Jim Alfredson Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hi y'all! Thought you guys might like to see my rig for Echoes of Pink Floyd, a tribute band based in Michigan that I play with. Redkey came to Lansing and is behind the camera. He's subbing for me on a gig next month. But we just played this past Friday at Bell's in Kalamazoo (the beer company) and had a ball. It's a fun band and fun rig. [video:youtube] Quote Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernMeister Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Very cool Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Great rig and gig, Jim. The sounds are really on point. The Forte is a high-powered gas machine, that's for sure. Will Redkey use your rig or his own? Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Cool Jim. Also very interesting to see how you are using the Forte! Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Looks and sounds great Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 That's one nice rig Jim. Also a nice video - you've got a presentation style that's simultaneously knowledgeable and relaxed. That "layer the bass note on a key that's used once only" trick is one I'm going to steal... Cheers Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Really excellent, Jim... enjoyed your presentation. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Great stuff! Thanks Jim! Quote Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyray Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Very cool rig impressed with the whole rig especially the KURZWEIL. Good luck with your new project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Some clever stuff there, Jim. It's not often I see someone exploiting MIDI controller tricks, Kurzweil does make some decent MIDI controllers. I had to exploit some MIDI controller tricks on my MIDIBoard when I played The Wall theater shows back in 2015, I was the only keyboard player and some songs my hands were REALLY busy so I also had to exploit economy of motion. I saw you at Gearfest last June but you were busy and I was not able to connect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 That's a concert-scale rig. If it were me and I could get it 95% done with just the Kurzweil, I would. At least for a Brewery gig. But I suppose it depends on the paycheck. Our brains are hardwired with the most miniscule details of Floyd songs, and that's what most Floyd fans want to hear, so compromise may not be possible and you may need a rig like that just to qualify for the gig. Or am I off base? Quote Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I watched it over the weekend and am very impressed! I love the trickery on getting polyphonic portamento using the multi zones and playing sixths. Very clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I wish you could have seen my face in real time while you were demoing the Pigs organ on the XK5 and the Kurzweil... I was all perplexed as to why you wouldn't just use both manuals of the Hammond, and then in came the synth strings! Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 As a Forte owner, I am really loving the way you present it, Jim. Even more, the Kurzweil has shown your depth and breadth as a player so far beyond being a great organist. Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicaL Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Love that patch for Have a Cigar!! Great rig and excellent presentation! Thank you. aL Quote Gear: Yamaha MODX8, Mojo 61, NS2 73, C. Bechstein baby grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisDespo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Excellent rundown! Thank you for sharing. Looks like a fun gig! Quote Kurzweil Forte,Roland Fantom 6,Hydrasynth,Numa C2X, SpaceStation V.3, other stuffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBluesKeys Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Enjoyed. Some tricks I can do on my older PC3 added to the knowledge. Now using a PC2 upper, PC3 lower, with two iPads, one for set list display of all the music, another as a sound generator MIDI'd from the PC3. Quote Howard Grand|Hamm SK1-73|Kurz PC2|PC2X|PC3|PC3X|PC361; QSC K10's HP DAW|Epi Les Paul & LP 5-str bass|iPad mini2 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Great rig and gig, Jim. The sounds are really on point. The Forte is a high-powered gas machine, that's for sure. Will Redkey use your rig or his own? He'll be rocking his own setup. Quote Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 I wish you could have seen my face in real time while you were demoing the Pigs organ on the XK5 and the Kurzweil... I was all perplexed as to why you wouldn't just use both manuals of the Hammond, and then in came the synth strings! I could probably do it just on the Forte, layering the correct harmony notes under the main line and playing the whole thing with one hand. But where's the fun in that? Quote Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKey Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Will Redkey use your rig or his own? He'll be rocking his own setup. I'll be rocking the current version of this rig possibly with a CP73 &/or Mojo61. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Here's mine from last night. That's an all-Korg top row. Minilogue on the left is just my sequencer for On the Run (and some explosions I made for Learning to Fly). R3 on the right generally just controls one of the Panel B patches on the NS3, but sometimes speaks for itself too. On a whole other topic, that's a board ripe for some resurgent love. The macbook hosts my samples for now, primarily because I still have notes/guides for the songs and am going to have it anyway. On a separate post I'll share my note/sample interface, which I designed and am nerdily proud of. But I don't plan to keep the macbook in the rig long term and will just host the samples on the NS3. Interesting how many of us play in Pink Floyd bands; Richard Wright isn't usually listed in people's pantheons, but PF seems to be a group that just keeps opening up the farther in you dig. Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 So, this is my interface. This is fullscreen on my computer during shows. I use a Firefly pedal to advance the "pages" and start and stop samples. Top is obviously the song, patch/board, and key. Main body is whatever guidance or reminders I need. Red is like, "DWEEB: REMEMBER THIS." RH column is the set list, so I always know where we are and what's coming. And bottom right is what settings/patches I will use on the next song, so I can get there fast if for some reason I have to start before I flip to the next page. I realized I needed a way to know if a sample was playing, since they sometimes start with a little bit of silence, and if you get impatient and click again, it will STOP the sample that you didn't know was playing. So I added some animation to the "play" command. Then after the sample is over, the red arrow disappears. Goofy nerd stuff I know, and most of you probably have better systems than this, but I needed a fool-proof way to step into this working project and this has proven reliable for this fool. Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 That's really cool setup for all your song notes and sample trigger.... Nice work! Quote David Gig Rig:Casio Privia PX-5S | Yamaha MODX+ 6 | MacBook Pro 14" M1| Mainstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Cool!! Quote "I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long" Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathetique Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Will Redkey use your rig or his own? He'll be rocking his own setup. I'll be rocking the current version of this rig possibly with a CP73 &/or Mojo61. Hej Which ipad holder is that and where do u mount it? Also ireally like the rig breakdown and programming, thx for the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.Honey Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 So, this is my interface. This is fullscreen on my computer during shows. I use a Firefly pedal to advance the "pages" and start and stop samples. Do you start samples with the Firefly pedal? How does that work? I understand that you can use the pedal to jump to next song or previous song (Page up/Page Down) but how you fire a sample with the pedal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Good video. Quote Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkost2002 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 good stuff, Jim, I always enjoy your presentations! very intelligent solutions to re-creating these parts! Quote "I have constantly tried to deliver only products which withstand the closest scrutiny � products which prove themselves superior in every respect.� Robert Bosch, 1919 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Do you start samples with the Firefly pedal? How does that work? I understand that you can use the pedal to jump to next song or previous song (Page up/Page Down) but how you fire a sample with the pedal? I do start (and stop if necessary) the samples with the pedal. I am learning stuff today but will post a very quick demo vid in the next day or two if you're curious (or just send it to you directly). Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.Honey Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 That"s fine, I was just curious how you can start samples with with the pedal. I"m incorporating some samples to my setup too but I"m thinking of just triggering them from the iPad screen. However, that leaves only one hand to play the keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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