What do you think about the "virtual analog" (VA) synthesizer technology? (where I mean of course keyboards based on DSP chips emulating the 70s analog electronic circuits - hence reproducing, at least partly, the "warm" analog sound). Said that of course a modern keyboard, compared to a vintage instrument, is stable against detuning and less delicate, do you think virtual analog is 100% faithful? Do you think there are brands better than others?
(originally posted as unanswered question for Alan in the 1st AP live webcast)

Hi

any suggestions to improve latency when you mic a piano ? How can this be minimized in a live situation?

thanks for your early reply

HI

i did not get the part where it explain the upper and lower rotor of the Leslie cabinet

Should they move along or independent?

I´m about to do it myself a leslie cabinet and the much details I get the better

kind regards
Sam

In the quiz following the segment, it stated that:

Audio sampling is: A digital recording of the sound

During the discussion within the segment, "a Strawberry Fields" sound was brought up. Was not the original Strawberry Fields keyboard intro sound recorded by the Beatles made with a Mellotron which was the first sample playback keyboard? The samples on the Mellotron were all analog tape I believe. This would make the recommended answer to the question above incorrect because audio sampling does not require the recorded sound to be digital.

The guy that's playing the organ doesn't like the way the lower rotor has a longer rise and fall time than the rotating horn? I think it's one of the things that gives the leslie its sound. Why not mic it? Just remove the track later if it doesn't mesh well with the song...the more options the better.

the photo is the video identified as Rick Jarrard is actually a photo of Paul Kantner of the Jefferson Airplane/starhip from the Jefferson Starship period over 10 or 15 years after the airplane worked with Jarard on Surrealistic Pillow.
http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/rick-jarrard/448747 I thought It was kantner and did a little research, i still haven't found a photo of Jarard yet, but that is definitely not him.
sorry i don't know what the easy fix is for the video, but i'd fix it before mastering dvds.

The video reference that the answer to which sound was the real Rhodes could be found on the web site but where? I think it was the 2nd one

I took slight offense at the choice of visual when the "overplaying" comment was made in this video......

I can think of many other keyboardists whose picture SHOULD have been shown.

Just my .02