Michael Jones Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 What is the one piece of gear that you would be willing to die for? Remember the Music!!!! Michael "I may be a craven little coward, but I'm a greedy craven little coward." Daffy Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 That would have to be the harp, wouldn't it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 My acoustic piano. No question. 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'd have to agree with Dave except that I don't have the piano of my dreams so I'd say I'd "die" for a great 7 foot with some sort of midi recording system.. Disklavier or otherwise.. in fact I think I'll have to say a K.Kawai 7 foot with a Gulbransen midi system - the only way to get polyphonic aftertouch in this world (other than with a Clavichord). I also want to say this: if I had no budget constraints and could afford a keyboard that I might not use very often, I would buy an Ensoniq ZR-76. I love the keys on that instrument (same as Fatar 1176) and there is something very comforting about its layout - it's easy to sit down and compose without having to think at all about setups or parameters for the sequencer. Plus anything you play is always recorded. I think in the "Desert Island Synth" thread I initially said this keyboard, even though I also would say K2600.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Sound Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 I want a MIDI TROMBONE!!! Anyone know where to get one? I've heard of people having them... I've never seen one. I did see a MIDI trumpet.. not quite what I want. I've also heard of people who can fit a T-bone mouthpiece with a pick-up to hook to an amp... Anyone seen those? I want.... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Valky www.vsoundinc.com PS: I would also die for Dave's "equipment". http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif Valkyrie Sound: http://www.vsoundinc.com Now at TSUTAYA USA: http://www.tsutayausa.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve44 Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Maybe you could play a midi theremin with your right hand moving as if you were playing trombone, and then have a Yamaha BC-3 that would sense your breath pressure and turn it into mouthpiece harmonic information via some midi patch in Max. Then you could program the Ethervox's pitch information with the breath information to produce actual notes. Oh, and then with your left hand you'd need a Midi-plunger, which you know you can get at Toys R Us. Seriously, though.. I am pretty sure that the Yamaha Silent Brass system (which is mostly for Saxophone) will take the sound from your bell and pitch-to-midi it so that you have a midid output. That's the way the system works: It plugs up almost all your sound and then lets you control the volume of a midi'd patch of your instrument. Or you could just make a very large donation to the MIT Media Lab and have somebody make you some unique new instrument. Man, I wish I played Trombone.. sometimes I think that whenever I'm playing a Brassy Oberheim Sawtooth patch that I'm basically just trying to imitate a trombone player, except with resonance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F7sound - Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 I don't know about "die", but I'd love an Emu Modular.... Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.f7sound.com Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.F7sound.com http://www.regurgitron.com http://www.LaptopNoise.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastresort001aol.com Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Roland JP-8000... but I don't know about die for it. I'd give up sex for a little while. Tweaking all those knobs and sliders has been more fulfilling at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Are you saying the opposite sex should be redesigned with more knobs and sliders, thus requiring less frequent journeys into mystifying submenus? http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Originally posted by lastresort001@aol.com: Roland JP-8000... but I don't know about die for it. I'd give up sex for a little while. Tweaking all those knobs and sliders has been more fulfilling at times. I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Originally posted by valkyriesound: I want a MIDI TROMBONE!!! Anyone know where to get one? I've heard of people having them... I've never seen one. I did see a MIDI trumpet.. not quite what I want. I bet Steiner can make you a slide version of an EVI (the MIDI "trumpet" controller). Money talks. I used to want a Holton Firebird - a Maynard Ferguson designed trumpet with valves AND a slide...and Maynard's range to go with it! As for the topic, I'll take an Oberheim 8-voice w/2 manuals (not an OB-8...the while-faced one with the SEMs). What did those sell for in the '70s, $8-10K? I know someone who bought one...it could loosen the fillings in your teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F7sound - Posted May 17, 2001 Share Posted May 17, 2001 Originally posted by lastresort001@aol.com: Roland JP-8000... but I don't know about die for it. I'd give up sex for a little while. Tweaking all those knobs and sliders has been more fulfilling at times. I've got one of those JP8000s, and I didn't have to give up sex for it. I just had to cut off my left arm. Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.f7sound.com Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.F7sound.com http://www.regurgitron.com http://www.LaptopNoise.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_dup3 Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 Wait a minute, this is a trick question isn't it---if I'm dead how do I make use of the gear ?! How about we partner up & then I can use it after you pass on http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/eek.gif ("He was such a fine man with so much potential...I only hope to carry on the work in his name & do the best I can..."). http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif ------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 Things I already have: My piano (Yamaha grand) Things I don't have: Kyma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthiboy1 Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 A waldorf Wave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiri Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 Definitely Horowitz's piano, or a church organ without the church! Nothing much! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobro Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 Originally posted by marino: Things I don't have: Kyma Like a blue-ribbon fool I failed to pick up a used copy of John Paul Jones' Zooma when I had the chance, now I'll have to find it new...the album is apparently primarily Kyma. I've never used it, but I have the literature stashed like a porn mag, to open in the dark hours and drool... looks like a hell of a system. -CB ------------------ Kosmolith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teemudeepone.org Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 The special edition of Manley's Massive Passive eq-unit... otherwise the same but it's COVERED IN 24K GOLD! Hey, it's only a 500$ extra. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegerardi Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 A Fairlight IIx Granted, it's dated, it's limited, and it colors the sound, but they are just SO cool, that I'll lust after one forever. http://www.ghservices.com/gregh/fairligh/images/fairlight_cmi_ii_flash.gif This message has been edited by joegerardi on 05-18-2001 at 03:59 PM Setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88, Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Alesis QSR, Roland M-GS64 Yamaha KX-88, KX76, Roland Super-JX, E-Mu Longboard 61, Kawai K1II, Kawai K4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted May 19, 2001 Share Posted May 19, 2001 1) Yamaha CS-80 (or, while we're at it, a GX-1); btw- if anyone knows of a CS-80 in good condition for sale, please eMail me! 2) Steinway B Grand Piano (matte black, oh, and a house big enough to put it in!) 3) vintage Moog Modular (about series 55 size) 4) mint Hammond B-3 (with Leslies, of course) -Marshall xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Sound Posted May 19, 2001 Share Posted May 19, 2001 Originally posted by Steve44: Seriously, though.. I am pretty sure that the Yamaha Silent Brass system (which is mostly for Saxophone) will take the sound from your bell and pitch-to-midi it so that you have a midid output. That's the way the system works: It plugs up almost all your sound and then lets you control the volume of a midi'd patch of your instrument. Thanks for the idea... but that won't quite work... The silent brass system doesn't output MIDI at all. It just plugs up your sound, picks it up with a little microphone and then puts it back out into headphones or the line out. It's more like a DI for Trombone. No pitch to MIDI at all.... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/frown.gif I may still get one.. then I can run it through a POD or something... could get interesting! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Or you could just make a very large donation to the MIT Media Lab and have somebody make you some unique new instrument.[/b] Hmm... when I have that kind of $$$! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Man, I wish I played Trombone.. sometimes I think that whenever I'm playing a Brassy Oberheim Sawtooth patch that I'm basically just trying to imitate a trombone player, except with resonance.[/b] There's nothing like the real thing! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Again, thanks for the idea... I'm trying to find anything to make T-Bone playing interesting again... Valky www.vsoundinc.com Valkyrie Sound: http://www.vsoundinc.com Now at TSUTAYA USA: http://www.tsutayausa.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted May 19, 2001 Share Posted May 19, 2001 Originally posted by valkyriesound: There's nothing like the real thing! Like Coca-Cola from outside the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted May 20, 2001 Share Posted May 20, 2001 The only instruments I'd die for are either a harp or an accordian, since they're the only instruments you can play when you're dead. - "Botch" Larsen Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted May 20, 2001 Share Posted May 20, 2001 1. A pipe organ at least the size of the one in the Mormon Tabernacle - and a matching hall. 2. The Elephantophone from Marsipulami/Spirou comic books. 3. The worlds most valuable violin. I have no clue how much it would be worth, but I wouldn't be surpriced if it exceeds $5-8 million. I would sell it to the highest bidder and spend most of it on a couple of nice houses/apartments around the globe - doesn't need to be very big or fancy, as long as they are located at the right spots. Just my 2c. worth of daydreaming... /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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