Today we checkin out some smooth sounds from SoundsToSample.com
In case you didn’t know, this site is run by the creators of Sample Magic…yeah, them.
Checkin out some rhodes samples they sent over for review, in a Jazz/Funk style.
David knows I like smooth, downtempo, chilled out sounds….so I had to check this one on his suggestion.
What is Mellow Jazz/Funk Elements?
In short, it’s a collection of rhode samples.
What I first noticed about this collection is the variety of styles in there.
Usually when you get a rhodes library it’s all pretty much along the same groove.
Not this one, you get blues, jazz, funk, chords, arpeggios, and other random stuff.
Rhodes are like salt, everyone should have some in the house.
Quick Specs
- Content: 430 acidized wav files
- Format: Wav
- Price: $39.95
So how do they sound?
The first thing I noticed about the sound is that it seems they were all recorded with the mic pretty close to the cabinet. That can be good or bad depending on what you want.
But it gives it a full bodied sound, lots of harmonics and such.
Like I said before, the variety is a strong point of the collection, because you can find tons of different styles and they all sound authentic.
The playing is very groove oriented, especially when you get into some of the jazz loops, a bunch of nice riffs and stuff ready to be chopped.
The inclusion of single chords is also welcome, with 3 and 4 note varieties.
All in all, it’s got a good authentic rhodes sound, though some may find it a little too “full” for their tastes.
So what’s the bottom line on this library?
It’s got a great sound, great production and plenty of variety to be useful in various situations.
If you like the “fullness” of a rhodes sounds, as opposed to a more “controlled” feel, then you’ll love the sounds in here.
The production provides enough variation in the loops and riffs to allow for some great chops to be extracted.
I give this library a 4 out of 5 subs, solid library at a nice price.
check it out over at SoundsToSample.com: Mellow Jazz/Funk Elements
leave a comment below and let me know what you think about the demo.
Rhodes sounds are nice. Solid. However i got a question…it says ACIDIZED wav format. Whats the diference from regular wav? thnx.
they are optimized to be looped in acid and other programs that read acid wavs. This let’s them be sped up and slowed down with minimal artifacts.
First! Daaamn 😛
lol hahahahaha.
You can use ACIDIZED WAV files in any software compatible with WAV format (FL Studio, Reason, Cubase, Maschine etc.), and they are working just the same as regular WAV files. The only difference is when you are load ACIDIZED WAV to Sony Acid software, where this files have embedded Tempo (for timestretch) & Key (pitch) informations inside file header.
Yeah pretty much lol….it’s all good!
Right on…thnx for the info fellaz. Never played around with ACID program, might ck it out in the future. Peace!!!!
just to be clear wit ya….u don’t need acid to read them, they are still just wave files, you just get benefits of the added data when usin acid or a program that can read the acidized data
Honestly I always wondered about that too, thanks for the info, and for the question! lol
hahahahaha lol, no doubt fam
Yo! I gotta a lot of those Rhodes samples in my arsenal! They’re soooo dope!
They can stretch to fit any bpm’s or you can chop it up!
I love the “warm fuzzy” sound that only Rhodes can deliver, and this particular set has lots of variety!Definitely worth pickin’ up!
yeah I feel ya man! It’s all good!
Nice work. May look into those.
thanks for checkin out the video yo.
hey man .. some lush sounding rhodes.
sick beat reminded me of looptroop rockers.
gotta get me one of those maschines its overtaken the mpc in my eyes.
cheers man keep at it
thanks for the response man lol, yeah uhhhh…my mpc 4k sits turned off next to me, looking at me like “why you don’t touch me no more?” lol
These were some cool loops too, I liked em.
For $40 this’ll be good to have in the toolbox, especially for those of us that aren’t true keyboard players and don’t feel like fumbling around w/a plug-in such as Lounge Lizard and the like. Granted the trade off may be the expressiveness and modulations but that why there’s Guitar Rig 😉
It’s worth missing a date night at the movies…then again considering the quality time to satisfaction ratio most good sample packs are *lmao*
Most def man, good to get that “live” sound we like to search for…I know my keyboard skills aren’t as dope as these lol.
yea man I think they cool
I can use such sound sounds on the chorus or just to change the mood of the song.
thanks
no problem yo, thanks for checkin it out
Very nice bro. After watching your video I had to take a trip up to my local music store ya feel me. They seem to see me every week so no big deal 🙂
Even got it for practically free (probably because I just brought a new Danelectro Guitar).
I didn’t even know about this one yet.
Thanks for keeping me informed.
dope bro lol, I feel you…unfortunately we don’t have a music store in my city I gotta drive an hour or so
well, we got live music stores with guitars, drums, some keyboards, pianos, etc…but not stuff like this lol
wut it do, been a minute, been meanin to get to these reviews. I’m glad I caught this one tho. Love keyboards so this fits right in with a lot of the things I been doin lately. Just got my hands on an M-audio Sputnik so the song and recording game is gettin stepped up, now to build up the sound library and this wouldn’t be a bad place to start. Keep it up
Jes
Pushin Keys Productions
no doubt fam, whas good. keep me posted on that mic man, heard good things about it.
Hey Joe,
You got any suggestions on a good studio chair man? I’ve been putting a hurting on mine and now its falling apart.
Herman miller man lol, them joints is SICK lol
Damn man those joints are sick but I don’t think I’d pay $500 – $800 dollars for a chair. At the most I’d pay is probably $250. I think at those prices I’m mainly paying for the brand and not the chair 🙂
I found a nice high-back chair on amazon that’s around $200 hopefully that will last me for a couple of years…maybe….I tend to go through chairs on the regular.
Thanks for letting me know about the Herman Miller chairs…you never know if I get frustrated enough with the cheap stuff I may acquire one down the road but at a used price lol.
No doubt fam lol, they more than just high backs tho, they got that lumbar support and everything lol, they use em at my job…sick.
but I feel you…I’d love to catch one on sale! lol
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I think I could live with the upfront sound of these recordings. I find it easier to scale back a sound or shave some brightness off rather than the other way around. I got a lot of Rhodes already (and I fumble with the Lounge Lizard lol),
but if I didn’t $40 is a great deal on these.
SaintJoe, if you still want to sell the 4000, and could wait about a month, I’d give you something comparable to the ebay buy it now prices. It’s the pre-Numark
white one right?
I feel ya man, they def usable.
My 4k is the pre numark original joint from Mars music before they closed lol, the white one.
I haven’t put it on eBay or anything yet so I may still have it in a month we’ll see, just hit me up when you ready and I’ll let ya know if I still got it.
jus got this1 nuthin beats the dusty rhodes:)
Yessir! nothing does lol.
Thinkin bout picking this up. Thanks for the review. Dope beat!
@Dolomyte3d69, no doubt fam, thanks for watchin man.
Pretty cool…
@Jahi, thanks for watchin yo!
cool sounds
@lilmoz, word, thanks for watching