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RobPlaysKeys

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  • Birthday 04/09/1983

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    ESL Teacher and Music Minister
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    Dallas, Texas
  1. I have a Roland Juno DS88 that I purchased because the action is very similar to my the Young Chang Studio Upright that sits in my house that my parents bought 25 years or so ago when I was taking lessons as a kid. For me it is a feel that I was very comfortable with and was familiar. That being said, the action is on the lighter side and might not be the choice of a lot of other people. I wouldn't be concerned about not having a furniture style stand. If you are concerned about stability and don't want to use a X stand you can always get a Z stand, Tabletop/Platform stand, H Stand, or the Roland curved C stand.
  2. I've been pretty happy with my Roland DS 88 for my main piano board.
  3. ... They innovate plenty where they see the opportunity. ... The X-Air mixer which blows away everything at that price point The X-Air mixer IS a cost effective Midas XR where the Midas model comes w/ hotter outputs and better S/N ratio. A.C. Since Behringer owns Midas, I guess they can do things like that. They did the same thing with the X32/M32, where one is Behringer with Behringer preamps and the other is Midas with Midas preamps at different price points. I disagree. They innovate plenty where they see the opportunity. Case in point? The X-Air mixer which blows away everything at that price point. The DeepMind is another example. I'm sure there are others. The Xair is not original in any way. I saw an Australian company (forget their name) showing the original product lineup of 3 models at Music Messes about 5 years ago. They got a lot of attention inside the industry. Behringer just made copies. The Australian company product line morphed into the SoundCraft line of Ui12, Ui16, and Ui24R. I don't know if the company was bought or the design was licensed or how that happened. Didn't the XAir also come out like 5 years ago? I'm not saying they didn't steal the idea, but it just seems a bit difficult to steal an idea and come out with it the same year as the thing you stole it from. Seems like it would take a bit of time to reverse engineer it to steal it. Really, at the core the XAir stuff is a shrunk down version of the X32 stuff with a built in wireless access point. So maybe they just stole the idea of adding a built-in access point from this company?
  4. This is a bit off topic, but I've always kinda wondered where the line is with singers providing their own PAs and Mics. As keyboard players we are required to have our boards, stands, and sometimes amps. Guitar/Bass players have to have their guitars, amps, and pedals. Drummers have to have their drums, stands, cymbals, and sometimes even drum mics. However, it seems like pure singers seem to get off not having any equipment at all a lot of times. I understand those people who sing and play, but it seems like if the person is just a singer they should have their own stuff. I understand that back in the day PA gear was expensive, but now days a loud PA is cheaper than what a lot of the other people in the band usually are paying for their gear.
  5. I have heard a lot of good things about Onsong but I've never tried it. I bought Forscore and a AirTurn BT-105 to use with my iPad 2 about 8 years ago and have been using both since. Another option software wise, are you guys using Planning Center? If so Planning Center has their own app (Music Stand) that will auto sync with Planning Center. The AirTurn BT-105 has been discontinued but the DUO 200 is basically the same pedals the same controller, but the controller has buttons to allow you to navigate some stuff. The only downside with the AirTurn is that you have to plug it in and recharge it. I ended up buying an IK Multimedia Blue Turn in a package deal with an iKlip. It works pretty well and uses AAA Batteries, but I think the AirTurn works a bit better but the Blue Turn is still good. A friend of mine bought the Cicada and didn't like it. He said it ate batteries, and felt and seemed cheap. However, it does seem like it does get some favorable reviews though. He also said that the Cicada made a bit of noise when you hit it. He said he didn't know if anyone would notice but it was just a bit annoying during quiet moments.
  6. Only making 250 of them, so I guess if you want one you might have to jump on it.
  7. I like stereo because I like the ability to pan different elements in different ears so I'm not being hit full force with a mix. That being said, mono sometimes is just what you have to do sometimes so you aren't taking up so many channels.
  8. Stereo, yes it will make a difference. If that is the sound you are going for or not is kind of up to you. It sounds great in mono, stereo it sounds more 3d.
  9. I was going to suggest Komp, but I guess you mentioned it doesn't do what you want to do. Maybe you might want to check out Symphony Pro.
  10. That is a good point. I forgot where I saw it, but someone was comparing a Yamaha CP88 to the Nord Stage 3. They remarked the Nord Stage was better, but that for the price of the Nord Stage you could get like the Yamaha CP88, Behringer DeepMind 6 or other inexpensive synth, and a Hammond Clonewheel type organ.
  11. I always thought music always began with emulation and then progressed to exploration no matter what era. I also agree with MathOfInsects, in a number of ways the musicians of older were limited by their equipment. A lot of Chord and Note choices were selected due to a lack of polyphony. Does a lot of that give certain eras of music a specific sound? Yes. However, I'm not sure if those musicians of the time would have consciously decided to do that if they had 128 note polyphony available. That being said, if you believe that being limited in your gear inspires you and causes you to develop a specific style, why not go old school and limit yourself in those same ways? See what happens. All that being said, do we now days spend too much time eBaying and less time Mel Baying? Yes. Also, a lot of this is probably generated by the increased difficulty to earn money playing music too, especially playing original music. The demand for cover bands is where it is at, and like you said that doesn't afford a lot of exploration.
  12. True that. Though admittedly if digital pianos were that good and that cheap back in the 90s, my parents might have gotten one and I might have an out of date digital piano sitting in my parent's attic instead of a nice upright acoustic piano in my house. Though it would have certainly 18 year old me money and days not living off Ramen to try and save up for one.
  13. I use the IK Multimedia iKlip Xpand. I like it because I can use it with my phone, iPad, or iPad mini. It works for the iPad pro as well. https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/iklipxpand/?pkey=iklip-xpand You can use it in conjunction with the iKip Stage app as well. However, I purchased the ForScore app a long time ago and that is what I have been using for the last 7-8 years probably. I got my iKlip in a package deal with their bluetooth footpedal
  14. Some what you will have to decide on is how much space/weight you want to deal with. Obviously if the C3 and Leslie is going to be cheaper for you, and the C3 doesn't need work... that's certainly the better deal of the two. However, if you say you won't ever gig it and it will just be sitting at home, I guess you have to decide if it is worth it or not to just have it at home.
  15. That Casio CDP-S100 really impressed for its price. I don't think I liked it as they did but for £329.00/$399.99 compared to the prices of those other boards it seems really good. Guitar Center actually has them for $299.99 right now too it seems.
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