATENCY.

[mespongebabe]

nice composition Tony!

[JoshSizzle2007]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[joeycarr333]

amazing, true talent,

this song made me cry

5 stars

[Victorjazz]

I'm looking at wind controllers. Why the WX5 instead of the Akai EWI4000?

[tonyph12345]

They're just different. One is not better than the other; I just prefer the WX5. It fits my function better.

[tonyph12345]

Yep... Everything but the tenor is the ES Rack.

[stubs13]

is that ES or XS?

[tonyph12345]

Everything but the tenor is the ES Rack.

[davekdmd]

very nice! all other back ground sounds are from motif es rack?