Playing "And Dream Of Sheep" (Kate Bush)

[TheIvann22]

what music program do you use ?

[claudioagmfilho8]

great video ...

i am from Recife in Brazil south America and we loved your video from down here ...

[paulpaul797]

Absolutely stunning, you played with feel, and chose the perfect sound

I am just about to by the mkII i hope i can make it sound like this

Cheers

Paul

[paulpaul797]

Absolutely stunning, you played with feel, and chose the perfect sound

I am just about to by the mkII i hope i can make it sound like this

Cheers

Howard

[maha77]

beautiful

[Ayrkashka]

awww where was the end??? I was already to use this to sing along to - and the last verse vanished mwaaaahhhhh!!

[papierenmario]

wich piano vst are u using her e?

[maddocpowaq]

@papierenmario I used Edirol Orchestral (piano preset) but there are a lot better piano vsti's out there. Steinberg The Grand, for example.

[papierenmario]

@maddocpowaq i'm using synthogy Ivory piano

[leefuji]

@maddocpowaq cool ! I'm thinking about buying the Novation 61 SL Controller , what are you thoughts about it and how are the keys ?

[maddocpowaq]

@maddocpowaq I agree, but Steinberg The Grand tends to introduce phase problems when using them in production. Although there are a lot of tricks to counteract these problems.

[blabla12331]

finally i've found a video with this kind of keyboard where i can hear the velocity sensitivity too... I'm considering to buy the mkII. hope i won't be disappointed :)

[MrWilcol]

Good sound, like original

[bati192]

maddocpowaq : Where can i find your sheet version of this song ?

[maddocpowaq]

@bati192 I haven't used sheet music to play this. I had a MIDI-file of of it and since I'm a technician, I worked out how to play to just look at the piano roll menu.

Maybe your local library has got some sheet music.

[bati192]

maddocpowaq : Where can i find your sheet version of this song ?

[MisterBrightside1912]

simply wonderful... is it possible to get an mp3 of that piece?? thanks...

[MisterBrightside1912]

brilliant...

[packoftwenty]

That was AMAZING. The first cover I have found that actually a) sounded good, and b) brough something new to the song, and moved me. Keep it up brother!

[comptongameLA]

hey maddocpowaq,

i'm also going to buy the novation midi keyboard. and i wanted to ask you what you think about this keyboard. is it good? is it bad? thanks very much!

greetings

[maddocpowaq]

If you need good key responsiveness and many midi-control options in Cubase, Ableton, etc, i'd say this is the way to go! If you don't need so much information on your LCD-screen, you might want to go for the sl MkII of this keyboard. Instead of the extra LCD screen, they added numerous LED rings en buttons, but is also more expensive.

[comptongameLA]

okay thank you very, very much!

now i have another question. is there a button that turns off the key responsiveness? you know, you push one key and it plays on the full level (or 127 Velocity if you want to say it like this).

thanks for your help mate!

[drummingtrumpeteer69]

@maddocpowaq the sl Mk2 works with any DAW right?

[thelandlordsdaughter]

This is awsome! Please show us how to do it!!!

[comptongameLA]

wooow the VST sounds good!

[ega95jch]

Bloody astounding - took my breath away. Well done.

[styx3956]

<3 Awesome

[jaquesaulait]

3 months later, and I still can't find a better rendition on You Tube than this one; could you film yourself from above as you play it so all your fans can see what you're playing..?!

[ffilchtaeh]

This was excellent. Thank you. I would learn piano just to play Kate Bush songs like this.

[mariomariosaad]

Is this sound goin without a pedal?........gr8 sound bro ,... can anyone back me up im cinfused .... between keyboard or synthesizer

[maddocpowaq]

No, I used a sustain pedal on this one. This is no keyboard, nor a synthesizer. It's a midi-controller. With synthesizers, you can edit the sound on the intrument itself. With keyboards, you can't.

[maddocpowaq]

It's on google video. I can't post the link, youtube won't let me to.

Type "Novation ReMOTE SL Tutorial". It's about 44 minutes long. Probably the only video about the Mark 1 controller.

Enjoy!

[jaquesaulait]

Sorry, didn't make myself clear - it was And Dream of Sheep I was on about! I like your rendition. Yeah, the keyboard sounds great, tho.

[jaquesaulait]

That hasn't got the Kate Bush music on it!!  Does anyone know where I can find a video showing how to play it..? Thanks.

[maddocpowaq]

Sorry, I misunderstood. Well, I learned to play it by looking at the MIDI-notes in Cubase. If you don't have a sequencer that can show notes or edit menu's, you have to refer to sheet music at your local library I guess.

[jaquesaulait]

Thanks for the info Madd. I've got the music, I'm just not very good at reading it!

[jaquesaulait]

That's really sounds nice. I don't suppose you could post a video filmed looking over the keyboard, could you..? Alstublieft?

[maddocpowaq]

Look at the tutorial video's from Novation. They released the SL mark II, but only the original has two large LCD-screens. Which is a big plus, IMO.

[jaquesaulait]

Thanks, Madd, but I can find it neither on YT or the Novation site. Am I not looking hard enough!? jack.

[belagiorgo]

real nice you playing i have korg tr61 workstation really hard controlling

[belagiorgo]

maddo do you using ?pedal in your midi keyboard?

[maddocpowaq]

Always on piano.

[belagiorgo]

hi sorry about take your time what monitor speakers you have ?really nice

[maddocpowaq]

I use Alesis M1Active, but the audio wasn't captured with a microphone. I recorded de perfomance through MIDI and exported it to audio. ;)

[Korgator]

Very Beautiful!

[lingerlightly]

Yah, that piano sound is super nice, must look into Edirol

[maddocpowaq]

I must note that I used a compressor to give the sound more fullness. You might also want to check Steinberg The Grand, for real concert pianos!

[tecladistalemao]

what vst are you using?

[maddocpowaq]

Edirol Orchestral

[infidel65]

Nice work. I love this song.

[alextzam]

better than the roland sh201?

[maddocpowaq]

How can you compare a Roland synthesizer with a Novation controller? A controller is obviously designed to control VSTi's. The Roland (in comparison) has its own soundsbanks.

[yoz2k25]

key action wise

[mckenzie818]

This is amazing. =]

[watchtheskies]

very nicely played :)

I just ordered the 61SL to use with Logic,

definitely one of the nicest feeling keyboards I've played,

the weighting of the keys is just right,

I also considered the Axiom 61 from M-Audio but to be honest it felt like a toy compared to the Novation

[Cooky10538]

nice, youd recommend the 61 sl then? thinking of getting one

[maddocpowaq]

If you want easy control over all your VST's and Host program via Automap Universal. And if you want a good instrument that feels like a real one by the touch of the keys. Only then, buy one of these.

[caridooshi]

nice, uhm, u study in ROC tillburg?

[MissAnoukje]

Very nice, sounds wonderfull. :)

[maddocpowaq]

Dedicated to the most special person I've ever known.