daBowsa

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Well, I finally entered the fray of online music hosting... my first two sequences with my S90 a la my sig link: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=486515 Is it obvious ROMpler fare?

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I think the B2 doesn't have percussion. $500 seems like a great deal if its in working order. http://vintagehammond.com/selected.asp?ID=271 http://vintagehammond.com/selected.asp?ID=437

dudem, we usually comment on a songs production quality, techniques, gear used, etc. Your personal opinion of a song or genre does not constitute "criticism." Your tone is drastically contradictory to this thread and forum - I suggest your read a couple more posts in order to get a feel for the atmosphere.

Hello all! My name is Ben Schomp (aka "dabowsa" or "D.J. Benom") and I live just south of Providence, RI. At 26, I consider keys the instrument at which I am the least proficient, yet enjoy it the most and am making much progress! Since switching from guitar to keys, I played in a band called The Atlantic Caravan for almost two years (recently dissolved), and Badfish (a Sublime tribute band) which is still going strong. Very strong, actually! I must say, it has fulfilled all of my rock and roll fantasies: riding a Winnebago to-and-from cities like New York and Boston, and playing for as many as 450 very intense fans. I've actually been flashed several times for the t-shirt I bring out to promote the merch table during the set break! As an accessory member, I play about 2/3 of the songs, but on some I get to play trumpet with one hand and organ or sax parts on my QS6.1 with the other! I also have a bunch of samples on the Alesis that I trigger while playing (turntable scratches, etc.) For my latest excursion, I'm putting myself out on a limb by organizing a key-groove-driven group with bass, drums and a sax player. I'm hoping I'll have enough ideas to avoid bringing in a guitar player! Never, ever underestimate the importance of a good bass player - they make or break your band. Gear: Alesis QS6.1 / Roland A-33 / Standtasic 2-Tier / Fender Pro-185 / Dunlop CryBaby, Boss DS-1, DD-5, and CE-1. Wish List: Voce V5 / Motion Sound KBR-M / Nord Electro2 / Yamaha S80 / Invisible Stand If you visit those websites, check out the solo in "Fortune Man" or the Flash-intro to the Badfish site...I'm responsible for both! Oh yeah, I work a mind-numbing job in a soul-sucking cube as a "Computer Scientist" during the day. If anyone knows of any jobs where I can combine my proficiency with computers and love for music, PLEASE let me know. I'm a detail-oriented perfectionist with an upbeat demenour and uncanny ability to simplify the complex - I'll move anywhere in the world to make music my career! It was great to meet you, thanks for listening! --Ben, www.benschomp.com, ben@benschomp.com

I own a QS6.1 and the QSR module...and I love them both! The sounds may be "outdated" but that's fine with me - every new board that comes out has 95% techno/electronica patches and it becomes a 15 minute ordeal just to find the pianos, organs and eps! The QS stuff is good because you just hit the "Organ" button and you've got 30 or 40 stock sounds to choose from. The Mix mode is wonderful, allowing splits on the same board or others very easily (I use my 6.1 as my master board). Thumbs up from me!