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New separation tooling from OpenVino within Audacity does a pretty good job!

No you don't. The -20db reduction is identical to lowering your volume slider. Adding DI- transformers will always impact your signal (the best ones will be 99% transparent). Improving with a DI box is not possible. Or you can use it as a effects-box that add's some distortion/warmth... Perhaps you can pad the input from your mixer, or buy a cheap balanced attenuator (like on amazon, search "20db Balanced XLR Attenuator") that has no transformer. Other solution is to buy a mixer that has balanced out: like Rolls pm351, that gives you also the option to mix you monitor/in-ear. I played for 30 years in many band/stages and never needed/owned a DI box. In bigger shows in the early days, the sound guys brings his DIs. Now most mixers are digital and have stageboxes. When the length of your cable is less than 10m (30ft), balanced is not even needed. You already have balanced out from the Kurzweil, so you are set for long cables. Why bring something extra that cost money, extra setup time and if active you need to take care of the powersupply/battery. This is in the Netherlands, where power is almost always stable and okay (Expect for once where there was 380V on the 230V line and 50% of the fuses blown of all our equipement, now we have power tester and a big set of spare fuses). And for live use. Being audible as a keyboard player with a hired soundengineer (Withi focus on drum/guitar/voice) is already a challenge... If you talk about high shows or television, buy the best DI (Radial) just to be sure. YMMV!!!

Nord Piano 5-73 with White Grand for more piano based songs and Bright Grand for most others to compete with drums and guitar.

I build my own app (see my footer). It plays an .mp3 or .wav file from iCloud. That works great and is very stable. The stereo file has click on the left and audio on the right (or swapped...) When played via a USB mixer (Like a mackie, Behringer, Key Largo) it outputs this as a stereo file to the FOH mix. Thus playing the audio on one side and click on the other. Using an stereo aux (if present), I could output this and feed it back into the mixer with a splitter cable. Then the outputs are taken up and there is no option for a FOH mix and a in-ear mix With more advanced audio-interfaces like the RME UCX, or audio4c from iConnectivity, it is possible to split the audio and click and distribute this over the FOH mix and in-ear mix with internal mixer/routing. With the RME there is an iPad app to control the mix, with the audio4c only a mac/windows app. As I use the iPad to display chords, it is not an easy step to swap apps to change the volume of the backing-track during performance. I hope there is a small, not too expensive, solution for this

Thanks for the response. I would really want to use the key largo, but this will output the click track left right into the FOH. Many devices exist like this. The trouble is to get left with audio to left+right FOH (mono) and right with click to seperate output and in ear mix. Seems like an option that many keyboard players want to use. Perhaps also drummers Perhaps there is an option in the Key Large that I missed, I read the manual to check this out. Regards, Erik

I hope someone can help me with the issues I'm having with my setup. My current setup is: - Nord Piano 3-73 - Nord Stage 3 - iPad 6 mini for sheets and playback of Backing tracks (left audio, right click) and send program changes to Nords - el-cheapo USB audio interface from china (USB stick size) - Self made Mixer (see: Mixer) I checked the audio interface against several others, sound quality is great and similar to audio out of my macbook air M1. What I want: - Single device attached to my synth, no 19-inch rack or complicated setup where I need a computer - Mix the synths - Add the audio (mono) part of the iPad backing track to the stereo output to FOH - Output Click track to FOH - USB output from iPad to both Nords to change patches from iPad - Ability to live change volume of synths and backing tracks (not always consistent in output level of patches and backing tracks) - Power the iPad via a USB-bub with power-input - Make a headphone mix with adjustable mix: - My FOH audio-mix - Click - FOH stereo return aux (for rest of band) This works with my current setup. All the boxes are ticked. I have 2 issues at the moment: - After adding the USB to both Nords, some static noise is added (not much, barely acceptable). - some balanced output would be nice (audio out, click out, aux-in) I tried different solutions: - changed USB cables. no changes - changed power-adapter (from Mixer and iPad), no change - Added an audio isolator, this solved the issue, but introduced strong crosstalk between audio and click - use seperate audio interface (tried a few, made it a little better but adds another adapter, cables, etc) - Audio4c as a full solution, this works but volumes can only be changed by attaching a computer. There is no way to use a midi-controller to change only the volume of the back-track audio), great device to have the iPad powered. With some software updates this could me a great device. But the changes this might be done on short term are pretty low Possible other solutions might be: - K-mix from Keith McMillen - Play backing-tracks from seperate device (With midi-selectable tracks because I control that from the iPad): - BlueBox from 1010 (perhaps also to play backing tracks there) - LP16 (But most people say it is not very stable) Another solution is to add a Laptop (MacBook) and a dedicated Audio interface. This will tick all the boxes, except many cables, long setups and my previous set consisted of an audio laptop where updating and backing up is a terrible thing to maintain. Using the iPad gives me a simple backup: My older iPad that I use to control the FOH MR18 There must be a simple solution for this... Any help is appreciated!!!!

At that time we had a drummer with Roland V-drums and real cymbals. So easy to do.

I see lot's of people responding from a musicians point of view. I also focus on all kinds of technical items like backingtracks, used equipement, how to solve studio stuff live, technical skills of the musicians, how they interact. Same as with my audio system at home, every plug, cable, speaker, amplifiers is checked, upgraded.... In the end the audio system of a friend (cheap, old stuff) sounded 'nicer' then my high-end set. Now I listen to music. Watching a live band is much more difficult to "just enjoy" I'm sure that the major part of the audience doesn't care and only listens/looks at the singer. In my wedding band, we play many songs, also current repertoire. That is loaded with sound effects, arpeggiators, synth layers, percussion and processed backing vocals. Sometimes these songs are played only a few gigs. Therefor in the 70+ song repertoire, I made backing tracks for around 8 songs. We tried to get it working without, but just sounded to empty. Sounds better and more professional, nobody minds. The tricky part is that everybody in the band started to ask: can you add that break, loop, solo, clap, in a backing track. I just refuse to do that. Funny story: few day before a wedding they called if we could play "viva la vida", no time to rehearse. I played a karaoke version and de singer nailed it. We all faked on stage. Didn't feel right, but we were asked to play it again as an encore...

I need to mix my two boards and backingtracks for FoH and my Headphone. Previously I used a RME UCX interface. Also nice as high quality Audio interface. To change the mix I needed some button presses or use the totalmix app. Now I made my own interface using two cheap mixer boards from a chinese webshop. if you select the right Adapter (I have several that insert a hum), the mixer is dead silent and drives even my AKG K240 headphone. I use a two step approch: First mix the backing audio and two board. Send this to FoH. Use that same mix for the second stage to create my in-ear mix together with a stereo mix from FoH and the Click. 100% hands-on, small form factor, cheap, connectors at the right places. The amount of work is limited, the reward high! Perhaps not studio grade, but sounds great live. You could make something similar with the Macbook output

Yes, used it for some time with my own samples CFX and for playback of backingtracks I modified the original code to be more accurate for velocity, added a freeverb implementation and added stereo backingtracks using 4 channel output (backing/sample and click) The sd-card is made readonly, so there is no issue with the normal raspberry Pi risk of corrupting the sd-card. Worked very well with very little latency. The switching of samples takes some time. Never had an issue with it and was a fun project. My modified version of SampleBox My backing tracks adventure took many versions: SampleBox, inside Kurzweil Forte, Mainstage, Plogue Bidule, Android app, Pythonista app and now QSheets. Some where mono (Left Audio, Right Click), some multichannel with stereo audio for backing track audio. Mono seems to be more than good enough (we only have additional stuff like percussion, effects and riffs where I needed a third hand) I did not follow the development for the last years, good to hear that it is still active!

Yes. There are many ways to collect wav files. Some free soundfonts of SFZ files have separate wav files that you can use. If you dive into the location of the wav of some mainstage/logic instruments, you can also collect the wav files. you can also set the velocity fixed and play the notes yourself, or use a midi sequence to do this. I highly recommend using the tools from Bjorn Bojahr: https://www.bjoernbojahr.de/endlesswav.html for the looping and extraction from an audio file. After a small training video you can very quickly cut and loop all samples The Kurzweil sound consists of a keymap inside a program. Kurzfiler can detect the rootkey, but this does not always work. Make sure that you create compact keymap. This saves location-numbers in the kurzweil system als alows for more sample sets (All samples are loaded into one location with multiple offsets, compared to all samples in a new location) This works on all recent kurzweil synths. Good luck!

Yes, this is possible. Did it several times years ago to get some piano samples from my Yamaha digital piano in the Kurzweil, also many other samples. The mapping from the raw samples to a krz file is done using a small java application. https://kurzfiler.sourceforge.io/ Many settings and options, but in the end it is possible. I forget my workflow...

I'm currently using the Kz Zex 1 cheap in-ear headphones after my high-end custom-molded in-ear monitors unfortunately stopped working. The custom-molded sleeves of my previous in-ears tended to become uncomfortable after prolonged use during gigs. My band-mates have invested in high-end multi-driver in-ear monitors worth 1000+ euros. As a former audiophile, I used to constantly seek audio upgrades, but now I've shifted my focus to simply enjoying the music. Despite being budget-friendly, I must admit that the Kz Zex 1 provides me with great audio quality. It offers better instrument separation, a more pleasant sound signature, and it performs admirably well during gigs. In fact, I find the audio quality to be more than sufficient for the in-ear sound.

We have a XM-18 as FOH mixer, out bass-player with great ears does the soundcheck with a long cable using an iPad. I have the FOH stereo mix in my ears. I try to coach everyone in keep the right balans and have the iPad to compensate. we discuss the volumes of solo's, sounds and everyone tries to avoid to ride the volume fader during the night. I know the balance because we played in the same setup for years. Besides some low-end tweaking per room our mix is almost always fine in one minute (helps that we have a full digital drum kit and no sound on stage, only in-ear). During a gig I can make minor adjustments if i hear a volume issue. The fact that I can hear my keys well enough, is most likely because they are a little bit too loud. Then again I invested in my Nord gear and been busy with sound tweaking a lot... Even on big gigs, we only provide stereo to the FOH, too many bad sound-guys. They can now focus on the EQ and volume. If we know the guy and trust him, he gets the iPad. Works for us.

I can confirm that it briefly broke on my iPhone, but with the new iPad OS 16.5.1 and iOS 16.5.1 it works again on both my iPad Mini 5 and iPhone 12 mini! Scary stuff!

I use a local keyboard mixer from AliExpress (12USD) with headphones our going through a 10m sneak to our FOH mixer (that is on stage). Used to be a 01V96 Yamaha, now a Behringer XM-18. Never had any problems with groundloops or other bad signals This is the mixer, it has great sound and drives even my AKG headphones: I use two of them in series: One to mix down my keys and backing from iPad, this goes FOH Other to mix the key-mix, FOH-return and Click from FOH. Before this I passively summed the keys with some resistors or used the audio-input of one of my board to pre-mix. I used the balanced outputs from my previous rack-mixers that I had: Samson SM-10, Rolls PM351. Perhaps the quality of the mains is better and more stable here in the Netherlands. Never used a power-conditioner My point: If you use short wires and know your setup, everything will work. If the wires are longer, there are many unknowns and older equipement play it save. I'm a weekend Warrior with one band where we measure power before plugging in, we distribute power into three groups, one instruments, mixers, one lights and one for PA. If it would have been my job, I would most likely invest in a decent power-conditioner and DI-out. Just to be save.

The mixer design page is a valid page on the nord forum, not a ransomware site, please check! See link page: https://www.norduserforum.com/general-nord-forum-f29/nord-mixer-t20331.html

The problem is about giving power to the attached devices. Not the charging of the iOS device itself via the camera Kit I have a cheap Chinese audio interface that connects via USB. I use this for several reasons: - it sound really nice - only one connection to my iPad (Camera connection kit with USB HUB with my two synths for sending Program changes and the Audio interface) - The Synth via USB add digital noise to the Audio out of the iPad, almost none with the USB Audio interface I tested this with my iPad with 16.4 software and it works great. Added my iPhone with latest iOS and the iPhone charges and the Program changes still works, the Audio does not. So there is an issue with the power to the attached devices after the iOS update! I hope that someone with the latest Beta of 16.6 is able to do this test. If 16.6 is available I will test it with my iPhone and then take the risk to update my iPad. 16.6 is expected to be released this month.

Great news! Now includes viewing of PDF files! The highly anticipated release of QSheets version 1.10 is now available, offering exciting features and improvements. Responding to popular demand, this new version expands the file viewing capabilities of QSheets beyond just .txt and .jpg files, now enabling users to effortlessly view PDF files as well. This addition comes as a direct response to the numerous requests we received from our valued users, highlighting our commitment to enhancing the user experience and meeting their evolving needs. With the inclusion of PDF file support, QSheets becomes an even more versatile tool for managing and reviewing a wide range of documents to show Leadsheets. Whether this is done with .txt, .jpg or PDF files, QSheets has got you covered. Seamlessly transition between file types, all within the same intuitive interface, allowing for a smoother and more efficient workflow. We have worked diligently to improve the overall stability, responsiveness, and speed of the application, ensuring a seamless and efficient user experience. To access all these exciting new features, simply update your QSheets installation to version 1.10. We are confident that this update will significantly enhance your productivity and enable you to work with a broader range of file types effortlessly. At QSheets, we greatly value the feedback and suggestions of our users, as they play an integral role in shaping the evolution of our product. We remain committed to delivering an exceptional user experience and will continue to listen and incorporate user feedback into future updates.

Do you mean the Old XR mixing app, that crashed since end of last year when you do something else than adjusting the volume faders? I know that Behringer is developing a new app, but it is far from finished.

If you rely on the USB3 Camera adapter for midi, audio -> do not update the 16.5! It does not work anymore according to several sources like the following: https://newsbeezer.com/apples-lightning-to-usb-3-camera-adapter-doesnt-work-with-ios-16-5/ I did not try it (because I need the adapter for my sheet tool), but this could cause big problems if updated just before a gig. I have an external audio interface that is powered via USB. Hope nobody gets into problems!

I just had a quick check if PDF is possible. It can be done, will try it out how difficult it is. Is full screen only good enough with the option to scroll left/right and return to matrix in the middle? I want to avoid scrolling and zooming. Once the edge of the PDF is reached, it will go to the next (or previous) Please let me know what sounds logical.

I understand it, this way you can use it for making setlist. The main idea is however that you can pick quickly, I assume that most people will have around 50 - 60 songs that are mostly active. Selecting a song is very quick this way. At least I have it setup that the main list contains 50 songs (with 5 columns, that is 5x10 rows). Easy to find the correct song. Then I include an "old" folder with all other stuff that is rarely played. We have a printed setlist and our singer adapts during the gigs to reach the end-time or to correct for the type of audience. Also he call for different songs during a set. The problem with dragging in QSheets is that I need to store this order somewhere. I want to prepare from my desktop on iCloud instead of the tiny screen of my iPad mini. I don't have an easy solution for this, but I will think about it. I fully understand that others have a more strict setlist. You can do this by adding a number before the song. Not optimal, but it works. I would recommend using double digits: 01, 02 ... 10, 11 to avoid problems with the 10 transition.

Thanks for your remark! Apparently this is not clear from the description of the app No need for an internet connection. That is the power of this app: If you connect at home or at a location with internet connection, QSheets will synchonize and you can work offline during a gig. Typically: iCloud will download files below 1MB automatically, bigger files stay in the cloud until they are opened. This was a problem with an earlier version of the app that I made in Pythonista. I had to go to the apple files app and tick all bigger files to have them available offline. QSheets will download the bigger files automatically and leave them on the device, so during live performance there is no need to have an internet connection! The way this works is: If you have an internet connection and you open QSheets and go through the folders that you need on a gig, it will scan the files and detect if the file is only in the cloud. QSheets will download those files to the device. So just make sure that after you make modifications to you QSheets folder on iCloud you briefly connect the iPad to internet. If there are only .txt and .jpg files, they are most likely smaller then 1MB so they will automatically be downloaded by the iCloud synchronization. Bigger .mp3 files might not, so open QSheets and go to the location where new .mp3 files are located and they will be downloaded once you open the folder. I use an iPad mini for my gigs with QSheets and no internet connection, works great! Small video that shows that the first time the data is downloaded, second time it is already there: auto download.mp4 I'll update the description so this is clear for other users.

Thanks for the many people that downloaded the app. I would like to receive feedback and request for new features. I hope it was useful for the users, I had multiple gigs with it and it proved to be 100% stable and quick on my iPad mini 5.