The problem is that he sometimes sings 4 bars in the middle of the song, sometimes 8 and sometimes none. Using Live, then at least you do not have two keyboards to consider.įwiw, I own a PA4x and it has not made my stage piano (S70XS) or Workstation (Fantom G6) redundant. Note: In this scenario, an older arranger with midi out may still be a decent arrangement idea and you could use the modx8 as a sound source and record individual tracks as audio loops into Live. leaving you to play whatever parts you wish. In session view, along with a controller like a launchpad next to your modx8 keyboard for selecting scenes (song sections). Now, if you are open to making the backing tracks in advance, then consider ableton live. sound quality would not be great however unless the arranger had midi out and you slaved the modx to it as a sound source you can get a older used mid tier PSR for $100-$200 that would have enough of the patterns that you would need.
Without investing in a professional arranger such as a Korg PA4x, or the new lower cost PA800, or an equivalent top line PSR/Tyros you have very limited options.Ībove, an older PSR keyboard, and he is right.
see if karma is available for the modxįwiw.its pretty clear to me that your vocalist has no idea of the impact of what he is asking and its up to you to educate them.personally?, i wouldn't take his business.Īnd.its most certainly not your role as a musician (by any definition) to "solve problems".Įvery musician is free to engage in any musical project that appeals to them, however the ability to effectively determine when to refuse or turn down a project is simply exercising good business sense. buy the karaoke track, cut it up in ableton and launch the sections as clips. invest in a professional arranger and charge appropriately.Ĥ. agree an arrangement so you can sequence the bulk of the backing tracks.ģ. suggest he also pay for the other studio musicians needed for an ad hoc session.Ģ.
You also never mentioned that this was a paying client. and there are very very few bands who deviate regularly from an agreed arrangement. Musicians, solo, duo or bands play songs with an arrangement. wav, so I need to find a way to follow his arrangement live but still make it sound like 4-5 guys playing. That makes it impossible to run pre-recorded backtracks as. I would like to know if there is a way to play like on a Yamaha MODX8 as could be done with the Tyros (Is the method playing like this called Style on the Tyros?) I heard something about Arpeggios, would I be able to run a pre-programmed beat based on what chord i play on the left hand, and maybe trigger a unique bar in the end with a drumfill? Or could you recommend another way to achieve this without paying $400 for a Tyros? He wants me to accompaniment him with drums, bass and maybe some strings or a synth-guitar on the left hand and then play piano with the right hand as singalong/karaoke style when we're not running full-band. I just started playing as a keyboardplayer with a guy who is singing the songs different every time.