A modeled Wurlitzer 200A

Plenty
of Reeds

That barking, vocal electric piano on Supertramp, Ray Charles and “You’re My Best Friend” — the Wurlitzer 200A. Modeled, not sampled, then measured against a real one until the numbers matched.

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  • ✓ Measured against a real 200A
  • ✓ Lifetime 1.x updates
  • ✓ macOS · VST3 · AU

Tone

200A

classic 200A — the centred voice

Plenty of ReedsModel POR-1MonomacOSVST3 · AUby 1snob

The signal path

  1. hammer + felt→
  2. Reed→
  3. Pickup→
  4. master gain→
  5. DC block→
  6. Cabinet→
  7. tremolo→
  8. + 60 Hz hum→
  9. mono out

per voice → bus → mono · src: dsp/Engine.h, Voice.h

Measured against a real 200A

Not asserted. Measured.

5.77 dB
Tremolo depth
real 200A · 5.78 dB · ~5.5 Hz
src · measure_tremolo_depth.py
14.6 ms
Attack peak time
real 200A · 12.9 ms
src · measure_attack.py
64
Polyphony
voices — one per 200A reed
src · dsp/Engine.h

Partial tuning lands a median 4.5 cents off the real instrument; soft-to-hard bark grows +15 dB against the real +18 dB. Where the model falls short, the page says so.

Velocity layers — modeled A4

A4 — soft hit vs hard hit, same engine, two MIDI velocities

The bark law (kVelTilt) opening up with velocity. src: dsp/Reed.h

By 1snob

The 200A, in your DAW for $50.

One macOS download — VST3, AU and Standalone. No subscription, no sample library to manage, lifetime 1.x updates. Just the bark, the bite and the breathing tremolo of a real Wurlitzer.

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Instant download · measured against a real 200A · lifetime 1.x updates