That was a very interesting video at the bottom. But overall...wow! Having to compete for an opportunity to be publicly judged by a Master Musician brings back a lot of bad memories.

In my younger days, I used to go to high school band and orchestra competitions. As part of this, there were always solo competitions where you would perform in front of several judges and a small group of others waiting for their turn to perform.

I was woefully prepared and feared the runs in my toccata and fugue piece. Not more than 10 measures into my complete destruction of the piece, I froze and stared at all those dancing black notes. I was lost! I started over...even worse this time. Walked out, got disqualified. Thus ended my young career as a serious musician.

Since then I have come to understand that I am a technician and not a musician...a hardware junkie who is fascinated by what technology can do. BIAB / RB and synths have brought me back into the fold...but no more panel judging for me!

Jeff

Win11, Intel i7 7700K 4.2Ghz, 32Gb RAM, 2x1Tb HD, 500Gb NVMe, BIAB/RB 2024, MOTU 828MK3 audio, MOTU Midi Express, Yamaha Montage 7, DX7II, TX802, Motif XS Rack, Roland Fantom XR Rack, Oberheim Matrix 1000, VoiceLive3 Extreme, Kontakt 6, SampleTank 4.3