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1 minute ago, Docbop said:
As chip tech and AI advances I imagine the session player will be able to be feed your past work and they will learn to be you on bass and keyboards. Then you would take a song your writing and AI session players will generate a Demo version, as a starting point to build from.
The moment of truth (for ourselves...) hahaha 😂
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48 minutes ago, Paul Woodward said:
Finally had a play. Definitely had fun with drummers, but bass and keyboards were all over the place. I need to lay down simpler chord based tracks for them to analyse. Chromaglow really brought the drum sounds out, but I found it easier to play bass and keyboards in myself. Old habits and all that...plus I like to think I have my own style so AI keys not really getting used beyond trying them out.
It takes some time to get on hands with them, and making them play well together is my challenge for the next time I'm sitting with it, didn't go so well now the first time but it's an interesting challenge!
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I just got back into this game after 20ish years off the stage. when I decided to get back again I grabbed a PC3 (76 key), I paid 800€ for it and that is about what you find them for, a tad less if you're lucky, these used to be a flagship for quite some time and imho still definitely kind of ish is. Looking to get a Forte 7 very soon, weeks, months... to not have to lug the PC3 back and forth to the rehearsal as I do play and compose at home too.
I think for me this is as flagship as it gets, I am not overly familiar with the Kronos, Motif and Montage, and Fantom machines, the reason I decided to go with the PC3 was that VAST is to my knowledge based on earlier experiences in my life, a very versatile and powerful platform which feels in a lot of ways timeless. If I would have any regrets it would be that I didn't go with the PC3k instead, though I doubt I would spend a lot of time importing samples and fiddle around with that in any larger scale in reality...
The Nord platform never appealed to me, I am sure it's an incredible platform for many of you working guys out there, no doubt, but I think the depth of the VAST was the dealbreaker here, and the fact that I do have my Hammond in the HX3, in saying that, I will grab a rotary sim (vent, burn etc.) and try how that works with the KB3 for convenience when needed, as the Leslie sim in the PC3 do feel a bit limited in sound quality due to age.
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I had a look at these in a local music store at the end of 2023 when they arrived, they look fabulous, sounds and feels okay, but it felt like way too much money for what you actually get, I am sure these will end up as nice accessories in some fancy peoples show off living rooms, but I for sure definitely wouldn't waste my money on one of them.
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Went with the 1 month demo on iPad and fiddled around with the players for an hour, always been a big fan of the Drummer in Garageband iPad, and I definitely think the Bass and Keyboard players can be useful once one gets the hang of how to use them in deep, cool stuff!!
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Checked his skills out on the internetz, great player, definitely deserves cool gigs and a stunning CV!!!
Hat of for that - 🍾 !!
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That looks really cool, so the "hatch" covering the slot on the front of the board is part of the "lid" ?
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We definitly live in an interesting time with loads of gear available for reasonable prices, and lots of different choices no matter what category we're talking about.
I bought my Korg Prologue 16 new for 1000€ (VAT deducted as I have a company), a 16 voice synth providing a fantastic hybrid between true analogue and modern digital technology, that's not a lot of money. Got a Deepmind 12D, 12 voices analogue with a very powerful digital FX section, for about 600€, and so on.. Just purchased an MPC Key 37, a full on studio at your fingers in a very comprehensive litte 3 octave package, for 800€ ... Looking at what we can get for the money these days, it's indeed totally incredible!
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Building 5 voice polyphonic synths feels like a joke when Behringer delivers 16 voices for less money (and with 5 octaves). I sure know who'll get my CC.
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One of these, used in as new condition for only 20€ shipped:
https://www.k-m.de/en/products/mic-stands/floor-stands/27105-microphone-stand-black/27105-300-55
And two 5 meters Cordial XLR-XLR
Finally had the first rehearsal with the new band yesterday, and I just hadn't had the time to fix with stand and cable for the microphone I bought some weeks ago.
Everything should arrive here before the next rehearsal.
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On 6/5/2023 at 1:58 AM, AnotherScott said:
Yeah, I skipped the image, because the two links I included both had the images. But here's what it looks like filled with gear, from each side.
The top level has...
... tall thin bag with short speaker pole, mic stand, and a stand to put an iPhone/iPad in if I want to get video of the gig
... tall thin bag with Bose PA top unit and PA cables
... red bag with all the keyboard pedals/cables
... Bose PA bottom unit in its cover
... small soft case with PA mixer
... 8" speaker case with powered speaker for keyboards
... 2-tier keyboard stand on top
The bottom level has the two keyboards, plus a bag with spare cables/accessories and our mini-lighting system.
Everything is just laid in, except there's a little strap built into the thing, which I route through the spare cable bag on bottom, to make sure it doesn't fall off.
For a small venue gig, this is complete PA, keyboards, and lights in one trip. Total of all gear is under 150 lbs, so well below the official 225 lb weight capacity. Admittedly, these two keyboards are one of my lightest setups... if I picked the heaviest pair I might gig with these days, that could add about 20 lbs.
If we're playing a bigger venue, or we have a bigger band config, or if I'm doing a separate ceremony/cocktail, I could need more stuff, so a second trip could be necessary, e.g. there are times I might bring a third keyboard and extra keyboard stand, or a dedicated bass amp for LH bass, or additional small PA speakers/monitors. So two trips is still a possibility, but even that isn't bad, and often this one trip's worth would be fine.
For some reason your pics made me think about this little "cart"...
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6 hours ago, Paul Woodward said:
Now we're just waiting for the iOS version...
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4 minutes ago, jerrythek said:
I can tell you that Korg did all their own work developing algorithms for the Prophecy/Z1/Oasys/Kronos etc. But we were legally bound to pay the license/show the mark on our products.
I'm sure that Yamaha (of all companies) would have the ability to use the technology as they wanted.
Some interesting memorabilia
https://web.archive.org/web/20131126203942/http://sondiusxg.com/korgpr.html
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7 hours ago, mrk7421 said:
I once again would really like to know what is up with the MAG. I have access to hearing the HX3.6
because I introduced Christian at Keyboard partner to Michael McIntosh who is doing HX3 related service work as well as service for Crumar ,Viscount Hammond Suzuki etc ,.....................................The last time he had a HX3.6
I went up there and.....that thing was complicated.Even though I own as HX3 I couldn't get to first base trying to set up split mode,CV settings and parameters to use the Leslie sim.I know the HX3 pretty well but this was such.a different animal set up wise I struck out
It is super easy with the settings, the buttons on the front to navigate to the right parameter, and the knob to set the value, and to save just press the knob and keep it pressed for a cpl of seconds.
I have one preset set up for split, and one for full keyboard, and the rest I control in real time with my B4D drawbar controller and some faders and buttons on my midi keyboard (for overdrive and reverb settings).
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14 hours ago, Mr -G- said:
Good idea! I just did that: I run the transformer around the keyboard (without opening it this time) and does not seem to induce any noise at all even when touching the panel, the screen and the connectors zone at the back.
I will try the self-wrap sleeve, I have not thought about it. In the middle of all this I wondered if it is worth opening the chassis drilling holes for the mains and miscalculating something that I might regret later...
I also got another transformer like a laptop brick which is the same voltage 12V and polarity (I think it was from an old monitor) and I might velcro that to an X stand. The cable in that seems much better than in the original wart.
Thank you all for your comments!
Or if you REALLY want this done, find a good music electronics guy in your area and pay him to do it. Back in the days I was travelling with a Juno 60, and as some of you may know they came from the factory with the mains cable fixed to the machine, highly inconvenient, so I had a three prong mains socket installed instead, at the same time I took the opportunity to add a MIDI to it and had an overhaul on the electronics in general on it as well. Unfortunately this machine, which was my 3rd Juno 60 and that I had the intention to keep for life, was stolen after a gig (the last gig I did... haha) in Paris in 2001, so much for that, HAHA!
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5 hours ago, jerrythek said:
Those patenta are really Stanford's and the work of Scott A. Van Duyne and Julius O. Smith, III, covering waveguide technology. They deserve the bulk of the credit. Yamaha paid for the rights and controlled it for a period of time. And everyone that explored that field had to pay their license fee.
Yes indeed, and considering that the KORG counterpart products comes from Stanford's Sondius program as well (same as Yamaha) and that the Prophecy is available as a software these days, it would be interesting to know if Yamaha still would have the right to do something similar today.
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Air Wick comes in all sizes and flavours these days...
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I wonder what happened to Yamaha's partnership with Stanford for the physical modeling stuff, the VL/VP machines, it would have been FANTASTIC if they included this technology in one way or the other in their flagship machines, but also created some interesting software/plugins, I assume that would be Steinberg taking care of this. I have the EX5R which contains some flavours of this, and I will never sell that machine!
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2 minutes ago, Delaware Dave said:
Its a hardware solution vs. software.
I assume the MAG organs have the beds connected right on to the HX3 circuitry, no MIDI board inbetween, this (I've heard) is supposed to give a quicker response, no 1st hand experience of it though, I am sure someone here has.
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1 hour ago, mrk7421 said:
I still am wondering what MAG organ did with their HX3 based engine to make people love them so much. I am tempted to get my old HX3 out again at least because I have a new speaker system and have gotten at least the sim in my Legend Live to sound better. For 5 grand I would consider at least consider using a Leslie.
MAG is a full organ, and they've built the physical machine around the HX3, which is just an engine, available either just as a circuit board, or you can also buy it as a half rack-ish midi module (I use this). Actually you can even buy HX3 as an XB2 retrofit kit if you have one of those that died on you (common), that will replace the dead engine in the XB2 and give it a new (and better sounding) life!
So I guess the MAG love comes from the full solution...
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Looking at its layout I would be surprised if there is not a lot of space on the right side.
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I was in contact with him late in 2021, that's a while ago now. I guess he's busy with life.
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20 minutes ago, jerrythek said:
Just listened - his stuff is really good.
That guy is amazing, he's doing custom work as well. I sent him a message when I found that site, with some nice words as I was really impressed, and he got back to me so we were in mail conversation for some time there. I had just bought my PC3 and he gave me some encouragement for the VAST programming etc. Very nice guy too!
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If you really bring something interesting to the table, don't be afraid to charge for it, your time is someone elses profit..
Here's a guy who is a real talent on VAST, I assume he's doing a nice little extra on his side hustle (I can also imagine he's spending quite some time hanging over his Kurzweil) judging from the quality of his work.
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Do you purchase flagship models?
in The Keyboard Corner
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I do recall we having a conversation about it in another thread, I definitely will source a Leslie sim at some point soon, just having a hard time deciding who to give my money... 😂