The Sound Board

...playing live on a new 4 keyboard + full pedals setup (basically think organ, but optimized for orchestra instead of pipe organ stuff). So it has everything an organ console would have, but also sustain pedal, and tons of other controllers. Very much work in progress, I might make a dedicated ...

My own copy of FCP is also at odds with Logic in which AU plugins it validates. It throws up a long list of those it doesn't like which includes mainstream favourites like Fabfilter and EW Spaces 2. It makes no sense, and the internet has many threads on the topic which remain incomplete and ...

Logic 10.8.1 (Rosetta mode) on an M1 MBP with Ventura 13.7.4 - the new Lexicon suite validates on my system.

Splendid post Guy, even if a tad depressing! Went with the family to see the final MI film yesterday evening on an IMAX screen. Surprised that in its first week of release the cinema wasn't full, but high London ticket pricing was perhaps to blame. Frequent (over?)use of sub bass content and fast ...

No, it's called "MIDI Buttons" by Tom Kelly. I'm on a Mac running Sierra. Since it appears within the "More Actions..." list inside the Stream Deck Configuration software, I assume it is released through Elgato. I'm not having to go to a third party site to download it.

I'm running Stream Deck software 4.5.1 (not the latest) and "MIDI Buttons" shows up in the "More Actions..." list, from whence I downloaded this new gem.

At long last, the Streamdeck can now transmit MIDI commands (Notes, CC, Program Change and MMC) using the recently released "MIDI button" action. Simply brilliant for triggering VI articulations.

I've played this piano many times over the years at Metropolis Studios. The real thing is certainly voiced to favour rock repertoire!

Instant purchase for me at this price. I already have Mike's "Blue" library and the quality of his vocal sample programming is both ingenious and musical.

If you ever did get it working in Logic and were prepared to share your environment template, I promise I'd never bug you with tech support questions about it!!

For me the joy of the man (and I did meet him more than once) was the way he proved that civility, musical training and open ears can have a valued place amongst the other more publicity-friendly attributes of the pop music industry! Rest in peace, George.

Thanks, Larry! Yes, TGV, I was lucky enough to be working through that halcyon period of the 1990's when if a film score called for synths or piano they were played in live along with the rest of the orchestra. And we were paid in cash at the end of the session! It'll never happen again...

As one of "Jerry's Pianists" when he would record at Abbey Road and Whitfield Street (RIP), I love the fact that the two Mikes have immortalised that sound for us in this generous and great-sounding gift!

Good job with those videos, Guy - it really helped me decide that this library had some gems in it that I don't have elsewhere! Thank you.