Mark_OA

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Well, I didn't grew up with any synths or other instruments with highly adaptable sounds in my life, as I started out in classical orchestra's and jazz ensembles as a trumpet player. Later in life, I fell in love with piano's and just bought one a few years ago, and added a poly synth and clonewheel later. Although the synth and clonewheel (to an extent) have patch memory, I do like the spontaneous ideas that arise when programming sound from scratch every time. For a long time, I loved the idea of owning a Minimoog as that synth has such character and forces you to create something new when you want another sound. I do realise that this only really works for playing outside gigs and am really surprised you guys managed to program at that on the fly during gigs, while playing nonetheless ð¯ Respect!

North Sea Jazz had less and less to do with jazz and more your run-of-the-mill festival with popular artists. Jazz is more on the background then ever and that's a real shame.

I agree that for a lot of situations, other instruments can fill for electric bass quite nicely. I use low Rhodes and Hammond. Only bass I really love and don't ever want to substitute is upright bass by a skilled player.

The Samsung S10 series doesn't have them either...

You can get some Midi over Bluetooth accesoires I think, but don't know enough about that to recommend anything to you.

Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice from those who program their own drums. I'm no drummer, but like to program my own drum accompliments to play to. Up until now, I've used to program them using software but I enjoy using a computer less and less. Furthermore, I don't get the feeling of playing my own rhythms when just sitting at a keyboard, drawing Midi notes in software. I tried using classic drummachines in the past, but you lose to much swing and cadance using those in my opinion. Great for 4/4 quantized electronic music, not so much for anything else. So, I'm looking for advice on how to make programming my drums a more tactile experience without the need to setup a full drum set. I'd also like to able to use the computer less for anything music related. Also, I want to use acoustic drum sounds, none of the electronic ones. Any of you have experience with this and if so, can make some suggestions? Mark

Except Bebop and hardbop, nobody gets those ð

Finally bought a clonewheel. Am so happy and excited I have the means to buy the instruments I want to play ð

I have always assumed that Yamaha believes the mighty Electone is better than the Hammond sound, and sooner or later, everyone will come to their senses and abandon drawbars for those nostalgic red, yellow and white levers & rocker switches. That's probably true... in Japan. I once played a C55 I think. Horrible thing...

I wish Yamaha made a board or sound module with their CFX piano and GOOD Hammond and Leslie sim. They have tons of sampling and modeling experience, but never even came close to encorporating a usable Hammond. That would be a board all my money would go to in an instant. I had high hopes for the Modx, but alas, the organs are meh.

I just looked at the demo myself. Price is 100 (ex. VAT!). It sounds really good, although I don't have much experience with other Hammond VSTs asside from the Arturo's B3.

Thank you!

Hi, my name is Mark, am 38 and I'm from the Netherlands. I'm in IT at the moment but am working on the side in naturopathy and psychology together with my fiancé. I'm a trumpeter for all my life, playing both light classical music and jazz in big bands and ensembles. Have a lot of experience in both scenes and ultimately bought a digital piano to help me visualise chord progressions as an aid to develop my soloing. From that point forward, I was hooked on the piano too. Now, a few years later, I added a synth and am looking for a clonewheel too. This just fleshes out the way I can express myself together with my trusted trumpet and flügelhorn. Music for me is everything. It helps me process my life and the world around me. Although classical and jazz are always around me, I listen and make a large range of different styles depending on my mood. Am very much into funk and blues at the moment, as well as some ambient, textured soundscapes. There is so much to explore on music! I joined here to get some insight into different clonewheels and stage piano's and connect to players. Mark

Thank you very much for the link and your considerations Dave! It's a shame that a board advertised as an organ board is lacking in that area.

Hello, Anyone care to comment from experience hearing this board about the organ sounds and Leslie sim? I read a lot of hate about the Leslie Sim on faster speeds, but all of those are with old OS versions. I'd like to know if the Leslie sims have been improved since the initial release. I have sources a J7 locally, but it has v3 of the OS installed and they won't let me upgrade it...

Welcome to the loudness wars. The louder the song is mixed and mastered, the more it stands out on the sub-par listening devices 98% of the world uses nowadays to consume music.

Finally bought a MP11SE. Tested every board I could get my hands on (Yamaha P5151, CP88, Genos, Montage, Roland RD2000, Kawai VPC1, ES8, MP7SE, Korg Grandstage, Kronos, Casio PS-X3000) and none came close to the fabulous action. Only the VPC1, but was too heavy for my taste. Love the build quality, piano and Rhodes samples. Next stop: clonewheel!

My grandfather's churchorgan. I HATED the organ and the sounds until I met a Hammond player a few years ago, changed my life! Although I still cringe sometimes I hear and organ in church, I can now enjoy it too. Piano wise: my trumpet teacher who introduced me to the magical Yamaha upright long ago. Synth: every electronic artist since '89

Like the others said, just thank them for the opportunity but decline the offer without mentioning your reasons. Just be polite and you'll be fine. I did that a number of times without hard feelings.

The latest Focusrite drivers are giving me a headache on Windows 10, so I'd pass on those at the moment. When I change something in the configuration of my Focusrite audio interface and save it, the driver crashes in the background. When I start my DAW, it doesn't recognize my audio interface. Minor issue, but still.

Considering the Surface is a portable computer and is equiped with an ultralow voltage Intel CPU, everything is set to consume less power than on a normal computer. That said, you'd do good to minimize CPU throttling by going into the Power Options and Advanced Power Options and select all High Performance options on AC you can. This way, the Windows will not automatically lower your CPU speed or disconnect USB ports to preserve battery. You will notice the Surface cooling fans making a bit more noise than usual, especially when the Surface is being pushed harder, but that's a small price to pay for the performance gain in my opinion. Surfaces are great machines, but they're no powerhouses, so every bit of performance you can get out of them will keep audio and latency issues away. Furthermore: update your drivers and firmware and keep them up to date. Microsoft updates Surface drivers on a regular basis and although Windows drivers had a negative track record in the past, they will increase stability and performance. This is especially usefull for chipset and USB interface, as a lot of the issues surrounding latency and audio interface will come from those areas. Also, keep Windows up to date.

Probably not what you're looking for, but I want to mention the Dexibell Classico L3 for the very good picolo trumpet sound. Only.a bit shrill in the higher notes.

Piano Upright: NI The Gentleman Concert grand: Garritan CFX Organ Arturia's Vox Continental VB3 Hammond + IK Multimedia's Leslie EP Arturia Rhodes Synth U-he Repro 1 and 5 Arturia Mini-V and Modular