OVERVIEW
ELECTRIC PIANO
Vintage Electric Piano simulates the sound of various Rhodes and Wurlitzer pianos as well as the sound of the Hohner Electra Piano.
The unmistakable tones of Fender Rhodes pianos are some of the best-known keyboard instrument sounds used in the second half of the 20th century. Various Rhodes models have been popularized in a wide range of musical styles, encompassing pop, rock, jazz, and soul, as well as more recent genres such as house and hip-hop. Nearly as popular was the Wurlitzer piano, which enjoyed most of its success in the 1970s.
The Vintage Electric Piano sound engine uses component modeling synthesis techniques to generate ultra-realistic electric piano sounds, with smooth dynamics and scaling over the entire 88-key range. Component modeling has no abrupt changes between samples, sample looping, or filtering effects during the decay phase of notes.
Vintage Electric Piano also simulates the physical characteristics of the original instruments, including the movement of the electric piano reeds, tines, and tone bars in the (electric and magnetic) fields of the pickups. It also emulates the ringing, smacking, and bell-like transients of the attack phase as well as the hammer action and damper noises of the original instruments.
The integrated effects include classic equalizer, overdrive, stereo phaser, stereo tremolo, and stereo chorus effects that are commonly used with electric piano sounds.
Inspired by: Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and other classic electric pianos
Best for: Jazz, R&B, neo-soul, pop, and chill electronica
The Vintage Electric Piano offers several models based on classic tine and reed pianos, delivering smooth, warm tones with expressive dynamics.
Key Features:
Multiple models (Rhodes, Wurlitzer, suitcase, stage)
Adjustable tine, reed, and mechanical noise levels
Built-in tremolo, chorus, phaser, and amp effects
LISTEN to this POD about the ELECTRIC PIANO Plugin
Use it when:
You want mellow, soulful chord textures
You’re crafting jazzy or lo-fi soundscapes
You want expressive dynamics and tone
Famous Uses:
“Just the Two of Us” – Bill Withers (Fender Rhodes)
“Riders on the Storm” – The Doors (Rhodes)
“I Am the Walrus” – The Beatles (Wurlitzer)
“Still Crazy After All These Years” – Paul Simon (Rhodes)
FAMOUS USES
(These songs use this type of instrument, even if not from Logic specifically.)
Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers/Grover Washington: use of a Fender Rhodes in the keyboard part (3:56)
Riders on the Storm - The Doors: use of a Rhodes keyboard. (7:15)
I Am The Walrus - The Beatles: use of a Wurlitzer. (4:35)
Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon: use of a Rhodes keyboard. (3:28)
VIDEO TUTORIALS
Norbz reviews how to use Logic Pro's Vintage Electric Piano instrument plug-in. (1:32)
MacProVideoDotCom demonstrates the interface in Logic Pro's Vintage Electric Piano instrument plug-in. (6:20)
MacProVideoDotCom demonstrates the drive effect in Logic Pro's Vintage Electric Piano. (7:16)
SoundsLikeThis demonstrates multiple presets from Logic Pro's Vintage Electric Piano in this six video series. (6 Videos)
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