Computer Music

#34 Make a Clavinet soundalike

There was a time when we had to place great reliance on acoustic and simplistic synthetic instruments, to create the sounds we wanted to hear in the production realm. One instrument which was always difficult to replicate synthetically is the piano.

It’s easy to forget this, given the vastness of many of the excellent sample libraries that we have today, hence history is littered with a number of instruments that tried to emulate a piano’s credentials, but with electronics. Many artists, looking to replicate the jazz and funk sound of yesteryear, continue to explore some of this vintage equipment, however our ZebraCM is a versatile beast, and more than capable of managing a passing facsimile to some of these instruments.

Early electric

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Computer Music

Computer Music1 min read
Next Issue
In our next issue we’re going to show you how to craft and deploy time-based effects such as stutter, reverse, half-time playback, pitchbending and beyond, simply and effectively. We’ll also arm you with a very cool gift to aid you in your time-trave
Computer Music4 min read
Arturia V Collection X €499
One of the ‘safe bets’ in production software is surely Arturia’s V Collection. It’s always offered a lot of quality keyboard emulations for its price, and it’s regularly updated; great value when you consider its scale. However, it’s also a victim o
Computer Music4 min read
Cherry Audio Synthesizer Expander Module (SEM) Free (!)
When Tom Oberheim launched his company in 1969, he probably didn’t realise the influence his designs would have. His initial products were based around effects processing, followed swiftly by one of the first digital sequencers. But it was the appear

Related Books & Audiobooks