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Just a quick note to say that initial problems with MODX M have now been resolved - a parameter from my development environment had not been properly transferred to the live version here resulting in MODX M not properly connecting. This is now fixed, and MODX M is working as designed.

@RickL this may actually have been my fault. Could you try KDx again now and see if it's all working properly?

Thanks, those screenshots are very helpful. It seems that Yamaha made some undocumented changes to the MODX M MIDI implementation with firmware 1.1, to which I have not had access yet. Leave it with me and I'll hopefully have a resolution ASAP.

I am travelling today and unable to do much debugging, but a handful of screen shots showing the chooser and the programmer interface might help me to diagnose the problem remotely.

Ah, no, mono/poly is set at the part level

Thanks to @Xenophile for pointing out that the critically important Key On Time Delay parameter was missing from AWM2 elements. I quickly got that sorted, only to realise that I had missed key on controls completely for FM-X and AN-X 🤦🏻 Not to worry, they are all implemented and working nicely...

Yes absolutely - just head to the bottom of the third column of controls, where there is a block labelled PART SETTINGS, and you can set mono/poly mode per-part there.

... or, now :)

You're right - I seem to have missed that somehow. I'll get it implemented early next week.

With the exciting news about the release of MODX M, I thought you might like to know that KDx already supports the new synth, with all the same controls and parameters as MONTAGE M. You can see it in action in my video introducing MODX M at 03:66

Sorry about that - it seems that the server was rebooted for an OS patch, and when it came back up the relay service failed to start. I've sorted that out now, and everything is running smoothly.

Thanks Joël!

Check out the latest issue of Yamaha Music Production Guide, featuring an interview with a scruffy looking hermit who could have done with a haircut... Direct Link to PDF

I haven't tackled arpeggios, because unlike the sound design system, there isn't really an awful lot KDx can do to improve the interface for arps. Same goes for motion sequences. My next big feature will be effect parameter editing, if I can work out how a good way to do that.

At this time, yes - Yamaha synths do not allow the names of waveforms to be queried over MIDI so there's currently no way for KDx to get access to the list of waveforms from User or Library banks.