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Bossa piano

A calm piano with hall, for open chords.

Genre: Bossa nova
Timbre: Acoustic piano

Effect chain

On a Roland JUNO-DS

Sound Pf:013 Warm Tune, Effects only mode: the app writes this recipe's reverb, echo or chorus into the keyboard. 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 GenosPianoCompressor + Reverb Hall · 1.8 s
Korg PaPianoCompressor + Reverb Hall · 1.8 s
Casio CT-X and CT-SPianoCompressor + Reverb Hall · 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 piano" 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 piano sound?

Start from a acoustic piano and add, in this order: compression, hall reverb. The exact values are above. In the app, open "Bossa piano" 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:013 Warm Tune". Piano Effect loads it by number from the iPhone in "Effects only" mode: the app writes this recipe's reverb, echo or chorus into the keyboard.

How do I get it on a Yamaha PSR or Genos?

Pick a Piano voice and set: Compressor + Reverb Hall · 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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