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The model Funk Piano does not sound realistic in the bass. We’ve added this special
synthetic sound of the piano engine as a bonus.
Hohner Electra Piano
Not to be confused with the all-electronic RMI Electrapiano, the extremely rare Hohner
Electra Piano offers striking hammers like those of the Rhodes, but a stiffer keyboard
action. It was designed to resemble the look of a conventional acoustic upright piano.
John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin played it on “Stairway to Heaven”, “Misty Mountain
Hop” and “No Quarter”.
Hohner Electra Model:
• Electra Piano
EVP88 and MIDI
Adaptation of Your MIDI Keyboards Velocity Sensitivity
The EVP88 responds with extreme sensitivity to the velocity information transmitted
with MIDI note messages. It’s advisable to set Logic’s velocity and dynamic track
parameters with care. In Logic Pro, you can try the following tip to fine-tune the
velocity curve if you find that you’re not getting the right feel with your MIDI keyboard.
• Create a Transformer object in the Environment, and cable it between the Physical
Input and Sequencer Input objects on the Click and Ports layer.
• Set the transformer parameters so that all MIDI events with the condition “note” are
set to Use Map under Vel in the lower operation line.
You can then “draw” your own individual keyboard velocity curve. For more detailed
information, please refer to the Environment chapter of the Logic Pro reference manual.