Dusty Roads 捕捉了经典 Fender Rhodes Mark II 舞台电钢琴的精华。
我们以近距离立体声和线路录音录制了这种复古之美，让你自由地塑造音色并使其成为你自己的音色。
最终的结果是一种可以自然演奏、音质出色的乐器，它将在你的音轨中栩栩如生，具有大量的声音塑造选项和扩展的内容，将这种经典声音带入新的方向。
这个标志性的原型机是由 Harold Rhodes 创立的传奇乐器系列中最受欢迎的型号之一。他在二战期间开发了他对电钢琴概念的独特见解，努力制造紧凑型电钢琴，以帮助受伤士兵的康复。1959 年，他与 Fender 一起发布了早期版本“Piano Bass”。在 CBS 收购 Fender 后，第一个全尺寸型号 The Mark I “ Suitcase ”于 1965 年发布。Mark I “Stage”于 1970 年问世，而此 Mark II 于 1979 年问世。
虽然 Rhodes 系列只是众多早期尝试 “电声化” 钢琴概念和声音的其中之一，但它实现了全新的音色和动态特性并且完全不同。
Mark II 在轻柔弹奏时具有平滑、柔滑、几乎玻璃般的音色，但当演奏者疯狂演奏和深入挖掘时，它会迅速升起。它是为数不多的定义了 20 世纪中期音乐美学的经典键盘之一。
我们使用 6 个力度层和 4 个循环对所有 73 个键进行采样，然后录制了上下行音效，以便你可以在琴键按下的时候调节释放音量，当你真的想要感受乐器的时候，给你适量的触感存在。我们不满足于止步于此，我们制作了 20 种不断变化的氛围音景，从空灵的影视氛围，到令人难忘和大气氛围 - 非常适合强调和增强你的音乐作品的深度。你可以将它们实时编入声音中，也可以将它们作为自己的音色演奏。你还会发现 20 个自定义 FX 预设，它们利用我们模板的音色分层功能和 FX 将声音延伸到各种新方向。
最后，我们的模块化 FX 机架允许你使用各种单块、放大器和扬声器组合重新放大你的新电钢琴，并叠加各种 DSP 效果。
原文：
Dusty Roads captures the essence of a classic Fender Rhodes Mark II Stage Piano. We recorded this vintage beauty in close stereo and direct line in, giving you total freedom to shape the tone and make it your own. The end result is a naturally playable, great-sounding instrument that will come alive in your tracks, with tons of sound-shaping options and expanded content to take this classic sound in new directions.
This iconic model was one of the most popular in the legendary instrument line originated by Harold Rhodes. He developed his unique take on the electro-acoustic piano concept during World War II in an effort to build compact bed-side electric pianos to aid in the recovery of wounded soldiers. He released an early version, the “Piano Bass”, with Fender in 1959. The first full-sized model, The Mark I “Suitcase”, was released in 1965 after CBS bought Fender. The Mark I “Stage” followed in 1970 and this Mark II came out in 1979. While the Rhodes line was just one of many early attempts at “electrifying” the piano concept and sound, it achieved a tonal and dynamic character that was completely new and utterly distinct. The Mark II has a smooth, silky, almost glassy bell tone when played softly, but it quickly rises up when the player digs into it with a fuzzy growl and full body of an electric organ. It is one of a very few classic keyboards that have come to define the aesthetics of mid-20th century music.
We sampled all 73 keys with 6 velocity layers and 4 round robin, then recorded key up and down SFX so you can dial in the release volume and amount of key attack click, giving just the right amount of tactile presence when you really want to feel the instrument. Not content to stop there, we crafted 20 evolving textural soundscapes that range from ethereal and cinematic, to haunting and atmospheric – perfect for underscoring and adding depth to your musical compositions. You can weave them into the sound in real-time or play them as their own instruments. You’ll also find 20 custom FX presets that utilize the multi-layer features and FX of our template to stretch the sounds in all kinds of new directions. And finally, our modular FX rack allows you to re-amp your new e-piano with various pedal, amp and speaker combos and pile on a variety of DSP effects.
CONTENTS
The Kontakt interface includes a suite of automation-ready sound-shaping controls to give you total creative flexibility. You have control over swell, attack, release, offset, vibrato, filter, pitch (coarse & fine), articulation switching, cross-fading and layering, and so much more. We’ve also included 20 unique sound-designed custom FX presets to give you lots of creative options.
This library comes with an adaptable LFO system, with selectable LFO shape, modulation target parameter, speed, intensity, tempo-syncing and fade-in time. You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters, with assignable modulation targets such as velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position and step-sequencer table control. Our customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. We’ve included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance.
The interface is rounded-out by our modular FX rack panel, with 18 different DSP effect modules that you can assign in any of 10 available slots, in any order that you wish. You’ll find classic phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ, rotator and so much more. The Reverb effect includes our favorite convolution reverb impulse responses, including 99 different rooms, halls, chambers and outdoor environments, plus another 40 custom FX impulses to radically transform the sound and open up whole new worlds of musical possibility. We’ve added a great bank of FX rack chain factory presets to get you started!
Product Specs:
– 1 main powerful open-format Kontakt .nki instrument
– Fender Rhodes Mark II Sustains, Key Up/Down SFX in close stereo and direct line in
– 20 Ambience patches created from the source content
– 20 Custom Sound-Designed FX and Ambient presets
– 12.7 GB Installed
– 4,520 Stereo Samples
– 24 bit / 48kHz Stereo uncompressed PCM wav audio
– Unlocked wav samples can be directly imported into almost any wav-compatible plugin or DAW