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Re: Live Music

Wotcha guys, During the late 70's and early 80's I used go to many 'open air' summer concerts, my favourite venue was Kenwood House in North London. I would regularly go when Christopher Hogwood and the AAM were performing - always superb concerts - they were enjoyed whilst drinking ice cold gin &am...
by Mike Bracchi
02 Apr 2015 12:37
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Live Music
Replies: 31
Views: 10391

Re: Styles and Registrations

Hello Ken, Here are a couple of video tutorials on the Yamaha registration memory and style creator ... the model of the keyboard may differ from yours but the procedure should be the same :wink: http://tierce-de-picardie.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=131&t=283 http://tierce-de-picardie.co.uk/viewtopic....
by Mike Bracchi
31 Mar 2015 21:28
 
Forum: Yamaha Clavinova CLP, CVP & CGP Series
Topic: Styles and Registrations
Replies: 8
Views: 7001

Re: He`s Gone

Personally I have never liked him, his rudeness and arrogance irritates the hell out of me. As for him being sacked ... the BBC made the right decision - to do anything less would be to endorse workplace violence. Some people will say that this incident has been blown out of proportion - but the man...
by Mike Bracchi
25 Mar 2015 21:11
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: He`s Gone
Replies: 6
Views: 2335

Re: CVP-605 default pedal functions

Hiya Ken, I'm probably not the best person to ask for help on up to date instruments but I seem to remember doing something like this on my S900 .... have a go at this ... Go to Function>Utility>System Reset Tab and click the System Setup button (F). Tab to User and depress Save to a new Name (e.g. ...
by Mike Bracchi
25 Mar 2015 20:37
 
Forum: Yamaha Clavinova CLP, CVP & CGP Series
Topic: CVP-605 default pedal functions
Replies: 6
Views: 5884

Re: At Under 400 Quid ... You Simply Cannot Do Wrong!

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/tiercedepicardiecouk/tiercedepicardiecouk146/0eb91410-fb8c-4717-9cc3-8fd2e0450b0b_zpsm0hnzi1s.jpg I am looking for a decent keyboard that won't break the bank but sadly this one is too long to fit into the alcove in the lounge. I'm limited to about 102cm. Any...
by Mike Bracchi
24 Mar 2015 13:47
 
Forum: Casio & Casio High-Grade Keyboard Forum
Topic: At Under 400 Quid ... You Simply Cannot Do Wrong!
Replies: 6
Views: 12451

Re: Circle of Fifths videos

Thank you Bill, very useful information here ... and we mustn't forget a big thanks to Peter who looks in on us every now and again :D

The Interactive Circle of Fifths:

https://randscullard.com/CircleOfFifths/

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Mike
by Mike Bracchi
24 Mar 2015 10:00
 
Forum: Music Theory
Topic: The Circle of Fifths
Replies: 3
Views: 6545

New Musical Instrument: 500 Years In The Making!

A bizarre instrument combining a piano and cello has finally been played to an audience more than 500 years after it was dreamt up Leonardo da Vinci. http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/tiercedepicardiecouk/43d268ab-f737-412d-af41-fb72ca7b018b_zpsea35f666.jpg Da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance g...
by Mike Bracchi
23 Mar 2015 22:30
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: New Musical Instrument: 500 Years In The Making!
Replies: 2
Views: 1667

Re: Happy-Birthday.

Wotcha folks,

Many thanks for your kind birthday wishes - I have had a great day today but I think I'm going to reverse the numbers each year from now on :D

All the best,

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
23 Mar 2015 21:50
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Happy-Birthday.
Replies: 11
Views: 3293

Re: External sound Card.

Hi Andy, I got a copy of Audacity with it. 'Jackoj' records mp3 performances on his Korg PA3x with one of these and, I have used it on a dozen or so occasions and there doesn't appear to be any issues with the recordings - it is a low cost piece of kit for sure but every bit as good as the 'audio re...
by Mike Bracchi
16 Mar 2015 17:34
 
Forum: Audio Recording
Topic: External sound Card.
Replies: 13
Views: 12132

Re: External sound Card.

Wotcha Brian, Check this out - a topic on the same subject ;) About the only thing I miss from my Yamaha PSR-S900 that isn't on my Korg Pa600 is the on-board 'audio recorder' ... The Korg does have an excellent recorder but it requires a lot of faffing about replaying the recording through a program...
by Mike Bracchi
13 Mar 2015 16:15
 
Forum: Audio Recording
Topic: External sound Card.
Replies: 13
Views: 12132

Re: Keith's Room - from chaos to order!

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...
by Mike Bracchi
26 Feb 2015 09:50
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Keith's Room - from chaos to order!
Replies: 7
Views: 2666

Re: New UK Distributer for Bohm

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 :wink:

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
21 Feb 2015 00:02
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: New UK Distributer for Bohm
Replies: 2
Views: 1656

Re: Hammond Organ Smashed To Pieces

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...
by Mike Bracchi
18 Feb 2015 17:25
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Hammond Organ Smashed To Pieces
Replies: 9
Views: 3863

Technics Keyboard WANTED

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 ...
by Mike Bracchi
31 Jan 2015 16:57
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Technics Keyboard WANTED
Replies: 1
Views: 1489

Re: Demis Roussos RIP

Sad news indeed ... RIP Demis Roussos.

by Mike Bracchi
26 Jan 2015 12:39
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Demis Roussos RIP
Replies: 1
Views: 1241

Re: Bemore Genesis - An Organ That Will Shake The Trees

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. ...
by Mike Bracchi
09 Jan 2015 11:16
 
Forum: Other Keyboards and Organs
Topic: Bemore Genesis - An Organ That Will Shake The Trees
Replies: 13
Views: 14811

Re: Happy New Year

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

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
01 Jan 2015 10:04
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Happy New Year
Replies: 6
Views: 2591

Re: Pete Tex & Franz Lambert Video

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...
by Mike Bracchi
30 Dec 2014 23:59
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Pete Tex & Franz Lambert Video
Replies: 5
Views: 2390

Re: 60 years.

Corrrr - I was 3 when you and Barbara got married :D

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

All the best for Christmas,

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
23 Dec 2014 14:59
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: 60 years.
Replies: 10
Views: 3655

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year To You All

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...
by Mike Bracchi
23 Dec 2014 14:34
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year To You All
Replies: 14
Views: 4901

Re: Online Shopping and delivery

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...
by Mike Bracchi
23 Dec 2014 10:17
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Online Shopping and delivery
Replies: 1
Views: 1300

Re: Wersi (Music Store) at NAMM 2015

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 :wink:

Thanks for posting the link ....

All the best,

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
13 Dec 2014 10:01
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Wersi (Music Store) at NAMM 2015
Replies: 6
Views: 2718

Re: Audacity +Lame

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

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

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

All the best,

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
11 Dec 2014 15:29
 
Forum: Audio Recording
Topic: Audacity +Lame
Replies: 4
Views: 6155

Re: Audacity +Lame

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...
by Mike Bracchi
11 Dec 2014 15:22
 
Forum: Audio Recording
Topic: Audacity +Lame
Replies: 4
Views: 6155

Re: Little Drummer Boy

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...
by Mike Bracchi
02 Dec 2014 10:14
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: Little Drummer Boy
Replies: 11
Views: 9682

Re: Michael - When Christmas Comes To Town - video version

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 :D

All the best ....

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
01 Dec 2014 19:07
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: Michael - When Christmas Comes To Town - video version
Replies: 5
Views: 5651

Re: A Child Is Born

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 :D

Well done John, grande stuff :wink:

All the best ....

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
01 Dec 2014 19:00
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: A Child Is Born
Replies: 17
Views: 13998

Re: Little Drummer Boy

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,...
by Mike Bracchi
01 Dec 2014 18:54
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: Little Drummer Boy
Replies: 11
Views: 9682

Re: It's Going to be a Cold Cold Christmas

Hello Pam,

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

All the best,

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
01 Dec 2014 18:34
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: It's Going to be a Cold Cold Christmas
Replies: 10
Views: 9317

Bemore Genesis - An Organ That Will Shake The Trees

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...
by Mike Bracchi
28 Nov 2014 12:16
 
Forum: Other Keyboards and Organs
Topic: Bemore Genesis - An Organ That Will Shake The Trees
Replies: 13
Views: 14811

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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...
by Mike Bracchi
26 Nov 2014 13:14
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Replies: 9
Views: 8719

Re: Because Its Christmas TRX

Wotcha matie :D

A very relaxing piece 8) .... but a new one on me as well I'm afraid John :D

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

All the best ....

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
26 Nov 2014 12:29
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: Because Its Christmas TRX
Replies: 10
Views: 8018

Re: Rockin around the Xmas tree.

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

All the best ....

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
26 Nov 2014 12:23
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: Rockin around the Xmas tree.
Replies: 14
Views: 11176

Re: Lonely This Christmas

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 :roll:

All the best ....

Mike
by Mike Bracchi
26 Nov 2014 12:20
 
Forum: Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2014
Topic: Lonely This Christmas
Replies: 9
Views: 8206
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