Mitch Towne
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What is the current best connection for using an iPad live? They don’t make those little Korg things anymore, right?
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46 minutes ago, lightbg said:
Thanks! I couldn’t find it!!
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13 minutes ago, Stokely said:
Love B-3X, used the IOS version live for about a year with my Modx. I especially like the amp/cab options with the leslies that can blend with the guitar ones. I haven't been using it lately as my newer keyboards are "good enough" with organ to not want to hook up an ipad, and at home I'm still using Logic's organ on my mac. I suppose I could rig up the ipad to play as an external midi device, though honestly Logic's organ sounds quite good to me so again I haven't bothered for the small amount I use organ at home.
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1 hour ago, analogman1 said:
Where is the US dealer for Mag?
I'd love to try one.
I'm in New York (Westchester County)
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On 4/9/2024 at 8:02 AM, elif said:
I'm interested. Can you provide a weight for the one you use?
The MAG C2 is 34.3 lbs. You can tell from this photo that it’s not a huge board. Extremely easy to manage, especially for a two manual clone. It’s definitely lighter than the one manual XK5, yet it doesn’t feel cheap at all.
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The MAG C2 has a fantastic form factor (light, small) yet is built like a tank with a realistic control panel layout with tabs and a CV knob.
(Not to mention how good it sounds.)
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17 hours ago, Delaware Dave said:
Hammond chorus comes in three levels, C1, C2, C3. C1 is light chorus, C2 is NORMAL chorus, and C3 is deep (heavy) chorus. It often amazes me that people always turn on C3 then think it is over the top. Although I agree that clones often dont get this feature right (accurate) and in fact most clones are over the top, no one ever considers just backing off that depth by reducing the setting to C2 or even C1. On clones I usually start on C2 and adjust from there. One of the reasons I use VB3-ii (Mojo) is because I find the C/V to be the most accurate of the clones. Guido has gotten that right quite a while ago and has made very little adjustments the C/V in a long time because it was accurate right from the get go. Hammond XK5 also finally got it right, Mag still tweaking theirs although the latest is pretty good. Viscount still not right after many attempts. Hammond pre-XK5 was highly adjustable but not right even after adjustments. The best advice here is to back off to C2 or C1 so that it is not over exposed.
Guido’s C3 chorus was dead on from the start. One of the reasons I stuck with the Mojo for so long.-
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On 3/9/2024 at 11:34 AM, stoken6 said:
Where do you get all those springs? Everyone mentions Syntaur (which is presumably why they're always out of stock...)
Cheers, Mike.
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I’m the king of switching springs. Just ask my keyboard tech. He’s put a kid through college thanks to my obsessive nature.
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On 2/22/2023 at 8:32 AM, Mark Zeger said:
I can’t recall watching a product demo video more than once. I’ve watched the GP Keyscape demo countless times because he is SO entertaining.
I’d pay good money to just sit and call out tunes and let Greg play the hell out of them.-
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I can tell you from experience that The MAG is better quality in every way than the UHL.
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If there was any justice left, this would be one of the biggest acts in the world.
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2 hours ago, Ivan May said:
The music industry turned to poo after Elvis died in 1977. There, I said it!
Such language! Kids read this forum, you know!-
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The only thing that will fix the missing tones is a busbar lube job and that can and should only be done by a trained professional technician.
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My first synth was a Casio CZ-101 that I bought after I was rear-ended in traffic in my 1972 Honda Civic. My choice was to fix the bumper on a car that was already beat to hell, or take the money and buy a synth. Easy choice.
I just recently bought one on Reverb!
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13 hours ago, jazzpiano88 said:
I would agree with that. I purchased your CD based on people posting here. After listening, I promptly threw it in the trash (actually in a drawer). It will take a couple extra weeks to purge from my online libraries. Can I get my money back (not expecting anything I can send the CD back to you).
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The Hammond organ, by its very nature, is a very unforgiving instrument. You have to control the volume with a pedal and you have zero touch sensitivity. I think a lot of organ players gravitate towards chorale because it “softens” the attack somewhat and it is far more forgiving when it comes to making your lines sound in time.
With chorale, however, you sacrifice a strong, direct sound. It’s all a little washy. That’s what jazz greats like Joey D, Jimmy Smith, etc. most often played with the Leslie on “stop.” Your lines cut through much better - more like a horn player. It takes a lot of practice to sound good with the Leslie on “stop.”
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1 hour ago, Floyd Tatum said:
Are you using the Mini Vent option in the C2? Or the sim built into the maggie, or something else?
Mini-Vent into the MAGGIE. I’m not really a huge fan of the Vent. Been using the internal sim with my Motion Sound amp as of late. -
MAG organ running through the MAGGIE speaker.-
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Mulgrew is an incredibly underrated player. One of the modern greats.
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There are people on this forum who turn their nose at Joey DeFrancesco and Hiromi, so you’re never going to find a player whose name isn’t “Emerson” or “Wakeman” or “Hancock” that is going to get universal love.
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God, I love Tain! He and Kenny Kirkland could change the rotation of the Earth when they played together!
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On 9/27/2023 at 12:59 AM, niacin said:
I can’t imagine you’ll get any argument about that, especially for a drummer, iirc Sting said the same thing of Stewart Copeland. I was in a funk band years ago that fired a drummer for committing the same sin.
But I never get an uncomfortable feeling from Stewart. Palmer never settles into a pocket and his drum solo section on “Karn Evil” sounds as if he was being chased by a knife wielding Keith.-
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Crumar Mojo and Static Discharge
in The Keyboard Corner
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Any further updates from Mojo Suitcase owners?