ELTON JOHN - FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND iPad & Piano Tribute video free download


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Duration: 06:56
Uploaded: 2014/07/30

This is my rendition of Elton John's "Funeral For A Friend" using only an iPad 2, Axiom MIDI controller and my piano. I wanted to see if it was possible to recreate as closely as possible the intro to FFaF using just the iPad, and this is what eventually came of that. While not absolutely perfect, I think it gets the point across! :) BTW, NO sampling or recorded waveforms were used here - it's all synthesizer programming like the old days!

The synth apps used are:

Beepstreet Sunrizer (wind effect)

Moog AniMoog (howling sounds)

Arturia iMini (Bell)

Arturia iSEM (Main Brass-synth sound)

Bismark BS-16i (Strings, additional brass sound)

Baldwin L1 piano (real!)

Thanks for watching/listening!

Comments

8 years ago

Set Gord

brilliant!

8 years ago

Andrew Weidensall

Great job!!! I love Elton John!!! My dad got me into him when I was little. This is one of my favorite songs by him. You did an awesome job. I've always wanted to play the piano. Keep up the good work!! 

9 years ago

acprincess86

Your piano forte is still the best I've seen nailing the original. So many others just hammering the keys. But you're nailing it, <3 loves.

9 years ago

Doc Lee Pierce

Wow what a great job! Thanks for posting :)

9 years ago

Barbara Ronnie

Hi Bill,Great rendition. I have been practicing Funeral for a friend for a bit. I have a Farfisa DP18 circa 1991( use organ 1 then organ 2 for the intro. Having never done any Midi with my digital piano,do you think the midi would work with iPad 2.

9 years ago

Kevin Michael Ingham

That was fantastic! You did a great job, on a great tune, from that great album "Yellow Brick Road"

9 years ago

jmek17

THAT WAS AWESOME!

9 years ago

Randall Flagg

Enjoyed this immensely, keep up the good work.

9 years ago

MIDERA

Excellent job :) Keep it up! Great sounds and performance

9 years ago

nickweems24

Extremely good job.Well done sir.

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