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Thanks for the heads-up. I just ordered it. I don't have an immediate need for it but it'll be in my gig bag just in case. I'm also a sucker for a potentially good deal because I'm a cheap old fart. I've been burned a few times but all-in-all I've come out ahead with my cheapness.

I'm a cheap old fart and also proudly use trash bags as speaker covers. Back on topic... I have a pair Alto TS310's and IMO they're good speakers for the price. I play in mono and use one of 'em or a Yamaha DBR10 for quieter gigs, and use a QSC K12 for louder gigs. I checked out the newer Alto TS410's and didn't hear a significant difference vs. the TS310's, and I have I no interest in Bluetooth, so I don't plan to upgrade.

I just watched this YT video of the Texas Tornados playing Mendocino and am really digging Augie Meyers doing his Vox organ thing. His ridiculously short solo at about 1' 20" in the linked video below just kills me. His little solo may not be full of hot licks but damn IMO it's so precise and tasty. Flaco Jimenez kicks butt on the accordion in this song as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZOC3En5uUk

I agree with all of the previous folks mentioned. I would add Chuck Leavell.

Yes. I gig with my most expensive boards, even though the ladies aren't impressed. My most expensive boards are a Nord 5D 73, Hammond SK1 61, and a recently purchased Kurz PC4-7. Since the Pandemic ended, I usually gig with my Nord 5D 73 on top or by itself if load in/out is difficult or it's a quick gig. Before the Pandemic I usually used my Hammond SK1 on top. At this point, I've only used my Kurz PC4-7 out a couple of times at rehearsals and have yet to gig with it. Once I get more comfortable with it and finish setting up multis, I plan to start using it more on gigs. My bottom boards for gigs are Yamaha MX88 and P121, Kurz SP4-7, or sometimes a Casio CGP-700.

I lived in New Orleans from late 1982 until 1990 and was lucky enough to catch James Booker a few times at the Maple Leaf before he passed away in 1983. I'd order me up a couple of Dixies and watch him play 20 - 30 ft. from where I was sitting. He was an incredibly intense emotive performer live.

FWIW... I don't know if it qualifies as "touring", but Bob Weir and Mickey Hart are doing a several week residency at the Sphere here in Las Vegas beginning in May with Dead and Company. Bob and Mickey are probably around 80 but they'll be backed up by some young guns, including John Mayer. Needless to say, the local Deadheads, some of whom I play with in a Dead tribute band, are salivating about it and spending small fortunes reserving seats for all of the shows. I'm not a Deadhead (and I'm cheap) so I won't be joining 'em.

Agree... I spent a few minutes inside the new update and couldn't find anything pertaining to "stem separation". Perhaps Audacity is using different terminology? But then again, I'm old and tired and may have missed it.

FWIW an anecdotal number I've heard for max length for using 1/4" TS cables is 20 ft. When I use TS cables, I try to keep mine to 15 ft or less. I'm sure there are other more knowledgeable KC'ers than me who can clarify this more.

I agree with the recommendations in the post above, including flipping your QSC's channel 1 mic/line switch to mic and dialing the gain up carefully. I've done it on my QSC K12 a few times in a pinch. But IMO a Key Largo or small mixer is the way to go. If a Key Largo is too expensive, just about any decent quality small mixer can work to boost the gain out to the QSC. I usually use a small Yamaha MGO6x. Having said this, I confess that I'm gassing for a Key Largo because its routing options are geat for keyboards. FWIW... I also have small Behringer 802 or 502 mixers as backups which are cheaper and lower quality than the Yamaha MGO6 but work OK.

True but not for my admittedly selfish purposes. I mainly play AP, EP, B3, and occasional clav with the old school blues and soul bands I gig with. If I played more synth, I'd probably feel differently. Each to their own.

IMO the new Numa Compact X SE seems to be an incremental improvement over the Numa Compact 2X which I already have and like due to its portability, sounds, and controls at its price point. I also like its semi-weighted compromise action (with aftertouch) which for me works for piano, organ, and synth. Unless I missed it, it's not clear to me whether dedicated controls or buttons for favorites/ registrations are present in the new Numa Compact X SE. This was a limiting factor for me for gigging or even rehearsing with the Numa Compact 2X. Also, it would have been great if a 73/76 key version was offered. Like a previous poster said, I often gig with bands on small, cramped stages and using an 88 key board is usually difficult or simply not possible. A second split point, similar to the Yamaha CK's, would have been desirable as well. I also wonder if the internal speaker system is improved compared to the Numa Compact 2X, which IMO is pretty lame despite its hyped 2 x10 watt specs. The new enhanced synth capabilities don't interest me much since I don't play much synth.

I have a Zoom L12 and I agree.

True... But the CK's having onboard speakers and battery power is giving me GAS. But then again, I already have too much redundancy in my gigging boards. FWIW... Do you or anyone have opinions for which B3 emulation is better, the CK's or the PC4's?

Agree... A 73 / 76 key 15-20 lb. CK with decent piano-organ compromise semi-weighted action would hit the sweet spot for me.