Yes, Uncle Dave, I am pretty sure that I am not a secret employee from General Music...even though I wish I were! Now that you made me think about it, I would love to see inside of the company that makes the keyboard.
Well, the reason why I am so excited is because...I love music! And, on top of that, I realize that I have a gift and that, if I had the right musical tools, I could share it with others, spreading a good message. I do own a keyboard, its a VERY old keyboard called the Yamaha PSR3, not the PSR300. But, yes, you guessed it, a Yamaha PSR3. It's so old, I can barely express my talent with it since it has HORRIBLE polyphony and it does not include even half of the features of a keyboard like you see today. And, guess what, I realize how fortunate I am to even own a keyboard, because I know many do not have that opportunity. But, still I enjoy dreaming about keyboards, like the upcoming GENESYS.
And, of course I compose music. I do it with all my heart and with a peice of paper and a pencil. From there, I use a
free program, on my computer, called Anvil Studio to see if it is how I want it. But still, it is not even compared to the sound quality of a keyboard and I do not have the freedom I would have if using a keyboard's sequencer. I wish I had a keyboard, like many of you do, that I could record my music to an onboard sequencer. But I've learned a lot by doing it myself - I realized that I had a gift and that, if I trust and am patient, I would be rewarded for my patience with a new keyboard. But, that time will come, for now I will stick to composing my music.
And, yes, to me it is normal to get excited about NAMM. Since it is all about music and is the first place that will reveal the newest products, I find it VERY interesting and it gives me some insight of what new things are becoming available to musicians. So, that is why I really enjoy NAMM - because it is a musician's dream.
Ryan
[This message has been edited by ComposerRyan (edited 01-17-2002).]