Yamaha EX-5R My Favourite preset patches - Improvisation / Demonstration

This Yamaha EX-5 is so darn great machine. One of the biggest and most positive surprises ever! I haven't ever encountered a synth that really have truely amazing factory preset patches besides my other favourite synthesizer, Roland JD-990.

This "song" is basically just pure improvisation with these favourite patches. I recorded it all at once and no any overdubbing or editing whatsoever. I just added fade in and out volume effect between the presets that they make better and seamless play

Category:

Music

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• Yamaha
• EX
• EX-5
• EX-5R
• VL-1
• VL
• Synthesizer
• new
• age
• electronic
• ambient
• music
• improvisation
• demonstration

[marillo18]

whats the preset at 4:53?? sounds very sexeh

[AnalogyGuy]

@marillo18 The preset is called as "Nusic" =D

[NoiseArtz]

just got one. wow, what a great synth. does anyone know if the an part of the synth, is just like having an an1x (not sure if this question has been asked)? and can you load the sounds of the sy-85, and sy-99 on to the ex5? oh and one last thing, is there a great editor that can fully program, not just partially like some of the others ive seen, the ex5?

[AnalogyGuy]

@NoiseArtz Well, yes, the AN part is exactly same as in AN1X but surely you can assign AN into other feature the EX-5/7 contains so in that way you can do things the AN1X can't do. I have no idea regarding to loading sounds from SY series but I doubt since they are different from EX. I strongly advise not to use editors since they are really not necessary. EX-5/7 are one of the best machines because they have got so easy and quick user interface that is unsurpassed... except the JD-990 / JV-2080

[thisisnev]

Nice to see that clips like this are starting to appear which finally showcase the EX5 as a truly great synth, rather than just a fairly decent piano!

[earthb15]

One of the greatest digital synthesizers built, along with my Kurzweil K2XXX series synthesizers - shame about it being a pain to update the Operating System due to a few timing bugs and a very slow SCSI interface, uses EEPROM chips instead of FLASH RAM via internet!

[haymakerUK]

this demo is incredible! - these sounds are exactly what i and many others would hope for when buying a synth, my cs1x and qs300 have similar pad sounds, but not on this scale! many thanks for showing - david

[Astralwurksdk]

I have bought and sold every digital synth you can think of but the EX5 has NEVER left my arsenal. It is honestly one of the most unique synthesizers ever made. You can recognize the sound of an EX series immediately and it is SO POWERFUL for being 15 years old. It is far warmer sounding than any other digital synth from that time. If you think the presets sound good, just wait until you hear what it can do with the full RAM upgrades and external samples loaded in!!

[NoiseArtz]

@AnalogyGuy awesome, thanks analog guy!

[AnalogyGuy]

@smooveface Just search for "Yamaha VL1 Demostracion" and you will see. You can do almost anything you want with breath controller since it's totally assignable for various configurations.

[smooveface]

@AnalogyGuy I'm about to buy one of these and I just want to know what the breath controller allows you to do? Is it for playing flutes or something?

[AnalogyGuy]

@shortinos Only a pity I didn't have the breath Controller at the time. It makes all the difference for the expression and now it's irreplaceable tool specially for VL synthesis.