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Free Rhodes and electric piano samples

Free Rhodes, Wurlitzer and electric piano samples: notes, chords and loops for neo-soul, lo-fi, jazz and R&B, with root notes and a licence verdict.

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The sound of soul and lo-fi

Electric pianos were built as portable, amplified alternatives to the acoustic piano, and ended up with a sound of their own. The Rhodes is the warm, chiming keyboard of 1970s jazz fusion, soul and R&B, and of today’s neo-soul and lo-fi hip hop. The Wurlitzer has a reedier, edgier tone heard in pop, rock and soul. Both respond strongly to how hard they are played.

Using electric piano samples

Single-note samples are most useful as a multisampled instrument: several notes and velocities mapped in a sampler, so you can play your own chords. Chord one-shots and loops are quicker for sketching. A Rhodes almost always sounds better with some movement, so add a tremolo or chorus, and a touch of saturation for the overdriven bark.

Some free electric piano sets come from vintage-instrument sample sites; others are community recordings with mixed licences. The verdict on each card tells you which are cleared for a release.

Questions

How does a Rhodes make its sound?
A hammer strikes a thin metal tine next to a tuned bar, and an electromagnetic pickup, like a guitar's, turns the vibration into a signal. Played softly it is warm and round; played hard the tines bark and bite.
What is the difference between a Rhodes and a Wurlitzer?
A Wurlitzer uses metal reeds rather than tines, which gives it a reedier, more nasal tone that breaks up into grit when played hard. A Rhodes is rounder and more bell-like.

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