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    Oscars band

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Outkaster said:

    A slap isn't a punch.  Sorry it wasn't a criminal assault if  you think about it.  As for Jada it's more she has a medical condition that causes hair loss.  My bass players girl has that and it's not easy to live with for women.  At any rate he probably shouldn't have slapped him but I understand why.  People are making a big deal of it more than it is.

     

    Oscars band

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    Any form of unwanted physical contact that may result in harm or injury is an assault under the California penal code.

    Chris Rock was not making fun of Jeda's alopecia, that's speculation. Do you think he would have hit Jason Mamoa?

     

    There is no place in a lawful society for this type of behavior. If he needed satisfaction then challenge him to a boxing match and retain some sense of honor.

     

     

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    Oscars band

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    Will Smith was laughing when the joke was originally told, it was only when his wife's itty bitty feelings were hurt that he criminally assaulted Chris Rock.

    Will Smith is a large human being in great shape. Imagine the courage it took to walk up and slap Mr. Rock as he was fulfilling his contactual duty.

     

    Will Smith is a punk, a coward and I hope the DA's office prosecutes him for assault and battery. 

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    RIP Chick Corea

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    Many years ago I was called in to tech a Chick performance in Sacramento. The instrument was a Yamaha concert grand and I was told Chick would be in a few hours before the concert to check it out. Once he arrived we had a chance to visit and discuss what he wanted out of the piano, he was so sweet and genuine, a true gentle-man. I tried not to act as though I was his biggest fan, but it was difficult not to be totally awestruck by the physical presence of such an important musical hero of mine.

     

    I'm heart broken, thanks for everything Chick.

    Played a $275K Steinway

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    I recently Played a Steinway B at the Steinway store in Walnut Creek, Ca. The piano had the Spirio R system and it was very impressive.

     

    As far as technical innovation goes the idea of agraffes on the bridge cap was first introduced in the 1900's by story and clark. Julius Blüthner published a book of piano innovations in Leipzig in the 1890's that contained just about every soundboard and scale variation you could imagine.

    Crumar Seven

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    At first blush I was very excited by the form factor of the Seven. But upon hearing the poor quality of both the Acoustic Piano and the Electric grand I am astonished they chose to bring it to market as is. At a price point well north of 2k one would think that more thought and development would go into such a foundational sound as the acoustic piano.

     

    The processed EP's sound good but other then the looks and the flat top I see no reason to give up my Yamaha CP-5. It has excellent AP+EP sounds, drums, wooden keys and a ton of other useful tones that I enjoy.

    Yamaha CP4

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    That guy sure loves his G7 chord. Could be worse, could be a "YouTube demo guy" who only knows how to move one triad around the C Major scale, and a bunch of some generic blues scale noodling for the Clav sounds. And all sounds are demoed by hitting the middle C. ;)

     

    Other than the new acoustic grand, I don't hear sonically that big of a difference to the CP1/5 (using crappy iPad speaker).

     

    The 71 and 73 Rhodes models in the CP5 are very plastic-y, though, and I hope they've improved on them. It kind of sounds like they might have.

     

    The 75 was the best one in the CP5 as well. Although I have always had a perverse preference to the Mark V and the Dyno (78Rd on the CP).

     

    The reduced weight and the beefier keyboard touch does interest me, so I'll wait to try one out before parting with my CP5 for the 4.

     

    Blake is a monster musician with major chops. His demo is good in that he does not take the attention away from the instrument he is presenting by dazzling his audience with his ability.

     

    I am looking forward to playing the CP-4 and comparing it to the CP-5. I am a huge CP-5 fan and wonder how this less expensive stage piano could possibly be better.

    Roland V-Combo VR-09

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    Hammonddave, thanks for answering my question. I can understand your position regarding the shortcomings of the OS. As a musician the weight of my judgement is more rooted in its musical qualities. I played several great lead synths which begs the question, should any manufacturer charge $1k for an instrument that only provides lead synth and synth bass?

     

    Then there is the rompler sounds that will help me cover a gig very easily, lets throw those in at no charge. Then how about a very good to almost excellent clonewheel and now the value speaks for itself. As I said earlier the Ap's are not my bag and I wouldn't use them, but there are a few ep's that I would use without reservation.

     

    I don't expect this thing to be a KronosX ( though I don't like their AP's either) but for 1k it sends a message to the industry that the bar has been raised for the 1k professional keyboard.

     

    I am sure that Roland will get on the obvious issues raised in this thread and address them in upcoming OS updates. I think it is reasonable to give them a bit more time before negative or hyper-critical comments are made about consumer neglect. I can't compare them to Casio in this regard because there aren't a whole lot of Mike Martins in the world, he is truly excellent.

     

    So all in all the VR-09 is a winner in my book.

     

     

    Roland V-Combo VR-09

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    I had the opportunity to play the VR-09 today at Sam Ash Hollywood. I only spent about ten minutes with it but came away liking it a lot. The AP's were not usable, the EP's were mediocre to good, the organ was very good and the synth was also very good.

     

    I know this has been a very controversial piece of gear but I honestly believe its a great value. If the sk1 and the vr-09 were the same price I would take the Roland.

     

    The action was perfectly adequate for most applications and the build quality was segment leading considering the price.

     

    I dig it though YMMV.

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