Welcome to the final episode in a three-part Behind the Synth podcast series featuring MONTAGE M Sound Designers. 

This episode features electronic music producer, sound designer and YouTuber and Benn Jordan. We discuss Benn’s time growing up in the vibrant Chicago music community, how he got into synth programming, what he likes about MONTAGE M and specific sounds he created. Throughout the episode I added audio Auditions of Benn’s MONTAGE M Performances. Below are the Performance names and engines used:

•	Top-0:28—"BLJ Chill Suite”, AWM2/AN-X
•	1:55-2:34—"Planet 10”, AN-X
•	4:42-5:44—“Flashbulb Kit”, AWM2
•	12:15-13:30—“Additive Movement”, AN-X/FM-X/AWM2
•	16:22-17:13—"Big Loud Sky”, AWM2/AN-X
•	17:44-18:42—"Trees in Juarez”, AWM2/AN-X
•	21:00-22:20—“Cosmoklavier”, FM-X/AN-X 
•	32:07-32:55—“Argentina 2080”, AWM2/AN-X
•	37:26-38:40—"FM Meditator”, FM-X/AWM2
•	37:16-38:00—"24 OP Organism”, FM-X
•	46:22-46:59—“Bellscape”, FM-X
•	49:59-50:44—"My Loving Ghost“, AWM2/FM-X
•	54:43:55:09—"CFX Old Tapes”, AWM2/AN-X
•	59:49-100:52—“Vapor Technology”, AWM2/FM-X/AN-X
•	103:28-End—“Chicago 2005”, AWM2/AN-X/FM-X

Note: This podcast was recorded during a conference call. You’ll hear differences in audio quality between the conference call and locally recorded audio. All of Benn’s MONTAGE M Performance Auditions were recorded to a DAW in stereo.

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BTS067: MONTAGE M Sound Designer Benn Jordan

Behind the synth showcases the people bringing you Yamaha synthesizers. In this episode, re-discover the EX5 - an Extended Synthesis (AWM2-sampled-based, AN-virtual analog, VL-virtual acoustic, FDSP-formulated DSP, sampling, whew!) workstation from 1998. Join Blake and Nate as they get re-acquainted with the EX5 sounds, discuss the technology inside like what is FDSP "Seismic," "Tornado" and "Water" and attempt to "out-jazz" each other!

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BTS013: EX5 Retrospective

Behind the synth showcases the people bringing you Yamaha synthesizers. In this podcast Blake interviews Avery*Sunshine at Innovation Road Studios in Hamamatsu, Japan. They chat about their music, the dynamic of their personal and professional partnership and more.

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BTS017: Avery Sunshine Chat

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Behind the synth showcases the people bringing you Yamaha synthesizers. In this episode Blake interviews Swedish keyboardist, session musician and musical director Jonas Gröning during NAMM 2020. As the musical director for the popular Swedish television show "Let's Dance", Jonas is required to arrange and perform in many different musical genres. This takes a special level of musicianship and flexiblity. We talk about his work on the show, how he uses MONTAGE and the YC61 Stage Keyboard and some of his upcoming projects.

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BTS034: Jonas Gröning Chat NAMM 2020

This is an audio file referenced in the article "Subtractive Synthesis 101, Part Two: Going from Static to Dynamic" located here: https://www.yamahasynth.com/learn/synth%20-programming/subtractive-synthesis-101-part-two-going-from-static-to-dynamic

Part 2 Audio Clip 6 (AWM Init Staccato)

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BTS067: MONTAGE M Sound Designer Benn Jordan

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