bitflipper Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 At last Saturday's gig I had a MIDI cable fail. I didn't have a spare. That's on me. But in my defense I have never had a 5-pin DIN cable fail. Ever. This particular one was 40 years old. So for the first time since the 80's I was ordering a new MIDI cable. Well, I was already on the Sweetwater site ordering a new XLR cable to replace the latest victim of my puppy. That one hurt, it was one of my extra-long ones that go between the mixer and active PA speakers. Went ahead and ordered a pack of 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Musician's rule #1: It's always the cable. I've had MIDI cables fail, but not often. But I do a couple of hundred one-nighters, per year. I carry spares of every cable I use. I hope your gig went fine in spite of the bad cable. Notes ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoo Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 33 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said: Musician's rule #1: It's always the cable. Er...drummer, surely? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Notes_Norton said: I hope your gig went fine in spite of the bad cable. Actually, nobody noticed. It just meant I couldn't layer synths and had to revert to using both hands on separate keyboards. Unfortunately, it also meant I had no sustain pedal on one of the synths, since I use one pedal and pass it through to the other keyboard via MIDI. I also use MIDI to drive a VoiceLive box that lets us create 8-part harmonies, 4 real voices over 4 faked ones. It's great on doo-wop stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 22 hours ago, Kevin Perry said: Er...drummer, surely? I resemble that remark I'm the drummer. Drums were my first instrument, and personally, I think every pop musician should learn to play at least basic drums and the first 12 rudiments. That give the musician a good idea of the drummers job, and how to interact with the drums better. I also play sax (my primary instrument), flute, wind synth, guitar, bass, and keyboard synths. So I do my own backing tracks. I find them better than karaoke tracks, as I can put them in our key, tailor them to our needs, and if I make them myself, I know every chord, and every chord substitution so when the solo hog (that's me) gets a chance to improvise, he knows the song inside out and can play a better solo. I also use those skills to make and sell aftermarket styles for the Band-in-a-Box app. But I repeat: Rule number 1 - it's always a cable. Insights and incites by Notes ♫ Notes ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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