You can find it at:
http://www.soundfonts.it/vst

I'm waiting for your feedback

ZioKiller wrote:

You can find it at: http://www.soundfonts.it/vst I'm waiting for your feedback

When you click on the download link, it takes you back to the link you have posted. Looks like you need to correct the download link.




Regards,


Dennis

no it's working fine, just downloaded it.

great work Zio

MrMenace wrote:

When you click on the download link, it takes you back to the link you have posted. Looks like you need to correct the download link. Regards, Dennis

I checked the HTML source in Opera and IE and here is what I see:

<h1>MrRay VST Electric Piano - Version 2</h1>
<img src="img/MrRay2.jpg" border=0>

<br><br>
[b}<a href="http://www.soundfonts.it/vst/">Click Here To Download</a>[/b]
<br><br>
Download Demo Songs <br>(mp3 format, 192Kb/s, 44.1KHz, stereo)
<br>
<a href="MrRay2_Demo1.mp3">Demo #1 - Rhodes Mark II</a><br>
<a href="MrRay2_Demo2.mp3">Demo #2 - Rhodes Mark I</a><br>
<a href="MrRay2_Demo3.mp3">Demo #3 - Wurlitzer Piano</a><br>
<br>

So, If I click here to download, I end up back on the main page.

Go figure.

Dennis

Yeah, the 'Download Mr Ray' applies to the links below and not the hotlinked picture above (which simply describes the plugin in more detail).

Excellent work!

Boy, do I feel stooopid!




Nevermind <G>




Dennis

MrMenace wrote:

Boy, do I feel stooopid! Nevermind <G> Dennis

Nah, it's a bit confusing, you're not the first to have been thrown off course

Hopefully Zio will make this clearer.

Downloaded okay -- I'll play with this tonight.

Zio, your work is top quality. When proving to people that skilled SE users can create really good synths, Mr. Ray and ORGANized trio are among the first plug-ins I mention. Great sound, beauuuutiful graphics.

I own NI's B4 organ, and think trio sounds nearly as nice (for free). In fact, I think your program might be more purely authentic in a few small details. Can't afford to buy Lounge Lizard, but Mr. Ray is at least nine-tenths as good.

Excellent stuff -- mille grazie!

Meffy

Cool ... I'll be downloading this tonight! ...

Ben

do the world a favour and link your music/demo file up on that page! hearing you play could be the best thing that happens to them all month.

xoxos wrote:

do the world a favour and link your music/demo file up on that page! hearing you play could be the best thing that happens to them all month.

Yes, he's an excellent player

WOW, thanks! I thought this wouldn't be updated anymore, but what a nice surprise..

But please check the presets again. Some sound horrible, like welcome to Mr. Ray, Chick Gig and Wurly. It seems it has something to do with Pickup type II. If it's meant to sound like that, I excuse..

I like the new gui, it's better than the one on v1..

But i have to say also that I don't find the sound better in V2, it's just different. I can't seem to get the exact sound like the first patch on v1.

Much thanks for sharing (!) this, and put out such wonderfull and exact emulation instruments!

hi
great work
sounds excellent

but in flstudio after few seconds
it starts to sound fuzzy
i thought it`s my souncard and asio driver but it`s not
here is a sample random melody
http://www.geocities.com/vinovatus/fuzz.mp3

maybe it`s a bug and you should check it
or maybe it`s my pc after all

regards

vinovatus wrote:

hi but in flstudio after few seconds it starts to sound fuzzy

I never had such a problem.. I've tested it in cubase sx and v-stack on three different audio cards and everything works fine for me...

Could you try it in a different host?

-------------------------------------
Thank you all, guys!
My satisfaction is to know that you appreciate the effort I had in making these instruments.
Anyway I had to admit my fault: the demo mp3s are not played by me! I'd like to play piano like that but I just don't :/

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What's wrong with the presets?

Guido.

The distorted sounds may be caused by the pickup. When changing pickups the sound might go from good to bad and back without any logical pattern.

Nevertheless great sound. Only the release sound doesn't seem to fit the overall character of the plugin (at least to my ears) but I'm no expert on the rhodes sound.

Kep up the great work!

ZioKiller wrote:

not played by me! I'd like to play piano like that but I just don't :/

nonsense. try the big bottle of cough syrup next time

hi
i tested it in flstudio and orion platinum
(i have the demos of both)
same problem

and finaly tested in jeskola`s buzz with
polak vsti adapter
no problems

strange

=)

maybe my machine is too weak to handle it
any system reqs?

regards

This really sounds amazing, I loved v1 and this one is even better.
You're really doing some great work, just need a clavinet now

Thanks for such a great instrument

mtyas wrote:

just need a clavinet now

it's on my to-do-list

ZioKiller wrote:

mtyas wrote: just need a clavinet now it's on my to-do-list

Woo hoo!

Has it been tested in Logic..?

The last one didn't work in Logic - just a horrible, loud buzzing noise.



Has it been fixed..?

mtyas wrote:

You're really doing some great work, just need a clavinet now

Yes yes yesss

please please please

Wow, the markII demo sounds awesome. I'll be trying this out asap.

what presets, if any, were used on the demos? i can't seem to get those groovy sounds. i mean it can't just be my lame-ass key skills...

anyway, this little vsti rules. thanks!

I can't seem to get any of these synths to work properly in Sonar via the Cakewalk VSTadapter. There's always a crazy, constant crackling sound. Happens a lot in Mr. Ray version 2, and happened to a lesser extent in version 1, and also happens in the organ. At least with Mr. Ray 1 and the organ I could at least make out the sound of the synth as the noise seemed to only be in the attack, with Mr. Ray version 2 it's almost all static with just a tiny bit of sound coming through. CPU usage isn't high at all, and other synths play fine in the same projects I've tried these on. If it helps the noise sounds like a crusher/sampling rate lowering type of effect. Not sure how much can be done about this as it's a SE synth and may just be in the modules used or the compiling to VSTi or something. Any other Sonar users able to get these working?

andywanders wrote:

Has it been tested in Logic..? The last one didn't work in Logic - just a horrible, loud buzzing noise. Has it been fixed..?

Oops... I just read the documentation...

Quote:

At last, now it works in Emagic Logic too.

Thanks for the fix.

I'm really looking forward to trying this out tonight.

Hello there ZioKiller. Your site has me puzzled royally. I've tried to download the zip of mrray 4 times and I keep getting timed-out or something at 2 min 40 sec. The file shows to be a bad zip then. I tried the exe version with the same result. Then I tried the moogfilter, again the same result. So none of the downloads work for me. I'm pretty sure it is a thing with your server, and not my isp, as I have had excellent relults with larger downloads tonight. HELP I'd really like to try MrRayII. I'll try again tomorrow morning.

RogerPerrin

databass wrote:

mtyas wrote: You're really doing some great work, just need a clavinet now Yes yes yesss please please please

Double that! That would be great, given the quality of your emu's

About the presets: It's the pickup type that seems to cause weird noise. It sounds like the pitch to cv is not connected so you get random sounds when you play a note. But most presets sound fine.. I''m using Orion Platinum..

Thanks!

I know I'm new, so maybe I'm having a misconception about these VSTs...are they supposed to sound...good? I just bought Tracktion and have been using various VST plugins for MIDI like 4front and this "mrRay," but the quality of the sounds I'm getting suck...am I missing something?

Jesus123 wrote:

I know I'm new, so maybe I'm having a misconception about these VSTs...are they supposed to sound...good? I just bought Tracktion and have been using various VST plugins for MIDI like 4front and this "mrRay," but the quality of the sounds I'm getting suck...am I missing something?

Did you listen to the demos?

Show me a better epiano emulation (not including huge multisamples)!

OK, maybe Scarbee RSP73 sounds more authentic, but it's only one kind of sound, and it's huge, and not cheap. Listen to the demos here:

http://www.scarbee.com

I believe some of them were performed using Halion or Kontakt VSTs.

Yes, listen to the demosong griels linked to on the previous page. If you think thats sounds sucky, I advise you to buy a real Fender Rhodes..

Sounds really good, i find it different from v1, and better

Thank you for this funky VST

jesus123,

next time try using speakers from your DAW instead of tin cans and string, that will improve your vst sound quality just joking mate or am i....

bravo, mr ray is truly quite an achievement, you just saved me some money on a lounge lizard crossgrade

Jesus123 wrote:

I know I'm new, so maybe I'm having a misconception about these VSTs...are they supposed to sound...good? I just bought Tracktion and have been using various VST plugins for MIDI like 4front and this "mrRay," but the quality of the sounds I'm getting suck...am I missing something?

If you're making your own presets, this could be it: not all settings of the knobs on Mr. Ray (or similar synths) will produce pleasant sounds. It's a physical model, and easily put into a state where it sounds bad. Starting with the presets and tweaking carefully -- a little at a time, nothing dramatic -- can yield very nice results.

Meffy

i tried it and it`s gOOd

Odo.

This MrRay is a stunning VSTi. I have a hole in my heart, filled only by a good EP sound, and today I am saved.

HALLAYLOOYAH! THANK YUUW JAAAAAYZUZ! I mean Zkiller.

Really, this is the best free vst I've heard in a long time. and I will donate.

judging from the quality of the instruments I suppose your serious about the clavinet, Guido.








I fuckin' love you.

tinman wrote:

Really, this is the best free vst I've heard in a long time. and I will donate.

Thankyou tinman! This was my first donation

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Yes, I'm working on a clavinet model atm... you'll be adviced as soon as I get something good.

Damn good VSTis for free!!
Normally I don't comment on such things.
Maybe I will donate next month when I get my wage.
Thanks very much.

ZioKiller wrote:

tinman wrote: Really, this is the best free vst I've heard in a long time. and I will donate. Thankyou tinman! This was my first donation

Unbelievable..

Come on everybody, chip in a few dollars to support this guy! I'll put something in myself tonight.

Heh, many minds with a single thought. Just PM-ed Zio. Next month's pay has a little chunk earmarked for him, and another for Jeff McClintock. Long overdue. I don't use SynthEdit -- not directly. But I benefit from his work. First week of October will be the time to set that right.

Meffy

griels wrote:

ZioKiller wrote: tinman wrote: Really, this is the best free vst I've heard in a long time. and I will donate. Thankyou tinman! This was my first donation Unbelievable.. Come on everybody, chip in a few dollars to support this guy! I'll put something in myself tonight.

Just done. Couldn't resist
Greets to Italy

PeterL wrote:

Just done. Couldn't resist

Ditto.

What's the deal with the soundfonts server? It still won't let me complete a download. At 2:30 (min/sec) it stops downloading and my computer message reads: download complete. but the zip file shows to be incomplete, corrupted, etc., and it will not unzip. Is the soundfonts site for broadband internet users only?

RogerPerrin

Mr. Ray is PHAT! Just incredible but if you really want to set it off, Run Mr. Ray though PSP Nitro and you will be STRAIGHT TRIPPIN!


This thing is plain stupid sick!


Great Job

- Juanito

Ok...i know what you're saying, and all the demos i hear before i actually use the VST are great, but any time i simply apply them to my tracktion tracks they sound terrible. is there some type of interface that you should download first to adapt these VSTs to my Tracktion? is there some type of complementary software that should always be used with this? I simply cannot get a good sound and its fuckin' with my head!!!

I already loved the old version. This one is even better. I love its versatility and its sound it is a great free plugin

Keep up the great work!

BMX

Jesus123 wrote:

Ok...i know what you're saying, and all the demos i hear before i actually use the VST are great, but any time i simply apply them to my tracktion tracks they sound terrible. is there some type of interface that you should download first to adapt these VSTs to my Tracktion? is there some type of complementary software that should always be used with this? I simply cannot get a good sound and its fuckin' with my head!!!

Have you tried Mr.Ray with a vst host like http://www.kvr-vst.com/get/1015.html minihost, and just played around with it with your midi keyboard.? Doing that you can get clear indication of what your pluggins are capable of before your start to sequence them.

I'm getting a few crackles in FLStudio with high polyphony but not in the Chainer demo.

I don't know why many people using FLstudio are having problems with this plugin. Maybe the problem is with the current version of SynthEdit I've use to compile it.
I don't have FLstudio then I can't test it by myself.
I can test my plugins with CubaseSX and VST-Host only and everything is ok.

Anyway, I wish to say thankyou to those guys who have donated some bucks your support is greatly appreciated!

Guido.

andywanders wrote:

andywanders wrote: Has it been tested in Logic..? The last one didn't work in Logic - just a horrible, loud buzzing noise. Has it been fixed..? Oops... I just read the documentation... Quote: At last, now it works in Emagic Logic too. Thanks for the fix. I'm really looking forward to trying this out tonight.

Nope...!

Sorry, but it still doesn't work in Logic.

It just produces seemingly random notes that sound like upper partials. Not musical at all, and definitely nothing like an electric piano.

It doesn't have the CPU spike and the horrible buxxing noise of the previous version though.

BTW, I tried it in Chainer (stand alone) and it really does sound sweet. Shame though, I'd love to use it in Logic.

I gave a beta to a friend to let him test it in Logic and he said everything was ok... now.. I dunno....

sorry..

This version is working fine for me in Logic (5.5.1), very fine even. Quite a CPU intensive thing, but well...

Using Cakewalk Home Studio and their VST-Adapter.
Sound's very good...
CPU hit is minor (rarely over 20%), usually more like 12%.
There are a few presets that give me distortion at high polyphony (well, relatively high ) in the higher registers, but that's most likely either my system (which walks with a limp) or the VST-Adapter (which hops on one leg).
However, I can't change pickup "type" (slider just doesn't move), and I don't seem to be able to make a preset from scratch. The empty preset doesn't respond to any adjustments. (Once again, I understand that this could just be a clash with the VST-Adapter, which I've had LOTS o' trouble with.)

Funny. Sometimes it's great, sometimes crackly and buzzy as hell. But when it's great, it's great.

Unfortunately, seems to have more problems being buzzy and crackly for me inside Chainer.

you using waveshapers? think jeff said there was somethnig hppenng between them and FL..

not a classic keyboardist by any means, but got round to playing this and love the sound..

Btw, even if this is using up a LOT of CPU power (at least compared to the EVP88), it's got to be one of the freaking best freebies ever in case you need convincing electric piano sounds!

Thanks for this!

Hey man....nice vsti....one thing though, there is a clicking....no, almost a tine sound whenever i let go of a note, that sounds pretty strange....is it supposed to do that?

Peace!

TotcProductions wrote:

Hey man....nice vsti....one thing though, there is a clicking....no, almost a tine sound whenever i let go of a note, that sounds pretty strange....is it supposed to do that?

This is what some Rhodes do as well. There's a parameter for it on Mr.Ray (Mallets > Release). Turn it down and there you go.

Sascha Franck wrote:

TotcProductions wrote: Hey man....nice vsti....one thing though, there is a clicking....no, almost a tine sound whenever i let go of a note, that sounds pretty strange....is it supposed to do that? This is what some Rhodes do as well. There's a parameter for it on Mr.Ray (Mallets > Release). Turn it down and there you go.

Aaah, beautiful....sorry dude....that's what i get for not checking the controls first.

xoxos wrote:

you using waveshapers? think jeff said there was somethnig hppenng between them and FL..

Yes, i'm using three waveshapers for the pickups emulation. I did a module too for the same purpose but it sucked nearly the 17% of cpu compared to 0,3% of a SE's waveshaper2... so I went for it.

Now i'm attempting to code a wavetable-based waveshaper like Jeff's one.. maybe in the next release

Wow, what a beauty this one is. MrRay will keep you juiced-up for hours. And it'll put a huge smile back on your face, ala Ray Charles.

I still find it amazing - after tinkering with VSTi's for barely over a year - that something so gorgeous and true to the real instruments' sound is actually possible on my slow old computer.

Sublime, that's an appropriate word. Bliss-inducing maybe. Thanks, Ziokiller, it finally did complete my download.

RogerPerrin

did someone get it to work on logic 5.5.1 pc ?
mine is allways crashing when loading it ...

reg,

brok landers wrote:

did someone get it to work on logic 5.5.1 pc ? mine is allways crashing when loading it ...

Allready said so, it's working fine for me (at least on one stationary PC, haven't tried on the laptop yet).

Works intermittantly for me in FL Studio 4.52 - I find running through the presets messes things up, as if the effects weren't turning off (I don't know that is what is actually happening). However, if after cycling through the presets forwards, I cycle through backwards, they work corectly I believe.

Sounds sweet!

Tried again with Logic 5.5 and it still doesn't work. Just weird noises - as described before.



OS WIN 98SE

andywanders wrote:

OS WIN 98SE

Hm - could it have something to do with that?
Back under 98 I experienced occasional problems when running certain SE creations under Logic.
Has become way less under XP.

great job!
congratulations

I have tested Mr. Ray on my laptop (centrino) with minihost. The sound is very good, the cpu power is o.k. What a beautiful GUI.

Thanks for creating such a nice instrument!

Mr Ray works fine here on Logic 5.5.1 Plat/WinXP so Win98 might be the culprit.

What a classy EP emulation - just add a dash of PSP Nitro and Vintage Warmer for EP heaven.

GREAT!... sounds pretty damn nice from the mp3 demo's on your site.
I'm gonna give it a try tonight!

Cheers,
PJ

I must say that this is prolly one of the best emulations I have heard regardless of price. I have both a real Rhodes MkI and Wurly EP-200, and I think the rhodes sound is about 98% spot on. The wurly, however, is not quite as good(though still very useful in its own right)as the "bite" is not quite right and it sounds alittle bit thin.

However Ido not want to take anything away from this brilliant acheivement- as I now use this for all my EP duties for composing and break out the Rhodes and Wurly when I want to do final tracking.

ZioKiller wrote:

Yes, I'm working on a clavinet model atm... you'll be adviced as soon as I get something good.

hi Zio!

some good news about your clavinet vsti?
i would love to try any beta you have done yet
please .. please .. please

keep up the the fantastic work!

peace

S_A_P wrote:

I must say that this is prolly one of the best emulations I have heard regardless of price. I have both a real Rhodes MkI and Wurly EP-200, and I think the rhodes sound is about 98% spot on. The wurly, however, is not quite as good(though still very useful in its own right)as the "bite" is not quite right and it sounds alittle bit thin. .

I was wondering have you had the chance to check out AAS`Loundge-Lizard, how does it fair in terms of your epiano , Im very interested in this but alas I have no pc and no access to an ep

If I remeber correctly, Ziokiller did a blind listening test of evp73,Lounge lizard and mr Ray, and Mr Ray sounded in the same class to me, you might also wnat to search for the free rhodes soundfont that was just released here lately in another thread,...its deadly

I downloaded the Mr.Ray Lite version and it sounded a bit thin and toyish compared to the big version.

Is that just because of Mr.Ray's superior factory presets or the lack of an effect section on the lite version?
Do they have the same modelling engine?

I'm asking because I like the concept of the lite version and I'd like to add effects myself.