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jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:09 pm

S_A_P® wrote:Lazy snake? never heard of it.

so how do you know you can't get any closer than Mr.Ray then?

Both are fantastic!

LazySnake is from Andreas Ersson
(the developer of Iblit, Polyiblit, Ersdrum and Vendetta) - it's free, very versatile and also very low on the cpu!

I'm not sure how close it gets e.g. to a Rhodes but it really feels like a real electro-acoustic instrument

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:11 pm

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1338.html

ThePianoMan · Post by **ThePianoMan** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:14 pm

I've put my headphones off after listening LazySnake demos, and now I can say there's room for everyone.
If you need a close-to-the-original emulation, no doubt MrRay wins hands down.
But if - on the other side - you need the possibility to experiment with more strange variations, LazySnake can be a good workhorse.

But don't forget your hands - THEY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!

.jon · Post by **.jon** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:15 pm

Thanks Jens!

I've completely missed LazySnake! A. Ersson is a guru in my books, downloading now

Pete C · Post by **Pete C** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:52 pm

MrRay73 BLOWS AWAY mda e-piano and 4front for realism.

3*s · Post by **3*s** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:58 pm

another fan of MrRay73 (not to be confused with the original MrRay, which is also good, I prefer 73 personally). The only downside when compared to the commercial brands is the lack of "analog" sounding saturation at the amp stage, but I don't care, since I use mostly clean ep sounds. You could always substitute a good amp sim.

Pantsdown666 · Post by **Pantsdown666** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:06 pm

I'll add another vote for different-epianos-for-different-tracks.
Mainly I use Lounge Lizard, but at times i've reached for both mda epiano and even a patch called Vinyl Rhodes from Plugsound Free.

And just to add one more :
Jrhodes3 - 5 velocity layers, nice sound, free!
http://learjeff.com/sf/sf.html

cobalt · Post by **cobalt** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:01 pm

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check them out.

tdm71 · Post by **tdm71** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:14 pm

ANY chance Mr. Ray will be available for the MAC??

I'm dying here!!!!!

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:33 pm

tdm71 wrote:ANY chance Mr. Ray will be available for the MAC??

I'm dying here!!!!!

nope - I'm afraid not - it's SynthEdit made...

Jafo · Post by **Jafo** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:33 pm

My spies inform me that tdm71 wrote:ANY chance Mr. Ray will be available for the MAC??

Yeah, just as soon as SynthEdit gets ported.

Pete C · Post by **Pete C** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:04 pm

tdm71, but you Mac guys have the evp88...so no worries there, right? I thought that was supposed to be great.

Pete

egarrard · Post by **egarrard** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:43 pm

Try layering MrRay73 with the mda EP. Nice EP pads...

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:16 am

MrRay73 is a winner, so is Elektrik Piano.
I have both and I wouldn't give up either one of them.

3*s · Post by **3*s** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:24 am

The "A Suitcase Rhodes" patch from plugsounds free is also good, as mentioned earlier. Not nearly as dynamic as a generative ep however.

Electric Piano