WURLI LIBRARY SHOOTOUT -- ALL LESS THAN $35 USD each ​​​​​​​ - VOTE FOR THE BEST

[PavlovsCat]

5 minutes ago, Bad Penguin said:

 

WOW! BF pricing ($35) is much better than intro pricing!!!

Skybox H&W EP 145B BF pricing = $35

I don't own anything from that dev, but all of their demos sound excellent. Great price! Their Wurly (200A) is part of a library on sale for $58 USD. 

https://www.skyboxaudio.com/products/hammers-waves-electric-1

 

Edited November 22, 2022 by PavlovsCat

[PavlovsCat]

However,  Bad Penguin may have given me a way to rationalize buying a third Wurly library in several weeks,  the Skybox one for $35 USD is  the Wurlitzer 145B, which had different key actions and a tube amp, so it sounds different from the 200A, but still great. I think Ray Charles actually used a 140  or a 112 on "What'd I Say." 

@Bad Penguin. did you buy it? If so, I'd love your thoughts-- or anyone else's  who has it -- after using it. It does sound great,  like every demo for every library I've heard from that new developer. 

 

[Bad Penguin]

Yes, I insta-purchased. Own everything Skybox.

I am not capable of giving a review other than a simple "I love it!"  I had (well, still have in storage somewhere) a 200A I purchased gently-preowned in the mid 80's.

For the $35 price-point mentioned in this thread's survey, and "yes," it being a 145B, I don't think you can go wrong (especially since it is not as bulky/heavy lol !).

[PavlovsCat]

12 minutes ago, Bad Penguin said:

Yes, I insta-purchased. Own everything Skybox.

I am not capable of giving a review other than a simple "I love it!"  I had (well, still have in storage somewhere) a 200A I purchased gently-preowned in the mid 80's.

For the $35 price-point mentioned in this thread's survey, and "yes," it being a 145B, I don't think you can go wrong (especially since it is not as bulky/heavy lol !).

That works for me as a review.  You installed it and it obviously made you very happy and you personally owned a 200A, so you know how great actual Wurlys are. Basically,  you also confirmed my suspicions that this new developer is top notch.  Thanks. 

[Dorondon]

If you're an existing customer of skybox audio you can get EP 145B for $27.3

[PavlovsCat]

16 minutes ago, Dorondon said:

If you're an existing customer of skybox audio you can get EP 145B for $27.3

Thanks, I'm not an existing customer, but the odds look superb that I'm soon going to be a new customer! 

[PavlovsCat]

1 hour ago, Dorondon said:

If you're an existing customer of skybox audio you can get EP 145B for $27.3

I just realized that the web page for the Hammers + Waves - EP 145B states that it's an EXPANSION. Does it require that you own some other library or can you purchase this library alone without any other product (beyond owning the full version of KONTAKT. which I own). 

[Craig N]

1 hour ago, PavlovsCat said:

I just realized that the web page for the Hammers + Waves - EP 145B states that it's an EXPANSION. Does it require that you own some other library or can you purchase this library alone without any other product (beyond owning the full version of KONTAKT. which I own). 

You don't even need the full Version of Kontakt as they're Kontakt Player libraries. 

I noticed last night when looking at this expansion, it says "No previous skybox instruments required" 

Whereas the other one (Ether) is 10 extra presets for each of the 10 instruments so it very much requires the other instruments to get any value out of Ether. 

 

[abacab]

It's probably not in the same league as dedicated Wurli emulations, but if you already own the KORG Triton plugin it's worth checking out the keyboard presets. There are many good ROMpler based bread and butter presets, including a bunch of decent e-pianos with a few Wurlis among them. Just happened to notice this while I was messing with the KORG...

[PavlovsCat]

57 minutes ago, abacab said:

It's probably not in the same league as dedicated Wurli emulations, but if you already own the KORG Triton plugin it's worth checking out the keyboard presets. There are many good ROMpler based bread and butter presets, including a bunch of decent e-pianos with a few Wurlis among them. Just happened to notice this while I was messing with the KORG...

As far as I'm concerned I love when everyone is talking Wurlis/Wurlys however we choose to spell it. I think we need a dedicated Wurli forum. Even though, I'm not much of a player. Who here is a decent Wurli player with good chops? I grew up with a mother who was a killer keyboardists and my sisters were really really good. My son has a 88 key midi controller, it was trying to show him how to play it last Christmas that got me to attempt to play again. I actually think I'm going to try to learn some new techniques. The keyboardist from Jamoarqui (sic?) is a YouTuber who shares his blues and funky electric piano licks and I think I'm going to spend some time.  Is anyone else doing anything like that -- like studying blues, funk and R&B techniques and riffs? That's what these things are great for. I've played with some really talented keyboardist, but I've never really been one. I was always on drums with bands. 

[abacab]

39 minutes ago, PavlovsCat said:

Is anyone else doing anything like that -- like studying blues, funk and R&B techniques and riffs? That's what these things are great for. I've played with some really talented keyboardist, but I've never really been one. I was always on drums with bands. 

Take a look at this course. Looks like a fast track for us, *cough* more mature citizens, that don't have unlimited years to learn something new. On sale for 2 more days at $19.99.

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[InstrEd]

38 minutes ago, abacab said:

Take a look at this course. Looks like a fast track for us, *cough* more mature citizens, that don't have unlimited years to learn something new. On sale for 2 more days at $19.99.

It is so real tha,t you feel a ruler hitting your hands when you don't play the right notes ?

[Fleer]

I guess I’m more of a 140b than 200a man. 

[InstrEd]

1 minute ago, Fleer said:

I guess I’m more of a 140b than 200a man. 

Soon you  will be discussing your testosterone levels  ?

[ALC]

Thanks for the thread.  It has certainly increased my awareness of the Wurli/Wurly.

I found this page to be interesting, which reviews a number of Wurlitzer plugins (breaks down the features of each plugin): https://adammonroemusic.com/blog/best_wurlitzer_vst_plugin.html

Can anyone weigh in on the SampleTank Wurly Model 120 (since I have it)?

Edited November 23, 2022 by ALC

[Craig N]

49 minutes ago, ALC said:

Thanks for the thread.  It has certainly increased my awareness of the Wurli/Wurly.

I found this page to be interesting, which reviews a number of Wurlitzer plugins (breaks down the features of each plugin): https://adammonroemusic.com/blog/best_wurlitzer_vst_plugin.html

Can anyone weigh in on the SampleTank Wurly Model 120 (since I have it)?

I was quite excited when I first got that one during the big group buy, but sadly it's the least convincing Wurlitzer I've heard so far. It sounds more like a weird dirty synth imitation of a Wurlitzer to my ears. 

The 1974 Wurly Electric Piano in Sampletank 4 has a serviceable enough tone that would probably work well in a mix. At 323 mb it has its limitations; you can hear there aren't many velocity layers to it, although it does have a nice bark at high velocity levels. The higher regions sound less convincing with less noticeable release sounds. I start getting the sense of it sounding like a synth. 

Edited November 23, 2022 by Craig N

[abacab]

1 hour ago, ALC said:

Can anyone weigh in on the SampleTank Wurly Model 120 (since I have it)?

Honestly, I think that the AIR Velvet A200 sounds much better!

Five Legendary Electric Pianos

"Velvet is a virtual electronic piano that combines five legendary electric pianos from the 60s and 70s into one versatile instrument. Based on the Fender Rhodes Suitcase, Fender Rhodes MK I and MK II Stage Pianos, Wurlitzer 200A and Hohner Pianet-T, Velvet accurately emulates the sound quality, response, and nuances of each original instrument to bring your piano tracks to life. Additionally, Velvet features a pallet of onboard effects and allows you to control every aspect of the sound for unparalleled realism: turn up the tube drive controls in the preamp section to warm up your tone; adjust the timbre, dynamic response, and velocity curve to customize the playing feel; and mix in the sound of pedal and other keyboard mechanical noises to recreate an authentic electric piano track."

 

Edited November 23, 2022 by abacab

[Christian Jones]

3 hours ago, abacab said:

Take a look at this course. Looks like a fast track for us, *cough* more mature citizens, that don't have unlimited years to learn something new.

Gotta pay your dues abacab. That includes getting slapped on the wrist each time you mess up, no matter how old you are.

Btw, can anyone tell me what kind of electric piano the Scarbee EP-88s is? I can't seem find what category it falls into. Like is it a Rhoads or? I don't think it's a wurli

[Craig N]

1 minute ago, Christian Jones said:

Gotta pay your dues abacab. That includes getting slapped on the wrist each time you mess up, no matter how old you are.

Btw, can anyone tell me what kind of electric piano the Scarbee EP-88s is? I can't seem find what category it falls into. Like is it a Rhoads or? I don't think it's a wurli

Not sure the specific model but I know it's a Rhodes. I have it, and I noticed the dynamics are great when I was comparing it to some other Rhodes libraries the other day. 

[abacab]

AIR Velvet $10. https://www.jrrshop.com/air-music-tech-velvet-2