Narfsounds

07/06/2026

Hey! You can't do that on a Nord!
..hold my beer

06/06/2026

04/06/2026

Fixed split points on the NS4 a limitation? No problem, just bake in the splits within the sample map. I got my 5 synth layers, 4 one-shot samples and a clav layer.

04/06/2026

The Favorite Covers 14-Pack Bundle has arrived for the Yamaha Montage M, MODX M, Montage, MODX and MODX+.

Over the past few days, upgrade emails have been sent to existing 13-Pack Bundle owners and customers who own previous Favorite Covers Sets.

If you believe you should have received an upgrade offer but haven't seen it, please complete the form below and I'll review your previous purchases:

https://narfsounds.wixforms.com/f/7465337213224486273

So what's new?

The Favorite Covers 14-Pack Bundle now includes all 14 Favorite Covers Sets in a single package featuring 224 Gig-Ready Performances, 198 custom arpeggios, custom samples and exclusive bundle-only content developed over many years of customer requests, lessons, surveys and real-world gigging experience.

One of the biggest changes is that there is no longer a separate Montage M / MODX M version of the bundle.

The main library is now supplied as a standard X7L file that works across all supported models:

• Montage M

• MODX M

• Montage

• MODX

• MODX+

In addition, Montage M and MODX M owners receive a separate Y2L library containing 6 M Optimized Performances that take advantage of features unique to the newer platform.

Unlike the previous 13-Pack Bundle, where there were separate products for the original and M-series instruments, there is now a single 14-Pack Bundle for everyone. This makes purchasing, installation, updates and support much simpler moving forward.

A huge thank you to everyone who has submitted song requests over the years. Many of the performances included in Set 14 can be traced directly back to customer emails, Facebook messages, surveys and lesson requests.

Product Link:

https://www.narfsounds.com/product-page/montage-modx-favorite-covers-14-pack-bundle

03/06/2026

I didn't think I'd enjoy the Junos and Jupiter-4 as much as I do.

02/06/2026

Only 3 synth layers on the NS4, I need at least 5, how do I do this 🤔

01/06/2026

Every now and then someone asks if I can sell their sounds on Narfsounds.com

The answer is no.

Narfsounds isn’t a marketplace where anyone can upload a pack and put it up for sale.

The value isn’t in having a large catalog of random sounds. The value is in solving specific problems for keyboard players in live bands.

Can a keyboard player accept a gig on short notice because they already have the sounds?

Can they learn a new song without spending hours programming?

Can they walk into a rehearsal knowing the splits, layers, scenes, samples and controller assignments have already been thought through?

Can they expand their band’s repertoire because the sounds are no longer a barrier?

Those are the problems I’m trying to solve.

Every performance in a Narfsounds pack has been selected, programmed, tested and refined with those goals in mind. Many have gone through multiple revisions over several years.

If a customer has a question, needs support, wants an explanation of how something works, or needs help adapting a performance to their own setup, I need to know the product inside and out.

There have only been a handful of exceptions. Harry and I co-developed the Movie and TV Themes Pack for the Yamaha Montage and Favorite Covers Sets 1 and 2 for the Roland Fantom. Even then, we were on FaceTime multiple times a day comparing notes, testing changes and refining sounds. Those projects took roughly twice as long because we both wanted the end result to meet the same standards as everything else on the site.

I can’t impose my standards on someone else’s work, and I can’t confidently support a product that I didn’t create or help create.

That’s why every product on Narfsounds has my name behind it.

https://youtu.be/RUsDPD5laTU

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01/06/2026

Wow! This could have been so much worse so I consider myself lucky! I knew that I should have levelled out the arms for the Korg Prologue 16 and I knew I should’ve checked that loud bang I heard last night. It fell from the top tier of my 6 stacker stand, my plastic tub containing my power leads got smashed as it broke the fall. It could’ve easily wiped out the Fantom, Kronos 3, OBX8 and the 2 Nords below it. It may actually have hit the Nautilus but luckily I rested the thick padded cover for the Jupiter on it. Lesson learned. Just one broken C key, it’s powering on and playing fine and no damage on the chassis. I’ve ordered the replacement key and it is on its way. I think I’ll be able to fix it myself.

31/05/2026

Sounds to play Sirius by The Alan Parsons Project for the Montage MODX MODX+ Montage M and the MODX M. Featuring my friend Matt Tera on guitar.

30/05/2026

This set is built around songs that have been requested again and again over many years. Some of them were specifically requested by students during lessons when they wanted help recreating the sounds for songs they were performing with their bands.

To decide what makes the cut, I go back through those requests and create a playlist for myself. I spend time listening to each song and asking a few questions.

Does it contain a distinctive keyboard sound that really defines the song?

Can it be recreated in a few minutes using ordinary factory presets? If the answer is yes, I usually move on. There’s little value in adding a song that most keyboard players can already put together themselves with minimal effort.

Does the keyboard offer a feature or function that could make the song easier, more practical or more seamless to perform live? This might be a custom split, scene changes, arpeggios, trigger notes, samples, Super K**b assignments or controller mappings that reduce the amount of work the player needs to do on stage.

If the answer is yes, it becomes a candidate for a Favorite Covers performance.

When a song makes it into a Favorite Covers set, it has earned its place. Every performance is included because it offers something beyond simply selecting a preset. Whether that’s a distinctive signature sound, a more seamless way to perform the song live, or a keyboard setup that would take considerable time to build from scratch, there needs to be a clear reason for it to be there.

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