Just received the second disk and am now off to have a good listen. If it's anything like the first I'm in for a very pleasant hour or so. The standard is without exception terrific. Thank you guys and dolls. And Bebop for organising it all.

Peter

PS Just noticed I'm now a full member. Wow| |

Hey, happy day! Welcome to the club. As a member, you're required to impart intelligent information to the rest of us and let us borrow things. Cheers!

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Hey! Wait a minute. You said the second disk. Where's mine? I better go check my email!

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Just listened. Wow! Good stuff. ogre congrats upon becomming a full member. Bud, I'll try not to make too many posts. If I'm required, as a full member, to impart intelligent information to the rest of you guys and gals that would be a disaster.

As always not much of nothing to say,

Grandpa Doug

Hi Everybody. I was just unpacking my new 6500 when the first 20 for 1 disk arrived.I couldn't believe it. It was like a welcome present. The 2 disks are great- congratulations to everyone. I am enjoying them tremendously and it is so interesting to see how you have set the keyboard up for each song. This is a great learning experience.Thank you everyone. Jean.

HI Jean,
We are all so happy you are enjoying our music. Now we are looking forward to hearing you music on your brand new KN6500. I still have room for you on disc 3 of the 20 for 1 zip project. OF course you already have received 40 so I guess you will be sending 2 then right
Happy playing and listening from all of us here at the Technics Forum
bebop

I just listened to the new 20 songs. Wow! Great stuff. I was also surprised to see 'Ghost riders" in there. Very cool. I really enjoyed the tunes. I want to thank all you send theirs in. I also would like to add that I also really enjoy loading these songs and after listening to it, checking out the memory sounds! You never know what cool or nice sound edits I will find there! Thanks Bebop for this great idea and effort!

PS Just noticed I'm now a full member. Wow| |

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I'm a member too. Just as well I'm taking "SMART PILLS." I'll have to invest in another bottle now. Jean.

Sparky, Jean, welcome aboard. You two are now in charge of refreshments. When do we eat?

Wait, Wait Bud, I don't think they can be full time senior members until they have recorded and mailed a song for the 20 for 1 zip project. (and they haven't yet),
I will have to speak to Nigel about this and see if we can hold the full membership for ransome until at least one song is contributed.
Doesn't that seem fair to the rest of you that are contributing?? Sure duz to me
Bebop

Bepop. I'd be happy to meet the challenge, but how do I get the file from the keyboard to an E-mail??? This is all very new to me and even my smart pills aren't coping. Could you please E-mail me instructions or print them here for other newbies like me-in steps if possible please. We all opened a bottle of champagne last night to celebrate my graduation. I'd put a "smilie" here but I can't do that either --more pills!!!Cheers Jean.

Hello all! I have the same question as Jean Olivia; how do I get my music from the keyboard to a floppy and then into ZIP (or whatever) form so that I can e-mail it to BEBOP? Received the second 20 for 1 file and it is great. You guys do a tremendous job and don't ever think it goes unappreciated! Thanks to all who participated in making these two files so exciting.

Ted Rose

Hey, me too! I need to know how to get the music from the keyboard to email.

So glad I'm not the only dummie!! Since I got the computer I have'nt had time to learn it's usual functions- Only those related to music. I learnt from my grandson last night how to download mp3's and I am really getting into that now. It helps to hear how a melody should be played if you don't know the song. I have great difficulty in playing something I've never heard before.Cheers Jean.

HI ALL,
I have just put up a new topic for you and the title is: Recording, zipping and mailing song files. I hope this will help

Bebop you keep pushing on the songs. Yes I enjoy getting songs that others do...but I feel like they are so good.....and I don't feel like I have anything worth sending. All of us aren't tremendous musicians. I already feel guilty about not submitting a song with out your help!!!! Some of us that haven't sent songs are not just selfish greedy people. We don't feel we have something good enough.

Marilyn

HiMarilyn,
Iam sure there are many others that feel the same as you do,some people cannot feel confident enough to even post. When you see how many people read posts and how few post anything there are many more people using the forum than we know about because they don't post or join they do not feel obliged to send in songs, but you are a valuable member of our technics family and have given support to many members.

Hi Marilyn
I agree with everything you say. I too am not proficent enough yet to send in a song , but I do appreciate all the music and all the time and effort the guru's put in and I am learning a lot both about my keyboard and music so that someday I will be proud to send in a song for everyone to listen to.
I must also thank John North for the personal help he keeps giving me in my quest to improve my playing. The 20 for 1 disk is a great idea and I hope you guys and gals who can play well keep sending in your songs to Bebop so that he can keep posting them to us , I would like to thank everyone who as contributed so for. It realy does help us beginners. Once again Thank You

Regards

Brian

Marilyn,
I can understand where you are coming from but........
When I was a child I was forced to play many recitals from the age of 6 on. I didn't think I played well enough but........ after all the bragging on me was done, I begin to think that just maybe I was good enough to do it again, but.........then the fears would set in again and I would go through it all again but........... I started listening to others to see if I was as good as they were and then I really begin to learn my craft by adapting most of their techniques. I continued to gain confidence until 10 years later I formed and fronted my own band at 16.
Marilyn, If you hadn't told me about the Technics Forum here, we just might not all be here now, but............ I came and looked and I risked a little bit, and here we all are.
When Nigel asked me to be the moderator here, I didn't think I was good enough to do that but............ I risked a little bit and here I am.
Why don't you NOW risk a little bit and record a favorite tune of yours, and I am sure you will be amazed at how good it makes YOU feel to share and in accepting the accolades and thank you's of your peers, you will want to immediately get to work on the next one but............... if you are able to contine to believe you are not good enough then you will loose more then the rest of us that will never get to enjoy your playing.
I have songs on the discs from people that have never had a lesson, never recorded, never ziped and mailed a file and don't think they are good enough but they did it anyway and their songs are quite good.
AS beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I believe so is music.
ENOUGH SAID??????????
Best to your Marilyn and think positive
BEBOP

Marilyn,

PLEASE!!!

Bill is right.

Grandpa Doug

Marilyn and Brian - come on. You don't think you'll be dropped from the music list just because you don't send in a song, do you? Why not do like I do and send a song to Bebop and have him review it before posting or including it with the others? I have never had any musical training, all self taught, but I've listened to others, like Bebop did, and tried to adapt what I liked about their music to my own. Once you get a little experience behind you, you'll begin to form your own style of playing and if others don't like it, then too bad. I have a really hard time with the piano sounds, and it shows in my songs, but with a little time spent on the sequencer editing notes, I can patch up the really bad playing and almost make it sound acceptable. No one expects to hear Liberace at the piano, we just want to hear something pleasant, and if you try a song you like and are familiar with, you'll find it much easier. Personally, I've heard Lindoz's playing and singing, and sometimes I wonder how I could ever compare with a grand performance like he gives, but I have to remember that at one time he had to practice, and he had to face that first audience, too. And, look at Alec's performance. He thought he would give us a chance to laugh at his playing, but the Riverdance number was topnotch, and no one was laughing. We were to busy saying "WOW". With experience comes - experience. If you don't try, you'll never get over that first hurdle. I still cringe when I listen to some of my earlier songs, but nobody ever sent me an email begging me to cease and desist. This is a brotherhood/sisterhood thing, and we all understand! If anyone sneers, then they have no class. Give it a shot. Every song you do makes the next one easier. Did I convince you?

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My 2 cents worth I bought an organ years ago and got 13 lessons free , and I got worse each week!! Bought a great book, ROY NEILL, THE MAGIC OF THE ORGAN, studied the chords, bought idiot books, they were in good company, which displays the letters in the notes, and practised, still can't read.Listened to a lot of records and play to please me, if somebody else likes it , that's a bonus.One man's meat?????? Walter

I agree Walter we all have to learn I still am learning we never stop just bought Alec’s Book the other day and some of it may as well be written in a foreign language but I will get through with perseverance (Who’s she not telling but WOW ) no ones going to laugh if a person does not play very well infact it may be beneficial to offer advice/guidance if the person requests it also it gives someone more self confidence my partner Gill is always giving me constructive criticism and she cant play a note cant sing either but that didn’t stop her humming in the supermarket never seen so much half price Cream/Milk for sale. (Sour)

Pete

No Bud I didn't really think Bebop would drop people from the music list if they didn't send a song in. I just think a couple of his comments could be misinterpreted by those here that don't feel their songs are worthy of being used on the 20 for 1 disks. I could probably come up with something but it won't be very exciting! SO many of the songs I've heard from others sound really professional. I don't want to waste space with a song not worth anyone's while. I understand encouraging others to play and share etc. Encouragment is great. Just not good when it sounds like 'guilt tripping' others. Esp ones that feel bad they have nothing worth sending. I'll work on something.

I bet you're an ear player. I always think ear players have a real advantage. I took piano lessons as a child and piano teachers always make you play things perfectly. Then when I got into keyboards and Fake Book playing, the rules all changed. Now it's fine to change things, add things, improvise...all things I would have been wrapped on the knuckles for when playing piano. All the things that come natural to ear players are harder for people like me I think.

Marilyn

I can see by the comments I'm being coerced into submitting a song......you may be sorry after you hear it though!

Marilyn

Bebop - I have risen to your challenge and sent in a small contribution.You just have to imagine my "Ladies choir" singing the harmony instead of the K.N. voices.The song is part of a Russian medley the girls are working on at the moment.I only started learning music when I retired so have no aspirations to be a performer, but am very interested in the "theory" of it all and in working out harmony and counter melody etc. The group is doing very well and will appear at Melbourne Crown Casino next week in front of 1000 people- their biggest Gig yet.Its a special day for Seniors and the group will give a one hour show. We are all very excited about it.It will be all music from my "old" K.N.5000. I wonder how it will sound through their mighty sound system.Cheers. Jean.

I'll quote an old friend who was a good player, accordian and organ. When people remarked how good he was, he usually replied, "I'm not really a good player, you just liked the tunes I was playing". There's a lot of truth in there!!. Walter.

Thank you Jean, your song sounds great and it is on Vol 3 of the 20 for 1 song disc now complete. I am currently working on disc 4 and have about 4 songs so far.
Best to all and thanks to all for participating
Bebop

Beginning to wish I hadn't started off this particular thread revealing as it has the tyrannical regime to which we have exposed outselves. So, new members must impart intelligent information (fat chance in my case) and then let others borrow things, and now two innocent ladies must provide refreshments. Then juniors must provide two songs before they can join us.I tremble at what will be the next demand on us. Oooh, it's too horrible to contemplate.

Peter

awe darn Peter and we all were having so much fun too.
I guess it is time to move on alright so I am going to close this topic and let you start another one so we can make a brand new set of demands on everyone. It is taking to long to open this topic with all the posts in it.
NEW TOPIC, ANYONE........ GO AHEAD AND START
BEBOP