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I think this is what I need to do. Get my butt through to GG in Glasgow & have a play with a few. I’ve looked at the System 8, but it’s basically the predecessor to the Juno X & Jupiter X. The Jupiter X has 6 synth models in it (Jupiter X, Jupiter 8, Juno 106, JX8P, SH101, RD piano) as well as a vocoder & a bunch of classic drum machines. You can add more from Roland Cloud. The Roland synths I’m looking at are not analogue, but from listening to demos on YouTube, they do a very convincing job.

Whatever I get is going to be for live & home. I love the Roli & will probably regret selling it, but last time I took it, my 7 year old MacBook decided to play up (a known issue with Montary). I had considered getting a Modal Cobalt8 & using the Roli with that (Modal synths are MPE), but then the Juno X popped up & I’ve decided to flog the Roli & my NI S61 mk2 to help fund a new synth.

The Roland Juno X popped up in my YouTube feed, so me & the Mrs watched a vid. We then watched about 6 more Juno X vids & the Mrs was impressed & said “if you want one, get one”. I joined a 4 piece band recently, me on bass/synth (that being a laptop & Roli Rise), drummer (has acoustic & e kit), guitarist & a keys/clarinet player. Soundwise, we’re a kind of ambient funk jazz lofi chillout sound (think Zero7, Khruangbin, R+R=Now, etc). So a hardware synth would be ideal. I’d also be using it for producing music at home as well as just playing it at home for fun. After watching a few more vids, I stumbled upon the Jupiter X & was blown away. Basically the Juno X’s big brother. But then I’ve saw the Arturia Polybrute, which is analogue & is rather impressive too. So now I’m stuck. I like that the Roland synths have scenes & can layer 5 parts (1 of which can be a drum track) & you can add various Roland synth models, but I also like the hands on approach to the Polybrute, with it’s Morphee pad & ribbon controller (I’m also a sucker for that wood). I haven’t really looked at any other synths around the £2k mark, but these 3 all get great reviews. So, any players out there got any advice or Pros/Cons on these synths?

I've got mine done. All the parts are monophonic (that was my own challenge). The majority of parts are played on keys (not programmed in) & the big dirty bass that plays the melody was my bass popped through isotopes Trash 2. All aboard the train to here.....

Well I’ve made a start, got the intro & some great sounds, but not sure where I’m going with it yet.

You could always send him ghost note.

I'm in. Band jam on Wednesday & decided to try something to fit the pic. Drummer on drums, Guitarist on guitar, Pianist on clarinet & me on the Roli (intro sound) & bass. It was fun. I give you Hippo toe to toe at the hippodrome - Toe Toe Just updated, so it may not show until later. In the meantime, here's the link... https://soundcloud.com/feintmotions/hippo-toe-to-toe-at-the-hippodrome-toe-toe

Hillsong & Bethel played a big part in me leaving. The songs are dire & after seeing many of their shenanigans, I don’t want to associate myself with them.

& next month you can play some Led Zep to the congregation? 😂

I got V Station installed & working without issue, but B Station & their FX suite just disappear when I install them.

I never knew A$$ was a swear word. Ar$e is though.

I really don’t understand people who are anti 5 string. Yes, some people either don’t get on with the wider neck or just don’t need the low B, but what’s the point of being Anti 5. 😂

From a previous thread, taking the player out of the equation, the majority of tone comes from the pickups, then your electrics, then strings. They can all make a huge difference.

A couple of years ago, I had a similar issue. Had an issue where my Roli wasn’t connecting. Realised I was using a skinny cable that came free with something, so swapped it for the cable that came with the Roli & the issue was gone. I recently bought a 10ft cable off the Amazon & it works without issue, as does any decent thick USB cable.

That’s what I use. For church, it was Korg Tuner, PSK Distortion, Boss Chorus & Behringer BDi21. There was a point where I had a Soundblox SA143 filter, which ended up being used more as an EQ, but I sold that.

That’s what most churches need. Someone to put the band, singers & musicians in check. Our church doesn’t have anyone like that & it’s not my place to do it.

My church must have the same list. Roll call is for 8:45 on a Sunday, most would turn up the back of 9, some after 9:30. considering you’ve to clear the stage for 9:45, that leaves little time to soundcheck & rehearse. One of the many reasons that finally made me leave.

One of the (many) problems with church bands. Singists are not usually open to advice unless they’ve already had lessons & are a decent singer.

Did you just call him Chunky?

My practice process when I was playing in church would be to find a version of the songs in the Singist’s chosen key, preferably a minimalist version & play along with it, have a quick listen to the original to check for any identifiable bass hooks & that was it. In the end, I was spending very little time on practicing the songs as they were getting sent out on the Thursday before worship & more & more songs are just sounding the same, but with different words. RHCPs new album has more variation than CCW does! 🤣

Easy. I quit the worship band & joined a jazz band. 😎

Yeah, there’s very few options when it comes to 37 key midi controllers. One other with full size keys is the Alesis Vortex. It’s a keytar, but you could still pop it on an X stand.

I didn’t know that. I’ve got the S61 & it’s a great controller. Only downside is it would have benefitted from sliders & drumpads. But I’ve got a Korg Nanocontrol2 for my slider needs.

Have a look at the NI S25 mk2, it might fit your bill. Roli are very much on the go. They’ve just launched the Rise mk2 a couple of weeks ago. It’s supposed to have a much easier to play surface & the keys are more defined (as opposed to just being a wavey surface like mine). Though at present, it’s only the 49 key that’s out. 25 is yet to be released. They also do Lumi, which is a 2 octave keyboard, which you can join more together to make 4 or 6 octaves (maybe more). I’ve not used mainstage myself, but the main keys player at church uses it & plays backing tracks from it. I’m sure you’ll be able to bounce the LPX tracks as wav & pop them into mainstage (though a direct dump like you say, would be the sensible thing for it to do). But, I’ve never used it. Might be worth doing a bit of research on it from Apple & YouTube.