Keyboard Magazine - March 2008 - (Page 6) CONTENTS INTRO 14 Rumour, Innuendo, and Libel Mutemath 48 Ask Mike Departures: Karlheinz Stockhausen From the Forums Session Sensei PLAY 40 BEGINNER Using pentatonic scales to learn to solo. INTERMEDIATE Build cool sounds in fourths. ADVANCED Subdivisions can be exciting, at least the ones Jordan lives in. HOW TO 46 WHAT’S THIS FOR Turn SMFs into music. 54 LINKS 8 FROM THE EDITOR AUDITION 48 CLAVIA NORD WAVE 54 NOVATION REMOTE 49SL COMPACT OUTRO 72 AUDIOEASE ALTIVERB 6 84 VINTAGE SOUNDS Video game bleeps: the new sound of old. 10 LETTERS 44 FULL SONG 12 REVIEWS 83 AD INDEX 85 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT “Tarkus” and “In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 2” as performed by Jordan Rudess. 76 VIR2 SYNTAX 96 WEEKEND 80 CENTRANCE MICPORT PRO WARRIOR Bob Vignes makes a joyful noise, indeed. 56 ABLETON LIVE 7 62 UNIVERSAL AUDIO UAD-XPANDER 81 APPLE JAM PACK VOICES 70 WAY OUT WARE KIKAXXE 82 SONICCOUTURE ABSTRAKT BREAKS 88 CLASSIFIED ADS ON THE COVER Jordan Rudess photographed by Paul Undersinger | paulworks.com. Steve Fortner TECHNICAL EDITOR sfortner@musicplayer.com Michael Gallant ASSOCIATE EDITOR mgallant@musicplayer.com Gaith Kawar ART DIRECTOR gkawar@musicplayer.com Debbie Greenberg MANAGING EDITOR dgreenberg@musicplayer.com As passionate about vintage keyboards as he is about the infinite possibilities computers offer to musicians, Steve has shared a Chicago blues stage with Buddy Guy, and appeared on TV with Kenny Loggins. Craig Anderton EDITOR AT LARGE Craig Anderton performs in the power duo EV2 with drummer Brian Hardgroove from Public Enemy. Check out Craig’s blog (with video clip) about the band at www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/ Lifestyle/Blogs/CraigAnderton/ CraigAndertonOfEV2/. Mark Vail Music journalist, historian, teacher, and performer Mark Vail is the author of Vintage Synthesizers (1993, 2000) and The Hammond Organ: Beauty in the B (1997, 2002), both from www.backbeatbooks.com Backbeat Books. He teaches Propellerhead Reason to 7th and 8th grade students at Sacramento (California) Country Day School. Narasu Rebbapragada Narasu Rebbapragada is a senior editor at PC World magazine and a regular contributor to Keyboard and Shojo Beat. She covers technology, music, and culture. Michael Gallant composes music for theater with recent acclaimed productions in Washington, D.C. and New York. He writes, sings, and handles keys for several San Francisco bands. To hear his newest tracks, visit www.gallantmusic.com. John Krogh EDITOR AT LARGE After finishing programming for the Roger Waters Dark Side of the Moon tour this past fall, editor-atlarge John Krogh is now settled into a new studio space in San Francisco. Feel free to drop him a line at johnkrogh@mac.com. Mitchell Sigman Synthesist, programmer, and composer Mitchell Sigman brings the modern synth rock to you with Celebutante, which can be heard at www.celebusite.com. Gaith comes to Keyboard with more than 13 years of design and photography experience. He co-founded and ran the successful lifestyle magazine JO and has worked as a design software trainer for Apple. Francis Preve Sound designer Francis Preve is also an acclaimed producer who has remixed tracks for Gabriel & Dresden, Orbital, Scissor Sisters, Amber, and many others. His most recent book, The Remixer’s Bible, contains hundreds of production tips, and is available at Amazon.com. Scott Healy Scott Healy is best-known for his role as multi-keyboardist on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, now in its 14th season on NBC. He’s been active member of the NYC music scene as a session sideman, awardwinning composer, and record producer. His column “Session Sensei” appears monthly in Keyboard. Robbie Gennet Robbie Gennet has toured with such notable bands as Nick Lachey, Everclear, and Saigon Kick, and has recorded his own records both solo and with his bands Rabbithead and Rudy. Robbie has also released numerous instructional books and DVDs with Hal Leonard. Find him online at www.robbiegennet.com. Mike McKnight Mike has played, programmed, and toured with Mariah Carey, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, U2, and many others. He’s done TV work on American Idol, the Grammys, the American Music Awards, and all other award shows except the Oscars. web.mac.com/michael mcknight Debbie joined Keyboard in 1990, and has worked in a variety of editorial roles. She has been the managing editor for many of the special issues within the Music Player Network. Tom Brislin Tom Brislin is the keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter for Spiraling (spiraling.net). After completing their latest album Time Travel Made Easy, Tom joined a summer tour as musical director/synth player for Debbie Harry of Blondie. He has also performed with Yes, Meat Loaf, Sting, Patti Smyth, and Camel. Peter Kirn Peter Kirn is a composer, VJ/media artist, and author of Real World Digital Audio (Peachpit Press). He blogs on live visuals at his new site, createdigitalmotion.com. Richard Leiter Richard Leiter writes songs, scores and jingles for companies like WalMart, Apple, ABC/TV and National Public Radio. He performs live in SF, LA, and NY, and is a staff songwriter for Warner-affiliate About Records. He has sung on spots for Met Life, Snickers, Dibs Ice Cream, Milk Bone, and others. Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne's latest projects are Time To Dream and Intelligent Design (CDs/SteepleChase), The Art of The Duo (DVD/Mel Bay), and QuickChords (book/Aebersold Jazz). You can take private lessons with Andy over the Internet. Check it you at www.andylaverne.com. Jim Aikin Jim Aikin’s latest project, Opal River (www.opalriver.net), combines original music, original arrangements, arrangements based on Yamaha Motif arpeggios, and downloaded MIDI files that have been extensively massaged by hand. Ed Coury When he’s not playing keyboards in rock bands around Detroit, Ed Coury anchors business reports for radio stations around the U.S. Ed has been a gigging musician since he was 15; about 30 years, give or take. David Bryce David Bryce has collaborated with such artists as Keith Emerson, Miles Davis, Suzanne Ciani, and Joe Satriani. He plays keyboards for the L.A. party band Dirty Pictures and the jam band Marilyn’s Last Supper. David is also an accomplished voice-over artist and runs his own professional recording studio. 6 keyboard 03-2008 Photos of E. Rideout, F. Preve, T. Brislin, S. Fortner, M. Gallant, R. Gennet, R. Leiter & P. Kirn by Jay Blakesberg. Photos of D. Greenberg, N. Rebbapragada & J. Krogh by Ernie Rideout. Photos of Mark Vail and Jim Aikin by Paul Haggard. Photo of Gaith Kawar by Patrick Wong. CONTRIBUTORS AND KEY PLAYERS http://paulworks.com http://www.gallantmusic.com http://spiraling.net http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Blogs/CraigAnderson/CraigAndersonOfEV2/ http://Amazon.com http://www.backbeatbooks.com http://www.celebusite.com http://www.backbeatbooks.com http://createdigitalmotion.com http://www.opalriver.net http://www.robbiegennet.com http://www.andylaverne.com http://web.mac.com/michaelmcknight http://web.mac.com/michaelmcknight
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