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How is it that the DX7 piano is considered to be naff (does "naff" translate ok?) but the Rhodes piano, which is just as ubiquitous, is still cool?

Just wondering ...

ROG.



I guess that's kinda the point. Rhodes was one of very few choices in its day, and yet people figured out how to get it to sound different. DX7 was used when many other options were available and it usually sounded the same all the time.
When music gets to where everyone is using the same sounds it is usually not a very inventive period. Many artists used Rhodes (out of necessity) but tried to make it their own.
Many artists used the DX7 piano (not out of necessity) and tried to sound like everybody else.

I am not someone who's opinion matters anyway, but thought I'd explain my mock turtle.
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Last edited by rharv; 09/29/12 03:26 PM.
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