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#113886 - 09/01/07 11:23 PM
Re: G70 Demo Because DNJ and Scott Yee Asked
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Registered: 12/01/99
Posts: 10427
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, US...
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Stephen, first of all, a great BIG THANK YOU for taking the time out to record & finally give us all a chance to hear a quick demo of the G70 performed in auto accomp mode.
Your tunes nicely showcases the impressive sound quality of the G70 for piano playing with three-piece auto accomp combo (drums, bass, keys). Listening thru my Sennheiser HD600 headphones, I'm impressed by the deep rich realism of the acoustic piano, and the simply stated auto-accomp bossa pattern & instrumentation employed. The simplicity (albeit a few playing glitches) of your playing nicely complements the style (nice brush ballad with a pleasing gentle swing), and it continued to draw me (the listener) into the song. Very nice drums & solo sax sound as well. I can easily hear now why it's difficult to give up either the Yamaha Tyros2 or Roland G70, both wonderful sounding keyboards in their own unique way. I'm truly envious. You are a lucky man to be able to own both.
I'm really excited now to hear more songs from you and other SZ members willing to share their G70 music performed, preferably in live solo performance auto accompaniment mode as you did. Stephen, thanks again.
Scott
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#113895 - 09/03/07 07:07 AM
Re: G70 Demo Because DNJ and Scott Yee Asked
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Registered: 02/23/01
Posts: 3849
Loc: Rome - Italy
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Steve, I would like to take advantage of your songs to discuss an important difference between G-70 and Tyros 2. One of the reasons that led me to buy a G-70, aside from the key feel and the piano sound, were exactly the Bossa Nova styles, that I consider the best among all the arrangers I have owned or tried. My favorite one is the "Jazz-Bossa"; listening carefully to it, I have noticed that each variation lasts EIGHT bars and this allows for a lot of subtleties; for example, the drummer plays the second four bars with little differences compared with the first four (just listen to the sidestick...) and the end result is lively and spontaneous, almost like playing with a real drummer. By comparison, the T2 bossas (with their fixed four bars lenghth) sound rather dull and repetitive, but it's true that the Tyros excels in the Jazz-Swing and also in the Ballad department, so to each its own...
I would like to do an experiment: to post a song recorded with the same style, first on the Tyros 2 and then on the G-70, to let everyone judge...
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#113897 - 09/03/07 03:43 PM
Re: G70 Demo Because DNJ and Scott Yee Asked
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Senior Member
Registered: 04/13/05
Posts: 5126
Loc: USA
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Originally posted by Dreamer: Steve, I would like to take advantage of your songs to discuss an important difference between G-70 and Tyros 2. One of the reasons that led me to buy a G-70, aside from the key feel and the piano sound, were exactly the Bossa Nova styles, that I consider the best among all the arrangers I have owned or tried. My favorite one is the "Jazz-Bossa"; listening carefully to it, I have noticed that each variation lasts EIGHT bars and this allows for a lot of subtleties; for example, the drummer plays the second four bars with little differences compared with the first four (just listen to the sidestick...) and the end result is lively and spontaneous, almost like playing with a real drummer. By comparison, the T2 bossas (with their fixed four bars lenghth) sound rather dull and repetitive, but it's true that the Tyros excels in the Jazz-Swing and also in the Ballad department, so to each its own...
I would like to do an experiment: to post a song recorded with the same style, first on the Tyros 2 and then on the G-70, to let everyone judge... Dreamer sounds like a plan. I know you love Bossas and I've heard your work on OH Barquinho, I liked it very much. I'd be curious to hear your demo of the T2 and the G70. Tony thanks! Renig, despite the fact how much I like the Piano Night style, sometimes I play it and I think it does sound a bit plodding, but I like the style it enough to overlook it. that's not usually a tune I play at most gigs, especially at nursing homes. [This message has been edited by Stephenm52 (edited 09-03-2007).]
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