Hiya Keith, Looks like you have a very organized music room/studio going there - love the rail hiding the cables :D I can imagine you locking yourself away in there for hours on end ... well, I would, that's for sure, especially with the Roland AT800 8) Thanks for posting and sharing your pictures w...

VAL7JEAN wrote:oh! Paul Carman.
Will there be enough to go round to sustain Orla Ringway as well?

Ha ha ha .... exactly what I thought

Mike

And, what's the betting, that the pillocks leave the mess there for someone else to clear up? Eh! What about this lot .... it's criminal; three generations of Lowrey Organs have been butchered and dumped in a car park :( The Contempo 80 (left in top photo) was a super organ to play ... a superb sou...

Wotcha folks, I'm looking for A Technics KN7000 that hasn't been thrashed ... if anyone has one lying around there is cash waiting if the price is right :wink: Also, I friend of mine is looking for a Technics KN2600 to add to his Technics collection. Just send detail to me via a PM - many thanks :D ...

Sad news indeed ... RIP Demis Roussos.

The Bemore Music System (BMS) gives you endless possibilities Most instruments are ‘locked’ systems. You buy an instrument with certain features and that will never change. The Bemore Music System gives you the opportunity to update the instrument with new functionality, styles, sounds, and so on. ...

A Happy & Prosperous New Year to you all ...

Mike

Hiya Bill, I have thoroughly enjoyed watching this video this evening ... I have never really been a Franz Lambert fan in the past but after watching him play the Wersi and Lowrey I will be keeping an ear open for more performances from the man ... it's also a real treat to hear the Lowrey Liberty b...

Corrrr - I was 3 when you and Barbara got married

Congratulation and my very best wishes to you both - have a great day

All the best for Christmas,

Mike

Wotcha folks, Have been down in the doldrums of late and not been very active on the forums but I hope that the new year will bring some 'cheer' my way and help me to regain my enthusiasm for organs, keyboards and the site in general :) For those of you who have supported the boards with music posts...

Not quite the miracle it seems Brian, Amazon and Royal Mail now have a "special financial arrangement" with regards to Amazon's deliveries ... just shows what can be done when you've got the 'cash to splash' by some serious tax avoidance ... £2.4m in Corporation Tax on £4.2bn 2012/13 :? Hm...

Hi Bill,

The 'sonic' certainly ticks all the boxes for me, incredible sounds and it looks awesome with those speakers ... just need my 'numbers' to come-up

Thanks for posting the link ....

All the best,

Mike

Roy ... in the meantime, if you want to get the song you have recorded posted, you can always upload the wav file to boxnet

Audio file types accepted by box are .....

'aac', 'aifc', 'aiff', 'amr', 'au', 'flac', 'm4a', 'mp3', 'ogg', 'ra', 'wav', 'wma'

All the best,

Mike

Hello Roy, I had this problem some time ago ... just make sure that the Lame version you have downloaded is compatible with the version of Audacity that you are running .... The latest version of Audacity is 2.0.6 so you should be looking at downloading the Lame v3.99.3 To use Lame with Audacity, yo...

i have to say that you have taken away from me the feelings of pleasure i had doing the song. after all mate, this song has been and still is performed by so many artists, to refrain from doing it IMO would be senseless to banish it to room 101. Wotcha John ... :? :? I consider myself reprimanded o...

Hello Michael,

Very very nice ... a new one on me too but a super tune for Christmas - I enjoyed your performance and your video Michael, expertly put together indeed - well done

All the best ....

Mike

Wotcha John,

A lovely performance of this Johnny Mathis song ... the great style gave it a nice beat whilst helping to retain it's 'christmasy' feel, very enjoyable

Well done John, grande stuff

All the best ....

Mike

Hiya John, I have been waiting for this tune to hit the boards :D Some good sounds and performed nicely mate .... although the style you chose went a long way to making it more enjoyable, there is sadly, not a lot one can do with this tune to improve on it's 'likability' :lol: :lol: :lol: The piece,...

Hello Pam,

A very enjoyable arrangement of this great Christmas song - very nice choice of voicing and played well, excellent stuff Pam

All the best,

Mike

The Bemore Genesis XS-2 You may recall a couple of months ago Bill (abacus) posted details of a completely new developed organ ... well, 2015 is fast approaching and Bemore Instruments promise us the dog's wotzits in the newly designed Gensis XS-2 organ ... Some new demos of what we can expect from...

Wotcha folks, My take on God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen .... recorded on the S900 Click the orange marker on the Soundcloud LINK below to ‘Play’ https://soundcloud.com/christmas-jukebox-2011/god-rest-ye-merry-by 28362650 And now for the same song with vocals .... CraftyMusic member, Cousin Ken from dow...

Wotcha matie

A very relaxing piece .... but a new one on me as well I'm afraid John

Lovely sounds and top notch playing as always - most enjoyable listen, well done

All the best ....

Mike

Sounds like your having fun Ray ... an enjoyable listen with good festive sounds, well done - a canny performance

All the best ....

Mike

Wotcha folks,

Thank you all for your kind words, hopefully in the coming new year I'll get back with a keyboard that I'm happy with and started turning out some fresh stuff - sadly, until then it will have to be from my old recordings

All the best ....

Mike

Crimbo is definitely just around the corner when you start hearing carols like this ... I enjoyed your arrangement Brian, nice confident playing, great stuff and well done

All the best ....

Mike

Hiya Keith,

A very nice relaxing arrangement - I enjoyed your performance, the style is super
Nicely played Keith, well done

All the best ....

Mike

VAL7JEAN wrote:Has Franz been inspired and at liberty to say?

Is this a quiz Jean .... or maybe you are hinting that he could be performing on the new Lowrey (Inspire) in the near future.


Mike

Many Happy Returns Gordon, I wish you a very Happy Birthday with your family and friends

All the best ...

Mike

Hello Fred,

I'm sorry to hear about your recent hospitalization ... I wish you a full and speedy recovery and hope that you're fit and well for the up-coming festive season

Take care Fred and keep taking the medication

All the best ...

Mike

Here's one I did on the S900 in 2011

Click the orange marker on the Soundcloud LINK below to ‘Play’

https://soundcloud.com/christmas-jukebo ... ristmas-by

Wotcha John,

A 'jolly' performance of this classic Christmas song ... great choice of style and sounds - altogether very enjoyable mate .... well done that man

Take care .....

Mike

Hiya Bill, The EQ setting on a keyboard is a very subjective, individual thing and is greatly affected by the users ears, the listening environment, and the equipment involved .... so it's hard to give definitive settings on something like this because we are all hearing it differently :) But having...

Hiya Michael, I caught the show myself last night, I was pleasantly surprised at the varied choice of Hammond styles and sounds - it made a change to the usual 'jimmy smith' style which most Hammond artists/radio presenters seem to gravitate towards and to which I grew really tired of many years ago...

Wotcha folks, Well according to the 1967 album sleeve the artists playing the Hammond Organ on several records is Sonny Bono :shock: Now .... I don't know for sure if it was the very same Sonny Bono of Sonny & Cher fame or not - so anyone knowing for sure either way can you let us know :wink: Th...

Believe things have now changed. Would welcome any news. Perhaps from the Continent http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/tiercedepicardiecouk/tiercedepicardiecouk099/6d77b277-90e2-4587-a7aa-e3b4737af0d8_zpsa9f27d64.png Doesn't look like much has changed to me Val ... what's actually making you t...