In the 50’s, the recording studios weren’t what they are today. A few microphones and few tracks on the tape machines made sessions a bit different then today’s workflow. Most of the music was recorded live with very few, if any, overdubs. This led to a way of recording that made a special sound, you can hear it on most recordings from the late 50’s through the first years of the 60’s. The Singularis is an instrument that recreates that sound.

Hohner Clavinet D6 ©, has for years been putting the onk in funk, but with it’s distinct timbre, unique design and great respons, it’s been a tonal tool for musicians in many genres. I guess that one can’t talk about the Clav without mention Stevie Wonder who’s classic riffing on ”Superstition” really put the Hohner Clav on the map. But musicians like John Paul Jones gave many Zep songs a special character using the clav …

When recording a Rhodes piano, nearly all instruments that have been recorded for a sampled instrument are lined. That means that you take the signal from the instrument, and feed it directly to the recording device. The Mk I Seventy-Three has no less than 16 different velocity samples/note and this gives you the dynamic response that’s not found on any other sampled Rhodes. Add to this 16 matching release samples and you’ll have 32 samples/note!

It huffs and it puffs, I don’t know, it could blow your house down. However, it will produce a charming noise that will work equally well for both hymns and whisky drenshed smoke-filled Waits type of songs. It’s has an intimate voice with loads of charachter that will bring flavour to just about any kind of music, (ok, maybe not thrash metal…).