crosstudio
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I just got a Roland GR-33 with a GK3 midi interface. I mounted it to my Fender (American) Strat.
It took me a few minutes to get the string adjustment right because my low E string was sitting a tad low and had to be raised and adjusted on the bridge, but otherwise i got it mounted fast enough.
why didn't i do this much, much sooner. i've been playing with this thing for the past 3 days and i'm able to do alot of keyboardish things that go beyond the reason that i bought it.
i figured i could use it to play single or maybe even double (1rst & 5th) horn parts and flute melodies while the keyboardist plays the 'bubble' in some of our reggae songs, and maybe add a little synth pad to some of my strumming on slower grooves.
i was thinking small... very, very, small.
it probably helps that i've never been a loose guitarist. maybe not the best thing to be live, but very effective in the studio, so i haven't been getting crazy midi burps.
i'm hearing other parts i can play throughout our set list to thicken up our sound. we had been contemplating getting a 2nd keyboard player so i thought i'd give this a try. if it can take the beating of being on stage, this will work out well.
I'll keep you posted.
It took me a few minutes to get the string adjustment right because my low E string was sitting a tad low and had to be raised and adjusted on the bridge, but otherwise i got it mounted fast enough.
why didn't i do this much, much sooner. i've been playing with this thing for the past 3 days and i'm able to do alot of keyboardish things that go beyond the reason that i bought it.
i figured i could use it to play single or maybe even double (1rst & 5th) horn parts and flute melodies while the keyboardist plays the 'bubble' in some of our reggae songs, and maybe add a little synth pad to some of my strumming on slower grooves.
i was thinking small... very, very, small.
it probably helps that i've never been a loose guitarist. maybe not the best thing to be live, but very effective in the studio, so i haven't been getting crazy midi burps.
i'm hearing other parts i can play throughout our set list to thicken up our sound. we had been contemplating getting a 2nd keyboard player so i thought i'd give this a try. if it can take the beating of being on stage, this will work out well.
I'll keep you posted.