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    88 note keyboard controller for Mainstage

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    4 hours ago, aronnelson said:

    Yes, it's not like a piano, but piano players can play on it and you can do trills and play quickly on it. Did you find it super slow for you?

    I guess all I am saying is that it doesn't seem to deserve the bad rap it seems to get.

    I found it like playing through a sponge. An irregular sponge, with varying consistency. If that doesn't deserve a bad rap, I don't know what does. (But I know opinions are subjective - many hate Fatar's TP40 action, which I'm happy with). 

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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    Casio CT-S500 thoughts

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    1 minute ago, AnotherScott said:

    even when boards have USB Host capabilities, they are "one way", i.e. an external board can trigger a sound in the board, but the board cannot play sounds that reside in the external board

    I thought at least the Kronos could act as a USB Host controller (MIDI out via USB Host). I know the Kurzweil PC4 is MIDI in via USB Host only - it was confirmed on this board by a Kurzweil rep (hipogrito, I think?).

     

    I knew that "officially" the Fantom 0 only supported other Roland controllers, but wondered if that was just a "validation" thing ("We've tested our own controllers and they work, we can't comment on the competition").

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    Casio CT-S500 thoughts

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    10 hours ago, AnotherScott said:

    At only about a pound more in weight (but about another $400), the Fantom-06 also becomes a possibility. No ninth drawbar 😞 but still, decent clonewheel and VA synth (with on-board editing unlike the VR-09), and much more flexible overall. I don't have one, but I have the Fantom-07, so...

    Does the Fantom 0's USB host capability work with the DINless Casio?

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    Gigging keyboard

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    12 hours ago, AlanB said:

    Mike, thanks for the Yamaha P121 suggestion. I will do some research on this keyboard.

    It's a simple stage piano - I'm suggesting you use it to drive Kronos sounds, rather than use its onboard sounds. You'd have to get into MIDI a bit, though.

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    Gigging keyboard

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    21 hours ago, AlanB said:

    maybe I need to think of an "additional" keyboard and stack it to minimise the footprint

    Now you're talking my language! Given that your Kronos is synth-weighted, I would recommend a hammer-action board to accompany it. For not much money, the Yamaha P121 can use the Kronos USB host capability to act as a controller and play Kronos sounds from its keys. 

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    Gigging keyboard

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    On 1/12/2023 at 4:16 PM, AlanB said:

    This leaves me really with the Nord Stage 3 or the Yamaha YC73 for consideration as a gigging keyboard.

    The YC73 is the only hammer-action we've mentioned so far. Would that work for you? It doesn't have the synth-programmability of the workstations, Nord Stage or even the VR730 (some limited "FM Organs" functionality, which don't have envelope control). And it's only a little lighter than your Kronos. 

     

    Are we going to relive the keyboard equivalent of Rupert Holmes' "Escape", where a muso is bored of his current partner, goes chasing keyboard tail, and discovers his ideal woman is the gal he's already got?

     

    Cheers, Mike.

     

     

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    Julian Colbeck on ABWH

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    1 hour ago, EricBarker said:

    Yeah, they shot a lot of footage of him on stage for An Evening Of Yes Music Plus. His skills were incredible and parts were pretty prominent. He was often playing some of Rick's most complex lines while Rick soloed. He was definitely not off stage. His position wasn't as prominent as Rick's, but he had a big "Keyboard world" of his own that was totally visible.

    Well that's OK then.

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    Back on the topic of digital piano amplification in stereo

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    19 hours ago, Al Quinn said:

    My thought is by placing the speakers off-axis to my ears I'll be able to crank them up and also attenuate as needed by moving them forward or back and can make micro adjustments by slight swivels to the left or right. It'll also avoid the issue of shooting into a band members ears (and mine). Will it work? We'll see! I suspect others have tried something like this and can share if it works for them.

    I've done this at jam sessions where my wedge has to serve as FoH and monitor. I've angled it over my left ear - if North is "straight at the audience", I've rotated it about 20 degrees east to give me a hint of my sound. It worked OK. (I much prefer a proper monitor mix into my wedge, or in-ears).

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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    Gigging keyboard

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    I sympathise with all those who say "stick with your Kronos" - but if you want lighter and more real estate:

    - MODX7 and DS76 don't have proper organ models, is that important to you?

    - Fantom07 does (but no physical 9th drawbar, on-screen virtual)

    - Kurzweil PC4-7 does - overkill?

    3 hours ago, timwat said:

    IMHO the Electro and Stage bring a significantly different approach to live gigging than workstations

    This is a good point. You may want to consider more performance-oriented boards. For the kind of stuff you're playing, I would add the Korg Vox Continental to your list. If your horn band is anything like mine it's: piano, rhodes, wurly, maybe clav - and organ. The Conti also has a smidge of synth in it as well. Roland VR730 is a valid alternative, with (I think) better split capabilities. Plus Franky's CTRLR editor gets the board to sit up and do circus tricks.

     

    Of course the money-no-object choice is a Nord Stage 3 compact. Build quality is not an issue - only price.

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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    Keyboard for solo/duo ceremony/cocktail hour

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    I have the Studiospares PM150 (https://www.studiospares.com/studiospares-pm150-personal-monitoring-system-250270.htm) which is the Studiospares OEM of the SoundKing clone of the Behringer clone of the Mackie SRM150. I'm using it as a personal monitor for keys on full-band gigs, but I imagine it would do similarly useful duty in solo cocktail/reception gigs.

    3 hours ago, AnotherScott said:

    I've also picked up a Casio CT-S500

    Casio have given this board just enough "pro" capabilities (patch selection, expression pedal, proper audio outs) to be an intriguing choice for a sofa/campfire/boating board which could also do "grown-up" gigs. 

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    Set list maker or alternatives for ipad

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    4 hours ago, Stokely said:

    I'm glad you posted that, because I had a bit of confusion about it.   I saw something named "midi patches" or something similar, and it didn't seem to be referring to songs.

    That's actually fine, and maybe preferred, as I tend to reuse patches from song to song (and then sometimes change my mind).  So "Hall strings" can be attached to several songs, and if I decide one of them needs piano instead I'd de-link the strings from that Song and attach piano.  That's if I'm understanding correctly

    Your understanding is correct, and of course reuse of patches is the reason Arlo designed it that way.

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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