mcgoo Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Got to meet a fellow forumite last night as Redkey was playing with Dulcet Road at Locals Only. Disappointingly, despite encouragement from Kanker & I, he neglected to bring his brand new C-3 with him. We actually met over a few bars away where Kanker was playing with the Jeff Chapin Trio. Kanker was killin' as always- no surprise there. Did a very nice job playing keybass too. I never get tired of hearing that dude on his XK-3C system. Wish we coulda stayed longer, but we didn't want to miss any of Redkey's 45 minute set. So, the Mrs & I headed over to Locals Only fairly early, only to find (big surprise) that the band before Redkey's was just starting. Ah well, at least they were decent. Anyway the other band got done, Redkey setup, gave me a private tour of his efficient, yet killing rig (Nord Stage Compact w/ Ventilator & Motif Rack), and then the band played. Great original music, great playing, tons of palm smearing Hammond, Wurly & clav chops. I enjoyed getting to hear the Ventilator for the 1st time, and I gotta say, very impressive! And he turned me onto a beer I'd never tried- 312 Urban Wheat Beer, a native Chicago brew. And then, when they got done, his rig packs into 1 1/2 trips to the car. Wow- I am so missing the boat- I'm too embarrassed to admit how many trips it takes me to load in/out. Fun to meet you Dan- see ya next time! 'Hope the rest of you will give us Indy folks a shout when you're rolling thru. Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Benhamou Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 'Hope the rest of you will give us Indy folks a shout when you're rolling thru. MOS DEF!!!!! After hangin' out here a while, there's not too many places I could travel to and not have at least 1 person I could call to shoot the shit with. I love this place! Ian Benhamou Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals [url:https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTheMusicalBox/]The Musical Box[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I wish I could have gotten by the show. Would have been great to catch RedKey's band and actually hear a Stage in live performance. Great seeing you last night Greg. You were there for what, all of 5 minutes? A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Oh, it was actually about 1/2 an hour- you just never looked up from your rig! Seemed like a lot longer while I was waiting for the bartender to pour me a beer. Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Takes to much concentration to mess up the keyboard part AND the bass part to look up.... A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKey Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Wow, thanks. I really had a great time. Would have loved to catch more than 30 minutes of Kanker's show, but I would not have given up hanging with McGoo and wife over a couple good beers either. Truly great meeting you guys and look forward to next time! Kanker, I think you are Superman. Damn! fine! playin'! All my best, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yeah man, wish I coulda caught your gig. Great meeting you though, hopefully there's a hang in the cards down the road. Greg split as soon as you did - guess he couldn't stand the music without some company A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 guess he couldn't stand the music without some company Well, if I'd stayed much longer there woulda been some tears in my beer, stemming from sheer (gear & chops) jealousy. Actually, I coulda listened to you guys all night. The wife, not so much. If you'd been playing some old Clash or Ramones, she woulda been dancin & making a spectacle of herself. Let me know if your song list ever starts incorporating some of them fine artists. Tad could sing that stuff, right? The funny part is that we pulled into the parking lot of Locals Only while Dan was getting changed by his van. That's a part of road life my wife hasn't seen- getting changed out in the car 'cause the bar doesn't have a backstage room (or at least one you're not afraid to be in for very long). Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKey Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yeah, I'm sure my "upgraded" outfit (jeans, black tee) really helped... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 ......The funny part is that we pulled into the parking lot of Locals Only while Dan was getting changed by his van..... So that's his story and he's sticking to it? "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Yeah, I'm sure my "upgraded" outfit (jeans, black tee) really helped... Ah, you had already removed the black ski mask. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 BTW guys, objectively - was the bass sufficient coming from the K10 where you were sitting? A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 yes, it was clean & identifiable. It wasn't exactly putting me in danger of an uncontrolled bowel movement, but it was working. On a different note, at times it sounded like you hit the brake on the sim. Was that the case or did my ears deceive? I rarely do that- usually only if I'm going for a transistor type of sound. Sounded cool, but caught me off guard. Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I rarely use Chorale. Kind of a combination of the jazzer and the Memphis soul junkie in me. Plus in that kind of setting, organ duo plus singer doing blues, the brake with a bit of overdrive kinda adds a little extra ignorant to the sound that makes it less polite. I actually pull the Chorale plugs on 122's and 147's for some gigs.... A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKey Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 was the bass sufficient coming from the K10 where you were sitting? I felt your overall volume could have been up a bit. I could hear you, but certainly wanted more. Sounded to me that you had the "deep" mode on. Even at low volume, ~20 feet of distance, and you sitting right in front of the speaker, I could still FEEL the bass without it being loud. Pretty cool. In that setting, I would turn overall volume up a bit and get the speaker a little higher so the horn hits the crowd a bit. Your balance of LH bass was just fine. Really fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 was the bass sufficient coming from the K10 where you were sitting? I felt your overall volume could have been up a bit. I could hear you, but certainly wanted more. Sounded to me that you had the "deep" mode on. Even at low volume, ~20 feet of distance, and you sitting right in front of the speaker, I could still FEEL the bass without it being loud. Pretty cool. In that setting, I would turn overall volume up a bit and get the speaker a little higher so the horn hits the crowd a bit. Your balance of LH bass was just fine. Really fine. Glad to hear it, but you might be surprised to hear it was in Norm mode. Outdoors no less. The K10 is a bad bass kickin box. I'll definitely try a different speaker placement next time I play there. I think I'm getting too much of me, and blocking the horn a bit. A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Benhamou Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I rarely use Chorale. Kind of a combination of the jazzer and the Memphis soul junkie in me. You're the real deal. Ian Benhamou Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals [url:https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTheMusicalBox/]The Musical Box[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 I rarely use Chorale. Kind of a combination of the jazzer and the Memphis soul junkie in me. Good tip for new territory to explore. I learned my Hammond playing from rockers that played organ, but weren't necessarily blues or jazz organists. I always loved the chorale sound so much I've rarely explored not using it. Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I understand. It's a very dry sound, and it took me a while to get used to it. Once I did, I found less use for Chorale. The C/V tends to be slightly more effective in stop, it's effect a bit more pronounced when you go from off to on. It adds a bit of motion to the sound even when the brake is on. A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Brian Auger, Tom Coster(that boy REALLY loved vibrato), Booker T....yeah. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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