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JimboKeys

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  • Birthday 11/30/1999

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  1. Fingernail scratches seem not that far-fetched — think of where your index finger goes when playing an A-flat or B-flat triad in root position. — Jimbo
  2. For my one-man-band gigs, i have my EV ZxA1's (carrying keys, tracks, and my vocals) 6 feet apart, 4 to 6 feet behind me -- far enough to each side so that they're not blasting straight into my ears. -- Jimbo
  3. Rehearsing with the originals band I’m using my FA08 keyboard as an audio interface. With the tribute band I have a mixer on the pedal board that functions as an audio interface. Solo gig I either use another mixer, or if I’m running on battery power I’ll use my (USB powered) mic FX processor as my audio interface. Also I have a vocal harmony processor that can act as an audio interface. So all of that, without a stand-alone interface. — Jimbokeys
  4. My go-to resource for 30 some-odd years, still useful: MIDI Technical Fanatic's Brainwashing Center
  5. Joining in on the keyboardists who also play bass (or is it bass players who also play keyboards ?) --- I started out as a bass player, but keys came soon after. Some years later a drummer friend called to say he was starting a band with his brother-in-law on guitar and could i play keyboards with left-hand bass, which i had never really done before, but as a long-time bass player i had no trouble adapting. More recently i played for many years with a 60's cover band as the bass player, switching between bass and keyboards (left-hand bass for Doors etc). Currently playing keyboards in a couple rock bands (both with terrific bass players), and doing a solo / one-man-band thing, playing keys with left-hand bass along with sequenced drum tracks. Playing keys with LH bass, i still think of myself as the bass player, with my right hand throwing in whatever works for keys parts. Bass pedals ? I’ve never really gotten the hang of bass pedals – i’ve got a Roland PK5 but only used that to trigger chords with my feet while playing bass guitar. -- Jimbo
  6. Short answer - Some USB (A to C or whatever) cables are for data and charging, some are for charging only (i.e. there's no wiring to the data pins on the connectors). And some cables that should work just don't for some devices (in my experience). Check the description when buying a cable - Amazon seems to call everything a Charging Cable ('cause that's all most people do with their phones), but also may mention a claimed data rate (in which case you can assume that the cable carries data also). -- Jimbo
  7. Here's what my pedalboard for the tribute band looked like a few years ago: For me, a major reason for a pedalboard is to get all the wall warts under control, mounted and pre-connected. A single IEC connector on the side of this Templeboard supplies power to everything. Here's the pedalboard currently, showing several changes - I'm no longer playing acoustic guitar in addition to keyboards - I've added a mixer instead of using the using the analog inputs of my Motif XF6 to mix everything - MIDI routing is now USB (USB hub replaces MIDI through box) - Using virtual instruments for organ eliminates the GSI Burn - Big block in the middle is receiver for my wireless headset mic For solo one-man-band gigs (which i play seated) i just use stand-alone expression, damper pedal, and rotary speed switch pedals (or sometimes just a Line 6 FBV Express). I tried a pedalboard for this but couldn't work with the raised height of the pedals (my knees hitting the bottom of the stand). -- Jimbo
  8. From the description linked to at pluginboutique.com: What's missing is machine-locked activation. So, like AUD plugins, this is really only usable in the studio and useless for live performers (unless you're willing to put up with an iLok dongle on your laptop). Oh well, that just saved me 50 bucks. - Jimbo
  9. Coming from an engineering perspective --- IC's and other electronics are based on 8-bit bytes, 8-bit ports on microcontrollers, 8-channel A/D converters, 8-channel analog multiplexers, etc. So the cost of the added circuitry and complexity just to support a 9th slider is probably deemed not justifiable from a cost standpoint, given the (comparatively) small number of users who really need 9 sliders. -- Jimbo
  10. Rock bands, i've always stood (ever since seeing Doug Ingle with Iron Butterfly at my first ever rock concert in 1968 - so yes that makes me of a certain age, and then some). Solo / One-man band gigs i sit (though i might stand for the occasional sax solo). -- Jimbo Wow, exactly the same happened to me !!! Must be an occupational hazard. 😄
  11. EU mandatory legislative action for USB Type-C standardization Though this does not directly affect musical instruments and such, i think it does sound a death knell for the old A/B connectors. Thoughts ?
  12. Like many, for a long time my regular preferred rig was a synth-action 61-key sitting above a hammer-action 88-key. But for the last couple years pre-Covid, i had dropped the upper keyboard from my solo show rig and played with just the 88-key -- i liked having as little hardware as possible between me and the audience. But i've come to realize i much prefer non-hammer actions for the most part (i'm not really a piano player). So my current rig is two synth-action 61's (a whole lot more fun organ slaps and smears). -- Jimbo
  13. Just seconding AnotherScott's suggestion of a USB ground lsolator. Any time you've got audio and USB connections to the same device, there's potential for a ground loop with accompanying 1kHz noise. (I always use an isolator in such situations.) - Jimbo
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