Electric Piano feature request: Stereo Chorus

there have indeed been discussions about this before.

You're correct that the "chorus" slider on the electric pianos is not an emulation of the typical "chorus" guitar effect pedal (which were generally done with recirculating bucket-brigade solid state analogue delays) -
instead it's physically modelling the sound of two electric piano tines slightly out of tune with each other.

I'd recommend trying a simple free VST host for pianoteq, so you can easily add a chorus VST to the signal chain (there's tons of good free ones out there....... and you'll also find a VST amp/cabinet simulator does wonders for the sound too..... and don't forget phasing, flanging and tape echo

+1 -- once you've added the wah-wah, you've opened Pandora's Box.  %^)

Seriously, though, this would be a nice feature and would certainly improve the "standalone" experience.

Obviously, if you're using Pianoteq in a host, then your options are already excellent for external effects plug-ins of this nature.  (I could name a ridiculous number, all good to great -- no shortage of hits to your wallet!)

I would have to say that the "chorus" (well, tine-detuning) feature already found in the electric-piano add-ons probably "distracted" folks from the fact that a _true_ chorus effect wasn't put in place.  Of course, the original instruments required you to use external pedal effect for chorus, phaser, overdrive, etc. -- but these pretty much became part of the standard gigging setup. 

So, even if the Rhodes and Wurlies themselves didn't feature these effects onboard, the "legacy" of their usage with these electric pianos practically demands some sort of implementation.  (Just like the wah-wah with the Clavinet.)  Authentic performance tradition trumps authentic instrument tradition in this case!

(Goodness, in 80 years, we'll probably have folks arguing about the "authenticity" of using such effects -- just like HIP classical folks argue about the use of vibrato now.  Of course, they'll have plenty of reference recordings from our time in the future, whereas we're a little SOOL for audiophile recordings from the 1800s.  ;^)

I'm full of 'em.  (NOT literally.  At least on average.  ;^)

It'd be cool if effects like chorus, phasing, and flanging could have seperate rates & depths for different regions of the keyboard. For example, for bass notes a slow, deep rate sounds good, but for high notes a faster, shallower setting sounds more appropriate, typically.

Greg.

I think that Pianoteq could benefit from being an all-in-one pianos+Epianos+vintage pianos+effects product, with effects suite of its own (hint - selling your effects as a separate VST with increased amount of control and parameters at a bargain price of, say, 19 or 29€ could get you an extra dime )

But I think that for such an elaborate effects section, Pianoteq really needs to re-think its current GUI. That's why I think, if Modartt intends to put some new effects on board, they should wait for v4, which should have:

1. redesigned interface
2. freely resizeable interface

I think that's a cool idea too, EvilDragon. But like you said, anything that elaborate would probably need a fair amount of redesigning.

Personally, I'd be pretty happy with just chorus, which I think the EP's really could use and should have. For that alone, a minor tweak to the GUI could probably do it (say exchanging the wah-wah control for a chorus control on the Wurly and Rhodes add-on).

I used Pianoteq last night on a gig for the first time, and overall the acoustic pianos sounded GREAT (just needing a little tweaking)! The EP's without chorus (I tried substituting a small amount of wah or tremolo) didn't cut it. I think without having a chorus option, the EP's are better off with NO effects, other than reverb. Bummer. (I'm definitely showing my age here).

Oh, my, why didn't we think of that already?  All of our problems would solved!!!

(Crashing back to reality.  %^)

Oh, goodness -- another great idea!!!

We're going to keep MODARTT quite busy...  If they'll let us!