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Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-27 by Mark Pring

I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my beloved tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to any keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in my backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seen roll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?

Mark

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-27 by Jon

Flat black keys are hard to get used to, but it can be done. Biggest problems are really crappy General MIDI sounds and no velocity sensitivity or sustain pedal. Way better than nothing, but I really wish somebody (KORG, are you listening? You already have the NanoKey!) would make a more version a little more playable than the existing ones. Some of the costlier ones do have MIDI outs, so you can use a separate module, but with the abundance of good samples out there you would think they'd be able to install some more authentic and musically useful patches even in the cheapest ones.

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From: Mark Pring

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Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my beloved tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to any keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in my backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seen roll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?

Mark

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-27 by lsf5275@aol.com

No, but I would recommend that you consider a MicroKorg. They run on batteries or a A/C adapter and with a set of headphones, you can play it anywhere. It fits in carry on luggage and is loads of fun to play.

Frank

In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markpringnz@yahoo.com writes:

I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my beloved tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to any keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in my backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seen roll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-27 by Mike Dickson

Seconded. It's all over the second Systems Theory album 'Codetalkers'.Riverrun on that album is practically a demo tune for that instrument.

See: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/codetalkers/index.html

The sound is also enormously big for such a small instrument. It almost makes me forget ever having the horror that was the M1.

Mike

lsf5275@aol.com wrote:

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No, but I would recommend that you consider a MicroKorg. They run on batteries or a A/C adapter and with a set of headphones, you can play it anywhere. It fits in carry on luggage and is loads of fun to play.

Frank

In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:

I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my beloved tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to any keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in my backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seen roll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

-- Mike Dickson, Edinburgh Free Music Project: http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson Or http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-27 by Mark Pring

Thanks Mike, Jon and Frank,

It sounds good but I would be a bit concerned about the small keys, I've not been playing that long and my piano teacher has just spent a year getting me to stop looking at the keys. Any thoughts about the R3? It isn't much bigger but it's quite a lot more expensive and doesn't run on batteries but would sit quite nicely on top of the tron.

Mark

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--- On Sat, 3/28/09, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:01 AM

Seconded. It's all over the second Systems Theory album 'Codetalkers' .Riverrun on that album is practically a demo tune for that instrument.

See: http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/ codetalkers/ index.html

The sound is also enormously big for such a small instrument. It almost makes me forget ever having the horror that was the M1.

Mike

lsf5275@aol. com wrote:

No, but I would recommend that you consider a MicroKorg. They run on batteries or a A/C adapter and with a set of headphones, you can play it anywhere. It fits in carry on luggage and is loads of fun to play.

Frank

In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:

I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my beloved tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to any keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in my backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seen roll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

--
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

Free Music Project: http://www.last. fm/music/ Mike+Dickson
Or http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-27 by fdoddy@aol.com

I use the big brother, MS2000, ALL the time. basically, same engine. Programs fast and accurate. Side by side audio comparison with my Mini with similar settings are rather intriguing.....the Mini wins not in the low end, but rather the low mids, where it really counts.

fd

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From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 2:01 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

Seconded. It's all over the second Systems Theory album 'Codetalkers' .Riverrun on that album is practically a demo tune for that instrument.

See: http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/ codetalkers/ index.html

The sound is also enormously big for such a small instrument. It almost makes me forget ever having the horror that was the M1.

Mike

lsf5275@aol. com wrote:

No, but I would recommend that you consider a MicroKorg. They run on batteries or a A/C adapter and with a set of headphones, you can play it anywhere. It fits in carry on luggage and is loads of fun to play.

Frank

In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:

I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my beloved tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to any keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in my backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seen roll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

--
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

Free Music Project: http://www.last. fm/music/ Mike+Dickson
Or http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-27 by NormLeete@aol.com

In a message dated 27/03/2009 19:44:43 GMT Standard Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes:

I use the big brother, MS2000, ALL the time

So do I, it was the first digital "analogue" synth I got hold of and I'm still using it although there is a Nord Modular (second version) in the mix as well. In fact the keyboard version (I have the rack) of the Nord is quite a neat solution as it is 2 octaves and relatively small as all the modularity happens on the computer used for editing. The really neat bit is that the instrument still works without the computer being attached.

However the AKS is even more portable...

Norm

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-27 by lsf5275@aol.com

When not traveling, just midi the MicroKorg to the big keyboard and you're good to go. Also you no longer have to shift octaves. I midi it to my Triton Pro X.

Frank

In a message dated 3/27/2009 2:47:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markpringnz@yahoo.com writes:

Thanks Mike, Jon and Frank,

It sounds good but I would be a bit concerned about the small keys, I've not been playing that long and my piano teacher has just spent a year getting me to stop looking at the keys. Any thoughts about the R3? It isn't much bigger but it's quite a lot more expensive and doesn't run on batteries but would sit quite nicely on top of the tron.

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

Re: Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-28 by ceccles_ca

Korg have improved the keyboard on the new Microkorg XL. The key spacing is a little better. (black / white key proportion).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82hI7HUwgTM

Clay

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--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pring <markpringnz@...> wrote:
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> Thanks Mike, Jon and Frank,
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> It sounds good but I would be a bit concerned about the small keys, I've not been playing that long and my piano teacher has just spent a year getting me to stop looking at the keys. Any thoughts about the R3? It isn't much bigger but it's quite a lot more expensive and doesn't run on batteries but would sit quite nicely on top of the tron.
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> Mark
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> --- On Sat, 3/28/09, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...> wrote:
> From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:01 AM
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> See: http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/ codetalkers/ index.html
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> No, but I would recommend that you consider a MicroKorg. They
> run on batteries or a A/C adapter and with a set of headphones, you can
> play it anywhere. It fits in carry on luggage and is loads of fun to
> play.
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> Frank
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> In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight
> Time, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:
> I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my beloved
> tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to any
> keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in my
> backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seen
> roll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?
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> Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make
> meals for under $10.
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> --
> Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
>
> Free Music Project: http://www.last fm/music/ Mike+Dickson
> Or http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Off topic Roll up pianos

2009-03-28 by lsf5275@aol.com

Very cool. I want one.

In a message dated 3/28/2009 9:27:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes:

Korg have improved the keyboard on the new Microkorg XL. The key spacing is a little better. (black / white key proportion).

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=82hI7HUwgTM

Clay

--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, Mark Pring <markpringnz@ ...> wrote:
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> Thanks Mike, Jon and Frank,
>
> It sounds good but I would be a bit concerned about the small keys, I've not been playing that long and my piano teacher has just spent a year getting me to stop looking at the keys. Any thoughts about the R3? It isn't much bigger but it's quite a lot more expensive and doesn't run on batteries but would sit quite nicely on top of the tron.
>
> Mark
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> --- On Sat, 3/28/09, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@ ...> wrote:
> From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@ ...>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos
> To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:01 AM
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> Seconded. It's all over the second Systems Theory album 'Codetalkers' .Riverrun
> on that album is practically a demo tune for that instrument.
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> See: http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/ codetalkers/ index.html
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> The sound is also enormously big for such a small instrument. It almost
> makes me forget ever having the horror that was the M1.
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> Mike
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> lsf5275@aol. com wrote:
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> No, but I would recommend that you consider a MicroKorg. They
> run on batteries or a A/C adapter and with a set of headphones, you can
> play it anywhere. It fits in carry on luggage and is loads of fun to
> play.
>
> Frank
>
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> In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight
> Time, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:
> I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my beloved
> tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to any
> keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in my
> backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seen
> roll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make
> meals for under $10.
>
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> --
> Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
>
> Free Music Project: http://www.last. fm/music/ Mike+Dickson
> Or http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/
>

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.