Electric 88 Piano

The sound and soul that defined 70s funk, jazz and rock

The Personality, and Soul
of the Classic 70s Electric Piano

You’ve heard the unmistakable sound in classics by Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, the Doors, Steely Dan, and so many others. Our goal was to sample the soul, not just the sound, of this classic electric piano.

We’ve searched for the best-sounding specimen of this vintage model, then sampled the instrument key by key, to capture every nuance of each key with full dynamic human feel and touch. The result is what master keyboardist Jason Miles (Michael Jackson, Miles Davis) has called “top of the class for Fender Rhodes VSTs.”

Expert multisampling captures all the keyboard’s signature nuances
Realistic dynamics and feel, with faithful velocity response
Extra realism from controls for tine, key up, and key “thump”
Tailor the timbre for any mix with tone and formant controls
Evoke the 70s onstage sound with amp, drive, and mic controls
Includes classic tremolo, autopan, phaser, chorus, and reverb effects
Squeeze the sound with limiting and compression
Match your touch perfectly by varying the velocity curve
For live performance, use in standalone app mode
NKS-ready for NI Komplete Kontrol and Maschine

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What Top Pros Are Saying

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