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threefates 
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Posted: January 24 2005 at 18:09 |
When I first started listening to prog, you could pretty much tell it was a keyboard heavy genre. I loved the Moog solo at the end of Lucky Man... The Hammond took a little getting use to, but I grew to love it. The Mellotron also took a little getting use to, but that GX1 I just wanted to throw off the stage...
The piano will always be my favorite. Nothing more beautiful that Keith Emerson's second of the Three Fates, Trilogy or Take a Pebble...among others...
Of course I have a old Yamaha DX7 that sits on top of my piano. The piano hasn't been played in a very long time.... I have a friend who recently went out and splurged on a Korg Triton even tho she hardly plays anymore... I somehow feel vindicated....
Whats your favorite keyboard?
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billyshears'67
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Posted: January 24 2005 at 18:13 |
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Probably, the now discontinued ARP Syntesizers.
ARP String Ensemble
ARP 2600
I love that cool ethereal sound that created.
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Posted: January 24 2005 at 18:29 |
Hammond B-3, hands down. The swirling leslie rips through any wall of sound. At home in some many genre's; blues, jazz, R&B, prog, gospel.... I would bet the hammond B-3 is responsible for a sizable amount of the early 70's birthrate.
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Posted: January 24 2005 at 18:42 |
I don't really know any of their names, but keyboards rock! 
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Posted: January 24 2005 at 21:27 |
 danbo wrote:
Hammond B-3, hands down. The swirling leslie rips through any wall of sound. At home in some many genre's; blues, jazz, R&B, prog, gospel.... I would bet the hammond B-3 is responsible for a sizable amount of the early 70's birthrate. |
The Hammond is great, someone said once to Keith Emerson that if it wasn't for him, the Hammond would still be a piece of f**king furniture, but somehow I think its the Hammond sound that dates a lot of prog today. Altho I could listen to that First Fate forever... even tho the first time I heard it, it scared the crap out of me...
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FloydWright
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Posted: January 24 2005 at 23:17 |
The Hammond organ, of course...
And also it's relative, the "piano through a Leslie". Think "Echoes"...
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Posted: January 24 2005 at 23:29 |
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The hammond, mellotron and my favorite the ARP synthesizers
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 03:45 |
When it comes down to it I love the sound of a well played piano. I love the moments like the opening to Firth of Fifth by Genesis when Tony Banks plays that piano intro. Perfect. John Touts playing with Rennaisance is also superb.
I'm no expert on electronic keyboards, but I love the sound of Hammonds organs and Mellotrons. Mellotrons can be over used, but a good player/composer will know when to turn it off!
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70sSoundquality
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 04:22 |
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Im suprised more people didnt jump on the analog synthesizer bit. My
favotire sounds are from the Roland SH-1(1978) Oberheim Ob-1
(1978, used by rush), the Octave cat (1976, own this synth!).
Arp Odyssey is a great synth since it has the high pass filter.
But, the absolute BEST synth sound is the EMS VCS-3 (used by curved air, floyd).
Organs are cool, I have a 1957 wurly tube organ that likes to scream
but 70s synths are still sexier sounding to me. I also have a hammond
with a leslie and it is striking.
One of my favs is the Rhodes. I totally overhauled my 1976 stage Rhodes
and it plays nicely. And sounds very nice and 70s. The rhodes sound is
very perfect for what I am doing.
As far as mellotron is concerned, Id say the optigon blows it out of the water :)
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 04:27 |
THE TRON IS DEAD LONG LIVE THE TRON
THE TRON' RULES - even th emodern bands are getting hip to that great dusty, sinister string sound! I NEVER get bored of listening to the mellotron. As you can probably grasp!!!
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 04:37 |
danbo wrote:
Hammond B-3, hands down. The swirling leslie rips through any wall of sound. At home in some many genre's; blues, jazz, R&B, prog, gospel.... I would bet the hammond B-3 is responsible for a sizable amount of the early 70's birthrate. |
Yep, I'd go with the Hammond to. Along with the Piano, it's an incredibly expressive instrument and one without which, Banks, Emerson & Wakeman would have not had half as much fun as wide eyed, youngsters.
That said, you can't beat seeing a big organ rise up in front of you at the cinema. 
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70sSoundquality
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 04:37 |
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Lets not forget the phenominal sounds of the Orchestron, Optigon, Birotron, and Polymoog
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 04:42 |
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Harpsicord
Mellotron 400
Mini-Moog
Clavioline
ARP Soloist
VCS-3
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 04:45 |
I love the Mellotron!
I enjoy most keyboards, occasionally some can get on my nerves like those old synthesizers that produce cheesy video game noises, but you get used to them.
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 04:50 |
70sSoundquality wrote:
Lets not forget the phenominal sounds of the Orchestron, Optigon, Birotron, and Polymoog
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How about 10cc/Godley & Creme's GIZMO
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 05:57 |
Man Erg wrote:
70sSoundquality wrote:
Lets not forget the phenominal
sounds of the Orchestron, Optigon, Birotron, and Polymoog
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How about 10cc/Godley & Creme's GIZMO |
ahhh, So I have heard. I have not paid close attention to any 10cc
stuff, but I have heard about this gizmo. Want to refresh my memory? Is
that the keyboard that sounds like voices? Since were getting invetor
specific- lets bring up Dave Stewarts "Tone Generator" (of Egg,
national health, hatfield and north). Steve hillage was able to
borrow if for "fish rising" i believe. Very sweet sound
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 06:14 |
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How about 10cc/Godley & Creme's GIZMO[/QUOTE]
ahhh, So I have heard. I have not paid close attention to any 10cc
stuff, but I have heard about this gizmo. Want to refresh my memory? Is
that the keyboard that sounds like voices? Since were getting invetor
specific- lets bring up Dave Stewarts "Tone Generator" (of Egg,
national health, hatfield and north). Steve hillage was able to
borrow if for "fish rising" i believe. Very sweet sound
I really don't know much about it.They (10cc) kept it
pretty-much a mysterious object.Although they did name
a b-side('Gizmo My Way') after it.
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sigod
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 06:20 |
Man Erg wrote:
70sSoundquality wrote:
Lets not forget the
phenominal sounds of the Orchestron, Optigon, Birotron, and
Polymoog
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How about 10cc/Godley & Creme's GIZMO |
Wow, Man Erg, I though that the the only people that remembered the
Gizmo where, Kev. Lol me and my mate who gave me a copy of Consequences
back in the 80's. It's nice to know you remember it too. 
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Man Erg
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Posted: January 25 2005 at 08:07 |
sigod wrote:
Man Erg wrote:
70sSoundquality wrote:
Lets not forget the phenominal sounds of the Orchestron, Optigon, Birotron, and Polymoog |
How about 10cc/Godley & Creme's GIZMO |
Wow, Man Erg, I though that the the only people that remembered the Gizmo where, Kev. Lol me and my mate to gave me a copy of Consequences back in the 80's. It's nice to know you remember it too.
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Cheers Sigod
Looks a bit like an oblong E-Bow
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