Laver wrote:Hi all,
I'm new to this forum, allow me to introduce myself. I just bought a Stage Compact last week. And I really love it allready! Incredible sounds, I like the piano and rhodes a lot. Also the organ is not bad, but I have not found a sound that I'm pleased with to use in my setup.
I am planning to use the compact for performances, together with a masterkeyboard so I can play the Compact rhodes and piano on that
master, together with organ and synth on the compact itself, supported by a Roland sound module on the external section.
My gear apart from the Compact:
S90ES (use it at home, best weighed keyboard synth I know, but to heavy to use a lot on the road)
Roland XP30 (use this for the synth solo sounds)
Yamaha P70 or 90 (use this in the practise studio, is reasonably light so I take this to performances)
Roland JV1080 (light weighted replacement for the xp30 so I can still use the solo sounds on the external section of the compact)
Also I have a Korg M3 that I am selling, I have tried to like and learn it for the last 1,5 year but I never came to really use it. So no more workstations for me, I prefer direct (stage ready) influencing of the sounds. That's why I decided to go for the Compact.
So, nice to be on this NordStage forum, hope to learn from all of you!
Regards
Laver
Wow you got an incredible rig there! I believe you should really learn to use the M3 better, I believe that once you give it time, you will amaze yourself! I think that you will truly be able to say that you truly know anykeyboard you own when you can make from scratch any sound you want to use!!! That is mainly why I have not bought another synth (I actually do have enough money for just about anything I really want). I rather spend much more time "learning" the NS synth. I actually have come up with some great sounding synth string pads!! And just using one synth section!! Whenever I want to use a lead while in practice, I usually prefer to make it up from scratch, sure it may not sound as good as a patch you may spend hours trying to make, but sometimes one makes incredible sounds!!
So sure, you may actually know what every thing does and that kind of stuff, but are you actually able to make up any sound, instead of just loading it?? then you sire, dont truly know your synth!! (this is for anyone in general and also applies to using effects, drawbars, etc...)
It is kind of like truly playing good. sure many players will be able to memorize a whole song, but really good players are able to hear a short song and play it right away (well even if they dont play it very good)
Gus
