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  1. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:If i ever wanted to play a second instrument it'd be piano, nice buy Nick. Did you teach yourself to play? 'm sort of hesitant to buy a keyboard and teach myself, I mean I taught myself guitar (I took acoustic lessons when I was 12, do those count?) and I'd say I'm fairly good But to me piano seems like a whole different ball game. What do you say?


    Yes, I started playing this past Christmas. I haven't had any lessons, all I've done is print out a little chord sheet that shows you how to play chords. The rest is easy... just, sort of... let it happen, I guess. I would definitely suggest buying a simple starter keyboard, you will not believe the sounds that you create. (here is a really well priced suggestion)

    I had guitar lessons when I was 13, but only for a little less than a year. It is a different ball game, but as long as you intend to win, you're golden. (quote of the week from myself lol)
  2. Wait... how can a 61 key keyboard have a 64 note polyphony?
  3. Very, VERY nice buy, Nick. I'm anxious to see what it'll do for Impetus


  4. Sustain using different patches probably.
    Looks great by the way.
  5. Ok, if I want to connect my iPhone to my amp (or alternatively via my M13 to my amp) what do I need to do?

    I bought a 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch adapter jack but that doesn't work - does it have to be stereo to mono or something?


  6. Thanks Matt! Oh yeah, when I read the number of arpeggio patterns it has, my jaw dropped. That along with the pitch bend wheel will create some amazing sounds. This is going to be amazing!



    Oh yeah, I had a thought about the pitch bend wheel, etc. I hadn't thought about the patches though.
    Thanks!
  7. Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]

    Oh yeah, I had a thought about the pitch bend wheel, etc. I hadn't thought about the patches though.
    Thanks!


    You're welcome.
    The bend wheel uses no more than one single note. I presume that you could also use "dual" patches, like you press one key and two patches sound together, so even when you press only one key, you are actually playing two notes.
    Also, if this is one of those instruments which play a "rhythm track" and allows you to play over it, the notes of this "rhythm track" are also being counted on the polyphony.
  8. Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

    You're welcome.
    The bend wheel uses no more than one single note. I presume that you could also use "dual" patches, like you press one key and two patches sound together, so even when you press only one key, you are actually playing two notes.
    Also, if this is one of those instruments which play a "rhythm track" and allows you to play over it, the notes of this "rhythm track" are also being counted on the polyphony.


    Ahh.
    Yes, it has all the different accompaniments / rhythm tracks. Those could all add up.

    Idk, then again, will I really need to play 64 notes all at once? I won't worry about the poly.
  9. Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]

    Ahh.
    Yes, it has all the different accompaniments / rhythm tracks. Those could all add up.

    Idk, then again, will I really need to play 64 notes all at once? I won't worry about the poly.


    Need maybe not...but you may want.
    I mean, if you are capable of coming up with your own tracks, you could make a really dense track that uses a lot of instruments and notes.
    Well, I play an 8 note polyphony synthesizer, and I am quite happy with it. But it doesn't play nothing "by itself", it is a really old, straight to the point instrument.
  10. Pitch bend wheels are my favorite parts of synths. So much to do.
  11. Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

    Need maybe not...but you may want.
    I mean, if you are capable of coming up with your own tracks, you could make a really dense track that uses a lot of instruments and notes.
    Well, I play an 8 note polyphony synthesizer, and I am quite happy with it. But it doesn't play nothing "by itself", it is a really old, straight to the point instrument.


    Oh yes, I will probably be using quite a few tracks once I have all of the right equipment.
    Oh cool, is it one of the "old school" ones? I would love to buy one of those sometime.



    I've never used one before, so this should be incredible. It's able to bend up to a full octave, is that standard, or above average?
  12. Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]

    Oh yes, I will probably be using quite a few tracks once I have all of the right equipment.
    Oh cool, is it one of the "old school" ones? I would love to buy one of those sometime.



    Yeah, it is an Yamaha DX27, which is like a deluxe version of the more famous DX7. Late eighties.

    Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]

    I've never used one before, so this should be incredible. It's able to bend up to a full octave, is that standard, or above average?



    Pretty standart. You will see that the further the bend wheel is set to go, the harder it is to stop in the note which you want to stop at.
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