DSK RhodeZ

Apart from letting you play different video games, surf the web, or build different applications, a computer can also be used as a musical instrument, given it’s fitted with the right software components. In case you happen to be using a VST host, then DSK RhodeZ aims to enhance your sounds with different high-pass and low-pass filters.

Since it’s a VST plugin, you can store it on a thumb drive along with your entire collection to carry around, and make music on different computers as well. Needless to say that an application like VSTHost is required to be able to take advantage of all this plugin has to offer.

The component can be linked to any input, or output filters, and engines you choose, depending on the sound you want to process. Bringing up the configuration panel allows you to select the different types of filters it provides, which can be done in real time, even as you record the entire session.

There are six different rhode filters to choose from, such as rhodes low, rhodes high, rhodes dry, fender rhodes, suitcase low, and suitcase high. Each emits a distinguishable sound, but the core of the output is mostly dictated by the accompanying effects you can manage, again in real time.

Without opening up additional panels, you can enhance audio with effects like envelope, filter, reverb, flanger, and chorus. Apart from envelope and reverb, all effects can be toggled on or off. ADSR and fine tuning sliders are available for envelope, with gated, freeze, or normal reverb modes, as well as mix, rate, feedback, frequency, and depth sliders for other effects.

On an ending note, DSK RhodeZ provides a great variety of effects, allowing you to take advantage of the great length between high-pass, and low-pass filters. Although not abundant, the set of effects can be used to stretch a note as much as you need, or flatten it to less than a second.