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Brass with Breath Control Example
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:40 pm
by burningbusch
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:52 pm
by phattbuzz
Very nice indeed!
Hard to find a breath controller these days. I don't think Yamaha's making them anymore.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:59 pm
by DaveBoulden
Very nice! I'll have to dig out my BC3 when my K73 arrives.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:59 pm
by jimknopf
Nice!
Which breath controller do you use?
And did you use factory patches or did a combi of your own?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:08 pm
by burningbusch
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:37 pm
by mjames4208
i was thinking about purchasing the EWI usb (EVI mode) to use with my Kronos.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:51 pm
by michelkeijzers
It's really beautiful. Wonder if they sound as good without a BC.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:16 pm
by DaveBoulden
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:33 pm
by marianghioda
Nobody said that the Brass sucks....
We were talking about the solo Sax sounds....they are not at the "Kronos" level....
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:13 am
by nowtime
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!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:11 am
by BasariStudios
The MS works perfectly with BC3A and any Korg Workstation,
i've been using them since the Trinity.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:26 am
by aron
>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!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:44 am
by nowtime
^ 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?
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:14 am
by laurance
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:26 am
by aron
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.