Reel to Reel Tape Piano
The melancholic sound of a piano filtered through a portable reel to reel tape recorder from the 60s....
ByDavid Hilowitz
The story
I found this small, battery-powered reel-to-reel recorder in a thrift shop. It was released in 1968, aimed at the American consumer market. After some initial experiments, I decided to put one of my favorite piano samples through it, which resulted in warbly, characterful sound.
I found this vintage reel to reel recorder at a thrift store
Interface
Reviews
I am always nostalgic about old day
I am always nostalgic about the old days. I'm 28 years old and I started listening to music on a tape recorder too. You just took me back to the memory lane man. Also the warm sound. Thank you for this amazing time.
Lovely tape piano!
Very nice tape piano, David! Very well-recorded samples and high quality sound right out of the box. Quite inspirational to just sit and play. I'm looking forward to putting this in a track. I'm wondering if it's possible to apply a longer release to the tape hiss? Or maybe even have it always "on" when that knob is turned up. Sometimes the amp envelope is a bit too quick with the hiss. Otherwise, everything else is just lovely on this. The tape box is a nice touch on the GUI too. Thank you for this and for all of the great tutorials as well!
A free piano with a true character!
Not only this is a charismatic piano with an amazing and truly unique character, it is also incredibly well sampled, it plays very nicely, and it comes for absolutely free via DecentSampler! This is an incredible tool, a gift I dare to say, packed in the unimaginable 50mb size. Absolutely brilliant job by David!