Mike Martin

Sadly it has sold. I would have definitely bought it (and painted it)

This popped on a local estate sale. I can't figure out what it is. Probably nothing I need...

I received an advanced copy of Harmonia but only had a few hours to explore it before "Leaving for Tokyo". Great instrument, I look forward to spending more time with it. Here is a piece I wrote with some footage (both mine and stock) of this wondrous city.

I'm flying to Tokyo this week. Usually my iPad is the go-to device. All of the planes have power, either USB and/or traditional power plugs. I'll add that the batteries on the newer MacBooks are just insane. I usually go a day or two between charges and that is with heavy application use from Lightroom, Photoshop, Logic among others. One of my favorite places in the world.

Made my day! Thanks David and everyone at MPN.

I bet @Jim Alfredson would want them.

Do not attempt to turn it on until you're 100% certain it is completely dry. Get it opened up to air out.

Here is a quick before / after. Before: MMM_Bypass.mp3 After: MMM_MasterPlan.mp3 Settings (apparently I need to install an update):

I spent some time with Master Plan today. In a word, WOW. I'm not a mixing novice but there are clearly areas where I struggle especially when it comes to getting my mixes to have the power and polish without sounding compressed. I have tried countless solutions to try to help get my mixes to the next level. Things like Oxford Inflator and "Master the Mix" are a couple that come to mind along with the 'ol Waves L3. I recently got Ozone 10 as part of an Native Instruments upgrade bundle but I honestly haven't tried it. Another I've used that is very similar to Master Plan at first glance is something called "RICH" from 2gether audio which is honestly one of my favorites of everything mentioned to add a little boost and presence but this plug-in has to be used very subtly. With Master Plan, I didn't even go to any of the presets. I had obviously read this whole thread and the interface is intuitive but this is so simple and intuitive. A 7dB boost of that loud knob alone was a shocking and dramatic improvement. I promise to add some audio examples as soon as possible. I'm actually going to go listen to what I've done with it in the car and a variety of other places to confirm what I've experienced in just a few minutes.

Downloading the demo. Very anxious to try this out.

Thanks so much for the feature @KenElevenShadows

It is and is seems better than Topaz Denoise at first comparison. I do use Topaz AI Sharpen and it is pretty great.

I can think of a few more since I do a fair amount of portrait work. "How much for just a couple photos?" Or after booking a session for 1 person "Can we get a family photo while we're all here too?" "Do you do mini sessions?"

My understanding of this and I could be completely wrong is that there really are no dynamics due to the nature of the piano roll system. So while this IS a performance by Scott Joplin, it isn't necessarily the way he would have played it if he wasn't playing specifically to create a piano roll.

Smokey Garlic and "Curry" which was like a sweet honey mustard. Both were incredible.

I bought a Godox AD600 strobe. I've been doing a LOT of headshots and this became essential to keep up with the volume of shots and the variety of environments. I didn't buy it - got it as a Christmas gift - got a RF16mm lens. Finally a wide angle. YAY.

I'm so shocked to read this. RIP Andy. So sorry @dazzjazz

Craig, I've never had any success on Windows 10, I've never tried Win11. The last I looked into it, it seemed that Windows does not directly support BT MIDI, that it required utilities like LoopMIDI and MIDIBerry to get it to work. I didn't have any luck with this either. Works perfectly on Android, iOS or Mac based systems. I've sent a note to the team in Tokyo about the WU-BT10 adapter and Windows to our team in Tokyo for more info.

👍 The speaker system is great. All the Casiotone models from the CT-S1 up to the CT-S1000V share this speaker system design.

Hey @Craig Anderton@Dave Bryce and @jerrythek I'm thrilled to have all of you diving deep into the Casiotone CT-S1000V. In case anyone has any questions, I'll be here throughout the review. There might be a few tricks I can share along the way.

@ewall08530has one. I think a few others here.

Happy Holidays everyone. Fire up all that analog gear - it is cold outside.

I own a D6, as many have said there is nothing like playing the real thing. I'm obviously very biased but some of the Casio keyboards like the CT-S500 have killer Clavinet sounds. They sampled a couple different pickup positions and the amp simulator capabilities are IMO the best you'll find anywhere. The only downsize is that expression pedal can not be assigned to the wah effect but even if you picked up an extra cry-baby pedal you're still way less expensive than most of the options mentioned here.

Well, per the advice here (Thank you all) I've been ripping away. Only keep those that are very personal or those where my name is on them somewhere. The rest will be going away.

The Bluetooth Audio / MIDI Adapter is included. It also has 1/4" audio outputs, expression pedal input, editable effects and other real-time control.