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PianoMan51

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  1. Cheap. Work. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RM6Q9XW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  2. Theo, You are absolutely right! Having the right sounds can be inspirational. And then when you achieve that sound, going further into songs more complex than blues is really challenging. You have been sending us examples of your exploration in sounds for many years. I know for me I sometimes didn’t realize exactly what you were aiming at. But now I think I understand better. All of us here make our own jams. Some with sequenced tracks, and others just in our minds. Take care of yourself. Jack
  3. Just one more song built on Rhythm Changes.
  4. I’m playing in two big bands, so lots of 7 page charts. Scotch tape breaks after a few dozen uses. And destroys the paper if you try to remove it. This is my second order of art tape. Very flexible and can be removed. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BX36S6NJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Youtube has some instructions on how to use. Basically you alternate taping the front and back sides so that the sticky part of the tape between the pages always folds inwards. Otherwise that sticky edge will glue the pages together like an old Penthouse at summer camp.
  5. Gigged briefly with Alicia’s Keys when it first came out. One thing I remember is that it was the only piano VST I had that perfectly summed to mono. Since it was designed for stage use, I assumed that this made it suitable for stereo and mono FOH. Maybe recorded in M/S or in mono with a stereo fx.
  6. Noisy keys. Loose keys. Bought a used CP-4 years ago. Cheap. Had two black keys that had an amazingly sloppy sideways movement. I was pissed until after my first gig. When I realized that when I actually played, I didn’t even notice the two bad keys. The sideways motion was not apparent at all while playing the piano. Now, don’t get me started on the Fatar keybed on my mid-90s K2500!
  7. Dave, If you ever come to doubt the work that you and the forum team do… Consider the amazing responses in the posts above. Jack
  8. Me: “Doctor, I’ve had this strange ringing in my ears. Seems like it’s been years! And then yesterday, it changed…” Doctor: “Do you live near the ‘Church of Christ the Dadaist’?”
  9. Let me guess, you’re working on a script for a movie called A Few Good Synthesists. “Synthesizers with balls? You can’t handle balls!”
  10. One possibility comes from playing with transposing horns. Bb horns sound in the key of Bb when their charts are written in C (no flats). When my piano (concert pitch) chart is in Gb (6 flats), a Bb trumpet chart is in Ab (4 flats). An Eb clarinet chart is in Eb (3 flats). Vs a song in F# where the transposing charts are in G# and D#.
  11. The 18880 is very lightweight and seems flimsy when setup by itself, even with the knobs snugged down. Once the keyboard is placed on top, from the players position kick each of the two legs outward an inch. This will create enough tension to tighten up the rig while the weight of the keyboard holds that tension in place. I don’t do gymnastics on my keys, but I’ve had this stand for more than 10 years and used it for over 500 gigs. Let’s call my playing two-fisted piano. A fresh spray of flat black paint every five years… Admittedly not very sexy. But Velcro an ultra light seat to it and I can carry both in one hand easily, while carrying the keyboard under my other arm. And I sing, so a mic stand is attached to the 18880 with a pair of hose clamps. Tres chic! Lol.
  12. Of course it’s the total schlep. Which is why the K&M 18880 at 3.2kg is popular here. Expensive, yes…
  13. Make sure. The transformer is hi-z on one side and low-z on the other. The traditional design has the XLR on the “low-z mic” side and the 1/4 male on the “guitar “ side. It’s just a transformer inside. Different numbers of windings to create voltage and impedance shifts. Yes, it can work backwards. Just make sure it’s working in the right direction for you.
  14. I bought a cable to connect the melodica to the transformer. 1/4” unbalanced at one end, XLR male at the other. The output end of the transformer is already 1/4” and can go directly into your pedal boxes. Unfortunately the transformer is hanging physically on the pedal’s input Jack. So I usually use a 1/4” female to 1/4” female (mono) adapter and a second 1/4” cable to move the transformer off the pedal Jack. It’s still a kluge. Maybe that’s why the Hammond 44 marketing materials never show a transformer being used.
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