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The K&M Spider Pro and Baby Pro can be adjusted continuously to the exact height you need. X-Stands and Z-Stands have static adjustments, the Spiders lower tier can be slid up or down easily. -dj

I still have two of them as well, they hold up most of my project studio gear (see avatar). I also have the original bag one of them came in. -dj

I use the K&M Baby Spider Pro with a second tier. 18 pounds, breaks down quick, boards are as close as you want, jury rigged mic attachment, solid.

I agree with this. I have had excellent luck with my Nord keyboards, I have owned 6 of them and sold 4- 1. Electro 3, paid $1800, sold two years later for $1400 2. Nord Wave, paid $1950, sold two years later for $1850 3. Stage 2, paid $3200 sold five years later for $2200. 4. Lead A1, paid $1700 sold two years later for $1200. When you break it down in $ per month quality keyboards are indeed a bargain! -dj

I walked out of the house today and everything was covered with a fine gray ash. I mowed the lawn with my mask on- -dj

In some instances, even with Roland gear, it appears that the DP-10 only sends (or the unit only sees) three values, 0, 64 (half), and 127 (full). Not the pedal's fault, but interoperability with different instruments does not appear to be consistent: http://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2901103/1/roland-dp10-pedal-is-it-actually-continuous.html Roland DP10 is a 'continuous' pedal in theory, able to send range of 0-127 velocity levels for sustain. And it apparently does, when used with FP30 for example. When connected to FP10, and then FP10 via USB MIDI to laptop, only single values 0,64,127 are being transmitted. @pawelsz is likely correct in that the polarity may need to be reversed to be used with the Montage. -dj

I dont' see how a damper pedal can be a continuous controller like an expression pedal, even though it appears to have a TRS connector which is what allows half-pedaling. However, it is still basically just an on/off function. It seems that you need an expression pedal like an FC7 or Moog EP3 to get continuous control. -dj

I think generally a line mixer is designed without Mic pres- -dj

I have had the Ashly LX-308B for 15 years. Quiet, reasonably priced, daisy-chainable, and built like a tank: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LX308B--ashly-lx-308b-line-mixer -dj

Which model EV speakers are you using? The acoustic piano samples definitely require high-quality amplification and EQ as well. You may want to reference this detailed thread on the Nord forum: https://www.norduserforum.com/accessories-and-amplification-f8/gear-alert-new-qsc-k8-2-t13372.html?hilit=k8.2 -dj

Another vote for the OnStage 2-tier Z-stand KS7365EJ. I have one in my practice setup, great if you don't have to move it. -dj

I have had used Ashly LX 308B for my keyboards for 15 years, seen hundreds of gigs. Very quiet, flexible, and built like a tank: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LX308B--ashly-lx-308b-line-mixer -dj

Just hearing him do Georgia On My Mind was amazing. What a musician, also a stellar vocalist- -dj

I just selected an empty patch and turned the global channel off. There is a message (!send on layer channels) that comes up. I then programmed a different channel for each layer and stored the program. Returning to the program with the global channel turned off, it remembers each of those channel assignments. If you turn global channel back on, it turns the layer assignments off. But they are remembered on a per program basis and will be instantiated whenever global channel is disabled. -dj

Originally Posted by RudyS The W2 is not very suitable as controller. You can only send from the general midi channel. There is an option to have every part send on their own channel, but this setting is temporarily and not stored. So every time you change a patch you have to set this in the global menu. Actually, this is one of the things holding me off at the moment. This information is disappointing. Ruins the idea of a Wave 2 w/ an organ module being a way to get an Electro with a serious synth engine. I guess the Nord Stage 3 Compact is still king of the roost. Unless you go Electro and pick up a JU-06 or something like that. Actually, you can send from the individual layers and the settings are stored per program. According to the manual, the setting per layer (send and receive) is stored if the Global channel is set to Off: When a Global MIDI channel is set, i.e. not set to Off, this page defines the receiving MIDI channels for Layers A/B/C/D. When the Global MIDI channel is set to Off, the channels defined on this page will both send and receive MIDI, and are stored per-program. In this scenario a Store operation needs to be performed for the settings to be recalled when the program is loaded again. -dj

Interesting. Howevery, none of the FOH guys I have worked with have ever heard any noise from it, and neither have I. -dj

I have jury rigged an On Stage adapter and using another On Stage fitting attached a boom arm directly to the inside of my Baby Spider Pro stand. Solid, no noise and compact. -dj

Thanks, Guys. Now I just have to decide if it is worth selling mine to save 10 pounds! -dj

How much lighter is it? -dj

I did this and it looks great. The only thing is that the screws holding the grill in place can easily strip the material they are screwed into. Only needed to do it once, though. If I had to remove it regularly, I will install double-stick velcro to secure the grill. -dj

I played in a similar situation last Saturday night. I was backed up into a corner, but more like 120 degrees, not 90. I had my SS on top of my rack (which sits on a mixer stand) so it was less than two feet behind my head. I faced it to the wall askew so that each speaker reflected off a different wall. It was a little tough for me to hear (the band played really loud) but the bass player on the far end of the stage said he could here my parts perfectly. I am using a Nord Stage 2 and a Prophet 6. Nothing but compliments! -dj

Hey, Aspen- Great product. The only suggestion I would make is to use slightly smaller knobs for the amp section that would be short enough to not protrude past the indentation in the back of the unit. This way, it would not matter how the unit was loaded into a vehicle as the unit could be slid in on the back or side without affecting the knobs. -dj