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dhjdhj · Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 309

I just got a 61. For my minirig, the goal is indeed to be easy to schlep things around. My plan is to use an Akai MPK88 (weighted) controller for piano-style playing and the Kronos for organ/synth stuff. In all cases, actual sound will be produced using both Kronos sound libraries and/or VSTs running under Max/MSP on a laptop.

Lou · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:18 am Post subject:

Schlepping the 61 around is no problem at all. But if you are carrying the MPK88, that still no joke..
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dhjdhj · Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 309

It's all relative. This is what I have been carrying around until now!

michelkeijzers · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:15 am Post subject:

michelkeijzers · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:16 am Post subject:

Once I had a Hammond Organ ... but I'm glad I don't have it anymore. Ok it sounded great (when it was not broken or behaving strangely) but you needed 4 people to carry it on stage and to transport it into the rehearsal room after the gig.
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phattbuzz · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:11 pm Post subject:

dhjdhj · Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 309

I did use roadies....the problem was not really the gear itself which in theory could be setup/torn down in 1/2 hour (because the cabling system carries audio, midi, power, USB and control signals and so very easy to connect) but more because we ended up playing in places where there wasn't enough room to actually do the setup without getting in someone else's way....that ended up being the stressor for me.

Yuma · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:35 pm Post subject:

I visit this forum every day and read the latest posts to keep myself informed.
There's a few categories for me in which posts can be put:

• Posts with very important information. I add such posts to my bookmarks in my browser (I put them in a dedicated Kronos folder);
• Posts with questions. If I have the feeling I can answer those questions or find the answer quickly myself, then I will do so. Not only can I potentially make some other forum user happy, I learn new stuff myself as well in the process;
• Posts with general information. I just read them;
• Posts with verbal fights, lots of off topic stuff, or stuff that doesn't interest me at all. I click them once to mark them as "read" in my browser, but I don't really read them.

What helped me the first day I had the Kronos, was watching the instruction video's on the DVD's that come with the Kronos.
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sparkie · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:26 pm Post subject:

michelkeijzers · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:52 pm Post subject:

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Randelph · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:52 pm Post subject:

There are some particularly adept users like Ron F and Busch that are quite generous in their sharing of insights and technical info; Busch even has a blog with patches and thoughts http://thekronosblog.blogspot.com/; they'd be worth doing a search for. And someone else has started a patch sharing site.

I see you've got an Eigenharp. Have you learned to play it much? Am curious about its uses as a controller, being that you can wiggle each key from side to side and has very sensitive keys, its got the breath pipe, another set of keys for controller functions, etc. Have you used it as a midi controller for your keyboards, and how does it compare in expressiveness to using a standard keyboard?
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