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We all can get pretty intense over piano sounds, actions, player connections, etc.- but the bottom line to me is that the player, the music and end result are always more important then the tool.
These are friends of mine-Janelle Sadler on vocals and her husband Robin Swenson on piano.
So guess the digital piano/synth/keyboard Robin is playing here--I think everyone will be quite surprised. I know I was when he told me what he used on this CD.
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sorry I had to remove the link-the amount of people downloading the file was putting me over my *free limit* that divshare allows....
Last edited by Dave Ferris; 09/18/11 02:30 PM. Reason: removed link
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Thank you for that.
Fresh arrangement of what is IMO at best a so-so song ("Heart of me"? Puhleez). Singer is good, but her accompanist is beyond good, he's wonderful. Terrific playing, changes, voicings. Obviously Swenson is a masterful and creative musician. What instrument is he playing?
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Hey Dave, great stuff...
Your vocalist reminds me a bit of Diana Krall, and, that's a nice style.
Very well done!
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What instrument is he playing? Yes both Rob & Jannelle are terrific, glad you enjoyed it. But that's the title of thread--guess the piano. Your vocalist really reminds me a bit of Diana Krall,
Thanks pv88 but again her husband Robin is playing piano here. But Janelle and I have worked together quite often over the years.
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Your vocalist reminds me a bit of Diana Krall My thoughts exactly ^_^
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I really don't hear much of an attack from the piano, was it compressed a great deal?
I would hesitate to make a guess. Since the piano sounded in tune I would think we could rule out an acoustic but severely compressing a perfectly in tune acoustic might make it sound the same way.
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It's hard to tell the piano manufacturer from the recording. To my ears the DP in the recoding wouldn't sound good as a stand alone instrument, but it sits in the mix very nicely. I would guess it's either a Yamaha, Casio, or possibly Studiologic.
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On the road at the moment so can't listen adequately to guess but James, you owe me a dry cleaning bill thanks to your suggestion. Diet Coke all over my stage clothes! 
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This sounds a bit Kurzweil-ish to me too.
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Good ears. Steve nailed it first and then it became I guess all too obvious to Kurz owners. Yes it's the older PC2X he used here.
Another keyboard player friend of mine is selling his PC3X for $1400, he just bought the Kronos 73. If it wasn't 54 lbs. I might buy it....
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Do I win a prize? 
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Lovely....just what I always wanted! Thanks Dave.
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but the bottom line to me is that the player, the music and end result are always more important then the tool.
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Too good for the K250. (I'm not intimately familiar with the more recent Kurzies though, and would have had no chance of guessing this) Sounds good. Greg.
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