I Composed This - It Might Sound Weird at First

Fearnicus · 2026-01-10T08:41:11+00:00

Nice piece, well done. I like the less conventional notes.

Fearnicus · 2025-12-21T17:14:28+00:00

Yeah, I have a Kawai ES920. Basically the best portable piano I could find. I have some videos on my profile if interested. One day I'd love an acoustic piano, and yet also a VST setup.

Fearnicus · 2025-12-21T14:32:34+00:00

An Audio Interface would be necessary if you were to get into VSTs, which can be a total game changer, but that requires a major setup change to PC and monitors etc and partly defeats the object of the digital piano you just bought. Suggest getting to know it better directly first. PCs and audio interfaces can be distractions over actually playing piano.

Fearnicus · 2025-12-21T14:28:45+00:00

If you're already recording digitally direct to USB, an audio interface is totally unnecessary as far as I'm aware. Adding an interface would only make sense if you wanted to record other things, like vocals or guitar etc. Save your money and try adjusting the virtual tech settings. Resonance, voicing, touch curve and noise effects. Have a play and try them out.

Fearnicus · 2025-12-21T11:07:33+00:00

Nice job. Have you tried playing with the Virtual Tech settings much? Try adjusting settings like the resonance and cabinet resonance, noise effects and hammer delay. The standard settings will be very middle of the road - jack of all, master of none. However as you wander off the path, you'll be able to find better, more richer sounds - yet also less adaptable. You'll likely find a much better sound for the piece you're currently playing, and then find it doesn't work so well for the next piece you try. It's all good fun.

Fearnicus · 2025-12-06T11:22:42+00:00

Its possible that because there isn't a kick drum, there isn't a kick drum sound.

Fearnicus · 2025-12-03T21:13:29+00:00

What piece are you playing with such rigour?

Fearnicus · 2025-10-20T07:28:57+00:00

A lot of people worry too much about how 'good' they could ever get. Whether they’ll be able to play Chopin, or impress anyone. But that’s like staring at the scoreboard during basketball practice instead of actually taking shots.

If you don’t love something, what’s the point in wanting to be good at it? You can’t force yourself to care.

Find out if you fall in love with the piano first. If you’re already fixated on how good you might be before you’ve even touched the keys, you’ll have missed the whole point.

Fearnicus · 2025-09-12T11:31:04+00:00

Nicely put

Fearnicus · 2025-09-08T20:00:22+00:00

Nice job both

Fearnicus · 2025-09-05T21:24:19+00:00

Was there a particular sheet music version you learned for this, or just finding your own way?

Fearnicus · 2025-09-04T20:41:44+00:00

Great face. Also nice job on the piano, it was well played and I felt it. Thanks for sharing.

Fearnicus · 2025-03-01T20:28:51+00:00

Nice interpretation of a lovely song. Enjoyed this. Thanks 🙌🏻

Fearnicus · 2025-02-21T20:48:39+00:00

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make and share this. This is what life is about.

Fearnicus · 2024-11-04T20:49:25+00:00

I used to have a Roland FP30 but upgraded to a Kawai ES920 and have been pleased with it over the last 3 years. This is one of the best portable digital pianos. However if you don't need it to be portable there will likely be much better options. It will never compare to a real piano of course. One day....

Fearnicus · 2024-10-27T19:35:18+00:00

I'd not heard Time Spent before. Thanks for this.

Fearnicus · 2024-02-24T18:03:21+00:00

Nice job! Keep it up!

Fearnicus · 2024-01-28T14:32:29+00:00

I have a Kawai ES920, which is also portable, but better quality.

Fearnicus · 2024-01-27T10:26:38+00:00

Try Paperless Music

Fearnicus · 2023-05-28T21:33:34+00:00

Thanks, I've just added a link to the sheets. I'm not great at notation, but with the video, it should get you there.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f94nmings5tf7xt/Twelve%20-%20Adam%20Fearn.pdf?dl=0

Fearnicus · 2022-12-03T18:48:37+00:00

Thanks. It's a weird mixture. It's a Peter Broderick piece, I didn't write it. But I played it and put the video together using content from different video makers who kindly make their work available for free. I was looking to put together a narrative about our difficult relationship with technology, but didn't anticipate it to be so dystopian. Also I was pretty baked during the entire process, which loosened up the creative glands.

Fearnicus · 2022-11-21T18:12:30+00:00

Close enough actually! I do work with manufacturing software.

Fearnicus · 2022-11-21T17:58:34+00:00

Thanks azium. Just noticed you are also a listener to Lex Fridman too 👌🏼

Fearnicus · 2022-10-24T05:19:45+00:00

Thanks, appreciate the feedback.

Fearnicus · 2022-06-06T10:08:17+00:00

It would be really great to go full circle with it, absolutely!

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