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RABid

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  1. That is the one that would be my choice if I was still a serious player. For my use, and age, I've been happy with the lighter, cheaper versions. I have two sets, plus a single 12" that I bought, intending to turn it into a pair some day.
  2. I was a BIG dual lever person when I had my Chroma. It is backward from a wheel, but once you get used to it, very natural to pull the lever towards you to bend a note. You can be more exact while pulling the lever towards you rather than pushing away. A lot of Chroma patches were set up to bend up one step when pulling, and dive bomb down one octave when pushing the other way. I also like that the mod lever can have different effects depending on the direction. Usually vibrato when pulling towards you, and filter or sync when pushing away.
  3. Vintage, for me an easy answer, Rhodes Chroma. The keyboard that taught me to slow down and play the note. That is never going to happen because getting good service for vintage analogs in my area is almost impossible, and very expensive to send it off to someone good. If I am paying for it, probably the Take 5. Looks like a great deal in analog and new enough to get serviced.
  4. For heavy items you don't want to ship, Facebook marketplace can focus on the local area. I sold quite a bit on Ebay but the Ebay+Paypal fees can eat up a good percentage of your sale. Also, I sold a mink Kronos 61 and two months later the buyer filed a claim saying it was a warn out piece of junk that a local repairman said could not be repaired. Pretty sure he was scamming and trying to return a different unit. Ebay sided with me because he waited a couple days too long to file the claim. Made me wonder what they would have done if he had filed a few months earlier. Lately I have been selling on GearExchange. It is for music gear only. No computers or other stuff you might have, even if they are music related. It can take a while, but it works for me because if you choose to get paid in Sweetwater cards there is no percentage taken out of your price. That works for me. There is always something I want from Sweetwater. I do specify no returns and have been told that a lot of people like to try out and return guitar related items like pedals, amps and guitars.
  5. I just updated to VCV Rack 2 Pro and am very happy with it. Was using the Cherry Audio Voltage Modular but it has been giving me issues as of late on the Mac M series processors. The free version of VCV Rack is worth trying and comes with a nice collection of Mutable Instruments modules. Everything came together for me when I bought the ALM Pam Pro module for VCV. After that I decided to upgrade to the pro version, which moves from for stand alone only to being able to use it as VST2, VST3, Audio Unit, CLAP or stand alone. It is up to version 2.4.1 now and has quite a collection of free modules available. So, is anyone else playing around with VCV Rack? VCV Rack Website
  6. I have one of those little VOX keyboard amps. Nice for sitting on the porch and paying at low levels. I always recommend the EV's in these "what keyboard amp" threads. There are other brands that are just as nice, but the EV's are a good value.
  7. The Virus C was my first purchase from Sweetwater oh so many years ago. Since then I have owned the TI and later had a pair of TI2's. Eventually I gave up on ever seeing an update and moved to the smoother sounding Jupiter X.
  8. I have a friend who has played in the same band (singer/bassist) with the same drummer for about 50 years. My longest run is 3 years. I was riding a wave that went from my small town in the hills and eventually landed in a city. I never quit on a band, but when they fell apart I did not stick around. There was always someone bigger and more popular that needed a keyboardist. After a few years of trying to start a band and make it a success I found that being a keyboardist with a nice rig let me step into situations where the band was already rolling.
  9. If you need to step back a bit and simplify, start off with Garage Band and use it for a few months. It is much simpler and you will learn the basics. Actually, it is designed as a starting point. Then, when you are ready, start transferring your projects to Logic.
  10. LOL. I retired 3 years earlier than I planned and thinning down my collection of instruments got me through those pre-Social Security years. (And people thought I was wasting my money buying those instruments.)
  11. One mistake I made that you should avoid: I bought one of those MacMini shaped hubs that sits beneath the computer that includes a slot for a M2 SSD. Put one in and WOW did that thing create a lot of heat that floated right up into my Mini. Had to remove it and go to external SSD's.
  12. I don't see the Boss Limited-edition 50th-anniversary trio.
  13. People with that much money to spare did not accrue that much spare change by being stupid.
  14. I use both, and use them on guitar, bass, keys and my modular synths. The following opinion is from someone who was a professional on keys, and only plays guitar for fun and enjoyment. Guitar and bass: Just give me a good multi-effect with an integrated foot pedal and let me program it ahead of time. Keys: Years ago built in keyboard effects were very mediocre. I used a lot of guitar effects to boost the sound. Built in effects have come a long way and now the only thing I use on keys is my Vent 2 Leslie sim. Modular Synthesizer: Love guitar effects on modular. This is when dedicated effects pedals, knobs to twist, and the search for sweet spots really pays off. I realize the same can be said by a good guitarist with a great ear who is also looking for those sweet spots that only pedals can give, but I am not that guitarist. My ear developed for synths.
  15. I’ll step up and defend the person who created the thread and then deleted it when it went haywire. I deleted a thread I posted reviewing the Roland Aira Compact series. It was a short review of each of the 4 units, how they interconnect, and how the audio, MIDI and power interface is much improved over the Boutique series. I was shocked to see that the first and only reply at the time was someone that seemed really mad that I had purchased them and wrote about them. I don’t know if he was mad that I was flaunting my financial ability to buy $200 hardware synths, or just a Roland hater. Either way, I decided to just delete the thread before anyone else posted.
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