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Post by b1 on May 6, 2018 19:44:10 GMT -6
I'm wondering what others find to be an appealing Rhodes software emulation. I've got something close in an ancient software package that has to be streamed from a 32 bit XP box. Never was overly impressed with it. The 4front R-Piano is pretty meh. Would love to find something with a tremolo...
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Post by jeremygillespie on May 6, 2018 20:07:26 GMT -6
Keyscape
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Post by ragan on May 6, 2018 20:08:36 GMT -6
Keyscape is the one. Look no further.
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Post by the other mark williams on May 6, 2018 20:24:27 GMT -6
Keyscape is the one. Look no further. Unless you need to spend less $, in which case I would heartily recommend Scarbee. Still sounds fantastic to me, even after all these years. |
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Post by aremos on May 6, 2018 20:38:16 GMT -6
The Keyscape stuff sounds impressive.
I've used a combination of Velvet & XPand.
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Post by ragan on May 6, 2018 21:09:03 GMT -6
Keyscape is the one. Look no further. Unless you need to spend less $, in which case I would heartily recommend Scarbee. Still sounds fantastic to me, even after all these years. Yes, good call. Keyscape is pricy. And I've always heard Scarbee is nice. Keyscape is more of a one-stop-shop for most anything piano-like. It is friggin' amazing but not cheap. |
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Post by Johnkenn on May 6, 2018 21:18:53 GMT -6
All of the acoustic samples stuff is really good. Also think there’s on called Red Tape
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Post by drew571 on May 6, 2018 22:32:23 GMT -6
I've played tons of them and have always kept looking until I found keyscape.
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Post by sopwith on May 7, 2018 0:49:28 GMT -6
Long time Rhodes owner here. I think Neo Soul has the tone dialed in. Not the best in the interface department though. Still keeping my Rhodes.
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Post by stormymondays on May 7, 2018 7:12:19 GMT -6
I don't own a Rhodes anymore, but a Nord Electro 3 plugged into a Twin Reverb sounded better than the real thing recorded at another studio into a DI. So, if you have a nice tube amp, try some reamping.
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Post by b1 on May 7, 2018 8:48:23 GMT -6
Still checking all of the suggestions, but the Keyscape is really impressive:
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Post by Johnkenn on May 7, 2018 10:51:33 GMT -6
I have found that it doesn't sound nearly that good without Greg Philinganes playing it...  There are a couple of those videos...I pull them up occasionally just to listen for enjoyment... |
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Post by b1 on May 7, 2018 12:11:18 GMT -6
..well let's put this one here too  |
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Post by thehightenor on May 7, 2018 12:59:25 GMT -6
Keyscape - imho absolutely superb.
If you close your eyes (using a decent keyboard controller) you're playing a Rhodes.
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Post by notneeson on May 7, 2018 13:43:03 GMT -6
Man, I’ve got a Rhodes with a cold solder joint somewhere. Need to get that bad boy up and running!
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Post by jeremygillespie on May 7, 2018 15:46:15 GMT -6
Man, I’ve got a Rhodes with a cold solder joint somewhere. Need to get that bad boy up and running! I’ve got one with no case that I haven’t gotten around to building yet. Sits on a table right now / still usable if you don’t need the sustain pedal! |
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Post by shoe on May 7, 2018 19:06:06 GMT -6
I used to have a real rhodes but lent it to my friend and never got it back. I have Keyscape and it's ok, but I really think the soniccouture canterbury suitcase and ep73 deconstructed are a lot more convincing. Their VSTs are great.
Their broken wurli VST is great, too, imo.
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Post by indiehouse on May 7, 2018 19:12:36 GMT -6
I used to have a real rhodes but lent it to my friend and never got it back. I have Keyscape and it's ok, but I really think the soniccouture canterbury suitcase and ep73 deconstructed are a lot more convincing. Their VSTs are great. Their broken wurli VST is great, too, imo. I landed on the Soniccouture stuff over Keyscape myself, back when I was researching. |
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Post by shoe on May 7, 2018 19:15:33 GMT -6
Yeah. Sorry, to clarify, I own both and prefer the soniccouture.
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Post by jimwilliams on May 8, 2018 10:50:59 GMT -6
None of those ever worked for me. I prefer the real deal whether stock or hot-rodded with stuff like hard hammer tips, electronics etc. I was listening to a 1983 CD is did with the hard hammer tips into a pitch detune, best "DX-7" sound I ever heard, like bells from heaven.
That's the problem with the real stuff, you get spoiled quickly.
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Post by jimwilliams on May 8, 2018 10:51:42 GMT -6
None of those ever worked for me. I prefer the real deal whether stock or hot-rodded with stuff like hard hammer tips, electronics etc. I was listening to a 1983 CD is did with the hard hammer tips into a pitch detune, best "DX-7" sound I ever heard, like bells from heaven. That's the problem with the real stuff, you get spoiled quickly. They are not expensive nor hard to find. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on May 8, 2018 11:24:13 GMT -6
None of those ever worked for me. I prefer the real deal whether stock or hot-rodded with stuff like hard hammer tips, electronics etc. I was listening to a 1983 CD is did with the hard hammer tips into a pitch detune, best "DX-7" sound I ever heard, like bells from heaven. That's the problem with the real stuff, you get spoiled quickly. What CD? |
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Post by nnajar on May 8, 2018 13:36:12 GMT -6
None of those ever worked for me. I prefer the real deal whether stock or hot-rodded with stuff like hard hammer tips, electronics etc. I was listening to a 1983 CD is did with the hard hammer tips into a pitch detune, best "DX-7" sound I ever heard, like bells from heaven. That's the problem with the real stuff, you get spoiled quickly. A buddy of mine is a singer songwriter and he’s been self producing a very nice sounding record at our other friend's great facility down the street. But I’ve been sort of occasionally "additional producing" when he brings things over and says "what do you think about this?" so so one really cool tune he has a nice, well played and tracked real Rhodes part (a local guy who does a lot of session work played it and sent in the part) and he has some sort of phaser plugin on it in logic. I said "give me that dry track" and I loaded it into PT and ran it through the Tri stereo chorus on an insert. Man if that isn’t the most beautiful ballad electric piano sound you’ve ever heard..... |
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Post by jimwilliams on May 9, 2018 9:48:11 GMT -6
None of those ever worked for me. I prefer the real deal whether stock or hot-rodded with stuff like hard hammer tips, electronics etc. I was listening to a 1983 CD is did with the hard hammer tips into a pitch detune, best "DX-7" sound I ever heard, like bells from heaven. That's the problem with the real stuff, you get spoiled quickly. What CD? Maggie Herron, "I Won't Wait" released in 1983 as an LP fisrt. She's a rather famous singer/keyboardist in Hawaii. 5 octave vocal range, like Minnie Ripperton. |
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Post by b1 on May 9, 2018 13:48:09 GMT -6
None of those ever worked for me. I prefer the real deal whether stock or hot-rodded with stuff like hard hammer tips, electronics etc. I was listening to a 1983 CD is did with the hard hammer tips into a pitch detune, best "DX-7" sound I ever heard, like bells from heaven. That's the problem with the real stuff, you get spoiled quickly. They are not expensive nor hard to find. I was looking for a cheap(er) way to add a Rhodes track. I didn't realize the real stuff wasn't too expensive and is readily available.. thanks for the heads up |
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