Billy Joel touring rig 4 of 5

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10 жыл бұрын

Longtime Billy Joel keyboardist David Rosenthal details his latest upgrades to his touring rig, which is now based largely on virtual instruments, MainStage, and the Receptor. Read the full interview in our October 2014 issue.

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@MFitz12 8 жыл бұрын

I suspect that after gigging as a professional musician for 3 decades, backing up some of the biggest names in the business David has experienced what it is like when it all goes wrong. In fact, I seem to recall a very old issue of Keyboard Magazine about worst gig experiences where David contributed some stories. I see nothing wrong with making sure it all works.

@CalvinLimuel 5 жыл бұрын

what about David's own plugins??

@jamesmccrorey6163 7 жыл бұрын

does anyone know the name of the song playing in the background? thanks James

@TheEaglefield 7 жыл бұрын

If you're still wondering first song is Baby Love - The Supremes, second song is Come see about me - The Supremes

@michaelundas1212 8 жыл бұрын

A hollowed out piano? WTF? I guess playing in tune IS important!

@MFitz12 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Undas Does (besides Tori Amos) use a real piano on stage anymore? I doubt it. Today they are almost always either hollowed out with a digital keyboard inside or (like Roy Bittan's) simply act as MIDI controllers for a plug-in on a laptop or Receptor. This is nothing new BTW.

@Darrin.Crawford 5 жыл бұрын

@@MFitz12 Ben Folds uses a real one

@aheendwhz1 5 жыл бұрын

Today, Billy Joel often plays his songs in lower keys, so he can still amazingly sing to it. If you want so see what happens if a great singer gets old and still tries to sing everything in original key, listen to Paul McCartney and his performances of "Maybe I'm Amazed" from the last years... Now listen to Billy's cover from 2014, and you'll be glad that he uses a Midi Keyboard you can easily tune down.

@jordan6988 4 жыл бұрын

Elton John uses a real 9ft acoustic still. Just has midi ran from it to layer with the mks and yamaha tx816 but its a full grand

@MFitz12 4 жыл бұрын

@@jordan6988 - Elton wasn't on tour 3 years ago and is retiring.