richforman

Thanks Marc, I got it worked out with the help of a couple youtube videos and a very helpful respondent when I asked the question in a Facebook group.

Long story short, can anyone tell me the steps to have an RD-2000 tenant m transmit MIDI only on channel 15? Back story: I'm doing a gig tonight where the backline guys have provided an RD which I'm happy to use as an external controller to control my Kronos. Basically I only want the Kronos to receive on 15; the combi's are all set up such that the timbre (part) I want to be controlled by the external board listens on channel 15. I have gotten to work fine with many other boards serving as that external controller, but the RD has me stumped. I even did some research before I got here for sound check and thought I was ready, but things aren't working as I expect. I went into Menu, Program Edit I think, then Zone Edit, assigned tx ch on Zone 1 to 15, for good measure I set the kbd range on all the other zones to A0-A0, presumably out of the range of the physical keyboard so that birthing would come in on any other channel. I set Zone 1's dest to Out1 (midi cable is in Out1). Pressed the top row button above the zone fader to light it up red, indicating, I understand, that I want it to send external. (I don't care if it also plays internal too; I am not taking any audio from the RD). But whatever I do, when I play the RD, the Kronos responds as if it's receiving data on all the channels, or maybe it's the Global Midi channel, but my xhannel 15 part does *not* respond. Is it that all these settings I'm changing apply on the level of a Program and I have to Write it first and then make sure that program is selected when I play? I didn't think I'd that till after adorned check, lol. Help! What do I do?

Subject says it all really. Experiences? Doable? I bought a heavy duty flight case in case I need to bring mine for an upcoming flyaway gig, it doesn't look like one will be provided by backline it's a cruise and I'm told they only provide controllers, not specific model keyboards). I guess the total weight in the case will be right around 70 lbs. If you've done this, how much did it cost? Did the keyboard survive intact? Does it have to be arranged with the airline ahead of time or can you just wheel it in and check it at the baggage check? I got a roadrunner flight case which seems to have a good reputation for protection on a flight.

I dunno, but my ex-gf, who's a lifelong Genesis fanatic (and a fellow keyboard player) said many times that they were terrible in '07 and she left thinking they should absolutely let it be.

I've played the song in many different bands over the decades; not sure if I have it authentically note for note but it sounds pretty good and bandmates and audiences seem to always respond positively and enthusiastically. But anyway, it reminds me of the last time I saw Boston in concert, four or five years ago I guess, rather than recreate the familiar recording, Tom Scholz played a way-extended version that expanded the themes and motifs into a dazzling almost classical piece. way longer and more complex, it was pretty impressive. I thought it could be heard a little bit as a "here, suck on this!" to all of us cover-band keyboardists in the crowd who think they're hot s**t because they can play something close to the original.

Not super relevant but my newest gigging band project is an established Huey Lewis tribute band based here on Long Island, my first gig with them is next month, a flyaway to a casino resort just outside Vegas (first time I've done something like that in a few years, very excited). Most of his hits I was covering in top 40 bands when they were first out, back in the 80's. Have always really admired the songwriting and recordmaking on irresistible power pop gems like "Do You Believe in Love," "I Want a New Drug," "If This is It," etc, Not super keyboard-heavy/challenging but a lot of fun to play nonetheless.

With no forewarning? I learned that song last year for a wedding gig where we had been asked to play a bunch of Latin jazz, but before that I wasn't familiar with it at all, hadn't heard of it. So that sounds to me like a pretty high-level gig if the players were expected to just know it. Lovely song, fun to play. It's in the Real Book, yes, but I would expect that (to the extent people know it at all) they would be familiar with and expect to hear something close to the Ella Fitzgerald arrangement.

VERY happy with my 2-tier Stay column stand and I swore by the Spider Pro for years before getting it, now I don't miss that one at all. This one's much more lightweight for transport, and boasts very quick/easy setup/breakdown. Cable management system is better than on the Spider Pro (and I always mentioned it as a good feature there; here it's even better). The reason it's better is that you can just take that little rubber clip off momentarily then clip it back on over all your cables that you're running under it it, rather than having to individually run each one under the permanently mounted corresponding clips on the spider pro. Another advantage over the spider pro, you set the tiers at the height you want them and can keep them there forever (on the SP, you have to basically draw the desired locations on the column with a sharpie in order to get the tiers back to the same height position next time.) It's less expensive to purchase and comes with its own specialized carrying bag included, whereas with the Spider Pro you have to spend an extra 50 bucks for that. I've placed my Korg Kronos, Roland Fantom X7 and Yamaha MOXF8 in different pairings on the two tiers and don't have any stability issues at all.

Wonder what older Yams she found so much easier? My experience historically they've all been pretty challenging to work with. I've had a DX7, an S-80 and an MOXF8 which has been relegated in my rig to the role of strictly a bottom-board/controller for the piano parts in my Korg Kronos' combis, with the Korg as my sole sound source. I actually miss some of the sounds on the MOXF8, a few of them (notably sax) I think are superior to those on the Kronos, but for me the simplicity of this setup makes it worth the compromise.

Did it for years with my S80 which was 52 lbs., I'm not an especially strong guy but it was always doable; but for the last few years I have been much happier since replacing it with the 33-lb. MOXF8, just so much quicker and easier to move around even without wheels (and I can get away with using a soft case), if it's a compromise it's worth it to me, just makes gigging life easier. Anyway these days there are many under-50-lb. options for a weighted-88, you should look into at least some of them; if you find one where you don't feel the action is a compromise you might be happier.

I work with the percusssion player in a local Stevie Nicks tribute band. He just sent a link to this concert out to all of us in the band this morning!

Swore by the Spider Pro for years, but now I am even happier with the Stay 2-tier stand (I'm told Korg actually makes it). Meets all your stated requirements, very easy/quick set up and breakdown, you can set your preferred tier heights forever and forget 'em (or of course very quickly and easily change them at any time); it's way less expensive than the Spider Pro and unlike that one comes with the carrying case included, and is also much lighter to carry but completely stable and sturdy (there are weight limits to what you're supposed to put on it, so check those but I'm guessing you'll be fine). The cable management clips are even more convenient to work with than the ones on the Spider Pro. Only thing is the top tier isn't angled, but the way I use my rig these days, I don't need that.

At a gig last week, the bandleader told me she'd gotten paid by check so could Venmo me. I don't have an account with that, but asked if she could Paypal it to me and that worked out fine, have had a paypal account for 20 years or more I'd guess. Does Venmo offer any different or better functionality than paypal for transferring money, am I missing out on anything by not being on it? Paypal seems convenient enough to me, but maybe I'm living in the dark ages and don't realize it. (Of course if the person has an account with the same bank you do, transferring money is extremely easy.)

I love their music, have seen them a few times over the years, and definitely planned to get tickets when I first heard about this tour, but was bummed to see that their local show here is on a Saturday. I usually don't get tickets to concerts on Saturdays in the summer, thinking there's a chance I'll have a good gig myself that I wouldn't want to turn down, or if not, I prefer to keep those summer weekends just open for travel or all-day outdoor/recreational stuff like beaches and boating, those 12 weeks or so go by really fast..

Developing software, my day job, is like that too (and I have observed that there is a pretty big overlap in the Venn diagram of musicians and developers). You have to think very logically and analytically to understand what's happening and be able communicate and visualize ideas very precisely, and also be really creative and think out of the box to come up with and design high-level solutions to various problems..