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Happy (belated) Birthday, Jim!! I'm glad you had a good Bday weekend. Those are the best

Happy belated BDay, John. I wish that it was a great one.

Happy belated BDay, Andrew. I hope it was a great one.

Her voice reminded me a lot of Olivia Newton John's. Very nice, thanks for sharing.

Happy Birthday!!!

When did Brent get there?

I've just known that Joey DeFrancesco died yesterday. 51. Rest in peace and thanks for the soulful music

Wishing for the best, Dusty.

I watched that last week. I don't know how much of it is cliché and standard characters, but I found it pretty fun.

Joel Harrison - Guitar Talk (from Bandcamp)

Happy Birthday, Ian!!!!

The last episode hasn't been aired here yet, they'll do this evening. I have left to watch 12th and that last one. Considering to re-watch Breaking Bad.

That's something that I've noticed in most of his recordings, they way they're mixed giving him prominence, the cover pictures... His live performances seem to reinforce that feeling of a guy being too glad of meeting himself for he's so important. Whatever, a fine musician nonetheless.

I think his page should be this. I'm in, as usual

Anne Hache, 53.

A reminder of what's really our merit. Or perhaps god's will

Listened to it yesterday at NPR's.

Happy Birthday, Todd!!! Wishing you an awesome day

Happy BDay!!!

Nina Nastasia - Riderless Horse I've listened to a few tunes by Domi and JD... Mixed feelings. She's got a nice harmonic feeling and makes interesting melodies. His drumming is very impressive at first, those fast sixtuplets or 32th notes are amazing, but too much of a good thing becomes tiring to me. Maybe listening to the whole album I get a better idea. On the other hand all this media exposure they're getting, and the big names in their recording, makes me think if this is some sort of new product.

Thank you very much, guys. It was a good day. Hot, dry and too sunny for my skin, but fun and happy. Now heading to work.

Thank you very much, Dusty. That's the kind of keyboard I'm looking for. I don't know Alesis as a brand, so I was looking at Yamaha, Korg or Casio in that price range. Hadn't heard of Fatar before. It's great knowing that the infamous DIN MIDI connector is not a standard anymore. I don't have a MIDI/ADC controller card, in my Mac the only DAW software I've tried so far is Garage Band. It comes with a few instruments included. The App (in the old version my MBP supports) has a tiny keyboard which you can play note-by-note with the mouse, which has been my ear-training tool for a couple of weeks. I'd need the keyboard to play chords, but it's very convenient it has its own speakers or at least headphone out. Have you tried that keyboard, do you like the feel of the keys?

Long time no see. Happy Birthday!!!!

Probably not a "music making" post but a "music learning" one. Anyway. I'm taking some lessons from a teacher who has a somewhat different approach than my regular one (I feel as a cheating husband). This alternativa teacher is more about ear training and feeling the notes, chords and intervals than a guitar can provide. I need a keyboard that has: Its own speakers or at least a "line out" that can be connected to a guitar or audio amplifier. Headphones out is welcome too. Some MIDI output so it'd be compatible with a DAW or just Garage Band in a Mac if I could decide what audio interface is the most adequate to my interests. It's an interesting feature but at this point not really a mandatory one. It's highly desirable that it has USB output so it could be used as an instrument input device to a Mac if I don't get some MIDI interface. Obviously it's more interesting to me than the MIDI output. I don't care much about effects, presets, rhythms and all those "music making" features, although they could be interesting to make loops and patterns that could help to real music making. I have no idea if this could be integrated into a computer not having a MIDI interface. Some advice would be most welcome. I'd love that the keys had a "real-piano" feel so just in case I get bored from guitar in the next 10 years, it'd could be an acceptable bridge into a real piano or at least a decent electronic piano. I don't "need" the 88 keys of a true piano, but something in the 5+ octaves range would be preferable. I'm not going to spend in a learning keyboard more than in a decent guitar or bass, so I won't spend in this more than 500 bucks. Were it "the shit" in this category of instruments, I could go as high as $1000, probably more but only if it's really worth it. Thanks for any advice.