Roads MK1 Electric Piano by Oenkenstein Audio released

[Oenkenstein]

The Roads MK1 Electric Piano is an emulation of a 73 keys Rhodes MK1 Stage Piano from 1965.
The Rack Extension mimics the sound and the look of the original hardware.

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The Roads MK1 Electric Piano is build as a Rompler.

This device is aimed for those who want to:

• Have an instrument for use in different genres (hip hop, soul, blues, gospel and rock), but also wants to use a good emulation of the classic sound from the original hardware Rhodes MK1 Stage Piano

• Have a small collection of instrument patches of the Roads MK1 Electric Piano

Included are 18 patches. The Roads MK1 Electric Piano comes with some special effects patches which emulates the components of a Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.
The amplifier component patches are:

• Chorus

• Phaser

• EQ (Paint)

• Spring Reverb (The Cold Hall)

• Compressor (Pressor)

Trademark disclaimer: All product names used are trademarks of their respective owners, and in no way constitutes an association or affiliation with Oenkenstein Audio or Reason Studios.

Specifications:
• Type of device: Rompler
• Method of synthesis: Additive 24 bit wavetable synthesis
• CV (Control Voltage) Velocity Out
• CV In for:

• Gate/Note

• Hammer

• Boost

• Volume

• Controllers:

• Spread

• Warm

• Hammer

• Bass Boost

• Volume

Minimum requirements:
1. Duo Core based computer with at least a 2 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM
2. Reason 10.2 or higher running on Windows or Mac OSX

You can try or purchase Roads from:

https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack ... ric-piano/

The introduction price of 21 Euro lasts until December, 8, 2021.

Hope you like it,

/Ed Gool
Oenkenstein Audio

[QVprod]

Nice to finally see a Rhodes besides Radical keys.

[DaveyG]

I'm really glad your spelling of Roads was deliberate!

[Oenkenstein]

I'm really glad your spelling of Roads was deliberate!

Well, I mentioned in the studio that I was worrying about a good name for the Rack Extension. Because of rights issues. To which a session musician asked: "Why don't you just call it Roads". And so it happened.

[EnochLight]

This is substantially cheaper than the new Rhodes MK8 that's coming out.

If you customize, it's approaching north of $12,000 USD!!!

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[challism]

I'm really glad your spelling of Roads was deliberate!

Well, I mentioned in the studio that I was worrying about a good name for the Rack Extension. Because of rights issues. To which a session musician asked: "Why don't you just call it Roads". And so it happened.

Congrats on the release, Ed. Looks good.
Roads was a better choice than Shunpike or Dead End.

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[Oenkenstein]

This is substantially cheaper than the new Rhodes MK8 that's coming out.

Well. That MK8 is expensive, but the enthusiast will get a beautiful machine. Nice keys, it looks sturdy and solid. Has analog components and is rare.

The one included for the Rack Extension cost 600 Euros to purchase and was completely refurbished by a local company for about 1000 Euros.

The 1965 type is special. The caption at the line output reads Input, while it is an output. The Bass Boost is actually a filter cut around 175 Hz. This electric piano with just two knobs can be heard on countless legendary hits.

FYI, at the moment there is just one demo song on the product page in the shop. I will try to upload another another demo song, but have to wait for permission to use the track. So, fingers crossed.

[DaveyG]

This is substantially cheaper than the new Rhodes MK8 that's coming out.

If you customize, it's approaching north of $12,000 USD!!!




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Haha. Because nothing says "I have more money than sense" than a pink electric piano.

[Oenkenstein]

FYI, a new demo song for the Roads Electric Piano arrived in the web shop page at Reasonstudios.
https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack ... ric-piano/

And I changed the sales period to dec, 8, 2021, as the Roads Song Competition has started.
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=7525632

Hope you join the contest and wish you a lot inspiration.

[MrFigg]

I might actually enter this one but only because I’d like the singing bowls RE. So I at least need to come 2nd. Woohoo.

[Oenkenstein]

I might actually enter this one but only because I’d like the singing bowls RE. So I at least need to come 2nd. Woohoo.

Awesome. You have the right attitude. Wish you the best of luck and don't forget to hurry. The deadline is in two weeks.

[challism]

I might actually enter this one but only because I’d like the singing bowls RE. So I at least need to come 2nd. Woohoo.

Klank *singing bowls* RE is really cool. It can make some really beautiful (to haunting) atmospheric sounds.