All,
Please watch this demo and see what Genos can do.
(Abby - This one may show you some new tricks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_QNSR5PWJU
Cheers!
Hello Yinon.
I'm not sure one can teach an old dog new tricks, but thanks, you are a good
man for thinking of me.
Below is a song that I did about a year ago that is the same as the intro song
on this video.
It was a quick sit and play recording on my T3, done without the full backing
of Yamaha's support team.
My belief as to the use of arrangers is to try and use the minimum possible
in everything. Effects, backing accompaniment etc.
The styles are already too busy as it is, in my opinion.
Many in the music world, including audiences and non arranger playing
musicians, do not have a very high opinion regarding arranger players.
I went to a live music venue last winter to ask if I could do a gig there.
They said that they don't want "Canned" music there, even though they
have a DJ on twice a week.
The contradiction seemed to have escaped them somehow.
I try my best to dispel people's negative views about arrangers and arranger
players.
The trick, for me, is to chop away as much as possible all the fluff that
comes with styles and leave everything as raw as possible.
I also sing directly into my PA System and avoid singing through the keyboard.
I have never used Midi Files, Karaoke Files, Mp3 Files, Vocal Harmony, iPads, Laptops
etc.
I also avoid incorporating the choir voices like Scat voices and all the
"Hey, Who Are You, Bada Dee, Bada Daa" goodies whenever possible.
It's to reduce as much as possible the notion that there's trickery involved, which
in a way there is.
You hold down a chord and voices are whooping, trumpets are blaring, strings
are playing, violins are bowing etc.
That may be great for home playing to impress friends and perhaps in a studio,
but for live playing I keep the use of my arranger to an absolute minimum.
I invite people to sit as close as possible to me, so that they can actually see me
hammering away at the piano all night, and dispel some of their doubts.
Half the time during gigs I try not to use my arranger keyboard at all anyway.
https://app.box.com/s/66qeaq1dog85vyp5luds878sj11hfe92Best Regards,
Abby.