Over The Edge - Rudess Morgenstein Project - For Fun!

This is me playing Over the Edge by Jordan Rudess from the Rudess-Morgenstein project.

I took a year or so break from playing music and only recently I've been getting back into it, so I figured this would be a good practice song to help slowly get my chops back up to par.

Well, I did this in 1 take - there are some minor little errors, a couple of outright flubs, and being a perfectionist this video was hard to post but I figured it would be a great way of keeping track of stuff while I progress and get back into music again.

The keyboard is a Kurzweil 2500 XS with the Piano/Orch/Contemp roms, 128 megs of sample ram, and nothing is sequenced (All played live)

The sounds are all original (no presets used on the Kurzweil here) but please don't ask me for the sounds - unless you have a K2500/2600/2661, they won't work. Also, even if you do have a 2500/2600 then you should work on programming them yourself!

I'm changing the sounds with a pedal, not via midi.

The soundcard sucks (Inboard on my laptop) so the audio is all clipped. I'll record a better version in the future with a much better video camera and external USB audio instead of the junk used here.

Enjoy!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Over
• the
• edge
• Jordan
• Rudess
• Morgenstein
• Kurzweil
• Keyboard
• Prog
• metal
• rock
• virtuoso

[studiomarand]

HI! Great playing and great programming!!!

Is it possible to have the sounds you made for this song? I have a K2500.

Mark

[enigmahack]

@studiomarand Couple of things: You'd need additional RAM (Takes over 71mb of samples), you'd need all of the ROMS (Contemporary and Orchestral, there are sounds in both) and the other issue is that I used commercial samples; you'd need to own the sample library before I could share it. So there are a few logistical issues there first. Mainly the "illegal" part of me sharing the samples is the issue.

[fabolous1687]

haha, just realized that you're probably enigma from the rudess forum. I believe you were the one who gave me the drum track. Haha

[enigmahack]

Yuppers, I am indeed :) Hahaha

So yeah, I have the drum track already, I just didn't have it for this clip but I was thinking about eventually recording it properly but I just haven't had much time. Thanks for the message though!

[Rastachiappe]

I was right, then!

ahah

I've just bought the K2500 and I'm about to buy Piano Rom and KDFX!

I can say that is AWESOME even if it's completely empty of any expansion, it doesn't even have sample ram, but in a few days I'm gonna install them!

You know, I play in a band where we cover Dream Theater at the moment and my only nightmare of their sounds is in Fatal Tragedy at 4:10. I just don't understand how it is made.

Could you help me??

[enigmahack]

Are you talking about the staccato section? (Emin section?)

I don't have the song handy, but I know the part you're talking about. The sound is actually pretty easy to make - let me get home after work and I'll PM you with a description on how to make it without the roms :) It's pretty easy!

[muryllolopes]

@enigmahack, where can I find the transcription of this song? Thanks!

[mrbungle73]

Enigma, have you got my mail? I sent one here on youtube and found a mail address on JR forum (hotmail). Thanks in advance for the answer!

[Mattris]

I love this song. I remember my summer before my first semester at Berklee Jordan and Rod played this at Berklee's "Uchida hall", and it was freak'n awesome. Rod teaches there, so he's there all the time, but as far as I know that was the only time Jordan came to Berklee in the 7 years I lived in Boston. Glad I got to witness it.

[kurzyroly]

@enigmahack Hi Enigma:) NOW i had all samples(i bought original cd from kurzweil,TAKE FIVE GUITAR ZIMMER,VOCAL SLAPS AND MORE SAMPLES I HAD MORE SAMPLE YOU USED HERE.)and finally i bought all 3 roms .Write me pvt.

[MichellBraganca]

Man... I have to say, incredible performance and programing! Amazing. You should cover other DT and JR songs and record it for us. I'm a guitar player and I wish have a keyboard like you here to complete our cover band!

[ToMera2008]

An heroic effort! Well done! That's my favourite of all Rudess's recordings. How long did it take you to transcribe all that?

[Insectamongus]

Do you have this version on mp3(without the drums ofcourse)? I would LOVE to play drums to it! amazing job! I airdrummed to the entire song!

[buug123]

Man its great to someone playing real keyboard instead of mindless shredding. Rudess FTW!