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I just meant on this forum. The search engine is no longer horrible since the update happened. There's also the "[search term] site:forums.musicplayer.com" string you can use at Google. You're right, the new search engine is a lot better. Thanks for the tip. I had pretty much abandoned using the search engine on the old site.

Thanks for the reply, Joe. I got the impression their area of expertise was more along the commonly used bells & whistles where Apple really excels with the general public. Was there supposed to be an active link on the word "here"? I did stop by Best Buy today & talked to one of the supervisors of their computer department. While not being totally versed in VST's and music production he still had a good handle on what I was looking for. At this point I may be going the Windows route. I'm apprehensive about their overall performance but Apple has left me in a Catch-22 situation. I want a touch screen, which the iPad Air would handle greatly but can't find a lot of apps for it (although I look very forward to being proven wrong if you have that link). That leaves the MacBooks which have a lot of apps but no touchscreen. Some of the things like Microsoft Surface or Lenovo's Yogas or Thinkpads would give both touchscreen & a lot of apps to choose from, albeit at a potential loss of performance speed. Anyway, if there was supposed to be an active link if you could repost it it will be much appreciated. I really like the form factor of the iPads. Thanks again.

Of course the curmudgeon in me notices that the compatibility doesn't take just one more step into the past & include us FA-0* owners.

To throw my unsolicited $0.02 in with the conversation between GuiliClayder & ElmerJFudd, I had the PX-S3000 but sent it back because I couldn't talk myself into liking the action. It was just too bouncy. More like a sub-par upright action than a grand. That, of course, is only my opinion and we know what everyone says about opinions . Some people really like the PX-S actions and that's fine. Neither one of us is right or wrong

Ask if there is anyone on their staff who uses their Mac for music production. Actually I did and by the 3rd person they referred me to he said there might be a couple but they weren't there today. That's the primary reason I abandoned WIndows. Microsoft is so hostile towards competitors that they crippled Apple iTunes ability to work reliably. Thanks for the reply

Thanks for the reply, MoodyBluesKeys. Right now I just want to run some VST's but further down the road I may want to delve deeper into it. I like the small footprint of the iPad and not needing to have the (computer) keyboard. My main concern with it would be the amount of available apps for it that would match the quality of the OS ones. That B-X3 for $99 sure is tempting though. I did stop at the Apple store at the mall today but the term VST got a lot of blank looks. The employees there are more geared to more common uses. I'm considering a Microsoft Surface as well. They will have them at the local Best Buy but I'm not expecting them to know much about music apps either. Plus there's always the latency sword hanging over everyone's head with the Windows machines. Thanks again. Your information has been very helpful.

Maybe the PX-S3000 guts in a 76 or 61 non-weighted key chassis. Kind of like the things Scott has mentioned but with the sound engine from the PX.

This is a request for information & advice. I have been a long time Windows user thinking of going to a tablet or "book" to run VST's. Since developers tend to favor Apple by a wide margin with their apps I'm considering going with one of their products. I had settled on the iPad Air, mainly due to the IK version of Hammond B-3X made for it. I had also decided on the AS apps Vtines, Vreeds & Clavi D9. But then I came across an answer to a question posed by a potential customer that AS apps will not run on iOS. This is the first I realized that Apple used different & incompatible OS's for their products, which didn't do anything to assuage my already dim view of their business practices. I'm also (now) looking at Mac Books, which will run the AS products but now that means the price of the B-3X has jumped to $299. AcousticSounds has their V-5 but it won't do one thing that drew me to the B-3X which is let you mix the signals for the Leslie, DI or amp sim. I would be OK sticking with a Windows machine but realize they have more problems with latency & lack of app availability. Hence the request for advice. One thing I liked about the AS products is that they don't take up much disk space & would probably load & run faster. Are there iOS apps that approach the quality of the AS ones for Rhodes, Wurli, Clav, etc.? Or enough iOS compatible apps to make that system as versatile as MAC OS. With the Macbooks do they still have a 1/8" output or do you need to add some other attachment to output sound? Or is there a Windows device that can do the job as well as the Apples? One thing I liked about the iPad was the ability to do everything from a touchscreen as opposed to having to take the keyboard along. So I'm open to advice and suggestions (other than to go pound sand ). Thanks in advance.

According to a post he put on FB it wasn't anything he said or didn't say, nor anything he did or didn't do. This kind of falls in line with some of the previous comments about suits totally controlling the business. God forbid they would regard customers as anything else than peons to extract money from.

A lot of people really like the PX's and a lot of people really dig the action. I just couldn't stand the action even after using the velocity curves. That certainly doesn't make me right & them wrong, it just shows there are a lot of different preferences out here. Someone had posted on another thread that it didn't cut through or have presence when they took it out on an appearance. I also found the same to be true on the one time I took it out. That could probably have been overcome with an extended number of jobs with it though. It does have a lot of features for sure. I did find it a bit frustrating though when they decided what effects parameters you could use the knobs for. For example it would have been good to be able to control the amount on the stereo tremolo but that wasn't one of the 2 features they let you control. For the price & especially considering the weight it is a very good value. For myself though I just couldn't get past the action.

If the action on the FA-08 is problematic you could go down to the FA-07. It doesn't receive the complaints about the action that the 06 does. For awhile it seemed that the companies were doing 61 or 88 note versions only. It's good to see that Roland, Yamaha, etc. have come back to giving the 76'ers some options again.

I was going to suggest the Kawai MP7 as well (there is a newer version, the SE, so make sure that's the model). Ironic that I would say that since I have never gotten to sit down at one. But I have its predecessor, the MP6, & it's hands down the best action I've played. AnotherScott had also suggested their ES110. Just be aware that it doesn't have pitch & mod wheels. The MP6 has what is my all-time favorite Rhodes sound too. All of this, touch, sounds, etc. may have changed on the MP7 so that's why I can only speculate. Again it's all subjective - others may dislike the Kawai feel. But to back up your opinion on the Casio PX -S3000, I got one but sent it back to Sweetwater because I hated the feel of the action as well.

Thanks Scott. Does the iPad version have fewer features or is it as programmable as the Mac/Windows version?

Has this promo ended? I went to the web site & the price is up to $299.

I had & sold the VR-09. I couldn't get the organ sound to where I actually liked it and having one controller knob control 2 effects parameters NOT independent of each other pretty much rendered the verdict for me. However it is the only thing around that price that had the features most people look for.

It's thought to be more like springtime since the shepherds would be in the fields during lambing season. There are 2 different melodies to Bleak Midwinter (and to other Christmas carols). The Jacob Collier version is a particularly good version. Also it's veered a bit off topic since the header says Christmas carols which, to me anyway, would be the religious songs as opposed to Christmas music which would entail all the rest.

Is anyone else experiencing a "dead zone" on the acoustic piano from around Bb above middle C to around E or Eb above it. The rest of the keyboard sounds pretty full and rich but that one area sounds somewhat muffled & lifeless. Almost like that area used a sample from a model from 15 or so years ago. I tried a few of the different pianos and it occurs on all of them. Thanks.

Nothing at this point. If there were a Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal on the MINIRIG 3's I would be tempted but searches haven't revealed any so far, at least here in the States.

I have to vent a couple of frustrations here & hope someone has a curative answer. 1. I was hoping the Chordana app would give you access to the DSP page. That can get very tedious trying to go in & adjust all the numerous parameters from the screen on the piano. The effects tab only takes you to the reverb & chorus page. On top of which the app runs from extremely laggy to totally unresponsive when running it from my phone (Samsung S8). 2. The electric pianos are out of tune on the top octaves. They're noticeably flat compared to the middle ones. I can't find any page that has tuning options other than the scale type and stretch tuning isn't an option in there. Does anyone have any suggestions for areas on the app (or on the piano in the case of the tuning) that I may be missing or what the remedy might be? Thanks.

Thanks for the clarification, El Lobo.

Just curious as to why you found it unsuitable for rehearsals or gigs. I've been considering it but would want to use it both for at home and playing out. Thanks.

To quote Linda Richman, "Discuss" : https://newatlas.com/music/flash-mixtela-midi-polyphonic-synthesizer/

I just found out that Philly area radio station WXPN's Funky Friday show will be showcasing an full hour of songs featuring our favorite Hohner instrument from 6-7 PM EDT tonight. You can access it by going to www.wxpn.org then click the Listen banner at the top of the page and then the leftmost option on the ensuing page. Unfortunately my job tonight is a 6 o'clock hit but let me know how it was.

It may or may not be Isaac playing the clav on this song but he had played one of the very first recordings using one: I Thank You by Sam & Dave. Always loved that song & his down home funk on the clav part

EricBarker wrote: "Clarification, I'm talking about the BSG reboot." Sorry Eric, I should have described it better. So was I. Bone Muskeleton wrote: "It sucks that The Orville will no longer be on Fox and will now be on a paid service I don"t subscribe to (Netflix?)." I have the solution in one word for you: Firestick.