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According to Dave's website: "It is available now with an MSRP of $879.00 and an MAP of $799.00." That's not to say it's not worth it...

Looks like an incredibly cool little machine! However, it seems this particular hunk of cheese will set you back around $800. Unfortunatley, my "gear money" is allocated elsewhere at the moment.

NOW it makes sense! That would explain whole "chords don't exist" thing.

I'm so far behind in my listening... Steve - Solar was mind-blowing! Man, I'm running out of superlatives to describe your work!

Thanks Linwood! Regarding Sgt. Pepper, after the the tongue lashing Pat Metheney gave to Kenny G for treading on a Louie Armstrong track - I wouldn't dare!

Sue/Dave - Thanks! I think... Here is a brief history of the abuse we put this song through: ORIGINAL VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icdfIGOXIFI REHARM #1 http://www.remainsmusic.com/audio/bsrs.mp3 REHARM #2 http://stashbox.org/387174/And..YBCS.mov I did the vocal arrangement quite a while ago (same time frame as the Rigby thing). It was mostly just an experiment to amuse myself. I liked the intro and the slower "ballad" section, but I considered the rest to be pretty much a throw-away. Also, I used very poor mic pre's which made the vocals rather harsh. It sent the recording to Steve a couple of weeks ago, and he turned it into something really fun! I'm beginning to think I could send Steve a recording of fingernails on a blackboard and he could make something musical out of it! Dave - just curious, have you ever heard the Revolver "take 2" version of And Your Bird Can sing?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy3rSm_8Ydg This is the version I WISH they had released - great groove! McCartney's bass line is sublime.

Piano4U, Sue, Dave, Linwood - thanks so much for the kind words! To be honest, I had some hesitation about inflicting this old, broken-down vocal arrangement upon y'all once again (like a bad penny, it just keeps coming back), but I just love what Steve added. He has some of the finest ears I've ever encountered! Kirk

SK, regarding "Confirmation" and "I Love You" - you are amazing my friend!

That was fantastic Dave!

Dave - that was great! You have a wonderful "laid-back" style on this tune - I really dig the heck out of your playing!! Kirk

Hey Mark, No effects other than reverb. Each track is at least doubled - in some cases tripled or quadrupled. I like a "big" sound - within reason of course. The arrangement varies from simple 4 part harmony to upwards of 10 parts in some places. Thanks for your comments! Kirk

Thank you everyone for the kind words. Let me reiterate that I've been more than humbled by all of your contributions! Hey Dave - yes, for better or worse, every voice in that recording is mine. Thanks again!! Kirk

Thanks so much Linwood. You've posted so much great stuff here I wouldn't know where to start!

Thank you Steve. I'm really embarrassed about posting something I did around 7 years ago when you manage to turn out phenomenal arrangements on a daily basis!! I look forward to contributing new stuff when life settles down a bit. In the mean time, keep your inspiring stuff coming!

I've avoided posting this link since this arrangement appears on one of the KC Comp CDs. However, I decided to go ahead and post it for three reasons: 1) It has an intro that I edited from the comp version in the interest of track length. 2) I feel awful about the fact that I haven't had time to contribute to this great thread thus far. 3) SK asked me to post it, and Steve is THE MAN!! This is a vocal arrangement I did for the Beatles's "Here, There and Everywhere": http://www.remainsmusic.com/audio/hte.mp3

That was really nice Dave. You have a tendency to add enough "reharm" to make it interesting, while remaining faithful to the original changes - nicely done. Regarding "The More I See You", the Singers Unlimited version is really wonderful.

That was really fantastic Mark!!

SK - I'm dying to hear your stuff, but every time I go to divshare I get bombarded with pop-ups, and I have to back out.

What a positively fantastic idea for a thread!! Time permitting, I will definitely contribute. I also like Kevin's idea of everyone doing a reharm of the same tune/passage. This could be very inspiring.

Solar is smokin'!

These great questions and answers are from the days when "Hollywood Squares" game show responses were spontaneous and clever, not scripted and (often) dull as they are now. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions, of course. Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be? A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it. Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years. A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes. Q You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman? A. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake. Q. According to Cosmopolitan, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married? A. Rose Marie: No; wait until morning. Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older? A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency. Q. In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say "I Love You"? A. Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty. Q. What are "Do It," "I Can Help," and "I Can't Get Enough"? A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking? A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather? A. Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily. Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during the first year? A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries. Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score? A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy. Q. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics, what is the other? A. Paul Lynde: Tape measures. Q. During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet? A. Rose Marie: Unfortunately Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom. Q. Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls? A. Marty Allen: Only after lights out. Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do? A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark? Q. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to? A. Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark. Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people? A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army. Q. It is the most abused and neglected part of your body, what is it? A. Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused, but it certainly isn't neglected. Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do? A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth. Q. Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant? A. Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant? Q. When a couple has a baby, who is responsible for its sex? A. Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car, the rest is up to him. Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they? A. Charley Weaver: His feet.

That was glorious!!! :grin:

My daughter showed me that yesterday - totally hilarious!

An extraordinarily handsome man decided he had the responsibility to marry the perfect woman so they could produce beautiful children beyond compare. With that as his mission he began to search for the perfect woman. Shortly thereafter he met a Redneck who had three stunning, gorgeous daughters that positively took his breath away. So he explained his mission to the Redneck and asked for permission to marry one of them. The Redneck simply replied, " They're lookin' to get married, so you came to the right place. Look 'em over and pick the one you want." The man dated the first daughter. The next day the Redneck asked for the man's opinion. "Well," said the man, "she's just a weeeeee bit, not that you can hardly notice ... pigeon-toed." The Redneck nodded and suggested the man date one of the other girls; so the man went out with the second daughter. The next day, the Redneck again asked how things went. "Well, "the man replied, "she's just a weeeee bit, not that you can hardly tell... cross-eyed." The Redneck nodded and suggested he date the third girl to see if things might be better. So he did. The next morning the man rushed in exclaiming, "She's perfect, just perfect. She's the one I want to marry." So they were wed right away. Months later the baby was born. When the man visited the nursery he was horrified: the baby was the ugliest human you can imagine. He rushed to his father-in-law and asked how such a thing could happen considering the beauty of the parents. "Well," explained the Redneck, "she was just a weeeee bit, not that you could hardly tell ... pregnant when you met her."

Cydonia, I am a Chopin freak and that was a really nice rendition - thanks for posting! Can I ask what you used to record it? It sounds like "the" classic Kurzweil piano sample from the K250/K1000/K2000... Where is the reverb coming from? It works very well for this piece. Thanks! Kirk