Nice pics Scott

What are the 5 wires coming out of the back or ur PSR2K?

I usually have 2 (output, and electricity)

Mosiqaar,
Sometimes 'even I' forget out what goes from what to what. zap ! Let's see now, for that particular gig: two are for the 2 separate foot controlers, one's for the audio (mono signal), another for the mic, and the last to provide the juice (AC). Does 'that' add up to 5? - Scott

Thanks Scott, but tell me is it the Mic input or output in the back? This is one thing I wish to have on my X1 is a seperate Mic output, so I can control it seperately on the mixer, but I don't, so I have to adjust things to where my voice sounds good but also my keyboard sounds good, and one has to sacrifice for the other (usually the keyboard does the sacrifice )

Mosiqaar, the Yamaha PSR2000 not only includes a Mic input jack (1/4"), but also a mic (trim) knob to control the signal level coming in. On the other hand, the 2000 does not include a 'separate' mic output. I can easily adjust the mic level (vocals) & the keyboard's internal sounds (auto accomp, main, left, layer parts) separately, via the 2000's internal mixer buttons. I would expect you should be able to do the same thing on the X1, so I'm rather surprised to hear you report that you aren't able to do it. - Scott

The X1 allows you to route the mic output to a separate jack if you have the harmonizer board installed. At least that's how I remember it ....some two or three years ago.
Boy - it's been a long time since I had one!
Maybe the XD9 will RElight my fire....who knows. Tuesday night I played a straight acoustic piano bar - no gimmics at all. That's alot of work on my little pinkies! My left hand really got a workout THAT night.
Still....it was refreshing in some ways. The simple arrangement of vocal and piano - nice sound.
Anyway - check out the mic routing, I'm pretty sure I'm right about this.

Uncle Dave, what songs did you play that night and what type of acoustic piano comping techniques did you use: lots of walking (octave) bass lines, especially for those uptempo funky groove tunes right? I totally agree that nothing beats the sound of an acoustic piano & vocal combo, especially for those classic standards & ballads, but for rock & uptempo ryhthmic (drums) driven tunes it can be difficult to pull off with just the piano/voice alone. I can definitely feel for how your left hand felt after that night's acoustic set. I've 'been there'. Ouch! I now realize how spoiled I've become after discovering/playing arranger boards. Hey, life's Grand, even on an arranger - Scott

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I opened with "In my life"(Beatles) then I played "Summer Highland Falls" & "New York State Of Mind"(Billy Joel), and since I had a Hawaiian shirt on I did a medley of "Come Monday, Pirate looks at 40 and Margaritaville" for all the Parrot-heads.

After that ... it's a blur, but I remember doing the standard barroom sing-a-long stuff like Sweet Caroline, Build Me Up Buttercup, Brown Eyed Girl.... you know the drill.

Some standards that I remember playing were "Polkadots & Moonbeams",
"The Nearness of You", "All My Tomorrows"(and TONS more Frank ... it was an Italian place)

It was mostly a typical pianobar gig - no REAL rock & roll, some brodway tunes like:
"The Last Night Of The World"(Saigon),
"I Dreamed A Dream"(Le Miz), and
"Music Of The Night"(Phantom)
Then a few lighter fares like:
"People Will Say We're In Love"(Oklahoma)and
"If I were A Bell"(Guys & Dolls)
Both played in a more swing style than the play versions. I walk the bass sometimes on an acoustic too, because my left hand is almost worthless as a "real" chording hand. I play lots of I-V-I blocks with my left to add fullness and bass to the chords. I am always thinking BASS first, then the chords follow. Keeps me centered.
Add a handfull of Gershwin, Porter and Kern and you pretty much have the night. I only did three sets, but it was a nice change of pace. The piano was a 40 year old Knabe or something like that. It was OK, better than average .... but the glissando's KILLED my fingers. Plastic really spoils you fast !
The response was good, but the other guys that work that room really feature the guest singers, so I may not get called back - I'm not into the amature hour that much. In moderation, I can deal with it, but I can't handle a whole night of "Watch ME" from the peanut gallery. People are paying a premium for entertainment ... it should come from a professional, and not out of a bottle.

Anyone have new Pics?

Hi Scott.

Thanks for sharing the Pics.
Nice Raimbow Butterfly

Cheers
Armando

Scott...thanks for sharing. If it works for you...you're getting paid and having fun,
keep on 'keepin on'

Russ