EricBarker Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I've found a tip to improve the built-in Piano sound for the Mojo61, at least for rock, pop, and jazz. After feeling discouraged by the rabbit hole of trying to Frankenstein an external piano sound to the Mojo61, I played around with the settings themselves, and tripped on something that makes the built-in Mojo piano much more usable. For all the E-Pianos, I leave the amp modeling on, and set to Fender Twin... which I feel is probably their best amp model, as well as the most iconic. However, I've always left it OFF for the Acoustic Piano, as you would expect. This time, I turned it ON with the Drive nob all the way down, and suddenly the Piano really pops, in a good way. Somehow that amp model boosts a lot of the missing frequencies and smooths it out a lot. It also adds a bit of warmth that reminds me of good jazz recordings from the 70s. I probably wouldn't choose to use it for solo classical stuff, but it's a good rock/jazz piano, and probably fine for other ensembles. It doesn't even sound "Amp'ed", just better. With a touch of reverb, it's very usable. Before I would rate it a D+, and this moves it into solid B territory. It certainly doesn't compare to the best soft synths out there, particularly for versatility, but in most situations it should be far more than passable. I almost wonder whether they created the piano patch with the amp model in mind. Quote Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Interesting, thanks. Quote Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polychrest Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Useful. And easy to implement. Thanks. Quote “For 50 years, it was like being chained to a lunatic.” -- Kingsley Amis on the eventual loss of his libido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Similar to the Korg SV1's piano when the tube is turned on. Quote 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old No7 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Great info -- thanks! Old No7 Quote Yamaha MODX6 * Hammond SK Pro 73 * Roland Fantom-08 * Crumar Mojo Pedals * Mackie Thump 12As * Tascam DP-24SD * JBL 305 MkIIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpgxk3 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Great find Eric! Thanks. I find dialing up the mid eq also helps a bit. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBarker Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 I feel that the base piano is a bit mid-heavy ('cold'), but certainly after adding the amp sim it"s fairly bright, so yes, turning back up the kids makes sense. Quote Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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