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Reggae Piano/Organ Patches

Reggae Piano/Organ Patches

29 Sep 2010, 02:13
Hey there everyone...

Wondering if any of you play ska / reggae keyboard with a Fantom G... and wondering what patches you use.

So far for pianos I've been using various grands... depending on the feel of the track.

As for Organ, I've been using the Revo B with tone 1 (perc) turned off... to get that reggae bubble keyboard kind of sound.

Any patches, trips or tricks you guys have to offer?

Thanks!

Re: Reggae Piano/Organ Patches

29 Sep 2010, 08:16
Reggae pianos are usually very bright with a sharp high end, I'd take a preset and tweak the e.q, add highs and reduce lows.
Organ sounds are a bit of a problem on the G, since the rotary effect is not great and it's hard to create a deep sounding organ. Sampling one from other synths doesn't really help either, because of the rotary.
Just choose a preset that sounds closest to what you need, and live with it, or use another synth/module for the organs.

Re: Reggae Piano/Organ Patches

30 Sep 2010, 04:43
Right on dude... yea the factory Piano and Organ collection are a little disappointing. I am able to make it work though, I've found a few sounds that will work. Like I mentioned the Revo B with tone 1 turned off is my favorite Organ... as for piano, the Bright Grand and NY Bright Grand... as well as the regular G-Grand... and The JD-800 is a pretty good electronic piano sound.

I'm also utilizing the S2 button to trigger my PFX (delay) on and off. I also assigned knobs 3 and 4 to control the feedback and balance of the PFX delay... so I can change the effect on the fly while playing it live... so when I want to switch into a dub style with wet and heavy effects its just a matter of pressing a button and then tweakin the knobs if needed. Then switch the button back off and its back to dry. I'm ordering a latched foot control switch so I can do the switch with my foot.

Not really sure why you couldn't sample other organs... because of the rotary? If the samples had a good rotary in them already, wouldn't that be OK? Anyone know where to find good samples of rolling leslies?

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