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All I know is the Morris Day song "The Bird" would probably end up more like the Chicken Song, like this:

While in Grad school, I played guitar in several local bands, only some of which were popular. One time, some friends (actual musicians) scored a huge frat party gig out at Lake Mcconaughy, in Western Nebraska. They didn't actually have a band. But, being the very talented musicians they were (drummer and bass player), they assumed they could easily find an equally good guitar player to learn some tunes and pull off this well paying, very large gig. Turns out they were wrong. So they had to ultimately turn to me. We practiced a couple of times and quickly learned about 2+ hours of material that one would learn in a hurry to pull off a well paying, very large frat party in the 80's. Day of the gig, we do the 4 hour drive to get there. Party is on the beach, with all power being provided by generators. We set up about 10 feet from the lake shore. 1st set goes great - we rocked it! Break time - party on! 2nd set - goes great too! Break time 2 - party on some more! But now it is late at night, and the rowdy fratizens want a 3rd set. As we the "band' had been partying like its 1999, we said "sure!" (we were gonna sleep in a tent later, so who cares). Problem 1: we are out of materiel. Solution 1: we decided to do extended fusion jazz jams (remember, this is before Spinal Tap, and the bass player and drummer were very very good rock and jazz musicians, so nothing fazed them). Problem 2: I'm the Pentatonic Rock Guy they scrounged up at the last minute to make this gig happen. Solution 2: After realizing my guitar histrionics were only buying me about 2 min per 15 min Phish-jam, an idea floats into my fogged mind - I'll play a solo in the lake! That will show those bastards ! (I used to spend a lot of times in blues bars, and the long-cable solo walk always seemed to work for Albert Collins). Anyway, I was no Albert, but I had a long cable, so I started the trip down to the lake. Luckily, literally a foot away from the water, my inner guardian angel voice said ("dude, why are you going to step into that lake whilst plugged into a generator? I recommend against this course of action. Strongly. Lest you be in for quite a shock!) So, realizing the wisdom of my inner-guardian angel who apparently talks like a medieval hippy, I sheepishly retreated back, and continued with my lame wankery on the shore, fooling no one. In conclusion, I guess you could say this was both the dumbest thing I almost did at a gig, and also the smartest thing I didn't. The End.

Hi Guys I've been seriously contemplating buying a CK61, and have followed this thread with interest (thanks!) But, I have been wondering if the Ck61 has a simple way to "tap tempo", especially for delays. Sounds like a simple request, but surprisingly, some synths do not have that ability (my Roland VR09 does, and it is great for setting tap-tempo delays on the fly for dub style effects, etc.). Anyway, was intrigued to find (somewhat obscured in the manual on page 17) the Yamaha CK61 can do tempo delay. HOWEVER, it is not clear from the wording they use if you can actually "tap" the tempo, or you just "tap" the [ENTER] button to gain access to change the tempo using a knob (which would be kinda lame). Anybody know? here's a link to the manual: https://usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/2/1547682/ck88_en_om_b0.pdf -------[From the manual, page 17]-------------------- Tempo Delay A special delay that syncs to the tempo of the song. The delay is applied by specifying the Tempo (Tempo Delay Time) and the note length. The initial value is 1/4 (quarter note). Use the [DEPTH] knob to change the delay depth and feedback level, and the [TIME] knob to adjust the delay tempo. Another intuitive way of setting the tempo is to tap the [ENTER] button at least three times. Tempo Delay Time can be set by using the [TIME] knob while holding down the [ENTER] button (page 42), or from the [SETTINGS] button  Sound  Common  Tempo Delay Time.

Werd. Same story for mine over the past 8 or 9 years - only durability gripe I can say is the little slider knobs have come off a couple of times. One other comment - I too have pondered replacing my VR09, mainly because of the keyboard feel. Haven't been able to, as it does just about everything I want, in a very inexpensive, lightweight package (~ 14 lbs). Side note - I recently went to see our sax-player's funk/jazz band - thought their keyboard player sounded great. I was shocked to discover he was playing a VR09 - really sounded good through the house PA. Talked to him afterwards, and he said it was workign out better for him than his Nord. Maybe Roland optimizes their boards to also sound great in a live context, who knows.

Man, that link sent me on a rabbit hole of some of these guy's other stuff - watching them do this improv gave me keyboard shrinkage!

Crikey! That is pretty phenomenal! Great groove- that dude's left-hand bass was amazing, and the rest of it even more so! Thanks for posting that.

Love these mods! I did a variation on matestubs design, very simple and lets you essentially stack your two keys on top of each other. Quick question: has anyone found a good carrying bag that the K&M 18880 will fit into? Due to its "square" size, the only thing I can think of would be maybe an artist portfolio, but would love to know if there is anything.

Hey Doug Not affiliated with this seller, but whilst perusing the Portland Area Craigslist I noticed there is a King Korg in Seattle for a pretty decent price: https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/msg/d/seattle-korg-modeling-synthesizer/7504638505.html No idea if the seller would ship to Mexico though. Cheers, Roy

New Tip for better organ distortion with Roland VR-09! (maybe old news for some of you). Many of you know you can almost use the useless distortion if you turn down the main gain (purple slider) to 4 or 5. Basically, gain staging to avoid horrible digital distortion. Well, just thought to push that idea futher, and turned down the Organ High Gain and Low Gain (under the Menu ->Organ option) to like -5 or -6 for both, along with the main gain. Doing so lets you turn the distortion knob up past noon, and results in a much more useful/natural sounding distortion. not perfect by any means, but WAY better than before. Tried it with both a "rock organ" and "transistor" setting. In both cases, you can actually use the distortion now on the VR-09!! Just thought I would share....

A very belated thanks to everyone for the suggestions/comments.

Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone' (organ part by Al Kooper) - cool recollection of how this part came about by the man himself:

miniKorg 700 - the Cars (simple melodic lines anyway)

Hi Bob I just checked the Module Pro Triton pack on my iPhone, and it litst 7 bass patches, at the very end. - Nasty Bass - Acoustic Bass - Rezbo - 30303 Mega Bass - Super Switch Bass - Stein Bass - Dark R&B Bass Not sure if any of those are sounds you want, but there are 7 options. Also, I think maybe you can demo Korg Module sounds for a 7 day free trial? Might be able to try that way? Doh! Beat to the punch

Am I the only one that wondered if at the 1st part of the "song', the director was randomly zapping him with the remote-controlled electrified anal-probe they made him wear?

QUOTE: "....(my H.Element is 18 years old, and ready for pasture...)" Hang on to that Element Brad! A few more years and it will be collectible. We have a 2004 Element too, and people (out here in the PNW anyway) seem to love them. I still get random comments from people "let me know if you ever want to sell that..."