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Anyone know how to set up the PC4-7 to have momentary footswitch control of Leslie speed (fast speed only when footswitch held down)? Thanks!

Yes. I did a cover band gig with only an Arturia Keylab61M2 and an iPad 9. Headphone left output via a direct box to house, and right output to my stage monitor. I used PianoTeq for acoustic pianos, electric pianos and clavs. VB3M for B3 stuff. Moog Model D, Moog Model 15 and OB-Xd for synths. AudioLayer for sampling. Big thanks to Reezekeys for all the info he's shared on his setup in various threads. I have the same iPhone and iPad as Reezekeys. I went with Camelot Pro on the iPad to start with. I like using the bigger iPad screen (Camelot is iPad only, not iPhone - I can still use the iPhone as a simple backup since all the synth/sampler plugins I have run on both). Camelot Pro made setting up splits, layers and transpositions relatively easy. Everything is based on set lists so getting through the show was simple. Patches change with song selection. I'm now experimenting with TH-U and Tonex plugins for guitar, using an external audio interface with the iPad so I can step through keyboard and guitar setups on the same iPad using a Camelot set list.

Poly AT, great! Scribble strips, cool! MPE and MIDI 2.0 features, bring it on! Built-in audio interface, excellent! No drawbars, bummer. Wheels YES! But would have preferred above the keyboard rather than making the unit longer by having them on the side.

Seems like a non-problem really. A basic rock crunch is pretty simple to dial up on any number of amps, or amp models. But for anyone who doesn't know how to adjust an amp drive knob or use an overdrive or distortion pedal/model, doesn't GR7 have a search function? For complete beginners, they could search for "crunch" to narrow down the most relevant patches to audition, find one that's close to their particular expectations of "a basic rock crunch," and modify to taste. An extensive patch library is more a resource than a problem. It doesn't have to be used, but it's there if you need it.

Thanks for all the replies to "Question: Camelot Pro, Keystage, AUM, or ?" - Very helpful so far. Anyone else have experiences to share? Also, BTW, I upgraded to iOS 16.5 and my camera connection kit USB interface continues to work. Powers my Arturia keyboard and iPad9 while connected to the iPad's power cube. So if that was the problem others have reported, it didn't happen here. YMMV.

Great game! Nuggets stepped up and won decisively on Lakers' turf. Three in a row, very impressive.

Here's another data point: My experience has been notably different. No problems here with iOS 16.5, Apple's CCK, and powering my controller keyboard. If that was the problem reported by others, it didn't happen here. I updated my iPad9 to 16.5. It still works with my camera connection kit USB interface, which still powers my Arturia Keylab 61M2 via USB while connected to shore power using the iPad's included USB power cube, and while connected to and charging the iPad. USB MIDI from the Keylab continues to work as well. (Very much enjoying PianoTeq on the iPad!) I bought the CCK adapter and iPad earlier this year. YMMV.

Nice to see the Nuggets jumping to a two game lead. They've owned their home court this year. Hope they can keep it up for the rest of this series.

Question: Camelot Pro, Keystage, AUM, or ? I recently picked up an iPad9, (last w/headphone jack) and have a variety of keyboard and guitar amp/FX apps that I had previously experimented with on an iPhone (and am also thrilled that PianoTeq has made it to the iPad!). The iPad gives me a more accessible screen size for this iOS adventure. I can set up the keyboard apps to run in the background on different MIDI channels and that's worked OK to start with (using USB MIDI from the keyboard via Apple's camera adapter). Simply changing the output channel on my controller keyboard can change from piano to B3 to synth, etc. But next I'm looking to get more sophisticated, with a MainStage type setup similar to what I run on my MacBook Pro so I can call up different patches, combine plugins, perhaps run several keyboard controllers, and maybe even trigger audio backing tracks and possibly eventually MIDI tracks for external devices. (And yes, I can already gig with the MacBook Pro and it's brilliant, but I'm specifically interested in refining an even lighter, simpler setup with the iPad for certain gigs). I often gig with multiple instruments so am always looking for ways to slim down and simplify the overall setup, while retaining sufficient capabilities. What experiences have you had with the available MainStage-ish apps for iOS, and what do you like and dislike about each? This thread has been great so far. Thanks for sharing any iPad advice and experiences that may help in choosing this next step. Bonus question: What does it take to run an audio interface with a lightning connected iPad? At some point I'd like like to explore using guitar amp/FX apps on the iPad.

I have an acoustic variax 700. I haven't seen your same problem but perhaps it is a bad connection if it's intermittent. The problem I had on mine was that the bridge was glued on top of the finish, and it began to pull away from the top of the guitar, on the side away from the neck. This was a manufacturing problem and fortunately Yamaha/Line 6 fixed it long after warranty. The fix was to put screws or bolts (covered by little pearl dots) on the sides of the bridge to hold it down. I really appreciate having it back. Was a little disappointed that they didn't refinish around the bridge where the old finish had cracked when pulled up by the bridge. Plus when it arrived back from Yamaha there was a lot of messy glue at the back edge of the bridge where the bridge did not stay glued down completely even after the fix - so that part was not very professional. Still, it's playable and I'm glad to have it working, if not perfectly restored.

Confession: I've played ELP B3 parts w/KB3 on a PC361. Even worse, I would do it again! It sounded great and was enjoyable (even when hanging on by my fingernails to pull it off). Also, the PC361 action is great for B3 playing and I appreciate having the B3 controls on the panel. Additional confession: I played the Moog parts on a Prophet 600. In mono mode w/12 oscillators stacked. Also sounded great. Despite all our naval gazing, despite everyone having their favorite sounds and particular hangups, we are spoiled for tools that are generally more than adequate. Once you're reasonably in the ballpark (and Kurzweil PC3/4/etc. are very programmable if you want to tweak), a big part is the player and performance. I do enjoy playing an actual B3 when the opportunity presents itself (even if each B3 might sound slightly different), and I enjoyed having a Leslie in one of my bands early on. But the reality is that unless I have a crew of roadies or a supplied backline, I'm not taking a B3/Leslie to gigs - and I don't want the upkeep headaches of maintaining that kind of rig. So I'll use my PC3 or PC4, or my laptop rig, or even my stripped down iPhone rig and enjoy the results. And I appreciate that others get great results from various other B3 clone options. BTW I played the laptop rig at Red Rocks Amphitheater with a funk band, using Logic's included B3/Leslie emulation. It sounded glorious bouncing off of the rocks.

The buildout of a national fast charging system in the USofA (Tesla aside) got a boost when Volkswagen confessed to their diesel emissions shenanigans and coughed up money for the Electrify America network of charging stations. New funding for charging in the recent infrastructure bill will also bring more charging options. Back to Tesla, they are opening up some of their charging network to non-Tesla vehicles in parts of Europe. Could happen here, although they would have to offer non-proprietary connections.

Reasonably speedy EV charging is already here on multiple EV's, with more to come. Since gasoline demand doesn't seem to be that elastic at present (https://investinganswers.com/dictionary/d/demand-elasticity), it's not hard to see why fossil fuel companies and oil producing countries might want to prioritize increasing short term profits vs. increasing production right now.* One thing that adds elasticity to the marketplace is choice. EV's now offer a viable choice for many of us now, and more folks in the future as an increasing variety of EV models hit the market. I've probably saved at least enough $$ by not buying gas since getting the electric car to cover the cost of my most recent keyboard. Trading gas for GAS, a good trade. For anyone who wants to watch the enormous EV progress being made as it happens here are some useful links for keeping up on electric vehicle news: https://electrek.co/ https://insideevs.com/ https://www.greencarreports.com/news/electric-cars *Putting aside that that oil prices are a major element in the rise in inflation right now, in terms of gasoline, other oil-based products and increased transportation costs for many goods, so the profits will be worth less. Short term thinking and shooting ourselves in the foot over a quick buck is just how we are sometimes. Meanwhile it's useful to note that the European Union, China, other countries and some US states (IIRC) have been putting date limits for ending the sale of fossil fuel vehicles due to evidence of their unintended consequences, so sometimes longer term thinking does occur. Both of these short and long term examples are reasons to question the value of investing in fossil fuel cars going forward.

Aside from the obvious pollution problems, gasoline is not a reliable commodity price-wise and it's likely to get more expensive over time. When investing in a gas guzzler, you're committing to paying whatever it costs for gas as long as you own the vehicle, while accepting the wildly fluctuating risk (BTW I'm surprised when anyone is surprised by this, as if the marketplace or government is obliged to guaranty a stable price for volatile commodities like fossil fuels). Given those realities, we decided it would be better to avoid relying on gasoline for our primary transportation needs. We've been driving electric for more than ten years. Started with an electric motorcycle, and then an electric car for 99% of our trips, which are regional in our metro area. The car is brilliant, reliable, and always full when we leave the garage. Charging is much more convenient than dealing with gas stations and is massively less expensive than pouring ga$oline down a hole. We still have one last gas guzzler, a hybrid Prius mostly parked and used for rare long road trips. It's not bad for a guzzler: 45-ish mpg at 80mph - 50mpg or more at slower speeds. Which is still less than half as energy efficient as our electric car while being many times more expensive to fuel. We're looking forward to replacing it with another electric car as more and more choices in longer range electric cars hit the market. That will also avoid pesky engine, transmission and exhaust maintenance costs (a bunch of extra parts to wear out that electric cars thankfully don't even need). And no more wasted time doing oil changes. So you might say we have GAS for our next ELECTRIC CAR. ;^)

I have a 61 key Keylab MKII Arturia for a lightweight grab and go rig to use with a laptop/mainstage or iPhone, or as an extra keyboard to drive my multi-timbral Kurzweil PC4-7. Since the wheels are up top on the 61 vs on the side on the 49 key version, at 15.4 pounds the 61 is only 1.5 pounds heavier than the 49 key version and it's just 3.3 inches wider.