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Oh, one more WX5 story. I suspect some will not believe this, but for one of my concerts Mark Egan played fretless bass. We wanted to do one of his compositions from a CD on which he had played lead on fretless and 'regular' bass as well. So, I played his background bass part on the WX5 while he soloed. Worked.
If you don't think you know Mark, you're wrong, because you've heard him. He played for Sting, Joan Osborn and Pat Metheny, among so many others. One of the nicest cats around, too.
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<...> How often do you have to replace reeds? They last for years. I gig weekly with it and don't remember the last time I replaced it. It's good go keep one spare. The pitch bend lever will eventually wear a groove in the back of the reed, and when the groove gets deep enough where you lose some control over the vibrato, then it's time to change. Do you need lube and Recorder Cream to keep the thing working? I use SIlicone 7 instead of recorder cream. I think Matt at Patchman sells it, if not Art at WindWorksDesign.com will have it. I use it every time I take the mouthpiece off. Normally this is just for cleaning it, although eventually the plastic octave key cover will break (good to have a spare) and then you will have to take the controller apart. Not difficult, but a PITA. Gigging constantly I would guess once every few years. Do you keep a spare WX cable around? Always, but I've never used it. If you are going to travel, I recommend the hard case. I'm glad you got one. If you are just going to play it at home, I don't think that is necessary. But if I go out to a gig, or even a friend's house, everything goes in a hard case. It's cheap insurance. At first the thumb on the octave keys will be dumb. But your nervous system is quite flexible. In no time at all, the nerves on your thumb will come alive and you will be able to feel the difference. I also have some of my personal tweaks for the VL with the Turbo chip on my website. Feel free to download and try them out if you like. Even if you end up changing a lot of them for your personal musical tastes, they could make a good lesson in matching the VL to the WX. Tell your bride to learn one patch at a time. Especially at first. Each patch is like a different instrument in the way it responds. Have her start with a reed patch, sax or clarinet because it will be familiar to her. I started with clarinet (I don't play clarinet, but expressively it's a lot like the sax). When you get the WX adjusted, have her play long tones holding the pitch at "pitch zero". There is a graph on the VL that will display pitch. Then have her do it with out, using her ears and a long tone on a sequencer for reference. There is a little flat spot between below pitch and above pitch. My set up minimizes it so it feels more like a sax. If the pitch gain is set too low, the flat spot grows to a point where it makes vibrato difficult. I found this out with my WX7. Follow the setup instructions and you'll be fine. Some hints for Trudy. Playing the wind synth is a little like a comedian emulating a very famous person. When you hear a comic 'doing' the president (or other celebrity) , the voice isn't the same but you still hear the celebrity. Why? The comic reproduced all the nuances of the celebrity's speech and even exaggerated them a bit. Same goes for the wind synth. See what the patch will do that is like the instrument you are emulating, and use those nuances to your advantage. The nuances are more important than tone. Doing this really trained my ears. I listened to trumpets, trombones, guitars, and other instruments with a whole new set of ears. Not just to bask in the expressive melodies the soloist was playing, but the nuances that made that melody so expressive. BTW, the clips I posted earlier were all done with the Patchman "Turbo" chip in the VL and using the setup you can download from my site. I hope the two of you have a lot of fun making music together. Bob
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Trudy and I find it hard to believe, but we're just a week away from our first anniversary. The year has been full, yet it went by so quickly. Best of all, there hasn't been a cross word between us. The only regret is that we haven't been able to spend as much time on music as we would have liked. We have had a lot to dig out from, what with a move and merging two households and storage spaces. There are still boxes that haven't been unpacked. But, my wonderful musician wifey has a week off in a bit. She says she wants to spend time helping me get the studio fully operational.  Truly blessed, R.
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I know the feeling all too well. Going through the same. Two households and a business.
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I know the feeling all too well. Going through the same. Two households and a business. Whoa, I do believe this is the first from Silvertones in a long time?? That must have been one hell of a honeymoon. Welcome back! 
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Hi, Richard !:))
Let me congratulate you two
and wish you all the best on your
mutual travel thru life !:))
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One year sounds great! It's a good start but you have a ways to go: I just finished 40 with my musician wife.
You didn't mention if Trudy liked and used the WX5. Any problems setting it up (using Bob Norton's instructions, I doubt it)?
Oh - and after re-reading this whole thread to get my bearings, I realized I should have pointed out that the "Matt" mentioned in connection with Patchman Music is not me.
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"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."
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Matt, congratulations on 40 happy years with your musical beloved!
Trudy loves the WX-5, but doesn't feel that she has spent nearly enough time with it. She hasn't yet mastered the new fingerings, but works on it as she is able. We haven't done any setup on it as it appears to have come appropriately set. She does love being able to get all those different instruments. This is her first foray into electronic music, which is my specialty, so I can help her with that.
We both thank you and Bob for your kind offers of help, and will definitely come to you when we need it.
Warmly,
Richard
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Oh, and yet another benefit of being married to a musician: I'm working towards buying a keyboard from another forum member—and Trudy is thrilled that I'll have another musical tool in hand. Ain't it great?!
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Glad you found someone to share your music and your life with, congrats on the wedding, hope you both the best! Look forward to hearing the 2 of you collab!
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Thanks, PG Fan! You'll definitely hear it here first. 
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