Drop D tuning is common. Until I got my 5-string, my 4 string was often (maybe usually) in Drop D.
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I ended up buying a Korg Microkeys 25 just now because someone was selling a new one for half price. I could probably turn a profit on resale, so why not. Of course that means that now the USQ-1 VSTi is really tempting. But to hold me over I found some excellent free synth VSTi’s.
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Not wasting any time here 
That looks like it is the absolute minimum you’d want to have, but if it serves your needs, why not!? I am a bit drawn to the pads the Nektar has, to quickly enter a drum pattern… Also, the remote control of the DAW is neat…
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Yeah I just want a minimal heyboard here. I have a separate drum machine so entering patterns there is already covered. I was considering a three-octave but space is pretty tight in my practice area now, and also this thing popped up new for about 25 euro 
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Hard (scratch that: impossible) to beat 
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The market is thriving here and Mercari makes it super simple.
But mostly patience and frequent searching.
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I will definitely be returning to Billie Jean. After that, I may also turn back to Mod 6 Lesson 4 today.
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I’m just trying to carve out a little time each day to play something. Anything.
Today I spent half an hour on Canteloupe Island, which is proving to be a very simple jazz standard with some stretching and switching - quite possibly a good one for fairly early on the road for a beginner. If you like jazz.
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it is a trap, bought a new keyboard 2 weeks ago now my bass is jealous…
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The little Microkeys I got is cute. I like it. Wish I had room for another octave though. That LX49 looks very nice.
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bought a 5 octave yamaha, got fed up with the cheap feel of the keys on my midi controller
guess because the new series was introduced at Namm, they knocked quiet a bit of the price
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Yes, but this is also the full-blown version… used to have a predecessor to this keyboard, but gave it away to save some space.
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It’s funny, I still know the person I sold my ESQ-1 to 20 years ago. I briefly considered asking if he still had it and what he would take for it, but getting it here would be ruinous. But that would be some cool full-circle completionism
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Open D blues today. I’ve been cheating on my bass… it started out with 3 and 4 string guitars on the side… now I’m up to 6 strings on a regular basis… I might need an intervention. 
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Yeah, wrong forum, man!! Unless, it is a six-string bass
No, seriously, looks great, but don’t forget your roots 
And… wow, snow!!
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Do we have a B2B graduation thread somewhere?
I’ve checked off my ‘passed the course’ list, today gonna start on my extra gold star list.
I see it’s all the not so easy stuff like Billie Jean, Higher & Higher, Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag. Gonna take some work to say I can really nail those! 
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Nope. Not specifically. Maybe we need one.
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Haha, yeah, maybe an “alumni” list with the month and year of your “graduation”
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