Shabby Chic Samples presents The RMI ELECTRA-PIANO 368X for Kontakt. This classic, vintage instrument has been used by ROCK LEGENDS such as:
Tony Banks from Genesis
Jon Lord from Deep Purple
Rick Wakeman from YES
Dr. John (Right Place, Wrong Time)
John Lennon
Ray Manzarek (Hello I Love You)
Sparks
Chic Corea
to name just a few.
A vintage RMI has been restored and sampled in pristine 44.1khz at 24 bits. Each useful combination of stops has been chromatically sampled (no pitch stretching algorithms) with NO LOOPS in both normal mode and organ mode. Each note of each preset stop was sampled until the RMI stopped making sound giving you up to 30-40 seconds of audio for each note.
The product does NOT require you to layer sampled sounds to create the combinations. In not requiring layering, the sound of the RMI maintains its classic, vintage sound. Other products that require you to layer the individual PRESET samples to create the combinations will NOT sound as natural (has to do with the phasing of the individual samples). Some magic happens inside the RMI when combining the STOPS that can not be recreated without sampling the stop combinations individually. As a result, there is almost 1 GB of sample data in sampling all of these combinations.
You will get nothing fancy from Shabby Chic (No fancy GUIs, No Processing or FX) only pure RAW sound that you can sculpt into whatever you need in your projects and as such, this product will sit wonderfully in your mix. Of course, none of the KONTAKT parameters are protected and you can play and add your own touches to the Kontakt programs (add effects, change the ADSR, create custom COMBIs for LIVE performance, etc.).
Listen to the Audio examples of the RMI Collection. These DEMOS will let you hear how these instruments sound DRY, processed and in a context of a mix. I can't really do GENESIS justice but this way you can hear something a bit familiar and judge the quality of this product for yourself.
Check the listing under the DEMOS for a listing of each of the sample programs in the collection. These are the most musical and useful combinations for the RMI. As a registered owner of the RMI, you will be entitled to any future RMI samples added to the collection free of charge.
Current users RAVE about this sample set in being SPOT ON to a real RMI except they don't have to lug around an 80 lb instrument in order to use it. KONTAKT runs in RECEPTOR or on a LAPTOP and as such, these sample programs are useable in a LIVE situation as well.
Another feature added to this virtual RMI Electra-Piano is the ability to turn off and on FIXED VELOCITY response. In Fixed Velocity mode, you get the vintage, retro feel of the real RMI. In variable mode, you get a modern feel to the classic RMI sound (some say, finally, an RMI that responds to touch).
You won't be disappointed in purchasing this wonderful RMI Collection for your project work (home, professional or live).