In April 2005 Electronic Musician magazine, Len Sasso reviews the Wusikstation and gives it 4 out of 5 which is very good.
The good news for Les Productions Zvon is that our Prepared Rhodes (also available in other formats) is mentionned in the review:
"...three large commercial banks - Dopetwistas, Prepared Rhodes, and The Second Wave - deserve special mention.
Prepared Rhodes ($29.95) applies the prepared-piano techniques developped by John Cage to a Rhodes electric piano. There are two primary multisampled SoundSets, one covering 72 keys and the other covering 52. Each note has a different mechanical preparation and was recorded for its full duration at several Velocities. These make exceptional semituned percussion instruments. For more conventional playing, 19 presets are provided that map a single sound across the keyboard."
Theres also a Web Clip, here's the text introducing it:
"Three instances of Wusikstation were used to make this clip. Sounds from The Second Wave, Dopetwistas, and Prepared Rhodes SoundSets were used along with MIDI grooves from Dopetwistas."
And here's the link to the page where it is:
http://emusician.com/web_clips/EM_Web_C ... index.html
Prepared Rhodes has a good note in April EM (2005)
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- KVRAF
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
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TotcProductions TotcProductions https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=6202 - KVRAF
- 5155 posts since 5 Mar, 2003 from Franklin, NH
That's what i've been saying all along dude....but nobody fuckin listens to me around here.ElectronicMusicianMagazine wrote:These make exceptional semituned percussion instruments
peace!
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
Don't feel so bad, I listen to you.TotcProductions wrote: That's what i've been saying all along dude....but nobody fuckin listens to me around here.
peace!
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TotcProductions TotcProductions https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=6202
- KVRAF
- 5155 posts since 5 Mar, 2003 from Franklin, NH
Nah, i didn't mean you. ; )zvon wrote:Don't feel so bad, I listen to you.TotcProductions wrote: That's what i've been saying all along dude....but nobody fuckin listens to me around here.
peace!
seriously though, that's great about the magazine notice....Electronic Musician is one of the few US magazines that I really like....and they've got a decent reader-base....Nice work getting a nod from them.
peace!
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
Yes, I'm very happy about that!
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
Those who don't own the Wusikstation, remember that the Prepared Rhodes is also available in the following formats:
- Soundfont
- FXpansion DR-008
- NUSofting DK+
- Vsampler 3
- Wav files for use with any sampler
We also have 2 less expensive versions, the Prepared Rhodes light and clean is only $5.99USD.
The full version for the formats listed above, excluding the Wusikstation version, is still on sale for $17.99 until March 28th (included).
Get the details here:
http://www.lesproductionszvon.com/zvon_PR.htm
- Soundfont
- FXpansion DR-008
- NUSofting DK+
- Vsampler 3
- Wav files for use with any sampler
We also have 2 less expensive versions, the Prepared Rhodes light and clean is only $5.99USD.
The full version for the formats listed above, excluding the Wusikstation version, is still on sale for $17.99 until March 28th (included).
Get the details here:
http://www.lesproductionszvon.com/zvon_PR.htm
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
Downloadable free demo and more MP3 demos here:
http://www.lesproductionszvon.com/freesounds.htm
http://www.lesproductionszvon.com/freesounds.htm
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
For a limited time, the Prepared Rhodes Light is on sale for $7.99 instead of $9.99 USD.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
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- KVRist
- 240 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Atlanta and Portland
It would still be great if you could put a EXS or MachFive or Kontakt format in there. I don't even know that those formats are that it comes in. I'm loading into MachFive with the soundfont because that's the only one that will load.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
Funny that you're asking this now because I have been thinking for a while of making changes to the Prepare Rhodes. I have a Kontakt 3 version that is almost ready and may be available for this Xmas.
Also some formats may be dropped, mainly the EVE 2 and Wusikstation formats even though they both have great presets made respectively by, besisdes myself, Tim Conrardy and ToTc.
I am also toying with the idea of making a "chromatic" Prepared Rhodes using the same techniques and concept that I used for my Chromatic Hits set. I have in fact began to work slowly on it.
I am not familiar with MachFive but isn't it possible that once you have loaded the soundfont in it, to save it in the MachFive format?
Also some formats may be dropped, mainly the EVE 2 and Wusikstation formats even though they both have great presets made respectively by, besisdes myself, Tim Conrardy and ToTc.
I am also toying with the idea of making a "chromatic" Prepared Rhodes using the same techniques and concept that I used for my Chromatic Hits set. I have in fact began to work slowly on it.
I am not familiar with MachFive but isn't it possible that once you have loaded the soundfont in it, to save it in the MachFive format?
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- KVRist
- 240 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Atlanta and Portland
Yes, I should be able to save it, but I'm still trying to figure that out.
I'm a little ignorant in this area. Does the soundfont have the same quality audio files?
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I'm a little ignorant in this area. Does the soundfont have the same quality audio files?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4085 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from Montreal, Canada
Yes it does, all the formats have the same samples. The difference is that some of the formats (WS, EVE 2, GS3) have additional presets/programs that make use of features specific to these apps, like filters, envelopes, FX.bongo_x wrote:Does the soundfont have the same quality audio files?
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