bluemed Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 With respect to the intro, how do I get that sound out of my Fender Rhodes (effects, pedals, etc.)? And, are there some adjustments to some patch on my QS8 I could make for practice purposes when I do not feel like breaking my back? On a side note, why is it that practices are always held at the drumer's place - my keyboards and shit are heavy too? cheers and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemed Posted August 6, 2003 Author Share Posted August 6, 2003 I should add that my rhodes lacks any funky preamp or other custom renovations - perhaps in the future when I am rich or make millions off my Vox Jaguar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 The fullest Rhodes patch I have in my QS8 is as such: You take the preset Hard Roads (Bank 2, 005), and instead of the voice being VeloRoads3, make it VeloRoads1. Switch the effect to be Ovr+Lzly, and keep the OD thresh all the way down and dime the brightness. That should get you a warm yet crisp Rhodes sound. As for the effect, I think he runs it through a phaser. I just use the above sound clean. Another fuller EP sound I programmed is taking the Whirl Lee sound, returning everything to proper pitch and changing some of the voices around. I'll update this post with some more specific information after I've been at my keyboard. Hope this helps. Stevie's one of my favourites. He wrote some tricky tunes, too! David My Site Nord Electro 5D, Novation Launchkey 61, Logic Pro X, Mainstage 3, lots of plugins, fingers, pencil, paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Fortner Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hmmmm... his Rhodes sound on "I Wish" always seemed pretty straight-ahead to me, with perhaps a little bit of bottom-end rolloff so as not to step on the bass player. Maybe there's a touch of chorus on there, but nothing fancy. In the intro, you can really hear the tines and action of the Rhodes, and I'm pretty sure he's playing octaves for that famous bass line. Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemed Posted August 7, 2003 Author Share Posted August 7, 2003 Thank you very much for your advice David. I made a similar adjustment to one of the rhodes patches on my QS8 but I definitely like yours better. I think you are right about the phaser. Hopefully, I will soon be picking up a MXR phaser. Maybe I am listening to a different recording Stephen. It just seems like something tacit is missing -- perhaps it is just my amp. I have always been much more into the jazz side of things but lately I have been on a bit of funk kick. Been listening to more Stevie, Tower of Power, etc. Anyways, thank you both once again. cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbajazz Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 I'm not sure if he used a phaser or a flanger, but it was a light setting. It might be aux-bussed, not inserted. Just watch out for the noise floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbajazz Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Also - the little bit of distortion makes me think it was amped and miked, vs. DI'ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Your drummer has his own place?!?! Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbobus Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 On the Classic Albums Song in the Key of Life DVD it's clear "Wonders" was playing a Rhodes part and three Arp parts (although the Arp wouldn't work on the '96 DVD recording). The Arp parts are funky and short, the Rhodes part is straight forward, with no fx. On the original '76 recording I don't hear fx at all, so I think things are a bit mixed up because of the Arp parts. A real Rhodes needs a good "guitar like" pre amp. A neutral solid state speaker will not make it sound funky. http://www.bobwijnen.nl Hipness is not a state of mind, it's a fact of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasse Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Was is an Arp?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Yup, and the picking sound that everyone assumes is a guitar was an Arp 2600 too, according to the DVD Superbobus mentioned. /J nas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbobus Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Originally posted by Lasse: Was is an Arp??The Arp was the monster that didn't work on Wonder's DVD... For more Arp (or ARP) info, check vintage synth http://www.bobwijnen.nl Hipness is not a state of mind, it's a fact of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemed Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 I am quite enjoying that Vintage Synth site and have added it to my favorites. I know that I will never get quite the right sound out of my QS8, but is there a patch on the QS8 that emmulates the ARP sound just at the beginning of "I wish." thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Anyone know of a link to a good midifile of "I Wish"? I've been going through my vinyl trying to find the song, but no luck as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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