And if the person happens to be in the latter category, then that could easily inspire a superior performance.īTW - on a technical point - your sampling methodology works perfectly for a linear system.
For some folks that nostalgia may be uninspiring and just a junky old keyboard, but to others it may be magical. But there is something to be said for sitting in front of the real deal and the feel of a real Rhodes (with its somewhat primitive action). Yes, you can get the same sound on tape/disk/etc, no argument. Sample technology does the same thing.Īnd one could not hear the difference! Why? Cause it's just like if you recorded your Rhodes to tape (or disk) and payed it back. If I sampled your Rhodes with 32 velocity layers, pedal up and pedal down, rotating the samples 7 times for each velocity, then basically I'm am "recording" your instrument note per note and there for I have "The real Deal" in my studio.Īnd one could not hear the difference! Why? Cause it's just like if you recorded your Rhodes to tape (or disk) and payed it back. I agree there are some good samples out there - but like guavadude says, there is an inspiration that comes from the real thing that no VI can replicate. There is no substitute for the real thing." (see Down The Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story) And in the words of the late great George Duke "A Rhodes is like sex. Yes, it takes some time, but it isn't hard. They are very simple machines, so if you are willing to spend the time and clean them up, replace and lube felts, new grommets, adjust, etc, they can be made to play very nice. The vibe you get when playing that Rhodes with the trem going isn't something you can sample.I agree there are some good samples out there - but like guavadude says, there is an inspiration that comes from the real thing that no VI can replicate.Īt least where I live, real Rhodes are cheap and easy to find. I say grab these instruments while you can because the things that really inspire you are few and far between. I have a great 88 key MkII suitcase and a Wurly and a lot of times I use the samples because it is hard to tell in a dense track and it is easier.īut when I'm writing a song I never use the samples. Sometimes it's part of the composing process and becomes an integral part of the track.
Ideally you want a suitcase model from around 1973 or 74 with a halfway decent action (very hard to find) then do the mods.Īnd yes, I have my Yamaha grands regularly voiced.Īll that said, I use Rhodes and piano samples often when appropriate.
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I know all about the mods and I'm extremely adept at voicing one myself. The one I have now actually belongs to a friend who can't be bothered. you will never look at "evp-88" or "lounge lizard" the same way again.I went through 7 Rhodes over a 35 year period-two stolen, a couple sold, one just wore out, etc. The key is not to go through 7 rhodes, but to find one decent one and have it tech'd by a guy who knows what he's doing. i was always dissatisfied with it and ended up selling it (for a few hundred more than i bought it for) Rkrizman one of the biggest disappointments of my life was when i bought a new steinway. you will never look at "evp-88" or "lounge lizard" the same way again. The moral of the story? if even a brand new steinway has to be tech'd, so does a rhodes. he told me, if you don't get the hammers treated and properly voiced, forget about it. i was always dissatisfied with it and ended up selling it (for a few hundred more than i bought it for)Ī few yrs later i was talking to a tech and telling him about it. Rrkrizman one of the biggest disappointments of my life was when i bought a new steinway. Finding a real Rhodes of a desirable vintage in playable shape is nearly impossible (and yes, I'm including the apparently aborted new Mark 7). Most Rhodes samples I've used are at the very least way more playable than most Rhodes pianos, which are notoriously cranky and action-challenged (I've owned 7 of them). I'd love to find any sax sample that is anywhere near as convincing as the most mundane Rhodes sample.
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