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Having just spent three days playing one at Gearfest (and watching/listening to a bunch of other people play it), I'm inclined to agree completely. dB I was one of the guys who got to play it, and I agree its responsiveness makes it a pleasure to play. However, I thought the more aggressive sounds like the distorted Wurly and the clav were the most fun to dig into.

This beauty... Minimoog Model D

I remember those patch pages! Sometimes they would publish patches submitted by readers that were pretty cool. I remember initializing a patch on my DX7 and entering the parameters, one at a time... Of course, this was long before we had the internet and YouTube, so we never knew if they'd be useful until we were finished with it. OTOH, if not it was still fun departing from these to create something else interesting. BTW, the DX7 was actually capable of a fairly authentic Rhodes imitation. It was a reader submission one month. Naturally most folks at the time were too smitten with the cliche DX7 EP to care, but it could be done!

Also, FYI there are tons of hilarious misheard lyrics on this site.

Some funny stuff in this thread! As recently as a few years ago I talked to a woman who'd always heard the Kentucky Headhunters' "Dumas Walker" as "Let's all go down to do Miss Walker..."

I saw a vintage Odyssey endorsement ad featuring Tom Coster today, and he describes that Carlos Santana described the feminine quality of it back in the day. So credit where credit is due... Jerry The Odyssey ad quote was from Tom Coster's interview in (Contemporary) Keyboard Magazine. I wasn't happy about that analogy...At the time I had a white faced Oddy, and I played in a band with another keyboardist who had a Minimoog. Fortunately, he never read that interview or I'd have never heard the end of it!

Not quite. IIRC, the Old School had the same sound engine as the Voyager, but without the touchpad, MIDI, or patch memory.

Although some SCI people ended up at Korg at one time or another (and may be still there?), AFAIK, Yamaha owns SCI rights, they bought the company. IIRC, Yamaha had a controlling interest in Korg back in the late `80s. That was about the time Korg released a couple of FM synths that were like a poor man's DX7. Then Korg released the Wavestation, which was rescued and improved from SCI's Prophet VS. Korg had major success with this and the M1, and the next thing you know, Yamaha was the one releasing a poor man's Wavestation. (SY22/TG33) I lost track of who was controlling who by then.

Melodica. You hold it the same way whether you're standing, sitting on a bench, or sitting in a recliner. So there's no need to be concerned with playing posture. And it doesn't require power or speakers. Of course it won't help you with piano technique, but at least it gives you something worthwhile to do while you're watching TV!

Yeah, but it would be cool to at least get his endorsement of it when it comes out. Hopefully he'll live long enough to see it happen. Maybe. The pic is a prototype, so it's certainly not the last word. Besides, we all know how the manufacturers always consult Keyboard Corner for their designs...

Very cool! I guess this now completes the resurrection of all the most famous synth manufacturers from the `70s. So far ARP has been the last one to the party, so it's interesting that they're rising again under Korg's wing. The fact that David Friend is overseeing the design definitely gives it authenticity, but where's Alan? My first synth was a white faced Oddy - I wonder if Korg will issue it as either white or black faced?

Thanks for the link, Lee. Just got signed up!

All true! Dick was probably the ideal music teacher - Challenging but encouraging, demanding but patient, critical but complimentary once you got it. And he had a great sense of humor! I still remember some "Groveisms" - "A perfect fourth with a friend", "Some of my best friends are diatonic", "diarrhea of the fingers" etc. He once described playing left hand bass and singing - "It's like patting your head and rubbing your stomach, and tie a broom to your a$$ and sweep the floor!" I believe I learned more in one year there than I could have taught myself in ten. And again, I can clearly hear his influence in most everything I do with music. When I started there I dug jazz, but had no idea how to play it. By the time I graduated I had a pretty good grip on it...Or at least enough to know how to explore it intelligently!

I spent a quarter in General Musicianship from March to June `88 to "qualify" for the Keyboard program. They were moving from this facility to the one in Van Nuys during this time. So I got to spend some time in each place.

This morning I was reminded of some fond memories I have for this school in Van Nuys, CA. Sadly, it closed in `91 or `92 when Dick retired. It was an incredible learning experience, and there's not a time I lay my hands on a keyboard without applying something I learned there. Unfortunately, I've lost contact with all my former classmates. I was in the Keyboard Instruction Program from June `88 through June `89 - Well before we had internet or email to keep in contact. Just thought I'd give a shout out to anybody who wanted to refresh old memories or tell some good stories. Steve LeBlanc, I know you're out there! BTW, I'm aware there's a forum for GSM alumni, but it's pretty dry - Nobody's posted there for a while...

Okay, I'm not a newbie. I stole this idea from Dan. Everything you could possibly want to know about me (and then some ) is on page 4 of this thread. I guess you can call me "the member formerly known as SWBuck1074@aol.com". That's still my email address, BTW. Besides being a little less awkward, it will also be the name of my website when I get it going. And I will get it going this year! That's one of my resolutions for 2002. I can't fail now that I've brought it up here! Peace all, Steve

That didn't line up right, let me clear it up. Other keyboard stuff I own; Korg O5R/W, M1R Yamaha TG500 Aless D4 Kurzweil K2000 (for sale) Keyboards I used to own (and sometimes miss); Oberheim Matrix 6 Yamaha SY77, DX7 Sequential Prophet 600 Casio AZ1 ARP Odessey (white face) Dumped it for about $50 back in '85. Where's that icon with the guy beating his head against the wall when I need it! Rhodes Stage 73 which I sold almost immediately after buying the DX7.(Picture that same icon again!) Ensoniq Mirage rack Kawai K1m Korg DDD5, P3 Peace all, Steve

Since I seem to be hopelessly addicted to this forum, I guess I should introduce myself. Especially since I've learned so much and can't seem to resist putting my .o2 worth in when I have something to say or ask. My name is Steve Buckman. I was born 6/29/60. I'm a full time professional keyboardist in Las Vegas. I've called Vegas home for about 10 years now, although I'm originally from Illinois (Quincy). For about the last 8 months I have been working a house gig at a supper club with a 4 piece jazz band. Since I've been in Vegas, I've worked mostly casino lounges and incidental convention work. I've played a wide variety of music including oldies, country, blues, R&B, pop rock, variety show, etc. Bands that I've worked in have ranged from 2 to 10 piece. My extra-keyboard duties have included brass and vocal arranging. Of course, sequencing and left-hand bass are vital survival skills for keyboardists here. Before landing in Vegas I spent a few years on the road, travelling around the U.S. and Canada with pop/rock and country bands. The coolest experiences I remember from these years included playing in Nashville's Opryland Hotel and the beautiful Rockies of western Canada. I started my musical education on piano when I was 10 and was force fed piano lessons, which I hated until I discovered I could learn songs by ear. I remember being bitten by the music bug when I was 15. I was playing some Elton John tunes on the piano in the school band room when a drummer who I didn't even know sat down at the drums and started playing along. My first band was soon born, and we did our first gig about a year later. Since there was little market for pro musicians in west central Illinois, I had to sustain life by working as a machinist by day and living for those weekend gigs. By '88 I was fed up with living this way, and stuffed everything I could in the back of my truck and moved to L.A. I spent the next couple of years at the Grove School Of Music in Van Nuys and learned more in that time than I had taught myself in the previous 10 years! To this day, there's not a tune I play that I don't incorperate something I learned at Grove. Once I graduated, I got a little stir crazy of L.A., so I took a gig with a travelling band. You know the rest after that. I'm very spoiled by my present rig which includes the house piano, a 6' Baldwin grand, and my Triton pro 76. That's it! I plug the Triton into the house P.A., and the piano is miked. I work with a sax player, bass player, and drummer. When we do conventions, I use my Triton and my trusty old T3 through a Samson line mixer, a Crown amp, and a pair of Mackie 300's. Other keyboard stuff I own; Keyboards I used to own; Korg O5R/W, M1R (and sometimes miss) Yamaha TG500 Oberheim Matrix 6 Alesis D4 Yamaha SY77, DX7 Kurzweil K2000(for sale) SCI Prophet 600 Casio AZ1 ARP Odessey The Triton is my favorite of all I've owned, and I'll be getting an 88 note keyboard before I take another full-time gig that doesn't furnish a piano! The threads on 88 note keyboards have been very informative,BTW. Before I die, I'd like to own a Minimoog and a Steinway Grand. My favorite keyboardists/writers have included Elton John, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Jan Hammer, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, David Foster, Bob James, Bruce Hornsby, Michael W. Smith, Russell Ferrante, Tom Shumann, and more that don't come to mind at the moment. I guess that's enough for now. My user name is my email address, so anyone's welcome to buzz me if you want. Peace all, and God bless! Steve