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    ? + MAG C1 Organ

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    4 hours ago, ElmerJFudd said:

    Are they still offering the option to have a Neo Vent installed inside their models as an option for Leslie simulation?

    Yes they are. There are many custom options for MAG Organs. 

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    Mitch SRT power trio yeah!

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    Hey, all! I thought I’d share this since someone started this thread a couple months ago. 
     

    My band SRT is being featured on “Lombardi Live” on the DW Drums YouTube page on Tuesday, at 7:00 CST. Don Lombardi is the founder of DW Drums. We did a session at the DW Studios and did a sit-down interview with him. If you’re interested, check it out!

     

     

     

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    I Know That, "A poor carpenter blames his tools," But... (A Post About Gear)

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    I am sure we can all name countless examples of players who can play any piece of crap and sound incredible. Guys like Joey D or Cory Henry who could play a Casio from Walmart and just destroy. However, I am not like that. It always seems like my creativity and what I hear is considerably influenced by what instrument I am playing. 

     

    For example, when I play a real Hammond organ with a good action and a great Leslie, it seems like the full amount of my creativity and talent are engaged. It's like this GIF.Barbara Dunkelman Thinking GIF by Rooster Teeth

     

    I aurally envision more ideas and those ideas branch off into other ideas. Also, if the action is really good, my brain unlocks things that I will attempt. It sometimes seems like the instrument makes me a better musician than I really am, if that makes sense. 

     

    Contrast that with playing a clone with a stiff Fatar action.

     

    the usual suspects GIF

     

    My brain seems to shut down. Maybe instead of 10 ideas with 6 separate ideas branching off, I only hear 2. Also, my hands seem to instinctively know that the action isn't going to let me pull off the same type of line I would on a real Hammond, so it puts those ideas behind a locked door.

     

    Same goes for a good digital piano or Rhodes emulation. I literally don't hear the same things in my head when I play a Nord that I do playing a Crumar Seven. 

     

    I think part of it is what the real sound is connected with in my head. Since I am a disciple of guys like Joey D and Chester Thompson who, for the most part, always played the real thing...the sound of the real thing is inexorably tied to the creativity of the music. If I don't hear the right sound...something turns off. I am sure this is why, since 1998, I have tried every single Hammond clone that has come out, always searching for the one that gets me closest to that real thing. 

     

    In some ways, I feel like this is a reflection of my musicianship...but then, in other ways, it doesn't seem to be something I can totally prevent. My brain seems to work the way it works.

     

    I can't be the only person like this, can I?

     

    <Actual image of me getting to a gig and the backline is a Hammond XK3>

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    Yamaha YC series firmware V1.2 update

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    5 hours ago, AnotherScott said:

     

    Since part of why you prefer the Seven is how it feels, I wonder what you'd think of the YC73, which is the YC88 except with an action that is probably more similar to the action of the Seven (and also likewise a lot lighter than the YC88). Have you ever had a chance to play one?

    I haven’t. I’ll try to find one. But it’s mostly the sound of the Seven first. The usually-suboptimal action of the TP100 is actually fantastic with the Crumar virtually modeled Rhodes. 😂

    Yamaha YC series firmware V1.2 update

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    21 hours ago, jeffinpghpa said:

     

    Mitch - I was just wondering if your Yamaha YC's were replacing your Crumar Seven for Rhodes.  You've made some comments that the YC has some good Rhodes effects and I thing some of the Rhodes are really good, too.  I'm just wondering if you would put the Yamaha up against the Crumar Seven for gigging?


    I am still of the belief that the Crumar Seven Rhodes is a cut above all others. It is soooo realistic in how it sounds and feels to me. The YC is great but I never get that feeling of suspended disbelief that I get from the Seven. However, the YC EPs are better then the CP EPs due to the different amp sims, which is why I traded my CP88 for a YC88
     

    The YC pianos are far superior to the Seven, so the YC is obviously the better all-around gigging board. But when I just need a good Rhodes, the Seven is the easy choice. (And the Seven is a lot lighter too.)

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    cp73 advice needed

    in The Keyboard Corner

    Posted

    On 12/6/2022 at 10:21 PM, Docbop said:

     

    So the Rhodes sounds themselves on CP and YC are the same so the difference is just additional effects on the YC?  

    Yes. But the YC included amp effects (Fender Twin, Rhodes Suitcase amp) that the CP does not. That’s where the big difference happens. 

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    Yamaha YC series firmware V1.2 update

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    I recently purchased a YC61 and I freaking love it! The form factor is fantastic for rehearsals and gigs where I don’t need weighted action (I got a YC88 for that) and I’m very happy with how expressive the pianos and EPs are. The keyboard is quite inspiring to play.  
     

    I’m a hardcore organist, so the organ section is nothing I’d ever use in a halfway important gig situation, especially since the trigger point is so low. But for everything else, this board is definitely a “Nord Killer!”

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    cp73 advice needed

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    If you are Rhodescentric, I would go for the YC73 instead of the CP73. You have more effects options on the YC. I had a CP88 and got a YC88 instead because I was able to get better Rhodes sounds from my YC61 than the CP88. Don’t regret it at all. 

    YC88 vs CP88 - Quick Question

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    1 hour ago, skipeb3 said:

    How much organ do you need or want? If organ is important to you, then it's the YC. If piano/EP is your focus, go with the CP.

    JMHO...

    Well, that’s what I initially thought, but after messing around with a YC61, I was able to get a better Rhodes sound out of it because of the different amp simulations available. That’s what got me going down this path. 
     

     

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    YC88 vs CP88 - Quick Question

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    Hey all. I know there are threads dedicated to these two boards, and I’ve read through them in the past, but I’m in a bit of a time crunch, so o thought I’d start hopefully a quick one. 
     

    From what I can tell, the YC has most of the same features of the CP (maybe a couple less pianos but the YC includes the main good ones (CFX, C7 and S700)) but includes some much better EP options and amp sims, as well as the organ and better synths. 
     

    Both have the same ivory touch, graded keyboards so there is no difference there. 
     

    I can get a YC used for a little less than a new CP, so it seems like a no brainer. I love the Yamaha 88 boards for shedding purposes. They are nice and heavy for practicing. 
     

    Anything I’m missing?

    Anyone ever experience “tunnel vision” while soloing?

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    I think you solved a big part of your problem in your self observation above - “I wasn’t listening to the musicians around me.”

     

    I think you are so focused on your “moment to shine,” that you stop doing what you’re doing the rest of the night - being a part of the group. I totally understand that feeling and a big part of your development is going to be not feeling like you have to be brilliant with every solo or feeling like you “gotta get your licks in.”

     

     

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    Mitch SRT power trio yeah!

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    Thank you, Joe! I’m extremely excited about this new group. JR Robinson is a literal drumming legend and Andrew is one of the top LA session guitar players. To get to play with these guys is dream come true for me. We recorded an album at LAFX in July which will be released next year. We will be hitting the road also. 

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    Crumar Seventeen Review

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    I completely second Adan’s comments on the Crumar Rhodes emulation. Nothing else hardware based comes close. I love my new CP88 for piano, but the vaunted Yamaha Rhodes patches are a joke compared to the Crumar. And the interesting thing is that the TP100 keyboard is a perfect match for it. It’s enough to suspend disbelief. 

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