vonnor

Oh man!... I used to know this one! 🤔

Do you guys know if I'm understanding the MIDI behavior correctly for the NS3? I plan on running with LOCAL CONTROL off and route MIDI events to my Live Host on the Global chan then back to the NS3 on the PANEL-A, PANEL-B, or DUAL KB channels as needed. How do the PANEL-AB and DUAL KB Receive modes differ? For example: I set the DUAL KB Receive chan to 4, PANEL-A Receive chan to 5, and PANEL-B Receive chan to 6 In a program I'll turn on Piano on Panel-A and select just Organ (B) as the receiving sound generator for that program's DUAL KB setup... then in the same program on Panel-B I turn on Organ and Synth. 1. If my live host sends MIDI note events on chan 5, will I just hear piano? (from Panel-A) 2. If my live host sends MIDI note events on chan 4, will I only hear the Panel-B Organ (due to the DUAL KB settings for the program)? 3. If my live host sends MIDI note events on chan 6, will I only hear the Panel-B Synth? Even though Panel-B has both Organ and Synth turned on? I'm hoping to find a way to get the most out of all 6 sound generators. Thanks! ~ Bill C. (vonnor)

I see those bastards brought that feature back in the NS4. I ain't spending another $1500 for the 4. Sorry. ~ vonnor

Wow. Just wow. Well I guess I gotta think outside my current midi routing paradigm. I was gonna use the NS3 piano where piano is needed and the organ where B3 is needed, and the two synth engines for VA type sounds. This kinda limits the NS3's usefulness as a multi-timbrel source. It does look like each engine can be "octave-shift"ed within a "Split" so maybe I'll play with the "Dual KB" or "Panel" modes for midi reception, and create splits to bring a synth patch in if the song needs.

I'm looking through the Stage3 user manual, and I'm starting to get a little worried. On the Stage2 there was a way to assign all 6 engines (Piano-A, Piano-B, Organ-A, Organ-B, Synth-A, Synth-B) to their own separate receive midi chan. I am not seeing how to do this in the Stage3 user manual. That kind of versatility is essential to the way my live rig is setup. Does anybody have a Stage 3 and knows how to do this? Or if it can even be done? ~ vonnor

Thanks guys. After kicking it around and checking the budgetary considerations, I decided to get the 88 key for $300 more. Will order it tomorrow. ~ vonnor

Did you mean HP76 (Hammer Portable), Chuck? I didn't think the 2EX or 3 came in the HA76? And as a correction, it was the 2EX-HP76 that I compared to the S2HA76 at gearfest. I left that day with the HA76.

Not quite zombie alert but... With the Stage4 coming, I'm sorely tempted to pull the trigger on a Stage3 HP76. Only issue is back when those things came out I played both that and a S2 HA76 at Gearfest and didn't care for the HP action - was a little loo light. Now that back issues are creeping up on me I might be able to live with the lighter action (and lighter workstation - 3lb lighter than my Kronos2-61). Any of you guys own and like the HP76? Talk me into ordering one. @eric? ~ vonnor

Full disclosure, the following was the original text of my post: "Sweet pedalboard! You catch this, Dave @EscapeRocks?" 😎 I get the feeling me and you are the top gearhead/stage-setup/modular/rig-o-philes. ~ vonnor

Sweet pedalboard. ~ vonnor

I was at the 1986 summer NAMM show at McCormick Place, and USS was giving away an APEX a day for whoever could set it up and tear it down the fastest. I tried but was too slow. ~ vonnor

Krap! I knew I forgot something...

Thread was getting a little lonely on the back pages... 😎 Setting up and local audio/midi system check from last Saturday:

I have no idea what you're talking about...

Last time I was at Chucks I bought a Kurzweil PC1se. That was 2004. I really need to get up there again. ~ vonnor

Nah. The day I have to sit to play rock keyboards live is the day I hang it up. ...maybe... 😎 ~ vonnor

Is now... https://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-stage-4/specifications ~ vonnor

Ah yup... "Nord Stage 4 88 with a fully weighted Triple Sensor keybed (A-C) with aftertouch and Physical Drawbars with LED indicators. Nord Stage 4 73 with a fully weighted Triple Sensor keybed (E-E) with aftertouch and Physical Drawbars with LED indicators." ~ vonnor

Good suggestions, thank you guys. My main issue is lots of pain in the balls of my feet and part way down the tarsal arch towards the heel. Never really have any issues with the sustain pedal since I double route both sustain pedals through Cantabile on the laptop to the Piano sound source for a given song, then I just switch off left foot to right foot on the damper if needed. ~ vonnor

Years ago, @Rikismynameposted a tip about standing on one of those Anti-Fatigue rubber mats while playing. I'm at the point where a 3-4 hour gig has me limping in pain during load-out and the whole next day. Any of you "Stand-up" guys or ladies use one of those? How does it work for you? Is it worth it? Do you have a recommended brand? (Amazon has a hundred different types). Thanks! ~ vonnor

There goes @eric's budget for the year...

This one you can blame Special Teams. No excuse for that punt return.

Had this happen to my Forte7 only once. At band rehearsal, not at a gig. The screen got all the way through startup til it hit the OS Version screen, then went dark and powered off. I had all the midi, audio, and foot pedals plugged in the back panel before I turned on the power, and had the MIDI-In and MIDI-Out reversed by accident (not saying this was the cause, just for situational awareness). I unplugged everything except the foot pedals and it started right up no issues. ~ vonnor

So I can finally get a handle on relative patch levels at FOH... ~ vonnor

"Don't Let Him Go," perennial show-opener for those guys, and coolest synth lead sound ever. When I got my MemoryMoog back in 1983 that was the first sound I tried to recreate from scratch. Always love Neal's playing. ~ vonnor