Mike Martin

I need to find that CD. Thank you. Thanks and welcome to the forum Peter, great to have you hear.

Thanks everyone. It was a great day. Another Hammond clock added to the collection too.

I saw one of these at Synthplex - love it. I need one.

I don't think that is what they're saying. I think saying that Roland software is compatible on Mojave 10.14 on Intel processors through the current OS on Apple M1 silicon.

One of my favorite things during summer months is photographing hummingbirds. 'Georgette' (I name them all George, it"s a Bugs Bunny reference) has been very kind to me over the last week. She was at the feeder all day on Sunday and didn"t mind the camera one bit. I love these magnificent tiny birds. Hummingbird by Mike Martin, on Flickr Hummingbird by Mike Martin, on Flickr

Taken with my Sigma 150-600c on a Canon R5 House Finch by Mike Martin, on Flickr

The switch is to optimize the battery life and help with the accuracy of the warning light. The warning is very conservative but I'd recommending testing yourself before you head out to a gig with only batteries.

I've had to use (earlier versions) of this. Countless family portrait sessions where the 2 year old is frowning. It is useful when used carefully. Of course there is also the handy face swap technique.

As a July 4th tradition for us and some friends, we go kayaking. While I'm always a little nervous about taking my camera gear kayaking I have to simply remind myself that it is only 2 feet of water....still a little nerve racking. I got some photos of some the usual suspects - some Great Blue Herons, Egrets...etc. After we were done kayaking comes the fun part of loading up all the gear but first we have to wait for others to bring back. So while my wife was driving back with our car the rest of us dragged all the gear up and eventually waited in the shade at a picnic table. While were sitting there, two birds I have never seen before locally hoped into the small tree just a few feet away and started eating berries. My camera was luckily still around my neck. I had no idea we had these locally. Cedar Waxwing by Mike Martin, on Flickr Cedar Waxwing by Mike Martin, on Flickr

Congrats on the new book Ken! Can't wait to see buy it!

I'm so sorry for your loss.

With July 4th right around the corner, Ken interviewed me for an article on Photofocus on how to photograph Fireworks. Check out the full article here: https://photofocus.com/photography/shooting-photography/fireworks-photos-made-easy-getting-the-most-bang-out-of-your-images/

That is incredible

Amp should be the sound of a wulri played through an amp (as opposed to the sound taken from its direct line output). I don't know what Casio has done, but sometimes this is done by miking up the Wurli's internal speakers, or miking up some external amp the Wurli is being played through (could be a Fender Twin, or anything really), or it could be the same direct line out samples processed through a DSP that simulates the sound of it being played through an amp. Although tonal change is part of what happens through an amp, it can also change the character especially at high velocity as you could be adding (at least in theory) the sound of a bit of tube overdrive. It is some very good speaker modeling tech. For those now familiar with Casio's CT-X3000/5000 or the Privia PX-S3000, these instruments have hundreds of pre-amp and speaker models to choose from. It is astonishing honestly. The CT-S1 is borrowing some of that technology.

Yes. That is all I use.

Bluetooth adapter does not do audio OUT of the keyboard. It does wireless MIDI and Audio IN to the CT-S1's built-in speaker system.

CDP-S350 or PX-S3000 both fit most of your requests which the exception of USB Audio. The CDP-S350 doesn't have any physical controllers but the PX-S3000 has some knobs, expression pedal input and more plus the advantage of tone and effects editing.

I've said this in some of our meetings, I have a lot of gear here at home. Casio and non-Casio I also have both the CT-S1 and the CT-S400...but the CT-S1 is the one that I've been playing the most. Something about the immediacy of it that makes it so perfect.

The funny thing is, my first thought about lacking split on a board with layers was that adding split adds a bunch more complications (esp. on a board without display/menus). To make it really functional you need to be able to adjust, not just the split point, but also (even more so than having these things for layered sounds) the relative volumes of the two sounds, octave shifts for the two sounds (for example, a split with strings on left needs to be octave-shiftable unless you only want your strings to be cellos), sustain behavior for the two sounds (you'd want it for RH piano but not for LH bass)... and then I saw that the S1 actually already HAS these editable parameters even for its LAYERED sounds! This board is full of surprises! There are some other crazy surprises. I'm working on a video that uncovers some of these secrets later that will helpfully come out later this month.

There is a bass / piano split built-in but the CT-S1 really isn't about that. It is about being simple, easy and instantly accessible. If you're looking for splits, layers and other things wait for the CT-S400. It has a much larger sound with the ability to store registrations. It is however missing some of the CT-S1's unique sounds.

Last weekend I attended a small local air show. I'd describe it a bit more like an "airplane show" - meaning that there was more to see on the ground than there was in the air. There were some highlights. There was a Grumman Avenger that was doing regular flybys along with a Texan T-6. I wanted to go because 1 - I've always been fascinated with airplanes and 2, it was also a challenge to photograph. The real trick with propeller planes like these is to get their photo with propeller blur. If your freeze the motion of the propeller it looks fake. So I was shooting 1/200th - 1/250th with an aperture of f/11-f/14 to keep the shutter that slow, when using a 600mm lens that is a challenge. Luckily the IBIS on my camera saved most of these shots. Here are some of the highlights. 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr 2021 Cavalcade of Planes by Mike Martin, on Flickr

This is for "panel sustain" for those that want to sustain without using an actual pedal.

When you select the VL-Tone - it is set up as a split with the melody tone on the top of the keyboard and the rhythms or drum sounds available in the bottom couple octaves.