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john.e
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:38 am |
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Lee Vatip
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
Usually domestic US flights will be fine. unfortunately the overheads are being changed on some planes and getting smaller. We are in a battle for space with folks who don't want to check there oversized bags. Closets are a great option. If available. JetBlue does not have closets. Most flight attendants are accommodating provided there's space. Be nice, do some research on plane layout. Smaller planes are difficult
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:49 am |
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paigan0
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Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:40 am Posts: 2884 Location: Detroit, MI
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
Steve, I should be on bigger flights--no puddle jumpers this time, although I've been on more than a few of those small planes traveling out of Dallas to Texarkana on a 6-person prop plane (with a flight attendant!) In the rain. No thanks on that. But to small MIDI controllers... It occurs to me that I could also take it to work and maybe spend my lunchtime rocking it out on my MACBOOKPRO, instead of defending the cause of liberalism against the forces of KRex (although that IS quite fun, and educational )... This article was pretty good: http://www.wirerealm.com/guides/best-sm ... controllerQuote: How to choose your MIDI keyboard Your budget. We’ve mentioned most of these cost around $100 or less, but if you want to save even more money some of them fall within the $80 range, so if that’s important to you it could steer you towards a specific direction.
Want some extra features? The essential function of a MIDI keyboard is being able to assign a custom sound to your keys, but some of these come with other features attached to them. Do you need drum pads? Assignable knobs? Pitch and mod wheels? A sustain pedal input? Keep this in mind.
The number of keys. Most of these come with a set of 25 keys, but there are also a few with 32 or even 37. If you want a broader key range, going with a higher count is always best, but that all depends on your preference.
Software bundle included. Here’s another perk of MIDI keyboards nowadays: in order to compete with each other, a lot of brands are stepping up and collaborating with software makers. There’s a big range of plug-ins and DAW’s that come with these things. For example, one comes with the trial of Ableton, while others with packages of sounds. Which are you looking for? Maybe something like the M-Audio 32-key. Not very travel-friendly, in that it doesn't fold up, but if it fits in a backback and under the seat in front of me, I'm not too picky.
_________________ Steve Sink, Laser Fractals Rosewood 10-string, #5989, M4s Sapphire Railboard, #6763, MR Wenge-on-Wenge NS/Stick, #170130, Bass 4ths http://soundcloud.com/stephen-sink-1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RDlN ... Ez0hN49_Qg
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 12:20 pm |
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paigan0
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Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:40 am Posts: 2884 Location: Detroit, MI
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
I could almost travel with this as my carryon, but that's a little crazy. But I could have used this back in the giggin days! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGeoMPttlZQ[/youtube]
_________________ Steve Sink, Laser Fractals Rosewood 10-string, #5989, M4s Sapphire Railboard, #6763, MR Wenge-on-Wenge NS/Stick, #170130, Bass 4ths http://soundcloud.com/stephen-sink-1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RDlN ... Ez0hN49_Qg
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 12:33 pm |
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WerkSpace
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Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:19 pm Posts: 1741 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
Ever consider wireless keyboards? http://www.cme-pro.com/xkey-air/[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAJd_snhT80[/youtube]
_________________ #404 Stick - (1978) Angico hard wood. #6460 Railboard - Black with glow inlays.
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:04 pm |
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Jzzb8ovn
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Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2015 5:11 am Posts: 1367 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
I bought an irig keyboard with 29 keys. They are really small but it fits in my laptop bag. I use more for inputting notes in Sibelius. I was thinking of buying a pelican case. They make travel cases for rifles but I was going to check it the size was close to stick size. They look like you can drop them off the plane.
_________________ Grand Stick coming details to follow Maple SG12 #6914 Classic Tuning Website robgellner.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChuob7 ... bmRsfgswJQ
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:14 pm |
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paigan0
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Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:40 am Posts: 2884 Location: Detroit, MI
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
Polyphonic aftertouch! I didn't know they did that in a cheaper controller! Thanks for the rec! Jzzb8ovn wrote: I bought an irig keyboard with 29 keys. They are really small but it fits in my laptop bag. I use more for inputting notes in Sibelius. I was thinking of buying a pelican case. They make travel cases for rifles but I was going to check it the size was close to stick size. They look like you can drop them off the plane. Rob, that's a great suggestion! http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigkeys/I maybe should have posted this in the Equipment section, rather than the Chapman Stick section, but thanks for the ideas!
_________________ Steve Sink, Laser Fractals Rosewood 10-string, #5989, M4s Sapphire Railboard, #6763, MR Wenge-on-Wenge NS/Stick, #170130, Bass 4ths http://soundcloud.com/stephen-sink-1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RDlN ... Ez0hN49_Qg
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:20 pm |
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Per Boysen
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Joined: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:05 am Posts: 2268 Location: Stockholm/Sweden
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
paigan0 wrote: 2) Any one have a good suggestion for a MIDI controller that would cost say under $200 that would fit into my luggage and travel easily with (I could check that and wouldn't HAVE to bring the controller as carry-on)? Anyone recommend a good small one that's pretty sturdy? I'm very happy with the Ableton Push! It doesn't come for under $200 though, but IMHO is worth its price (you get what you're paying for and this thing is fantastic!). For a Stick player the Push is dirt simple to play since you already have wrapped your brain around 4ths and 5ths tuning. Tapping on rubber pads isn't very different than tapping on strings, as "the shapes" and left vs right hand multitasking are almost the same. And a Push fits together with a laptop into the allowed "laptop bag", which lets you take something else as your carry-on bag. With headphones, a simple sustain pedal (just the usual VC latching foot switch) and USB cable you can even rouck out on the laptop batteries at the airport café. The PXT-G software utility makes a Push compatible with any music production software besides Ableton Live: http://www.nativekontrol.com/PXT-General.html
_________________ Cheers / Per Bamboo SG12, Wenge SG12, Bamboo Grand. PASV4 on all. (+ Stickup modded by Emmett 4 the PASV4 blocks). Fractal Audio AxeFx-III, 2 x RCF NX-10 SMA, Apollo Twin USB http://youtube.com/perboysen
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 3:31 pm |
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piratebruce
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Joined: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:28 am Posts: 1057 Location: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
For the sake of comparison , heres the case sizes side by side, the Alto case and the case that came recently with the Grand. I always board the aircraft early also, though the Alto has no real issues size wise, over my shoulder I doubt they even notice it behind me half the time.
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_________________ Bruce Jacques Melbourne Australia.
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:06 pm |
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Karma
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Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:37 am Posts: 288
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Re: Traveling and Sticking
Maybe spend more and buy the Linnstrument we discussed a while back. It's an utterly fantastic instrument and super satisfying to play. You'd want the Linnstrument, a small sustain pedal (the little square, flat type), a decent small audio interface (Focusrite interfaces work great with MacBook Pro), your DAW of choice and your soft synths/instruments. Loads of fun and the 4ths offset of the rows on the Linnstrument is instantly understood and playable. Nice and small for travel and no protruding parts to break (it's basically a monolith... in the Arthur C. Clarke sense of the word).
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