I see your point.Take a look at my reply to Dak, but first listen to the ABBA version.
I see your point.Take a look at my reply to Dak, but first listen to the ABBA version.
Uwe has some very specific needs and requirements, but outside of those, he is not far from speaking for the general masses. Price and functionality differences, the importance of those differences, whats missing in terms of sounds, the advantages and what he would add if he could.I like his analysis of the Korg, even though it's HIS analysis. I hope that the people reacting here who differ with aspects of his analysis are limited to those who have spent time with the instrument, but I'm sure that won't happen.
Proxima = vaporware. It is a twinkle in the greedy little eyes of a small group of people.Jerry, do they have a dealer presence in Canada? Also, he briefly mentioned Proxima, but finding one of those is even more difficult.
Thanks for the info on Cavagnolo. I suspected as much.Uwe has some very specific needs and requirements, but outside of those, he is not far from speaking for the general masses. Price and functionality differences, the importance of those differences, whats missing in terms of sounds, the advantages and what he would add if he could.
He did all that with class, clarity a little humor and a lot of facts.
Proxima = vaporware. It is a twinkle in the greedy little eyes of a small group of people.
Cavagnolo have NOTHING in North America. They are 99% in France and 1% in Diamond Hill, just north of Hong Kong (China).
Home computers did exist!Thanks for the info on Cavagnolo. I suspected as much.
Oh, and BTW, I agree with you about Uwe AND what you said about Proxima. Proxima’s specs sure look good on paper and video, but until I see somebody actually stocking their products, well, let’s just say that I was part of the home computer scene in the eighties and early nineties, so I know what vaporware looks like.
Many thanks for pointing out this new video.So Uwe has made a bit of a final video about the Fisa Suprema:
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Uwe is B system player in the bayan layout. I would suspect that he may be referring to the placement of the diminished chords on Stradella (on bayans you will find the Gdim chord in the C chord row, right outside of C7) or to the alignment of Stradella with free bass when switching. It would be my guess that getting C system right would have a better chance with the Korg development team.Many thanks for pointing out this new video.
One thing I failed to hear him talk about in any of the other 10 videos (maybe I just missed it) is in his final video: errors in the CBA layout. I wonder if you or anyone else knows about what he means.
True, "Stradella" bass on a B-system bayan should have Cdim one row down. Knowledgeable people who play B-system with European standard bass know, when ordering a Russian bayan, that they have to order it with Cdim on the C row...Uwe is B system player in the bayan layout. I would suspect that he may be referring to the placement of the diminished chords on Stradella (on bayans you will find the Gdim chord in the C chord row, right outside of C7) or to the alignment of Stradella with free bass when switching. It would be my guess that getting C system right would have a better chance with the Korg development team.
Yes, but there were so many products promised that never made it to market.Home computers did exist!
Paul,Many thanks for pointing out this new video.
One thing I failed to hear him talk about in any of the other 10 videos (maybe I just missed it) is in his final video: errors in the CBA layout. I wonder if you or anyone else knows about what he means.
Edit: I had a quick look at the manual and I think I found out what the problem is: When you enable C-system melody bass the button that's normally C major becomes a C in the melody bass. On a real C-system convertor accordion the Stradella base notes are one row down so that C in the melody bass is where G major is in Stradella. Such a shift may not sound like it's a big deal but advanced users of convertor instruments will often use the Stradella base notes in combination with melody bass (especially in Bayan B-system where the lowest octave of the melody bass is not conveniently placed for good bellows control). When Stradella base notes versus melody bass notes are shifted over by one note you essentially have to learn everything over again...
There are some great contemporary examples.Yes, but there were so many products promised that never made it to market.
It usually takes me 2-3 weeks to get to know an accordion. The initial impression is definitely positive. There are some quirks though.Wow !! This is the 29th page of posts for the FISA since it came out and this thread began -- there has to be an interest in this new digital accordion. Then it looked like this thread was dead -- it's been 8 days since a "peep" about the Fisa. All of a sudden, today we have dozens of posts about the Fisa -- all started by Breezy Bellows, about his new Fisa for an unbiased opinion of what it is really like. Thank you Breezy -- this is great. As I said before, I will get one -- just a matter of time until the initial "Bugs" get worked out.
Disclaimer: my opinion can change after I spend more time with the FISA.Thanks for the response, very helpful. The Korg Fisa product manager - an acoustic player himself - described the bellows as 95% similar so that is reassuring especially as he had such a trustworthy face. Given you can switch the lights off, and presumably disable novelty gadgets and kitsch sounds, it looks good. I will be rushing to try one as soon as it reaches the Korg dealer in Morecambe, just mindful that Bambi was only released there last year, so considerable consumer patience is required!
Edit: the fix didn't work. It shifted both stradella and free bass.Many thanks for pointing out this new video.
One thing I failed to hear him talk about in any of the other 10 videos (maybe I just missed it) is in his final video: errors in the CBA layout. I wonder if you or anyone else knows about what he means.
Edit: I had a quick look at the manual and I think I found out what the problem is: When you enable C-system melody bass the button that's normally C major becomes a C in the melody bass. On a real C-system convertor accordion the Stradella base notes are one row down so that C in the melody bass is where G major is in Stradella. Such a shift may not sound like it's a big deal but advanced users of convertor instruments will often use the Stradella base notes in combination with melody bass (especially in Bayan B-system where the lowest octave of the melody bass is not conveniently placed for good bellows control). When Stradella base notes versus melody bass notes are shifted over by one note you essentially have to learn everything over again...
That's good to know. A simple shift down by one row (relative to the melody bass) can make a huge difference to convertor players who are used to that position.The alignment can be adjusted. I just shifted the stradella bass rows down by one position. That made it identical to my c system converter. The button tops are easily swappable. So the markings can be moved around easily. So this shouldn't be an issue.
Paul, I take that back. The setting that I adjusted shifted both stradella and free bass. It is not a relative shift. So the problem still exists.That's good to know. A simple shift down by one row (relative to the melody bass) can make a huge difference to convertor players who are used to that position.
That's not good news...Paul, I take that back. The setting that I adjusted shifted both stradella and free bass. It is not a relative shift. So the problem still exists.