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Nord Stage 2 used strictly as a MIDI controller... sheesh.
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I try to practice as J Dan preaches, but on the rare occasion where I need something to learn from that might not be available via other means, I use Audacity. I got tired of the popups, ads, and malware risk with the dedicated utilities. Audacity can capture any audio that runs through your system, including YouTube audio.
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I can't hold back any longer...
mynameisdanno
Bert the geologist
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I wasn't a big fan of Grand Funk back in the day, don't really recall why, maybe thought they were cheesy rock or something. ... Just watched this. Damn was I wrong back then. This is amazingly awesome, they are very solid, very tight, their lead and background vocals are spot on, they put on a great show with very few frills, not even a drum riser.
More cowbell!
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I did a similar thing a couple of years ago-- bought a 2012 Mac Mini. These were the last models that were upgradable. Came with an i7 processor... I swapped in an SSD drive and replaced the stock 4GB with 16GB. Runs blazingly fast now for anything music-related I throw at it (actually, -anything- I throw at it).
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This is really a clever design. They also have a pop-up line array model which looks potentially even more interesting.
However, in digging deeper on their web site, their products -seem- more designed for voice amplification rather than music. Would love to be shown wrong about that.
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It"s a mix that carries on a cell phone"s speaker(s) and ear buds.
Which is how it"s delivered to 99.9% of her fans.
Which begs the question... is this significantly different than how music was mixed for AM radio back in the day?
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Didn't seem any worse than 90% of the pop music being generated these days. Sadly.
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Just want to take the opportunity from a daily reader and occasional poster to thank Dave and crew for all the fantastic upgrades taking place. I've never enjoyed my visits to the forum as much as I have in the past month or so.
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I echo the Motif suggestions... I've found pretty workable horn sections and stabs on my S90ES (which has the Motif sound set). Again, echoing a previous comment, I think a key aspect is pre-gig setup of splits. The Motif series has horns sampled with various articulations-- stabs and falls and such-- so you have to figure out ahead of time which songs use which and get everything set up on keyboard splits to you can hit what's needed for that particular song.
I've also heard pretty good brass coming form the Kurzweils-- no first hand experience with them though.
Also agree with the suggestion about not bothering with a breath controller. I have one and use one-- for solo brass lines where you want subtle articulation. When doing punchy stabs-- Motown stuff like the OP described-- I find it much less useful.
As for whether to even attempt this in the first place-- I agree with those who said you absolutely should. As long as your expectations are realistic-- don't expect to do Tower of Power, Chicago, etc. where the horns are front and center in the song-- but for doing background stabs and fills I think it can work. Musicians (with their higher standards) may cringe at times, but your audience is probably going to love it.
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...After wandering about I found myself casually seated at his grand piano (that was still on stage) playing Elton John tunes...
I say that took some cojones... both for playing that piano in the first place and for the song selections.
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If you decide to stick with traditional hardware, the various Motif racks are worth a look...
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Stairway to Heaven is gonna kill at the end of that set... (IMHO of course)
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In fitting with your retro-Yamaha rig, why an SPX-90 of course.
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For me (Win 10, Chrome), if I'm reading a thread and click the Chrome bookmark to get back to the main forum page, all thread are then marked as read. Didn't work that way on the old forum... all thread remained marked unread until I actually read them.
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I'm still baffled as to why Yamaha discontinued the CP4.
Because they want to sell the CP88?
Yes, of course you are right. I keep forgetting about the CP88 because it's got such a more complicated control surface than previous Yammy stage pianos.
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I'm still baffled as to why Yamaha discontinued the CP4.
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I'm very interested in these boards, but just became aware neither have 5-pin MIDI jacks. Is this correct? I've never owned a keyboard without'em... am I being too old-school thinking this is a serious omission for anything other than home use?
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Shout out to ABC/ESPN for playing some Dr. John music in leadouts into commercials in last night's game. Well done.
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5-string banjo tuning is an open G chord, and some people don't realize, unlike all other stringed instruments I'm aware of, the top string is the highest pitch-- G (above middle C). Tuning from top string down is:
G (above middle C)
D (below)
G (below)
B (below)
D (above)
The top string G is the characteristic banjo "drone" note which is usually not fretted during playing, so try to keep playing that no matter what other notes you play. To play in other keys, banjos are commonly capo'd, so adjust the drone note accordingly.
Banjo rolls aren't too hard to get the hang of using two hands. Here's a common one (LH is below middle C, RH above): (LH) G B (RH) G D (LH) D B (RH) G D
Then "fret" to a C chord:
(LH) G C (RH) G E (LH) E C (RH) G E
Good luck!
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Immediately thought what I will do without iTunes?
Two things:
The iTunes you have isn't being taken away as far as I know. For the use you described, you should be able to continue to use it indefinitely (as will I). Or does iTunes have some tie into Apple HQ-- i.e. phoning home-- whereby Apple could choose to make it non-functional as a stand-alone application?
There are numerous competitors that offer more or less the same set of features. I haven't look at them in some time, but they're out there. In addition, with the demise of iTunes, more are likely to enter the market.
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I like iTunes as well. No, it's not perfect. And, a caveat, I use it strictly as a storage medium for CD's I've ripped in- I have purchased less than a handful of songs through the Apple store. But:
It allows me to have all my music stored in one central location on my PC.
It allows me to hook up my PC, via ethernet, to my main stereo system in my living room via an Apple Airport Express.
It allows me to call up any song or playlist via my Android phone running a remote app to play back through said stereo.
It allows me to seamlessly sync with an iPod Touch, automatically reducing the bit rate as it does, to carry most all of my tunes into the car or to the gym or wherever.
Yes, I know Spotify and the like offers most of the same, but I have a system centered around iTunes that works for me and I'm comfortable with.
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I got one just for the free iPad Pro...
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"Free"? Yes. But that would not explain why I spent just over $40 last November to to "Pro". For what we saw as the complete feature set of the completely free MuseScore a few years ago is now part of a tiered system. For "all" the features, a subscription is required, for the standard (who determined what "standard" is, I know not) features, you can remain at the "free" level.
I'm not sure who you gave $40 to, but I'm not aware of any tiered system of which you speak. I just checked the web site, and it clearly states:
There is no demo, trial or limited version of the open source MuseScore software. There is only one version, which has no limitations and can be downloaded for free from musescore.org.Furthermore:
...we have decided to let Ultimate Guitar acquire the MuseScore company. Ultimate Guitar has pioneered a successful model for working with music publishers, and all MuseScore users will be able to benefit from this. Additionally, there are more resources now to take on the next steps and turn MuseScore into the online destination for sheet music.Of course, it is important to all of us that the open source nature of the MuseScore project is preserved. Therefore we would like to emphasize that the MuseScore notation software remains open source and that all code contributions will continue to be made under GPLv2. We are fully committed to make MuseScore 3 and all future releases happen and we will continue to make them available for free to the world.
Of course we shall see what in fact the future holds...
Best Male/Female Duets
in The Keyboard Corner
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Who Says You Can't Go Home - Bon Jovi, Jennifer Nettles
Rock Steady - Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams
Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss
When You're Gone - Bryan Adams, Pamela Anderson
It's Only Love - Bryan Adams, Tina Turner
This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris, Rihanna
I Will Love You Still - Darius Rucker, Mallary Hope
Love Without You - Darius Rucker, Sheryl Crow
Tonight - David Bowie, Tina Turner
When You Gonna Come Around - Dierks Bentley, Karen Fairchild
That Old Flame - Don Henley, Martina McBride
Bring it on Home to Me - Gavin DeGraw, Martina McBride
Don't You Wanna Stay - Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson
Lucky - Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat
Happy Ending - Joe Jackson, Elaine Caswell
Another Try - Josh Turner, Trisha Yearwood
The Fighter - Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood
Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville
Dress of Laces - Lyle Lovett, Jewel
My Heart Is Open - Maroon 5, Gwen Stefani
Diamond - Martina McBride, Keith Urban
Run - Matt Nathanson, Jennifer Nettles
Like I'm Gonna Lose You - Meghan Trainor, John Legend
On My Own - Patti LaBelle, Michael McDonald
This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) - Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson
Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush
Photographs - Rihanna, will.i.am
Please Read the Letter - Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks, Don Henley
Everything Has Changed - Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran
Trying to Drive - Zac Brown, Aslyn