denkom67

I had similar issues to what you described in an earlier post on a Windows 11 computer (haven't installed it on my Mac). I saw someone from Rhodes chimed in saying that issues should be reported directly to them and that they hadn't heard of this issue, but I did report it about a week ago through their website and never heard back. When I initially would insert the plugin into an Ableton project, it would initially be completely unplayable / predictable - half of the notes I played would actually sound. But after about five minutes of inserting the plugin into a project, it would work just fine. It also worked with no issues in a Reaper project, but was completely unplayable for the first five minutes in an Ableton project. On a whim last week, I downloaded the app again - I think it was a newer version, but I'm not sure about that. At any rate, the second download is now working flawlessly in Ableton. Not sure how long ago you initially downloaded, but if it was a while ago you might want to try to delete your current version and reinstall it.

Congrats on getting your PC3 repaired - you've inspired me to give another go at getting mine fixed. Mine developed issues with both the pitch and mod wheels almost immediately (both sent spurious data and needed to be disabled). I live in the SF Bay Area and at the time the closest repair place was an outfit called CAE Sound in San Mateo. They are about 90 minutes away from me and only open during the week (10 AM - 5 PM), so to drop it off / pick it up I needed to take time off from work. The built-in MIDI diagnostic feature of the Kurzweil clearly demonstrated that both controllers were sending spurious CC data. However, the jerks at CAE Sound insisted there was nothing wrong with it. It took me about a month to get back to pickup the keyboard since I needed to take time off work, and when I got there they charged me a ridiculous storage fee of something like $200 on top of whatever they charged me for not fixing the problem. As soon as I got the keyboard home and fired it up, it immediately exhibited both problems I took it in to get fixed. At any rate, I've been living with the controllers not working by disabling them for at least seven years (probably more - can't remember when I got the keyboard). The display is starting to go on it but otherwise the keyboard still works / sounds great and I'm not too impressed by the latest keyboard offerings from other manufacturers (would be interested in the PC4 if not for the lack of built-in PSU), so I'm inclined to just try and finally get the PC3 properly fixed. I see there are now a number of other Kurzweil service centers in the bay area - do any bay area keyboard corner folks have any experiences (pro or con) with service centers that work on Kurzweils? Or for that manner, ANY qualified keyboard techs that can work on new and vintage gear? They are getting hard to find, and I have an old Wurlitzer and Clavinet that need some lovin' by a good tech...

I saw a thread about this on another site last week, so decided to download and install on a Windows machine. I didn't want to move all my plugins over to another server, so I'm just running it as a local server on my DAW machine. In limited testing, I have to say I'm very impressed with the overall performance and stability. I can run multiple instances of Diva in Divine mode, and other CPU-hungry plugins, without a hiccup. Patches that previously caused audio stuttering on my system no longer glitch at all. I'm not sure how it works its magic, but color me suitably impressed so far.

Plus one for Transcribe. I used to use one called the Amazing Slow Downer, but Transcribe is a lot better / easier to use for only a few dollars more. If you use Ableton Live, this is also pretty easy to do with warping. With both Transcribe and Live, you can add named markers for different sections of the song; loop it between those markers; etc.

Double post

I have a similar philosophy to the Real MC, and appreciate the post. I also agree on the actions of the current crop of fully-weighted controllers. I did have a period in the recent past where I was chasing the latest plugin flavor of the month, but a few years ago began slowly moving towards acquiring outboard effects and a small staple of analog mono and poly synths that will last me for a good long while. The problem I'm struggling with over the last ten years is that gear just doesn't seem to be built the way it used to. My first two master controllers were Kurzweils, and they were built like tanks, and each lasted me with ZERO issues for over ten years. I built up tremendous brand loyalty to Kurzweil as a result of this, so when I decided to update my PC2 to get additional sliders to be able to properly emulate a Hammond B3, I upgraded to a PC3-X. Within a year, I began experiencing problems with both the pitch bend and mod wheels. After multiple trips and dollars to a horrible Bay Area authorized service center that shall remain nameless, the issue remained unresolved, so I just disabled both controllers, making the Kurz no longer serviceable as my master controller as I use a lot of synth sounds. Earlier this year, the display became noticeably dim, so I've turned the brightness and contrast way down to try and preserve the display for as long as I can. I had a similarly spotty experience with my GSI DMC-122 and Gemini units. The DMC-122 arrived with half of the upper keyboard not transmitting MIDI. After several emails with the kind folks at GSI, they walked me through opening the keyboard to check the ribbon connectors, and sure enough one of them was not connected. In the process of opening the keyboard, one of the attaching bolts sheared off the board, which was unfortunate. I love the sounds of the Gemini, but that unit has also been nothing but a hassle - the Wifi constantly drops out, and unless MIDI mappings are setup (mine weren't before Wifi became unreliable), you're left with no way to control sounds and effects until Wifi decides to begin working again. I finally achieved some small bit of joy by getting an extension USB cable and mounting the onboard Wifi to the base of the DMC-122, which allowed me to finish my MIDI mappings. A good thing too, as the Wifi issues have recently returned, although not as bad as the situation previously. At this point in my life, I don't need the shiniest toy and most polished modern sample set. I want my bread and butter sounds that sit well and cut through in a band context or a mix. And I want my gear to be absolutely reliable for ten years. This didn't used to be a problem, but with the current crop of gear unfortunately does seem to be an issue. One more modern board that I really loved the sounds on and worked great for me with no problems in my last band was my Yamaha Motif XS, but I balked at the size / weight of the 88 key controller (whose action I really liked) and got the seven octave version instead. While I loved the sounds, I never could gel with the action for piano sounds, and piano has always been my main wheelhouse and what I'm ultimately looking for in a controller so I sadly rotated it out of the staple. I still somewhat regret that decision...

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions - based on the Facebook group Delaware Dave pointed me to, I bought a weighted USB extension cable. It finally showed up today and I have it velcroed to the inside bottom of the DMC-122, and removed the wifi dongle from within the Gemini and placed it in the extension. Wifi is working MUCH better now - I haven't lost my network connection in over 15 minutes, whereas before I was lucky if I managed to stay connected for 30 seconds.

Good suggestion - I'm not sure if I have an extension cable that will work but will order one and give it a try. Thanks!!

Sorry; not sure why the images aren't displaying in my message above, but the links are clickable and will open in a new browser tab.

I didn't see any copper foil; just a USB slot with WIFI dongle as depicted below: http://ibb.co/zPFxQZZ http://ibb.co/GWCBc13

Well, I thought I had it fixed for a moment, but still seem to have a problem. I removed the Gemini and popped its cover, and pulled out the WIFI dongle and re-seated it. I also discovered there is an on-board Ethernet jack, so I guess I could connect directly to a PC or laptop using a crossover network cable. Unfortunately the jack is at the back of the unit, and I need a longer ribbon cable to be able to use it with the unit outside of the DMC-122. After reinstalling the Gemini in the DMC, I was able to connect using Safari and had a connection for much longer than I have recently, about two or three minutes. But then the network disappeared completely, no longer showing up in available networks on my office PC, my iPhone or my iPad. The only way to get it back is by rebooting. I'm mystified as to why the network just disappears - maybe the WIFI dongle has gone bad or something is shorting it out on the PCB?? I know as suggested earlier I can partially work around this by mapping MIDI CC's to the DMC-122 controllers, but I'm still just trying to get patches created with proper instrument assignments. Each time I try to change the sound associated with each DSP, I lose the network and have to reboot...over a couple of hours yesterday and today, I've only managed to successfully edit three patches.

Thank you all for the responses - sorry for not explicitly stating that this refers to the internal module. I believe in all cases I was using Chrome as my browser, so that might be the primary issue. And good suggestion on checking that the wireless dongle is seated properly - I had an issue with my DMC-122 when it was initially shipped where an internal ribbon cable wasn't properly attached so not all keys played. And good suggestion on mapping internal parameters to MIDI controllers for live control - that's what I'm in the process of trying to do. I'll try another browser and taking a look at the wifi dongle and post back f I get things working - thanks all for taking the time and the helpful suggestions!

I've seen a few threads related to the GSI Gemini in the past, so am hoping someone else might have some insights into an issue I've recently developed. Over the last month or so, I've found that I am constantly losing my network connection to the Gemini's built-in wifi which is the only way to make changes / edits to control patches and their effects. Today the situation has degenerated to the point of being intolerable: within 30 seconds of establishing a network connection to the Gemini, the network seems to turn off and the only way I can reconnect is to turn off the Gemini and reconnect to the network. Sometimes when I do this, my IOS device tells me the password is wrong. It isn't: I am using the default network settings, including the default password. I have used the access port at the back of the Gemini to reset the network to default state (even though I haven't explicitly changed the state) multiple times. I have spent the last hour just trying to change the lower manual from the B3 engine to the Rhodes engine and apply some simple effects. I am at my wits end and seriously considering trying a different clonewheel engine, which is a shame because I really like the Gemini (and also the DMC-122) when working properly, but I am losing confidence that I will ever be able to successfully integrate it into a live setup. Mixed blessing I suppose that there is no opportunity at the moment for me to make live music, but that's another story... I've sent an email to GSI support to see if they have any suggestions, but am wondering if any forum members may have encountered this issue and if so, how they were able to resolve it. I initially thought that the wireless control over patch settings was clever, but am really starting to wish there was another method for editing the Gemini.

Hi there, Within a year of getting my PC3, I developed problems with both the mod and pitch wheels, and had to disable them both. My mod wheel exhibited the opposite problem of yours: it would never fully reset itself to 0, so I'd always have a little bit (and sometimes a lot) of mod bleed in my patches. Because of the weight of the board I didn't want to pay shipment to get it serviced, and was only able to find one local service center. They charged me $200 to diagnose the board and tell me that both the pitch and mod wheels worked fine. Both were still not working correctly when I retrieved the board. My latest issue is that the on-board display is now starting to fail: it gets dimmer on a weekly basis. Since I started playing in live bands almost 30 years ago, Kurzweil boards were always my primary MIDI controller. I was very disappointed with the issues I had with the PC3: I had absolutely no issues with any previous Kurzweil product. I'm not sure if I would buy another one at this point. Good luck, and I hope you resolve your issues.

I hadn't owned any Behringer gear for years with the exception of a MIDI Pedalboard, but have bought several of their recent synth reissues. I've had slight problems with each, but Behringer has been very prompt and responsive to service requests. After several back and forth emails with their support, it was determined that my Neutron needed CV calibration so I just shipped it off to Las Vegas earlier this week. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by how responsive their support was for extremely inexpensive gear. This is in sharp contrast to some other music vendors (Native Instruments, Moog) where I get NO response to support requests, or get extremely tardy response. Customer service does make a difference to me, and I remember who is responsive and who is not and that does guide my future purchase decisions.