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There is an answer if you have an iPad... real-time "drawbar" control, albeit as onscreen sliders... http://mididesigner.com/qa/3093/roland-fa06-supernatural-synth-editor?show=4239#a4239 Alternatively: Use the phone/tablet as a CC->SysEx converter. Which means you can use a controller with physical sliders (Behringer X-Touch? Nektar P1?). - Guru
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There's some DAW-specific stuff which I wouldn't know much about. Adding markers to tracks, that sort of thing. For live players, the one significant thing that comes to mind is that the LEDS light up in response to external MIDI. Which fixes an annoying bug in the original, really. Don't know if there's anything else that's useful. - Guru
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Yes - at least in the older NK, where there were 4 scenes, and a scene button. You could have the same control mapped to a different CC for every scene. However, Korg has removed the Scene button in the NK2, and I don't think there's an equivalent anymore. You could process the NK2 through Lemur on a smartphone/tablet to recreate the 'scene' effect. Or ditch the NK altogether and use touch sliders. - Guru
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Has anyone played a 3-Sensor Fatar TP100 action?
Ashville.Guru replied to AnotherScott's topic in The Keyboard Corner
Was the MIDI output as advertised? I.e. would it trigger subsequent Note Ons without Note Offs inbetween? - Guru -
Has anyone played a 3-Sensor Fatar TP100 action?
Ashville.Guru replied to AnotherScott's topic in The Keyboard Corner
Scott, did you test the MIDI output or just the audio? - Guru -
You don't need to rely on guesswork, and it's easy to provide the evidence that Andrea is asking for. Mojo MIDI out->Any other *hardware* keyboard. Record one channel each from the Mojo and the other keyboard. Strike a key, record. Fire up a DAW, or Audacity (free) if you don't have one. The difference in attack onset between the Mojo and the other keyboard can be precisely measured by zooming in on the start of the sound. Repeat with AP and non-AP sounds, and you have your objective evidence that can be replicated. - Guru
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Something New from Spectrasonics
Ashville.Guru replied to Geoff Grace's topic in The Keyboard Corner
Looks like Spectrasonics wants live users to use Keyscape within Omnisphere if they want to switch between different models instantly. See here for how this would work. Not quite. Omnisphere without any sounds loaded doesn't consume significant resources. So given enough RAM, this should be a very viable option for instant switching of Keyscape sounds. That being said, multiple instances of Omnisphere work well on older i7 machines. I wouldn't be surprised if Keyscape works the same way. Another way to preload, and switch instantly. - Guru -
Something New from Spectrasonics
Ashville.Guru replied to Geoff Grace's topic in The Keyboard Corner
No audio demos yet, but there's this video: [video:youtube] Keyscape Boxed: $399 / 349 Keyscape Download: $399 - Guru -
There's an unmistakable trend in today's mid-range boards - great sounds, poor action, poor MIDI implementation. The Numa 2 bucks the trend, and is a refreshing step in the opposite direction - good action, good build quality, good ergonomics and control, and good MIDI implementation. Perhaps the best way to look at it is as a great controller with arguably good built-in sound. Which is a rare thing on the market, these days. - Guru
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Certainly not a bug, and the Numa implementation actually makes a lot of sense. To understand it, you need to look beyond the Numa, and at how MIDI works. Face it, every MIDI signal sent from a controller can potentially have unintended consequences. The solution is not to silence the MIDI signal at the source - that would mean preventing every knob, button, fader, aftertouch, expression pedal, pitchbend, ribbon from sending MIDI. Effectively denying control options to musicians - with no scope for workarounds. The sensible way of preventing unintended consequences is through MIDI filters. High-end sound engines like the Kronos have built-in filters, if I'm not mistaken. Or you could always use a tiny MIDI solutions box to filter out CC7, which is what the volume knob would be transmitting. And if you're controlling software, there are just so many ways of filtering out unwanted CC. As @AnotherScott points out elsewhere, the Numa 2 is perhaps the best controller out there right now - for a VB3 rig. And that's precisely because all the hardware controls transmit MIDI! - Guru
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Heads-up: SpaceStation keyboard amp is apparently back
Ashville.Guru replied to garnermike's topic in The Keyboard Corner
@cphollis - The question was a tricky one, and it's not easy to express the answer. But you've put it into context, in a way that is easy for me to relate to. Yes, that's exactly the kind of answer I was looking for. Thank you! - Guru -
Heads-up: SpaceStation keyboard amp is apparently back
Ashville.Guru replied to garnermike's topic in The Keyboard Corner
Chuck, thanks for the very informative, balanced, well written review. It answered most questions that I had. I'm hoping you can answer a couple more. AP sounds are what I'm primarily interested in. You say that the SS imparts a certain color to the sound, in contrast to your high-end powered speakers. Yes, there are always tradeoffs, but let's simplify it to one hypothetical question: If you were forced to choose between A single (mono) powered speaker which is transparent, yet mono The SpaceStation, which is colored, yet stereoWhich one would you go with? (1) is faithful to the tone, while (2) is faithful to the spatial image of playing at a grand piano. In other words, is the stereo spatial image rewarding enough to compromise with the slight coloration the amp imparts? I would value your insight in this matter. - Guru -
Heads-up: SpaceStation keyboard amp is apparently back
Ashville.Guru replied to garnermike's topic in The Keyboard Corner
Thanks for the replies, gentlemen. Very interesting indeed. - Guru -
Heads-up: SpaceStation keyboard amp is apparently back
Ashville.Guru replied to garnermike's topic in The Keyboard Corner
A couple of questions about this very interesting product: Would the 300 degree dispersion cause feedback issues for those of us also using a mic for vocals? As I understand, stereo implies two different things: the spatial image of a large instrument like a grand piano, and phase effects (panning, ping pong, etc.). From what I've seen in the demo videos, the Spacestation does a good job of recreating the first. I'm curious as to listeners anywhere in the room would still hear a stereo effect the way it was intended.I'm sorry if this was already answered earlier in the thread...! - Guru -
The Roland Integra is an external module that will add very authentic and expressive accoustic sounds to any digital piano. This is the simplest and most practical solution in your context. This works through MIDI, i.e. you play the sounds from your DP. It will not improve pre-recorded tracks, and I don't think there's anything that can do that practically. - Guru