Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I said before: "As far as technic I'm one who thinks that, unless you 
are going to be a classical or sight reading piano player, is best 
just to learn by doing that way you sound different from everybody 
else... " 

>>>Sorry if that didn't sounds right... I heard your music and its 
really original... In spanish, my first language, "you" is used ofted 
instead of one...  so the expample was actually reffering to you, 
realm, but to the hypotherical person in question....

Realm said: "If I could find a guitar to MIDI 
convertor I was really happy with (Yes, tried all the big names 
already), I probably wouldn't even bother." 

>>>Why aren't you happy with the guitar to midi convertors? I've 
always been interested in getting one but never got around actually 
getting one... 





--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> BTW, Realm, I recomend that you get a simple with book with just 
scales, 
> chords and harmony basics, all scales... that way you not only get 
> dexterity but also develop an hear for harmony and musical modes... 
> 
> >>>Well, I started out as a guitar player, and during that time I 
taught 
> myself music theory up to a college 4 level, so I know all about 
that kind 
> of stuff already (though admittedly I rarely use it in my EDM).  
The 
> problem I have now, is that I just physically can't PLAY the ideas 
I have 
> on a keyboard very well.  I'd like to improve my dexterity and 
chops so 
> that the ideas I have using the techniques you described above can 
be 
> better translated to the keyboard.  If I could find a guitar to 
MIDI 
> convertor I was really happy with (Yes, tried all the big names 
already), 
> I probably wouldn't even bother. <<<
> 
> As far as technic I'm one who thinks that, unless you are going to 
be a 
> classical or sight reading piano player, is best just to learn by 
doing 
> that way you sound different from everybody else... 
> 
> >>>This is actually far more important to me as well, and is the 
number 
> one reason I won't take lessons.  Too often they use other people's 
music 
> as a means to learn, not understanding that I'm really only 
interested in 
> the technique, not in paying other people's songs.  People have 
always 
> commented that my guitar playing and songs writing has a very 
unique style 
> to it, and it's something I'd like to continue to push.  Thanks for 
the 
> ideas though! <<<
> 
> rEalm
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