armin knows only the basics for his tune keeying
we asked him to play the piano solo from communication and he said the couldnt

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if you know how to play an instrument there is a huge advantage when you start but a lot of people don't phrase it right.

if you can physically play an instrument it usually means you have a learned sense of musical theory. However that is not always the case, most people teach themselves guitar and know nothing about musical theory.

you can study musical theory out of a book and understand as much as someone does that has been playing for 15years, you just don't physically have the motor skills. A lot of people don't know that.

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Originally posted by Toufas armin knows only the basics for his tune keeying we asked him to play the piano solo from communication and he said the couldnt

oh my god.
Im not a producer, and I dont know how to read notes, but I know how to play tracks such as lethal industry, and traffic, and i dont even own a keyboard(a friend of mine has one)

but to not know how to play YOUR tracks, that is just sad
I wonder how many producers are like Armin.
I really like Armin's tracks and I have nothing against him.

Rank 1 is such a good example. One of the guys has got a classical background (plays piano, did a high musicaleducation) and the other one is a dj. Perfect combination.

As far as well, my fave's DuMonde, they can't play shit. Jam X is a dj, De Leon a lighttechnician, but they don't play instruments or have a musical background. I think a lot of that inconvenience can be helped with the productiontools, software and gear that got developed right now.

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I think Its a shame that most Dj's don't play live from synth/midi keyboards at all the big events. I'm sure Tiesto can't play live, NU-NRG seem to be really good at it, mixing and playing live at the same time.

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Originally posted by Toufas armin knows only the basics for his tune keeying we asked him to play the piano solo from communication and he said the couldnt

I seriously don't believe that, i was only messing around with a keyboard a few days ago trying to play that from scratch (and i cant even play keyboard) and it was simple. I'm sure Armin would remember what notes he used in that track!
Look at his bio, he had a lot of help with producing from an early age;
Jean Michel Jarre as a major influence, as well as Dutch producer Ben Liebrand, who later mentored him in his mixing and producing, Armin was soon cracking out consistently stand-out tunes that graced compilations across the globe, and his dj bookings were looking pretty healthy to boot.

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Originally posted by yogi bear oh my god. Im not a producer, and I dont know how to read notes, but I know how to play tracks such as lethal industry, and traffic, and i dont even own a keyboard(a friend of mine has one) but to not know how to play YOUR tracks, that is just sad I wonder how many producers are like Armin. I really like Armin's tracks and I have nothing against him.

I agree, thats a bit strange, you drop a keyboard to a producer and ask a tune and the man says: "I cant play this..."
So play one of your own tunes...
"Cant too.."

I have a accoustic guitar and like try some riffs...
but learn scales are a bit hard..


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i would love to see sasha all coked up playin on a grand piano, that would make my day

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Originally posted by sandstorm03 i would love to see sasha all coked up playin on a grand piano, that would make my day.

Whats coke got to do with anyting?
Why wouldn't you just like to see him play a grand piano anyway, without coke?
How do you know he'd even take coke anyway?

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