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. 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 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). I will rate each plugin on four main categories: FEATURES, EFFECTS, VALUE, and PRESETS/SOUND DESIGN. I would describe the tone of this plugin as balanced/slightly agressive. It is most similar in tone to the Keyscape Wurlitzer and Acousticsamples VReeds. There are a ton of presets (95), many based on classic Wurlitzer sounds. ![]() ![]() The Amplifier, Cabinet, Tremolo, Reverb, and Delay controls are excellent with many parameters. The plugin also contains a massive amount of reverbs and cabinets. ![]() A good all-around plugin, and the price makes it one of the best value plugins. What I believe sets this plugin arpart from the other plugins is the vacuum tube simulations.
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