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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.
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14 hours ago, Baldwin Funster said:
I like melody, so a spoken word style especially with a drum machine, especially with no groove or pocket to the rhythm is just irritating to me. Aretha, etta, paul rodgers ect is what I want to hear.
I remember this topic coming up a few years ago (I sparred with MoI then as well - respectfully, I think/hope!). I enjoy the live-performance aspect of music as "creating art from nothing". So I find drum machines and 4-bar loops boring. The Roots (a live band creating hip-hop) I find compelling.
This argument is less powerful when it comes to listening to recorded music. There's no creation happening at that moment - the creation happened in the studio. Which reinforces MoI's point about the studio being a new instrument.
Cheers, Mike.
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19 minutes ago, MathOfInsects said:
50 years! That rec room party on Sedgwick Ave was in 1973.
People who mention the lyrics usually mean something else. No one seemed to mind Johnny Cash killing a man just to watch him die, or Eric Clapton shooting the sheriff that Bob Marley shot first, or Leroy Brown's .32 gun in his pocket full of fun, etc.
While pop has been eating itself alive in a cannibalistic buffet of same-sounding fast-food Happy Meals, hip-hop has been advancing every part of the form that we keyboard players would normally be interested in. They've elevated the studio to bona-fide instrument, used keyboards and software instruments almost exclusively, and found novel ways to make sounds that the rest of the industry still hasn't quite caught up with. I get that it pisses some people off, which is natural, but let's not be condescending. It has spent decades as the only new and original music coming out of our country, and if anything us keyboard nerds should be the ones most interested in the process.
Agree with 99% of this. There's plenty of intelligent, articulate rap, and no end of misogynistic and violent rock'n'roll. On the 1%, I would counter that the Beatles used the studio as an instrument before 1973.
Cheers, Mike.
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1 hour ago, dbran said:
Some of this is to save setup time and reduce errors with all those fiddly little connections, and some of it is peace of mind, knowing that the gig doesn't depend on me having the right set of wall-wart adapters with me (it was becoming a zoo)
Correct answer.
Cheers, Mike.
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On 6/1/2024 at 2:25 AM, Dave Bryce said:
That's the important one from my perspective. I suspect plenty of folks are like me - they don't need any physical stuff from the store, but want to donate to keeping the lights on.
Cheers, Mike.
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16 hours ago, DJkeys said:
I have two of them holding up my studio:
"Invisible stands are liker gravity. They're impossible to discern with the naked eye, have been known about for an enormous time, and they hold up the entire universe".
Cheers, Mike.
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7 hours ago, Mighty Motif Max said:
ask me about the 1880s-1930s ragtime to jazz transition, or about Russian folk music and how it was shaped by communism during and after the 1920s
Both those topics sound fascinating. Srsly. Do you have a blog/have you written any articles on the subject?
Cheers, Mike.
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Question for all you stoolers out there- how would you folks manage pedals if you're on a high stool? Sort-of-perch on the edge and pedals on the floor? That doesn't seem to bring the ergonomic advantages promised by sitting.
Cheers, Mike.
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On 5/29/2024 at 12:13 AM, Truthurts said:
Its the woke top 10, of course. Lauren Hill, while talented, had only one hit, a cover song. Prince and Stevie ok, but the rest is crap. Nirvana most overrated band ever.
I'm not a big Nirvana fan, but nobody can deny their influence in sweeping away the superficial glitz of stadium rock and synth-pop. But I can't see how you can omit "What's Going On" from any top 10 list. Or "Kind of Blue".
Cheers, Mike.
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12 hours ago, Dave Weiser said:
I've hear from my friends at R&D that the K2061 will have a TP9 synth action, and it also has a metal enclosure.
Build quality? In 2024? Surely not. You'll be telling me it has aftertouch next...
Cheers, Mike.
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Hammond SK Pro 73: 3-Part Organ MIDI setup (draft)
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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.