Nefertit but…..??

[leonardo 1]

Does anyone still use Nefertiti as an EP on an NS4 88? Without using effects, how do you EQ it to get a softer, less muddy tone in the lows and mids? EP 9 is nice, but it's too compressed. I use the pre-set Bright setting on EP 9, but it doesn't really satisfy me because it becomes too thin and shrill. Thanks, let me know.

[daniel70]

I feel the same way about the Stockholm sample. That's why I went back to Nefertiti. And on YouTube, you can see that well-known Rhodes players like J3PO, Kiefer, and others still play Nefertiti.
With this sample, I either just turn on the Bright Timbre Filter. But I use the EQ even more often: bass at least -10, mids at 2.5 +4, and treble +12. Alternatively, you can also lower the mids a little at around 450 Hz if the sound is too "muddy" for you.

[bazookabill]

I have been experimenting with Nord rhodes tones for years to achieve a lively, breathing sound in a band setting, and I have tried countless EQ settings on my nord electro 5 HP. I noticed that if I boost a frequency too much, the sound becomes harsh and the transients become painful.

Nefertiti: Lately, I've been cutting the bass -8 and cutting the midrange to at least -6 at 350 Hz, leaving the treble at zero or boosting it by a maximum of +2 dB. The JC Sim works well for this softer sound, and you'll have more headroom, then boosting the treble (or any freq) too much. The Twin sim is too harsh and nasal, while the JC Sim provides a more musical experience without, or with a minimum amount of drive.

Nefertiti, ep1, or mark v sample work well live this way.

Stockholm ep is a different story. There is a very disturbing frequency range in the tone, which is unpleasant at high volumes and takes away the body of the tone so it becomes thin in louder mix. Lately, I've been cutting the bass -8, boosting the mids by 2 dB at 6-700 Hz, and cutting the treble by 2 dB. Another variation is to cutting the mids by 3-4 dB at 2.2 kHz (the harshness region), treble: 0 or +2, bass -8.

On nord electro 5 there is no piano filter feature, so I can experiment only with the eq/comp/amp sim.

I like to experiment with a UAFX Dream '65 pedal, which enriches the frequency range a little, but it's not clear yet whether it's really necessary. The other pedal I like to use is the Tech21 Para Driver, more for sound shaping and saturation than radical modification.

All in all, my conclusion is always that I experiment too much with tones; if I practiced more, the instrument would sound better under my hands : ).

[daniel70]

Whenever I have doubts about the Nefertiti sample, I look at this...



Or this…

So you hear that you can live very well with the Nefertiti!
But apart from that, I keep asking myself why they just can't manage it, or don't want to, or don't realize that they finally need to release a Rhodes sample in the quality of Keyscape or Scarbee. At least since their keyboards have become so expensive.
A Rhodes that gives you a warm, pleasant shiver down your spine without having to fiddle around with it too much. That's not the case with any of the Nord Rhodes samples so. In my opinion, Yamaha, Korg, Roland, and Kawai have also improved in terms of Rhodes.

[leonardo 1]

I agree with everything you've said!!.....Thank you for your advice...I'll try them all. I'm hoping for a new Rhodes too!!!