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    Yet another powered stage speaker thread

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    12 hours ago, Dave Ferris said:

    it's my first reaction to turn up the volume on any speaker(s) when there's a lack of clarity hearing yourself

     

    Relieved that I'm not the only one. I've always struggled in loud contexts, not with my hearing, but with perception - the "audio processing" that my brain does to pick out individual elements from a mix/background noise. That's why IEMs have been such a benefit when the volume creeps up.

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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    Chris Botti.

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    7 hours ago, sherry said:

    His violin player is in the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Sax player won all sorts of jazz awards, just killer guitar, drummer, bass and even singers.  One being opera.  Don't laugh.  It was awesome.

    Sounds like my kind of gig!

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    Software not cutting through mix live

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    18 hours ago, Jinkings said:

    Nord sounds good in  stereo or mono because of its simple and straightforward samples

    I've got to respectfully disagree. I've struggled to get Nord's pianos to represent themselves properly in a dense mix - they're great in stereo, moderate volume, in my in-ears. I've resorted to EQing them for brightness when I solo, but it's an imperfect solution.

     

    12 hours ago, matted stump said:

    The Rain Piano is an ancient sample from their first piano library that is pretty bright. I layer it with one of the more full bodied uprights (I forget which, maybe the Blue Swede)

    I must try that, thanks Moe.

     

    11 hours ago, KuruPrionz said:

    Add some harmonic distortion to the high frequencies.

    And that! Although Nord's amp sims seem to roll-off the highs (just like real guitar speakers).

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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    Anything new from Nord?

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    22 hours ago, Morizzle said:

    the white keys will be black, and, hold on to your seats, the black keys will be RED.

    You're probably more correct thank you think - and the Nord fanbois will go wild over it. (I speak as a double-Norder, but 2 and 4 generations out of date with my Stage 2 and Classic. Nothing particularly makes me want to upgrade yet).

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    What you bring to the table

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    What I bring to the table: reliability and an easy hang. I'm by no means the best player in my area(I classify as "competent"), but there's plenty of demand for folks like me who can be relied on to get the gig done without headaches on the rest of the band. 

     

    And no I won't get in the way of Kuru's bass player. 

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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    Gigging organ/piano. If you could do it all over again...

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    I say keep it simple. You don't need a extravagant drool-worthy rig on day 1. As a piano player you will find the SK1 more than capable of covering the gig. I would stick with the on-board leslie sim, and a half-decent powered speaker. (Alto TS or better). Once you outgrow that, add a Ventilator and/or a better speaker/amp - such as Al Quinn's Motion Sound. Hauling real rotary speakers gets real old real fast. You can then add a controller to be your lower manual, etc. etc. 

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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    Anything new from Nord?

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    I'd be happy if they allowed a sample to be loaded into a piano slot on the Stage. Bonus points for new samples (strings, brass, etc.) which includ velocity switching, loadable into the piano slots. It's rare that I need two pianos in a single patch, but strings, brass and a lead synth simultaneously - that comes up quite a lot on disco material. Try covering Thriller on a Stage..

     

    Other wishes: ability to modulate the pitch of a synth patch from an envelope and/or morph source. The ability to use velocity and key position (tracking) as a morph source. Switch leslie sim slow/fast using aftertouch (don't @ me). USB2 or better transfer speeds to/from computer (I think it's using USB1 today). Stage Manager software on iPad. 

     

    But what do I know.

     

    Cheers, Mike.

    When a sampler is better

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    4 hours ago, KuruPrionz said:

    I made a convincing gun shot sound on a recording by slamming the hood of a car in a huge concrete parking garage. 

    I had earplugs in and just used my little Tascam recorder. Don't even need a sampler for a gunshot sound and you really don't need a gun, blanks or not. 

     

    That's just plain crazy.

    I remember an amateur production of a musical I MDed many years ago. We tried a starting pistol (too loud) and sample playback (too quiet). Director turned to me and asked "what do you have for a gunshot?" I cued a rimshot from our drummer - problem solved. 

     

    The thing is (in theat[re][er] at least) is that when the audience sees a gun, they expect it to fire. That expectation helps disguise any inaccuracy in the sound itself.

     

    Cheers, Mike.

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    Tinnitus - The end of the road for me.

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    14 hours ago, AnotherScott said:

    your last sentence re-raised my eyebrow. At a concert/movie, there is no direct feed of any sound (no IEM functionality)... so then you are strictly using these things to modulate how much or how little of the outside world reaches your ear, right? So is there any reason that wouldn't be a perfectly viable improvement over standard earplugs even if used only to allow you to reduce how much stage volume you're hearing? If you don't need the IEM function (you're not going to feed an external source into the earplugs), is there a less pricey alternative to this, that still maintains high quality sound from the outside world, but lets you dial in how much or how little of it you want?

    Great question. I suspect there would be little/no cost saving in eliminating the "feed an external source" functionality. You still need the buds, the drivers, the amplifier circuitry, the casing/support structure etc that all IEMs need. You potentially save on a cable+connector, and a tiny bit of mixing circuitry. 

     

    Cheers, Mike

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