NAMM 2023 Rhodes MK8 Now With FX Board

Back at the Rhodes booth with  Dan  looking at the  new Rhodes  MK8 now with FX FX board. This flagship model has the preamp from the preamp version of the piano and a layer of digital control over the top, which allows for future MIDI control as well as detailed settings.

The VCA-based compressor, bucket brigade-based stereo chorus circuit, and envelope filter from the FX section bring a whole new dimension to the Rhodes. All of these effects are self-contained in one box, which means you don't have to drag a pedal board with you or have them sitting on top. Additionally, you can assign expression pedal controls for chorus rate, phaser rate, and delay time/mix, which is incredibly useful when playing.

The MK8 FX is designed to keep noise levels in check and flatter the Rhodes signal, so these seemingly standard analog effects are much deeper than that, especially since they are intimately integrated with the Rhodes itself. The beauty of the circuit is that with digital control, future firmware updates can add more requested features. The two expression inputs on the right-hand side accept control voltage inputs from modules, and assigning different foot controls is easy. You just hit the switch for the effect you want, set the upper limit to your taste, and go! The Rhodes MK8 FX offers classic sounds as well as creative possibilities, and it's exciting to think about what future updates may bring.


 
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[RikMaxSpeed]

Beautiful instrument, I like that they’ve geared the FX towards performance and real-time control. Of course you can use a VST but my experience of playing a real Rhodes suitcase absolutely blew me away - physically resonating in the gut.

[MikeLindup]

An amazingly powerful instrument. I particularly love he sound of the chorus and the delay. The filter would be great if linked with a pedal, and I’ve a soft spot for the ring modulation sound. It looks wonderful, too. Great work, Dan 👍🏽

[Andres-ohlpckn]

It is a sensational electric piano with good sounds and special effects, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

[nonahyobusiness]

Knocked it out of the park, Rhodes. Amazing.

[blaster]

I love those pieces of art. Good jobs guys

[jameslast]

Holy shit box! That compression with distortion! This is what I’ve always dreamed of!

[SuneSchack]

Insane vibe.
NOTHING sounds like a Dan G Rhodes 🎹⭐️🚀

[dr.jenskuhnemann]

Beautiful. I could just watch and listen. Makes me feel very sad that I never learned to play the piano.

[DeepspaceHorizon]

Amazing instrument, would like to try one 😃😄😃

[deetgeluid]

Too bad Chick is no longer here to see this beauty. He would have made sonic chocolate with it.

[paulgrooveside]

Dan, it's a brilliant sign of your team's innovation and commitment to excellence that you're adding such deeply versatile and creative features to enhance the already beautiful instrument the Mk8 is.
🧡🎹🎶😊

[ummagumma]

What are some of the best Rhodes albums to listen to? Personally I like the beginning of Sheep from Animals but that's just one song

[patriciaoudart]

Love that I brought for 25$ my Roland SH2000 🧡 with the growl after touch controlled effect ✨😵, and some rediscover that, paying thousands of

[librasky]

So if I win the lotto you will know because there will be a mk 8 in my living room

[kgbinfo]

I think the drive sounds awful, but then I never liked the sound of a distorted Rhodes to begin with. That compressor is pretty nice though.

[onlimi]

It seems like they always just talk about effects. Sappy, overdriven, over saturated wildly distorted sounds that everyone raves about sounding so great. At this point I'm starting to think they must not be too happy with their actual Rhodes sound. Are people buying this to be a synth?

[patriciaoudart]

🤗🙋🙏👍⚡voltage pedal controller, hey heyyyyh!... Give me a pack of 20pcs for all my instruments!... Eh Behringer🙋🆘 voltave pedal controlers are part of the instruments! And part of creative way! 🐣😎 Most demo test are not using any of the Two to four insert petal connection every synth have! Why?, Because they explain technical things, not creative music!💥.... And of course, midi tracks, and sequecers causes a lack of frequencies to be heard. Her in this video, is shown a little introduction to that subject, fine, I appreciate this guy putting music creativity at the center🙏💚🧡☺️😺🐶

[EnochDark]

13k? And I thought $500 was a lot for my old seventy-three. Seriously what a joke, almost as much as my car was!

[CowboyStag]

A waste of money given work cheaper keyboards do about the same thing