tfort Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 At NAMM, Thomas Dolby accepted a lifetime achievement award and talked about his early relationship with Roland. He gives some background on "She Blinded Me With Science" (and updates the lyrics with Hillary, I believe): Brought me back to high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Thanks for posting this. The guy's fearlessly creative. In my own personal keyboard god pantheon, he's in one of the three big chairs at the top of the mountain. I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Very cool..... Now I want to rush home and create this myself David Gig Rig:Roland Fantom 08 | Roland Jupiter 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I'm reading his autobiography at the moment - it's highly entertaining, and also shows just how much he achieved in music and in tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 At NAMM, Thomas Dolby accepted a lifetime achievement award and talked about his early relationship with Roland. He gives some background on "She Blinded Me With Science" (and updates the lyrics with Hillary, I believe): Brought me back to high school. Thank you for the link! That was a breath of fresh air. Dolby is one of the artists whose work is not only great for its own sake, but also represents a meaningful music lesson if you listen around the edges. His style is subtle and classy when its not specifically danceable. "The Flat Earth" is almost an ambient background for enjoying a smart-drug cocktail. "Budapest By Blimp" is a strange little keeper. He's been a meaningful influence for me. "Well, the 60s were fun, but now I'm payin' for it." ~ Stan Lee, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Well deserved honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I'm not sure how accurate this is, but I recall hearing years ago that his software company was responsible for the tech that made cell phone ringtones possible. The fact that I don't wish him a slow and painful death despite this situation is a testament to how highly I regard him as a musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I'm not sure how accurate this is, but I recall hearing years ago that his software company was responsible for the tech that made cell phone ringtones possible. The fact that I don't wish him a slow and painful death despite this situation is a testament to how highly I regard him as a musician. Beatnik (his company) is mentioned very briefly in the opening of the vid. As I understand it, Beatnik created the chip / tech that allowed MIDI to be used in phones. Hence, ringtones, music, etc. that was not sample based. At least that's my ignorant understanding of it. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 The dude brought game in multiple disciplines. All worthy of praise. I am unworthy, by comparison 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...
nickd Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 As I understand it, Beatnik created the chip / tech that allowed MIDI to be used in phones. Hence, ringtones, music, etc. that was not sample based. At least that's my ignorant understanding of it. According to Dolby's book, Beatnik provided the software that Nokia used for ringtones. Beatnik had developed their software earlier for web browsers on PCs, in the very early days of the World Wide Web, so you could put music on your website. They had lots of meetings with Netscape and others, but never quite landed a deal. Then, Nokia got in touch when they wanted to add polyphonic / high quality ringtones (not sample based, that came later). Nokia wanted software they could run on their existing processor, instead of having to add another hardware chip for the ringtone (due to cost, and risk of sourcing another component), so they went with Beatnik in 1999. Nokia also met Roland and Yamaha before choosing Beatnik, so it could have been a very different outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Tonewheel Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Thomas Dolby was a brilliant breath of fresh air the first time I heard him. He's amazing live as well. His book was an excellent read, not only about the music and tech industries, but about career choices in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bg Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 In the vid, is he using aftertouch to pitch bend the chords? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 A whole day and not a single snarky X-stand comment? Sheesh, you guys are slipping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 We blinded you with silence. Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 As I recall, Dolby's company Beatnik also created the GM sound set used in those WebTV boxes that were briefly popular during the 90's. That tech may have been the precursor to the work they did for Nokia. Dolby's 'Screen Kiss' is one of my favorite songs of all time. [video:youtube]9wnDkxFYQoU Michael Montage 8, Logic Pro X, Omnisphere, Diva, Zebra 2, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 In the vid, is he using aftertouch to pitch bend the chords? Given that neither the Jupiter 4 nor the Jupiter 8 has aftertouch, I'd suggest no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamanczarek Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Probably not of much interest to Keyboard players but Steve Vai got the Boss LAA. This is the third year for this award. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were inducted first in 2016. Jean-Michael Jarre and Andy Summers followed in 2017. Wonder who will get in next year? I nominate Howard Jones. His first piece of gear from the company that would become Roland was the Acetone (Bentley in the UK) Rhythm Ace. His first Keyboard was a Juno 6. C3/122, M102A, Vox V301H, Farfisa Compact, Gibson G101, GEM P, RMI 300A, Piano Bass, Pianet , Prophet 5 rev. 2, Pro-One, Matrix 12, OB8, Korg MS20, Jupiter 6, Juno 60, PX-5S, Nord Stage 3 Compact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bg Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Yeah, I know AT wasnt stock. I googled before asking and found several references to this aftermarket product: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/862842-jupiter-8-modded-aftertouch-system.html If not AT, I wonder how he does those bends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Yeah, I know AT wasnt stock. I googled before asking and found several references to this aftermarket product: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/862842-jupiter-8-modded-aftertouch-system.html If not AT, I wonder how he does those bends. Okay, help me out here... why do you seem to think that he doesn't simply have his left hand on the pitch bender? Honest question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bg Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 No, youre right, Sven. I had it in my mind that he was playing two keyboards and bending at the same time. I watched it again and saw that he never plays two keyboards at the same time. False memory. Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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