Brass with Breath Control Example

burningbusch · Post by **burningbusch** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:40 pm

There's sone talk of the Kronos brass sucking. I beg to differ.

Examples done with the same patch (MINE!), played in realtime with breath control, Band-in-a-box backing tracks.

Kronos Pop Brass Example (breath controller)

Busch.

phattbuzz · Post by **phattbuzz** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:52 pm

Very nice indeed!

Hard to find a breath controller these days. I don't think Yamaha's making them anymore.

DaveBoulden · Post by **DaveBoulden** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:59 pm

Very nice! I'll have to dig out my BC3 when my K73 arrives.

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:59 pm

Nice!

Which breath controller do you use?
And did you use factory patches or did a combi of your own?

burningbusch · Post by **burningbusch** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:08 pm

I'm using the Yamaha BC3a. Fortunately I have a few of them around. If people have one of the Yamaha VL products you can use it. Just plug the BC3 into the VL1/VL1m and then MIDI out to the Kronos. I'm not sure if the VL70m does this as well. Otherwise you can use the MIDI Solutions Breath Controller Device.

The Kronos works VERY well with BC.

I used one of the Brass combis as my template and went about creating breath control versions of the various programs, but then changed things around to my liking.

Thanks,

Busch.

mjames4208 · Post by **mjames4208** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:37 pm

i was thinking about purchasing the EWI usb (EVI mode) to use with my Kronos.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:51 pm

It's really beautiful. Wonder if they sound as good without a BC.

DaveBoulden · Post by **DaveBoulden** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:16 pm

I have a BC2 and a BC3a to choose from plus the MIDI solutions box or CS6R & MU100R rack moduels with the VL boards fitted. Lopoking forward to hooking them up to the Kronos.

marianghioda · Post by **marianghioda** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:33 pm

Nobody said that the Brass sucks....
We were talking about the solo Sax sounds....they are not at the "Kronos" level....

nowtime · Post by **nowtime** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:13 am

I miss my old monophonic Yamaha CS-01 with breath controller. Really fun. I could hum/growl/sing into it and change the harmonic overtones of the sound!

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:11 am

The MS works perfectly with BC3A and any Korg Workstation,
i've been using them since the Trinity.

aron · Post by **aron** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:26 am

>I miss my old monophonic Yamaha CS-01 with breath controller. Really fun. I could hum/growl/sing into it and change the harmonic overtones of the sound!

I still have mine. My Pro One is even more sensitive. Great fun keyboards!

nowtime · Post by **nowtime** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:44 am

^ still have my CS-01 as well with the crusty old Breath Controller (still works!) but the modulation doesn't work any more.

Maybe I need to find a synth-tech-head in the area who can fix it (needs a new chip?)

Do the newer Breath Controllers allow for humming/singing in addition to tonguing and blowing?

laurance · Post by **laurance** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:14 am

The BC3A is discontinued

No need to ma make this fine solution for the others..

I wonder if KURZWEIL intend to make one, as all their keyboards are already equiped.

aron · Post by **aron** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:26 am

The newer breath controllers are better than the bc1 but it is the analog synth that is fast. MIDI is not as fast at all.