Yamaha artist Michael Tan gives a crash course on the theory behind a digital Vocoder, and then shows how to use the Montage with a microphone to create a basic vocoder effect.
Yamaha artist Michael Tan demonstrates how to create a performance, either by editing an existing performance, or starting from an initialised performance.
Yamaha artist Michael Tan explains how sounds are organised on the Montage, focusing on the relationships between Performances, Parts and Elements, and how to audition sounds.
Yamaha artist Michael Tan demonstrates how to import a short (pitched) sample into the Montage, and use the keyboard to use the sample as an instrument.
Aaron Malone sings Village Kid's award-winning song "Colourful Girl in a Black and White World" written by M. Tan and M. Bartel, at the 2011 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (NY), live at Riverview.