Nord Stage 3 Discovery | "Runaway" by Del Shannon
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In this video, we explore and discover the origins of the famous keyboard solo from the song "Runaway" from Del Shannon. We also spend time with the "Musitron" instrument created by Max Crook which in large part provides the sonic backdrop to the famous keyboard sound of this hit.
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🔗 Freddy & The Four-Gone Conclusions w/Max Crook Del Shannon Tune:
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Max was a personal friend of mine. He was the best keyboard player I've ever seen. He used to come to my house and play for my husband and I. He was a great guy.
@sandyzalecki1145 That is awesome, and thank you for sharing this! I hope this video honored him justly. He seemed like a great guy, and I can tell you firsthand that learning to play his solo was a sizable challenge, and took several hours with my best effort to imitate it... The fact that Max "just created it within minutes" is a true sign of a master at the controls. Not to mention he created his own instrument!! Wow. Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your comment. I have pinned it to the top.
@@MyKeysToMusic The man was a definite genius, but such a humble man. He used to beat himself up because he couldn't read music very well. I used to say that there was no sheet music that could keep up with him. I used to watch him while he played and there were times when I couldn't even see his hands move they were going so fast. My husband was a guitarist and the decent singer. Max would bring his keyboard to our house and the two of them would play for his wife and I. I'm the only one still living. I really miss those private concerts he used to give us.
@@sandyzalecki1145 I can picture what that must have been like. There is nothing quite like watching someone who has mastered their craft. I was lucky enough to work side by side with Patti Page the late great singer from the 50s (computer training, not having anything to do with music). She was critical of herself with the fact that she couldn't read music. Yet, it didn't matter a bit as her talents and gifts flourished regardless. It's fantastic to be around people like this - they make you sit up and become better yourself, in a way...
@@MyKeysToMusic Here's typical Max Crook. I just thought of Max as a normal guy. He was really funny when you got to know him. Always cracking jokes. Did you know he got kicked out of Piano class at the University of New Mexico for breaking into the practice room after hours and playing rock and roll? I guess he didn't need that class because a few years later he was considered the best keyboardist in the world a recording with Liberace. Anyway enjoy. czcams.com/video/OabaEsPWc7s/video.html
@@sandyzalecki1145 Wow, he was a great player indeed! Thanks for sharing the story about the break-in. Liberace loved playing those ragtime tunes, too so I can definitely see how that association came together. 🎹
This is absolutely my favourite keyboard solo from the early 1960s - thanks so much for highlighting this one. :)
Thanks, Mark! - appreciate the comment. This is one of my favs as well. Nice to hear from you...
Great performance on the Nord.
@stevehofer3482 Thank you Steve! It was a fun one to do.
He mentioned being able to “bend notes” with the Musitron-you can really hear it. He also mentioned being able to duplicate a bassoon-which really creates something new because in Runaway it sounds much like a flute, but the note transitions slide more than a flute can achieve with its fixed discrete valves
@marksummerford8349 Hey Mark! You are so correct. In fact, at one point in the video, you see him bend the notes using a small wheel that he turns with one hand. Hmm, imagine having the chance to go back in time and spend time with him to pick his brain about the instrument - I have a feeling we'd learn a lot, and I bet we'd be very much entertained as well. This guy and his instrument are the very definition of "one of a kind." 👌🏻
'Nailed it!
Thanks @somebuddyful - nice to hear from you!
Ahh! This brings back some memories for me back in the very early 90s in my first band, I was in a 50s/60s rock cover band and this was the very first song I learned to play on the keys! The keyboard I had was an old Roland JX1, certainly nothing like my NS3!!!! Good times back then! Thanks again for the vid!
Hey Stewart! Thanks for sharing your stories and memory. My first memory of this song was way back in when I was a kid and my older cousins asked me to join them for a band rehearsal just for fun. They were in a cover band. I attempted to play the solo by ear just by sitting there for a few minutes. Um, ya, I didn't come close 😜. I have always wanted to learn this and explore this sound. I wondered if it was a Farfisa but now I know the whole story and feel more enlightended than before. Cheers!
Omg, i love max crook! The musitron is the coolest instrument ever!
Hey Nick! Yes, the Musitron was a giant mystery to me up until a few weeks ago. Now I know! Max is the man. 🎹
@@MyKeysToMusic czcams.com/video/yVJCNHB7ndk/video.html If you haven't already, check out this track. One of the coolest pieces of music I've ever heard.
That was pretty cool. Very interesting sounds he was able to create. WAY ahead of his time for sure.
Excellent!!! Wow!
Thanks! @josesoto3887
So cool Marc. What a great great song......... thanks
Thomas - thank you very much. Yes, the great songs will be classics forever and this one is no exception.
Damn, you played that solo flawlessly! Absolutely loved it. I've always wondered what kind of instrument played this solo. Amazing!
Thank you @PianoEkket for stopping by and leaving a nice comment like this. It was a fun video to make and took several hours to get the solo down. I learn so much from doing these videos and this is one I had on my bucket list so I'm so happy to have this one complete. Continue to enjoy keyboarding! 🎹
@@MyKeysToMusic I've come back to this video every now and then just to see that solo, kinda makes me wanna buy a Nord Stage 3, but I don't have the skills to pull that solo off, nor the money :D
@@pianoekket Sorry for the delay back on this response. Yes, Nord keyboards do require a notable investment and this solo is a bit tricky as well so I completely understand what you are saying. I have a few "really hard" solos on the challenge list but those videos, in particular, can take 20+ hours to produce. This is mostly due to the rehearsal required. Then again, once I have them recorded, I can cross them off the bucket list and they become nice additional to the library. In any case, thanks for stopping by - I hope to continue these types of videos as they are personally some of the most fun and rewarding (as well as the most challenging). 👍🏼
Nailed it
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the insight into this song Marc. I play this one in my band, along with many other 60s songs. Until now I have been using a Farfisa sound on the NS3, but I just downloaded your Runaway bundle and will put it to use at our next band practice. Many thanks! - Norman Austin
Hi Norman! Thanks for becoming a Patron and I'm so happy to hear about this for use on your next band practice. Fantastic!
Brilliant!!!
Thank you Guy!
Gewoon... _geweldig!_
Dank je voor de reactie en voor het kijken!
Спасибо! как всегда круто!!! Благодаря Вашему каналу освоил свой NORD на 70%! Осталось попрактиковаться и будет 100!!! Спасибо Вам!!! Когда The Final Countdown ? ☺️😁😁😁
Спасибо за ваш комментарий и рады слышать, что вы освоили клавиатуру Nord на 70% - отличная работа!
Вы можете найти мое упоминание о Final Countdown здесь в сочетании с этим обзором звукового пакета: czcams.com/video/YFwsob1m-pM/video.html
Спасибо за просмотр!
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Thank you for your comment and happy to hear you mastered your Nord keyboard by 70% - good job!
You can find my mention of the "Final Countdown" here combined with this review of a sound pack: czcams.com/video/YFwsob1m-pM/video.html
Thanks for watching!
Great video, Marc!
I’m planning to dive into the studio this month and hope to reconnect with you via email soon.
Sound great Dean - thanks for checking in.
Marc I've learned so much from your videos, I own a Stage 3 an Electro 6 and a Nord C2D.
I hope you will provide a video to show how you built the patch for Runaway unless I missed it in the Nord library! Keep the vids coming, great work! Thank you!!
@Kurt Martin Hi Kurt! Thanks for your comment here. Wow, you are a Nord super fan like me eh?! So, I've had a small change in direction with some of the Discovery videos going forward. Instead of explaining every setting, I've been providing the downloadable programs or bundles either via my Patreon account (at the Discovery Membership level) or to students of the Nord Stage 3 course. This saves me a little time on making the video and provides better value for the people that want an easy way to "just get the sound". And, not everyone wants to sit through the explanation part either.
Now, with that said, I'm planning on continuing the Discovery series but not always providing the breakdown at the end. I'm also considering adding a new series where I go over "concepts of synthesis" whereby you can learn useful synth concepts without having to own a Stage 3. I would demo these concepts on various synths here where you can apply the theories to your own synths and "learn how to fish." I'm all in on Nord for the moment of course but do plan on expanding to other synths on the channel and reach a slightly broader audience. I can also use keyboards that are a touch more affordable and perhaps better suited to those just beginning their journey.
But for the Nord pros, I'll be continuing 100% at www.MyKeysToMusic for the best possible Nord content now and going forward. The bottom line is that my website will be laser-focused on Nord products and the channel here will start to branch out ever so slightly to include more general synthesis content. Heck, I haven't even cracked open the Nord Wave 2 or the Lead A1 much on the channel yet so there is a backlog on Nord even. Much thanks for your support. Links for the items mentioned are in the description. 🙏🏽
thank you you're really good at making videos not only tutorials I feel like this is like a high quality documentary
Thank you! I'm glad you noticed haha. I call these works "Discovery" videos where we learn a little about the "lore" of the sound not just how to recreate it. I think by understanding the background of a group or sound, it brings much more meaning to the sound at a root-human level. In any case, thanks for your comment and for noticing the intent here!
Omg yes. You instruct on the ending solo sound on your website? My band does this song. I figured out a pretty good fake but this is amazing. Please lmk
Hi Amy! [conversation moved to Patreon] 😉
Fantastic as always!!!!!
Thanks, Michael! Always nice to hear from you...
This song is awesome. The mix of the keyboard is great it just adds a beautiful touch to the feelings of the lyrics that are being expressed in this song it's just like in the doors where in their songs would not have been as memorable had they not used a keyboard in them Sametime when the beach boys used in California girls think how that would have sounded without out it. Thank you for profiling this song.
@davidgleason3379 Thanks for your awesome comment David! This particular song brings me way back to when I first played a keyboard in a band and they asked me if I could play this solo. At the time I was like, "um, well, um, no." So here I am over the age of 50 and finally getting to that bucket list item!
Speaking of the Doors, did you catch my "Riders On The Storm" video? czcams.com/video/U--SFPndRqQ/video.htmlsi=GJkukvP69JGJRDOn
Thanks for visiting!
Thank you got your contribution to that song
Could not picture a better contribution to that song if it was missing would not have been a popular song if you had not been a part of that song.
thank you sir, liked and subbd
@AdrianJayeOnline Thank you Adrian - appreciate you following.
Great job on recreating that sound, Marc - have you had a crack at the sound from the Joe Meek classic, Telstar?
Hey there @Malcolm Harris Thank you! Wow, the sound that was used for Telstar is very unique indeed and one that I read is a big challenge for anyone to duplicate. I've tried a couple of times already but came up short-handed. Might work if there was a sample of a Gibson Clavioline which was the instrument used according to Wikipedia. Here's a demo of one for those interested in taking a look at this unique instrument: czcams.com/video/OMApOzzX1Qg/video.html
@@MyKeysToMusic hey, Marc
I came close to acquiring a Clavioline a few years ago, just to play Telstar. I note that the band most recently performing as The Tornadoes use a (not really great) synth these days.
Thank you for all your posts about the Electro 6D, by the way - I've gone ahead and bought the 6D 73 today, after much research. Really appreciate your work.
@@malcolmharris5277 I agree about the Tornadoes not really using a great synth to imitate that classic sound. Awesome to hear about your new purchase! Best of luck with it and you know where to find me!
Thank you. Very enjoyable. Could I suggest a review of the triple pedal and/or the half moon switch? I own one and not the other but your thoughts on both would be much appreciated.
@suelikesspurs These are good ideas and not the first time people have asked about these accessories. I'll add it to the list - although I have no plans at this time for the review of these as there is a lot of creative content on my list to get out first. Thank you for your comment today.
OK, well you're playing the high arpeggiated Piano part, that's easy.
How are you getting the sound for the Musitron? I can also see you're doing the tune in Bb minor but when Del Shannon calls the chords he's calling A minor. I've always done it in A minor because it's always the key that the Guitarist calls.
He says it in the video. Its a down load in the Nord Stage 3 course. I had to get clarification on that, too in my above comment. You are right, while in a jam, the jam master /lead guitar calls the key, unless there is a singer, then the singer calls it. Marc is playing it how it is in the recording, so I dont understand where you are coming from.
@@LadyBGoode-gr8wm The recording was probably done in A minor and sped up. I'm surprised Marc didn't pitch it down back to the key it was played in.
Hi guys. Well you are both right here. So, here's the story with the tuning.
I agree with Horowizard that the original key was very likely A minor and that is was also recorded and sped up (by a lot). So, if you attempt to play this in A minor on your Nord and then tune it all the way, you're only half-way to B flat. The way I tuned it for the video was to start in B flat minor (already higher than A minor) and tune up even more to approx. 445 which gets it close to the original.
In hindsight, what I probably should have done is transpose it up +1, then tune it to 445, and then perform it in A minor. This would have maintained the integrity of the original chords while also maintaining the integrity of the actual recording as we hear today. But I choose to go the Bb minor route and do things the hard way haha! Then again, I may not be alone in my thinking here as we see there is sheet music written for the song presented as Bb minor as well!! (www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0057818&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwOGt4_3a6wIVlxatBh3vjAfmEAQYASABEgKOePD_BwE) So, this is a mixed back of tricks. In the end, I think the entire song is probably easier to play in A minor and doing so maintains the intent of the original composition as called out by the musicians playing it back in the day. This ended up being an interesting topic here - so thanks for your points on it. 🤔
I have a question. On my Nord stage 3, is it possible that I can download other keyboard sounds on it? I used too play a Yamaha Motif es6 and I wonder if it possible too download that sound on my Nord?
Hello Amos. Sounds with other keyboards are not directly interchangeable with your Nord. You could however potentially record samples from other keyboards and load them in that way. It's a fairly elaborate process, but technically it can be done. Keep in mind that a sample is going to be a straight recording so you may not get the same control over those sounds as you did on the original keyboard you recorded them from. If you want to learn more about sampling for your Nord keyboard, you can check out the free course I have on it here: www.mykeystomusic.com/courses/master-the-nord-sample-editor-3 Thanks for stopping by!
Igual 👏👏👏👏
Thank you!
Hey. What's wrong with me that I can't find the link to download the Musitron sample? :P :) Or did I misunderstand what you said? Great video. I covered this song a few months ago. Sang it this time. The key board guy just used an organ patch.
Hey there Lady! You can find the download in the Discovery section of the course. You can do a find at the top left (spotlight search) for "runaway" and it should highlight it for you.. It's currently the last lesson in the Discovery section. Good luck and I didn't know you sang as well?!
@@MyKeysToMusic There it is! Thanks. It was a little more buried in there than I thought. But, then again, I run a bit on the scatter- brained side lately. Yes, I sing, but I am type-cast as a keyboard player in my musical environment and dont get a lot of opportunity to sing. I was going to try to build the musitron sound for that keyboard guy and lend him my Nord, but, then, I went, NAH!. If you are sending it out as a bundle, its prolly too hard to recreate on the Nord. You must have some really good contacts.
Hi Lady B! Thanks for the backstory here and the part about you considering you lending out the Nord... I would probably say "Nah" too!
So, as of late, (in the last 3 months or so), I've been making all the sounds from scratch. All the Rush sounds for the past several videos, for example, have been created by me and it has been a labor of love. For Discovery videos going forward, I'm going to have downloads available for students and Patrons. I'm also debating if I should go through the elaborate step by step process of demonstrating every setting on CZcams or not. If you don't own a Nord keyboard, that part of the video is not going to be relevant for you perhaps. I have lots of ideas on this and more in my head at the moment.
Thanks as always for the support! 🙏🏽
Hola felicitaciones por sus videos 😃 lastima que el curso está solo en idioma ingles.n
Gracias por tu comentario. Tengo subtítulos en inglés dentro del curso para ayudar, pero tiene razón en que el curso no se ha traducido a otros idiomas en este momento. Representa una gran inversión para hacerlo. Sin embargo, gracias por su interés y por ver el canal de CZcams.
*English:*
Thank you for your comment. I do have English captions within the course to help but you are correct that the course has not been translated into other languages at this time. It poses quite the investment to do so. Thank you however for your interest and for watching the CZcams channel!
Hello, I was wondering if it was possible to recreate Keith Emerson's Hoedown patch on the nord, I can get the gritty sound with one of the synth presets but i cannot understand how to make the oscillator shift from D to A as it does in his patch. Example: czcams.com/video/N0FuFfcCZiE/video.html
Hi Fiddly! How goes it? So, I experimented with this a bit and I have to figure out something close on the Nord Stage 3. I suspect he's got some sort of a hold going on to make the low note because it's persistent. The A he is clearly playing but then it seems like it's "gliding up" into the A as well so this is a bit of a mystery how this is created. Another great example of the Emerson genius at work...
can you immitate this sound on the electro 6 hp?
@somebuddyful Sorry for the delay on this. You can't easily imitate this on an Electro 6 although you could sample the basic sound I created to get you started. But the vibrato kicking in and the mono mode and glide are all necessary for this sound to do its magic I think.
Oh man that's hard to get right. Ive tried with transpose but you have to be bang on the money to make it sound right. Oh well, i'm getting there.
@LFOVCF (Great channel name and I see you have what looks like the Behringer MS101). I owned an original Roland SH101 way back in 1986 or so. I used it for the wind noise for original prog rock music. So, regarding "Runaway" - ya, it took me a while to rehearse this before getting it down under the fingers.
@@MyKeysToMusic Believe it or not, this profile pic is an original, but I don't own one.
Had a play on the Behringer, very nice.
@@LFOVCF Good to know! Well, the SH-101 is one of a kind for sure. Totally regret selling mine way back in 1991 or so. Selling the Roland D-50 is another regret. In any case, thanks for the stopping by.
Does anyone know what happened to the Musitron after Max died?
@stevehofer3482
Hey Steve, I did a little research but came up empty handed. Maybe it stayed with the family - but it would be quite a catch for a collector (or another keyboard player perhaps). You'd probably need someone on the level of a Robert Moog, I think, to both appreciate and fix it/maintain it as well.
Close...but not there.... i think think max was bending pitch with a knob while playing the solo. good vid nonetheless.
Hello @JM I tend to agree with you. Even in this video where I show Max playing with the other band, he has one hand on the pitch bend so it's likely that he did the same for the Runaway solo.
@My Keys To Music I went on a deep dive last week looking for solid replication of Max's sound and yours was closest I found. It must be hella difficult to nail down.
@@Skunkhunt_42 Thanks - that makes me feel good!
Any suggestions how to mimic that sound in a nord electro 5?
Congratulations @Mark Vid - your request inspired an entire video!! I released a video specific to the Nord Electro 5/6 here that explains where you can get the sound from: czcams.com/video/DsJV-6HVUl8/video.html
@My Keys To Music hi someone i saw in internet i read had electro like the wood panels screws be lose and broken and also one of them got the wood panels fall off. What should i do if that happend to me and its that very common? For nord keyboard. Now im worried
I don't think the wood panels falling off is a common thing at all. That's never happened to me (not even close) and I have used my Electro 5 on hundreds of gigs. If such a thing were to happen, if feels like the keyboard was under some kind of strain on the stand or in the case or something. Under normal use, the wood panels should not fall off or become loose at all in my experience. I've never had a single person mention anything like this. So, I think you're safe with this one! Thanks 👍🏼
My Keys To Music thanks
@@recordlabeldao7820 Happy to help!
My Keys To Music also i found my left side ln the wood and the c key the gap its 4mm wide and my left side its 2mm gap should i care or should i just play it as it is ? It works perfect no issues i just notice that today
@@recordlabeldao7820 Hmm, sounds like a slight imperfection there and probably within expected and acceptable limits. For example, on my Electro 6D 61, there is about 2 mm gap on either end but on my Stage3 Compact, there is about a 2mm gap on the left and about a 4 mm gap on the right. I never gave it a thought until just now. Your attention to detail is very good. I don't think I would dwell on this or give it much attention beyond it being a curious subtlety and the fact that in large part, these keyboards are handmade so perhaps that has something to do with it? I learn something new every day with observations like this so thank you for sharing!