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I play in a duo. Play bass all the time. And I haven't yet changed any solos to fit me playing the bass. Really fun to do. Sounds to me like OP should stick with playing LH bass.
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23 minutes ago, Stokely said:
In my experience, I don't really agree about polyphony being that important, within reason. I used to gig a lot with a Roland JX10 as my only keyboard, with the max polyphony of 12 with one tone, doubled to 6 or split to 6 in each zone. I made it work.
Within reason...I mean a piano with 20 notes of polyphony is likely to have issues. People have been making great recordings with Prophet 5s for decades, though I doubt anyone is going to throw a Prophet 10 out of bed
In the studio, it's moot especially with software synths. If I was recording with hardware synths I could always record each part as audio and move on. I tend to do multiple, simpler parts at home vs larger layered things.
I have no idea of whether any of my current keyboards other than my Summit even have polyphony limits. I've never hit them knowingly if they do. Granted, I don't sequence live and I don't really do much layering beyond adding a pad to piano, or organ to horns etc sometimes--I feel that often "less is more" sonically and layering can actually detract from the sound.Well, I gigged for years with a K2600 that had 48 voice polyphony and had no issues. Chalk that up to either me being a poor musician or the Kurzweil voice stealing algorithm being great. Of course I now have much more polyphony, but I also do more splits, layering, etc.
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1 hour ago, Chris47 said:
Look I know this has been asked many times. Long time Roland KC user here. Used to have the 550, now the 400. Yes I know it's not perfect, pianos a bit harsh and too much bass. And at my age the 400 is too heavy. So you guys all say get a powered speaker. I've tried them numerous times and they're just not loud enough. Must be some mismatch of output from the keyboard. So then you say get a pre-amp or mixer. Can someone break this down in detail? Pre-amp or mixer? What is a pre-amp anyway? Any recommendations for speaker or pre-amp/mixer? Would really like to settle on a decent rig whilst I'm still just about young enough to gig. TIA.
The QSC 10.2 would definitely do the job. I use two of them all the time. And I use them with a Studiologic Numa X 88 without any additional preamp. What keyboard are you using? That may help us help you. I agree with others - you may have a gain staging issue.
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9 hours ago, J.F.N. said:
I am in the market for a second KW too within the coming months, got a PC3 76 that I plan to leave in the rehearsal space, and get another KW for home/studio. My first thought was also the 2700, but after consulting KWs comparison table, and understanding that the PC4 uses a later version of the Medeli keybed found in the SP4-7, that I also had before but sold because of the keybed, I have finally settled on a Forte instead, check the specs, see what ticks your boxes.
https://kurzweil.com/2021/09/02/comparison-chart-workstations/
Well, you will have to find a used Forte - it is no longer in production. Great keyboard, though. I gigged many times with one.
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Couple more. For iPad, try transcribe+. Not only can provide 4 stems but has looping, slow down, pitch change, etc.
For the Mac, if you have iZotope Rx Advanced, it can do 4 stems. Expensive but powerful. It can do many hard to do audio operations, and it does them very well.
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I can't speak for WWW but I definitely would leave the Leslie at home and use the sim.
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Another Legend Soul user here. Congrats WWW! I am using the sim and am quite happy with it.
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37 minutes ago, ElmerJFudd said:
So what do we think Kurzweil can do with greater processing power; larger, faster storage and larger screen that are less expensive than what they were using in the earlier 2000 models? And what price point can they meet?
Good questions. And the answer is they can probably do a lot. The price point is what will make the difference. And to me, weight is always a consideration although I doubt the 88 will be much (if any) lighter than the K2700. I hope it is.
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47 minutes ago, YashN said:
It is supposed to be a lower budget synth than the K2700 flagship, so yes, there will be cost-cutting measures for sure.
There are potentially millions or more different Sample-less synths inside this if you know how to build them, and if you are bent on using samples, they can also be processed in real-time through V.A.S.T. DSP blocks...
Yes, but the initial postings said it would be a K2700 minus the audio interface and pads. That is my point. No question it will be a powerhouse, but cost will be the critical issue. As a long time user of numerous Kurzweil products, I will say memory size is important. That is why I am so disappointed the the Forte was discontinued. Best pianos Kurzweil has every had. And they took a lot of memory.
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2 hours ago, YashN said:
From the specs shown on the page the link takes you to, there is significantly less memory than the K2700.
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21 minutes ago, MathOfInsects said:
Spent some time with the Legend (not Soul) yesterday, because it's been on my radar. I was glad I had a chance to lay hands on. I loved the raw organ sound. The action was not for me. Too stiff--even stiffer than my NS3C, in its way. The internal sim was also not really believable to me. I did like the tonewheel model options (Option 2, the "50," sounded particularly nice to me.) Crosstalk setting was nice. Keyclick seemed hard to get really popping, even at full engagement. The build/fit/finish was stellar. I'm curious to check out the Soul and see what Joey D did with that raw material.
I've got the Legend Soul 273 and am very pleased. Quite different from the original Legend. I'm not sure, but believe the keyed is lighter touch and the Leslie is definitely improved. In fact, since I got it they issued an update that further improved the Leslie sim.
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15 hours ago, niacin said:
I don’t use the crossbar, have used the stand for years with the feet angled out, no issues
This is the most underestimated stand that I’ve used. Great stand and I hope the reports of its demise are exaggerated.
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1 hour ago, NOVEL SOLO said:
Contemporary digital microprocessor technology organs, especially dual keyboard models, with draw bars / tone wheel designs are driven with coded software features like effects & modeling that can cause latency issues when manipulating drawbars during live performances.
“Presets” keys might be timed by factory coding for consistent switches and less latency than manipulating changes by pulling & pushing drawbars.
Users can modify presets for personalized content and the keyboard manufacturers software timing coding keeps the preset change consistent while executing the performers commands.
NORD ELECTRO 6D 61/73 single keyboard has improved microprocessors & storage capacity to allow for faster processing of drawbars changes without latency issues. Dual keyboard designs like Viscount & Crumar have to scan & process more data changes with performance compromise for price point sales competition.
When microprocessor technology improves keyboard manufacturers have to invest in software upgrades, or a complete rewrite to take advantage of computing power which unfortunately is a labor intensive and expensive investment for low production niche musical keyboards..
Have you played a Viscount Legend Solo? Or a Hammond XK-5? I have no latency issues with the drawbars. Or presets.
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16 hours ago, NOVEL SOLO said:
One set of “DRAW-BARS” per manual is all that any tone wheel keyboard musician really needs.
The prewired Hammond B-3 style presets were rarely used by legacy Hammond organ performers. These Hammond organ presets were preferred by students and amateurs for quick, accurate easy registration changes.
1950’s-1970’s Hammond performing organists preferred to make drawbar adjustments in real time creating instantaneous, unique momentary sound bites for every time the drawbars were “grabbed” & “shoved” during registration changes.
Perhaps there’s one instance where a Hammond preset was special, and only available on the Hammond X-66. “NOVEL SOLO” was the name of the X-66 upper keyboard 🎹 preset.
The Hammond X-66 “NOVEL SOLO” preset sound was awesome, unique to the X-66, and almost impossible to recreate quickly with manual drawbar adjustments during a performance.
Totally disagree. I use two sets of drawbars per manual all the time. And this is everything from rock to jazz. I also use the presets in a band or duo environment. My rig is a Viscount Legend Soul. Love the 9 contact effect.
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52 minutes ago, jcamp4 said:
Anyone having problems with numa x piano 73 or 88 keybeds. On my 88 (9 months old) the middle register some keys were clicking loudly had to send to distributor, its been almost 2 weeks and no response on it yet. I ordered a 73 and the top C# D and D# were clicking so bad right out of the box had to return. I am now hesitant to pursue this line anymore, too bad it ticked a lot of boxes for a gigging keyboard.
No problems yet, and I have used the 88 and GT a lot. Sorry to hear of your issues. To be honest, I have never had any problems with Fatar keybed. Of course, others have. I suggest you send an email to Gianni at info@studiologic-music.com. He has been most responsive.
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Not sure about the complaints about sound. I've had great luck in my duo, both with the 88 and GT. Also, for me, having the audio mixer is a real bonus. No more mixer to carry and the mix for vocals is at my fingertips. One more thing, there have already been major updates to the board. Expect more.
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2 hours ago, Reezekeys said:
No offense to you at all but I'm not buying this! "Best sounding sample"? Let me understand - you play a note, the Nord sw looks at the L&R samples and somehow determines which of the two "sounds best"? By what measurable criteria?
I imagine a very weird-sounding piano, if the "better sounding" samples involve lots of switching between left & right!
No offense taken - just repeating what I was told. If they did implement such a thing, it would be building a different lookup table for the sample playback. The Nord would not real time make the decisions. In other words, Nord people would determine which samples to use for the mono and then include a “mapping” of the sounds when mono is selected. If they were ambitious, they could even EQ and level tweak. I doubt they do this.
You have good points.
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A few years ago I asked Nord what they did with the mono button. Their answer is much simpler than you might expect. They take the best sounding samples from either left or right. That's it. So when you go to mono you are hearing the best individual sample from either the right or left channel. No fancy algorithm or phase cancellation technique, etc.
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2 hours ago, AnotherScott said:
Even actions with the same name can push back different amounts. The Fatar TP-8O famously used in so many clonewheels can push back differently in different boards, just based on the tension of the springs they decide to use in a given board (e.g. a Mojo doesn't push back as much as a Nord).
This is so true. And how the keybed is mounted (and to what) can make a difference in the feel.
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1 hour ago, AnotherScott said:
I'd say CK61 feels better.
Which keyboard are you comparing the CK61 to?
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13 minutes ago, ElmerJFudd said:
VAX77 is the only one I know of that was ever built with a hinged design. And that had a weighted action keyboard with pro level controller features.
The only thing I would use a pocket Piano type keyboard, for would be note entry with a sequencer or Sibelius. And for that job, this is a terrible price CME XKey Is a much more affordable solution also with Bluetooth.
I had a VAX77 and loved it. Dumbest thing I have done is sell it - really regret doing so.
I agree the cost is high, but you can get 88 keys. The CME won’t do that. The value of the de Voyage would be a backup for gigs without having to take a full sized backup and also for arranging/practicing while on travel.
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The Pocket Piano also takes a flat surface - it cannot sit by itself on a stand. And how mulch would you rely on the magnets?
This may be a better approach: https://pianodevoyage.com . I’m not as negative on the portable approach as Paul, but I do see his points.
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5 hours ago, Dave Ferris said:
My eyes in that time have gotten a little worse. I don't think I'm at 20/20 anymore. At last year's check up he said because of the extreme near nearsightedness you will form particles, or scar tissue in the retina that will decrease the clarity. He said you'll know when it's time to have those particles removed. In this last year I can tell my vision has dropped off from what it was, so he said he could zap them with a laser in the office. Not at all a complicated procedure.
Slight correction. The scar tissue is actually on the back of the lens capsule (not the retina) and is called a Posterior Capsular Opacification. Almost everyone that has cataract surgery will develop this over time. Easy to fix - YAG laser opens a small hole in the back of the lens capsule and you are done. Over 95% success rate. Much better than if there was a retina issue.
As to the original question, no problem with reading the music after about 3 days.
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Someone should find out if the Grand 2 has escapement. One reason I got rid of my Grand was that after I bought it, I found out Nord had removed escapement from the Kawai keybed. At the price of the Grand you should have it.
What Discontinued Keyboard Bugs You the Most?
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Forte for me. I think it was the perfect stage piano. I know, the K2700 has great features (it is heavy, though). But the Forte has glorious pianos, and the 76 is very light, etc. What’s your bug?