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Hey, music geeks. And small update
So, on the edge of acquiring equity for the first time in my life, I have been thinking more and more about getting an 88 weighted key controller. I really, really, really miss having a piano around, or something that functions as one. And while they share an aesthetic and a skillset to some degree, a 61 key synth IS NOT a piano, it's just a fact. As much as the bits of my traditional self would love to have a real live piano, the advantages a good-quality fake would afford me 'n' my city livin' just can't be ignored.
Any thoughts? Apricot? Sarendipatree? pied piper? I've been missing my Ludwig Van lately, and I know I just won't play without worry I'm upsetting my neighbors or late at night unless I can play in my own headphones. Plus I've never gotten over feeling uncomfortable broadcasting my rehearsal to the world. Those are the main things, there are a few other obvious advantages an electronic girl gets with some MIDI and a 1/4" jack or two thrown in, of course. Plus the size and the weight and not having the expense of moving and tuning and all that. Mainly I want good keys that feel real, good piano sounds can be found or tweaked and aren't as much of a concern to me, really. This would likely be much more for the studio than the gigging so weight is also less of an issue, unless I get snobby about wanting my octaves on stage, which I can see happening pretty easily, but for the sake of argument, it's not. :)
I'm thinking something like this guy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7415615125&fromMakeTrack=true
Any thoughts? Any real vs. fake piano wisdom?
Moving is going apace. Apparently the final walk-through happened today and our closing should still happen on Friday. My boxen collection is growing, but we'll need more.
Any thoughts? Apricot? Sarendipatree? pied piper? I've been missing my Ludwig Van lately, and I know I just won't play without worry I'm upsetting my neighbors or late at night unless I can play in my own headphones. Plus I've never gotten over feeling uncomfortable broadcasting my rehearsal to the world. Those are the main things, there are a few other obvious advantages an electronic girl gets with some MIDI and a 1/4" jack or two thrown in, of course. Plus the size and the weight and not having the expense of moving and tuning and all that. Mainly I want good keys that feel real, good piano sounds can be found or tweaked and aren't as much of a concern to me, really. This would likely be much more for the studio than the gigging so weight is also less of an issue, unless I get snobby about wanting my octaves on stage, which I can see happening pretty easily, but for the sake of argument, it's not. :)
I'm thinking something like this guy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7415615125&fromMakeTrack=true
Any thoughts? Any real vs. fake piano wisdom?
Moving is going apace. Apparently the final walk-through happened today and our closing should still happen on Friday. My boxen collection is growing, but we'll need more.
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I have a stand, and I think I have a seldom used sustain pedal hanging around someplace that came with my sampler, which of the three standard, would be the one that would annoy me the most if I didn't have it...
I haven't played many Yamaha electric pianos, but some of their acoustic pianos are very very nice, my grand (sniff) was a Yamaha and it was lovely- better action than some steinways I've played and had a really nice tone. Their motorcycles are okay, too, I have one of those as well. ;)