Members Danb1215 Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Im beginning to think its a long shot, but my current musical situation leaves me wanting some better EP sounds. So for lets say under a grand, but as affordable as possible what would you all recommend for a wide variety of Rhodes and Wurly sounds? Rackmount or keys, doesnt really matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members memphis Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 used nord electro rack or a new one for only 100 bucks more good rhodes and wurlis with a bonus of an excellent tonewheel clone. I'm totally in love with my Nord Rack, but I wish I had a weighted board because i takes a lot of work with the feel when I'm working with my crappy m-audio keystation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danb1215 Posted August 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 been playing an electro at the local GC no doubt a great board. Just gotta gather up the courage to actually go spend the money on one. although i have the feeling that I would not regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Roland XV-2020 with the SRX12 expansion might be nice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PeterParker Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Wait a little while: perhaps the Sonic Cell (with or without SRX-07 and/or SRX-12) might suit you. I read somethere they used SRX-12 material in the stock WAV ROM. Don't know for sure. I like the Wurlies on the SRX-07 better than on the SRX-12 card. For Rhodes, the SRX-12 card does what it was supposed to do: offer a considerable improvement regarding Rhodes sounds in respect to earlier Roland products (stock ROM in the Fantom synths and SRX-07). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Julian Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Kurzweil PC2R w Classic Keys ROM - should be able to pick one up for ~$500 BTW what are you currently using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdh Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 the EMU Vintage or Classic Keys module have some nice Wurly sounds but sad to say not great Rhodes - they are usually in the $2-300 range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hardware only, a used Nord Electro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted August 19, 2007 Members Share Posted August 19, 2007 Gem RP-X as an alternative to the Electro, with the added bonus of great acoustic pianos. I'd probably give the Rhodes edge to the Nord though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChasIII Posted August 20, 2007 Members Share Posted August 20, 2007 I have been happy with the EP sounds from my Emu Vintage Pro. There is a good variety of pianos to choose from. There are also a number of different velocity samples to base a patch upon. I have a Yamaha S08 that has some pretty good EP sounds on it even though the acoustic piano sounds kind of suck. I also like some of the FM type piano sounds the S08 can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted August 20, 2007 Members Share Posted August 20, 2007 I have been happy with the EP sounds from my Emu Vintage Pro. There is a good variety of pianos to choose from. There are also a number of different velocity samples to base a patch upon. I have a Yamaha S08 that has some pretty good EP sounds on it even though the acoustic piano sounds kind of suck. I also like some of the FM type piano sounds the S08 can do. I agree with the earlier poster that, while there are a lot of really good EP sounds on the EMU Vintage pro, the Rhodes ain't one of 'em. I've tweaked the hell out of that thing and have gotten an almost-acceptible sound, but it still pales when compared to the Rhodes sounds in my Motif. Why the Rhodes sucks so bad when so many other piano sounds are good, I do not know. Even the acoustic piano sounds I find acceptible in a live situation. They cut through pretty nicely through the guitars on loud rock stuff, although I wouldn't play a big ballad/solo piece on one of those patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rvandenbroeck Posted August 20, 2007 Members Share Posted August 20, 2007 most gear that i've futzed with has pretty decent rhodes/EP sounds... if you're only looking to spend a few hundred bucks, take a look at the Casio privias... i think yamaha has a decent inexpensive one too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tribeojudah Posted August 21, 2007 Members Share Posted August 21, 2007 Find a used Motif (ES) Rack. If it's for live use you can't go wrong. And the price is right. Stay away from XV2020/JV1010.... Converters are weak. You could get a decent 5050 and an SRX12 for a decent price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members march56 Posted August 21, 2007 Members Share Posted August 21, 2007 How about in software? I've heard that Key Rig is good for organ but bad for EP...also has anyone tried the line 6 leslie sim on the K37 tone port?-M.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -groovatious- Posted August 21, 2007 Members Share Posted August 21, 2007 One of the best sounding software Software Rhodes' I've heard is free. Called MrRay73. The same guy makes a wurly called MrTramp. Both of which are awesome. Scarbee libraries are good but expensive and large GB samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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