landro said:
Sounds like a once in a lifetime bargain.
I hope you really enjoy it.
Thanks! I have a good feeling that its going to be a lot of fun in my future.
pentaprism said:
Hahaha.... Jerry, reading you past posts, somehow I knew that this day would come..... :b {}
Congratulations on the great deal. :ch
LOL. Really?? Heck, to be honest, I did like the thought, but the idea of getting a new 8x was not something that I thought could happen considering all the circumstances in my life lately, but the short story is that about 20 almost wild circumstances had to happen in a specific order for me to have that accordion sitting on my table this morning. Thanks!
JackieC said:
Let the fun begin! I believe you can download the users manual from the Roland website.
Would you believe that Id had already downloaded the manual about 2 months ago? In my discussions here and elsewhere, I had a few questions and I am the kind of person that prefers to find answers out myself rather than ask... but looking at things, it might be quicker to ask a few newbie questions and concentrate on getting to know it as quickly as I can.
debra said:
Congratulations! Im sure it will be a completely different experience than the Morino. And it may take some getting used to having only 41 keys...
I have been thinking about it for a long time, if only because a digital accordion never needs tuning. But Im still not in love with the sound.
Enjoy the new experience!
Paul, I think I would be the most surprised person here if you ever picked up ANYTHING similar, you are such a purist that I doubt there is anything on the market today that would entice you (thats meant as a compliment, not an insult).
Oh, and dont think you cannot tune a V-accordion. Though they may not fall out of tune, you can detune them for different kinds of musette. I could see you spending days getting the sounds right and making 14 different styles of mussette, just because its possible... lol
Glenn said:
Congratulations Jerry. A very good price indeed.
Make sure it is loaded with the latest firmware (details on th ed Roland website). As Paul says, It will be different from your Morino but not so much number of keys but rather the bellows action. It will take a while to have it how you want and further down the line accept it is not the same and stop agonising over it and got on learning how to use the difference to your advantage.
Btw, whats with the midi cables? Why not use usb direct to your computer?
Thanks Glenn, you were one of the people that I hopped would put in your 2 cents because you currently own a 8x and I know that first hand experience trumps reading or seeing how things work every time. Thanks for posting.
The original owner was an 82-83 year old guy that was barely computer literate. The accordion has a few settings changed, but has the Dallape and Alpine expansions. It still has the original v.2 firmware that does require updates. Before updating the firmware, I need to learn how to back up everything... heck as of this morning, I dont even know how to access the expansion sounds yet so Ive not even heard this part of the accordion yet! :lol:
I agree, those bellow actions are going to take time to get used to, as is the key velocity and many other things, but then again, its all new to me so its a learning process from the first moment I turned it on. A little bit of agonizing is just part of the growing experience and I know I will get past that pretty quick. I learn to adapt to many things, and if I can make this V mine and do what I want, I cannot ask for more.
About the MIDI cables, I still own a Ketron X4 arranger, and will use it for back tracks, but for sure that USB cable is also coming, though I am not exactly sure what the Roland can do when connected to the computer, this is a completely new concept for me... but Ill add that longer USB cable to the list.
Matt Butcher said:
I will look forward to hearing what someone with your IT skills does with it.
Hey Matt. The big thing is learning what it does, find what I like and making it mine.
Believe it or not, I have challenged myself to perform at the local accordionist club Christmas part on December 10th. I need to have ready about an hours worth of music, complete with backtracks and thats a good bit of work in a short time (considering I still need to work and be away from home for a full week between now and then).
I know that there is no editor for the X8, so Ill find out how people like Richard Noel are making their setups and learn to make my own sounds and all, but thats not going to come for a couple of months, right now, its all about the basics and just getting to know this marvel of complexity.
To make things even more interesting, Ive just recently started messing with Reaper (a DAW) and Kontakt along with about 450gb of sound samples (about a dozen accordions in there), so thats added on top of the pile of mini-challenges to the list. I cannot think of a better base to start from, to immerse myself with the electronic and digital worlds.
Thanks so much everyone.
Oh... for those that would be interested in reading a
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