J.F.N. Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 On 7/3/2024 at 6:31 PM, J.F.N. said: IK iGrand for iPad, like a decade after the rest of the world.. This went back, refund, way too buggy, ended up with Korg Module and the Piano Essentials Pack instead, now also demoing a couple of other libraries as well. Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Havu Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 Got a Roland VR-760 arriving tomorrow. 2 Quote Hardware Yamaha DX7, PSR-530, MX61/Korg Karma/Ensoniq ESQ-1/Roland VR-760/Hydrasynth Deluxe/ Behringer DeepMind12, Model D, Odyssey, 2600/Arturia Keylab MKII 61 Software Studio One/V Collection 9/Korg Collection 5/Cherry Audio/UVI SonicPass/EW Composer Cloud/Omnisphere, Stylus RMX, Trilian/IK Total Studio 3.5 MAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Ordered this evening. 1 Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Comprised of three pieces: the CAT, the SWING and the SPM Pro Case. An affordable setup that brings back 1970s memories. 4 2 Quote Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I grabbed a used Kawai F10 H sustain pedal, will be interesting to see if it is possible to set up the SL73 to react on half pedaling sustain. I have no experience with this since before, but I found that one used for 12€ as new and read up about it, interesting to investigate, and no matter what it seems to be a nice pedal anyway! Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjosko Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Found a used Lap Steel at a good price, was 5 minutes to late, it was stuck in my head, researched a bit more and order this today together with a slide bar. Not to expensive If it didn’t work out for me. 3 Quote /Bjørn - old gearjunkie, still with lot of GAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Havu Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 VR-760 arrived, fully loaded with a couple of SRX boards as well! 2 1 Quote Hardware Yamaha DX7, PSR-530, MX61/Korg Karma/Ensoniq ESQ-1/Roland VR-760/Hydrasynth Deluxe/ Behringer DeepMind12, Model D, Odyssey, 2600/Arturia Keylab MKII 61 Software Studio One/V Collection 9/Korg Collection 5/Cherry Audio/UVI SonicPass/EW Composer Cloud/Omnisphere, Stylus RMX, Trilian/IK Total Studio 3.5 MAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoehead Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 2 hours ago, Justin Havu said: VR-760 arrived, fully loaded with a couple of SRX boards as well! Does it have the same action as the VK 8? To date, that is my favourite clone wheel action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 7/6/2024 at 4:42 AM, scoopicman said: Torso S-4. Loving it, so far. Fun setup! I also have a Soma Lyra 8, same color as yours, and it's such a fun box. 1 Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Havu Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 4 hours ago, Canoehead said: Does it have the same action as the VK 8? To date, that is my favourite clone wheel action. Not sure, as I've never played a VK-8. I'm imagining it does, as it has the VK-8 engine. It's light, fast, not fatiguing to play. I love the feel of it. Quote Hardware Yamaha DX7, PSR-530, MX61/Korg Karma/Ensoniq ESQ-1/Roland VR-760/Hydrasynth Deluxe/ Behringer DeepMind12, Model D, Odyssey, 2600/Arturia Keylab MKII 61 Software Studio One/V Collection 9/Korg Collection 5/Cherry Audio/UVI SonicPass/EW Composer Cloud/Omnisphere, Stylus RMX, Trilian/IK Total Studio 3.5 MAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 13 hours ago, Justin Havu said: VR-760 arrived, fully loaded with a couple of SRX boards as well! When I first read your thread, I though you were buying a VR730, not 760! I've just realised - this is the grandfather of the VR09 and the father of the VR700. When I first played one I wasn't familiar with tonewheel organs and I couldn't get on with the action. It's actually a very desirable board with an easy-to-use design. Enjoy! Cheers, Mike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I'm going to have to get one of these portable battery-powered PA speakers and give them a shot. Not only for small gigs, but a great solution for parties or anytime you'd like to blast some music and that little bluetooth speaker won't cut it. Love the custom graphics option!! https://www.jbl.com/portable-pa-systems/EON+ONE+COMPACT-NA.html Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 After being heavily promoted by @Reezekeys and sounding like a good addition for an iOS rig, I grabbed a MidiFlow license, absolutely great and very useful app, no regrets! 2 Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Korg Module Rhodes modules: Electric Piano Essentials 70s Earthy EP SCARBEE Classic EP-88M Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 My 20+ year old Sennheiser HD600's are starting to show their age. The ear cups are deteriorating badly. OEM replacements are $80 and out of stock. I keep reading that the off brand replacements are crap. I cannot see paying $80 for replacement ear cups for something that old. I finally broke over and ordered the Neumann NDH-30 headphones. They are supposed to be as flat as my HD600s but with extended bass. That will be helpful with my foray into electronic music. They should match up well with my Elektron boxes. Just hope I get 20 years out of them like I did the HD600's. 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 11 hours ago, RABid said: My 20+ year old Sennheiser HD600's are starting to show their age. The ear cups are deteriorating badly. OEM replacements are $80 and out of stock. I keep reading that the off brand replacements are crap. I cannot see paying $80 for replacement ear cups for something that old. I finally broke over and ordered the Neumann NDH-30 headphones. They are supposed to be as flat as my HD600s but with extended bass. That will be helpful with my foray into electronic music. They should match up well with my Elektron boxes. Just hope I get 20 years out of them like I did the HD600's. No way to tell about the longevity, but those Nuemann cans are great, I don't own them but have used them at several occasions. The only thing annoying to me was that the cable is on the "wrong" side, never got used to that! 1 Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 15 hours ago, RABid said: My 20+ year old Sennheiser HD600's are starting to show their age. The ear cups are deteriorating badly. OEM replacements are $80 and out of stock. I keep reading that the off brand replacements are crap. I cannot see paying $80 for replacement ear cups for something that old. I finally broke over and ordered the Neumann NDH-30 headphones. They are supposed to be as flat as my HD600s but with extended bass. That will be helpful with my foray into electronic music. They should match up well with my Elektron boxes. Just hope I get 20 years out of them like I did the HD600's. The ear cups are usually the first to go, "planned obsolescence". My AKG K240s seem to be the exception, they are 30+ years old with no sign of deterioration on the ear cups. I like my Sennheiser HD280 Pro - similar sound to the K240 with just enough extra bass. Comfortable on the ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Ooops... I happened to become a Pianoteq user... 1 Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 23 hours ago, RABid said: Neumann NDH-30 headphones. They are here and I love them, but for the sake of those around me I need to find a decent set of closed back headphones so the family does not have to hear me making beats on the Syntakt. 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piktor Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I recently got a great deal on this build-it-yourself acoustic piano kit. 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 34 minutes ago, Piktor said: I recently got a great deal on this build-it-yourself acoustic piano kit. 😁 LOL!! Instructions written by the sadists at IKEA? All items included as intended or per norm 2-3 screws/bolts missing too? Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I picked up an Arturia MiniFreak. I played one at Sweetwater last year and loved it. I was kind of hoping they’d release a MaxiFreak with 61 full sized keys but I decided to take the plunge anyway. Man, it is so much fun and sounds really great. The software version is super nice, too, making it ridiculously easy to program and use in your DAW. For the price, it’s a fantastic synth. 2 Quote Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Just now, Jim Alfredson said: I picked up an Arturia MiniFreak. I played one at Sweetwater last year and loved it. I was kind of hoping they’d release a MaxiFreak with 61 full sized keys but I decided to take the plunge anyway. Man, it is so much fun and sounds really great. The software version is super nice, too, making it ridiculously easy to program and use in your DAW. For the price, it’s a fantastic synth. Definitely would have been an interesting machine with a full size bed, exactly my thoughts when it released too! Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII, SL73, Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, MPC Key 37, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 On 7/12/2024 at 10:39 AM, Jim Alfredson said: I picked up an Arturia MiniFreak. I played one at Sweetwater last year and loved it. I was kind of hoping they’d release a MaxiFreak with 61 full sized keys but I decided to take the plunge anyway. Man, it is so much fun and sounds really great. The software version is super nice, too, making it ridiculously easy to program and use in your DAW. For the price, it’s a fantastic synth. I lovelovelove my MicroFreak. Half the time, I'm using it from the touch keyboard, and the rest, controlling it with a standard 61-key controller. IMHO, it's a completely different instrument when controlled externally, not necessarily better, but very different. Either way, it's one of the most fun instruments to program I have, outside of the modular. Everytime I dig into it, I come up with new and interesting patches. Plus, Arturia has been great about improving it with firmware updates. 1 Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyMoe Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 pair of red babies!!! Nord Stage 4 HA73 Nord Stage 4 Compact 1 2 Quote Montage 7, Mojo 61, PC-3, XK-3c Pro, Kronos 88, Hammond SK-1, Motif XF- 7, Hammond SK-2, Roland FR-1, FR-18, Hammond B3 - Blond, Hammond BV -Cherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Well… it finally happened. I finally got a pristine Roland Jupiter 80. When they were new, I was not able to buy one. Some would come along now and then, but still out of my reach. Today I got a call from “my guy” at GC. He’s one of the good ones. I’ve been buying from him close to 10 years at this GC. We’ve had many conversations about gear over the years. He knew my fondness for the Jupiter 80. Well he called me this afternoon to say they just got one in, in excellent condition. I immediately went. Sure enough, the board is perfect. I spent 2 hours going thru everything. It’s from one of the last runs in 2017. Has the up to date 2.11 Firmware. I’m not sure exactly why, but anytime I’ve played a Jupiter 80, I instantly connect. My GC friend said he could tell when he’d look in and see me lost in the zone playing the board with my in-ears in. I did a trade and he did his usual “take care of Dave.” So now I sit at home playing. A good day! At the store Home 8 1 2 3 Quote David Gig Rig:Roland Fantom 08 | Roland Jupiter 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineandkeyz Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 10 hours ago, EscapeRocks said: Well… it finally happened. I finally got a pristine Roland Jupiter 80. Be careful, David! When I got mine back in 2017, it almost completely cured my G.A.S. Nowadays, something new will come out, I'll go check it out in a store and... nope. Congratulations and Happy Jupitering! 1 Quote Live: Yamaha S70XS (#1); Roland Jupiter-80; Mackie 1202VLZ4; IEMs or Traynor K4 Home: Hammond SK Pro 73; Moog Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue; Yamaha S70XS (#2); Wurlitzer 200A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 On 7/8/2024 at 9:08 AM, SteveCoscia said: the CAT, the SWING The CAT has been on my list for quite a while. Let us know how you like the SWING. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Found a nice deal on factory renewed Neumann NDH-20s. They are half the price that I paid for my NDH-30's. Feeling really lucky, and I'm done buying headphones for another 20 years. 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 On 7/10/2024 at 7:14 AM, cphollis said: I'm going to have to get one of these portable battery-powered PA speakers and give them a shot. Not only for small gigs, but a great solution for parties or anytime you'd like to blast some music and that little bluetooth speaker won't cut it. Love the custom graphics option!! https://www.jbl.com/portable-pa-systems/EON+ONE+COMPACT-NA.html I got one of these last winter for my duo for when we needed something quick to set up in a small space. I chose it at the time because I needed 4 channels (two mics, guitar and keys) and most of the competitors had less than that. Have used it a few times and have been pretty satisfied. Sound is good but not terribly loud. Now there are some more options I might look at (e.g. the Mackie Showbox.) Setup time is 10 minutes compared to an hour for our normal PA. 😀 Let me know if you have questions. Quote Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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