Topic: SOLVED: Rock and Roll Piano?

Has anyone found a good piano to use for Rock and Roll (50'6-60's) ?

For example what would be a good starting model to use and EQ settings? I've been playing around with it but cannto seem to quite nail it!

Thanks

Last edited by pax-eterna (13-06-2019 21:45)

Re: SOLVED: Rock and Roll Piano?

I find as I like to play along with internet radio, whenever tuned into some Frank Sinatra, Nat “King” Cole, or Dean Martin, my go-to for practice is the Pianoteq U4 Small.  It just seems to have a modern sound.  Any one of the Yamaha pianos is rock solid, really.  Those sound especially suited to 50’s and 60’s sounds, whether in big bands or small groups.

You truly just have to consider, the Pianoteq Japanese grand does bare the only genre specific descriptive name: YC5 rock piano!

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Re: SOLVED: Rock and Roll Piano?

pax-eterna wrote:

Has anyone found a good piano to use for Rock and Roll (50'6-60's) ?

For example what would be a good starting model to use and EQ settings? I've been playing around with it but cannto seem to quite nail it!

Thanks

Having déjà vu  here:
https://www.forum-pianoteq.com/viewtopic.php?id=5328

I suggest push for a monophonic (or almost monophonic sound), use the condition slider to taste, heavily roll off the top and the bottom and reduce dynamic range (check out YC5 Vintage preset EQ for reference) . Perhaps also use a velocity curve to get a punchy sound with ease.
I would think the go to options would be the U4, Steinway (Honky Tonk D preset for instance) and Yamaha YC5 model.

Early rock and roll is more likely to have an upright than a concert piano.

Re: SOLVED: Rock and Roll Piano?

And you'll probably want to use some compression, since recordings of rock piano tend to use compression.

Re: SOLVED: Rock and Roll Piano?

Key Fumbler wrote:
pax-eterna wrote:

Has anyone found a good piano to use for Rock and Roll (50'6-60's) ?

For example what would be a good starting model to use and EQ settings? I've been playing around with it but cannto seem to quite nail it!

Thanks

Having déjà vu  here:
https://www.forum-pianoteq.com/viewtopic.php?id=5328

I suggest push for a monophonic (or almost monophonic sound), use the condition slider to taste, heavily roll off the top and the bottom and reduce dynamic range (check out YC5 Vintage preset EQ for reference) . Perhaps also use a velocity curve to get a punchy sound with ease.
I would think the go to options would be the U4, Steinway (Honky Tonk D preset for instance) and Yamaha YC5 model.

Early rock and roll is more likely to have an upright than a concert piano.

hahaha totally forgot I posted this - I did say Iwas over 60 in that thread     ......thanks

Last edited by pax-eterna (13-06-2019 21:35)

Re: SOLVED: Rock and Roll Piano?

Thanks guys, yeah I don't have the YC piano mebbe I should buy it!