Miguel Kertsman Demonstrates the legendary Yamaha EX-42 Electone (Part II)

View Part I at:
http://musicalchemyexperience.com/videos/

This simple video series (done with a single hand-held camera and no external microphone -- thus the occasional distorted sound) is intended to demonstrate some examples of keyboard playing across different genres, or about showcasing specific rare / vintage instruments part of Miguel Kertsman's set-up. The videos are meant to be fun, informative, introductory overviews, and are not tutorials on keyboard playing or synthesis, as proper tutorials would require much more time and depth on the topics. We will be producing actual tutorials later on on subjects such as keyboard playing, and sound synthesis techniques. Cheers!

Credits:

Camera, Directing: Brian Read

Copyright 2010 by Miguel Kertsman, Amaazonica Music, ASCAP. Aurua Sounds, Ltd.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Miguel Kertsman
• Yamaha EX-42
• Yamaha Electone
• Keyboards
• Organ
• Keyboard Tutorial
• Synthesis Instruction
• Electronic Music
• Vintage Keyboards
• Vangelis
• Klaus Schulz
• Keith Emerson
• Jean-Michel Jarre
• Analog Keyboards
• Music Alchemy

[decatlon14]

Miguel the portamento strip works once you do some slideing with the fingers? , or you have to be playing the lower keyboard in order to make it work? cheers

[MiguelKertsman]

@decatlon14 The portamento strip is in a sense its "own keyboard". It is independent and has its own tone generator. You don't have to be playing the lower keyboard and can play it alone. Cheers

[kaputasri]

Great vid, can you please explain how do you change the instruments assigned to the particular keyboard in the middle of the song? I'm not expecting a detailed answer. A simple on would suffice. Is it from the foot pedal?

[MiguelKertsman]

@kaputasri Hi and thanks for the question. Mostly I change sounds (registration) on the fly -- changing combinations of registers (buttons, levers, switches). On the EX-42 you can also program three analog pre-sets which one can access either by pushing the buttons between the lower and upper (middle) keyboards, or via the toe pistons next to the expression (volume) pedal. Cheers!

[kaputasri]

@MiguelKertsman Thanks for clarifying that. Before this it seemed like magic to me. I think the ex -42 is better than the more newer models. Specially the vibrato keyboard pad and the strip where you can glide in between notes. Btw you are a great organists, melodies seem to overflow from your fingers. Keep up the great work.

[MiguelKertsman]

@kaputasri Thank you! I agree, the touch sensitive keyboard and portamento strip developed by Yamaha back in 1970 remain as cool and innovative as ever!

[MiguelKertsman]

@aramvrh We are planning to produce online tutorials later on, stay tuned... thanks!

[aramvrh]

Thanks for the video,Is there any online lessons for playing organ?

[MiguelKertsman]

@decatlon14 Thanks! I am shooting a demo video on the EX-1 this week and it will be up and running soon. Cheers!

[decatlon14]

fantastic ! Miguel could you also demostrate the EX 1 please.. great playing!