James, Looks good. Since you have asked what we think, I would move your keyboard images over to the left a bit more to make each side more symmetrical. This would also put more space between your keyboard images and the 'block writing', which at the moment are too close and are impinging on each ot...

Example of how a MONO recording sounds (one track only .. left Channel if using Stereo equipment to listen). Jim Reeves - I Love You Because nECoA-uVGfw When the advert comes up, click the X in the top right hand corner of the rectangle to remove it. And the same piece done in STEREO (a very good st...

Brian,

You did say that the best way of doing your own composition is to start with a CHORD PROGRESSION rather than a MELODY. The video above is doing just that.

Hugh

Brian, What a brilliant video! He has explained quite clearly what the problem is. The UCA202 (I have the UCA202 which is identical to the UCA222) needs the proper DRIVER for it to work properly. And Andy has said this as well: Locate and find, then install the correct and most up to date drivers fo...

Now as I am getting a recording in proper STEREO on my old laptop, there can't be a problem with my recording equipment. So the problem must be with the SETTINGS on my laptops .. either the settings for SOUND in Windows 10 and/or the settings within the Audacity program itself. I do know that I have...

Note: Read on .. but I have found the solution to all this. See my last post. Hugh Windows 10 and recording with Audacity - a BIG PROBLEM! Modern keyboards pose no problem when recording. You can record directly to WAV or MP3 to the keyboard's hard disk, or to a memory stick. But what about those o...

Den.

That's a very well thought out video for the piece you have played!

Hugh

Hi JT, My reference to allowing non-Members to view this Topic was just that .. allowing people who find our Forum to listen to all the music posted in this January 2022 Challenge. Nothing to do with YouTube. As you have mentioned a YouTube video you found on the PSR Tutorial website and asked if so...

Music Is Life.



This is a video posted by Yamaha. A fascinating look as how important music is in our lives. Suggested by JT (barwonfan).

Hi all, This question is for all those who have made a contribution to this Challenge. Have you any objection to me opening up this topic so that non-Members can listen to your entries as well as Members? Then instead of only a few people listening to what you have posted, the number of views you ge...

Yamaha SX-900 Tips, Tricks and playing with David Cooper. This is what they call a 'streaming' video .. but it's recorded, not live. If you want to see the comments by the public when it was streaming, then click on Watch on YouYube and the comments coming in will scroll down on the right. The vide...

Bev,

What a lovely sound you get from that organ! So beautifully played. You have made it 'unforgettable' for me.

Hugh

Allan, Thanks for posting that. You have proved one thing to me. Playing something in a minor key is very melancholy! If the Fog on the Tyne is no more then that is certainly very sad! But I do get why you have done this. You had watched a program about shipbuilding on the Tyne .. so for Fog , read ...

Tony, Again, you are playing my favourite instrument, your Viscount Envoy 35 digital organ. It has such a wonderful 'Church Organ' sound. I had two uncles who were vicars, and they always had an organist playing for their church services. Listening to you reminds me very much of those days. Most of ...

As this challenge is not being Voted on, there is no reason why this challenge should 'close'. The objective was to get as many Members as possible to post a song into this Challenge so you can still do that. There is no time limit! So please, please, if you haven't posted a song yet, do it now .. a...

Here's a Big Band number by Derek Miles.

Do a right-click to open this up in a new Tab.
https://app.box.com/s/xxo42nx3mpopk1jvy82zokpn9fdwogcu

Using the Cube Spin TRANSITION There is a Cube Spin Transition near the bottom if the TRANSITION page. Wasn't very impressed with that is it looked to me very much like the Reveal Transition. What I hadn't realised was that there is a slider in the middle called Distance . If you move the slider ac...

Using the Cube Spin TRANSITION There is a Cube Spin Transition near the bottom if the TRANSITION page. Wasn't very impressed with that is it looked to me very much like the Reveal Transition. What I hadn't realised was that there is a slider in the middle called Distance . If you move the slider ac...

Margaret,

Loved that. Great guitar sound, and I like all those twists and turns in the melody.

Hugh

Mike,

You are a star! Love your choice of song for this challenge. Love the way you sing these songs, and your accompaniment on the keyboard is full of harmony. Great to listen to!

Hugh

I don't often play classical pieces as a classical piece usually involves movement with both hands playing notes .. and to do this you have to be able to read the music. But I can just about manage to play a melody with an accompanying harmony, which I have done here using a FREE PLAY STYLE for the ...

Ken,

Beautifully played, with some lovely pictures.

Hugh

More on these FREE PLAY STYLES I have been experimenting with FREEPLAY STYLES, and found one I like called Ethereal 2 done by Eileen (from the PSR Tutorial Website). I had considered using Ethereal Voices , which is one of the default ones I have .. but that has no Bass! Eileen's does .. a strong b...

I TOLD MY WIFE SHE SHOULD EMBRACE HER MISTAKES. SO, SHE HUGGED ME SCIENTISTS SAY THE UNIVERSE IS MADE UP OF PROTONS, NEUTRONS, AND ELECTRONS. THEY FORGOT TO MENTION MORONS. SOMETIMES IT TAKES ME ALL DAY TO GET NOTHING DONE. THERE'S SOMEONE FOR EVERONE, AND THE PERSON FOR YOU IS A PSYCHIATRIST. WENT ...

The music in this video is Aura Lee, and has been played by John Trevor James using Freeplay Styles from beginning to end.

Another from Graham Wilson. In this piece he mixes a Freeplay Style with a 12/8 one.

Annie Laurie

Ringway RS1000 home organ demonstration - EXPO 2022



Note: This organ is the Ringway RS1000EU, designed for the European market.

Brian, The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care Just remembered where I'd heard this before .. it was you that had played it! It's in Music with Movies (Page 3) . Click this LINK to go there. Do a right-click to open this up in a New Tab. http://www.tierce-de-picardie.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=474&...

JT, It all depends what you want to use your recordings for. Neither you nor I are professional musicians, so are not likely to be in a recording studio situation where quality of the recording is paramount. Look at it like this. In photography, when you take a digital picture you will get a picture...

Hi John,

Lovely song, played well. Nice sounding saxophone .. and then changing to strings was very effective. Enjoyed that.

Hugh

New release from Yamaha. Yamaha Portable Keyboard PSR-E473/PSR-EW425 qMVhJLas8o8 From under the video: The PSR-E400 series is an excellent all-round keyboard that is ideal as a starter instrument but also represents a robust alternative for experienced players. The latest PSR-E473 and PSR-EW425 feat...