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If I could find a pair of earplugs that evenly attenuated the sound, and still enabled me to hear my singing, I'd be happy with that. (Any active noise-cancelling mavens out there - this is your next quest!). Second choice is IEMs - block too much sound, then add back the bits you need.
Cheers, Mike.
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22 hours ago, Atlantic Rich said:
Desperado (okay, just one low D in the intro).
That one got you as well?
Cheers, Mike.
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On 6/12/2024 at 4:22 PM, D. Gauss said:
@19:30 "I can't here the drums live."
shoot me now. high tech karaoke. might as well just play the album really loud on spotify in the arena. each show a carbon copy of the last. no thanks.
He can't hear the drums live because he's on IEMs, not because they're tracked. He's hearing drums (played live), mic'ed up and sent to a foldback bus and a headphone amplifier. .
Now I have exactly as little interest as you do in playback of tracks in "live" music, but the comment you quoted had nothing to do with that.
Cheers, Mike.
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On 6/11/2024 at 11:06 PM, stoken6 said:
The reason I like aftertouch is because I don’t have to give up a playing hand.
On 6/12/2024 at 12:27 AM, AnotherScott said:...though the Nord also gives you a dedicated footswitch jack for rotary toggle, too
I play standing, and organ has one foot on the expression pedal. If I use my second foot to toggle rotary... well, you can work it out.
Cheers, Mike.
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28 minutes ago, cphollis said:
More useful is a leslie speed morph using the mod wheel. You can precisely adjust the rotor speed to a charismatic burble.
The reason I like aftertouch is because I don’t have to give up a playing hand.
Cheers, Mike
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5 hours ago, StansHands said:
Nords assigning aftertouch to Leslie on/off
4 hours ago, Stokely said:I've gotta try this! It never even occurred to me. I have a Nord Stage 3 compact and from a bit of googling this should work
2 hours ago, cphollis said:The aftertouch assigned to leslie speed sounds cool, but ended up forcing me to learn a new technique. It takes a fair amount of finger pressure and it's like an on-off switch.
My turn to pile on the derail. Is this just a morph on Leslie speed? (Push down for fast, when you release you get slow).
I miss a feature from my KS32 (perhaps I should derail the Ensoniq thread?) where aftertouch would act as a latching toggle - push down for fast, and push down again for slow. That was really useful.
Cheers, Mike.
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3 hours ago, ABECK said:
keyboardists were not geeks, but in-fact rock gods
Rocking a 4-octave mini-key Casio. And it's off-true in all three axes. You rebel!
Cheers, Mike.
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14 hours ago, AnotherScott said:
At the time, Fatar did not make a low E key with a solid left edge. (You would think a top C would work, but it doesn't line up right.) Some people modified the old Nords (and similar Hammonds) to have a low E (the underlying contact for it was still in the guts of the board). It worked, but looked goofy, as there was a "hole" where the missing Eb would have gone. The best you could do is fill it with some kind of fixed spacer.
That's right, I remember! Urban legend is that the popularity of Nords then prompted Fatar to get with the low-E program[me].
Cheers, Mike.
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Do the Mojo pedals talk "standard" MIDI? Or is there some funny non-standard protocol and phantom power like the Mojo lower manual?
Otherwise great project, good luck. Personally I'd pick a lower controller with built-in merge capability (Roland A800 springs to mind) - can you get one for $300?
Cheers, Mike.
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4 hours ago, Reezekeys said:
Just daydreaming: I'm still waiting for the keyboard controller with a slot for an iPad, containing a dock or quick-connect to its USB-C port for power and audio - stick it on the board and go. Put one or two of those rechargeable powerbanks in the board so no power worries during a gig. Eliminating the dongle, its associated cabling (and a mounting clip), would make setup & teardown a lot easier and quicker imo. I volunteer to beta test this keyboard. 🙂
Of course. A controller with a built-in audio interface (and a slot to hold a tablet) is obviously a winner. USB-powered (battery option is a nice tough) with pass-through power to the iPad.
I think there are a couple of options with built-in audio interface, but none that will power an iPad.
Cheers, Mike.
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On 6/8/2024 at 12:01 AM, BluesB3 said:
Yeah me too. I'm in this group. When I get an extended chord I either re-think it, or notate it, as a slash chord. Such as Am/F# for F#min7b5.
I've been working on getting my skills up in this area. Having started my journey in rock/blues, getting into soul, funk and jazz is a whole new set of chords. If I see Gb7#11 I'm trying to internalise the Gb,Fb shell in the LH and Eb+Ab+C in the RH, rather than rewrite it as "Ab over F#-and-E".
Cheers, Mike.
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Not to mention that $250 is a great price to get an iPad. Most people really don't need the $600+ Air or Pro models.
Cheers, Mike.
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57 minutes ago, pawelsz said:
80 C-G
That one gets my vote. It shows we're all different. I was hitting that high G during "Saw Her Standing There" last night.
Cheers, Mike.
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21 hours ago, cphollis said:
Age: 65
I use a Nord Stage 4 Compact with a Nord Piano 5 76 as a midi controller underneath. I generally use IEMs or headphones to monitor. A light Spider Pro stand, a few pedals, and that's basically it. I find both boards very easy to handle, zero complaints.
One interesting aspect is that I rarely play a gig past 9pm or maybe 10 because that's when the audience goes home. Being home in bed by 11pm makes a big difference the next morning. A light rig does help though.
I'm younger than Chuck - my rig is the same, but older. Nord Stage 2 compact, with a Nord Stage Classic controller. IEMs, and a Stagg MXS-A3 accordion-style stand. Pedals and looms of cable (one to each keyboard, plus one to my Rolls PM351) and IEMs.
Cheers, Mike.
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3 hours ago, harmonizer said:
While he was still using the valve trombone he brought it to a School of Rock rehearsal, and the bandleader there said "the valve trombone is an instrument that never should have been invented".
While I don't share the same harsh opinion, that line became a running inside joke between my son and I.
There are basically far too many instruments that are essentially a big trumpet down the octave.
Cheers, Mike.
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On 6/8/2024 at 10:11 AM, retrokeys said:
The question. it seems to me ,is what is the next accessible form. It can't get much simpler than rap but it doesn't have to
Prompt engineering for AI-generated songs?
On 6/8/2024 at 1:12 PM, ProfD said:It's just a matter of time before we'll hear Rock and Country music using Auto-Tune and 808 drum sounds and Trap Beats
Surely that ship has already sailed...
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On 6/8/2024 at 10:11 AM, retrokeys said:
The question. it seems to me ,is what is the next accessible form. It can't get much simpler than rap but it doesn't have to
Prompt engineering for AI-generated songs?
Cheers, Mike.
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Nobody mentioned the KS32? My first "proper" electronic keyboard. Heavy as anything, but nice action and an astonishing 1MB AP sample.
Cheers, Mike.
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For aux keys, you may need a sampler. I would vote for Roland Fantom-06, or the older s/h FA-06, because those pads may be really useful, depending on what kind of stuff you're playing. But might break the budget.
Cheers, Mike
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17 minutes ago, RABid said:
Big Daddy Kane
Melle Mel, surely?
Cheers, Mike.
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40 minutes ago, CHarrell said:
Voice leading is great and very important!
And completely natural for anyone who's studied piano/any keyboard instrument.
Cheers, Mike.
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I love the alto trombone as a "fill the gap" instrument between trumpet and (tenor) trombone.
Cheers, Mike.
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I'm pretty sure the Kurzweil SP6-7 (if you can find one s/h) can be programmed to do MIDI merge - and it has high trigger, for a better feel when playing organ.
Cheers, Mike.
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What features do you need? I have an ART SplitMix which is a passive mixer in a smaller-than-1/2-rack size. Rolls have a number of similar options.
13 hours ago, eric said:How about the MOTU Ultralite or similar?
Ooh, pricey for a new one. If only someone was thinking of selling theirs...
Cheers, Mike.
clone owners please report which send high trigger midi?
in The Keyboard Corner
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Looks like my Nord Stage Classic HA supports the option for high trigger when playing organ. (I haven't checked the newer Stages). I recall checking that the Kurz SP6 supports high trigger
Cheers, Mike.