my interface for Keyscape and new Dell laptop is an rme Babyface. it chokes, glitches, crackles alot!!! I've been down this road. I'm not pleased. but having been through it, I'm just resigned to it. to get an i7 for this Dell model was gonna take too much messing around, for me. and too much chance that things would go wrong. on the bright side, I can absolutely wail with abandon on Ravenscroft. I'm choosing to look on the bright side of life. hey........I feel a song coming on......
Post by chasmanian on Sept 26, 2016 16:48:59 GMT -6
wow, man. that sounds really cool Langston. it reminds me of how there are files of amps that Kemper Profiling Amplifier users give each other (of course there are files for sale as well as free ones. all of it on the complete up and up). and I think its possible for people to share V drum set ups as well. yeah digging it. glad I pre-ordered.
Post by chasmanian on Sept 22, 2016 3:42:47 GMT -6
levon, I know less than you about the actual details and mechanisms for this subject. I apologize if any of this is wrong or simply not helpful. that said, only in an effort to help, I googled and found a couple things. the first link is to a review for the Rosetta, it says:
"The rear panel of the Rosetta 200 carries balanced line-level analogue inputs and outputs on XLRs, adjustable for peak levels anywhere between +2dBu and +26dBu."
the second link is for the the 200 model. page 6 (bottom....item 14)) shows Calibration steps. page 11 Features and Specs shows Analog max levels: adjustable between +2 dBu and +26 dBu.
Post by chasmanian on Sept 18, 2016 6:37:50 GMT -6
just checked some more. that graph IS manually adjustable. you can grab a little gizmo, thats on the graph and move the curve around. also there are 2 sliders, 1 on each side of the graph, that you can slide to adjust as well. its still global, as far as I can tell, or what I'm trying to say is, I don't see a way to go in and surgically note note by note........ btw, this things growing on me. just played it a bit. I think I'm scoring it (har har), high on realistic - ness. I think I really like it alot. and super highly recommend it. I had to get a feel for it you know? its different. but I think in a really good way. all my opinion of course. I didn't hear the too loud jump out unbalanced notes now. though I was playing in different keys than yesterday. (yesterday D only.....today, Bb, C and F.)
Post by chasmanian on Sept 18, 2016 5:40:59 GMT -6
awesome man. thank you very much for all you said. I never knew that there was a "post damper range". ok, lets see, I'll try to answer you. it is only a coupe or few notes. a couple octaves down from the top. I may talk to Spectrasonics on the phone. there is a Velocity Curve graph. not sure yet if I can manually adjust. the presets are for sure gobal. no idea on the C7 specifics. I do remember clearly the David Foster era. and the sound you are talking about. I remember wanting to get that sound, and feeling that it was simply out of my price range to afford. my immediate feeling about you getting it, is do it!! mind you, I have just begun checking it out. I don't know if I will still feel that way after I have checked it out more.
Post by chasmanian on Sept 17, 2016 17:25:03 GMT -6
they have velocity curve presets for a bunch of controllers. I'm not seeing how you can tweak it yourself. but I could just not be finding it. thank you for your very interesting post about the subject. I will ask support about it. I got it from Audio Deluxe for $341 shipped. its funny how things work. I had just bought Pianoteq 5. I absolutely love it. the playability is extremely good. I think that in my DAW, Reaper, I might be able to blend Keyscape with Pianoteq 5. not sure. maybe give it a try one of these days. thank you again for your excellent post. as for being disappointed, I should know better by now, how super high expectations can skew one's experience.
Post by chasmanian on Sept 17, 2016 15:43:55 GMT -6
yeah, enjoying this video. thank you. I don't have O2. just started playing around a tiny bit with Keyscape. there is a lot to it. many instruments. many settings that can be tweaked........so much, that I think it will take a longgggg time for me to really thoroughly check it out. that said, a couple immediate thoughts. I mainly bought it for the C7. if I am brutally honest, I will say: at first disappointed. that said, its growing on me. mind you, there are many presets, and an endless amount of tweaks that can be done to it. I am no virtuoso, hahahhahahaha. but I can have humongous fun playing keys. there are some incredibly good and beautiful things about it. and there are some things that to me, are flaws. I get the thing with leaving the flaws in for realistic-ness. but, there are some high notes that jump out at you. to my ear they are not balanced. in my opinion, this is not a nitpick. I understand that I am not good at dynamics. pppppp to fffffff and all. that said, I can see changes being made in updates. ok, tired of typing and korrecting misteaks now.
Post by chasmanian on Sept 9, 2016 15:16:49 GMT -6
NB: I'm an amateur. I'm no expert. that said, I will gladly tell you a couple of my thoughts. they are based on my experience. ymmv, as usual. - I tried singing without a pop filter, after reading a post here by a man who is a brilliant professional and expert whom I admire very much and who's thoughts I greatly value............said that pop filters always change the sound. I had tons of pops. -so, I kept using the pop filter. my filter is nothing fancy. I bought it at guitar center many years ago. 1 layer. probably cost $20 or less. I also have a little fancier one that has 2 layers. I have not used it in years. -my microphone technique has long been to avert my mouth (if you will), when ever I think I will be making a plosive or sound that I think will cause a pop. I do not find this technique particularly difficult. this said, after years and thousands of hours working at it. it now comes fairly easy, and I don't get a lot of pops. it takes paying attention. as for changing the sound......about that, my own personal experience, is that I don't really know for sure. I find it difficult to not make pops, without a filter......therefore I always use a filter. when I tried without a filter, I think it may have sounded a little clearer. but I'm just not sure. I think it would be very difficult for me to really make a true assessment. all of this said, I would love to try both of the filters in my original post. I am especially also very attracted to the Pop Audio ball and socket arm. I do wonder how the cloth filter differs soundwise from the foam filter. also, how much shipping would be to the US, if they do not get a US distributor soon.
Post by chasmanian on Sept 7, 2016 16:41:25 GMT -6
thank you John. random thoughts in no particular order:
- I love your idea - I love the idea of transparent.....does not affect the sound - the ball and socket arm is very clever. I think it is positively awesome - good luck. positioning a pop filter to get in the right place and then actually stay there, is a pain in the derriere. I hope you sell a billion (ummm, not sure if a billion in your country is the same as here........ok I hope you sell many many many many billions of these.
I just use the old fashioned ones. Never really gave it a second thought. Simple, cheap, work great 90% of the time. The other 10% I have a talk with the singer....
thank you to all who replied. drbill, thank you very much. you just saved me $100.
Post by chasmanian on Sept 6, 2016 14:20:36 GMT -6
thank you for your reply. I thought when I first read it, that you bought 15 of the pop filters that cost big bucks. lol I read that MIchael Wagener used the Hakan. thats what got me interested. he said that they are transparent.......don't change the sound at all. its not a happy thought for me to think of spending that much on a pop filter. just wondered. thanks again for replying winetree. you rock!!!