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6 hours ago, My Keys And Me Are Vintage said:
But how to compare to a computer VST? There is a smell to an old synth, a feel, a scratch on the display from that crazy drunk chick falling on my stuff. Will the kids in twenty years have sentimental feelings over software they used in 2024?
I have nostalgia for VSTs I used 10 years ago. 😂 What I get the warm fuzzies over was the process of making the music, and that goes beyond what kind of box I used.
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12 hours ago, Reezekeys said:
I see these Sweetwater scams on FB all the time - usually it's a "shipping mistake" where you click a link to get a FREE keyboard. The comments are all fake accounts, some with the exact same text ("I love my new keyboard", etc.). Just looked and found this (doesn't mention Sweetwater but you get the idea). It sure says something about the intelligence of a population that these kinds of ads exist and some people actually think they're for real. Sad.
There's something about the font that always seems to give them away...
27 minutes ago, Shamanzarek said:For low prices check out AliExpress. $1271.90 for a Yamaha C7. $454.25 for a Nord Stage 4 88.
I actually messaged one of those dudes in China on WhatsApp, who after a bunch of assurances that he wouldn't be in business on the website if he was dishonest (because he would be downvoted to oblivion on store ratings), agreed to send me pictures of the Nord in his office when went in later that day. I saw them and thought "Wow! This guy's got a whole storehouse of keyboards like he was saying." But I decided to check Reverb anyways...dude took a listing from Armens in NY and just sent those pics.
I decided to ask him about it in a very "charitable" manner. His response? "This is why I'm hesitant to show customers pictures, because the overstockers use existing photos sometimes"...he had forgotten his earlier story about going to "the office" to take the pictures. I didn't have the patience to humor the conversation any further, so I just stopped there.
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At least my Asian girlfriend that I've been talking to on Facebook is real, she proved it by sharing her cryptocurrency for me to invest in.
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51 minutes ago, icarusi said:
I was just thinking that to get that sound you would need the string dampers to act *very* quickly. Half damping would seem to be the additional technique, and if you have the right knowledge you could probably tweak a half damp pedal to the optimum for this. I was just listening to someone with very similar playing and technique, but wasn't also getting that sound, although it sounded like it would have been possible, if required and wanted, apart from if there's some bespoke adjustment to William's instrument. Is there anyone else with recordings of a similar sound?
I was in a rush when I wrote that comment, I should've also mentioned mic'ing as well. If you're noticing the strong transients in the notes, it might be more close mic'd, where the mics are picking up more of the hammers and where they're hitting the strings.
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8 hours ago, icarusi said:
I just heard Jessica Williams staccato technique on 'Dear Lord' today:-
Is this using a 'prepared piano', or is it just down to a particular technique applied to any piano? I don't recall hearing anything similar, or as extensive as this, before.
Should just be standard piano. If it sounds a little different, this recording has the piano audio processed a little differently than "natural".
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6 hours ago, Jose EB5AGV said:
(BTW, if you have not used it already, it is a good idea to begin your journey
Was about to comment this! No need to bite any bullets when programs like GP and VST Live offer free (time-limited 😡) trials!
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I'm seeing some comments, so I'll make one of my own: if this keybed is the same as the Keylab mk2, then people shouldn't have anything to worry about. That keybed has such a unique feel that I find to be quick, and very expressive. I really can't think of another key action that feels like it.
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...8...voices? On a $1,500 machine? Using instrument tech that I've had for years on my computer that I got bundled with the Keylab41 mk2 for 25% of the price, which was explicitly designed and marketed to easily and intelligently link up with those software instruments for expansive real-time control? What am I missing?
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40 minutes ago, AnotherScott said:
"I'd call an uber.
Do not recommend 😭
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Looks like a really nice launching pad for students! If I was a student and saw this, I'd have a lot of fun tweaking choice parts throughout, such as beginning the opening chord rootless, then a beat later introducing the Db an octave lower than written.
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1 hour ago, Reezekeys said:
It's pretty much impossible to do gigs in New York if you can't be a "one-tripper."
I'm a kid in the city (not NY)--down to not garaging my car due to cost, and it's actually really encouraging to read this, because I've been struggling with this for over a year now and thought it was just a personal failing of mine. I'm still looking for the best solution--probably need to invest in one of those fancy devices called "handcarts" or something--but thank you for sharing!
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SoundCanvases are _huge_ in the video game chiptune scene, that nostalgic lo-fi sound where you know you're listening to a trumpet, but would never believe it's the real thing.
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20 hours ago, elsongs said:
For online music purchases, I'm all over the place. I bought my Nord Stage 3 from Kraft Music a few years ago. I used to rely on Sweetwater but those calls from their Sales Engineers are annoying AF, sorry. My usual go-to is American Musical Supply since they ship to CA from a warehouse in Reno, NV and my orders always arrive in just 2 days with the standard shipping.
Just a heads up, Zzounds ships from Reno too! I always wonder what the shipping time would be if I still lived there....🤔
I'm biased towards Zzounds because AMS blacklisted me for returning too many products, which apparently was on their no-no list that they only deemed worthy of mentioning after I was blacklisted.
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Just for use in Logic? 😭
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2 hours ago, RABid said:
Kontrol was up to date on both computers.
Native Access was up to date on the MacMini, just updated to the latest on the MacBookPro
I have not yet upgraded to the latest release of Komplete (waiting for the 50% off sale) so I am on Kontakt 6.8.0. Komplete Ultimate 13 Collector's Edition
Just to echo kona's point, are you sure it's NA 2 that you have updated to the latest? A month ago I was having a lot of issues with my Kontakt libraries, and it turns out that even though NA1 (which I think you distinguish by the color scheme, 1 is light and 2 is dark) was updated and there was no mention of compatibility issues or obsolescence, turns out I still needed to download NA 2 for my libraries and Kontakt 7 to update.
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2 minutes ago, dalpozlead said:
Just heard some incredible strings demos in Youtube searching for Musescore, this is new to me as a long term Kontakt libraries user.
Is this snake oil? Having free orchestral libraries versus all the expensive available for Kontakt?
Tks!
I was shocked when 4 announced its built-in library designed to take easy advantage of notation, and it can have really impressive results. However, depending on your workflow and needs, using commercial libraries still has its advantages. I _hate_ using notation programs, they've always been so cumbersome to me. I either write music with pen and paper, or when I need to put stuff down electronically, like for a score for example, I go straight into a DAW and piano roll. I didn't investigate it thoroughly, but I don't believe MuseScore is compatible with this. I've also read complaints that sometimes the MuseScore libraries have a "good side", and can have a hard time "following directions" when you're using it in certain scenarios.
That said, they've done an overall outstanding job, and I'm happy that people all over the world, if they have the tech specs required to run MS4 libraries, now have free access to responsive and good-quality libraries. It's truly remarkable.
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40 minutes ago, Reezekeys said:
the band is calling it quits this year.
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46 minutes ago, Stokely said:
Took at the KingKorg Neo, primarily because it has a vocoder. I wish more of the synths had one. Is it fluff? Sure. Would I overuse it and probably cause the band to say "no vocoders" by doing stuff like vocoding "No parking on the dance floor" in the middle of other songs? Certainly! I'd already have a hydrasynth if it had one that worked well. I never could get my Modx vocoder to work worth a darn.
I saw Herbie play here last fall, and at one point during the show he did a whole monologue using the Kronos vocoder, and it was awesome.
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It's been a while since I've gigged with a synth, but before COVID, after trying several synths, I went with the Minilogue XD. It was small, had built-in effects, and the interface was excellent for live tweaks. I've been tempted to use an iPad with Korg Gadget and small controller to take care of synth needs, but if I had the budget I'd probably use the upcoming KingKorg Neo.
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19 hours ago, David Emm said:
Until "They" devise drones that will form speaker gangs in the air that you can configure to taste
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1 hour ago, RABid said:
I assume that is pitch bend on the left, and no mod. For me that is a product killer. Shocked they did not use the Roland stick. Everything else about the board seems good.
Actually that wheel can be used for modulation, but you have to hook up your GO to Roland Cloud and pay for the "GO: PRO" upgrade that includes CC1.
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1 hour ago, MathOfInsects said:
Hey, let’s leave Boeing out of this.
As long they leave us out of their planes!
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34 minutes ago, AUSSIEKEYS said:
Ahhh finally a use for all those excess Robot Groupies they seemed to have invented for the "lonely ones"
We're not lonely, we're just really busy!!!! Eh hem. I mean, don't you think you're being far fetched?
20 hours ago, AUSSIEKEYS said:Eventually with the millions of users as they are suggesting, you are going to end up with a lot of people sueing each other over the fact user B's AI music device seems to have copied user A's AI music device and well be back to where we started. Copywrite infringement.
With millions of users using AI to design a song the chance of there being similar songs is high i reckon. The way people get sued now for some seemingly vague likeness is going to give the lawyers more money than to the AI inventers.
The world is fcked and "frankly my dear, I dont give a damn"
Last fall a very prominent YouTuber made a very popular and impactful video about plagiarism, after which a floodgate opened up for all kinds of plagiarism claims to come forth. Obviously it's pretty easy usually to ascertain if something is ultimately plagiarized, once you have the "source" to compare to, and when these claims were verified, there was a mass wave of sympathy and support, with some people even asking what they can do to financially support them since they enjoyed their work while unknowingly attributing to the thief.
In the afterwave of this, a guy on Twitter tried to raise a huge stink over their AI generated art being plagiarized by someone using a similar AI prompt, obviously trying to create that same wave of support...let's say it completely backfired.
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Believe it or not, a great source of any kind of sheet music is the website Scribd. It costs a subscription fee, but you can find some of the most obscure stuff on there...I've found rare Hermeto Pascoal scores, some Chucho Valdes, and even a Japanese transcription book of some Herbie Hancock solos.
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Sweetwater (Not Really Sweetwater) Scam
in The Keyboard Corner
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Yeah get your credit bureaus on standby if you've given these scammers your financial info, I was a victim of identity theft two years ago and they are RELENTLESS in spamming your info in as many different avenues as possible as many times as possible in as little time as possible. They were able to drop my credit score by at least 10 points before I was able to lock all of my info and report it to the bureaus.