NI's Elektrik Piano is out it seems..

Basic Pitch · Post by **Basic Pitch** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:37 pm

http://www.native-instruments.com/index ... ikpiano_us

Just listened to the sound demo's, pretty nice and sounds different the LL2 I think.

These guys have a great art department, I like most of all there gui's these days.

Your thoughts?

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darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 8:05 am

It's a sample-based Kompakt engine.. *yawn* if I wanted sampled Rhodes I'd go for Scarbee, which is by far the most amazing.

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 2:45 pm

NI´s newsletter:

Hello,

We are pleased to announce that ELEKTRIK PIANO is now
available at authorized dealers worldwide and in the
NI Online Shop. With this extraordinary software
instrument you can recapture all the warmth and charm
of the four most beloved e-pianos of all time.
ELEKTRIK PIANO is a sample-based instrument that
delivers the famous sounds of the Fender Rhodes MK1
and MK1, E7 Clavinet, and Wurlitzer A 200, each
meticulously sampled for a completely unprecedented
authentic sound and unrivalled playability. An incredible
range of classic presets for all styles, from rock to
funk to house, as well as extremely intuitive operation
make ELEKTRIK PIANO the perfect choice for stage, studio,
or at home.
_____________________________________________

Maybe I give it a try, the skin looks nice and sorted indeed.

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 2:55 pm

Well, another rhodes.. I have nord electro, and scarbee.. I think scarbee gets my vote for being responsive and playable. I'd suppose NI's rhode's clone is similar. (I have scarbee's kontakt version) On a side note, scarbee's wurlitzer is probably the best recording of a wurlitzer I've ever heard. It probably sound better than me recording the real thing, so it's more than just "real". It's super good.

Post by **hubird** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 4:00 pm

Don't know the scarbee, and I did like the demo's of the NI machine, but I found the Lizard2 captures also 'the last 3%'!
Specially in the very lows and the top highs.
I have to wait for OS-X, coz is doesn't do OS9.
It's good to have a choise

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 4:02 pm

I have had the REAL thing for ages... then I sold it. Nevertheless, cos I have had it, I can tell... There is only one close-to-perfection emulation of a Rhodes that I know, and this is the patch number 22 in the Edirol SuperQuarted, in the electric piano section. Nevertheless, the more I leasten to emulations, the more I can say none is dinamically perfect. Perhaps NI came with the best of them all with this release, but I don't think so... I guess it will be again close, but not perfect. There are already quite a few o them, each of them suits better certain kind of music, but the real thing will stay the real thing.

I don't understand why it is so difficult to sample such Rhodes piano, it should be the harmonics... there are many other instruments already sampled and they really sound like the original, but this one, despite the many instances, had never really suncced fully.

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Yoshinen · Post by **Yoshinen** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 6:59 pm

Speaking of Scarbee have a look at its imperial drums.
Just have it : it's simply amazing
Scarbee is by far the best sampling collection

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 11:58 pm

just wished imperial drums would be re-released in kontakt format. Isn't it in halion right now?