![]() ![]() He opened a local factory in Cincinatti, Ohio in 1861. In a very similar period of time, the German Frank Rudolph Wurlitzer started his activity, who from 1853 brought instruments from The Wurlitzer Company in Germany to the USA. You may know that not only Henry Steinway is a German expatriate in the USA, who is famous for creating upright and grand pianos. Or maybe it is a "strange" instrument resembling an upright piano and we know only its brand name? If you have an instrument marked with the American name Wurlitzer - you're in the right place! In this article we will try to introduce you to the history, instruments and other inventions of this very factory. Adding a dense reverb to these sounds offers a micro-tonal, world music flavour reminiscent of a hammered dulcimer.We often wonder what is the value of an inherited grand or upright piano we have at home? This is not always comfortable for whole chords up high, but it is dramatic and cinematic on single-note lead lines. With the damper pedal down and in felted mode, the sound changes dramatically, often leading to the introduction of (often clashy) sympathetic resonances from neighbouring strings in the higher registers. As such, its high registers give a pleasing, bright and thin sound, a little like a Yamaha CP80. ![]() The sampled instrument is technically a spinet – a smaller piano design with less height than the more common upright, limited string length and shorter keys. A felted preset is also available for softer sonorities, and a ‘Warps’ combination gives a more experimental mix of piano samples plus analogue effects. Also in the plug-in interface are options for technical aspects such as hammers/pedal noise, dynamic range, and a one-knob onboard reverb. It’s not a mic combination this time, but a resonant swelling pad made from samples recorded with the sostenuto piano pedal pressed down. However, the ‘Pad’ setting is where things get more interesting. ‘Mid’ offers a more ambient stereo pair with a mono spot mic for focus in the centre. ‘Close’ – as the name suggests – is a close-mic’d stereo pair of condensers for a dry, focused sound. ![]() This all begins with three controls to blend different mic and sound source combinations. Like all Originals plug-ins, operation is largely preset led with several sliders that shape the sound. ![]()
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