Alesis Micron Complex FM Pad

[twoule]

LOL

[twoule]

RAY-DEE-YO-HED

[lilfoodstamp233]

You are the fuckin man.

[dbProductionsLtd]

Gets really weird and funky at the end. How did you make those last sounds in the micron?

[eldino]

same sound used by Radiohead into "everything in its right place"

[gbboi]

is that from vanilla sky sound track??? win!

[IsoMorphix]

Everythiiiiiiiiiiiiiing..... in its riiiiiiiiiight plaaaaaace.

Does this sound like Radiohead to anyone else?

Very cool.

[Shivotheque]

Which one of these 2 synths ( Alesis Micron vs Korg Prophecy) can make the weirdest,most outrageous and incredibly beautiful sounds????...just asking....

[blkgnuz2007]

Awesome sounds, can't wait to create and make beautiful music with this machine.

[helmet22fc]

sorry for the nooby question, but how do you make your own patch for it?

[blkgnuz2007]

@helmet22fc I'm a noob too, ...waiting on UPS to deliver my first synthesizer today, an (Akai Miniak) I hear there's a bunch of free software editors for the Micron which also work for the Miniak since they're both pretty much the same model and sound engine. Do you use an editor for yours? There's plenty of sites and user groups online that answered alot my questions before I even bought one. I'm glad I went with the Miniak instead of the MicroKorg XL, good luck to you. Peace.

[sausagefoot]

That was awesome =)

[dermagen]

Everything in its right place! Thief!!!!

[Keybern]

impressive !

Thumbs up !!!

[bobbywingood]

Everthing in its right place

[MitchWadeCole]

Radiohead - Everything in it's right place.

[ec101dm]

dude you made me buy one of these!!

[Username11available2]

@ec101dm was it worth it?

[ec101dm]

@Username11available2 definitely!!! best sounding VA synth I've ever put my hands on. programming can be tedious, but it's a fantastic machine with huge synthesis power.

[RamzGT]

pyramid song eh? good choice for a heavy LFO

[Mutlu1Moog]

awesome ;-)

[tokedog03]

Horrible, Horrible, Horrible. Anyone can make garbage sounds like that

[willbrown69]

where might i find this patch?

[friedgreentomatojp]

the begining of it reminded me of Radiohead's everything in it's right place. it made me want to sing "Everything~ in it's right Place~", very nice pad sound.

[rattu123]

This FM pad of your sounds so smooth and relaxing in the beginning. Everything I do in FM sounds scratchy and not smooth at all. Any tips?

[anoteoftruth]

You want subtractive synthesis, buy a Moog.

[capitalistocrat]

@mrhartuc you just can't go wrong for the price. this thing has depth

[HotnessFl]

@dzjmusic yea sounds like radiohead at the start

[gr8ape]

nice sound

[fullmontis]

this sounds unholy

[DzJMusic]

the beginning I think is Everything In Its Right Place

[anoteoftruth]

It's Pyramid Song.

[unownuser999]

Do you make all your sounds from the default 3 oscillators?

[pokermees]

i love it well done great song i love the Synthesizer well done

[oivur83]

everything is the right place XD

[anoteoftruth]

I think you mean Pyramid Song.

[snackspaprika]

I'd say Everything in its right place. Pyramid Song begins with the same chords, but the ryythm is different.

[tcfrombn]

pyramid song progression at the beginning. nice.

[amitch64]

this is so fucking sick. i am getting one soon and can't wait to get my hands on it. the beginning is obviously radiohead and right after that the patch sounds like it could be used to play the theme from "a clockwork orange".

[maese2000]

sounds like Zoé - Reptilectric.... omg i need one of this... =)

[apolstudios]

sounds like "everything in is right place" (Radiohead)

[TheCoolbreezers]

true!

[kontube]

dank pads shurty

[GamerBlueX]

Wasn't the beginning thing from Linkin Park or something, Idk, I don't really listen to them anymore, so my memory could be far off, lol.

[baitsworld79]

at 0:53 it sounds like underoath

[null140]

i love you as much as aphex twin and squarepusher and gary numan!

[skypekai]

everything in its right place!

[justsid]

yep. i was thinking the same thing. very awesome. i've got an alesis finally. i just want to jump in it so bad.

[jumpmaster98]

extreme patch making skills.

NUFF SAID.

[WolfgangAmadeusF]

Loooove it.

[d3p3ch3mod3]

everyone is right about it sounding like radiohead, microns are really good for that.

half the time i'll be trying to get some stupid trance sound and ill accidently get the pad from how to disappear completely or something

[d3p3ch3mod3]

treefingers even

[ariasdad]

Haha, that was the first thing that popped into my head about 2 seconds into the video, totally sounds like Radiohead. I just bought this for my girlfriend's birthday, I'll just show her this right before I reveal it and she'll shit! Thanks for the great ideay Gtechture.

[zerverize]

"I think they are called Manuals. " <<< lol I was laughing hard for about a min. :) You are right though lol

[kanecountykevin]

man that sounds just like everything in its right place by radiohead, the chords atleast

[fallloftroy]

Is there an arpegiator in the micron?

[hafstrat]

Very nice indeed.

[curtaineater]

any chance of sharing the radiohead bit?

[bigblubox]

There are two colours in my head

There are two colours in my head

What, what is that you try to say?

love the Micron

[danielmizzle]

The setting you were playing on at the beginning sounded just like "Everything in its Right Place" by Radiohead. pretty sweet.

[illDiology]

How deep can you get into FM programming on the Micron? I am thinking of getting a Nord Modular G2 partly because of its excellent FM support. Can the Micron load dx7 patches?

[Gtechture]

You cannot get very deep into the FM with the Micron. It can there are only three oscillators and a limited amount of algorithms. The G2 is good but it is a waste to buy it just for the FM. The Yamaha TX7 can be bought used for 60-80 dollars. The Alesis fusion has an awesome FM engine. 6 operators with waveform select and you can create algorithms freely. Yamaha TY77 is also an excellent choice for FM. The micron cannot load DX7 patches as it is structured like a subtractive analog synth.

[Robbinsffxi]

I've used the Modular G2 for FM, also in combination with other types of synthesis, giving it much more uportunities.

The G2 Rack Engine is very affordable.

[tekkentool]

well this video has just toppled my steadfast belief i should get a microkorg >:0

[Gtechture]

They are both very good synthesizers. They are not fit for comparison because the Micron is vastly more advanced than the Micro Korg. The fact that they are the in the same price range means little. If you are not familiar with programing and the structure of synthesizers the Micron will not be easy to program although it will still sound great!

[tekkentool]

actually in australia there is a 200$ price difference. apparently you can't go wrong with either anyway. i'm not exactly noob to synth. i've been mucking around with software VST's for a while and i know how to use everything, but just one question ? does the micron have a gated arp?

[Gtechture]

Yes in pattern mode you can create sequences or an arpeggiation

[mofo0063]

so where does one begin to learn about sound synthesis? It's something I'm curious to learn but don't know where to start, I know some acoustic theory but that's it.

[Dixerrn83]

Just fooling around, trial and error. The basics are pretty easy to get to grips with although a synth which has control sliders and nobs would be much better to learn on than something that requires you to delve in to menus to alter parameters

[Gtechture]

Every synthesizer comes from the manufacturer with amazing books written by the people who designed and developed them them that explain, with utmost rigor, how to operate the synthesizers. Unfortunately they are usually lost or thrown out. I think they are called Manuals.

[gonesurfin27]

@Gtechture thats not what he was asking; way to sound like a douche Gtechture

[javiceres]

I have, for instance downloaded the manuals of the Akai Miniak (wich is practicaly a Micron) and Waldorf Blofend and they explain some (the Waldorf being more extense) synthesis principles and steps, very interesting. Also you can check Substractive synthesis (wich is more or less what all the analog synths are based on), or FM synthesis (very interesting method if you like, say, Depeche Mode).

[peterhamilrules]

i want one so bad

-peace

[d3p3ch3mod3]

I just now programmed a set where i have drums, synth, etc and my guitar is distorted, delayed, and M2 is set up like a high resonance wah wah pedal -i've got it so that when you slide up m2 the synths low pass requency goes up and the guitars band pass goes own at the same time.. i'm fairly proud of it, shame my expr pedal doesnt work and i cant play two instruments at once

[TheFirmament]

I think the micron can like play itself if you go on the patterns button

gl with the one man band XD

[d3p3ch3mod3]

yeah but i wanted to be able to move the sliders in real time like a wah wah pedal instead of using an LFO ..eh well

[TheFirmament]

Yeah you can, go on edit patch then scroll to the modulations section (near the end), set M1Slider or M2Slider etc to one of the synth.

Hope that helps

[FrailPumpkin]

Does anyone know how to download programs (as in sounds for the Micron) off the internet, then upload them to the Micron via usb/midi? That would be really useful thanks :)

[yukonmelt]

on a scale of one to 5, 5 being the hardest, how difficult was it to create this patch?

[dmk3345]

Yeah, Radiohead!!

Love this song! You also have to listen to the great Electro Remixes by "Infamous Upstarts - INF001", bought that record a couple of months ago - great!

By the way: the Alesis sounds nice! :-)

Five points!

[knockonwoods]

Radiohead

[iazzva]

Cool patches you're doing, man! Does Alesis send you some nice cheque every month? If they don't, they really should :)

[AirHendrix91]

NICE! Radiohead!

Do Inertiatic ESP by the Mars Volta. The keyboard intro :D.

[lolitaXcomplex]

damn you man, i keep coming back to watch these beautiful patches and its making me need to get a micron. the problem is, i dont need one, as ive got a roland v-synth. but try telling my brain that! beautiful tiny synth + gtechture =

wallet pain

[mofoinla]

hey the beginning sounds a lot like in its right place by radiohead

[SurrealOG]

i bought one of these, loved it, until it almost cought on fire,i returned it, but no more in stock, no more micron, maybe again someday. wasn't real impressed with patches until used setup mode, but preset transitions are not smooth in setup mode, which would be great for live performance. very nice synth tho. especially for the money.

[explodyhead]

dude...totally reminds me of a mute math song...

[Biopharmer]

Could you show off some of the weird tracking generator features

[jorgepena]

Sounds great! What's the name of the preset?

[fuzzydeer]

Thats not a preset

[d3p3ch3mod3]

i remember one of the reasons i decided to get the micron was the way i figured you could make radiohead sounds with it... i had a decent All I Need cover going and then realized i couldn't do the necessary syncopation lol.. BTW Gtechture is the best micron player on youtube

[Gtechture]

Thanks for all of the comments! Its really hard to get a band in sync with a synths arps and lfo's. This guy i knew pulled it off by giving his drummer a pair of headphones connected to the synth so he could sync the drumming with the arppegio.

[thewho892]

radiohead :P

nice dude

[Kitschead]

This is such a beautiful sound

[suburbanwizkid]

i concur with tobotron

very radiohead-esque off the top

i can't wait to get a hold of one of these

nice work... keep it up!

[kaz0rp]

wow, thats a great pad, sounds kind of like elton john- funeral for a friend

[tobotron]

radiohead! ;-)

[JIHAD7234]

Yes!!

[skaio]

everything in its right place ;)

you program your micron in awesome way. I'll buy one soon, i hope :P