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stupid question…. Can the problem be solved by simply using the 1/4” input on the mixer instead of the XLR? The mic pre on the mixer may be in play.

My apologies to the OP. I switched to ForScore (on iPad) a few months ago. It works so much better than my old system of three ring binders and paper sheets. With my paper system, I would use scotch tape whenI had long pieces (say six pages or so). The scotch tape worked fine. The problem was handling the paper. Page turns with ForScore work much better.

Great. Thanks for posting this.

This is exactly my concern. A cellphone video is honest in one big respect- it is the exact perspective that that particular audience member sees. The paradox is that the person taking the video is obviously very much enjoying the show. They do not see a bunch of “old bored guys”. That is what I see when I watch the video.

For some reason, fans take cell phone videos of my band's performance and post them on social media. I am in a three piece band- keyboards, drums and guitar/vocals. We are all aging boomers (~67 years old). I can't stand to watch the videos. The music sounds good, but we look like a bunch of bored, old guys on stage. I can assure you that we are not bored, we are having a blast. I am sitting (or standing) behind a keyboard. I am very busy playing, so I am looking down at the keyboard most of the time. I notice that most successful pop stars are smiling constantly. I am told that I always look serious. Oh, well.

Thank you for doing this. Excellent.

Count me in as one of the guys that always wanted a transcription of that solo. Think that it's fabulous. While we're at it, we need a good transcription of the piano intro to "Does anybody really know what time it is" by Chicago Transit Authority. The one that I managed to find was way off.

Another Scott: Bose L1 Pro8. This would be for solo through trio gigs at small venues.

A few of you mentioned that you play keyboards through the Bose L1 Line array speaker. I just played two gigs with a duo that owned one. The owner was not too technical- the setup sounded great for vocals and acoustic guitars, but my keyboard was very bass heavy. I am seriously considering buying one. I checked out the tonematch iphone app. It has presets for about a million different guitars and mics, but only a few for keyboards . I am considering using channel one or two for guitars and or mics, and plugging a small mixer into channel three. Keyboards and one or two other mics would go into the submix. Can any of you Bose L1 owners chime in?

This is great stuff. The musicianship on "Begin the Beguine" is incredible. These guys are really responding to each other- I love the solos, but better yet is how the other instruments support the soloist. The phrasing and the articulation on the accordion solos -- sublime. I dabble with accordion. Can't get used to the bass buttons.

Hate to change the subject, but..... What mode is he riffing on? That is some terrific improv.

This discussion explains why I am using my iPad Pro (with Cubasis and Audiobus) more and more to record. On my Windows machine, there is about a four minute startup, plus constant maintenance of various software license management apps. If you add something, you need to make sure you point to the VST in the DAW. All this stuff takes time. My iPad has no problem talking to my 16 channel Presonus interface. It is (almost ) instantly on. The apps immediately recognize all audio unit devices, etc. In general, a lot less hassle. Updates are automatic. I will be the first to admit that the DAW is more capable than IOS. If Apple ever gets around to porting Logic over to IOS, I probably will never go back to the PC.

Sorry to say, that I also was disappointed in this cover. I have tried to cover this song as a solo piano piece, but couldn't come up with anything satisfying. She is surely a good player. I think that the problem is one of texture and space. The Dire Straits version jumped out because of the unique guitar style, and tone, and sense of space. I think that the best piano covers of guitar songs are totally different arrangement, even deconstructed versions. Check out some videos of "The Bad Plus" or of Jacob Collier

I don't understand the hate for the Gator Cases. I bought a Gator Case for my Yamaha Motif XF8 about 10 years ago. I did at least 500 gigs with this setup, plus countless moves to rehearsals, etc. The case is just starting to show wear in one corner. Zippers work fine. Highly recommended, in my book.

All pianos should have a serial number molded, usually molded into the cast iron plate. Look up the serial number on this site (or others) to determine the age: Piano Serial Number Lookup

One of the issues is sound quality. I just bought a Sonos 5 speaker and intend to buy their Port device to wirelessly transmit audio from my stereo system to the Sonos speaker. This stuff is not cheap ($550/ $450 respectively). The Sonos can transmit, receive lossless audio, through my wireless router. They can do some compressed audio (MP3, etc). They do not do Bluetooth. I understand that Bluetooth never will be able to transmit lossless audio. The point of this post.... If you are interested in sound quality, and lossless audio, prepare to spend some money. If you are OK with headphones and bluetooth, that's alright. I tried to research the bitrate, etc for the various streaming services and could not find a definitive answer. One source said that Apple Music and Amazon Music Unlimited (the one you pay for) are among the best. Spotify and Sirius XM were not as good. HOWEVER- I can't find a definitive answer for this stuff. I found another site that put Spotify ahead of Apple Music. I don't think so. Spotify sounds OK over my headphones or computer speakers, but it really sounds awful over a full range speaker like the Sonos. Does anybody know what bit rate, etc the various streaming services offer?

My First Synth: PAIA 2720 Modular Or PAIA Gnome

Bump So, I have been spending some time trying to play "above the escapement". Very difficult. It has never occurred to me to limit the depth that the keys are pressed. In other words, whether I would play loud or soft, I would always push the keys down to the keybed. Since I saw this video, I have a little success playing above the escapement. It is very difficult, and, like the video points out, you achieve a different tone, than just playing softer. It would require tons of practice to make this second nature. And to repeat myself, I wonder if the action on my upright makes this more difficult to pull off. It intrigues me that I have been playing for over 50 years, and this is the first time that I heard about this technique. I guess I didn't take enough classical piano lessons.

Incredible Teacher. Is there any reason why this wouldn't work on an upright piano? I have a Yamaha UX-3 piano. I can detect the "bump" where the escapement engages. I find it almost impossible to play a single note just past the bump and still get a sound. I don't seem to get any sound unless I bottom out the keys. I can understand how playing "above the escapement" requires lots of technique, but how much of this is a function of the quality of the action? This instructor had incredible technique, and by the way, I did not notice him being credited in the video.

Thanks UhOh7. Great videos. I will check out somemore.

Count me as another that has used Keith Emerson's "Take A Pebble" extensively as an exercise. Especially for LH/RH independence. UhOh7- can you point to a book that documents this exercise?

I play a number of solo gigs at upscale restaurants. I usually take one ten minute break for a 3 hr gig. Sometime I take a couple breaks, but never more than15 minutes for the 3 hr set. I like to play. Do you guys think I'm crazy???

This is very good. I used to own an MT-40, bought in new, probably 1985ish. One of the few keyboards I regret getting rid of. Something about that square wave sound. I just checked on ebay. There must be a cult following for these things. Very expensive.

About ten years ago, the Keyboard forum with the most activity was Harmony Central "Keys Synths and Samplers". I remember posting in a thread that if Behringer could build analog mixers with dozens of pots, switches, etc, for a couple hundred dollars, they could clone a Minimoog for under $500. If I recall, my post didn't get a lot of positive responses. As you know, eventually Behringer did come out with the Model D (I own one and love it). So- you can either blame me or give me credit. OK, Behringer- here's my next challange. Clone a Hammond B-3.

was the first thought that came to my mind. Something like Bat Out Of Hell, or Diamonds and Pearls, share that "kind" of complexity. Donald Fagen's Maxine is complex in a different way. I had to laugh at 4:01 "this would be, uh, a Am7b6, or Fsus2 over A". I would write "Fmu" and move on - but I am surprised at how many of my (top-flight) muso buddies haven't come across mu major chords. Cheers, Mike I don't know whether or not I am "top flight" muso, but this is the first reference that I ever saw to mu chords. I just researched it (thanks wikipedia). I like it.