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#347817 - 07/25/12 08:37 PM
Re: Your arranger keyboard prayers have been answered.
[Re: Bill Lewis]
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Registered: 08/28/04
Posts: 2204
Loc: Louisiana, USA
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There was a guy down the Jersey Shore who did a similar but even bigger thing before the Midi days. Al Rondo. B3 with 4 leslies, Conn theatre organ on his left with 4 gyro speakers ( 2/12" speakers on a spininng disk to give the string sounds a real vibrato) Mic'd baby grand on his right, two mini moogs on top of the B3. And probably about 8 15" speakers just for the pedals. Used a drum tracks 8 track drum machine and made the whole system sound like a symphony. Bus trips used to come to the Beacon Manor in Point Pleasant NJ to hear him. He could play ANYTHING AND he was blind. He was or still may be around but unbelivable !!! He could hold the crowd until midnight when he did his patriotic tribute and made the whole building shake. Waitresses would come out of the side doors with red/white/blue cupcakes with lit sparklers for the crowd. I feel fortunate to have seen him many times. Years later he moved to a place called PJ Ruggles and updated his system using synths, yamaha organ and 8 JBL 18" 3 way cabinets to be even more powerful. He invented "Live" Kareoke" People would come to sing and he would back them up-- any song, any key, all by ear. Last I heard he was just doing private parties with a Yamaha keyboard. If this guy in Florida is from Jersey, and he talks like he is, he must have known him WOW, Bill, that is quite amazing!
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#347866 - 07/27/12 03:57 AM
Re: Your arranger keyboard prayers have been answered.
[Re: travlin'easy]
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Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 5347
Loc: English Riviera, UK
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Adding Arranger features to a Workstation
Sounds:
When you select a trumpet voice on an arranger all the balance effects etc. are set up to give as realistic sound as possible. (Jazz Trumpet, Big band Trumpet etc.)
When you select a trumpet voice on a workstation, you just get a trumpet and it’s up to you to set it up as you want by creating your own pre-set.
All the voices on the workstation would need to reprogrammed for arranger users, (As most arranger users prefer to play using someone else’s settings) to get a properly balanced sound. (Sounds easy, and with arrangers it is, as they have very limited editing and features, but for a workstation the job is mammoth due to the editing and features available)
NOTE: The above applies to styles, OTS and all the other easy play features on an arranger.
Interface:
A completely new interface would have to be designed (That could be switched to) that arranger players would understand.
All the above would then need to be tested (Beta Testing) by a large number of users, to prevent any crashes due to incompatibilities.
Consequently the cost and time involved would be considerable, and until manufactures can see a market (Plus the Workstation and arranger designers start talking to each other) it probably won’t occur unfortunately.
Bill
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Live entertainment, Real Ale, Great Scenery, Great Beaches, why would anyone want to live anywhere else (I�m definitely staying put).
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