Slowly Posted August 19, 2002 Posted August 19, 2002 Is it just me being an organ fanatic or does just about every commerical on T.V. have an organ screaming in the background? Kcbass "Let It Be!"
Stephen Fortner Posted August 19, 2002 Posted August 19, 2002 I've noticed that. It seems to be the commercials that are selling something to the hip, Tarantino fan crowd. It went away for awhile, but it now seems that "Hammond" is a buzzword on the lips of A&R and some advertising types. You play a B at your church, right KC? I see so many churches these days with lame-ass Clavinovas and stuff, and Jesus doesn't want that. Jesus wants the real deal! That's what the "H" in his name stands for! That gives me an idea for a miracle that should have happened. Apostle: Crap! The guests are almost here, we're outta wine, and the Kurzweil with the gospel organ samples won't boot. JC: What's under that dust cover over there? A: Oh, that's a Casio digital piano. We can't play that. JC: Nope, it's a B3. A: No, I looked. It's a Casio. JC: Are you sure? Look again... A: (looks) Jesus Christ ! JC: Yeah, what? A: It was an expression. Sorry. JC: Oh, right. Well, fire it up and I'll get on the wine thing. I need your keys. A: You're going to turn my keys into wine ??? JC: No, I'm gonna drive your truck to the Circle Aleph for some Boone's Farm... No real sacrilege intended. God must have a sense of humor, else He wouldn't have made us! 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
b_3guy Posted August 19, 2002 Posted August 19, 2002 Originally posted by Kcbass: Is it just me being an organ fanatic or does just about every commerical on T.V. have an organ screaming in the background? KcbassAll the jingle guys have the NI B4, I can tell from the sound. Steve www.seagullphotodesign.com
Jeep Posted August 19, 2002 Posted August 19, 2002 SteveFortner: Hoo-haw!! Thanks for the hilarious post. Your little vignette cracked me up. Ten minutes after reading it, I still have laugh-tears rimming my eyes.
Slowly Posted August 19, 2002 Author Posted August 19, 2002 Originally posted by SteveFortner: I've noticed that. It seems to be the commercials that are selling something to the hip, Tarantino fan crowd. It went away for awhile, but it now seems that "Hammond" is a buzzword on the lips of A&R and some advertising types. You play a B at your church, right KC? I see so many churches these days with lame-ass Clavinovas and stuff, and Jesus doesn't want that. Jesus wants the real deal! That's what the "H" in his name stands for! That gives me an idea for a miracle that should have happened. Apostle: Crap! The guests are almost here, we're outta wine, and the Kurzweil with the gospel organ samples won't boot. JC: What's under that dust cover over there? A: Oh, that's a Casio digital piano. We can't play that. JC: Nope, it's a B3. A: No, I looked. It's a Casio. JC: Are you sure? Look again... A: (looks) Jesus Christ ! JC: Yeah, what? A: It was an expression. Sorry. JC: Oh, right. Well, fire it up and I'll get on the wine thing. I need your keys. A: You're going to turn my keys into wine ??? JC: No, I'm gonna drive your truck to the Circle Aleph for some Boone's Farm... No real sacrilege intended. God must have a sense of humor, else He wouldn't have made us! Us and the duck-bill platipuss. Taht was too too funny. Kcbass "Let It Be!"
Slowly Posted August 19, 2002 Author Posted August 19, 2002 Originally posted by b_3guy: Originally posted by Kcbass: Is it just me being an organ fanatic or does just about every commerical on T.V. have an organ screaming in the background? KcbassAll the jingle guys have the NI B4, I can tell from the sound.The sound is pretty weak, I thought the B4 had more guts than that. It`s still good to hear though. Kcbass "Let It Be!"
b_3guy Posted August 20, 2002 Posted August 20, 2002 [/qb]The sound is pretty weak, I thought the B4 had more guts than that. It`s still good to hear though. Kcbass[/QB] You can set it up anywheres from mean & nasty to sweet & perfect. Steve www.seagullphotodesign.com
Mike Martin Posted August 27, 2002 Posted August 27, 2002 Found this interesting link today. Check this out - - http://www.theboxblack.com/ -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for.
Stephen Fortner Posted August 27, 2002 Posted August 27, 2002 I make a joke about Jesus creating a real B3, and then Mike finds that link. Gives me the eeriest feeling that Somebody up there was reading this thread. Wow... a MIDI'ed, grab-n-go tone wheel generator. What a trip. Hopefully it won't be, like, $8000 or something. The MP3's of it were, unfortunately, not too revealing. A lot of things played in the same registration (sounded like 1st four all-out: 8888). There's a really subtle "slop" to a B3 that no clone has ever gotten right. I think it has to do with the fact that under each key you have nine AC contacts, one for each drawvbar. Listen to something like old Bar-Kays with Ronnie Caldwell comping on full drawbars. The chord lacks the sterile, even attack of MIDI keyboards, but isn't what you'd call a slow envelope either. It's just "there" all of a sudden. I really think this is because of the key contacts hitting at slightly different times. If similar timing variatons could happen at the level of MIDI-to-CV conversion (which this thing must use), then it could really be something special. 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
burningbusch Posted August 27, 2002 Posted August 27, 2002 Interesting stuff. But even the $9000 version does not appear to have chorus/vibrato. A big deal in my book. You could get a VERY nice B with two manuals, pedals, Leslie and chorus for that price. Busch.
Byrdman Posted August 27, 2002 Posted August 27, 2002 Originally posted by Kcbass: Is it just me being an organ fanatic or does just about every commerical on T.V. have an organ screaming in the background? KcbassWhat I notice is that all the arch anticapitalist bands of my youth are having their music used in commercials. I've heard Iggy Pop (more than once, I think) I've heard something from the Clash (probably wasn't Career Opportunities or All lost in the Supermarket The Stones of course were used for Windows I'm waiting for The Sex Pistols to appear in a car commercial, then I'll know the revolution has been televised.
Mark Zeger Posted August 28, 2002 Posted August 28, 2002 Originally posted by Byrdman: Originally posted by Kcbass: [qb]I've heard Iggy Pop (more than once, I think) I've heard something from the Clash (probably wasn't Career Opportunities or All lost in the Supermarket The Stones of course were used for Windows I'm waiting for The Sex Pistols to appear in a car commercial, then I'll know the revolution has been televised. I think the Sex Pistols are safe from the advertising world. Not much synergy in "I am the anti-Christ, I am an anarchist". Iggy's "Lust for Life" is everywhere...from "The Jim Rome Show" to a spot for Royal Carribbean cruise line. It's got a great beat, and it's easy to dance to . The Clash "London Calling" is in a TV spot for the Jaguar X-Type. I thought the Sting "Desert Rose" Jaguar S-Type spot was a brilliant marketing stroke by Miles Copeland. Stealing a page from the Moby promotion handbook, Sting's management knew the song wouldn't get radio airplay, so they let Jaguar use the song "free" in exchange for exposing a wide audience to the song in the TV spot, and producing a music video out of the commercial footage. Mitsubishi has practically revived their brand from the dead through the use of music, especially with the "Start the Commotion" spot. VW also had a string a great spots with great music, from Mingus to Nick Drake. But if BMW ever turns to TV for the new Mini, the instrumental bed from The Jam "Town Called Malice" could be very cool, in a retro "mod" way.
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