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Re: Hammond X-66 Sound-pack For Tyros 3, 4 and 5

Apart from the [no doubt deliberate] low quality of the mp3 clip, that's a good capture of the X66. A B3 it is not, for sure, and the Hammond purist will always shun the X66, but for me it's a superb instrument. No other Hammond, or indeed any other electronic organ, sounded like this. If I had the ...
by andyg
11 May 2014 10:58
 
Forum: Yamaha Chit Chat
Topic: Hammond X-66 Sound-pack For Tyros 3, 4 and 5
Replies: 4
Views: 3677

Re: Tomorrow TDP is Two ...

Happy 2nd birthday TDP, and thanks Mike for all the hard work. :D
Andy
by andyg
02 May 2014 22:26
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Tomorrow TDP is Two ...
Replies: 16
Views: 5788

Hidden Gems

I've already said how much I like Organ World, and that you can produce some wonderful 'old school' electronic organ sounds, not just the almost inevitable Hammond Jazz and Pop sounds and the Klaus Wunderlich Wersi emulations. Well, I was just idling my way around T5 today when, while showing a stud...
by andyg
28 Mar 2014 11:15
 
Forum: Yamaha Tyros 5 Workstation
Topic: Hidden Gems
Replies: 2
Views: 3239

Re: Our Mike`s Birthday

Have a great birthday Mike and thanks for the great work on the site! :D
Andy
by andyg
22 Mar 2014 11:29
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Our Mike`s Birthday
Replies: 11
Views: 3577

Re: The Prince & Princess of Hammond-Suzuki

We found these little critters a few years back on Organ Forum. I'd clean forgotten about them.

At nearly £600 back then, I don't think there would be much of market outside of the one for ' we already have everything else' Japanese kids!
by andyg
03 Mar 2014 15:01
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: The Prince & Princess of Hammond-Suzuki
Replies: 2
Views: 1529

Andy G's website

Hi I finally completed the update on my website at http://www.andrew-gilbert.com last night. Lots of new photos, some new and updated stories, more teaching materials, music and audio tracks to download. I also had a 'training course' in HTML coding from my son - brain hurts now! So I'll be able to ...
by andyg
25 Feb 2014 08:25
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Andy G's website
Replies: 3
Views: 1546

Re: Accurate Broadband Speed Checker

And it's this one that most ISP's will insist that you use when complaining to them about low speeds.
by andyg
23 Feb 2014 00:02
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Accurate Broadband Speed Checker
Replies: 1
Views: 1059

Re: Beware the wrath of the church organist!

Me too!!

And worse, I've got my some of my 'serious' organ students to do the same in services!

It's not always the organist that's to blame though! My Dad actually wanted 'Sailing' for his funeral, so I wrote a church organ arrangement especially for that.
by andyg
22 Feb 2014 23:59
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Beware the wrath of the church organist!
Replies: 3
Views: 1467

Re: The Organist Entertains

As I've said elsewhere, you can't blame Nigel for the initial change to Hammond and pipes only, which was forced on him, together with the reduction to the 30 minute format and the move to the graveyard slot. At his request, I'd sent him a CD of a dozen items only to hear back telling me that it cou...
by andyg
21 Jan 2014 08:00
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: The Organist Entertains
Replies: 4
Views: 1948

Re: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

And from me too! Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year to you all.

Thanks, Mike for all the work you do keeping TDP up and running so well.

Andy G
by andyg
24 Dec 2013 14:57
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Replies: 10
Views: 3268

Re: Two questions about the latest organs on the market

As I said on the other forum, it sounds like Bill's got shares in Wersi! :D
by andyg
19 Nov 2013 22:41
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Two questions about the latest organs on the market
Replies: 4
Views: 1798

Re: T5: News up-date

I personally think all this talk of VSTi's (Virtual Instrument Technology Instruments) is something of a red herring. There are just a few arrangers that can load them in and play them, Wersi being the obvious one that Bill will be thinking of. However, as Bill and I both know very well, just playin...
by andyg
10 Nov 2013 00:52
 
Forum: Yamaha Tyros 5 Workstation
Topic: T5: News up-date
Replies: 17
Views: 10267

Something a little spooky, but not a ghost!

As some of you know, I was given a mint Kawai SR6 a few months back, and I'm loving it! Back to the late 80's in sounds and the way I play it. However, as with all digital organs that old, you do take a chance on something major failing. So I was delighted to be given a second mint SR6 as a back up....
by andyg
31 Oct 2013 10:17
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Something a little spooky, but not a ghost!
Replies: 2
Views: 1358

Re: Was this the beginning of the end?

Certainly one of the nails in the coffin, Mike, and a big nail at that!
by andyg
28 Oct 2013 16:15
 
Forum: Yamaha PSR Keyboards
Topic: Was this the beginning of the end?
Replies: 8
Views: 7232

Re: 14 Years Anniversary

As someone who uses some of your apps, and also gets his students to use them, can I say congratulations and thanks for what you've done for Yamaha keyboard owners over the years! :D
by andyg
22 Oct 2013 07:25
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: 14 Years Anniversary
Replies: 8
Views: 3402

Re: Tyros 5 - What Can We Expect?

I know what you mean. Obviously I know all the Yamaha guys and have spoken to almost all of them about the 'T5' in the past few months. No way to tell anything about it from what they have told me, other than it's on the way, which we all knew anyway! Different people said different things. Called T...
by andyg
02 Oct 2013 20:08
 
Forum: Yamaha Tyros 5 Workstation
Topic: Tyros 5 - What Can We Expect?
Replies: 14
Views: 8314

Re: Tyros 5 - What Can We Expect?

Interestingly, Yamaha have registered a 'Tyros5-61' and a 'Tyros5-76' for electrical safety regulations in Canada. So, part of the secret seems to be out - unless they're spreading misinformation over there as well as over here. :) Here's the link. http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/template/LISEXT/...
by andyg
02 Oct 2013 16:47
 
Forum: Yamaha Tyros 5 Workstation
Topic: Tyros 5 - What Can We Expect?
Replies: 14
Views: 8314

Re: Paul McCartney at the console of some old theatre organ.

Ooh! PDF viewer is now working on this computer! Did you tweak something? The article is indeed a lot of lobbocks, but as for the photo, in one of the Fab 4's films (Help, I think??) there was a scene where the boys came 'home' into nextdoor terraced houses. But when they went inside, all the houses...
by andyg
22 Sep 2013 08:45
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Paul McCartney at the console of some old theatre organ.
Replies: 2
Views: 1380

Re: Where Is Everybody?

It has been a bit quiet on all the forums (fora) that I moderate or visit regularly. Not just keyboards, but ferries, model boats, local history too. Now the Autumn's with us :( , maybe people will sit down at their screens and things will pick up.
by andyg
09 Sep 2013 07:14
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Where Is Everybody?
Replies: 4
Views: 1795

Re: Brian Sharp Very Poorly

Ditto. Sad to hear that Brian's in a bad way. Let's hope he's back to his usual self before too long.
by andyg
06 Sep 2013 16:57
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Brian Sharp Very Poorly
Replies: 1
Views: 1111

Re: A Simple Brain Cell Work Out

Something about the eyes say a young Martin Harris, now behind the scenes at Yamaha Global.
by andyg
25 Aug 2013 08:36
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: A Simple Brain Cell Work Out
Replies: 10
Views: 3044

Re: The Neo Ventilator is not just 'another' Leslie effect

It's a brilliant bit of kit. One proviso, and Neo do state this themselves. It's a simulation of a miked leslie cabinet. Its prime purpose is to go between the organ and the stage PA system at a live gig or to replace a miked leslie in a studio. It can't quite do what you might do with the leslie si...
by andyg
23 Aug 2013 22:05
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: The Neo Ventilator is not just 'another' Leslie effect
Replies: 2
Views: 1147

Re: Time for another brain workout

As for the mod, are we talking about the 'paradise switch' here?
by andyg
13 Aug 2013 14:03
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Time for another brain workout
Replies: 10
Views: 2752

Re: New arrival! My 'baby' comes home.

Just a quick update. The leslie 760 has now been wired up, one slightly intermittent note quickly cured and a stereo input socket installed for the Kawai K1m module when I find one. The sound is glorious, but it's not quite as Hammondy as I remembered. No worries though, it's even purer and the name...
by andyg
06 Aug 2013 19:44
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: New arrival! My 'baby' comes home.
Replies: 11
Views: 3479

Re: Thinking Caps on Again

1812 nails it Organist - Dave Smith (still around and over on the Lowrey Heritage Yahoo group from time to time) Organ - Lowrey Music - 1812 overture, finale Effect - cannons Method - lift up end of organ and rock it, causing reverb springs to clatter, creating the 'bang' I included the 1812 as the ...
by andyg
04 Aug 2013 22:00
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Thinking Caps on Again
Replies: 11
Views: 2885

Re: Thinking Caps on Again

Bang!

That enough of a clue?

I'll happily give you the answer tomorrow if no-one's got it by then. I played the same piece in a different style and got the effect in a different, but also 'non standard' way - if that helps!
by andyg
03 Aug 2013 23:17
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Thinking Caps on Again
Replies: 11
Views: 2885

Re: The Organ 'Blue Book' 1985/86

Thanks for the extra info, Tony. I can think of only one other company that produced organs using real-time digital additive synthesis. Building up voices from sine waves in real time was something that Kawai were working on from the mid to late 1970s. It was kept secret even from the worldwide dist...
by andyg
20 Jul 2013 20:48
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: The Organ 'Blue Book' 1985/86
Replies: 10
Views: 2923

Re: The Organ 'Blue Book' 1985/86

The Bradford system was adopted by Wyvern for many years, but they moved on to other forms of digital tone generation. I guess that may have been the end for Bradford?
by andyg
19 Jul 2013 13:38
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: The Organ 'Blue Book' 1985/86
Replies: 10
Views: 2923

Re: The Organ 'Blue Book' 1986

The values in the Blue Book were always silly anyway, and it was based on the US market. Here in the UK we did have the 'Yellow Book' which gave trade in allowances - very LOW allowances! These 'trade only' yellow books did sometimes get into non-trade hands and a few people were incensed by how lit...
by andyg
18 Jul 2013 11:15
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: The Organ 'Blue Book' 1985/86
Replies: 10
Views: 2923

Re: The Organ 'Blue Book' 1986

BB is a good source of information, but don't take everything in it as gospel. Info was provided by the manufacturers and they didn't always tell the truth! The other resource I use for dating an old model (not sure that reads quite right.... :D ) is the 'Mother List', compiled by Organ Forum's Jan ...
by andyg
18 Jul 2013 07:58
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: The Organ 'Blue Book' 1985/86
Replies: 10
Views: 2923

Re: Memories to get the old grey cells going

Orchestrally Yours was on the Kawai T30. I picked that one up in a job lot on eBay last year, and somewhere around I do have a cassette of Sharpie on the RiHa Orchestra. Can't get to the cassettes right now, huge pile of old organ LP's to be listened to and 'digitised' - right in the way of the tape...
by andyg
16 Jul 2013 19:17
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Memories to get the old grey cells going
Replies: 9
Views: 2794

Re: Memories to get the old grey cells going

Are we still talking Kawai here, Bill? If so, the biggest model Brian usually used in concert at that time was the E550. We did also have the T30 but he certainly didn't take that one around very often! But he also used the Technics Pro 90 or U90, and we mustn't forget the RiHa Orchestra -and he'd p...
by andyg
15 Jul 2013 19:15
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Memories to get the old grey cells going
Replies: 9
Views: 2794

Re: Memories to get the old grey cells going

Ah well, as the first part has been answered... Brian Sharp is the player. The keyboard we (or was it I?) loaned him from Kawai was the Kawai S100P synth. He'd put it on top of whatever he was playing. Probably somewhat awkward if he was supposed to be playing a gig on the Tehcnics U90! It actually ...
by andyg
15 Jul 2013 14:30
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Memories to get the old grey cells going
Replies: 9
Views: 2794

Re: Memories to get the old grey cells going

Well, I'll hang fire and answer these three if no-one else gets them, Bill! Ah, the good old days, can't beat them! :D
by andyg
14 Jul 2013 15:25
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Memories to get the old grey cells going
Replies: 9
Views: 2794

Re: Musikmesse 2013: Yamaha PSR-E243 & PSRE343

Nice little entry level keyboards, but the step up in voice quality will still no doubt occur at the E4xx level. This gives some very good hints about what we'll find on the E443, probably late this year or early next.
by andyg
10 Jul 2013 20:31
 
Forum: Shooting The Breeze & General Chatter
Topic: Musikmesse 2013: Yamaha PSR-E243 & PSRE343
Replies: 2
Views: 1157
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