Feb 18, 2009 05:21 pm That really sounds like a Hammond organ to me but wtf do I know? Not my area of expertise. Tweak a Hammond and you can get that sound though.
What kindof Piano is this?
Posted on Feb 18, 2009 05:15 pm
mastermi
Member Since: Dec 27, 2008
Hey folks,
I've been really hard trying to figure out what kind of e-piano Beck used on the song "everbody's gotta learn sometimes" (the piano in the very beginning of the song).
I already tried MK1 and MK2 simulations and some others, tried to EQ some but never really got that kind of soft but very present sound character.
Would be awesome to get some tips,
Thanks
Mike
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Feb 18, 2009 05:21 pm That really sounds like a Hammond organ to me but wtf do I know? Not my area of expertise. Tweak a Hammond and you can get that sound though.
Feb 18, 2009 05:25 pm Sounds like a Rhodes to me, almost positive. I think that a lot of synths/sound modules will have a Rhodes sound in them somewhere.
Feb 18, 2009 06:12 pm I'm thinking Rhodes and if it's not it will probably get close enough.
Feb 18, 2009 06:43 pm Wurlitzer maybe?
Feb 18, 2009 10:31 pm sounds like Rhodes to me, however, that type of sound can be obtained by a decent analog synth as well.
Feb 18, 2009 11:39 pm I worked on enough of them to know what that is. That is beyond a doubt a Rhodes. The only thing that I can not tell, is weather or not they are gating the Rhodes. Or, are they just pulled the sustain pedal off.
Either way, that is a Rhodes.
Feb 19, 2009 04:26 pm I as well will second Rob on that one. That is the most distinctive tone on the planet and indeed it is a Rhodes. I've owned 5 of them.
There is an organ behind it later.
And no it is surely not a Wurly either. The Wurly had a much more treble like tone to it. Very thin compared to a Rhodes.
As Rob stated, odds are really good he has the sustain out of it. And the tone has been subdued to a more bassy low end sound. But it is a Rhodes. I am guessing it is probably a vintage model 73 by the warmer tone of it. That or a good software model. I have several very good ones that can sound like that in VSTi form.
Feb 19, 2009 05:20 pm man this is great. Just a day later and I already have 5 replies. Thanks guys, you're really great!
I think I'll have to play a little more with the rhodes. I do have some simulations, though I always had too much drive I think and also I had that kind of bell sound, I think mainly in the high frequences (noize2u: I guess that's what you ment with treble like tone isn't it?).
Well, I guess I'll have to try a little more..I really would like to have it as soft as the one in the video.
Thanks again, fantastic answers so far,
Mike
Feb 19, 2009 05:35 pm He is playing a real Rhodes. It's a little hard to get that type of sound from a VST. Being that a real Rhodes sound reacts to the way you play it.
If you don't have a velocity sensor on your controller, you may never get that sound.
For the different tone that a Rhodes delivers, listen to The Guess Who, These eyes. There he is hitting it a little hard. So it gives it a twangy sound. For another, listen to Bob James Touchdown. That's the one that was used for the theme song for the show Taxi. A Rhodes is a very dynamic instrument. And you can get a multitude of sounds out of it, just by the way you play.
Feb 20, 2009 06:41 pm Here ya go. A plethora of goodies to choose from.
www.kvraudio.com/get.php?...t=1&rpp=100
Several are very good at what they do. I would almost compare a couple to my sampler version's of a real Rhodes complete with all the velocity layers for the feel that Rob is talking about.
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