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1 hour ago, ProfD said:
A rapper has the skill to write lyrics that paint a picture and rhyme and the rhythmic ability to recite those lyrics to music.
DJing is a skill especially when one gets to the level of a turntabalist. Being to cut, scratch and transform in time with the music being played is the equivalent of playing an instrument.
So you rate these abilities as musically equivalent to playing a keyboard instrument like the piano ?
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Which brings another question... Does it take more musical talent to play rap or to be a DJ ?
Oh well... Maybe another time.
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You know, I think this would make a great song :
...If I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)...
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Bought a DSK-8 (the "elegant" Mirage model) in 1986. I accumulated quite a few diskettes with the years. Kept it until 2016 when I needed cash to buy my Kronos. I sampled its best sounds before letting it go, they are now in the Kronos and sound even better than back then.
Mine was just fine, no reliability issues, except the highest C that I had to repair at some point (known issue). But talk about an interface from Hell. Oh and the famous MASOS - guess you had to be a bit maso to like the Mirage.
At some point I wanted to be able to switch between the four available programs per diskette but without stopping playing with both hands, so I designed a custom pedalboard and a tiny home-made circuit with a 555 timer, relays and a 9V battery. Each of the foot switches would send two delayed "on" momentary contacts as if I would press the 0 and then 1, 2, 3 or 4 to select a program. This was particularly useful when I wanted to change octaves while playing piano pieces that needed more than 5 octaves.
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On 5/29/2024 at 3:47 PM, CHarrell said:
...what do you do to maintain your playing ability over the years?
There is of course the very important aspect of correct technique, among other things not playing only from your fingers but also using your forearm/arm weight, vary how you play depending on the piece or passage, etc. A long term goal is to develop your technique so that everything you practice always becomes easier to play with less effort. So if your fingers stay healthy with the years, you should continue to be able to play what you consider the most difficult pieces for you, because your technique will have improved.
Another important thing that is often overlooked is to be very careful choosing your daily practice instrument. What I mean by this is that certain actions can harm your fingers and articulations, even if your playing technique is fine. This happened to me when I bought sight unseen a Kurzweil PC2X about 15 years ago. Big mistake. The Fatar action on this keyboard was cheap and badly designed. After just 30 minutes I would feel like I am knocking my fingers against concrete and start sensing something was not OK. Then I would go back to my acoustic grand piano instead and play several hours without problem.
In short, if you feel an action on a keyboard feels wrong, listen to your body. Change instrument and take your time shopping/testing your next digital gear on which you will want to practice daily several hours. Even right now, new manufacturers and also the usual big names produce an unacceptable amount of actions that are badly designed or have ridiculous down/up weight and inertia that can cause injuries even to classical pianists with fine technique. I can't believe that today, keyboard manufacturers make digital piano actions with figures in the 80+ grams DW (downweight) with ridiculous UW (upweight) and declare them the ultimate new action or whatever, when a correctly regulated grand piano should be in the 50 g DW. Furthermore, when you push the sustain pedal on a grand piano, this 50 g DW is reduced because it is a real piano action, but this of course doesn't happen on the latest "fantastic action" digital piano and you continue to irritate your fingers and articulations constantly.
So be careful on your hands, work on a good technique that fits your goals, and choose your instruments wisely.
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I've seen worse.
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I really like this new ad coming on several "conventional TV" channels. Yeah, call me old-fashioned, that's fine with me. I think the little piano piece is lovely and also the young fellow is very good at imitating the tea kettle whistle. Just great to see humans being simple and good.
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Yep, these are part of an exhibition called Yellow and Blue Shortage.
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15 hours ago, KuruPrionz said:
There are
willbeno "rules" for humanAIwarfare, only destruction.Fixed, as this is what is already happening since decades and right now as well.
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On 5/9/2024 at 6:06 PM, TommyRude said:
Maybe, but Apple won’t give up without a fight. The new iPad with AI
It's now time for the destroyer of things to be destroyed in retaliation.
Absolutely love this guy. My favorite part is at 7:05.
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Seems to have plenty of space according to this video. Measure your external PS and then looking at this video you can figure out the space available in your unit and if it will be sufficient or not.
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Oh and... On the subject of beautiful and destructive, did you watch this last week ?
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Despite aurora forecasts, we didn't see anything here last night... Too bad, but I am personally quite happy nothing horrible happened. G5 geomagnetic storms have the potential to destroy electronics everywhere and entire electrical grids. We were all very lucky that the 2012 G5 storm didn't hit Earth directly as it might have brought us back to near medieval technology for decades. Aaaah... The wonders of the universe - they can be both incredibly beautiful and incredibly destructive.
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1 hour ago, David Emm said:
If Western Civ gets taken down by a mega flare rather than its own crapulent devices, I'll laugh as I fry. The irony will be savory.
Yep, bad guys will find out who is their real boss.
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Hopefully, it will just cause a great northern lights show.
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/severe-geomagnetic-storming-likely-continue
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4 hours ago, Iconoclast said:
There's not ENOUGH guys doing this.
I have been wanting to start selling such stuff for the Kronos, but as much I have no problem creating custom sounds, I don't have a clue about the eCommerce part. If anyone can simply list decent cheap eCommerce sites, is it safer to use PayPal or credit card transactions, or similar simple stuff, I am all ears. I started a topic about this here months ago and I had zero replies, so I thought this is some kind of taboo topic.
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You must have a very specific goal to achieve, since attack/on velocity and release/off velocity are events that often have no link at all. One can strike three notes with completely different strengths and release them all very fast or very slowly. Just like one can strike a triad with similar strength and then release each note a different way.
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As previously mentioned, avoid cheap stuff and go for a quality tip. For example, gooseneck tuning hammers are a big no-no. I personally got quite a few tools as I enjoy not only tuning the grand piano but also adjusting/regulating the action, etc. So I also got lubricants, punchings, weights in grams, drop screw and backcheck regulators, tools for voicing and hammer springs, etc.
About tuning, I bought a medium quality 80 $ angled hammer but a quite expensive 6 cm Watanabe tip, along with the usual wedges and Papps mute. Depending on your tuning technique and grand piano design, make sure to choose the correct size/length for your tip and angle for your hammer. For example, with short tools, you might end up with limited options to tune the highest register, etc. I personally like to be able to place the hammer at any "clock" position for fine tuning as I don't bend pins - and with this particular method tunings stay stable quite longer. Of course, each tech/person can use a different tuning technique, so this example might not apply to you.
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I don't understand how anyone can be fascinated about AI for more than 5 minutes. OK, it is cool that it will help in a few domains like medical science because using brute force it can sort out a myriad of studies about a medical problem faster than humans to try to help a doctor and his/her patient.
But for creativity, music, art, even creating pics, it is useless, lifeless and stupid and will remain so. And given the usual dreadful aspects of human nature, it is and will be used mostly in bad ways, like how to cheat your bachelor/master degree and much worse. See X-Files Rm9sbG93ZXJz (Season 11, Episode 7), ExMachina movie, etc.
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Behaviour or behavior ? Neighbour or neighbor ?
Oh well... Maybe another time.
AI for keyboards
in The Keyboard Corner
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AI and robots will remain stupid, clumsy and therefore plain dangerous for at least another decade, just as they are right now. You want a ride in an automatic taxi ? Go ahead. I'll drive my car myself and stay alive. Want the great moronic robot above carry your very expensive synths and piano ? No thanks, I'll carry them myself. But again, go ahead and let him do that job for you (hope you have very good insurance) :