Jaime Chimuelo Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I assume some here already use a way to do Keyswitching live w/o having to do the one handed playing. But just in case you don't and you would like to keep both hands playing, the MIDI Soltion F8 allows this. It's a 1U MIDI controller that uses 8 x outs for expression pedals, sustain pedals and footswitches. It comes with a downloadable software app that allows custom control over every aspect. I use 2 x Expressions and 6 x footpedal switches. The footpedal switches will do the note on/off's required for up to 8 different articulations. I have 6 articulations I use. 4 for the Chris Hein Horns 2.0 library for shakes, swells, sustain and stacatto, the other 2 for VSL Strings. Expression pedals use B3 drawbars ganged, and Filter Cutoff + Keytrack swells simulataneously on hardware and software synths. It also is the way to keep a clean look on your Keyboard stand. Just thought I'd share a performers tip in case 2 handed playing is necessary. www.midisolutions.com Magnus C350 and a TV Dinner Tray Stand http://soundcloud.com/you/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 This is a great company for little midi Utilities. He actually made me a custom event processor for a very specific task once. I only had one MIDI channel left from my sequencer and needed to control 16 channels of a digital mixer via and send patch changes to several different devices on different MIDI channels. I don't remember the details as it was a while ago, but he ended up doing a module that translated a bunch of controller data from one channel into the appropriate messages on multiple channels, including sysex for the mixer control. I was very specific with what I needed it to do, and he came through - it worked like a champ. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Chimuelo Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 St.Louis,Mo....!!! That's my home town Brotha'Man. The pic of me w/ the CS80 & Rhodes in the avatar was from the S.S. Admiral back when it rocked. 3000 + people on the dance floor. Actually it's from Bob Kubans Biography. I got a free copy. Yeah I use lot's of his stuff. Guys who play live, well at least in my encounters have his stuff in their racks. Great stuff for CV use also. I still use my ancient DMC MX-8 along with the MS stuff also. Definately not your basic Guitar Center gear. Magnus C350 and a TV Dinner Tray Stand http://soundcloud.com/you/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 What's really awesome is that most (if not all) of the MIDI Solutions units are passive. Less to go wrong, fewer things to forget to plug in, etc., etc. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Actually, most are powered off of the MIDI In. Most of the time this is fine, but I had come across some older gear that won't power them up (I don't know if they maybe don't meet the MIDI specification, or what) - just something to be cognizant of. And for instance, the MIDI Merger is powered by one of the inputs but not the other - I recall I had to plug them in the right way because one of the keyboards I was merging would power and one wouldn't, so if it didn't power up I'd switch the two. This was back in the early/mid 90's. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Actually, most are powered off of the MIDI In. Most of the time this is fine, but I had come across some older gear that won't power them up (I don't know if they maybe don't meet the MIDI specification, or what) - just something to be cognizant of. And for instance, the MIDI Merger is powered by one of the inputs but not the other - I recall I had to plug them in the right way because one of the keyboards I was merging would power and one wouldn't, so if it didn't power up I'd switch the two. This was back in the early/mid 90's. I know some computer interfaces don't give the correct voltages. I bet there's lower end synths that do the same thing. A MIDI interface will work at much lower signal levels than are specified by the standard and modern electronics also works at relatively low voltages, so some people cheap out by saving a rail on the power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 St.Louis,Mo....!!! That's my home town Brotha'Man. The pic of me w/ the CS80 & Rhodes in the avatar was from the S.S. Admiral back when it rocked. 3000 + people on the dance floor. Actually it's from Bob Kubans Biography. I got a free copy. Bob Kuban's still around. My brother used to play on the Admiral when it used to actually go on cruises (it doesn't anymore). I was just a little tike then, but his influence is pretty obvious. It's kind of sad, that whole area has become devoid of live music and overcome by Casinos. "The Landing" was THE place to play if you were in a band when I first started. Now it's all moved out to the county and there's virtually nothing in the city. sad. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Dang, he must be 200 years old by now! I'm from Columbia, and I saw Bob Kuban and the In Men there in what must have been 1967. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Chimuelo Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 Yepp. St.Louis was happening until around '84 when I booked. I was a lucky guy and played all of the big clubs on the East side w/ Head East, Mama's Pride, and the Landing gigs w/ JD Parran. At least they still have live entertainment. California folks flock to Lake Tahoe & Las Vegas because there's no live entertainment anywhere, unless of course you're a DJ... You guys seem like a Tribute Band. You can make bank out here doing that. Too many groups concentrate on Rod Stewart, Ozzy, etc., and they do pretty good. But the contractors making the best jack do what you guys are doing, a tribute to an era. I was in a '70's tribute for a couple years that did mostly Yes, Pink Floyd and ELP. I had a blast as the players were all critical on rehersals and I even had to wear a silly sequenced cape and Blond wig.....LoL....I felt like Liberace. Good luck w/ your gig as it appears you have the right idea. BTW who did your brother play with? I bet I know him..... That town was on fire from Scott Joplin and the 1904 Worlds Fair to about 1984. It is sad, but we still have Nevada, New York & New Orleans where live is where it's at. Nice Chat Good Luck. Magnus C350 and a TV Dinner Tray Stand http://soundcloud.com/you/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Gosh, I don't know if I can even remember his band's names - Allspice and Don't Miss are a couple that come to mind. His name is Mark Elze, and he played mostly with Chris Selmeyer, Greg Maglione (I know I'm butchering the spelling), and went through a number of drummers and female vocalists. He played with Tony Saputo at one time, who later went on to play with Reba McEntire and was killed in a plane crash. He probably played around town late 70's through the mid 80's. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I played St. Louis at American Theater and Keil Auditorium a couple of times in '73 with an originals band called Slaughterhouse, then played around town from 75-76 in a kind of prog rock covers band called Sky High. At one point our bass player was Felix Robinson, who went out to LA and later played with Angel. My wife is a South St. Louis gal, and I met her in a dive on Kingshighway called Rusty Springs. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I know some computer interfaces don't give the correct voltages. I bet there's lower end synths that do the same thing. A MIDI interface will work at much lower signal levels than are specified by the standard and modern electronics also works at relatively low voltages, so some people cheap out by saving a rail on the power supply. On the MS website, there's a list of equipment that won't work with the MS stuff. IIRC, it's because of not following the Midi standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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