Hey, music geeks. And small update

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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.

Comments

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I have such a piano, 88 weighted keys and all. Apparently it has a MIDI out which I've never used. I'll note my family bought this in the late '80s, so this is a heavy goddamn piece of equipment, it would have been profoundly unwieldy to haul out to Psychopop shows. It does have two piano voices, though, and vibrophone and harpsichord, both of which are pretty faithful, plus sustain and mute pedals.

I'm sure the technology for such things has accelerated in the last 20 years.

...k, bye.