Not only a stalwart of RnB classics from Ray Charles to Donny Hathaway, this instrument found its way onto countless hits of the 70s and 80s with Elton John, Richard Carpenter, Edward Van Halen, and possibly most famously on Supertramp's Dreamer. The Clavichord responds well to guitar effects, especially the wah-wah pedal, as expertly demonstrated on the seminal Head Hunters recordings by Herbie Hancock. The unique playing feel of this instrument comes from this abrupt impact of the pad striking its anvil point against the string. A spring returns the key to the rest position. Each key of the simple keyboard action is a single lever element that pivots on a fulcrum point at the rear. The sound is produced by a harp of 60 tensioned steel strings oriented diagonally below the keys' surface. It features all over a plethora of pulpy crime caper films of the same era, from Dirty Harry to Towering Inferno, as well as Vince Guaraldi's soundtracks for Peanuts / Charlie Brown films and Vangelis' masterful score for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.Īrguably the clavichord's most famous incarnation is on Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition' written originally as part of a collaboration with Jeff Beck, with this instrument being used merely as an illustration of what Stevie wanted the guitars to do. Our favourite exponents of the instrument are Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Richard Tee, and Chick Corea, and appears on countless classic Jazz Funk, RnB, Pop and Rock tracks throughout the 1970s, possibly most famously on The Doors' Riders On The Storm.
Presented in Spitfire's eDNA interface and instantly tweakable.Tested exhaustively with session players for realistic response.Deep sampled for ultimate character and realism with multiple takes and dynamic layers.Recorded by in-demand engineer Simon Changer.Performed by session giant Sean Hargreaves.Sumptuous vintage and high-end signal paths.Rare but pristinely maintained instruments.4 vintage keys, sampled "the Spitfire way".A long time collaborator of Simon and partner in the North 7 Vintage Keys project is Sean Hargreaves (Ella Eyre, Natalie Imbruglia, Michael Buble, Trevor Horn) a keyboard wizard and producer, who has one of the most pristinely maintained collections of classic keyboard instruments we have ever come across. This was our first port of call for the finest, most pristinely maintained unique signal paths in London today. Amongst this melting pot of innovation and experience sits producer and engineer Simon Changer (Bjork, David Gray, Jamiroquai) not only a talented force in his own right but an engineering magpie, who has built a studio from the finest fragments and polished jewels scattered citywide after the decimation of the London studio scene. Our collaborators, North Seven Studios, are based at music industry hub Tileyard Studios in Kings Cross, London - the largest of its kind in Europe. 9, Alien: Isolation) offer you an insight into the potential of the library.Ĭharacterful, vibey and like no other vintage keys library, North 7 Vintage Keys offers you the opportunity to take these classics and make them your own. A host of over 100 presets designed by Spitfire founder and composer Christian Henson (Poirot, Inside No. North 7 Vintage Keys is presented in Spitfire's innovative and incredibly popular eDNA engine, to take these classic signals into the 21st century. By applying the Spitfire ethos to our recording process, we felt we could. "Could we make a difference?" we asked ourselves. After years of experimenting and researching, Spitfire turns its hand to vintage electric piano sounds. These deep and pristinely crafted samples were developed by our Spitfire engineers and exhaustively tested by keyboard players for the most realistic response.
Four pristinely maintained classic vintage keyboards from the 60s and 70s performed by session giant Sean Hargreaves (Ella Eyre, Natalie Imbruglia, Michael Buble, Trevor Horn), and recorded by top London-based engineer Simon Changer (Bjork, David Gray, Jamiroquai) to give a truly 'Spitfire' take on electric pianos.
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