Thriller Tutorial/Deconstruction -Video on Keyboard Mag now!

Umut Erhan · Post by **Umut Erhan** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:29 pm

Thank you all guys! It keeps me motivated to see these comments =)

BobTheDog · Post by **BobTheDog** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:28 pm

Excellent job. Korg should use your video to sell the Kronos!

MusicLive · Post by **MusicLive** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:12 pm

Slimhan,

Well done....Fantastic stuff

Incredible sounds created by a very talented musician, on our favorite machine.

I wish I had your skills.

Regards,
MC

Umut Erhan · Post by **Umut Erhan** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:06 pm

MusicLive wrote:Slimhan,

Well done....Fantastic stuff Very Happy

Incredible sounds created by a very talented musician, on our favorite machine.

I wish I had your skills.

Regards,
MC

Thank you MC I am flattered

BobTheDog wrote:Excellent job. Korg should use your video to sell the Kronos!

I already sent the video to Korg and Korg UK facebook page but still no response

I also tried MusicRadar and Synthopia but the same =/

MusicLive · Post by **MusicLive** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:51 pm

Slimhan wrote:
Thank you MC I am flattered

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I'm sure that most on this forum would agree with me that you are the one that pleases us with your skills on the Kronos.

So, it's us that should be flattered - to have you as a member.

I would think Korg UK and the others, will respond to your good work.

Regards,
MC

spaceman3 · Post by **spaceman3** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:32 pm

EXCELLENT!

andrewt · Post by **andrewt** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:54 pm

Nice job! I saw it on facebook a few days ago.

Do you ever play this live with a band? I wonder what changes you would make.

Bertotti · Post by **Bertotti** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:25 pm

Most excellent how did you keep a big grin off your face through he whole piece! You obviously had a blast!

Umut Erhan · Post by **Umut Erhan** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:08 am

andrewt wrote:Nice job! I saw it on facebook a few days ago.

Do you ever play this live with a band? I wonder what changes you would make.

Andrew for live playing I use "output 4" for clicks to drummer in the band. Sequence already starts with 2 bars of clicks in channel 10(drums channel), I midi loop that first bar of clicks (just a checkbox and easly reversible) and route ch10 to "output 4" instead of L/R. This way I have clicks instead of drums throughout the sequence. I can also send percussions and sound effects on "output 3" to clear some headroom for keyboard parts. And I mute the bass channel of course.

As for keyboard parts I don't do so much different than the video. I can record automations of those switches like scene changes and sw1 because sometimes it is possible to forget pushing buttons especially if you drink so much

Umut Erhan · Post by **Umut Erhan** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:09 am

Bertotti wrote:Most excellent how did you keep a big grin off your face through he whole piece! You obviously had a blast!

Too much focus

andrewt · Post by **andrewt** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:36 am

slimhan wrote:
andrewt wrote:Nice job! I saw it on facebook a few days ago.

Do you ever play this live with a band? I wonder what changes you would make.
Andrew for live playing I use "output 4" for clicks to drummer in the band. Sequence already starts with 2 bars of clicks in channel 10(drums channel), I midi loop that first bar of clicks (just a checkbox and easly reversible) and route ch10 to "output 4" instead of L/R. This way I have clicks instead of drums throughout the sequence. I can also send percussions and sound effects on "output 3" to clear some headroom for keyboard parts. And I mute the bass channel of course.

As for keyboard parts I don't do so much different than the video. I can record automations of those switches like scene changes and sw1 because sometimes it is possible to forget pushing buttons especially if you drink so much

OK cool! So you would really have to have a click for the drummer if you sequence it. The band I'm playing in now doesn't use click tracks so I'd probably have to change a lot of things.

semmi78 · Post by **semmi78** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:06 am

Nice!

Umut Erhan · Post by **Umut Erhan** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:18 am

andrewt wrote: OK cool! So you would really have to have a click for the drummer if you sequence it. The band I'm playing in now doesn't use click tracks so I'd probably have to change a lot of things.

Well not necessarily but it sure comes with benefits. If your drummer plays to Kronos' click, you can use arpeggiators (karma or step lfo, etc), samples, drumtracks (for percussions), or RPPR in sequencer mode (percussions, brass sections), sequencer for repeating melodies etc...

For example in my Thriller setup if you play it without a click channel in a live situation:

-In chorus 2 and 3, you have to choose between brass section or synth melody. Or simplfy things to play all 3 parts together
-In the last part (5:15) three parts come on each other again: church organ, spooky synth and synth bass. You need to find a way to keep the synth bass going on while playing the melody with your left hand. ( You can use C#6 for bass for example..)
-Percussions will not be in sync with drummer, so no percussions.

ferchis · Post by **ferchis** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:29 pm

speaking about bringing in percussions or the like when playing live, that's why I recently posted a new topic asking if it could be possible to tap tempo with the PEDAL pedal, since I'm already using the switch one for "program up". it seems impossible without a MIDI assignable pedal.

the reason for this would be to use it when your bands does NOT play to a click track, but you'd still like to use arpeggiators or the drum track, and you can match the song's tempo with the tap tempo function.

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