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Post by Johnkenn on May 16, 2023 12:21:34 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on May 16, 2023 12:22:35 GMT -6
Oh...and a $200 coupon for the Buy 3 for $399 pack.
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Post by Quint on May 16, 2023 12:33:09 GMT -6
I have Keyscape, but I may have to consider the Electra. It sounds good, and I like how UA has been voicing some of their takes on old instruments like the Rhodes and B3. They seem to have a more rock n roll vibe and are a little less polite, which is what I prefer.
The compressor has a nice "glow" that it adds to the tone. I like it.
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Post by ab101 on May 16, 2023 12:35:11 GMT -6
I like the compressor a lot. As to the Electra 88 - I just want it to sound like a REAL Rhodes, because that is what I used, and so far I do not hear it sounding like a real one. (Maybe I am hearing the wrong presets or something else.)
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Post by Johnkenn on May 16, 2023 12:45:32 GMT -6
Gonna try both a little later. Thought they both sounded pretty fantastic from the demos. I use a rhodes about twice every year...but damn it's cool. I've got Keyscape too, but man, I find myself gravitating away from it.
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Post by Quint on May 16, 2023 12:52:03 GMT -6
Gonna try both a little later. Thought they both sounded pretty fantastic from the demos. I use a rhodes about twice every year...but damn it's cool. I've got Keyscape too, but man, I find myself gravitating away from it. What's making you gravitate away from it, out of curiosity? Even if I fully transitioned away from Keyscape to the Electra for Rhodes duties, I'd still keep Keyscape around for the other instruments like the various pianos, Wurli, etc. |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2023 13:08:18 GMT -6
Looks real cool. Did Ian “Magic Death Eye” Sefchick work on the hardware?
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Post by copperx on May 16, 2023 13:31:28 GMT -6
I tried the Mastering Compressor on the drum buss and it's great!
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Post by Johnkenn on May 16, 2023 13:39:31 GMT -6
Gonna try both a little later. Thought they both sounded pretty fantastic from the demos. I use a rhodes about twice every year...but damn it's cool. I've got Keyscape too, but man, I find myself gravitating away from it. What's making you gravitate away from it, out of curiosity? Even if I fully transitioned away from Keyscape to the Electra for Rhodes duties, I'd still keep Keyscape around for the other instruments like the various pianos, Wurli, etc. I'm actually finding I like other pianos better. I haven't bought it yet, but I love Pianoteq. Honestly, the XLN Audio Pianos and the free Ravel light one sound really good too. Also don't care for the tack sound on the upright in KS. |
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Post by Johnkenn on May 16, 2023 13:42:45 GMT -6
I tried the Mastering Compressor on the drum buss and it's great! Yeah - just tried this on the master in M/S with some tweaks (lower ratio, more output on both mid and side, raising the mono fold down) and it's bigger and wider than either the 2500 or the Manley I usually use to knock off a few db's on the master. Yet more money I have to spend. |
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Post by Blackdawg on May 16, 2023 14:14:30 GMT -6
Looks real cool. Did Ian “Magic Death Eye” Sefchick work on the hardware? That was my first thought too. And I believe he did make them. |
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Post by Johnkenn on May 16, 2023 14:17:29 GMT -6
Damn...it's really good and something different on the Drum Bus too.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 16, 2023 14:34:23 GMT -6
They're both native, btw.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2023 14:52:16 GMT -6
I tried the Mastering Compressor on the drum buss and it's great! Yeah - just tried this on the master in M/S with some tweaks (lower ratio, more output on both mid and side, raising the mono fold down) and it's bigger and wider than either the 2500 or the Manley I usually use to knock off a few db's on the master. Yet more money I have to spend. This really gels stuff in without a lot of hair. The examples UAD picked are very good. The Magic Death Eye Stereo plug I remember being overall cleaner but coloring the low end more. Also try psp Oldtimer me, neold u73v76 on linear with adjustable distortion or modifying the mjuc vintage limiter preset with hq on and paying attention to the gainstaging of the plugin. Maybe even switching it to compress. Sometimes one can be extremely transparent or gel with the mix more than others based on the tone with maybe eq after so it’s worth having a bunch of these old tube limiter plugs because they’re pretty cheap and cool. The action on transients of a db or two is usually pretty transparent so it’s all about matching or complimenting timbre of the plug. Luckily they’re stable unlike tube hardware where you get into tube rolling and stereo matching and all hell happens. |
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Post by Johnkenn on May 16, 2023 17:28:00 GMT -6
The electra didn't really strike me as much. As in - I don't hear a ton of diff from Keyscape. I mean - it's killer...but how often do I reach for a Rhodes?
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Post by wiz on May 16, 2023 17:31:01 GMT -6
Just demoing the compressor..... it sounds really good....I like the MS mode....
Tried the Mellow preset and switched to MS mode, and the Low mono thingy about 50Hz, and saturation on about 1/4 and adjust volumes to taste... and its sounds really great.. with nice depth, compared to the standard UAD SSL Gbuss I use...
cheers
Wiz
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Post by ragan on May 16, 2023 22:20:28 GMT -6
The Rhodes sounds good but I don't think it sounds as good as Keyscape. I think the electric pianos are Keyscape's biggest strength, though I'm a fan of all of it.
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Post by Blackdawg on May 16, 2023 22:58:09 GMT -6
Looks real cool. Did Ian “Magic Death Eye” Sefchick work on the hardware? Ian did indeed design this compressor. Just updated his website about it. Its not the same as the MDE though which is closer to a fair child. The capitol compressor is hilariously more like a UA175. Can read about it on his site. magicdeatheye.com/Pretty cool. |
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Post by thehightenor on May 17, 2023 0:44:20 GMT -6
Oh...and a $200 coupon for the Buy 3 for $399 pack. I don’t have a coupon for $200 off? Is that because you bought some UA hardware? |
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Post by wiz on May 17, 2023 1:04:01 GMT -6
Oh...and a $200 coupon for the Buy 3 for $399 pack. I don’t have a coupon for $200 off? Is that because you bought some UA hardware? I asked this on the UA forum... the coupons went to anyone who bought a DSP plug in.. during 2023... cheers Wiz |
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Post by thehightenor on May 17, 2023 6:23:03 GMT -6
I don’t have a coupon for $200 off? Is that because you bought some UA hardware? I asked this on the UA forum... the coupons went to anyone who bought a DSP plug in.. during 2023... cheers Wiz Oh shame, I bought my latest plugins at Xmas 2022 .... so that's me out. They do have an odd way of picking people out for preferential treatment - I've spend multiple $1000's on UAD plugins and hardware, which seems to mean nothing to UA. |
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Post by Johnkenn on May 17, 2023 7:47:07 GMT -6
I asked this on the UA forum... the coupons went to anyone who bought a DSP plug in.. during 2023... cheers Wiz Oh shame, I bought my latest plugins at Xmas 2022 .... so that's me out. They do have an odd way of picking people out for preferential treatment - I've spend multiple $1000's on UAD plugins and hardware, which seems to mean nothing to UA. Why don’t you contact support and tell them you were Xmas 22? |
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Post by Quint on May 17, 2023 13:12:53 GMT -6
Anybody compared the Electra 88 to the Rhodes V8?
Given that it's Rhodes themselves that put out the V8 plugin, it seems like I haven't heard as much chatter about the V8 as I might have expected.
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Post by copperx on May 17, 2023 13:48:04 GMT -6
it's killer...but how often do I reach for a Rhodes? I reckon it's time to rethink your life choices. |
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Post by unit7 on May 17, 2023 14:54:43 GMT -6
Here’s another Rhodes I can recommend. I subscribed to Keyboard Magazine and read about this particular instrument that I had heard on many of my favourite albums so playing this plug now is special.. I agree with many in the thread that Keyscape is great too. Not sure though that any other do the fatter Richard Tee vibe as good as the Electra. I’ll have to demo this..😊 www.orangetreesamples.com/products/the-famous-e-electric-piano |
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