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That’s great, and I would be all over that. But my regular airpods tend to give me headaches after a while. Anybody else have that?

This was my introduction to Tina Turner back when I was a wee one. For years I believed this to be her song, not knowing Al Green, and there's still something about the sound of her version that I miss in the original. And that synth solo! She was royalty back in the 80's, kind of lost track of her after that. R.I.P. Your Highness

idk, that seems fake to me...

Honestly, neither Omnisphere/Keyscape/Trillian nor Zenology seem particularly heavy on my system (at 128 buffer). Only XV5080 needs the buffer to be 256. And I'm still running everything on Rosetta 2 as I have some stuff that has not yet been ported. Can't wait to fully switch to native.

I have to say I'm so glad to have my Roland sound ITB. Zenology sounds great and is well laid out, easy to use. The XV5080 is harder on resources for some reason, it has audible artifacts at buffers lower than 256. I also just installed System 8, but haven't gotten into that yet. You're not gonna want this for AP/EP/CLAV sounds, those libraries really show their age. But for synth stuff, pads/strings/brass/bass/leads, it's awesome. Zenology is a great example of VI design. It is gunning for Omnisphere as my default.

SW rep says discontinued.

It has disappeared from Sweetwater's web site, anybody know anything? I guess with the Nautilus' lowered prices and the Kross taking care of the budget end, there's not much room left for the Krome. Wonder if there'll be a replacement, or if Nautilus is it.

I own an Air 12. Used it on gigs a lot, but felt that it didn’t always cut thru in high density/volume situations. It sounds nice in isolation, but not all that different from the others in that category. A little warmer, maybe. I gigged with it for about 6 months and decided it wasn’t worth the schlep. Now it stays at home as a monitor next to the piano.

+1 It's the first Ahmad Jamal record I ever heard.

Not so much scary, the derelicts don't really bother you (although some occasionally talk loudly to no one in particular). But it's not a welcoming atmosphere, IMO. Abbott Kinney Road is a bit better, that's where the gentrification is most visible. edit: Snap, I'll be out of town May 3-6. Bummer.

idk, I've only been here for 12 years but to me Venice seems like more of a dump than it ever was. Homelessness is out of control everywhere in California, and Venice demonstrates that amply. I would avoid, or maybe just check it out to see how a few decades can do a 180 on a place like that. While I agree just walking around is the best way to get to know a city, I feel like LA is the exception to that rule. Everything is too spread out and I mean, where are you gonna walk? DTLA? Santa Monica 3rd Street? Hollywood Blvd? The valley? Pasadena? It has to be one of the most pedestrian-unfriendly cities in the world. @MAJUSCULE I hope you have wheels, if you were planning to rely on public transport, you're not going to see much. I made that mistake on my first visit in 2008, and ended up renting a car after two or three days. I'm traveling a lot these days, but down to hang if it happens to align with the calendar. edit: As for muso hangouts, the Hotel Cafe is indeed one, the Federal (right next to AMP rehearsal) another. Herman Jackson does a jam session on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays at the Blue Room (it seems to change depending on his schedule), and CC Thomas has a jam at Harvelle's on Mondays. The Baked Potato also has a Monday night jam session.

RIP Maestro

So...still nothing?

Or Yamaha could just put better actions in...

They're just at capacity and not taking any new subscribers atm. Just leave your email and they'll notify you when new spots become available, or join the waitlist. I did.

I’m primarily interested in it as an admin assistant. I’m terrible at bookkeeping and organizing my paperwork.

Yes! It’s a Sire V3P (passive). Amazing value for money and no need to set up, sounds good right outta the box. And stays in tune forever.

pianomart.com But I searched on FB Marketplace, Reverb, Craigslist and Ebay. And I visited every piano store in the LA area.

Saw this on Twitter: Not sure if real or fake, but I can definitely believe it...

I got screwed by WUP a few years ago. I had a bunch of V9 plugins working perfectly fine on my old computer, until the purchase of a V11 plugin disabled all of them. Only way to get them working again was to update for mucho $$$. The more I think about it, the more this latest move pisses me off.

I despise WUP and spend more or on it than I did on the actual purchases. I despise software subscription plans. But I'm tired of being pissed off about things I can't change. I caved and opted in on Roland Cloud. Pretty sure I will cave again to keep my Waves plugins running.

Yeah, I see how that came across as flippant. Sorry. I called it a starter piano because it is literally the first piano I have ever bought. I just meant to convey the excitement one would feel (I assume) when buying their first home. The thing that gets me is I literally spent less on this instrument (including transport and Teri's work) than I did on that utter POS rental I had before this! Ah well, live and learn...

That depicts my feelings pretty much spot on Indeed! She does Gerald Clayton's C7 and recently prepped a piano for a Benny Green recording. She has stories for days! Nice! I have never been a fan of Yamaha's acoustics, their tonal character was just not for me. But something Ferris said here on the forum a few years back kind of resonated with me, that a good tech can do a lot to alter the tone of a piano, as long as you have a well-built instrument without major defects to work with. And Teri was a Yamaha consultant for many years, she says they are second to none in terms of build quality, so I got over myself. Glad I did! When striking at ff or fff that Yamaha hardness still comes out a bit, but that's actually cool. When playing at mp or lower it creates a lovely smooth tone. And with the way she regulated the piano, it's pretty easy to control the dynamics, too.

Although I grew up around acoustic pianos, I never actually bought one myself. The last 6+ years I made do with a rental, until I figured out I sunk $8K+ into that POS. So I returned it and started a seven week quest for a decent piano. Drove all over SoCal, even to Vegas, and learned a lot (the US market is very different from Europe's). Finally I found a 1989 Yamaha G2R (5'7") in LaJolla, for sale by the original owner at a terrific price. I wasn't 100% sure about its condition and tone, but it seemed in good shape for a 30+ year old instrument, so I took the plunge. Once it had arrived at my place, the piano tech came and she thought it was in great condition. She spent the afternoon regulating, voicing, raising and tuning, and now it is much better than what I thought it could be! Two notes stick out a little, and the bottom end is limited by the size of course, but as a starter instrument this punches way above its weight (and price!). In fact, it plays so well and sounds so good I bought two Audio-Technica ATM350PL's to see if I can get a decent recorded sound out of it. I originally bought the P515B to record piano parts, but that has been returned as a result. I feel odd buying a piano this late in life, but I'm loving it and so glad I finally did. I want to thank forumite Dave Ferris for connecting me with Teri Meredyth, the piano tech, and for thinking along during the process, it helped.

I caved, I subscribed. Woe me.