Mistakes Keyboardists make
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a_b_normal123
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As an electone organ player, I can't say much about keyboarding per se. But I agree with that point that was made about the whole portrayal of different instruments thing. I have to play some classical pieces for my exam, and there is a large stress in the feel and touch of the instruments. If I can't play it according to the feel, then it's very likely that I'll fail the exam...
Tammi
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Mr_KeyboardMan
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HUH??? ... u move a lot huh. I thought only guitarist or bassist has the problem.
haha... another keyboardist here. anyway, besides the digressing.. i agree that keyboardists often use only 1 hand.. well only if they're jamming songs with piano parts n sorts (maroon5 n keane) but it gets kinda boring, cuz ppl think you're not doing anything behind the keyboard!! gets kinda depressing when your fellow guitarists members too all-too-cool standing beside u.. sigh. anyway, i think problem with keyboardists is trying to hard to snatch the lead away from the "rightly" so guitarists. yeah. thats it.
Elvin-Seraphim
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synthesiser
well, u could juz experiment with a synthesiser i guess...but u should know how to imitate the instrument of ur choice..if using the keyboard..
well, u could juz experiment with a synthesiser i guess...but u should know how to imitate the instrument of ur choice..if using the keyboard..
DoubleBlade
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Re: synthesiser
sometimes the synthesiser is the only instrument that could make the entire crowd go "WOW"
if u juz explored the hidden talents of ur synth , trust me , it will be the only instrument that your guitarist and bassist would fear much for....
Elvin-Seraphim said:
sometimes the synthesiser is the only instrument that could make the entire crowd go "WOW"
if u juz explored the hidden talents of ur synth , trust me , it will be the only instrument that your guitarist and bassist would fear much for....
DoubleBlade
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soft said:
C major yes but wif cool special effects plus a handful of cool external samples such as orchestral effect or maybe even some vienna overdrive....u tell me....who needs a guitarist???? hahahahahhhaha
u can do the split function thingy on ur synth where the octaves below the middle C can act as a drum machine while the octaves after the middle C can play some guitar strumming wif the appaeggioator function....
might as well be a one man show band lah.... :lol:
DoubleBlade
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errrr i think so...why?
okay maybe it's possible to do an acoustic jam on a synth alone.
drums before the middle C and guitars after the middle C plus vocals
okay maybe it's possible to do an acoustic jam on a synth alone.
drums before the middle C and guitars after the middle C plus vocals
Elvin-Seraphim
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hehe
dat's right..keyboardists who are that talented should be a one man band..hehe..
it's a good thing to have such keyboards and synthesizers arnd
dat's right..keyboardists who are that talented should be a one man band..hehe..
it's a good thing to have such keyboards and synthesizers arnd
Cheez
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DoubleBlade said:
One man band will never take off. First, keyboard can imitate many instruments but can never replace them (as much as I would like it to). There are too many nuances in an instrument that makes exact imitation impossible, although it can get pretty close. Take guitar for example - we can imitate the the strumming, the plucking, even the ghost notes, fret noises and slides. But there's something about playing the real instrument that we can never imitate exactly - the feeling, emotion and the interpretation of the player actually playing the six strings with his fingers.
Secondly, there's image. People would rather see a band with all instruments than one man playing his keyboards.
Thirdly, it cannot be done live. We need to sequence it. Even as you suggested - splitting the keyboard at middle C with drums below that and guitar above that. That's quite impossible. We need 2 hands to play drums on the keyboard and 2 hands to play the guitar sounds. Unless, you meant those keyboards with rhythm and pattern functions (like the Yamaha PSR) - which has a lot of limitations on flexibility.
Same reason why with all the ultra realistic samples out in the market now, Hollywood still uses real orchestras for most of their movies. Even the famous Vienna family of samples (eg Vienna Overdrive that you mentioned) cannot imitate 100% albeit close.
From what I can see, ultra realistic samples will never replace a live band completely. It will also not replace Hollywood music (at least not in the short term). It's place is in music that is sequenced - recorded singles, computer games music, maybe some live vocals (although people still prefer to see a real band rather than one man), some musicals (when attention is on the actors/ dancers and not the band), advertisements etc. The incentive to have one man doing all the music is cutting cost - cheaper to have one guy doing all the music than a few people, an orchestra or a choir.
Elvin-Seraphim
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popular
people want to see talented people..and hear music that they love..it would be possible to have a one man band..cus if that guy could do it..it means he's doing everything himself..it's talent...and it'll be a bonus if he could make the crowds sway with his music..kewl huh?
people want to see talented people..and hear music that they love..it would be possible to have a one man band..cus if that guy could do it..it means he's doing everything himself..it's talent...and it'll be a bonus if he could make the crowds sway with his music..kewl huh?
DoubleBlade
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Re: popular
it's cool but it takes a more than talented keyboardist to pull off a one man band.
besides the stage is so spaceous , would it be a waste if the keyboardist takes up less than 1/4 of the entire stage wif his equipment.den wad happens to the other 3/4 area of the stage?
i guess it boils down to image's sake once again....
a stage full of semi-pro musicians is often better than a stage wif only ONE super pro musician
Elvin-Seraphim said:
it's cool but it takes a more than talented keyboardist to pull off a one man band.
besides the stage is so spaceous , would it be a waste if the keyboardist takes up less than 1/4 of the entire stage wif his equipment.den wad happens to the other 3/4 area of the stage?
i guess it boils down to image's sake once again....
a stage full of semi-pro musicians is often better than a stage wif only ONE super pro musician
Elvin-Seraphim
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talent
then he can be a soloist... =)
then he can be a soloist... =)
DoubleBlade
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a keyboardist a soloist? i doubt but if u're talking about a pianist den it's an entirely different story.
as far as i know , i have not come across a solo keyboardist in my life
as far as i know , i have not come across a solo keyboardist in my life
Mr_KeyboardMan
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ha ha ha ... must not have heard Jordan Rudess solo album or even the one and only KITARO ... He plays other instruments oso.
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