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Chapter 17 Vintage Electric Piano 452
Vintage Electric Piano Drive eect
Electric pianos sound best when played through tube ampliers. Tube ampliers oer a wide
range of tones—from the subtle warmth or crunch of guitar ampliers to psychedelic, screaming
rock distortions. The Vintage Electric Piano Drive eect simulates the saturation characteristics of
a tube amplier stage. The Drive eect is the rst signal processing circuit in the Vintage Electric
Piano eects chain.
Drive eect parameters
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On/o button: Turns the Drive eect on or o.
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Distortion Type switch: Switch between two types of distortion eect.
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Gain knob: Rotate to set the amount of harmonic distortion.
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Tone knob: Rotate to equalize the sound before it is amplied or distorted by the virtual tube
amplier circuit.
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Use low Tone values to set a mellow tonal color. If the sound becomes too soft, boost the
treble portion of your sound with the EQ Treble control.
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Use higher Tone values for harsh distortion characteristics, typical of overdriven transistor
stages. If the sound is too aggressive, suppress the treble portion of your sound with the EQ
Treble control.
Vintage Electric Piano Chorus eect
Chorus is the most commonly used eect on electric piano sounds. The Vintage Electric Piano
Chorus eect is based on a delay circuit. The delay time is modulated by an LFO. The delayed
eect signal is mixed with the original signal.
Chorus parameters
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On/o button: Turns the Chorus eect on or o.
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Rate knob: Rotate to set the speed of the Chorus eect, in Hz. High values may result in the
piano sounding detuned.
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Intensity knob: Rotate to set the intensity of the Chorus eect (technically, the amount of delay
time deviation).