KeyboardEric

Hey all. I have been wondering about recording my voice and keys straight to my iphone. Usually I sync up the keys later from its own audio track, and it's a pain even though the audio is easier to manipulate this way. I have a direct-to-iphone plug in microphone, two different audio interfaces (mbox2 and Scarlett 4i4), different audio cables, and a mixer. I figure I can make it happen somehow. I'd love to have it all recorded straight to the video so I don't have to spend more time later syncing it. any tips? Feel free to point me in the right direction if there are any videos on how to do this. thanks! eric

Yes, Korg calls it "smooth sound transition." As is so often the case, companies have their own names for things. Yamaha uses SSS ("seamless sound switching"). Roland has multiple names, patch remain in some boards, tone remain in others. Some boards from other manufactures can also do it to some extent or another but may not have specific catchy names for it. It is a weakness of the Kross, though. All the other boards in my OP except the Numa Compact 2X have some ability to switch sounds from front panel buttons without the previous sound cutting out. Korg's Microstation can do it, but not Kross. (Numa Compact 2 can do it--albeit from within a very small selection of sounds--but not the 2X.) The Juno DS is about the same price (a little cheaper, actually) and is much better for this. (Of course, the Kross is much better for other things, like its sequencer and MIDI functionalities.) The problem with the mod wheel or pedal solutions mentioned are (a) unlike on the Juno, you'd lose the ability to then use the mod control or expression pedal for something else, and (b) you have to set this up in advance for every possible combination of two sounds you might ever want, as opposed to just being able to pick any two sounds at any time, split/layer them, and have instant front panel control of the volumes of each of the sounds. ETA: though for the latter, I suppose you could call up the one combi you'd initially set up this way, and edit which sounds are in it, to pretty quickly have the same assignments apply to a different pair of sounds. I'm not sure how feasible that is to do within a song (or even just between songs) at a gig, though...? But as you kind of say, not everyone needs these kinds of facilities on the fly. Yes, sounds like the JUNO DS is the better choice in this situation. I actually really like those boards - we have them at the music school I work at.

Easily solved by creating a Combi, then copy it to the next user bank and change the octave thus a simple switch from one Combi to the next but remember the Kross 2 does not have SST. On the fly individual volume changes in a Kross 2 Combi is not easily possible. SST? is that the same as patch remain? you can program the KROSS 2 to pretty much do whatever you need it to do. For volume control you can assign one of the splits to the Mod wheel to control it's own volume while the main volume can control both levels. Or you can assign one of the splits to a volume pedal if it's necessary to have completely independent controls. It takes time and not very "on the fly" but I've found a way to do everything I need to do on this board. It's very pliable - but it takes a little effort to get under the hood (not for everyone I realize). I'm on a budget so I don't mind spending the time. You can assign octave switches easily to the SW buttons on the KROSS 2. Switching patches, like you said, can be done by saving 2 combis next to each other. There are other ways it can be done that I know of (not off the top of my head) but I saw a couple tutorials where someone was able to switch sounds within a COMBI. So again, this board is a crazy little beast for the $$$, and lightweight ))

If you're considering the JUNO DS61, maybe also consider the Korg Kross 2. I use it for my top board - weighs in at 8 lbs. You can set it up to octave shift the way you described if needed.

Interesting! I didn't realize the connector was different from the actual cable. I thought it was all part of the same piece. Shows my ignorance.

Mogami level cable doesn't really make sense for my setup. I'm probably gonna get a couple of these, hopefully plug them in once and forget about it. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HSX003--hosa-hsx-003-pro-balanced-interconnect-rean-1-4-in-trs-to-xlr3m-3-ft

Fair enough. Do you recommend any particular brands?

Thanks for the thoughtful recommendations. I was probably going to order something on line as opposed to the used market. Sorry I didn't mention that before. Also, I wish I knew how to solder. That would be a useful skill to have!

Just wondering if anyone out there has any recommendations on a budget friendly brand of auxiliary cable. Looking at getting some balanced XLR to 1/4 inch balanced cables for my little home studio. Any brands I need to avoid?

that's just a normal day for most music teachers.

Update. I went ahead and uploaded my cover. Youtube put a Content ID claim on it. No copyright strikes but it is demonetized. I'm okay with that result. As far as I know I'm in legal compliance. This way seems easier than securing licenses. I'm not in a hurry to upload more covers but at least for some (if not many) songs it can be done with no real consequence to your channel. I'm sure there are other copyright holders who are more stringent with use of their material. I'll probably stick to posting covers of lesser known or older blues artists/composers.

so basically if you want to post a legit cover you have to spend time/money on mechanical and sync licensing (not worth it). Or you can just say "eff it" and post it hoping that the copyright holder is cool with it and will take their cut. But if you post it and they are not cool with it, you risk threatening the status of your Youtube page. pretty all over the map. I guess with the strike system it's worth it for some folks to play around around and post things to potentially see what happens.

sounds like a roll the dice thing.

Dan, I heard/read the YT strikes expire after some time has passed. True?

tough to say.... I watched the video link. Interesting stuff. It sounds like he just posts stuff expecting it to get demonitized/blocked. And if it doesn't it doesn't. That's one approach.

very practical advice. thank you.

oh, good to know! is it expensive?

the other day I thought it would be fun to do a cover of Green Onions and post it on Youtube for my friends to see. Realized after I made it that there are a bunch of legal hoops to jump through to post something like that or your channel can get flagged/taken down. Just wondered if anyone had experience in this field and is it worth it? I just want to have fun and post a song I enjoy. I play covers in bars (or did before the covid) and we aren't expected to register sync/mechanical licenses for that, or are we? I wonder if many people just upload covers without going through the licensing hoops and hope it won't get flagged. It seems foolish to go that route but I can see having that mindset especially if you aren't a big name. I ended up just putting the cover i made on my FB page. It was still fun but got me thinking.

@moodyblueskeys you sound like you really know your stuff. these refurbs sound like a pretty good deal too. I'll check out the HP Business PCs. thanks for some insight.

I appreciate all the suggestions and feedback on this thread! I realized I don't know what platform I want to edit in yet. So I need to do some research on that and then come back to the build.

honestly, if I can accomplish what is needed with yesterday's tech all the better for me (with limited $$). I'm not looking to join a video editing forum just yet, I wanted to get two cents from this community. thx for your input.

Looks like I need to do some research on the software side. I don't have a particular platform I'm set on so maybe I will explore that and come back to this side a little later.

Thanks for the specs, encouragement and advice! I am looking at TigerDirect web site quite a bit. This is perfect...

I want to build/buy a PC for the purpose of video editing. I found a couple of Youtube videos that price a budget version around $6-700. I'm wondering if I can get away with trying to spend maybe even a little less, since I don't think I need to do 4K, probably fine with 1080p. Also it's kind of intimidating since I've never built one and there are so many options for each type of part. I know I at least need: CPU Motherboard GPU RAM PSU Case Am I forgetting anything? There is a store called Re-PC near where I live that I wish was open but obviously it's not right now due to the demic. But they specialize in used PC parts and refurbished/rebuilt computers - it would make things easier for me but maybe this is a good challenge. is anyone good at this stuff? just wondering.

thank you for your efforts. as a VR owner it means a lot!