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Bossa nova Rhodes

Soft Rhodes with chorus and plate.

Genre: Bossa nova
Timbre: Tine electric piano (Rhodes-style)

Effect chain

On a Roland JUNO-DS

Sound Pf:074 Tine EP, 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

KeyboardVoice to look forEffects
Yamaha PSR and GenosE.Piano (Rhodes-style)Chorus · 0.5 Hz + Reverb Plate · 1.8 s
Korg PaE.Piano (Rhodes-style)Chorus · 0.5 Hz + Reverb Plate · 1.8 s
Casio CT-X and CT-SElectric Piano (Rhodes-style)Chorus · 0.5 Hz + Reverb Plate · 1.8 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

"Bossa nova Rhodes" 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.

Download on the App StoreFree · iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later)
Android: get it on Google Play

Frequently asked questions

How do I get the Bossa nova Rhodes sound?

Start from a tine electric piano (rhodes-style) and add, in this order: chorus, plate reverb. The exact values are above. In the app, open "Bossa nova Rhodes" 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 Bossa nova?

"Pf:074 Tine EP". 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 (Rhodes-style) voice and set: Chorus · 0.5 Hz + Reverb Plate · 1.8 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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