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I believe the expectation is that all heavy-lifting sound design and setup work will be done in advance. That way, only minimal controls will be necessary for real-time sound tweaks during a live performance. I hope here is a favorites bank or button to access sounds quickly. Especially considering the one second delay versus seamless switching.😎

D8mn. My favorite color too. Might have to sign up.🤣😎

Everything you wrote sbove is correct but this has always been the crux of it especially when it come to audio and high fidelity. People have been listening to and consuming music is less than ideal listening environments. Reverberant venues, phonographs, AM radios, TVs, mono speakers, vinyl, 8-track tape, cassettes, boomboxes, Walkman, headphones, Yamaha NS10s, iPods, MP3 players, etc. *Good* music always cuts through the worst recordings and playback systems. There is a blessing and a curse that comes with being an artist, musician, songwriter, composer, recording engineer, etc. An audiophile probably suffers the most.🤣😎

Recorded music has always been like a business card albeit one that made a lot of money once upon a time. An album or CD or download let fans know their favorite artist/musician/band had new music. Live performances has always been where fans get a real experience. Funny thing...most live recordings will contain the audio and/or video of a performance but even they don't really capture the vibe and energy of being there.😎

A card containing a QR code with a link to digital distribution will be handed out instead of CDs or USB drives. Music consumers will download digital files to their own USB sticks and hard drives. Technology has reached that point where a smartphone is the only thing a person has to carry in order to communicate, surf the internet, pay for things and listen to their digitized music collection.😎

Right. That same $1k-3k can buy a brand new synth far more powerful than a Juno or any vintage piece of gear.😁😎

That mark-up on an obsolete medium is ridiculous. Yet, there's a diehard CD enthusiast out there to whom it's a great deal.🤣😎

Absolutely. Nick Semrad and J3PO actually *play* synths. True. It goes without saying or typing that folks should absolutely spend their money however they choose. My essay was mainly for performing musicians who struggle with trying to fit dedicated synths into their KB rigs for cover band gigs.😎

As @Tusker mentioned, make sure the QSCs aren't an issue especially if the sound is fine in headphones or other monitoring situations.😎

Yet, another example that the NFL is a money-making business first. Winning championships is a trophy prize. The funny part is the 49ers have already committed to reworking QB Brock Purdy's contract to a huge bag of money. No question or mention of what they can't afford.😎

I believe your gig is safe because it's established. It will take several years for AI to replace live music,TVs, DJs and karaoke nights.😎

Live music as loss leader can be replaced with something else. Decades ago, local bands benefitted when just having live music was a draw. Even better if it was *good* music. Competing forms of entertainment have flipped the script. TVs, DJs and karaoke nights are alternatives to live music. However, artists/musicians/bands with a following will bring people to any establishment they're playing. In addition to door charge profit-sharing, food and drinks sell too. Money is made. A venue can have live music between certain hours and clear out afterwards in order to turn tables. The bottom line to business owners is that if it doesn't make dollars it doesn't make sense.😎

IMO, KB-based instruments like pianos (acoustic or electric) and organs will always be around because 1) sound doesn't age out of style, 2) compositional tool and 3) performance-based. It's hard to find a harpsichord or clavinet or synth trio.🤣😎

Right. If that synth is a musician's instrumental voice, it's harder to replace. I definitely would not suggest that someone, somewhere on the planet isn't doing great things with a synth. I do believe that a musician could leave their synth at home and still cover their gigs with reasonable facsimile sounds from a modern KB.😎

Sure. I'd rather spend it on on a stack of old vinyl from which I could possibly make more money.😁😎