ONE MAN BAND - TRIBUTE TO NIACIN

[olisan29]

very good

[DirtyCs]

totally agree with bmwmarv your an inspiration man, i'm a drummer guitarist thinking of getting into keys, infact thats how i ended up at your vid by initially researching boards but man this has really convinced to buy one, thx for uploading.

[marcoballa]

@DirtyCs

thanks a lot!!!!

[BMWMarv]

Nice! You say you're not a pro - don't sell yourself short. I listen to your music when I'm studying and using the computer, so you are an entertainer. I play multiple instruments too (keys/drums/trumpet/vocals) but don't quite have all the gear to put together a one-man cover or an original (yet), and you have inspired me to find the money for the rest of the gear, so you have both marks of a pro - great playing and inspiring others.

[marcoballa]

@BMWMarv

thanks a lot!!!!

very kind of you.

so, I'm waiting for your videos....

:-)))

[Sycsa]

Niacin is an incredible band! You should cover more of their songs.

[marcoballa]

@Sycsa

thanks for comment!

Yes, Niacin are great!

I'll try to cover other songs.... but it is not easy!

:-))))

[delioglou]

poly instrumental man! Great!! *****

[stree1ric]

i like your music , it's so cool

[marcoballa]

many thanks

[justmybass]

thats my dream room. haha. great tribute btw.

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot!

[BezemerPeter]

very well done, I like the way you do all that stuff!

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot!

see you soon on youtube!

[mokusmisi]

Well done, congratulations!

[marcoballa]

thansk a lot!

your channel is great!!!!!

[IlRiformatore]

ciao Marco... sono lo zio P. volevo avere notizie del tuo nuovo Kbduo. Ti scrivo da qu perchè l'altro mio account improvvisamente non va piu.

aspetto con ansia. ciao

[PUMBAZZ]

what program did u use to do this, ive recorded a song but i cant put it together like this, can you help me? which program u uses etc.?

[marcoballa]

ciao!

for the audio I used here the ROLAND VIRTUAL STUDIO multitrack recorder, not a software (you can see it on my right when I'm playing the organ).

for the other video (Whitesnake tribute) I used Cubase on the pc.

for the video editing, Sony Vegas

[jacobthetongue]

very nicely done! Hard to duplicate a song done by 3 of the all time greatest players out there! Good job.

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot!

this is the only "easy" song by NIACIN, so this is the only one I can play!

:-))

[trubolo]

E' un mio amico!!! Ottimo Balla...

[marcoballa]

ma grazie!

[rdevicsaint]

Excellent playing, great boards.

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot man!

I like your channel too!

[chazdaspazman]

nice work man 5***** =) wicked kewl home studio. keep jammin you really good =) \m/

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot man!

you rock too!!!!

(I like your videos!)

[BezemerPeter]

I especially like the part from 3:03

Hope you will make more videos soon!

I see you also have the Roland Fantom XR. nice thing!

[marcoballa]

thansk so much!

I'm working on a new video, I'll post soon....

for the moment, see also my Whitesnake Tribute!

ciao!!!!!

[BezemerPeter]

you're awesome!

[baiecagga]

Bravo Marcooooo...ma il tuo keybduo da dove stà uscendo? io non riesco a ottenere dal mixer questo suono, e ho anche la nuova release...risulta più chiuso! chiaramente se lo collego al leslie a valvole diventa uguale!! complimenti ancora...

[marcoballa]

ciao grande!

in questo filmino era collegato al Leslie 21 (suono molto chiuso perchè utilizzavo l'overdrive del 21 che "taglia" le frequenze).

nell'altro "Tribute to Whitesnake" sempre col leslie 21 ma con saturazione data da preamp AMA Speakeasy.

nei video degli UNOTTIMANNATA usavo un Motion Sound pro3-X (ora ho solo quello).

ci sei il 19 all'Hammond Day?

ciao!

[baiecagga]

cavolo il 19 aprile? dove lo fate? mi piacerebbe tanto esserci...qui mi sento solo soletto e ho voglia di conoscere tanti Hammondisti bravi che suonano alla grande con cui avere scambi...magari riesco a venire se faccio toccata con fuga...niente male come suona anche con il leslie v21 ;)

[WasyMusicPower]

formidable performance.. unique performance

[AddHikki]

Adoro i niacin!

Video incredibile, vorrei fare anch'io una cosa del genere ma mi manca la strumentazione purtroppo :(

Tu hai il paradiso invece XD

[marcoballa]

eh eh, grazie...

in effetti è l'UNICO pezzo dei Niacin che riesco a fare :-))))))

(gli altri, per il basso e la batteria sono inarrivabili!)

altro che paradiso, qui (e anche nell'altro video tributo agli Whitesnake) si nota più che altro il problema legato alla "carenza di spazi" :-))))))

[StealthHR]

Awesome work. Glad to see there's more of us who are willing to try and tackle Niacin's tunes. Hope to see more One Man Band productions.

-- Stealth, bassist

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot!!!!

[keysnovello]

Thanks for the Tribute Marco! Nice Job! Keep the create a comin'!!! Currently working on the next Niacin CD which is long over due!

John Novello

[marcoballa]

THANKS TO YOU JOHN!!!!

(sorry for my bad execution!!!!!)

By the way....

I'm still checking with the Blue Note Milano.....

You have to be patient: who, knows, soon or late we will be able to meet here in Milano!!!!

(I 'm just ordering your new CD today!!!! So I can't wait for the NIACIN next one!!!!

:-))))Thanks!!!!)

[DeRex9]

Great job. Pleasure to listen to. :)

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot!

[Canstey84]

what kind of program you use to do that? Recording a single take is no prob but how do you dub over and layer on different parts?

[marcoballa]

ciao!

here I used my Roland Virtual Studio Multitrack Recorder (you can see it on the right of the organ).

I recorded each single track following a "click", then I mixed up everything.

in my recent "one man band" video I used Cubase on my pc, with same procedure.

different video tracks are mixed with Windows Movie Maker or Sony Vegas.

[LuksLeiti]

OHHH!!

Man...Niacin...

Just like John Novello sound..

Pretty Awesome!

[marcoballa]

many thanks!!!!

ciao!

[pepposax]

E perchè dovrebbero ucciderti?

Complimenti è molto bella, anche il video è bello.

Mi aspetto a breve anche Best Laid Pains!!!

[Jhalander]

Very nice! Multi talent like this is a rare and special thing. Yes, there is a hint of Floyd influence in the sound! More please!

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot!!!!

you could see TWO other "One Man Band" videos on my youtube.....

[kamagradick]

Great work man!Offcourse you are a pro!

[marcoballa]

Thanks a lot...

Unfortunately I'm NOT a pro and I never have time for my passion: the Hammond organ!!!!!

Thanks for watching

[gesa0]

superb ! fantastic Leslie !!

[marcoballa]

thanks!

for your info, here I used a leslie 21, microphoned with a pair of Behringher B-5.

a warm sound here.

please check also my "WHITESNAKE TRIBUTE", with a more brilliant-rock sound.

[olavnvbk]

Wow! That was excellent! Do you work with productions? You could have earned a lot of money there! By the way, how much does that KeyB Duo Organ cost? I really want one of those but I don´t know where to buy it. Could you tell me about any places to by one, please?

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot! you're too good with me....

(i'm not a pro, this was just for my personal fun).

info for the keyb in Europe:

see links in the video info here on the right :-)

[spankinmymonkeyisfun]

Do i detect a hint of Floyd influence here? Excellent song and tones.

[marcoballa]

Ciao!

Thanks for your comment.

I don't know if Billy Sheehan and John Novello had this kind of influence.

Also, please consider that the original version "sounds" a little bit different from my "cover".... just for the simple fact that I'm not able to play!!!!

[Semente200]

That´s excelent, i´m impressed! Could you tell me please the name of this track? I´m still quite new with Niacin, and i want to know more. Thanks

[marcoballa]

Thanks a lot!

This is "I MISS YOU", from the FIRST Niacin CD.

Obviously it sounds a bit different from the original.... :-)))))

[PinoCarella]

ciao marco... beh si di sicuro lui è gratificato di ciò che fa, forse è più contento lui di tanti che, si fanno in 4 per scrivere dei brani, arrangiarli, proporli a qualche discografico incompetente per poi, non raccogliere niente. Questo tipo di amarezza io la conosco, nonostante abbia scritto grandi successi. In Italia non esiste meritocrazia. Anche se fai dei successi, la mattina dopo torni ad essere un emerito nessuno! Voglio andarmeneeeeee!!

ciao

[PinoCarella]

heheheheh.... questo qui suona tutto e non suona niente. ne suonasse almeno uno bene! ...macchè! e vabe' contento lui....

[marcoballa]

e c'hai ragione Pino!

ne suonasse bene almeno uno! :-)))))

"questo qui" è autodidatta su tutti i fronti e ha il tempo per suonare (quando va bene) solo una volta al mese (nella vita fa tutt'altra cosa).

però una cosa è certa, di sicuro è "contento lui" quando ci riesce (pur con questi miserrimi risultati).

e poi dove lo trovate in rete un altro che vi fa ridere così?????

[Dulac91]

cool

good job

[acetatostereo]

Hi, I need a keyboard controller, so, what do you think about studiologic SL990? thank you

[marcoballa]

ciao!

the FATAR STUDIOLOGIC SL990 XP is a good controller, expecially for piano sounds, as it has a really good hammer-action weighted keyboard.

it has MINIMUM midi controllers, but for me is enough.

see every detail on the FATAR . COM website

[acetatostereo]

thank you Sr.

[MauroBattaglio]

Ciao, grande!

Ho trovato un altro "pazzo" come me....che si diverte a suonare tutto. Ho fatto anc'io un piccolo "Tributo a Billy Sheehan" ed ho inserito "No Man's Land" dei Niacin.

Buona Giornata!

[deathlord28]

That's sounds great....looks like you have really "learned" your gear. Very impressive.

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot!

that was just for fun, I'm not a pro.

next video I'm preparing a tribute to Whitesnake....

[marionrobinsoniv4]

Great stuff.. Nice Rig.

Are you using that roland vs for recording. or just as a submixer for your computer?

[marcoballa]

thanks a lot!

the Roland Virtual Studio is used (in this case) just for a pre-mix for Cubase (for example for the leslie: 2 mic for the horn and 2 line out for the rotor digital simulation of my leslie 21).....

[organpriest]

Its great! I also listen to niacin. Novello is awesome. His solos are impressing. So, you play hammond or keyb2 there?

[marcoballa]

in this video I'm playing the Keyb organ, with a leslie 21 speaker.

ciao!

[titogarcia8]

hey man great job!!! i like this alot bro, awesome, and thanks for commenting on my niacin cheap immitation! lool

[baixistarj1]

awesome!

[rocksoul80]

Complimenti è davvero molto bello e fatto bene. L'hammond mi piace in particolar modo

[peraz82]

Grande Marco, tutto sovrapposto alla perfezione!!! the number one of one man band, ottimo lavoro ;)

[marcoballa]

grazie Tommy, nel frattempo devo sempre sudare per risucire a fare la metà di ciò che suoni tu! :-))))

(quando vuoi facciamo un duetto.....)

[prince90dark]

Man this is really cool stuff! I really must ask you, are you using logic or Pro Tools? And do you use hardwear compressors and EQ or do you use pluggin stuff? Really great sound I must say! I'm studeing to become a producer so I think its a good insperation to know what other peolpe use in the studio, and you seam to have alot of equiptment.

(I'm from sweden so sorry for bad english)

[marcoballa]

ciao!

thanks for your comment.

I use generally the Roland Virtual Studio as a multitrack recorder or Cubase, on my pc.

Drum is connected to a VST (with Dennis Chambers samples), with a small compressor.

All the rest is the REAL bass sound (with a preset "Sheehan Toxic" on Guitar Rig Plugin) and the REAL organ+leslie sound (with a reverb included in Cubase).

Nothin really "professional", this is my very first "serious" recording with Cubase, so I have to learn a lot of things yet....

[prince90dark]

Cool! Is Dennis Chambers like a VSTinstrument with drumsamples then? You should try logic! great program I use in school, it has got some great compressors, EQs, FX, much better reverbs then cubase and you seam quite in to keyboards so I guess you'd like all the differnt synthezisers!

[prince90dark]

oh sorry now i get the thing with Dennis chamber samples! but what drum-pluggin do you use? or do you use the sound from the elctric drums?

[marcoballa]

The sound comes from "Artist Drums" (Dennis Cahmbers' set), in Cubase.

Played in real time with V-Drum Roland, as you can see in the video :-))))

[Manuel333it]

bravo

[3v17c]

nice one

[SpeakeasyVintageMusi]

Glad to see you like your 122AMA - seems to give your KeyB a real authentic sound!

[marcoballa]

definitely yes!

the "poor" leslie 21 seems to sound as a vintage leslie ;-)

please check the other videos of mine: you'll find out that the keyBDuo is terrific itself!!!!!!!

[HammRhodes]

Te darìa nu cazzotto 'ncapo

[ls59]

Caro Marco, una volta di più...grazie !

Lello

[hammondinside]

good musician, good organ :)

bruno micheli

[marcoballa]

thanks Bruno!!!!

[simonepapi]

Grande Marco... Veramente Rock&Roll...

Ma il Keyb è in diretta perchè il suono mi sembra amplificato!!!

Ciao,

Simone.

[marcoballa]

grazie Simone,

in effetti ho usato il Leslie 21 microfonato con due Behringher economici, ma già suona bene......

[simonepapi]

Il keyB con un'amplificazione è VERO!!!