Which Electric Piano?

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2014/03/12 19:42:52 (permalink)

Which Electric Piano?

Do you have a favorite? I've been using NI's Electrick Piano but I'm finishing up re-installing everything, and I'm wondering what may be better? Like a nice Rhodes, or other electric plug?

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    strikinglyhandsome1
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/12 19:50:03 (permalink)
    Some on here mention Lounge Lizard EP-4 by AAS.
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/12 20:04:28 (permalink)
    +1 to lounge lizard. Neo Soul Keys is also nice.

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/12 20:28:10 (permalink)
    Lounge Lizard Session 4 comes with X3 Pro.  That is a Rhodes EP.

    At $5 USD this Kontakt sound is a no brainer for EPs: http://www.indiginus.com/images/EPScr.jpg
    http://www.indiginus.com/5dollar.html

    Those are the two that I use.

    Also google/bing for the sounds you are looking for.

    FM8 is another good source for EPs and in fact you can install all of the DX7, TX81Z etc sounds into it.

    Good luck.

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/12 21:59:52 (permalink)
    Also check out SampleTekk's collections.......they're 50% off this month.

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/12 22:49:54 (permalink)
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    Yup - I don't have it, but I love the sound of the tubed rhodes!
     
    The best sounding EPs I own are the Scarbee ones included in Komplete. The NI Elektrik Piano ones are also excellent. With that said, if I could just *choose* which I could have, I'd pick the pianoteq modeled ones. The demo is included if you download the pianoteq main file to demo - and it's quite reasonably priced if you just want the 'baby' version of PTq.
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/12 23:30:46 (permalink)
    I like NI's Scarbee Classic Keys. (Rhodes, Wurlli, Clav and Pianette) Also Hollow Sun's RMI and CP70.
     
    However what ever you use it will be greatly enhanced by Overloud's VKFX.
     
     
     
     

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/12 23:42:10 (permalink)
    Don't forget about Addictive Keys, which has both Rhodes and Electric Piano instruments available as add ons.




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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/13 00:07:33 (permalink)
    Lounge Lizard, though not my favorite, is probably the best bang for the buck. The alternative is individual Kontakt libraries, which will run up some serious cost if you want one of everything.


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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/13 00:49:38 (permalink)
    Some excellent input here, but no concensus.

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/13 04:03:08 (permalink)
    Sampletekk tubed keys and tubed Wurli - use both of these a lot
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/13 06:23:24 (permalink)
    The Band19
    Some excellent input here, but no concensus.


    I don't think there is a bad suggestion in there. We all have our favourites and that will be a personal thing. For a sampled piano, I prefer something clean an then add my own effects and amp simulators, but the SampleTekk tubed stuff does sound very good.
    There is a demo of Lounge Lizard, so its easy to evaluate this one for your self. https://www.applied-acoustics.com/loungelizard/trial/ - Being modeled its not a huge download.
     
    I mentioned VKFX, you can get a demo here http://www.overloud.com/products/VKFX.php.  I love this effects plug in when used with electric pianos, it really brings out the Dim Pro and Kontakt factory library e-pianos.
     

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/13 07:01:08 (permalink)
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    +1 to lounge lizard. Neo Soul Keys is also nice.



    I've been very happy with Lounge Lizard since v1. 
    Have been very cpu friendly.
     
    And also Neo Soul keys sounds fantastic I think 
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/13 09:44:28 (permalink)
    I have used Lounge Lizard and the EP in Addictive Keys. I have to say I use Addictive Keys more since I got it. A worthy mention has to go out to a couple of old freebies I used religiously for years. These would be Mr. Ray 73 and Mr. Ray 22! Mr. Ray 73 used with an auto panner completely NAILS the Max Middleton piano sound on Jeff Beck's BLOW BY BLOW album! Mr. Ray 22 has the built in effects. Sorry, to say that they are discontinued as far as development. They are only 32 bit. They also are donation ware so you get a nag screen for a few seconds unless you make a donation. They are well worth looking into. I will get the link for you in just a second.

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/13 09:52:07 (permalink)
    http://www.genuinesoundware.com/    
    Here is the link. There is also a very good Wurlitzer ep plugin named Mr. Tramp. The legacy freebies are at the bottom of the page. They all come in one zip file. There is also a not bad freebie of a B3, Organized Trio. I have used those plugs for years before I got to a point I could afford the pro stuff. At least give them a try. There is no malware or anything attached to them. I have run them safe for years.

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/13 22:37:44 (permalink)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSf-dJyzCVE

    It will be hard not to get pumped after watching the above demo for Neo Soul Keys, combined with the VKFX - the VKFX is even available as a custom Sonar offering for the ProChannel in the Cakewalk store.

    Just to hear cool keys played it's worth watching the demo. But the narrator is certainly not bland.
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/14 01:48:44 (permalink)
    lots of good input here, thank you all. I ended up going with https://www.pianoteq.com/
     
    and their rock pianos. 
     
    https://www.pianoteq.com/listen_by_instrument?type=electric
     

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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/16 04:38:19 (permalink)
    The Band19
    lots of good input here, thank you all. I ended up going with https://www.pianoteq.com/
     
    and their rock pianos. 
     
    https://www.pianoteq.com/listen_by_instrument?type=electric
     
     

     Right! I always seem to forget about my Pianoteq Vst for some reason.
     
    I ought to start using it - especially since I paid over $100 for the damn thing some 2 years ago. 



     
     
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/16 04:43:32 (permalink)
    I'm jealous! I've tinkered with the demo and forced myself to restrain myself.
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/19 00:55:43 (permalink)
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    I like NI's Scarbee Classic Keys. (Rhodes, Wurlli, Clav and Pianette) Also Hollow Sun's RMI and CP70.
     
    However what ever you use it will be greatly enhanced by Overloud's VKFX.

    Thanks for the reminder. I have this and have yet to try it. It's now on my short list.



     
     
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/19 01:02:15 (permalink)
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    I'll never forget my Dad singing that 'round the house in the 70's.
     
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    Re: Which Electric Piano? 2014/03/19 02:31:46 (permalink)
    Another vote for Lounge Lizard. I haven't played all the candidates mentioned, but I don't know of any sampled E.P. that can give the smooth and expressive timbral response to velocity that this physical modeling synth does. I can always hear the velocity switching with sampled E.P.s and it bugs the heck out me. I generally prefer the expressiveness of a real "synthesizer" over a sampler even if the timbre is not a dead ringer for the original instrument or any real-world sound.

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