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I bought the album yesterday (digital and vinyl). I like it overall. I like his 2015 album more, I think; although this one seems a little more cohesive. I saw him in Chicago in 2016 and will be seeing him again this November in NYC. Supposedly, he won’t be doing as much classic Floyd on this tour. Fine with me. I’d see him no matter what. I can’t imagine there will be many opportunities after this. I have seen Waters three times (2007, 2010 Wall tour, and 2022 This Is Not A Drill). I can appreciate what both Gilmour and Waters contributed to the classic Floyd era, and I like quite a bit of their solo catalogs as well.

I have no advice here, just some reminiscing… I had a Pro-3tm in the mid-aughts. My experience with it was interesting. When I connected it to my Roland KC-500 (shaddup 😀 ) for the low rotor sim, it made the KC have a loud 60hz hum. I cut out a notch in the back of the Pro-3tm and installed a Hum Eliminator, which solved that problem. I was always replacing belts on the unit. They would squeak a lot; sometimes just cleaning them would do the trick. When replacement belts became unavailable from Motion Sound, I contacted Speakeasy for advice (I originally bought it from them) and I shipped the Pro-3tm there, and Steve gave me a call and told me that the original belts were not good - I don’t remember his exact words, but I think he said they were not sized right and were made out of the wrong material? Well, they shipped me some custom replacement belts, and to be honest, they weren’t much better. I used the Pro-3tm in church worship services back then, and during church, if you listened close enough, you could hear the faint sound of the local classic rock station coming out of the horn.

That cigarette on the lid of the Rhodes!!! 😬 Put it on the cheek block, which - judging by the old Rhodes I had - is where your lit cigarette is SUPPOSED to go.

Nautilus owner here, BTW. I really don’t want to rehash any stereo vs mono stuff… let’s just start with saying I’ve always run mono, and have no plans to change that. Is there any piano available for the Nautilus that you are happy with in mono? To me, they all sound like feces in the midrange. Users of other equipment (Yamaha, Roland, etc)- what mono pianos are you happy with? I’m not opposed to switching to a different board (I’d like to stay with an 88 synth/workstation instead of running a tablet or laptop) Thanks for any advice or opinions.

I’ve always wanted a Kurz. Something about them just seems… alluring? Hope it works out for you!

My day just got worse. Lately I’ve enjoyed playing FM tunes on the piano. Songbird being one of my favorites to play. I’m glad I got to see her when she reunited with the band several years back. RIP, Christine McVie.

Maybe something like a Line 6 M9 (or M5, M13). I think they can do what you’re looking for. Edit: apparently these pedals are instrument level only, so you would probably overload the inputs with a keyboard.

Clavigel sounds like a name of a medication. “Ask your keyboard tech if Clavigel is right for you”

Great, but… I have yet to even find a mono piano sound that I’m happy with…

I was unaware this version existed until one time 10+ years ago, my wife found this double record set at a garage sale. I remember dropping the needle and hearing this version for the first time and being absolutely floored.

Not sure if that's the right term or not, but what are your favorite songs that start slow and quiet and build over the duration of the song? My favorite has got to be this particular live version of "I'm So Afraid" by Fleetwood Mac in 1980. Never fails to give me goosebumps and damn near brings me to another plane, so to speak.

Wallflowers - Exit Wounds. Before that was The War On Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore.

I’ve always used wet. Currently use Groovewasher stuff.

I have no advice; just wanted to say nice username! cue Boston Legal intro music

Just watched. Way to go, Bobby!