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ABECK

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  • Birthday 11/30/1999

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  1. Mine varies based on the gig, but whenever I can bring my Gemini/DMC122, I am happy. Over 10 years use and it's just as useful now as ever. If I have more than a couple piano tunes, I like to have an 88 key board (currently the K2700). Piano on the DMC is NO fun. I've tried introducing VI approaches to my rig (Macbook, and 2 different iPads). I keep coming to the same conclusion - for live gigs, I am a hardware guy. I just don't like working with a computer/tablet to facilitate my playing. Next, I'd like to add a dedicated monosynth like the PolyD, or something simliar.
  2. Thanks to @Dave Weiser for completely hijacking my week by exposing me to this band. I am hooked.
  3. When I had an E-III, I had the full set of factory CD-ROMs the shakuhachi was in there and it sounded amazing. There were a lot of incredible samples in there as well, including a haunting waterphone.
  4. I appreciate anyone putting effort into the "Show" of a gig. As a young musician, I was adamant that the music should do ALL the talking. I've changed on that quite a bit. Gimme something to look at while I'm enjoying the tunes.
  5. Mummy funk - now I've seen it all. At least they don't have to spend time worrying about what to wear on gig nights.
  6. I'll add to that, the process of customer segmentation. No manufacturer wants to cannibalize their sales by selling a $1500 product to someone who will spend $2500. Ideally any manufacturer wants to maximize potential sales within each segment.
  7. I assure you, in pool, I am equally bad with a broomstick as I am with a pool cue.
  8. No, but a shitty house DI can possibly make the last mile sound worse. I've had it happen and totally ruined a gig for me. Bought my own Radial Pro D2. At the very least, I don't worry about my signal to the board on gigs anymore. $200 for 2 channels is definitely worth the piece of mind. *Note: by shitty, I mean a club/house DI that has been used and abused. Had beer spilled on it. Fallen off stages. And the like.
  9. I have an old whirlwind DI that cost $80. Had it for 20 years and it works fine. I don't think $250 on a DI is a waste though. If you have a $1k-$4K instrument, how much sense does it make to cheap out in the last mile?
  10. OK - I read this wrong and assumed you were going XLR out of the PC4 (then I was baffled because PC4 does not have XLR out). So, it looks like you have 1/4 TRS to XLR cables going to your PA. I'm not a fan of those types of cables over just using a DI. Having 1/4 thru on my DIs is always a nice option if I want to run my own powered monitor.
  11. If you are using 1/4" outs to a DI, to your PA, the level shouldn't be significantly louder than any other line level keyboard. I'm wondering if the XLRs are inherently hotter? I'm assuming there's no pad on the channel inputs of the PA. Maybe the mic pres on the board are adding something? My K2700 isn't any hotter than my other boards (running 1/4 to a DI). As an aside, my Radial Dual DI is the once piece of my rig that I would replace instantly if lost or broken. I never use house DIs.
  12. I had to look that up. I never knew Wendy was born Walter and transitioned. But I imagine it wasn't quite so public back then.
  13. Ahh - missed that. Apologies for the kurfuffle.
  14. Go figure - I must be on some kind of watch list!
  15. I was thinking the same. Thus, I'll be inserting random words in all my posts henceforth. Stool Endoscopy Thermonuclear Those are all good.
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