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    Monetizing custom programs for keyboards

    in The Keyboard Corner

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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. :idk:

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    Apps to manipulate release velocity?

    in The Keyboard Corner

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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.

    Piano Tuning Tools

    in The Keyboard Corner

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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.

    AI is Doomed to Fail......

    in The Keyboard Corner

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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.

    In the Lab: Kurzweil K2700

    in MPN GearLab • Interactive Reviews

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    Sweetwater might accept to deliver to Canada, but you will be charged transport accordingly and as anything going USA to Canada your item will go through customs and it is always possible to end up with extra fees - sometimes very expensive. I personally had a very bad experience about 10 years ago and promised myself to never import again from the USA unless the seller confirms on paper he pays for all possible customs and duties extra fees.

     

    Buying Kurzweil products in Canada has always been complicated. In the 1990s a few stores in the province kept a couple of them, but if you wanted something they didn't have you had to order sight unseen and wait months to get your purchase. That is how I bought my MIDIboard, K1200 and finally, around 2000, a PC2X. I hated the Fatar action on the PC2X from day one and swore to never buy a keyboard sight unseen ever again.

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    Your Latest Purchase (music related)

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    2 hours ago, stoken6 said:

    I've heard good thinks about the Pebbles - but never from a source who's a musician! Good to hear.

     

    Cheers, Mike.

     

    Hi there !

     

    I mostly use high quality headphones for practice and recording for maximum presence and optimal frequency response, but those new Pebble Xs with subwoofer are just fine for final mixes with a DAW or listening to anything on the computer, from techno to classical. The X Plus 2.1 system offers a 45–20,000 Hz response and I can confirm the tiny subwoofer sure moves dust away from the desk when I listen to Moog Taurus pedals.  :roll:

     

    The great guy below compares the different versions of Pebbles. And he is right that the latest generation is definitely quite a notch above the previous ones. I didn't like they are USB powered, but Creative gives a 67 W charger / power supply for free with the purchase.  :wave:

     

     

    This one seems legit

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    The problem with grand pianos is that they are as fragile as they are heavy. You need experience to master the technique to put one on its side safely without destroying it before removing the legs. And there are many other things that must be correctly done as well. One example is, either the action hammers/keys must be secured carefully before the move, either the whole action does NOT stay in the grand during transport. This little mistake alone can cost thousands of dollars in repairs.

     

    So again, pro movers is a must. When I bought my brand new grand in 2012, the moving was 400 $, which is peanuts compared to the cost of the instrument. The guys were real pros, only two Arnold-shaped fellows to carry this 850 lbs thing, that was very impressive.

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    (OT) How is your weather?

    in Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage

    Posted

    On 4/2/2024 at 12:36 PM, RABid said:

    For the first time that I remember. Interstate 75 south of Lexington KY closed due to downed power lines.

     

    I'm in the Great White North on the east side and the system you got earlier is stuck here since 30+ hours. We had crazy 80 km/h winds for 24 hours and they finally begin to slow down with the depression system turning around on itself. Lots of power outages in the whole province, not good.

    What causes this?

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    Looks like something very hot melting/scraping the plastic as it slowly moves. Could be a forgotten soldering iron on the keys while you repaired some wires, or you forgot your keyboard in the sun under a magnifying glass, or you recently played a tribute to Pink Floyd in Pompeii and didn't notice the Vesuvia shown warning signs of an impending eruption. In this latter case, you should call Italian authorities ASAP.

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