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I still have two of them holding up my studio, see avatar- -dj

I have had the Baby Spider Pro for many years now. It is all aluminum and folds up into a single piece. Excellent design, except they are very expensive now. -dj

I had an SSV3 at one point. I sold it because it just wasn't versatile enough. It sounded great on Organ/Leslie, but was really lacking for Piano. Plus, at a lot of gigs, trying to get the right placement for the sound imagery was just too difficult most of the time. When a Jazz piano player came with his buddy to try it out, I set it up in my garage. I was also selling a pair of QSC K10s (to buy the 8.2s). I explained to him that using the sub out to another speaker would give him more low end. He tried that then asked me to run the SS3 and the 2 K10s, all three speakers. Both him and his friend loved that sound and bought all three pieces from me. -dj

Completely and utterly non-important. -dj

This is standard procedure for me. Apple updates their OS way too often and the music software has a hard time keeping up. I postponed Big Sur for almost a year. Have since gone to 11.5.3 with no issues. -dj

I think you will find the K8.2s have a heck of a lot of bottom end for small speakers. I would give a pair of them a try for sure. -dj

I have two 3 U Racks, top to bottom Audio Technica M3 wireless in ear receiver and Line 6 wireless receiver (for guitar and keytar) Digitech GSP 1101 guitar modeler Furman Power Supply Ashly CLX-52 Stereo Compressor Ashly LX-308-B stereo mixer Furman Power Supply -dj

I have this one, but need to make two trips. Folds into a very small 3 inch think slab, and only weighs 13 pounds- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TITK8O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 -dj

Ha! Agreed, It seems kind of silly to have him stand there and push pads. There are only four chords in that song, and the sound is relatively easy to program on any synth. -dj

Looks like he is triggering the chords with pads, looks like an old jukebox in front. Never seen it before- -dj

Thanks for that suggestion, Mike- -dj

I bought this Keytar new in 2015. The editor (still on Korg's site) for it will not run on any modern OS (Win10, Mac OS11.x). Korg did release the editor for the new RK-100S-2, but it not compatible with the original version of the hardware. Not sure what the differences would be, as the sound generation engine is the same as far as I know (based on MicroKorg). Just wondering if anyone here has an idea for a course of action, I program all my own sounds, but cannot do it anymore on this instrument. Thanks- -dj

Have you tried the K&M Spider stand? Easiest setup and tear down of any stand, well built, breaks down to a single piece. Expensive, though- -dj

OK, the winner for me is "Family Affair" by Mary J Blige. Fun for the singers, I guess, but I fell asleep playing this one. -dj

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Agreed, he is a good guitarist but I can't stand his music- -dj

I have had many keytars, KX-5, AX-7, Alesis Vortex, and the AX-Synth. My favorite (and only one I have left) is the Korg RK-100 S. It is the perfect size, black, and has a built in synth engine. Made of wood, great mini-keys, fast action, two ribbons. Unfortunately, there is no current editing software that supports modern computer OS versions. The original editor from Korg is still on their site, but it was never updated. That is a great looking instrument: https://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/rk_100s/page_1.php -dj

Yep, it's a stage prop. I had an RMI piano and it could never sound like that- -dj

I always try to have a spare keyboard setup for rehearsal, stand, amp, mixer, mic, pedal board, etc. so I can just bring my instruments back and forth. I have three setups, rehearsal, studio, and live. I just plug my keys into the studio or rehearsal setup, and load all my live gear into the car when I have a gig. -dj

Best bang for the buck would be the QSC K8.2, in my opinion. Great dispersion, a lot of bass for a small speaker, small, lightweight, and a lot less money. CPHollis may chime in, he has owned both and many other systems, and he would confirm that the RCF may be better, but not 5 times better- -dj

Our CEO put out two very important guidelines back when I was working in tech during the Equifax breach. 1. Open a Social Security account. You can do this at any age (over 18) and this way no one can confiscate your SS number. 2. Freeze all credit bureau accounts. It is free, easy, and you can unlock them any time for a period if you need to apply for a loan. -dj

I did yesterday. It went into my SPAM folder, so I wasn't sure it was real. Good to know- -dj

I have had a number of Nord keyboards and the Sound Manager is actually really easy to use. The memory is mostly filled (not completely) with sounds from the factory. Any and all of them can be deleted if you like. When I got my Stage 3, I deleted all of the programs and many of the samples, only keeping what I needed to program the sounds I needed. When you go to the Nord Sample Library site, you can audition the sounds to see if you like them before you download and put them into the instrument. It is a very flexible approach, in my opinion, and if you need to trigger a Harley Davidson sample, you can find that somewhere and load it it with the Nord Sample Editor as well. -dj

This is the exact rig I use. Checks all the boxes and weighs 40 pounds total. Both boards have synth and sample playback, the Stage has great Pianos and Organs, and the Wave 2 is four synths in one. For example, Just Dance by Lady Gaga has six different synth sounds. I have two of them split in the Stage, and the other four on a single layer each on the Wave 2 -dj

Sounds like a CP70/CP80 to me. I had a Helpenstill Roadmaster 64 and sold it to buy a CP70. I hated the sound of it, plus the pickups fed back at really low volumes. The sound here is very close to the Helpinstill rather than the Yamaha- -dj