Waves Pianos and Keys

Pianos & Keys

The sound, soul and feel of immortal keyboards

Classic Sounds. Authentic Feel.

Play the iconic keyboard instruments that defined funk, R&B, and 60s/70s soul, jazz and rock: from the soaring sound of a multi-miked Fazioli acoustic grand, to the vintage electric pianos that powered classics by artists from Stevie Wonder to Queen.

Meticulously multisampled to capture each original keyboard’s detailed sound, with super-nuanced velocity response, this collection captures the authentic feel of classic keyboards.

Iconic Instruments At Your Fingetips

Grand Rhapsody Piano

There’s a reason why a custom-made Fazioli F228 can cost $200,000 or more, and take 2-3 years to complete: crafted from the same Italian red spruce forest used by Antonio Stradivari, the tonal consistency, rich tone, balanced touch, superb clarity, and powerful bass are in a class of their own.

Sampled with ultimate care and precision at London’s Metropolis Studios, Grand Rhapsody captures the sublime tone favored by artists from classical virtuoso Angela Hewitt to Adele, who used the very piano we’ve sampled on her hit “Hello.”

Electric 88 Piano

You’ve heard the unmistakable sound in classics by Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, the Doors, Steely Dan, and so many others. Our goal was to sample the soul, not just the sound, of this classic electric piano.

We’ve searched for the best-sounding specimen of this vintage model, then sampled the instrument key by key, to capture every nuance of each key with full dynamic human feel and touch. The result is what master keyboardist Jason Miles (Michael Jackson, Miles Davis) has called “top of the class for Fender Rhodes VSTs.”

Electric 200 Piano

“A quantum leap from other sampled Wurlitzers” according to top session musician Charlie Judge (Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood), Electric 200 captures the tones heard on classics by Queen, Pink Floyd, and Supertramp as well as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Aretha Franklin.

Each original 200 model had its own subtle tonal variations. For Electric 200, we’ve sampled two different pianos, capturing every nuance of the keys’ response and the instruments’ authentic mechanical reaction.

Electric Grand 80 Piano

The CP series of electro-acoustic pianos were integral to the sound of late 70s/early 80s pop giants, from Phil Collins and Elton John to ABBA, U2, Toto, Hall & Oates and Billy Joel. Occupying the space between acoustic and tine-based pianos, the CP series made touring with a piano possible—without needing to haul a grand.

With a more focused sound than acoustic pianos, and a more complex sound than tine-based electric pianos, Electric Grand 80’s reverberant chords and shiny, polished leads slide into mixes with ease.

Clavinet

The D6 clavinet has cast its gritty, twangy spell on musicians as diverse as Steve Wonder, the Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock, the Band, Funkadelic, Steely Dan, the Wailers, and Fleetwood Mac. And now, Waves has painstakingly captured this instantly recognizable sound, in all its funky glory.

By multi-sampling every texture, articulation, and hammer strike in both muted and unmuted modes, Clavinet nails the classic tone of this keyboard king—but most importantly, it nails the feel.