matsoljare
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Seems really expressive, i think this will really catch on once they get it into production.
Have you heard of the Seaboard?
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John Watt
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I was playing in bands when synthesizers first came out.
That's back in the days when it was electricians more than musicians, unweighted, plastic keys.
It was difficult for keyboardists with pianos and organs to go back and forth, such a difference.
Even then, some stage and recording equipment only sounded out for seconds or ten seconds,
some having to loop. Yeah, I like to loop-the-loop, but that's it.
I met Bob Moog who created Moog Synthesizers in Buffalo and tried some of his earliest creations.
As a travelling musician using a couple major music stores, now franchises, I've seen fabulous custom instruments.
This is a quick review.
I'm not hearing anything new, not of the last thirty years.
Looking at it makes me wonder if it's able to join with the wave system, nice if it does.
What I'm seeing new is the design, the very grey and plain and soft shaped design.
This is problematic if you're onstage, lighting flashing, getting dark, without even white and black keys.
I'm seeing tones, blues, soft, organic colours, even keys that light up if you can program one for a special effect.
As far as an application for this style of keyboard?
I can see it as a new age spa adornment.
You're sitting there, relaxing after some hot stones, looking out over the waning vista,
and you remove the thick, handwoven Mexican blanket that was a table, and turn on this piano,
jamming to the sunset.
Either that, or it can double as a poolside player, or as a part of the diving board,
it could be more popular than the dancing on the floor piano from the movie "Big".
Or if your old Volkswagen van gets stuck in the sand, you could stick it under the back wheel.
That would make that keyboard squeal.
Would that be teutonic or techtonic?
That's back in the days when it was electricians more than musicians, unweighted, plastic keys.
It was difficult for keyboardists with pianos and organs to go back and forth, such a difference.
Even then, some stage and recording equipment only sounded out for seconds or ten seconds,
some having to loop. Yeah, I like to loop-the-loop, but that's it.
I met Bob Moog who created Moog Synthesizers in Buffalo and tried some of his earliest creations.
As a travelling musician using a couple major music stores, now franchises, I've seen fabulous custom instruments.
This is a quick review.
I'm not hearing anything new, not of the last thirty years.
Looking at it makes me wonder if it's able to join with the wave system, nice if it does.
What I'm seeing new is the design, the very grey and plain and soft shaped design.
This is problematic if you're onstage, lighting flashing, getting dark, without even white and black keys.
I'm seeing tones, blues, soft, organic colours, even keys that light up if you can program one for a special effect.
As far as an application for this style of keyboard?
I can see it as a new age spa adornment.
You're sitting there, relaxing after some hot stones, looking out over the waning vista,
and you remove the thick, handwoven Mexican blanket that was a table, and turn on this piano,
jamming to the sunset.
Either that, or it can double as a poolside player, or as a part of the diving board,
it could be more popular than the dancing on the floor piano from the movie "Big".
Or if your old Volkswagen van gets stuck in the sand, you could stick it under the back wheel.
That would make that keyboard squeal.
Would that be teutonic or techtonic?
White Knight
Spectral Warrior con passion
Maybe a little bit of both? :shake:
John Watt
Member
This also reminded me of the time I drilled a hole through a computer keyboard,
and tried to fix it, losing letters and functions.
That's the first time I saw the soft, thin plastic sheets as circuit boards and touch systems for the keys.
I managed to solder a wire shaving to reconnect and it last for over five hours,
but when it went again it was hopeless.
Fun for me though, really feeling like I was working on a computer.
Now was that the wired, or just weird, Watt coming out in me?
and tried to fix it, losing letters and functions.
That's the first time I saw the soft, thin plastic sheets as circuit boards and touch systems for the keys.
I managed to solder a wire shaving to reconnect and it last for over five hours,
but when it went again it was hopeless.
Fun for me though, really feeling like I was working on a computer.
Now was that the wired, or just weird, Watt coming out in me?
John Watt
Member
I have been thinking about this piano, and my soldering keyboard experience.
It is inspiring me.
Imagine putting out on/offs as computer keyboard pads that trigger pre-recorded sounds,
placing them around you as a path, making a video, singing as you step around,
and I'm thinking outside, on and off a rock, a seashell, digging in the sand.
That might be more fun than Fred Astaire dancing around with a broom. Or not.
It is inspiring me.
Imagine putting out on/offs as computer keyboard pads that trigger pre-recorded sounds,
placing them around you as a path, making a video, singing as you step around,
and I'm thinking outside, on and off a rock, a seashell, digging in the sand.
That might be more fun than Fred Astaire dancing around with a broom. Or not.
John Watt
Member
JHC! I'm with you so far, but here's a question.
How would you feel pressing along the sides of the, not keys, but soft ridges,
using your fingertip to slide along the sides, wiggling them a little for a stronger effect,
squeezing them between your thumb and forefinger, maybe moving the palm of your hand around on top,
or let your knuckle press in and slide up and down in the little valley, going sideways back and forth a little?
Just asking.
How would you feel pressing along the sides of the, not keys, but soft ridges,
using your fingertip to slide along the sides, wiggling them a little for a stronger effect,
squeezing them between your thumb and forefinger, maybe moving the palm of your hand around on top,
or let your knuckle press in and slide up and down in the little valley, going sideways back and forth a little?
Just asking.
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JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
Jeez John will you stop that! I'm getting excited and all worked up, I better take a ride down the yellow brick road and check out the queen and the wich you can take that apart and insert a "t" if you like, oh criky "insert" look what you've done to my song man.....
John Watt
Member
Whew! Now I'm just rolling my pick around between my fingers, a safe place to be.
All this digital technology has even changed the yellow brick road,
seeing a new movie about Oz, how the wizard got there, really nice, lush to watch.
To make one more comment about this keyboard.
One thing that still adds a lot to pianistic playing is reaching in and plucking the strings yourself.
You can't do that with this.
All this digital technology has even changed the yellow brick road,
seeing a new movie about Oz, how the wizard got there, really nice, lush to watch.
To make one more comment about this keyboard.
One thing that still adds a lot to pianistic playing is reaching in and plucking the strings yourself.
You can't do that with this.
JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
pick???? some where over the rainbow, now thats one song no one can mess up the MJQ did a fantastic impro on it
John Watt
Member
If there's one thing that's prolonged and deeply reliable about my musicianship, about my guitar playing,
it's my pick, the same pick I've been playing with since 1970.
Both Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Blackmore talked about the pick they used in magazines,
so I wanted to get the same ones.
When I saw Jimi it surprised me how much he finger-picked, a pick appearing for single note leads.
He explained that classical guitarists grew a point on their thumbnail to use for quick, single note leads,
but using round-wound steel strings would chew that up in five minutes,
so he kept a pick in his hand or between his fingers as a fingernail substitute, and it works that way for me.
Fender Heavy Small, and I still have to order them by the gross, music stores not carrying them.
A company made them for both Fender, white, and Gibson, black,
so it was nice to keep both, depending on the stage colour, in case I dropped one.
Actually, I never dropped one. If I lost one it's because it flipped out of my fingers and flew away.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow is one of my favorite songs, musical comfort food.
If I'm playing guitar, not doing a Judy Garland impression,
I get into Jimi's "Angel" chords, where the angel flies away,
for the big climb to the words, "that's where you'll find me", so nice.
When the Jefferson Starship put their first album out, after being Jefferson Airplane,
they had an older musician of African descent in the band as a violinist,
and featured and instrumental of him playing Over The Rainbow, very nice.
I recommend that if you're looking for another version.
That had to be the early eighties, sorry for not remembering more.
I can visualize him, having a big smile.
Papa John Creach? I'm not sure.
Somewhere, online is calling, where are you,
there's an offline awaiting, why oh what to do?
When font turns into lemon drops and haters start to like it all,
that's when I'll call,
when boo-birds start to drop on you with links that freeze up on us two,
that's when I'll call tech-talk.
Somewhere a generator's working, overtime just for this,
and the domain we are using can never substitute for a kiss.
it's my pick, the same pick I've been playing with since 1970.
Both Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Blackmore talked about the pick they used in magazines,
so I wanted to get the same ones.
When I saw Jimi it surprised me how much he finger-picked, a pick appearing for single note leads.
He explained that classical guitarists grew a point on their thumbnail to use for quick, single note leads,
but using round-wound steel strings would chew that up in five minutes,
so he kept a pick in his hand or between his fingers as a fingernail substitute, and it works that way for me.
Fender Heavy Small, and I still have to order them by the gross, music stores not carrying them.
A company made them for both Fender, white, and Gibson, black,
so it was nice to keep both, depending on the stage colour, in case I dropped one.
Actually, I never dropped one. If I lost one it's because it flipped out of my fingers and flew away.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow is one of my favorite songs, musical comfort food.
If I'm playing guitar, not doing a Judy Garland impression,
I get into Jimi's "Angel" chords, where the angel flies away,
for the big climb to the words, "that's where you'll find me", so nice.
When the Jefferson Starship put their first album out, after being Jefferson Airplane,
they had an older musician of African descent in the band as a violinist,
and featured and instrumental of him playing Over The Rainbow, very nice.
I recommend that if you're looking for another version.
That had to be the early eighties, sorry for not remembering more.
I can visualize him, having a big smile.
Papa John Creach? I'm not sure.
Somewhere, online is calling, where are you,
there's an offline awaiting, why oh what to do?
When font turns into lemon drops and haters start to like it all,
that's when I'll call,
when boo-birds start to drop on you with links that freeze up on us two,
that's when I'll call tech-talk.
Somewhere a generator's working, overtime just for this,
and the domain we are using can never substitute for a kiss.
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John Watt
Member
I'll be playing along with this tonight.
As to previous, what turned out to be suggestive comments, talking steep and deep,
that's the title of a video I just watched, skiing all over the world.
I saw "ay-oh-ron-gee", the cloud piercer, Mt. Cook.
Of course it reminded me of you.
Somewhere there is deep powder,
waiting for you,
and a small helicopter,
chartered for group rates too.
If I'm going to try singing along with the Modern Jazz Quartet,
I better get the real words.
As to previous, what turned out to be suggestive comments, talking steep and deep,
that's the title of a video I just watched, skiing all over the world.
I saw "ay-oh-ron-gee", the cloud piercer, Mt. Cook.
Of course it reminded me of you.
Somewhere there is deep powder,
waiting for you,
and a small helicopter,
chartered for group rates too.
If I'm going to try singing along with the Modern Jazz Quartet,
I better get the real words.
John Watt
Member
Oh, you had to say that.
Over The Rainbow, as sung and produced for the Wizard of Oz,
is one of those songs you can use to teach you about other singers,
showing you where they're at, and it's usually their limitations.
Try singing it as Robert Plant would if he was still in Led Zeppelin,
singing the line "somewhere over the rainbow" as he sang "you need fooling baby",
the first line of a verse from "Whole Lotta Love".
It's also hard to sing it Billie Holiday style.
Thirds?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mua_DNvFwQ
This is Papa John Creach playing "Somewhere over the Rainbow".
Over The Rainbow, as sung and produced for the Wizard of Oz,
is one of those songs you can use to teach you about other singers,
showing you where they're at, and it's usually their limitations.
Try singing it as Robert Plant would if he was still in Led Zeppelin,
singing the line "somewhere over the rainbow" as he sang "you need fooling baby",
the first line of a verse from "Whole Lotta Love".
It's also hard to sing it Billie Holiday style.
Thirds?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mua_DNvFwQ
This is Papa John Creach playing "Somewhere over the Rainbow".
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JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
That was good, at the start he reminded me of Stephane Grappelli I would have preferred a smaller backing here is Grappelli with Earl Hines a bit more of an impro but another of the great jazz fiddle players
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[video=youtube;agXsKxMrTTs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=agXsKxMrTTs[/video]
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John Watt
Member
I took out some Earl "Fatha" Hines albums as a teen from the library.
It starts off sounding like he's holding back from trying to get stride with it,
and then he settles down.
This is the first non-Hot Club Stephane Grappelli I've ever heard.
Don't as me why I've never heard of a music thing called Chaud Case.
Did I just type that out loud?
Youtube: "Jimi Hendrix Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-hmypa3wuA
I'm doing this to be informative. This is not Jimi Hendrix, definitely not Jimi Hendrix.
A lot of Jimi Hendrix product is not Jimi Hendrix or what he recorded himself.
I listened over a minute and that was more than enough. Tasteless bombast.
After he died, Christian and Patriot women's groups in the United States
put out Jimi Hendrix albums, just a lot of Strat and Marshall with effects noise,
trying to discourage younger people from getting into his message of peace and love,
accusing him of having a hypnotic affect on audiences.
He knew how to get your attention and hold it, that's for sure.
I'm going to listen to the Modern Jazz Quartet again.
Considering their ghetto beginnings, I wondered about the cover art,
looking like figures from a Toulouse Lautrec poster.
It almost sounds like a minuet.
It starts off sounding like he's holding back from trying to get stride with it,
and then he settles down.
This is the first non-Hot Club Stephane Grappelli I've ever heard.
Don't as me why I've never heard of a music thing called Chaud Case.
Did I just type that out loud?
Youtube: "Jimi Hendrix Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-hmypa3wuA
I'm doing this to be informative. This is not Jimi Hendrix, definitely not Jimi Hendrix.
A lot of Jimi Hendrix product is not Jimi Hendrix or what he recorded himself.
I listened over a minute and that was more than enough. Tasteless bombast.
After he died, Christian and Patriot women's groups in the United States
put out Jimi Hendrix albums, just a lot of Strat and Marshall with effects noise,
trying to discourage younger people from getting into his message of peace and love,
accusing him of having a hypnotic affect on audiences.
He knew how to get your attention and hold it, that's for sure.
I'm going to listen to the Modern Jazz Quartet again.
Considering their ghetto beginnings, I wondered about the cover art,
looking like figures from a Toulouse Lautrec poster.
It almost sounds like a minuet.
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