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BadDog1123

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  1. Another vote for Cantabile. I used Gig Performer previously, but Cantabile is much more powerful, flexible and stable in my opinion. I've been gigging with it for the past couple years with no issues. Brad is super-responsive and the community is just outstanding.
  2. It looks like Antares Harmony Engine is the most promising. I think I can send midi of my live keyboard to Harmony Engine for it to select the correct vocal harmony based on the chord I am playing, which is my goal. They have a 14 day trial so I can determine if it meets my needs and make sure it isn't too resource intensive for live performance.
  3. Thank you, johnchop! Just confirming that both Ovox and Quadravox can accept and analyze keyboard audio to generate vocal harmonies? I want to use this for a solo act with vst keyboard accompaniment.
  4. I am looking for a software (VST) harmonizer plugin for live performance that can analyze in real-time an input keyboard audio signal and generate the appropriate vocal harmonies using a microphone audio input. My keyboards are all virtual VSTs running in Cantabile and the mic input is through my Steinberg UR22C audio interface, so also available as an input in Cantabile. What are the recommendations?
  5. Orange Tree Samples is holding their annual Summer Group Buy sale. There are currently over 1,000 participants signed up with one week to go. OTS has the The Famous E Electric Piano (which has been discussed extensively in this forum) plus really great sampled basses, acoustic and electric guitars, a Yamaha C7 grand piano (Evolution Rosewood Grand), and several other miscellaneous instruments (spinet harpsichord, banjo, chimes, harp, marimba, vibes, etc.). The current group buy discount is 50%, but could go as high as 60% if they get another 450 participants by July 5th. If you have any of Orange Slice discount points accumulated, you can apply them on top of the group buy discount. This is a really great opportunity to grab some awesome Kontakt sample libraries for a fraction of their retail value. Here is a link to the Summer Group Buy event: https://www.orangetreesamples.com/group-buy Note that I am in no way affiliated with Orange Tree Samples. I am buying products as part of the group buy sale and just hoping more people sign up so we all get the maximum 60% discount.
  6. I have the same K&M keyboard stand. How did you adapt it to add the boom adapter? DIY or purchased?
  7. Update... So I bravely opened my KX88 and adjusted the VR1 and VR2 values to eke out a bit more pressure responsiveness. You can access both trimpots without removing the mainboard by using a small jeweler's (straight) screwdriver. The best setting for me was with both VR1 and VR2 clockwise all the way. I still have to apply more pressure than with my Studiologic SL88, but it's better than it was and I can now generate channel pressure all the way up to a value of 127 which I could not previously.
  8. I have it, and it does sound great. Very customizable with a ton of options. It is quite resource-intensive on the Windows platform, using lots of CPU. This is a known issue with IKM plugins.
  9. I ended up creating my own reverse piano samples using Modartt's Pianoteq Steinway B. Here is how I did it without a DAW (because I don't own one...). I used Gig Performer, a VST host that runs on both Windows and Mac platforms (https://gigperformer.com/). 1. Record Pianoteq Steinway B samples at octave intervals using MeldaProduction's MRecorder plugin (https://www.meldaproduction.com/MRecorder), which creates 24-bit WAV files. 2. Trim and reverse the WAV files using Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/). 3. Create a new empty instrument in Kontakt (paid version) and load the WAV files using the Mapping Editor. This process worked beautifully and gave me pristine, customized reverse acoustic piano samples.
  10. Kontakt, TAL-Sampler (and I'm sure other VST samplers) have a "reverse" button that allows backwards playback of samples.
  11. Read post 4 above. I do not use or own a DAW.
  12. I found the Reverse option in Kontakt, under the Source section to the right of the Tune knob. I have to play around with which groups are selected to get the desired effect, but it looks like that will work. Thanks everyone for your feedback!
  13. I don't use a DAW. I run Gig Performer as a VST host for Kontakt and other plugin instruments for live performance. Is there a way to unload and reload the samples without a DAW?
  14. I am trying to recreate the "reverse piano" sound used in "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen. I have the following VST samplers: Kontakt (paid), SampleTank, Structure, TAL-Sampler, and Arturia CMI V. Can anyone point me to a source for reverse acoustic piano samples (not loops) that are playable on a MIDI keyboard?
  15. Thank you, sir!! You have been supremely helpful, courteous and responsive. I will review the KX88 service manual and contact Yamaha support if necessary.
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