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Put a music stand behind the keyboard stand.

I think you did the right thing. The action on a Rhodes can be awesome, crap, or anything in between. The sound varies greatly dependant on many factors. The worse thing you'd want for this well-documented event is to be fighting with that board.....not something you should have to concentrate on.

Hammond, Leslie, Acoustic Piano, Rhodes, Clav, Vintage Synth, etc. As much as I'd love having any of those, I have no practical place I could put them. I've played a real Hammond and know there's nothing like a real Leslie. I ABSOLUTELY love playing acoustic piano, because that's what I was brought up on. Even got to regulary play a 9' Baldwin concert grand all during high school. Love both of these, just no place I could put them. I also owned a Rhodes, and while I know it is a wonderful instrument, I have no desire to ever own one again. I love the sound but feel I get what I need through emulations without the muss and fuss of upkeep of the real electromechanical beast. No desire to own an Arp 2600.....played one of those for several years in college music lab. I remember spending hours patching cables and turning knobs but it didn't amaze me. I know so much more about that now that I'm sure it would be a different experience, but again, no real space to put one. Similar thoughts about many vintage boards, care and feeding for most old synths casts fear in me. Crap, I'm even aware that my old Receptor will bite the dust somewhere along the line. Yeah, I still am drawn to any of these as well as many new boards, but that's all kept in check by limited space to put them. I also keep coming back to the fact that I really have an overabundance of gear to actually make music, I just need to sit down and do that.

I've played with this a bit, nothing serious, so no attempt here at a formal review. The free version picks up basic chord types ( major, minor, aug, dim, 7th, M7th, sus). The paid version picks up a lot more (Half-dim, dim7, M7b5, M7#5, 6th, 9th, M9th, add9, and many more including 11 and 13 extensions) as well as alternate bass notes. I've thrown various types of music at it and obviously get varying results. You're not going to be able to print a chord chart using only this app, but it may well help you figure out the vast majority of chords in a given song, which could then be used to create your own chord chart. Those that have a great ear and more musical experience will likely find little use for this product. I've played all my life and am good at figuring out chords as long as they aren't too complex, but I find this a wonderful tool for learning chord structure and changes from songs where I can't easily do that on my own. For instance, I enjoy Sypro Gyra, Rippingtons, Bob James (to name a few) but I can't readily figure out those types of chord/song structures. This app gets me down that rabbit hole a lot easier, where I can then jump into with what I do know. Also the ease of using Youtube, source media on your device, Spotify, the phone's mic, etc., make it easy to grab any song and learn. The Android app was $13. A pittance to pay for something that I know I'll get way more than $13 value as a learning tool. I'm still impressed.

Agreed, would have been nice for him to shut it...... and pretentious IMO to put himself in that league.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkwZ48ZuUqE I dropped the $$ for the paid version and will be using to learn song structure more easily. Some here may find it unnecessary, and I can slog through figuring out chords, but this will expedite that process for me. Must be some impressive programming under the hood.

Awesome. Thank you for all the hard work!!!!

It shocks even me to think my Motif ES is 19 years old and I still don't utilize all that it can do. Yeah, I've got a Forte, but that's no longer the shiny new thing. Have always been interested in Kronos but just don't need it. MODX intrigues, but the same, just don't need it. I just need to sit and play and learn more about using what I have.

Grab a Yamaha MOXF. Great drums, bass and brass. Strings are adequate. You can probably get one fairly cheap.

Brad, Any company that makes excuses for faulty workmanship will not survive. You've fully and accurately described the problem and solution. My only other observation is they used the wrong type fastener head. That should be a pan head, not countersunk head.

I'm surprised no one has posted about this Ipad app, MKSensation Extreme. I picked up a few weeks ago and loaded on my Ipad Air 2. I'm underpowered but am having more fun with this than should be allowed for so little money. $25 gets you 12 GB of ROM, many different instruments and waveforms.You get 8 layers of synth goodness, can easily set up splits and layers with an easy visual interface. The following is copied from the Apple story. If you wanted to do a gig with just an Ipad and keyboard, this would surely get you there in a pinch. Also worth mentioning that it finds all your synth apps on your Ipad and they can be used within a program as one of the eight voices. Good stuff. Next is the absolute incredible amount of stacking and control you have. With the advent of more powerful iPads and now the new M1, MKSensation Xtreme is equivalent to 8 Pure Synth Platinums. Meaning, you have the ability to have separate control over AMP, Filter, Control, LFO, and effects per sound slot. In addition to 8-insert effects slots with up to 5-effects per slot, you get a Global and a Master effects slot and each effects bus can be controlled from the Red faders. And of course with all of our apps, everything can be controlled via MIDI learn and Secondly, with the emphasis on live performance, we have added the ability to not only use each sound button for our own sounds, but you can host your own AUv3 sounds and effects. Yes, you already love the sounds of our MKSensation X, but now combine all of those capabilities with hosting your own modules inside of the app itself. In fact, even if you never used our sounds, the hosting abilities alone are a game changer. And yes, you can run your AUv3 instruments through our filters, AMP, LFO, and Mod section as well. iPad Version vs Desktop The iPad version is identical to the desktop version as far as features, synthesis, and functionality. The only difference is in sound: We removed the second version of the MKS sounds, so that there is only one main version of the MKS soundest, instead of two different versions on the desktop. The quality is the same. General Specs ⢠12 GB Lossless Compression) ⢠23,419 Samples ⢠362 Sampled Sounds ⢠21 Analog Modeled Wavetables ⢠14 Analog VA Waveforms ⢠74 Presets ⢠26 High Quality Effects Featuring Overloud"s VKFX Highlights ⢠Store and stream sounds internally or on external hard rive ⢠Ability to Load AUv3 in place of Sound Slots ⢠8-Fully independent Sound Sources with their own independent (AMP, Filter, LFO, Mod, and effects) ⢠Seamless Sound Switching ⢠Two versions of Power Grand ⢠Live-Set Mode with MIDI CC Program Change ⢠Dedicated Mute and Solo on the buttons ⢠Dedicated Split Screen ⢠Quick Control functions for easy access of important parameters ⢠All knobs, sliders, and buttons are MIDI Learnable ⢠Two different MIDI CC Program Change modes for quickly switching to presets via your controller ⢠Low CPU 8-Layers = 20% ⢠2-Second max load times per set. ⢠Ability to Receive on Separate MIDI channels per sound for multi-timbral stacks and layers ⢠Global Mictotune, Transpose, Octave, and Velocity Curve. ⢠Dedicated large volume sliders on front of interface. ⢠Ability to Copy/Paste Single or All parameters across sound-sources

I sold on Reverb, don't recall the commission but I had no issue with it. I sold a Roland sound canvas in a few days for a very good price (more than I expected). High visibility to a lot of buyers, an easy selling process, a quick sale and a good price.....no complaints from me.

I have one, use it for a Yamaha MOXF 6. It's thin, it's light, it was cheap and certainly worth what I paid for it. It provides adequate protection but isn't as nice as some of the more expensive brands that have been around for a while. It depends on how you're going to use it, what you expect.

Where's Theo when you need him?

I'm so sorry and praying for peace for you and your family. Greg

All apps $3.99. Just picked up D1. Includes expansion pack.

I have an M Audio BX 10S, 240 watts through a 10" speaker. I could anger people inside and outside the house with it. Paid around $300, using with Event TR8 XL. Ample power. Monoprice is your friend. Monoprice.com. Many choices, but the 605999 is comparable to my MAudio but only $159. Great input, output options and controls.

I recall the Forte price jumped $1000 due to a change in taxes on goods coming from wherever the Forte was manufactured (my fuzzy recollection). It was selling for $3999 then a day later it went to $4999. I presume the K2700 does not have that additional money attached to the price? Also, will the Forte's also still have the additional $1K? Are the Forte and K2700 made in the same country?

Max, How would you compare the sound pallette of the PC3 to the PC4? How different/better/unique is the PC4?

Strong endorsement for Dave Weiser. Buy it from him! He will support better than anyone! I have benefitted from his assistance, he's the best for support on all things kurzweil and is accessible and responsive.

Be prepared for a ridiculous amount of tom fill work. I don't know why CCM has made that part of do many songs. Very little playing with a strong back beat. We use click but rarely use tracks and yes, the set-up is elaborate.

... are you triggering it using the YC61's MIDI zone function? Details, details.

Ummm, how about a nice organ for $1500......the Mojo 61.

John, I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm sure that's so hard. I appreciate what you've shared here as it is inspirational and causes us all to stop and think about the things that are important. BTW, your topic is in no way OT. A few of my shared thoughts regarding parental support, Here's a few snapshots of the investment my parents made into my musical craft and journey. - When I was five years old, standing at the piano while my Mom played. She was only an ear player and only played in the key of C. - Learning on a $25 piano that came out of a bar. - Paying for lessons from when I was 6 until I was 16. - My parents spending nearly $3K on a new Kimball piano when I was a teenager, so I'd have a better opportunity to learn. (This was back in the 70's, so that investment was siginificant.) - Over my early/teen/young adult years, my parents bought organs, amps, PA's, EP's, a van, etc., etc. These were all sacrificial investments they made into my music, and the money always came from something else that may have been needed in the household. I'll close with two thoughts. 1) My Mom has a picture of me playing the piano, dressed in my football uniform, waiting to go to practice. She'd put the kitchen timer on the piano, set it for 30 minutes and told me she wanted to hear piano playing until it dinged. I often hated it. The discipline of practicing was tough. That discipline was important. 2) Since I teach now, I always tell my students and their parents, if it weren't for parents (or some other loving person) that were willing to make the investment in the lives of children, there would be no music in the world. Perhaps this is a debateable statement to some, but I beleive this will ring true with most musicians. Thank you again for sharing and causing me to think of these personal blessings and the gratitude I can have for my parents investment in me. P.S. My parents know they made a good investment because they see what important music is to me and how I've continued to grow. There's great joy in that! Greg

How about asking them the names of 5 or 20 songs they currently do?