<p> NEW GEAR 2012 | MARIAN PETRESCU | VIENNA ENSEMBLE PRO | CHORD ORCHESTRATION | MONOTRONSkeyboardmag.com STAGE SKILLS STUDIO SMARTSA MUSIC PLAYER PUBLICATION04.2012Yamaha just (re-)invented the small format digital mixer. Over ten years ago, we were the first company to makean affordable moving fader mixer for stage and studio. When you are mixing live, motor faders let you easily seeexactly where your main, aux and monitor levels are at the touch of a button. In the studio, they let you take fullcontrol of the powerful automation features of your DAW. The 01V96i continues our tradition of digital mixing innovation with 16-in/16-out USB 2.0 computer connectivity, Virtual Circuit Modeling effects and advancedDAW control for Cubase(as well as Pro Tools, Logic, Sonarand Digital Performer).So if you need a mixer that moves easily between live mixing, live recording and home studio, you needto check out the 01V96i. 24-bit/96kHz digital mixing console with 40 mixing channels 24 inputs built-in (8 digital) 16-in /16-out USB 2.0 audio streaming at 96kHz Full suite of VCM DSP effects (Master Strip, Channel Strip, Vintage Stomp FX) and high resolution REV-X reverb Studio Manager Editor with complete mixing control via PC, Macand even iPad(with Air Display) Advanced DAW control Improved studio-quality head amps 100mm motor faders Mini YGDAI expansion slotFrom Live Mixing to Studio Recording, The 01V96is FadersMove Smoothly.2012 Yamaha Corporation of America. All rights reserved.Scan code for 01V96i infoFor more info visit 4wrd.it/01VKEY2History in the making.wi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h i t h wi t hh wwi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h wi tt h h wii t h h wi t wwi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h wi t h i tt i t h wi t h wi t h i t h wi t h wi t hh wi t h wi h wi t h iTempest is an analog drum machine, the frst full collaboration between legendary instrument designers Dave Smith and Roger Linn. If analog drum machine conjures up images of the pre-programmed, set-and-forget beat boxes of the past, rest assured: Tempest is nothing of the sort. Its innovative, performance-oriented operating system gives you an extraordinary level of control to create, edit, arrange, and manipulate beats in real time as they play. It is a revolutionary new musical instrument.To see and hear what Tempest is really about, visit www.davesmithinstruments.com.Tempest. Made to be played.12TALK HEAR PLAY 12 ICONOCLASTS Jazz virtuoso Marian Petrescu on harmony, Oscar Peterson, and Rachmaninof.16 BREAKOUTS Alec Feld of Expensive Looks on the DIY samplecraft of Dark Matters.20 PLAYLIST What were listening to, watching, and reading.22 CHORD DOCTORTink like a section to get realistic horn and string parts. 30 POPJosh Dodes (Marc Cohn, Toby Lightman) on supporting singer-songwriters.34 JAZZAlan Pasqua on using intervals for more exciting solos.8 Voices from the Keyboard community.arKEYBOARD (ISSN 0730-0158) is p ublished monthly by NewBay Media, LLC 1111 Bayhill Drive, Suite 125, San Bruno, CA 94066. All material published in KEYBOARD is copyrighted 2012 by NewBay Media. All rights reserved. Reproduction of material appearing in KEYBOARD is forbidden without permission. KEYBOARD is a registered trademark of NewBay Media. Periodicals Postage Paid at San Bruno, CA and at additional mailing ofces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to KEY-BOARD P.O. 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Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2.4 Keyboard 04.2012CLICK10 Photo of the month: Vintage keyboards at Ken Rich Sound ServicesCOVER DESIGN BY PATRICK WONGAPRIL 2012CONTENTS56REVIEW KNOW CODA40 HOT NEW GEAR 2012 COVER STORY 50 THE ART OF SYNTH SOLOING Using pitch-bend as manual vibrato.52 DANCE How to create monster leads, part 1.56 VIRTUAL STUDIO Propellerhead Reason 6. 62 CONTROLLER Keith McMillen Instruments 12 Step.64 HOST Vienna Symphonic Library Vienna Ensemble Pro 5.66 ANALOG Korg Monotron Delay and Monotron Duo.68 MONITORSMackie MR8 Mk. 2.74 Musicians remember Whitney Houston.4555 04.2012 Keyboard6674Whats Online Right Now!@ keyboardmag.com/april2012Go behind the scenes at the 2012 Grammy Awards.Tommy Lee and DJ Aeroon making dirty electro.Rock keyboard lessons from Chuck Leavell of the Rolling Stones!626 Keyboard 04.2012EDITOR: Stephen Fortner sfortner@musicplayer.comMANAGING EDITOR: Debbie Greenberg dgreenberg@musicplayer.comASSISTANT EDITOR: Lori Kennedy lkennedy@musicplayer.comEDITORS AT LARGE: Craig Anderton, Jon RegenSENIOR CORRESPONDENTS: Jim Aikin, Tom Brislin, Ed Coury, Michael Gallant, Robbie Gennet, Scott Healy, Peter Kirn, John Krogh, Richard Leiter, Mike McKnight, Francis Preve, Mitchell SigmanART DIRECTOR: Patrick Wong pwong@musicplayer.comMUSIC COPYIST: Matt BeckPRODUCTION MANAGER: Amy SantanaGROUP PUBLISHER: Joe Perry jperry@musicplayer.com, 770.343.9978ADVERTISING DIRECTOR, NORTHWEST, MIDWEST, &amp; NEW BUSINESS DEV.: Greg Sutton gsutton@musicplayer.com, 925.425.9967ADVERTISING DIRECTOR, SOUTHWEST: Albert Margolis amargolis@musicplayer.com, 949.582.2753ADVERTISING DIRECTOR, EAST COAST &amp; EUROPE: Jef Donnenwerth jdonnenwerth@musicplayer.com, 770.643.1425SPECIALTY SALES ASSOCIATE, NORTH: Contessa Abonocabono@musicplayer.com, 650.238.0296SPECIALTY SALES ASSOCIATE, SOUTH: Michelle Eiganmeigan@musicplayer.com, 650.238.0325MUSIC PLAYER NETWORKVICE PRESIDENT: John PledgerVICE PRESIDENT, PUBLISHING OPERATIONS: Bill AmstutzEDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Michael MolendaSENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST: Bob JenkinsPRODUCTION DEPARTMENT MANAGER: Beatrice KimDIRECTOR OF SALES OPERATIONS: Lauren GerberMOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER: Tim TsurudaMARKETING DESIGNER: Joelle KatcherSYSTEMS ENGINEER: John MenesesNEWBAY MEDIA CORPORATEPRESIDENT &amp; CEO: Steve PalmCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: Paul MastronardiCONTROLLER: Jack LiedkeVICE PRESIDENT, DIGITAL MEDIA: Joe FerrickVICE PRESIDENT, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: Denise RobbinsVICE PRESIDENT, CONTENT &amp; MARKETING: Anthony SavonaVICE PRESIDENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Greg TopfVICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES: Ray VollmerREPRINTS AND PERMISSIONSFor article reprints please contact our reprint coordinator atWrights Reprints: 877.652.5295SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS?800-289-9919 (in the U.S. only) 978-667-0364keyboardmag@computerfulf llment.comKeyboard Magazine, Box 9158, Lowell, MA 01853Find a back issue800-289-9919 or 978-667-0364keyboardmag@computerfulfllment.comPublisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicitedmanuscripts, photos, or artwork.VOL. 38, NO. 04 #433 APRIL 2012Follow us on(800) 2224700Sweetwater.comAll guitars and most amps and effects ship FREE!Nearly every item at Sweetwater is covered by our FREE 2-year waranty!Get a Powerful Music Computer Made for Pro Audio! 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You get 12 real MPC pads, eight touch-sensitive fader strips, and a built-in step sequencer and thats just the start!COMING SOON!Rhizome SXEAn entirely new and creative way to produce, mix, and perform your music, combining the power of a computer with the hands-on control of hardware!ProGear and SweetNotes are now mobile!Sweetwater MagazinesFREE at Apples App StoreSweetMagsPHOTO COURTESY OF NAMMAt the NAMM Show this year, I had the privilege of sitting on NAMMs of cial Best in Show panel. At 8:30 on a Sunday morning. After an event Native Instruments held at their shiny new Hollywood of ces. With traf c, that can be an hour ride from the Anaheim Convention Center, so Id resolved not to go to the after-party . . . then went to the after-party. I got to the panel with time to spare after just four hours sleep, which may get a little sympathy from musiciansas long as they arent also new parents.Even on no sleep, I wouldnt have missed this panel. Other than moderator Frank Alkyer (who publishes Music Inc. and Downbeat), I was the only magazine guy in a roomful of retail-ers. It made me realize how much I look at the NAMM Show and at gear in general through the eyes of an enthusiasta gear geek who follows technology like a sports superfan follows player stats. Te dealers I met, on the other hand, come to the show in search of products that solve problemspreferably afordablyfor musicians of all ages and levels of ability. If youre going to talk specs and features, you need to boil them down to why non-geeks will pay real money for widget X in the real world. Case in point: When the owner of Beacock Music in Vancouver, WA, pulled out a plastic-but-not-toy trombone called the Pbone and explained that its a gateway band instrument schools can buy in quantity and that parents wont worry about their kids trashing, there wasnt a tech-snob eyeroll in the roomonly nods of appreciation.We keyboard players love the starship bridges that are our rigs, and I have no plans to sell my synths and take up ukulele. But Ive already benefitted from the perspective I gained at the Best in Show panel, and I mean for Keyboard to as well. To get started on that right away, turn to page 40 for our full report on the best new gear of the year. Catch the full video of the panel at keyboardmag.com/namm2012.Editors NoteStephen FortnerEditorVOI CES FROM THE KEYBOARD COMMUNI TYTALK ConnectComment directly atkeyboardmag.comtwitter.comkeyboardmagfacebook.comKeyboardMagazineSoundCloud.comKeyboardMagKeyboard Cornerforums.musicplayer.comemailkeyboard@musicplayer.com8 Keyboard 04.2012PHOTO COURTESY OF NAMMNAMM Best In Show Panelists 2012, left to right: Moderator Frank Alkyer, Stephen Fortner, Victor Salazar of Vics Drum Shop, Gayle Beacock of Beacock Music, Tim Pratt of Dietze Music, Full Compass owner Jonathan Lipp, and Chris Basile, owner of South Jersey Music and president of the Independent Music Store Owners.Portable recorders arent just for capturing concerts; a subtle layer of real-world ambience can add an extra dimension to your music. I often use the stereo whoosh of passing cars to add motion to music, and crowd murmurs to fll in the cracks and add an organic feel. Tats similar to the function of a synth pad, and not surprisingly, pads beneft from this treat-ment as well. In this photo, I ran a soft synth through an old boom box with the hyper-ste-reo efect on. Ten I recorded it with a Zoom H2n in surround (fve-mic) mode. Te result: a truly ambient pad. Give it a listen at keyboardmag.com/april2012. David BattinoKey SecretsAmbient Sound as Synth Pad9 04.2012 Keyboard1.The MicroKorg isnt just a versatile and stuipdly affordable (around $400 street) virtual analog synth and vo-coderits become a mark of hipster cred. Youre just not a serious synth-pop purveyor or indie rocker unless youve raked the top tiers of your keyboard stand at acute angles to hold the min-iscule but mighty synth. Some are even moved to anthropomorphism: For all the times Ive spilled wine on you, for the times Ive played you with my feet, for that one time I dropped you in the dirt, and other things, I just want to wish you a happy birthday, said Justin Meldal-Johnsen of Nine Inch Nails. Cobra Starship added that if the MicroKorg were a person, itd be someone small with a lot of style, like Danny DeVito. To celebrate, weve re-upped our original review along with praise from top musi-cians at keyboardmag.com/microkorg. Check korg.com all year long for Micro-Korg specials and contests.HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY MICROKORG!Yes and yes. On the hardware side, arranger keyboards such as the Yamaha PSR series, Yamaha Tyros 4, and Korg Pa series ofer rich auto-accompaniment in worldwide musical genres. They follow your chord changes; have buttons for diferent song sections like intros, flls, and endings; and on many models you can custom-ize and expand the styles. Te leading software (by miles) is PG Musics Band-in-a-Box, available for both Mac OS and Windows. Stephen FortnerAsk UsSome years back, there was an accompaniment device (analog) for the solo musician, called Auto Orchestra by MTI. It provided two preset bars of drums, bass, chord piano, and strings, with many selectable beats, allow-ing a solo musician to sound like a band. It had a pretty authentic live band sound, too. Do you know if theres a modern equivalentor software?Jay Singer, Australiavia email1.10 Keyboard 04.2012CLICK Restorer and customizer Ken Rich of Los Angeles is to vintage keyboards as Car-roll Shelby is to Ford or AMG is to Mercedes. So many of you wrote in asking about the amazing looking instru-ments shown in recent ads for his shop that we decided to spread the picture across two pages and give you a few details. Contemplate your own one-of-a-kind creation at kenrichsounds.com.1 Countless artists who were in a pinch for great organ sound have used this 1963 Hammond B-3.2 Vox (Jennings) Conti-nental combo organ owned by Benmont Tench of the Heartbreakers.3 Leslie 147 with a custom rubbed ebony nish.4 Farsa Compact combo organ. Farsa started making these after the Vox Continen-tal got popular. This is one of Ken Richs rst purchases.DARK ENERGY MEDIAVINTAGERICHES121345311 04.2012 Keyboard5 Fully restored Minimoog Model D.6 Hohner Clavinet D6. Ken is making whammy bar systems for these now. Fun fact: Stevie Wonders Superstition fea-tures a model C, not a D6.7 Kustom combo organ in cascade sparkle blue. This one belongs to Kevin Augunas, whos worked with breakout bands such as Lost Prophets and Panic! at the Disco.8 Green-top Wurlitzer 200 electric piano.9 Red-top Wurlitzer 200, with Warneck Research variable vibrato installed. Red is the rar-est color for 200s, and this one is original, not painted.10 Custom Wurlitzer 106P, as in pupilthese student mod-els had just 44 keys. Proudly owned by P.J. Morton of Ma-roon 5, this one has variable vibrato and optical MIDI.11 Theres nothing in the world like this Rhodes 88 Suitcase. Its handmade of mahogany and has 24-karat gold hardware.12 The mother of all Wurlies, the 140B, as heard on Marvin Gayes I Heard It Through the Grapevine.13 Cut-down Leslie 120, a single-speaker/rotor model ideal fo...</p>