Dave Bryce Posted October 14, 2000 Share Posted October 14, 2000 The purpose of this forum is to provide a relatively safe haven for people who are into keyboards, synthesizers, software, MIDI, and anything else that might even remotely fit into that category to have discussions and debates on anything that seems like it might be fair game and/or fun to explore. It is also intended as a place where anyone requiring assistance can find someone with similar experiences who can help them with suggestions, hints, URLs, etc. Although it is not intended to be a tech-support forum, it is just fine if that's where it goes. All levels of proficiency are welcomed. Have fun! dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted October 14, 2000 Share Posted October 14, 2000 Dave -- Welcome to the family, it's great to have you here! Go for it!! Craig Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2000 Share Posted October 14, 2000 I, for one, am looking forward to being involved in this forum. Here's why: although I would primarily call myself a guitarist, my first instrument was the piano (first lessons at age 3!!!). I was always fascinated by the art of sound design, long before I knew what sound design was. But I remember going over to my cousin's house in the mid '70s to find this weird thing that when you pushed a key down, instead of making the usual piano sound, started going "bleep" and "bloop" and, occasionally, "wee-wee-wee-weeeeeee". I was instantly hooked. When I was 15, I lied about my age so I could work all summer long to save up and get my first synth to call my own...a brand new Juno 60. Man, I've never had such a creative period as those months to follow. Every night, I locked the door of my room, ingested illegal substances and ran back and forth between my Portastudio, my guitar and my Juno. Anyway, years went by, I got older (though not really wiser), and I still like to make things go "bleep" and "bloop". I even learned to play music with my synths...or at least my definition of music. And today, I do the majority of my composing on synths and computers. Even though I'm now just another marketing weasel, it still brings great satisfaction when I get the "bleeps" in the right order. So, glad to be here, and glad Dave Bryce is moderating...a good guy for this forum if there ever was one. - Jeff, TASCAM Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 14, 2000 Author Share Posted October 14, 2000 Originally posted by jklopmeyer@tascam.com: So, glad to be here, and glad Dave Bryce is moderating...a good guy for this forum if there ever was one. - Jeff, TASCAM Guy Thanks, Jeff - I'll get you that $20 right away http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. G Posted October 14, 2000 Share Posted October 14, 2000 Dave -- welcome! Wonderful to have you here... ------------------ Mitch Gallagher Editor EQ magazine the poster formerly known as MitchG formerly known as EQ_Editor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 14, 2000 Author Share Posted October 14, 2000 Originally posted by Anderton: Dave -- Welcome to the family, it's great to have you here! Go for it!! Craig Thanks, Craig! I really appreciate the support. It will be a great asset to have you participating in this forum! dB [This message has been edited by Dave Bryce (edited 10-13-2000).] ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 14, 2000 Author Share Posted October 14, 2000 Originally posted by EQ_Editor: Dave -- welcome! Wonderful to have you here... Mitch - Thanks! This should be a lot of fun. I am glad to see that you are going to be frequenting this forum as well - your wisdom will be greatly appreciated! dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. G Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: your wisdom will be greatly appreciated! Wisdom? I'm a guitar player fer gawdsakes.... I'll be around; once a Keyboard guy always a Keyboard guy...otherwise Aikin comes after you. ------------------ Mitch Gallagher Editor EQ magazine the poster formerly known as MitchG formerly known as EQ_Editor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthfoolsynthfool.com Posted October 18, 2000 Share Posted October 18, 2000 I'm here. Where's the food? (Best wishes on your new forum, Dave!) Kevin Lightner http://www.synthfool.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 18, 2000 Author Share Posted October 18, 2000 Originally posted by synthfool@synthfool.com: I'm here. Where's the food? (Best wishes on your new forum, Dave!) Kevin Lightner http://www.synthfool.com All the food's been eaten - Peake got the last of it. Good to see you, Kevin! dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2000 Share Posted October 20, 2000 You rock, dB! Welcome to the family. -Greg Rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 20, 2000 Author Share Posted October 20, 2000 Originally posted by gregrule@musicplayer.com: You rock, dB! Welcome to the family. -Greg Rule Thanks, Greg! You da man! dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbox Posted May 14, 2001 Share Posted May 14, 2001 No Dave: YOU Da Man!!! I thought I'd bring back this thread for a little nostalgia value. I missed out on this site during 2000, but I sure have enjoyed it since January! Congrats, Dave, on what you've created here during the last seven months! Enthusiasm powers the world. Craig Anderton's Archiving Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted May 15, 2001 Author Share Posted May 15, 2001 Originally posted by soapbox: Congrats, Dave, on what you've created here during the last seven months! It ain't me, soap - it's us. I could sit here and type by myself from now to next year - what makes this forum hum is the community that you all have built here. I love it - I look forward to reading and posting on it every day. I owe you all a debt of tremendous gratitude for taking the time and energy to participate. Thank you - sincerely. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph Posted May 16, 2001 Share Posted May 16, 2001 Gosh, Dave... stop! (I promised myself I wouldn't cry!) Bill Murphy www.murphonics.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis122761 Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 D. Byrne, Who are you and what are your credentials? I've played keyboards for 29 years and don't recall your name on any album or song that I may have listened to or song that I've covered in a band. Richard Wright rings a bell. Rick Wakeman rings a bell. Keith Emerson rings a bell. Billy Powell rings a bell. Don Airey rings a bell. Tony Carey/David Rosenthal, ding, ding, ding. You don't. Where's your place in musical history? Regards, Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 And the troll is back! yee-ha Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 D. Byrne??? ...from Talking Heads??? ...where??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted May 17, 2001 Author Share Posted May 17, 2001 D. Byrne, I'm guessing that you're talking to me. My name is Bryce. David Byrne is a member of the Talking Heads. Who are you and what are your credentials? There are two threads on the back pages of this forum about who I am. For the purposes of this forum, I am its moderator. Apparently, there are people who believe that my credentials warrant that title, since I was appointed to the position by Keyboard Magazine and the nice people who run Music Player Network and United Entertainment Media. Personally, I'm grateful for the opportunity. So, who are you? Where can we hear your music? What songs of yours have I played? I've played keyboards for 29 years and don't recall your name on any album or song that I may have listened to or song that I've covered in a band. Richard Wright rings a bell. Rick Wakeman rings a bell. Keith Emerson rings a bell. Billy Powell rings a bell. Don Airey rings a bell. Tony Carey/David Rosenthal, ding, ding, ding. You don't. You'd like to see my name on an album? Okay - pick up EL&P's last album, Then and Now. You'll find my name in the album credits, right after Bob Moog's. Where's your place in musical history? Right here, big guy. Where's yours? Regards, Dennis Back atcha, dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Originally posted by dennis122761: I've played keyboards for 29 years and don't recall your name on any album or song that I may have listened to or song that I've covered in a band. Regards, Dennis ...and you've played on which albums??? Would they be found in the COVER BAND section at Tower Records??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve44 Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 I was thinking about emailing this to craig anderton or some Keyboard mag folks, but I think this thread is a good place for the following. Like all of you, I agree that this place is wonderful, the community is so cool and the discussions are so informative and thoughtful. Having read the Introductions thread, I've been noticing more and more that a lot of the people spending time here are friends or coworkers of dB. So there's a high Alesis representation here.. and then we've got Mike Martin from Kurzweil. I would really like it if we could get more members of technical circles related to various keyboard manufacturers, such as Yamaha, Korg, and Roland. I wonder if Keyboard Magazine or Musicplayer.com could send out invitations to these companies or their employees to encourage them to come join the party, thereby increasing the pool of knowledge and types of opinions/backgrounds when it comes to specific synths. I'm not sure to whom these should be sent exactly, since our Alesis folk come from several different parts of the company, and Mike Martin seems to have just strolled in. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlopHappy Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 You're kidding right? Man, this is a war zone...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Whatever happened to Dennis??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted May 17, 2001 Author Share Posted May 17, 2001 I've been noticing more and more that a lot of the people spending time here are friends or coworkers of dB. So there's a high Alesis representation here.. and then we've got Mike Martin from Kurzweil. So, what's your point? Sure, there's four or five people who used to be associated with Alesis who post here. So what? Frankly, I am grateful for any industry professionals who choose to spend their spare time on this forum. I would really like it if we could get more members of technical circles related to various keyboard manufacturers, such as Yamaha, Korg, and Roland. I wonder if Keyboard Magazine or Musicplayer.com could send out invitations to these companies or their employees to encourage them to come join the party, thereby increasing the pool of knowledge and types of opinions/backgrounds when it comes to specific synths. I'm not sure to whom these should be sent exactly, since our Alesis folk come from several different parts of the company, and Mike Martin seems to have just strolled in. What a great idea. I wonder why I didn't think of it? Oh, wait a minute... First of all, Mike Martin did not just "stroll in". He, like myself, was an original member of Craig Anderton's SSS forum on AOL. So was my friend Laurie Z, long before I knew her...as a matter of fact, that's how we met. She was working for Yamaha at the time. Jeff Klopmeyer also participated in SSS. I am delighted to have them here as well as anyone else who would care to participate. As far as getting Keyboard Magazine and/or musicplayer.com to send out invitations, I represent both of those organizations, and I have repeatedly asked a bunch of people from Yamaha, Korg, Roland, E-mu, and other companies to either participate in the forum, and/or to ask some of their people to participate in the forum. They have chosen not to do so, and I can't make them post. If you feel that you can get any representatives of these companies to participate, please feel free to give it a shot. Thanks for your comments. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve44 Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 I wonder why I didn't think of it? Oh, wait a minute... A lot of times I come with ideas about how things should or could be, and then think that it's because they haven't tried to be that way already. Usually in this situation I find that somebody already thought about it, tried it, and it didn't work. But if I don't ask, then I get this guilty feeling that it's my fault that it didn't happen. So I ask. Thanks for the story, Dave. I appreciate hearing the history, I like hearing people get nostalgiac. I don't see the board as Alesis-heavy at all, I just had hope that maybe there were others out there. Maybe when I start meeting reps and product specialists I'll ask them personally. Speaking of history, I just read your story about Andromeda's name on the FAQ. Very cool stuff.. Now on to the future: I have an appointment at the NASA lab on campus in twenty minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: They have chosen not to do so, and I can't make them post. Sure you can... offer to spread nasty rumors about them and/or their company on this very forum! If that doesn't work, try putting various body parts of beloved pets in bed with them. Then, you can break kneecaps.. Sorry. Watched "Godfather" last night. Bill Murphy www.murphonics.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Yep, I don't have an Alesis or a Kurzweil (does the micro-piano count?)but I love this forum anyway. Thanks to all of you, especially to Dave. I thought I would pick up mostly technical tips from this forum, like how to de-modulate the fibrilator with the LFQ while playing a pedantic scale. But really there are some fundamental musical things, cool things I learn daily from you all. Take today for instance. In the middle of a long thread about rap..... Mr Leblanc says "My definition of music is that it is sound interpreted." Huh? Well, that's a different assumption than my working assumption, and helps me reconcile the tension between my artistic tendencies and my schmaltzy tendencies. May not mean much to you guys, but that's an area I often have trouble with. So I got a beautiful nugget of insight. Thanks Steve. This is a great environment to hang around in and learn from. And I wanted to say thank you. Jerry PS: I confess I watched Dumbo, a brilliant, sentimental Disney movie with my son last night. ------------------ www.tuskerfort.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 I approach all BB forums like a think tank of sorts...I throw out ideas that are in my head at the time and assimilate other posters ideas into my thought processes...I like to think I've learned something from it all. I don't really profess that I'm right all the time, I'm at least smart enough to know a lot of the time I'm not. I'm really happy you got insight from something I typed...thanks for mentioning it...it makes me feel a little better about a thread that took on a tone I normally try to avoid. I agree that this forum is full of excellent ideas about music...even though everyone doesn't always agree. It really doesn't matter if we agree or not...the discussion alone brings about some enlightenment. Peace and Love, Steve http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 One more thing... From your website: Extemporaneous Audience Music I would like to conduct a musical event where the audience has the opportunity to respond to and shape the direction of the music. The ability to do this has been created by modern sampling technology, which can capture, transform, and quickly reproduce input from the audience. The organizing of information would have to be done (some pre-arranged and some in real time) by the musicians, but much of the information can be developed from the audience. Spoken word, sounds and even musical phrases can be used. This seems like a pretty cool idea, good luck with it. http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis122761 Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 And so my friends, you ask: What are my credentials. 29 years of keyboards, and what albums? Try the band Drastic. The label is Drastic Measures. The album is: That Was Then. Album number II is in the works. Where can you find a copy of this album. At one of our concerts, anywhere. As far as the cover band comment. All bands start out playing covers of someone. Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, etc...Yeah we play one cover song - Uriah Heep's Stealin', which also appears on our first album. So. Now you know. If anyone would like a copy or two of our first album, you can e-mail me and I'll gladly sell you one. I also only use analog keyboards, such as Moog, ARP, Roland Juno 106(hybrid), Korg MS-20, etc... Regards, Dennis122761@postmark.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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