Wurlitzer Multisample Instrument

The Wurlitzer 200A electric piano is one of the most iconic instruments in recorded music. You might recognize it from the music of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Joe Zawinul, Marvin Gaye, Sun Ra, Queen, Led Zeppelin & Pink Floyd.

In a Wurlitzer electric piano, sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup. It is conceptually similar to the Rhodes piano, though the sound is different. 

Since they were only manufactured between 1954 and 1983, Wurlitzer electric pianos are more and more sought after. I have been lucky enough to use one that has only ever known one owner, Lindsay’s mother Jayne (and now Lindsay). It has been kept in immaculate condition with very little changed on the instrument since it’s original purchase in the 1970s. I extensively sampled this beautiful piece of musical history by recording the sound from the iconic Wurlitzer speakers, in stereo, with Beyerdynamic M 201 TG microphones thru Neve 517 preamps. The instrument comes with a basic version with very little DSP, true to the experience of the Wurlitzer as well as several more with expanded effects processing from within Decent Sampler.

It also features a Staccato switch for a set of completely uniquely staccato samples for classic rhythm playing or funky baselines. 

Both regular and staccato modes feature 4 velocity levels from 0-31, 32-77, 78-117 & 118-127 and have four round robin groups for a real feel on the instrument. 

*WINDOWS USERS* 

If you’re having trouble getting the patch to load in Decent Sampler, try the following:

• Change the extension of .dslibrary on the file “dane zone wurli.dslibrary” to “danezone wurli.zip”
• Extract / unzip the downloaded file and then place the entire folder into your decent sampler library folder which you can find by going to "File" in the top right corner of Decent Sampler then choosing "Preferences".
• It should then show up in Decent Sampler when you choose "Browse" in the top left corner and then "File Browser".