Nutball

I found something that might work: https://www.kvraudio.com/product/midikeyboard-by-insert-piz-here But I rebooted the program, and sound now comes from it by clicking like I had originally hoped for, so that might be good enough for now.

The virtual instrument software Grand Orgue, so I expect this could be a little more difficult than with a software designed to have keyboard shortcuts. I just found out the organ does allow shortcut keys for things like the stops, not keys, so maybe there is no way to do what I want.

I want to be able to assign qwerty keyboard keys to the keys and stops on a virtual organ. Can this be done? I tried hitting a key when the software (grand orgue) was accepting any input to assign to the selected organ key, but it did not recognize the keyboard, Actually it just made the same sound as the windows volume level sample, so maybe that is also the noise for "you can't do that". I just didn't know if there was a way to tell the computer to stop viewing the keyboard as a keyboard, and to see it as some other device. Maybe there is an interface program that could do this? I'm not exactly looking to play an organ with the software, just using the notes to help with transcriptions, or I'd buy an actual midi keyboard. Strangely it seems clicking a key on the screen doesn't make any sound unless I don't have it set up properly.

I just found this Just click the link, so it starts at the right spot and the 240p video doesn't get blown up way too big by the forum.

A hobby of mine is flying RC airplanes, and one of my favorites starting over 10 years ago was a flying saucer design called a nutball. Early on it was a username I used for an RC forum, and I figured I'd stick with it. Maybe not such a good idea? Or maybe I'm Nathan Utball.

Your picture suggests it is only one in a series in which the missing images explain why those shown keyboards were failures. I'm not convinced that some curve in a keyboard is bad or unnecessary. It hurts my wrists and limits my finger span when reaching to a far end of a keyboard when I can't change my body's position to get me closer.

You must have had a better stereo than I had. I thought it was "Just like the one we love" I thought it was "one-winged girl" for awhile, which is, in retrospect, a horrifying image. Didn't Miley Cyrus do a video like that? :wink: That's what I thought too "one winged girl"

My sources were the original album, a 1979 Giants Stadium performance video, and Rockband or some video game's version which seems like they used some advanced software to accurately transcribe the album version and replay it from some artificial system. I can't remember if I heard the group of 4 notes on the CD, but I definitely heard, and saw it played that way twice in the '79 video. I thought it was a mistake, but it seemed intentional. I may have also heard it in a modern version too. Commonly, people hear and mistake those individual notes for chords. When slowed down, and watched in videos it is clearly not chords. The album version is very hard to transcribe because it was made by copying, mixing and rewriting several tapes in a studio as far as I know. Watching the video, I see he was holding the high note during the repetitive sequence towards the end. I don't think I heard or saw that originally. I'll have to compare that video against my other sources sometime when I'm in the mood. Had to peek at the video again, I saw the C key move, he definitely plays that triplet with an extra note.

Youtube terminated my account, I think they have a robot doing it, and has deleted many people's accounts of people that I know over the past year. Some got their's back by arguing the robot can't tell their account isn't spam. It was too late for me to try getting mine back...well, I didn't care enough to actually try, YT sucks anyway. Anyway here's my transcription, maybe not the most efficiently written since I'm a beginner at reading/writing sheet music, but I tried to get the tempo, timing, and all as close as makes sense to the original CD version. Tom actually varies speed quite a bit and gradually slows down, perhaps unevenly, during the final chords, likely based on feel more than a specific intended timing. 1449.pdf

Another vote here for game cube, it was great. I was lost when it came to playstation. But on another note...I just tied this back to music That's often the case with most things. Habits and such.

Control the game, control the instrument. Maybe interface would be a better term for both. I have very very mild synesthesia, so my brain assigns colors to each key, the colors match the colors my brain has linked to the letters of those notes. I don't know if this extra detail of differentiation helps me or not, but keyboards do have 2 colors, harps have 4. The visual queues are there, but tactile key identifiers could help. Accordions use them, but they only have 2 or so textured buttons per 60. It would really help me play an accordion if I could feel what bass note I'm touching.

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I have been open to seeing better versions of sheet music and keyboards. I think keys can be made more compact, closer together, and by using a similar curve as this new invention, make it easier to hit each key between the unnaturals while still having the keys closer. I enjoy messing around with my mini key Casio SA-46. I would like the black keys on it to get a bit shallower towards the back, and for the hinges to be a few inches behind where they are, then have such a keyboard in a 61 or more key version on a 3-4 manual organ. And maybe add in a slight curve to the boards to make it easier on the wrists when reaching to either end. As for sweaty hands, how about natural finish wood keys or even textured with something: super thin velvet maybe?

It keeps getting better and better in this video. [video:youtube]

I used to hear that faint high pitched noise when all was quiet too, and still do, but for me it seems to be a temporary thing related to how much noise I've been around, and how quiet of a place I soon after find myself in. After a shower, or after turning off the car after a long drive will make it most noticeable, but it eventually goes away. I think it is caused by temporary damage, not really damage, from long periods of being around 50-70dB or higher of high pitched white noise, and something to do with the hearing cells attached to the hairs that let you hear swelling from lots of use. I've always tried to be very protective of my hearing, using ear protection when around any more than about 75-80dB. I have experienced rare cases of extremely loud sounds, enough to cause immediate ringing/deafness, but my hearing has always seemed to recover luckily. My hearing drops off fast over 18,000hz. I actually seem to have some sort of hyper sensitive hearing which can be quite a bother at times making it hard to get to sleep with a dog barking 1000ft away behind houses or even hearing the fibers in my pillow crinkle.

Licking 9v is fine, but at around 12v it starts to affect vision I strung together 9 9v batteries (they just snap into a chain) and could barely feel it when touching with my fingers. I've also strung together as many as I could find once and measured 210v. I didn't try touching that.

I too mess with high voltage for fun/hobby. Recently I powered a neon sign transformer with one D cell battery, and when timing the connection properly, it would put out nearly 40kv with 1vDC in instead of 15kV with 120vAC I have a plasma ball I like which I must assume is an uncommon one due to the thinness of the glass, and high ability to transfer energy through the glass. I'm betting it's some chinese model that never had to pass safety tests. I enjoy it though, and it will burn you.

Positive reinforcement/ signs of approval are very important and effective whether or not one believes it. My problem is, I don't give positive reinforcement, it's just hard for some reason. I'll speak up when something's done wrong, but otherwise no news is good news from me.

Me and my brother used to stick our finger in the fridge water dispenser light socket when we were around 4 years old. I got zapped once when working on a stage light. The fader was down, so I assumed it was off, but apparently the voltage is still there, just not the amps. I was examining a wire that detached from the bulb plug, or maybe the can shocked me. Anyway there was a bare wire, and I was I think on the 3rd level of a scaffolding. It was the first time we ever used the upper guard rails too, so lucky me. The worst shock I got was from a disposable camera flash circuit. I feared death. I got zapped from one hand to the other accross the chest. I've heard of people getting temporarily paralyzed from those, their muscles get depolarized and it take several minutes to hours to rebalance and work again. Luckily that didn't happen to me, but I was wore out.

I try to take a frequent objective (as best as I can) look at myself to avoid forming such undesirable habits

Maybe it's how he tries to fit in with others around him, by being funny. Maybe he interacts a lot with goofy people. Laughter can be seen as an approval for funny behavior, but what's the obvious approval for serious behavior? Then it becomes a habit, and can spiral out of control until self control kicks in. I visited my mom once after being away for months, and she frequently used a goofy voice which was weird. No doubt it started with friends at work. I said nothing about it figuring it will wear off, and I noticed it had when I came back a month later.

I've found people tend to play chords at 0:46 & 1:18 till the descent when it is actually individual notes

This should be helpful: https://youtu.be/bd_m08b_2Uc [video:youtube]https://youtu.be/bd_m08b_2Uc