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#455806 - 08/07/18 06:40 AM Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison)
SAM CA Offline
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In short, I'm using 2 DNC Jazz and concert guitars for Upper 1 & 2 and one Acoustic Bass for Upper 3. I'm also using a foot pedal to trigger assignable switches 1 and 2.



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#455807 - 08/07/18 06:47 AM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: SAM CA]
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Sam very nice rendition...is this a work in progress ?
...will you be adding style backing rhythm to it in the future.....
awesome playing & technique too
thanx for sharing your work.

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#455816 - 08/07/18 09:01 AM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: SAM CA]
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Nice chops! I would like to hear that with RH jazz piano, as you play really well!
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#455817 - 08/07/18 10:10 AM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: Dnj]
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Originally Posted By Dnj
Sam very nice rendition...is this a work in progress ?
...will you be adding style backing rhythm to it in the future.....
awesome playing & technique too
thanx for sharing your work.


Thank you very much. Moondance was playing on the radio at the gas station so when I got home I was still thinking about it. It's just a random spontaneous improv pretty much.

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#455818 - 08/07/18 10:15 AM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: zuki]
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Thank you Zuki,

I know why you would say that. My Guitar techniques are not convincing at all, so that's definitely one area that I should focus on. I catch myself doing Piano specific techniques with Guitar presets. Not good!

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#455820 - 08/07/18 10:39 AM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: SAM CA]
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Playing instruments the way they should be played and sound on an arranger is an art form all by itself you can't play a trumpet like a piano for example something to think about very seriously when you're playing.

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#455823 - 08/07/18 11:37 AM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: SAM CA]
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Originally Posted By SAM CA
Thank you Zuki,

I know why you would say that. My Guitar techniques are not convincing at all, so that's definitely one area that I should focus on. I catch myself doing Piano specific techniques with Guitar presets. Not good!


No knock at all on your guitar playing. I just would like to hear your piano skills too smile

I can't play a lick of background guitar (like DonM), so I stick with piano or organ. I do play a lot of guitar solos though.
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#455828 - 08/07/18 02:18 PM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: Dnj]
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Originally Posted By Dnj
Playing instruments the way they should be played and sound on an arranger is an art form all by itself you can't play a trumpet like a piano for example something to think about very seriously when you're playing.


Totally! This is actually an art form on any platform including music scores...unless it's intended to be performed in a certain way. Even Beatles used polyphonic Mellotron flute patches that were played like a keyboard! They could've easily hired a flute choir but they liked that sound.

In my case, I heavily gravitate towards Piano because that's my comfort zone. When I improvise, as soon as I run out of ideas I use Piano techniques as lifeline to get myself out of trouble, so mindset has everything to do with it. I need to be more efficient with assignable switches for sure.

Also it's way harder to turn off the Style features and try to sound authentic without automatic accompaniment running in the background. On top of instrument specific articulations and characteristics, you also have to think about everything else.

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#455829 - 08/07/18 02:32 PM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: zuki]
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Originally Posted By zuki

No knock at all on your guitar playing. I just would like to hear your piano skills too smile

I can't play a lick of background guitar (like DonM), so I stick with piano or organ. I do play a lot of guitar solos though.


I want to experiment with those Tele Guitars and everything else that has that country tone to it. I almost have no performance experience with this genre. I'll give it a try!

I have posted some Piano and EP videos in the past. I'll share some newer ones.

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#455830 - 08/07/18 02:50 PM Re: Korg Pa4x -Moondance (Van Morrison) [Re: SAM CA]
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You certainly have to think like the instrument sounds always...

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