![]() ![]() But now it's Arturia's turn to throw their hat into the ring. Consequently, I wasn't surprised when I caught a whiff of splits and velocity zones” and "it's not bad, but it lacks a little punch and its velocity zones are too noticeable”.Ĭlearly, the EP200 has proved to be the Achilles Heel of many an otherwise excellent vintage keyboard emulator. ![]() Even today, the sound and feel of the EP200 has proved difficult to recreate and, in two recent reviews, I wrote that "the EP200's barking sound is notoriously difficult to synthesize, model or sample. ![]() Except that the universe doesn't want to play fair. What's more, there are numerous other ways of obtaining the same sound on stage, from wavetable synthesis to sample-based synthesis and, most recently, physical modelling. Of course, I was never going to subject it to the indignities of gigging, not least because, despite its diminutive size, it's a weighty beast, and awkward to move with its legs screwed in. So, many years ago, I bought a lovely Wurli from a ballet studio that was upgrading to one of the earliest digital pianos, and it proved to be everything that I hoped. ![]() With Dark Side Of The Moon, Crime Of The Century, and Houses Of The Holy providing the soundtrack to my discovery of synthesizers, the open road, and young ladies whom I still remember with great affection, it was inevitable that a certain fondness for the music and the sounds within would result. The Wurlitzer electric piano has proved a tough nut to crack in software. ![]()
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