SamuelBLupowitz

Yes, I think 6pm EST/3pm western works just as well, kinder to Europe and still better for OZ than the last one. The last one was sort of "rolling attendance" so I'm more than happy to kick off the meeting then, and just leave it open for the rest of the evening -- I won't be needing to host any other Zoom meetings Friday evening after work. Let's bat that idea around a bit. I think the ideal for me would be open dialogue, but the tricky part about these virtual conferences is the more attendees there are, the more unwieldy that becomes. It seems like the more casual banter really kicked off about two hours in, after people had to split and there was a smaller group. So some sort of structure does make sense until things get into the flow, but I'd love to have some back and forth earlier in the game, rather than two hours of introductions. What do y'all think? I am thinking it makes sense to set some ground rules that we sort of figured out collectively as the last one went on: 1. Keep your mic muted unless you're talking 2. Change your name in the meeting to include both the name by which you'd like to be addressed, and your forum handle, for easy recognition. The last time I was hesitant to take on any kind of moderator role because I still feel more like the new guy, even though I hosted the Zoom meeting. But now that this has been a success, I suppose I can also be more active in running the show! :wink:

I mean, yeah. I'd give a kidney to write one thing in my life that people think is "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" Good!

We'll be needing pitchers rather than pints based on the last one. I missed a lot of the good drinking, which went on after I had to leave. If all goes according to plan, we'll have closed on the new house the night before, so I will really have something to raise a glass to!

Hey, that's a pretty cool Stones track! Mick and Keith's writing has always been more about vibe and mood for the Stones, compared to Lennon and McCartney, who I always felt were more songwriters' songwriters, if that makes sense. Both great writing teams, just that Mick and Keith generally wrote for the sound of the band, whereas the sound of the Beatles always followed the writing. I think this tune fits in that Stonesy mold. All that said, contemporary production trends aren't always good for those things that make classic rock acts special. What's the point of all that tuning on Mick Jagger's voice? Whatever principles one might have about digital pitch correction, let's just accept it as a regular studio tool these days, and say the point is to remove distracting tuning issues. But Mick Jagger's style has never been pitch-perfect, and it doesn't matter; the tuning creates a distraction instead of removing it. I felt the same when they did it to Leon Russell on The Union ten years ago. Anyway, also wondering who plays on the track besides the core four! Could still be Chuck Leavell on electric piano, but I do believe Keith and Ronnie have taken turns on bass parts on their studio stuff a lot, regardless of Darryl's presence live. It's not like Keith didn't do that when Bill Wyman was in the band anyway!

Feeling nostalgic and I decided to submit an older track this time around, from my first solo record that I put out in 2012. Another rocker in G with time signature changes... I'll have to shake it up a bit next time. I appreciate all the kind words about "Thaw" from the last comp, so hopefully you all dig this one too. I made sure to keep it under 5 minutes this time.

Great piece, Eric. And good to know you're still getting to contribute to some collaborative music. These last couple of weeks, it's been really hard for me to get the motivation up to play very much. I'm hoping that as some of the stresses of the home purchase are dealt with, I'll get a little fire back to make some things.

Same for me. I have a 3-tiered ranking system for organ sound authenticity: 1. Good enough for organ trio 2. Good enough for band gigs where I'll be taking organ solos 3. Good enough to get through "Any Way You Want It" on a cover gig The Module organs are a solid 3. I have the exact same ranking system for "how sober do I need to be to play this gig." :wink:

I've seen people talking about iFretless Bass on Keyboard Corner forever, but I never looked into it -- damn, that's a really impressive app! I've been messing around with Yonac Steel Guitar, and that's been a lot of fun too, though I haven't quite dug into how to use some of the more advanced MIDI features -- just changing tunings and signal chains, and playing "In My Time of Dying" at the airport. I'd like to see if I can set up the MIDI learn functions with some pedals to control the pitch bend and that sort of thing; I've really enjoyed playing it on the iPad screen, rather than just using it as a sound source for a keyboard. I've had some success with VOLT as an MPE synth, and I really like the sounds, but I find it to be a little laggy and prone to crackling, at least compared to some of the other MPE apps I've run on my iPad. Also cool to see some traction for Geoshred. It was an app I become aware of early on in my iOS-for-performance life, but I never made the jump (in part because it made me sort of snicker in its concept and over-the-top presentation). As I've integrated my Seaboard into my live performance, I've actually found myself functioning as a second harmonizing lead guitar more and more often, and while Equator does well with those sounds, Roli's iOS apps are so untweakable that you pretty much get one over-the-top guitar tone or nothing. Dr. Mike, do you pretty much use it as a Shreddy Guitar, or do you like it for other things?

Wasn't I just complimenting your taste on one of the other forums, David? Good call on the Wilburys. I found a video a few months back of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "covering" (is it still a cover if you co-wrote it?) Tweeter and the Monkey Man back in 2013 or thereabouts at one of their theater shows. Apparently none of the Brits in the Wilburys contributed much to the song; they didn't get it! To have been a fly on the wall while Tom Petty and Bob Dylan wrote a Springsteen pastiche...

A: Aretha Franklin B: Billy Joel C: Chris Thile D: Drive-By Truckers E: Elton John F: Fab Faux G: Gov't Mule H: Hornsby, Bruce I: I'm With Her J: Judas Priest K: Kahane, Gabriel L: Ladysmith Black Mambazo M: Marcus King Band N: Nocturnals, Grace Potter and the O: Organ Freeman P: Paul McCartney Q: Quail (they're a local band but I'm counting it) R: Rachael & Vilray S: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings T: Turkuaz U: The Uncommons (another band from the local scene, this was a toughie) V: Vulfpeck W: The Word (John Medeski, Robert Randolph, and the North Mississippi All-Stars) X: X Ambassadors (I'm pretty sure I saw them either just before or just after they added the "X" to their name, but I'm claiming it either way). Y: Yo-Yo Ma Z: Zakk Wylde (with Black Label Society).

People on this forum are starting to learn by now that I really, really love Moog Model D as an iOS synth. It sounds terrific, and it's inexpensive (might still be free during quarantine right now, not sure).

A fair point! I have a Mini 4, so perhaps it's my choice of apps rather than the processor abilities... Moog Model D has gotten me into trouble in AUM a few times when I've tried to use that and something else simultaneously. Of course, the big reason I moved over to the MacBook and Mainstage was so I could create an aggregate device to route separate patches to my main stereo outs and to my talkbox... I think creating separate outputs is still the feature that would make iOS the thing for me!

+1, that's been my experience as well.

I can't wait to check that documentary out. We streamed a full TTB show from February 2018 the other night; just magic.

I have the previous generation of that Steinberg, the UR22mkii, for my gigging rig, and I'm very happy with it. The DIN MIDI in/out came in super handy for my peculiar setup, even though I wasn't sure I'd need it when I got it. Obviously, just the one stereo pair of outputs; I run the built-instereo outs to my amp or direct to the house, and set up an aggregate device on my Macbook so I can run a separate output from the Mac's built-in headphone jack (for my talkbox). I don't have personal experience with the others you mentioned, but I've heard good things about all of those brands (I've used some Focusrite interfaces as well).

Just don't do vertical video. Please. There is a reason all recorded visual media is wider than it is tall. I wish camera phone makers had never allowed vertical videos in the first place. And I resent Instagram Stories for trying to normalize vertical images and video after so much progress had been made!

Just need to vent -- may delete this post later, but I need some confirmation from outside of my bubble that I'm not losing my mind here. Obviously the onset of Covid has delayed closing on our house, but all things considered it hasn't been too bad -- the wheels were in motion before things got really serious, so it's just slowing down the process. But our friggin' mortgage loan officer has screwed up at every turn. We went with this bank -- our bank -- because we have a good relationship with them, and more importantly, my father-in-law has a good relationship with them. My wife and I are but humble working musicians with day jobs, but my wife's father (believe it or not, one of my favorite people in the world) is a big-shot bankruptcy attorney, so the bank wants to make him happy, and consequently wants to make us happy, and that's been hunky dory except for this moron who keeps screwing up basic stuff at every turn and we don't find out about it until weeks later. The two most recent examples are that two weeks ago, a week before our planned closing date he casually told us we needed to come up with a bunch of cash reserves to make the underwriters happy, something we could have prepared for if he'd just said so when we started this in February, but because he screwed up it became a BIG PROBLEM because of the current financial situation. Today -- when we were about to finally be given a closing date -- we found out that he never informed the attorneys that my wife is supposed to be on the DEED TO THE HOUSE -- which, by the way, we had discussed *at length* and he had confirmed in writing over a month ago he had taken care of. Aside from his ineptitude, closing in the pandemic is no fun. My wife has a history of respiratory illness that makes all of the covid stuff really scary. We've avoided going into public if at all possible. Now if we want to close on this house before this virus shit is behind us (and who knows when THAT will be), we're going to have to suit up and go to a notary. Look, I know this is all going to be fine in the end, and in the grand scheme of things, our problems could be WAY worse. But I could do without more unnecessary unpleasant surprises right now. End rant. Thanks for reading. Hopefully soon I'll have some good news about the house and we'll be able to gradually start moving in... P.S. For those of you keeping track, we woke up in Ithaca to a covering of snow today!

See, I knew you had good taste! :wink:

Inquiring minds want to know what's going on in this photo!

Okay, here we go! A few I can think of off the top of my head, in order of least to most famous/potentially hard to reach. 1. Jon Petronzio 2. www.roadman.us 3. JP is a fine example of an American working musician, spending the last two decades touring in bands he's co-founded (Revision) as well as established national acts (John Brown's Body), performing as a solo singer/songwriter/instrumentalist (Roadman), playing regional club dates, and teaching lessons. Also, he is a monster with the left-hand bass. 1. Craig Brodhead and/or Chris Brouwers of 2. Craig's Facebook, Chris's Facebook 3. Craig's mostly known as a guitarist, and Chris plays the trumpet, but they both split their duties pretty much 50/50 with keyboards in Turkuaz, one of the best, tightest bands working these days. Craig generally plays clavinet and synthesizers; Chris covers B3 duties on the other side of the stage, plus even more synthesizers -- often with his left hand, while his right holds his trumpet up to his face. 1. Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists 2. Jenny's Twitter 3. One of the finest orchestrally-minded, play-to-the-song keyboard players of the last twenty years. Her work on Hammond, piano, accordion, synths, and all sorts of weird instruments with keys to complement Colin Meloy's songwriting is full of personality but also just what the doctor ordered, all the time. Also she was on that one episode of Portlandia as "Sparkle Pony." As long as we're here, might I suggest some more pie-in-the-sky ones, since you've managed to snag some pretty high-profile guests? Benmont Tench, Page McConnell, John Medeski. I wasn't really asking your permission, I guess... :wink:

For what it"s worth, the Hammond book I"ve been working out of recommends keeping your left foot at the Ab pedal when your leg is resting, and that position has been helpful for me in navigating without looking for the first time ever. Again, though, I"m using a 13-note Roland pedalboard, not a real Hammond pedalboard.

I"m alerted when someone I"m friends with on Facebook goes live â but who the heck knows what various settings guide that, and where they"re buried. What my wife and I have done is schedule the live video ahead of time on our band"s page, then share it on our personal pages. Those alerts are a double edged sword. I was watching a friend"s album release show last week, and in the middle of a tender ballad about a deceased friend,a box popped up that said 'So-and-So is Live Now!' When I tried to close the pop-up, I hit the link instead, so all of the sudden instead of my friend"s heartbreaking composition, I was watching a shirtless man in a gas mask play the drum set by himself. Ah, technology.

Hopefully we"ll hear more soon, or someone can clarify... my wife and I got our direct deposit yesterday, but I"m on university payroll, and my wife still has a retail job when we filed last year, even though she"s since moved to teaching privately full-time. I"m hoping it can be quick and easy for as many folks as possible.

For $29, this is a no-brainer. I mean, maybe not under the current circumstances, but when our income stream is back to something resembling normal... thanks for the tip, Joe!

I read Styx bassist Chuck Panozzo's memoir awhile back and I remember it didn't paint Dennis in a very rosy light... but then again, Chuck also didn't attribute the homophobia within the band (prior to his coming out) to any individual member, so one imagines it might be hard to place the blame on any one member for the falling-out. Lawrence Gowan has been with Styx for a really long time at this point, hasn't he? Something like two decades? I'm sure you only get and keep that gig if you're the real deal; cool to hear so many of you with personal stories about him!