niacin Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Yeh sounds great, you, the band and and the Valente. Rig looks great too, I think it's the most compact 3-stack I've seen. Quote Gig keys: Hammond SKpro, Korg Vox Continental, Crumar Mojo 61, Crumar Mojo Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To B3 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Great videos and playing! What was used for amplification? Quote My drawbars go to eleven. Gear: Roland VR-09, Nord Electro 2 61, Korg CX-3. Hear my music: facebook.com/smokestoneband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogman1 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Great sounding AND great playing! Thanks for sharing! I Will check out the Valente at some point. Quote Tom Nord Electro 5D, Modal Cobalt 8, Yamaha upright piano, numerous plug-ins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 One more. Getting my Richard Tee on... A little OT, but wanted to circle back and let you know that posting this demo back in December got me deep into a Paul Simon kick I have to thank you for. It's also going to be very, very handy for learning to play this tune. I did want to mention, though, since you and Mr. Fortner have both referenced the inimitable Richard Tee regarding this song (a phasey Rhodes being something of a signature for him), that while Richard played this tune in Paul Simon's live band, the electric piano part on the album is actually played by Barry Beckett of Muscle Shoals fame. He plays on "My Little Town" as well. There's your trivia for the day! 2 Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Update: just used the Valente on a band gig for the first time today I dug it, though there's one key that started acting weird, the F# above middle C. It suddenly got extra "chimey" today. I'll have to open it up and have a look. Great if the Valente is working out but a bummer having to open up and "fix" it a couple times already. Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Great videos and playing! What was used for amplification? That's the best part: nothing. The Valente was going into a Line 6 M9 stomp box modeler, then direct to the house. I used the M9 for tremolo and reverb the whole time, and then also kicked on a bit of overdrive for the solo at the end of "Do You No Good." Here's one more clip where I used it for phaser instead of tremolo... Speaking of which... A little OT, but wanted to circle back and let you know that posting this demo back in December got me deep into a Paul Simon kick I have to thank you for. It's also going to be very, very handy for learning to play this tune. Excellent, glad to hear. I did want to mention, though, since you and Mr. Fortner have both referenced the inimitable Richard Tee regarding this song (a phasey Rhodes being something of a signature for him), that while Richard played this tune in Paul Simon's live band, the electric piano part on the album is actually played by Barry Beckett of Muscle Shoals fame. Funny, I somehow had it in my mind that it was Larry Knechtel on the original. My confusion might have been because Larry played on the original "Bridge Over Troubled Water," which Richard also completely took over and made his own. I first learned of the song, and of Richard Tee, from Paul Simon's televised concert from Central Park in 1991, and that's the version I originally learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Found this one on YouTube. Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76| Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT, Kurzweil PC4 (88) Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Ah, so it turns out there are a bunch of videos on that channel. This thing sounds pretty good. Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76| Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT, Kurzweil PC4 (88) Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 The hype about the new Rhodes in another thread brought to mind the Valente. Josh: are you still enjoying yours? Has anyone else had a chance to try one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Labs Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I'm glad I came across this thread. I got my Valente over a month ago and I'm really digging it. Here's a video of me playing around on my mine (into a few MXR pedals and into my Fender Pro Junior) over at Key Magic (Valente US HQ). I plan on doing a lot with this instrument. I hope you enjoy the video. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Thanks for that Charlie. Keep em coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimoog72 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Fantastic work mate! I’ve been looking for Valente videos in a live band situation for months. I’m in Australia and am seriously considering buying one but the shipping cost is astronomical and I have no way of trying before buying. May I ask the following questions: 1. are you happy with it? 2. How do you like the action? 3. does it feel like it will last?? thanks so much. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I like te video demo,- but really,- when something needs so many stomp boxes to sound great,- the basic source s questionable. I played a lot of vintage gear and waded through exactly this amount of stomp boxes already in the 70s/early 80s,- and because of this experience I really think, going back to "vintage" is overrated,- at least for the money the manufacturers of these "re-issues" ask for. This instrument sounds more or less liek a Pianet Another good example is the new Rhodes mk 8. It sounds like it did in the 70s when in good condition (which I really like),- but for the price they ask for, it´s just only embarrassing. A.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I’d also be curious to hear how the Valente has settled in at this point, Josh. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Fortner Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Sounds gorgeous. I’d love for there to be another few notes of range on the low end. You know, so I can play the bass line to “I Wish.” If the 61-key model does well maybe they’ll make a 73 or 76. 2 Quote Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 4:24 PM, Al Coda said: when something needs so many stomp boxes to sound great,- the basic source s questionable. I mean, I've seen people play vintage Les Pauls through massive pedalboards too, so enjoying effects on the source doesn't mean it needs them. Obviously there's a tradeoff if you're willing to bail on the convenience of digital, but these things come back into fashion (or never quite leave) for a reason. 1 Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 The finger-ear connection is obviously superior on any EM keyboard to any DP. But the demos of this board, even at the capable and infuriatingly 10th-reaching hands of our own @Josh Paxton, leave me a little cold. Ironically, it sounds too pure and non-organic to me (at least based on the demos) and I have a hard time hearing the humanity in the sound. Plus I think the energy loss at high and low pitches pulls some fire from it. Funny enough, a decent OD pedal outboard would probably address both of concerns...which I suppose is me wordily agreeing with the sentiment that if you need pedals to make it sound right, it doesn't sound right. Quote 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...
Dave Bryce Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I'm not sure the input jack placement is the best idea. 🤔 Not just because I think it looks...ummm...I guess untidy is the best word, but because I'm frequently a bit of a bull in a china shop and could see my self knocking against a standard jack. 😬 Kinda surprised I don't see an angled jack plugged in to the ones in the video demos. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomterrien Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Hi everyone! I just received a Valente i bought from Rogue Music in NY. It sounds really cool but i find the keybed really harsh and extremely noisy (i've had a Rhodes, and Wurlitzer before, i know how an electro mechanical piano work). I know that the Valente is a special instrument, but in my case it is practically unplayable, did someone experienced that also? Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I have never seen or heard one in the real world, only on YouTube Hope you get it sorted out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Beck Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I am a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, 62, in Croydon, UK. I ordered a Valente in March 2023, and it arrived less than a week later. Total cost was £3660 including import duty and VAT (local tax) - I had a $300 discount voucher which cancelled the international shipping charge. My intention was always to keep it at home for jamming and recording - I gig with a Nord Electro. The Valente is a great instrument. It isn't a Wurly or a Rhodes, but it somehow captures elements of both. I have written a review, which I will post later. Meanwhile, here is a recording. All noises by me. Listen to In The Swim by Simon Beck 3 on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/VzeP3 1 Quote "Communication is everything" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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