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I saw an interview with Jerry Seinfeld who was wondering about essentially the same thing, and its impact on comedy.
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Don’t think I have favorites, but two I like that spring to mind are…
Interval: left-hand tenths (which I typically can’t reach 🙂)
Chord (really a specific voicing): Vince Guaraldi’s opening C7b9 chord on O Tannenbaum. C3, Db3, Bb3, C4.
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49 minutes ago, mauriziodececco said:
… the time needed to update the OS, application software, sound libraries and equipment firmware every time we switch on our home studio …
Including the time spent making sure everything is backed up before each update 🙂
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There are so many incredible candidates, as this budding list already demonstrates. For my taste, the best of the best is Oscar Peterson. Not simply because of his immense virtuosity. It’s because his jazz performances seamlessly and (seemingly) effortlessly incorporate — and maintain connection to — blues and gospel music like those of no one else.
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1 hour ago, Joe Muscara said:
AFAIK, almost no other hardware manufacturer samples an upright, if any. They might have something called "honky tonk" or something like that but it's just an edit of the single grand they use as the source for the rest of their pianos.
One exception (at least) is the Yamaha CP 73/88, which have a couple of nice sampled uprights, including the Yamaha U1.
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46 minutes ago, DeltaJockey said:
I would always get up and knock my foot against the floor rails
Yes, this is the one thing I don’t like about the stand.
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Just now, timwat said:
I don't have the stand (and have never owned a Z stand).
So an ignorant question: Wouldn't the center of gravity problem the OP alludes to be alleviated by moving the bottom board a little forward on the supports?
Yes, I do have the bottom keyboard at the front of the lower arms.
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I have this exact stand, including the second tier, and do not have any issues with the stability of the stand.
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If this is merely a plot to get a new toy for yourself, then it should work by giving a keyboard to a 5 year old and telling her it is to be used for playing scales 😀. On a more serious note …, maybe she (given her existing interest) might actually develop some interest in a keyboard if you could show her how she could play some simple chords to back herself up when singing? If so, this might also help guide the choice of which one to get.
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I have the CP73 (sacrificed action somewhat for weight). I wanted this mainly for AP/EP, and am very happy with the sounds and the ability to easily (especially compared to the YC) tweak sounds and effects on the fly. I do wish Yamaha included the modifiable amp sim on the CP, even if it was mostly menu driven. I’m not sure why they left it off a board that does such a great job on EPs. Although I still like the EPs a lot, I think the amp sim would have been a nice addition.
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13 hours ago, Jim Alfredson said:
Thanks! I don’t remember but I know it was one of David Weiser’s custom patches. Only modification I did was the drawbar settings. If you’re considering a Kurzweil, David is the guy to buy one from. He includes some really great customized sounds with them and his VIP service is second to none. www.weisersound.com
Thanks. I went back to your video and found that one of the shots showed the keyboard’s screen. The image was too blurred to make out. But knowing you were using one of David Weiser’s programs, which I also have on my PC4-7, I went through all of his B3 programs and think that the blurred image matches the ‘70s Drawbars3 program.
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On 11/3/2022 at 3:09 AM, Jim Alfredson said:
If anyone has any further questions about the K2700, don't hesitate to ask. I have one and I'm in the process of making videos. Here's the first.
Man, that was some awesome playing!
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31 minutes ago, analogika said:
F# has SIX sharps. It includes an E#.
If you’re thinking of the key next to the F# as an F, I’d surmise that being less than familiar with the actual scale might be part of the translation issue?
Gb has six flats, as well.
Oh, I’m not questioning the accuracy of the transposition. My point was in the spirit of this thread. When the app transposes songs, it will sometimes — especially if the song has several modulations — use, for example, Cb where a human would have put B. It takes some recalibration!
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21 hours ago, MaskOfInsects said:
The other circumstance that arises is on the white-note # or b chords--Cb, B#, Fb, E#. I can cope with them if they show up on a chart, particularly if a transposition resulted in them, but if I'm making the chart those chords are always and forever named after whatever white note they are built on.
Yes, this kind of thing can be an issue with iRealPro (and probably other similar apps). It is such a nice practice aid, especially being able to transpose chord charts. But sometimes it makes unexpected (and unwanted) choices between enharmonic chords that messes with the mind. The only solution (I know of) is to save the chart in the new key and fix the offending chords.
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31 minutes ago, zxcvbnm098 said:
You might consider getting the Kurzweil PC3KC spring kit that Syntaur sells and install it on your Nord. That will lighten the springs to a more Hammond-like action.
Someone here on the forum has done it, and I have used them on my Kurz Artis with great success. I have a second set that I've been meaning to put on my E5D but just haven't gotten around to actually installing. Hoping to do it over the Xmas break though....
They will not, however, give you better synth capabilities.
Thanks, this might be a good interim solution worth looking at
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I have an Electro 5D, which I like, but would really like to have a better action for B3 and (at least somewhat) better synth capabilities. I’m looking at the SK Pro 61, but waiting to see if the next Electro is a good competitor. If it is, it’ll likely have a more user friendly design, but be much more expensive. Then what to do? 🤪
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2 hours ago, AnotherScott said:
…the XLRs are balanced while the 1/4 are not, so you would pick up some increased level from the XLRs just by virtue of that (assuming that you're making a balanced connection on the other side).
Please excuse my ignorance, but why is this the case? Thanks
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I do pretty much what others said, play it in their key. The only exceptions are songs that have involved signature parts that I don’t feel like learning in different keys, or songs that are just too awkward to play keyboards in their key.
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I used to rely on the sound guy’s DI box, but they were always crap and made my keyboards sound less good. Now I bring my own Radial passive DI. Much nicer. 🙂
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If it’s only one keyboard, can you use the headphone output and send it to the stereo input of the Rolls?
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I don't know the song, but, playing in cover bands, I sometimes know the feeling! 😀
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When I got my PC4-7, I went through all the KB3 programs and found some that were okay, some marginal, and some unplayable. I started with the okay ones and made the very helpful changes (e.g., mellow setting on the tonewheel page) recommended by someone on this forum (my apologies, but I can’t remember who), along with some other minor tweaks, and got a couple of pretty nice sounding B3s (not that I’m anything close to an expert!). Since the KB3 is clearly capable, it’s surprising (to me, at least) that Kurzweil doesn’t ship these keyboards with better sounding B3s right out of the box.
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Hi all, I recently received my CP73. Like many, I was unable to try one before buying it. So, based on reviews and the great input here (especially regarding the new “Touch Sensitivity” settings), I took a shot.
Fortunately, I am finding that it’s a really good keyboard (apart from some minor questionable design choices). Even before turning it on, the keys had a nice feel and were not noisy. Playing it is great — dynamic and easy to control. And turns out, it seems like I’ll only need to tweak the Touch Sensitivity settings by small amounts.
The balanced action plays really well, though a couple of small things might take a little getting used to. It’s easy to hit the low notes a little harder than desired. Perhaps the acoustic pianos could be more piano-like if Yamaha could make the touch sensitivity vary over the keyboard? And the upper register plays nicely, though playing fast repeating chords, like in Back in the USSR, is a little fatiguing. I imagine this isn’t something that can be helped with different settings. It seems more about moving mass. Maybe a triple sensor would be needed for this situation?
Anyway, it appears to be a keeper!
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ampermusic
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Yes, we’re at a strange time when some (many?) people seem to care less about being something and more about appearing to be something. And tech can readily make this happen. The metaverse is where it will all come together. I wonder if all of this will leave any room in the marketplace for those who want to invest the time to actually be something.