Move along, folks. Nothing to see here. Sorry guy, really, literally every Rhodes had issues and quirks back in the day. That‘s the beauty of Rhodes playing, every one of em is an unique piece of art. You‘re expecting perfection from something that‘s imperfect by design. BTW, it hurts just by watching you trying to press the keys, I doubt you can really play…
Those aren't "flaws" - in fact, they're exactly what you'd expect when playing any Rhodes - even a new, "straight out of the box Rhodes." I've owned 5 different Rhodes models over the years and each of them had sonic inconsistencies between between different notes on their respective keyboards. It's the nature of the beast and why it was worth the money to have your Rhodes set up by a good tech periodically. I don't miss those days.
I have a Nord Stage 2, a Nord Electro 5 and a Yamaha YC 73. The Nords are overall great boards, but i like the Rhodes on the Yamaha more. Especially the Rd73 Studio. I also have a real Rhodes Mark 2 and i had several in the last 35 years and i can tell you: None of them sounded totally consistent from note to note. It‘s normal, that the tines are sounding different, at least if you don‘t have the time to maintain your Rhodes every month.
I’m considering getting the Yamaha yc 73 for gigging, although I haven’t really seen many reviews on it compared to yc 88/61. Would you say it’s an overall great keyboard?
Lol, have you ever played a real Rhodes? And watching you trying to hit the keys (I don't say "play" here intentionally) lets me doubt if you are really experienced enough to judge any type of piano or sound...
Sorry but there is an issue in your detection - the clink that you mention in your first critique is something inherent in Rhodes. Even in an acoustic piano, as you progress in higher notes that is a characteristic which gives it beauty. Your second point about low volume in that one note. I did not hear it at all. Third critique that how the notes sound as they go higher in octave, it is how it is. I stopped watching your video after that. Basically, the way I see it, your instrument has nothing wrong at least on the first three things that you mention. Enjoy it.
But he is showing its a CLUSTER, not merely as one goes higher on the board. Overall, a more consistent sound or at least a smoothly changing sound is desired.
@@marvinkmooneyoz Not demonstrated in video. The person is unnecessarily finicky. To get non-nuanced straight bland tone best would be to get a cheap beginners Casio keyboard. My son has that and this person would find that flawless.
… check out if the reason for this topics is maybe based on the keybed (rubber pads, dirt-particles etc.) and not always effected by the sampled material.
When you listen that closely to pianos of different flavour on sample based instruments from different manufacturers, you will hear inconsistencies everywhere. Even in the expensive Nords. To some degree it´s because of the technology of samppling, but also since the electromagnetic or natural sources also have thise differences. They are no modeled or calculated algorithms. To be honest I wonder how the guys at Yamaha have put so much work into it to even it out so far. You will find other instruments with more differences in between notes.
With all due respect imo you're not too familiar with the different types of Rhodes some are smoother based on the players setting & some musicians like more of tine/belly type of sounds, with that being said, every Rhodes has a unique character
If these are samples from real Rhodes then it’s probably just the actual Rhodes model wasnt exactly perfectly setup to your ear. Those were real analog acoustic instruments and had inconsistencies as part of their character.
This whole thing is embarrassing! The keys are the cheapest possible that you could see on Casio children's keyboards. I am disappointed! A keyboard that aspires to stage class or at least a Hammond clone is so cheaply made. Yamaha belittles musicians.
I'm glad this guy didn't buy a REAL Rhodes. Or a REAL Jupiter 8... or REAL Hammond B3. He'd spend his final days camparing notes and complaining about how all these these instruments aren't flawless. God forbid he gets a hold of a 16th century Harpsichord!!
Those are the transition points where even real Rhodes got inconsistencies because the hammer tips hardness is changing. It is realistic indeed
I was looking for this comment! Thanks for pointing this out.
Move along, folks. Nothing to see here. Sorry guy, really, literally every Rhodes had issues and quirks back in the day. That‘s the beauty of Rhodes playing, every one of em is an unique piece of art. You‘re expecting perfection from something that‘s imperfect by design. BTW, it hurts just by watching you trying to press the keys, I doubt you can really play…
I agree & he could have saved the money to get some piano lessons instead :-)
Those aren't "flaws" - in fact, they're exactly what you'd expect when playing any Rhodes - even a new, "straight out of the box Rhodes." I've owned 5 different Rhodes models over the years and each of them had sonic inconsistencies between between different notes on their respective keyboards. It's the nature of the beast and why it was worth the money to have your Rhodes set up by a good tech periodically. I don't miss those days.
I have a Nord Stage 2, a Nord Electro 5 and a Yamaha YC 73. The Nords are overall great boards, but i like the Rhodes on the Yamaha more. Especially the Rd73 Studio. I also have a real Rhodes Mark 2 and i had several in the last 35 years and i can tell you: None of them sounded totally consistent from note to note. It‘s normal, that the tines are sounding different, at least if you don‘t have the time to maintain your Rhodes every month.
I’m considering getting the Yamaha yc 73 for gigging, although I haven’t really seen many reviews on it compared to yc 88/61. Would you say it’s an overall great keyboard?
Is there a phaser effect for Rhodes?
Those guys down at your local music store, probably roll their eyes when you walk in to return yet another instrument.................😳😳😦
Lol, have you ever played a real Rhodes? And watching you trying to hit the keys (I don't say "play" here intentionally) lets me doubt if you are really experienced enough to judge any type of piano or sound...
Hmmm... Are you trolling yourself? All you did was convince anyone watching this video, to never hire you for a gig.
Sorry but there is an issue in your detection - the clink that you mention in your first critique is something inherent in Rhodes. Even in an acoustic piano, as you progress in higher notes that is a characteristic which gives it beauty. Your second point about low volume in that one note. I did not hear it at all. Third critique that how the notes sound as they go higher in octave, it is how it is. I stopped watching your video after that. Basically, the way I see it, your instrument has nothing wrong at least on the first three things that you mention. Enjoy it.
But he is showing its a CLUSTER, not merely as one goes higher on the board. Overall, a more consistent sound or at least a smoothly changing sound is desired.
@@marvinkmooneyoz Not demonstrated in video. The person is unnecessarily finicky. To get non-nuanced straight bland tone best would be to get a cheap beginners Casio keyboard. My son has that and this person would find that flawless.
… check out if the reason for this topics is maybe based on the keybed (rubber pads, dirt-particles etc.) and not always effected by the sampled material.
When you listen that closely to pianos of different flavour on sample based instruments from different manufacturers, you will hear inconsistencies everywhere. Even in the expensive Nords. To some degree it´s because of the technology of samppling, but also since the electromagnetic or natural sources also have thise differences. They are no modeled or calculated algorithms. To be honest I wonder how the guys at Yamaha have put so much work into it to even it out so far. You will find other instruments with more differences in between notes.
With all due respect imo you're not too familiar with the different types of Rhodes some are smoother based on the players setting & some musicians like more of tine/belly type of sounds, with that being said, every Rhodes has a unique character
Based. You should get a keyboard that only plays plain sine waves + EQ. Then your ears will reach nirvana.
If these are samples from real Rhodes then it’s probably just the actual Rhodes model wasnt exactly perfectly setup to your ear. Those were real analog acoustic instruments and had inconsistencies as part of their character.
When you get the Nord I’ll buy that POS Yamaha from ya for $100.
This whole thing is embarrassing! The keys are the cheapest possible that you could see on Casio children's keyboards. I am disappointed! A keyboard that aspires to stage class or at least a Hammond clone is so cheaply made. Yamaha belittles musicians.
Dude get a life, if you don’t like sample sounds, buy a Rhodes, stay home and play it.
I’m a working musician and the samples don’t bother me.
ridiculous video
I'm glad this guy didn't buy a REAL Rhodes.
Or a REAL Jupiter 8... or REAL Hammond B3.
He'd spend his final days camparing notes and complaining about how all these these instruments aren't flawless.
God forbid he gets a hold of a 16th century Harpsichord!!
Sorry dude, only you care
This seems overly nitpicky and a total non-factor in a buying decision.
Is it serious ?
This is exactly how Rhodes are by nature. Not consistant, that s make them special.
Dame with Hammond by the way....
YAMAHA : YC 61 : NEW MODEL ;
Parameter : Equalizador - Gráficos ;
Arpeggios : Timbres : Ritmos : Tons :
Effectos ; Gráficos : Digitais ;
YC 61 : Top : Som : Digitais : YAMAHA .
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They did it on purpose for realism.
Disconcerting! hadnt quite noticed this in demos. Consistency, like you said
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Should have bought Keyscape!