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Reckon104 wrote: Tue May 07, 2019 4:48 pm I would love to hear it! And thanks again for introducing me to his stuff, I've really been enjoying it.

Sounds like you probably have a lot of interesting musical stories to tell. At this point, mine mainly consist of someone sitting in a dark room playing the Linnstrument all by his lonesome after the kid and dog go to sleep!
Ha, well, don't kid yourself, sitting alone in a dark room making music is a good portion of the rock'n'roll lifestyle too (wink). I personally think everyone's life is interesting, regardless of what they do or how they choose to do it, as long as they're doing it for the right reasons and getting something meaningful out of it. That's why I got into music. By contrast, however, my brother is also a gifted guitarist; but he works in a factory, has three kids and a house, and has rarely, if ever, left the small town we grew up in... He's happier than a pig in sh_t though, and we've had many a philosophical debate about that. My dad, on the other hand, is an outdoorsman, lives in a log cabin on 50 acres of bush in the middle of nowhere, hunts for his food, and cuts his own firewood... Yet he too is a happy and reasonably fulfilled person (save the loss of my mother years ago). So, as I see it, if you love your kid and your dog, don't mind what you do for a living, and also manage to get something spiritual out of playing the LinnStrument and making music, I'd call that a win. And I know a lot of miserable rockstars.

That said, yes, life on the road and a long career in this crazy business of making music has definitely left me with many a tale to tell. Now, whether or not they're interesting stories, mind you, depends on whether or not you ask my mother-in-law (smirk).

Cheers!

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John the Savage wrote: Tue May 07, 2019 9:19 pm
Reckon104 wrote: Tue May 07, 2019 4:48 pm I would love to hear it! And thanks again for introducing me to his stuff, I've really been enjoying it.

Sounds like you probably have a lot of interesting musical stories to tell. At this point, mine mainly consist of someone sitting in a dark room playing the Linnstrument all by his lonesome after the kid and dog go to sleep!
Ha, well, don't kid yourself, sitting alone in a dark room making music is a good portion of the rock'n'roll lifestyle too (wink). I personally think everyone's life is interesting, regardless of what they do or how they choose to do it, as long as they're doing it for the right reasons and getting something meaningful out of it. That's why I got into music. By contrast, however, my brother is also a gifted guitarist; but he works in a factory, has three kids and a house, and has rarely, if ever, left the small town we grew up in... He's happier than a pig in sh_t though, and we've had many a philosophical debate about that. My dad, on the other hand, is an outdoorsman, lives in a log cabin on 50 acres of bush in the middle of nowhere, hunts for his food, and cuts his own firewood... Yet he too is a happy and reasonably fulfilled person (save the loss of my mother years ago). So, as I see it, if you love your kid and your dog, don't mind what you do for a living, and also manage to get something spiritual out of playing the LinnStrument and making music, I'd call that a win. And I know a lot of miserable rockstars.

That said, yes, life on the road and a long career in this crazy business of making music has definitely left me with many a tale to tell. Now, whether or not they're interesting stories, mind you, depends on whether or not you ask my mother-in-law (smirk).

Cheers!
Agreed on all points! For me what has been especially wonderful about the Linnstrument is that before I had started playing it, it had been a decade since I had really been engaged musically, and now I am engaged in it as fully as I've ever been (having ever been at best a semi-pro hack). So it's really all gravy for me at this point.

Maybe over a beer or two down the road somewhere you can tell me some of those stories!

best, Steve

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Beer, music, and stories of the road... Sounds like a fine way to spend an afternoon. It's a small world, and an even smaller LinnStrument community, so you never know. By six degrees of separation, I'd say anything is possible (grin).

Cheers!

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Who doesn't love Aalto?

https://youtu.be/G072PvfwLAQ

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Nice one, Steve (Reckon104). I’ve added it to my LinnStrument Owners YouTube playlist.

I really like Aalto. I used it on this old video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roKfNfr ... ex=15&t=0s

Cheers,
Roger

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Thanks Roger! I remember that video well. I actually got Aalto before I got the LinnStrument and that video was one of the reasons I took the plunge. I had planned that Aalto would be the first video I would do a couple years ago, but I was never able to do it justice when I tried.

As far as the feeling of playing it on the Linnstrument, as well as the sounds (I especially like the plaintive timbres that you can get with it, although it does so much), I'm not sure I have anything that surpasses it in my VST arsenal (however uncool and un- rock-and-roll software might be).

best,
Steve

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Love the video, Steve! I need to dive back into Aalto. Great sounds and playing.

Last time I used it, I had some CPU overload issues but I have a newish computer now.

Here is an audio only track that features LinnStrument controlling most of the lead synth sounds and “guitar.” The sounds are a mix of Dave Smith Pro 2, Cypher 2, and Omnisphere. I used an NS Chapman Stick for the bass track and Zendrum controlling Superior Drummer 3 for the drums.

http://jeremycubert.bandcamp.com/track/ ... n-the-room
Jeremy Cubert
Piano | Chapman Stick | LinnStrument | Zendrum
http://jeremycubert.com

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Wow, Jeremy. What a cool track.

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Thanks, Roger!!
Jeremy Cubert
Piano | Chapman Stick | LinnStrument | Zendrum
http://jeremycubert.com

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yes, wow Jeremy! That is very cool and very impressive. BTW, I've been checking out some of the stuff I hadn't listened to before on your youtube channel and really enjoying it.

(also not sure when you last tried Aalto, but if memory serves Randy made them all much more CPU friendly a few updates ago).

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Thanks, Steve! I remember using Aalto for a Pat Metheny guitar synth type of lead that would crash Logic. I will try the latest update - it is worth it. What a great synth.
Jeremy Cubert
Piano | Chapman Stick | LinnStrument | Zendrum
http://jeremycubert.com

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Some expressive improv jazzhop using the trumpets from the Logic Pro X template created by Roger:

https://youtu.be/Sl5piutMgpE

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Hi everyone,
Here is the last clip i made. It's not perfect as the song is not that easy but i didn't want to quantize every note :D
Cheers :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIikkZCczM

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Wow— very skilled playing, Piero! Thanks for making this video!

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ghiekorg wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:17 am Hi everyone,
Here is the last clip i made. It's not perfect as the song is not that easy but i didn't want to quantize every note :D
Cheers :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIikkZCczM
What, no Trilogy Suite (smirk)?

Seriously though, gotta respect a little Malmsteen... Good work.

Cheers!

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