Solstice

The school year has officially ended, for my daughter, at least, and with it, my available window to record piano in the mornings. I wasted my final four available mornings recording a work for hire project. I haven't looked at 'could have the skies' in a week but most of the projects are in a half-finished state that would require an additional overdub. As my brain is a squished grape, I'll need a day or two to recover before I can assess where I'm at with both 'could have the skies' and 'a funneled stone'

On the bright side, I have a new, old MIDI controller. I found a Kurzweil Midiboard at a reasonable price and now I have release velocity and polyphonic aftertouch. What I wasn't expecting was how much I'd love the feel of it. I'm not a big piano-action guy, but the Midiboard is not heavy and dead like a lot of piano actions I've tried. The Midiboard feels unlike any controller I've ever used and there is a little bounce to it. Trills practically fly off of it. That was a pleasant surprise. I like the extra range compared to a 76-note keyboard. That was also unexpected. Also, there are these dedicated front panel sliders that allow you to adjust the response of the keyboard on the fly. This is incredibly handy and useful as different sounds respond to the keyboard in different ways.

Basically, what you see here plus my modular is the extent of my current studio setup.