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Thanks again everyone; much appreciated! Stay well!

Lots of great info here; many thanks and stay well!!

Hi all, Hope you"re all doing well in this time of quarantine. (Losing family and friends to Covid-19 is painful and surreal and I hope you don"t have to experience it.) I"ve got some gear questions for you: I"m considering my next keyboard to be a Nord Stage 3 HP76 to replace my decades old Motif. Vendors are currently offering installment plans with no interest for 3-4 years, depending on the vendor. My specific questions are: 1. Any regrets about this board; any weaknesses I should be aware of? 2.Does the Leslie simulation gradually speed up/slow down like a real Leslie, or is it just fast/slow? 3. I notice that Nord sells a triple pedal, similar to that of a piano. Can the 2 non-sustain pedals be assigned to other functions? Can one of those be assigned to Leslie speed up-slow down? 4. The acoustic piano sounds seem to be a drastic improvement over those in my old Motif. Can I assume that they are WAY more playable/expressive than the Motif? 5. How are the various Rhodes sounds? 6. Anything else about it I should know? Thanks in advance, and stay well!! Cnegrad (Mark)

Thx Sven!

Greetings, Do you have a favorite folding chair to take to gigs? Preferably one thats cushioned, with a little back support? I definitely dont want a stool; thats too high for me. Any links would be greatly appreciated; thx!

Well said, Marino. I agree wholeheartedly.

Thanks, my friends. After "flying a desk" for so long, it's nice to just do this for the fun of it. Dave, I kept the soloing truncated intentionally, as I know that many of my non-musician family and friends wouldn't "be able to hang". This version walks a pretty fine line between "somewhat semi-accessible" and "pushing my luck". Steve, the drums were a mélange of different sources, Stylus RMX, Logic and some third party stuff. And Logic was the daw. Linwood, I'm unable to stream your tune beyond the first few bars of the vocal. Having any technical difficulties? I'll keep trying. Guys, I promise to catch up on my listening. I've been so focused on getting this done, and I have very little spare time these days...

I haven't contributed to this thread in quite some time, so here's some Christmas cheer: O Jazz O, Jazz Emmanuel

So what was the quote?

Wow David; I loved it! Perhaps my favorite thing that I've heard from you! You kept my ear surprised. Unfortunately the Divshare player crashed on my iPhone before I got to your quote at the end. But thanks; I really enjoyed your approach. I love the playful humor in your improv.

Steve, I wasn't suggesting a musical comparison; I was just responding to one outrageous musical surprise with another.

...and in case anyone cares, here's Stevie Wonder blowin' on Giant Steps:

Eldar had a kid? Unbelievable....

Dave, it's gorgeous.

Leon, What does 20c refer to?

I'm cross posting this from Tom's other thread, because I wanted to turn you guys onto this: The new release from vocalist Denise Donatelli is absolutely knocking me out; not so much because of Donatelli, but because Geoff Keezer's arrangements; deep stuff! Linwood, you'd probably like this one. Here's the iTunes url... and for those of you who are anti-iTunes, you can check it out at Denise's site, located here.... This one is a Reharmer's delight! Enjoy....

Loving it! The reharm on Lazy Afternoon is knocking me out. NB: This is Claus' second treatment of this tune, the first being on Freddy Hubbard's 'Love Connection.'

Just messin' witcha...

SK, I see that you like a little Rhodes with your distortion!

Kad, How many voices were there? Any doubling or chorusing used? It's very thick....

Gorgeous Kad; well done!

Wow Linwood; sounds gorgeous even on my laptop speakers! I look forward to re-listening again when I get home. Some questions: 1. I know that you're studying EIS, but is that where you learned orchestration? More specifically; I know that EIS alters your note choices, but is that where you learned how to orchestrate your voicings for the various sections of the orchestra? Your writing for the woodwinds and brass are wonderful. Where did you learn what combinations of them to use? 2. Can I get a copy of the mp3? 3. No harmonica fills? Thanks for sharing this!

Thanks Dave!

Dave, TFJB is one my favorite tunes that I never learned to play and you play it beautifully! By any chance do you have a lead sheet? CP300 sounds better than I expected, considering that it's a "little brother"; does it have any decent Rhodes sounds? Thanks for starting my day with this gorgeous playing!

Very pretty SK! What's the original source of the tune? Which Grusin recording?