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Blues Wurlitzer
A pushed Wurli with tremolo.
Genre: Piano blues
Timbre: Reed electric piano (Wurlitzer-style)
Effect chain
- Drive harmonic distortion 8 % · tube character
- Tremolo rate 5 Hz · depth 5 dB · sine wave
- Room reverb RT60 1 s · mix 16 % · predelay 15 ms
On a Roland JUNO-DS
Sound Pf:S11 Super Wurly, Combined mode: loads the keyboard sound and writes this recipe's effects into it. Piano Effect does it from the iPhone over MIDI and puts the keyboard back the way it was when you leave. Every JUNO-DS sound by genre.
On a Yamaha PSR, Korg Pa or Casio
| Keyboard | Voice to look for | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Yamaha PSR and Genos | E.Piano (Wurli-style) | Overdrive / Amp Simulator medium + Tremolo · 5 Hz + Reverb Room · 1 s |
| Korg Pa | E.Piano (Wurli-style) | Overdrive / Amp Sim medium + Tremolo · 5 Hz + Reverb Room · 1 s |
| Casio CT-X and CT-S | Electric Piano (Wurli-style) | Distortion / Overdrive medium + Tremolo · 5 Hz + Reverb Room · 1 s |
Voice and effect names change between models: if you can't find one, look for the closest in the manual. The full values are in the chain above.
Play it
"Blues Wurlitzer" ships in the app's library: it plays on the on-screen keyboard or on your MIDI keyboard, and you can duplicate it and tweak its knobs. If you want the one from a specific song, scan it and the app measures its chain.
Android: get it on Google Play
Frequently asked questions
How do I get the Blues Wurlitzer sound?
Start from a reed electric piano (wurlitzer-style) and add, in this order: drive, tremolo, room reverb. The exact values are above. In the app, open "Blues Wurlitzer" in the Library and it plays on the on-screen keyboard or on your MIDI keyboard; tweak the knobs to taste.
Which JUNO-DS sound should I use for Piano blues?
"Pf:S11 Super Wurly". Piano Effect loads it by number from the iPhone in "Combined" mode: loads the keyboard sound and writes this recipe's effects into it.
How do I get it on a Yamaha PSR or Genos?
Pick a E.Piano (Wurli-style) voice and set: Overdrive / Amp Simulator medium + Tremolo · 5 Hz + Reverb Room · 1 s. For Korg Pa and Casio, see the table above.
How do I know which effects the song I want to learn uses?
Scan it with Piano Effect: in 10–30 seconds it tells you the timbre and the effect chain with measured values, and you can save it under the song's name.
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