From Michael E Caloroso Sent Mon, Jun 18th 2018, 05:54
From Michael E Caloroso Sent Mon, Jun 18th 2018, 05:54
I just joined an 80s rock band which required much analog goodness. I have to cover a lot of sounds so this is the smallest setup I could go with. This is the first show with the band and the old analogs got lots of love. There was an awesome PA at the show where the Taurus pedals could breathe fire. Kurzweil MIDIBoard, Hammond XK3 through Dynacord CLS-222, Alesis Andromeda, Oberheim OBX, Moog Taurus I pedals, Moog Voyager RME (offstage). With the exception of the Taurus, everything is MIDI controlled. I programmed my trusty MIDIBoard with all the patch changes, effect settings, and volume levels for all the boards. One button and I am ready for the next song. Not shown are my racks which are offstage. The Polypedal was retrofitted to work with my MIDIBoard, which now functions as MIDI sweep and foot controls. I'm in the process of retrofitting my Taurus 2 controller pedals with a MIDI interface. I have other sounds besides bass that I need to cover with my feet. A Moog Minitaur will be a worthy substitute for the Taurus pedals. I'm using a JL Cooper MSB+ MIDI matrix controller that can route MIDI signals anywhere, and it has transpose and channel bump features that will be useful for using the Taurus 2 MIDI for controlling other sounds. The Andromeda covers a lot of analog synths sounds like my Memorymoog and OBX. Alas, there are some sounds that only the OBX can pull off like "Tom Sawyer" and the filter sweep in "1984" (yes we are playing "Jump", hangs head in shame). I'm exploiting the Mix feature on the Andromeda a lot with splits and layers. I'm pulling off some busy keyboard intros like "Final Countdown" with no sequencer, no backing tracks, just my hands and feet. The band hadn't heard me play the intro until the show and it blew them away. This band is going to be a lot of fun. http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguediehard/tour/2018-stage-setup-80s-rock.jpg Sent from my iRocketLauncher, MC