Lounge Lizard EP-3 Highlights
All the classic electric piano sounds: Rhodes , Wurlitzer , RMI , Hohner

• Entirely based on physical modeling for sound quality
• Preset library vintage to modern
• Integrated browser and locate function for easy navigation and organisation of presets
• Fast preset loading time
• Hands-free operation via custom MIDI programs
• Every parameters can be controlled via MIDI or host automation
• Intuitive and ergonomic user interface for preset creation
• Fast installation
• Real-time calculaton of sound, no samples
• 32bit floating point internal processing
• Audio bit-depth and sample rates up to 24bit/192kHz
• Import/Export functions for easy sharing of presets
• Unlimited undo/redo capability
• Standalone operation, no host application required, and standard plug-in formats support
• Audio and MIDI hardware support
• Simultaneous operation of multiple MIDI ports
• User defined MIDI maps with MIDI Learn function
• MIDI clock, tap and host tempo synchronisation
• Dynamic voice allocation and CPU overhead protection

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Presets and Effects
Lounge Lizard comes with an extensive preset library giving you access to the Rhodes and Wurlitze sounds popularized by musical legends like Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, and George Duke. There is a choice of pure and true tones as well as a selection of processed ones courtesy of the effect section.
Especially designed for the electric piano, the effect section includes the classic tremolo, chorus, wah, and phaser effects as well as EQ, delay and reverb, making it really easy to create your own distinctive custom tones.


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The original Rhodes pianos provided timbre and volume adjustments by letting you position the tines in relation to the pickups. These adjustments were at the heart of the electric piano's character as they controlled the harmonic content, attack, and decay of the sound, offering unique tone to each player. With Lounge Lizard, the preset library provides a selection of thoroughly chosen Tine/Pickup configu rations but you also have the ability to make those adjustments in real time via two simple controls: Distance and Symmetry.

Modeling an Electric Piano: how it works
The electric piano was invented by Harold Rhodes (1910-2000) during the forties when he was in the army. The first instruments he built were made of aircraft pieces and were intended to entertain army servicemen. It became a very popular instrument in jazz and rock, and has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years through it's extensive use by the world's top hip hop, R&B, and house producers.
    The mechanism of the electric piano is, in fact, quite simple. A note played on the keyboard activates a hammer that hits a fork. The sound of that fork is then amplified by a magnetic coil pickup and sent to the output, very much like an electric guitar.