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#270140 - 08/29/09 12:27 AM How many keyboards ?
Bachus Offline
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Yesterday i was at a party, and there was a one man band entertaining... the girl (yes she was)didn't look very prety but her music actually rocked big time.

But she was using 3 keyboards in her set-up. Yamaha S90ES, Korg PA1X, Roland V-synth. and 3 rackmount modules.

Now i have seen a lot of entertainers that use 2 keyboards on stage but its been a long time ago (Analogue age) since i saw someone using 3.

How many do you people use?
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#270141 - 08/29/09 12:38 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
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Just the one, live...

If I had the back for it, I might drag my K2500 along for a super first call gig (if they got roadies ) as well as the G70, otherwise...
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#270142 - 08/29/09 12:51 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
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Registered: 11/30/01
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Loc: Portsmouth, England.UK
I use 3 on some occasional gigs but mostly 2...on the 3 Key's setup I use a

Roland FP4 Piano, Yamaha S900 and and an Evolution MC-461c controler running Native Insrtuments B4.

Used to use 4 keyboards years ago and I mean 'years ago'...you can tell the age by what I was using....anybody guess what period in time it was ?

Fender Rhodes 73 Mk2
Clavinet D6
Korg 700s Synth
Logan String Melody

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#270143 - 08/29/09 12:54 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
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Early 70's?
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#270144 - 08/29/09 01:41 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
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Registered: 05/13/08
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The most i've used is 7 Keyboards at the same time, i mean around me and used all of them.
I used them few times like that but i usually never play with less then 4 Keyboards. Its mostly a
PA arranger, Prophecy always there and there is always a Motif or Triton/M3 with Casio CZ101.
And thats how most of us play our music.
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#270145 - 08/29/09 03:00 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
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Registered: 09/29/05
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One. Nord C1. Sometimes I drag the pedals (PK7a) along, but usually not. Tried triggering a SonicCell from the lower manual, but the Nord makes a lousy controller. A live guitarist sounds a lot better anyway. Limits the types of gigs you can do but at this stage of my life, that's a good thing.

chas
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#270146 - 08/29/09 03:09 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
mdorantes Offline
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Registered: 11/25/00
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Loc: Queretaro, Mexico
I use now 2 keyboards, the T3 and a PA500, years ago, Hammond X66, Prophet 5, Roland synth(Dont remember the model), Korg KR55a & KR55b, when I did not have a drummer.
I change several units as time went by, among them some synths too.
Korg Poly 61, Roland E 20, Pro E, etc.
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#270147 - 08/29/09 04:14 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
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The more i think about it, the more i am impressed by this ladies setup...

But the thing that really caught me, was the Roland V-synth, she seemed like to have an incredible controll over her solo's using all the controllers like Dbeam and v-link...

I think a solo synth like V-synth could add a lot to a setup consisting out of arranger and V-synth.
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#270148 - 08/29/09 06:50 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
squeak_D Offline
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Loc: West Virginia
That V-Synth is a beast! Especially the GT version.
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#270149 - 08/29/09 06:57 AM Re: How many keyboards ?
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Registered: 01/01/09
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One.

Pasadoble: let's have a stab at 1973.

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