

Envelopes for those partials are quite a bit louder than in a Rhodes and this is one of the main secrets of the Wurli timbre

In musical terms, what they learned was that the main difference between Rhodes and Wurli is the perfect octaves harmonics (meaning 12 semitones up, 24, 36, 48, etc). After doing their first modeled electric piano, Markus 88, they could tell that the Wurlitzer has some characteristics on the spectrum that makes it more dirty and punchy than a Rhodes. While working on this instrument Sampleson discovered that the Wurlitzer timbre is kind of unique. By using deep spectrum analysis to decode the timbre DNA, plus stacking up to 600 pure sinewaves, Sampleson achieved a perfect and accurate timbre that reproduces the sound that a Wurli generates on the line output.

The “Reed200” comes with a number of simple controls for sound and performance, including:Īs in Sampleson’s Markus 88, they did most of the jobs manually. Recreating A Classic Keyboard Sound CONTROLS
