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#431267 - 05/02/17 02:18 PM
Re: Who Needs An Arranger?
[Re: Stephenm52]
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Registered: 09/29/05
Posts: 6703
Loc: Roswell,GA/USA
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Yeah Steve, I just had my Yamaha tuned after about a five year lapse (and a move). Had a heat coil in it but that didn't save it. It still does not sound 100% even after a tuning and expert 'going over'. It'll probably take several tunings (after acclimating to the new environment) to get it back up to snuff.
BTW (and I'm sure you've noticed this), Arranger styles, no matter how sophisticated, don't PRESENT beautiful transition chords (or ANY complex ie. 'jazz' chords) as cleanly or as expressive as an 'acoustic' (including the Clavinova). Not a knock on arrangers but just a function of being able to hold a chord just the right amount of time, with just the right voicing, with just the right dynamics, etc. Until AI can read your brain, I'm afraid it's going to be awhile before arrangers can match that level of control. In the meantime, they can still sound pretty good in the right hands. Good arrangement chops plus a strong right hand helps.
chas
Edited by cgiles (05/02/17 02:19 PM)
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#431272 - 05/02/17 03:47 PM
Re: Who Needs An Arranger?
[Re: Stephenm52]
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Registered: 04/13/05
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Loc: USA
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Randy, Thanks! With your soloist sax skills ya got no worries on playing quality music. Your being able to play the arranger/piano is icing on the cake. Yeah Steve, I just had my Yamaha tuned after about a five year lapse (and a move). Had a heat coil in it but that didn't save it. It still does not sound 100% even after a tuning and expert 'going over'. It'll probably take several tunings (after acclimating to the new environment) to get it back up to snuff.
BTW (and I'm sure you've noticed this), Arranger styles, no matter how sophisticated, don't PRESENT beautiful transition chords (or ANY complex ie. 'jazz' chords) as cleanly or as expressive as an 'acoustic' (including the Clavinova). Not a knock on arrangers but just a function of being able to hold a chord just the right amount of time, with just the right voicing, with just the right dynamics, etc. Until AI can read your brain, I'm afraid it's going to be awhile before arrangers can match that level of control. In the meantime, they can still sound pretty good in the right hands. Good arrangement chops plus a strong right hand helps.
chas Chas you've been there and done that you know exactly what I'm talking about. Yes it's a job to keep pianos sounding their best. At one point I had the tech coming in 4 times per year, then his rates started rising so I decided to move to the Clavinova. As much as I enjoy the arranger I agree nothing like being able to play an acoustic or a Clav so that you can play both expressively and use complex chords.
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