DJ David Estefan

Hey guys,

First and foremost, if anybody is remotely interested in teaming up
and boucing ideas and concepts back and forth with me please do so.

Alright, I am just beginning to get into remixing and producing
house/dance music but am facing a huge challenge: how do I obtain the
jazzy keyboard/piano sound found used by remixers such as David
Morales, Frankie Knuckles, and C&C Music Factory in the early to
mid-nineties?

I have literally experimented with various combinations chords
(playing 3 notes simultaneously) and cannot get that jazzy feel found
in those guys' sounds (or their respective keyboardists').

Currently I am using an inexpensive Yamaha keyboard connected to an
Alesis Nano Piano sound module.

Do I need a synthesizer I can tune like a piano and will that perhaps
give me the sound I need?

I realize part of this involves certain types of piano sounds, but
regardless of the type of sample I am using I should still be able to
come up with this "feel". This is so confusing!

Yes, I really admire what Robert Clivilles and David Cole
accomplished. Remixers, producers, lyric and song writers, wow, I
would shake their hands if I could.

Secondly, what are the types of house pianos used? Oh, while I'm at
it; what are the typical types of string sounds used in house and
disco recordings? I cannot find these samples anywhere, unless there
is some magical tweaking required.

Help!

Thank you,

David Estefan

DJ/Remixer/Aspiring Producer
Tampa, FL

John Smith

old analog for strings, korg m1 for piano
"DJ David Estefan" <djdavidestefan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hey guys,
>
> First and foremost, if anybody is remotely interested in teaming up
> and boucing ideas and concepts back and forth with me please do so.
>
> Alright, I am just beginning to get into remixing and producing
> house/dance music but am facing a huge challenge: how do I obtain the
> jazzy keyboard/piano sound found used by remixers such as David
> Morales, Frankie Knuckles, and C&C Music Factory in the early to
> mid-nineties?
>
> I have literally experimented with various combinations chords
> (playing 3 notes simultaneously) and cannot get that jazzy feel found
> in those guys' sounds (or their respective keyboardists').
>
> Currently I am using an inexpensive Yamaha keyboard connected to an
> Alesis Nano Piano sound module.
>
> Do I need a synthesizer I can tune like a piano and will that perhaps
> give me the sound I need?
>
> I realize part of this involves certain types of piano sounds, but
> regardless of the type of sample I am using I should still be able to
> come up with this "feel". This is so confusing!
>
> Yes, I really admire what Robert Clivilles and David Cole
> accomplished. Remixers, producers, lyric and song writers, wow, I
> would shake their hands if I could.
>
> Secondly, what are the types of house pianos used? Oh, while I'm at
> it; what are the typical types of string sounds used in house and
> disco recordings? I cannot find these samples anywhere, unless there
> is some magical tweaking required.
>
> Help!
>
> Thank you,
>
> David Estefan
>
> DJ/Remixer/Aspiring Producer
> Tampa, FL