Performance? Setting Up? New Keyboard? Which one

The three areas that emotionally feed a performer (OMB) are:
1- The performance.
2- Setting up the keyboard.
3- Getting a new toy (Keyboard)

In what order of importance do these fall for you, and why? And your thoughts on the other two.

I miss Donny posting things to think about, s I am giving it a try.

John C.

1. The performance
2. The performance
3. The performance

Everything else is just tools or gravy.

For the home performer and novice setting up the keyboard is the
most important.

Getting a new keyboard is pure gravy ! Lloyd

For the home performer and novice setting up the keyboard is the
most important. Even a average player sounds better when the
board is setup correctly.

Getting a new keyboard is pure gravy ! Lloyd

Performance depends on the skills of the performer.

Naw --Ya broke the rules. Talk about each one -- why and how.

Behave Dave, John C.

John, you have things in the correct order.

Gary

I have to agree with Dave on the first 3 ... and I say that because even when I am performing with the female vocalist using nothing but backing tracks, it is all about the performance ...

#4 is setting up the keyboard to my satisfaction ... if I am satisfied, the audience most likely will be also ...

A new keyboard is somewhere down further on the list ... as has been said many times here, it's not the keyboard, but the keyboardist ...

All the above. I have 3 keyboards stacked on a 3 tier stand giving me plenty of styles,tones,and recording for years to come. Yet I might go to 1 keyboard for simplicity. It's nice to have options, but my bedroom is looking like a keyboard section at Sam ash. Got a wonderful lady that puts up with it.

Heeeeeeeyyyyy .... I'm behaving!
"Performance" does not imply venue or profession. Some of my favorite performances were for very small, intimate crowds in a living room, at a friend's house. Even if you only play at home, your energy should be put into your performance, right? Why else do we play, if not to sound our best and create smiles?

Even for most home performers the performance usually resides on the top spot, there is noting more fullfilling as playing a piece of music perfectly... I dont see how player skills are an issue here..

I agree with the top pic...


but my 2nd on the list would definately be discovering the features of a new keyboard and finding your way around with all those lovely tools...

The performance goes way beyond just playing...

I agree with Bachus.

The end of the road is the finished performance, but along the way, what a thrill it is to get into the workings and discover all the goodies. The final goal is to, as Donnie say,"Make it your own".

1. Getting a new toy - the right one....I sure wouldn't take my VA3 out vs the PA3X
2. Setting it up - meaning styles, songs, balances, song sets, etc
3. Performance - get the 1st two correct and it's gravy at the job

BTW, I just did my first gig today with the EVND96. An awesome mic that cuts through the mix incredibly.

I auditioned the ND76, and compared it to my NDym767, and 767a - didn't hear enough difference to switch. They didn't have the 96 in stock, but I always loved the way the 767 handled my voice. I passed on the 787 and 797(?) a few years back, because they just didn't sound any better. Maybe in higher volume situations, with larger systems, I'd hear a difference, but (to borrow from Rogers & Hammerstein) "... in my own little corner, in my own little chair" .... I LOVE the 767.
What were you using before, Zuki?

UD, I used the PL84 for most of the last 2 years, but the 96 is a much better step up. I read many reviews and followed advice from a trusted sound guy before purchasing. Couldn't be happier and priced reasonably, <$200.

You'd sound good with any mic though!

Thanx, Zuki - I have a PL84, and I find it too thin for me. It's crystal clear, but lacks the body that I get from the ND series. Good choice, and I hope you enjoy it for a long time!

1. Getting the gig in the first place, lol then playing is a buzz.
3. getting an new toy is soooo nice, it is like winning the lottery. You get it home and pull everything out of the box like a kid.
2. Setting up is a pain , honestly sometimes a drag ( depending on where you are). But get it right and you sound half good, then I smile.
4. Got to add this one for , the smiles on the faces of the people that care to listen - that tells me everything is good.

Performing is what I have enjoyed. And my keyboard was my tool.

When I think of not playing out any longer the keyboard is no longer exciting. Piano, Organ, and guitar would be my choice. These are instruments where I do it all. I would be able to express myself fully.

Just a fleeting thought.

John C.

I agree. Getting ready for a gig gives you a sense of purpose.

But then my keyboards allow me to play piano, organ, guitar and many other expressive instruments.... its just a matter of using it differently... just a simple beat from the Tyros5 combined with one of my grand piano sounds on the Kronos...

There is so many options using a setup of an arranger key and a piano based workstation... and high end digital piano's these days sound allready better then the cheaper acoustic piano's...

How long have you been performing? Oh, about 62 years. Hmmmm, it will take you a while to refocus and see other possibilities.

Letting go is not an easy task.

John C.