What I believe sets this plugin arpart from the other plugins is the vacuum tube simulations. A good all-around plugin, and the price makes it one of the best value plugins. The plugin also contains a massive amount of reverbs and cabinets. The Amplifier, Cabinet, Tremolo, Reverb, and Delay controls are excellent with many parameters.
There are a ton of presets (95), many based on classic Wurlitzer sounds. It is most similar in tone to the Keyscape Wurlitzer and Acousticsamples VReeds. I would describe the tone of this plugin as balanced/slightly agressive. I will rate each plugin on four main categories: FEATURES, EFFECTS, VALUE, and PRESETS/SOUND DESIGN. The characteristic "bark" of a Wurlitzer can be partially attributed to the shape and behavior of a vibrating reed (vs the shape of, say, a tine in a Rhodes Piano or a vibrating string), further amplified in many songs by sending the aux output of a Wurlitzer to an external amplifier, such as a Fender Twin or Jazz Chorus, in order to impart non-linear harmonic distortion, add spring reverb, or pass the signal through an amp's EQ circuit(s). The Wurlitzer Electronic Piano is a piano instrument that uses metal reeds struck by hammers to produce vibration, converted to an electrical signal via the piano's pickup, which is then amplified by the preamp/amplifier, similar to how an electric guitar works (the difference being that the pickup in a Wurlitzer carries a voltage, and the piano has active electronics). The Wurlitzer company used to produce jukeboxes, pianos, organs, and all kinds of other musical instruments and equipment, but in the 1980s they were acquired by Baldwin, and like so many purchased brands, the Wurlitzer name has since faded into obscurity, and is now probably most associated with a certain type of electronic piano. I'm a big fan of Wurlitzer plugins, specifically plugins modeled after the Wurlitzer 200 and 200A! When you think of classic Wurlitzer sounds heard on recordings by artists such as Supertramp, Steely Dan, and Three Dog Night, you are most likely hearing this classic electronic piano. Music Theory Lesson 2: Scales, Key Signatures, and Chords.Music Theory Lesson 1: Sound and Tuning Systems.Adam Monroe - Flying Through the Clouds.Adam Monroe - The Last Waltz of a Dying Man.Adam Monroe - Birth of a Planet in Four Parts.Songs My Mother Taught Me (Antonin Dvorak).Adam Monroe's Beats Drum Sample Library.Phaser too (but I prefer Small stone emulation.).Adam Monroe Music - Best Wurlitzer VST Plugin 2021 I find it difficult to be disappointed with this instrument. But probably you are right, and you should be able to add more or less of the tack, I don't know.ītw, to me the Scarbee is excellent, the best I've played.
I think between these 2 libs I would be loaded for bear! Yes i listened to the demos, and the 'clean' sound is never used, so I can't judge. Looking forward to trying the Classic EP-88.
Now Scarbee's Classic EP-88 is of course a whole different sound and approach and one I really love on the demos! I know you can add more or less of the tack as well as the acoustic mics in the mix. They also recorded the acoustic signals using a stereo pair of Bruel and Kjaer mics. Not sure exactly on that one, but according to the writeup, there are 5 discrete and fully mixable signals (DI, tube, contact, mono and stereo pair).