Midnight Wurli - Version: [1.0]

Date: 2025-08-13

Name: Benjamin Dehli

Profile: store.dehlimusikk.no

Included formats

• Decent Sampler

Technical specification

	Sample rate	Bit depth	Channels	Number of files	File size
Samples	48 kHz	24 bit	1 (mono)	2332	1.20 GB
Impulse responses (Amplifiers)	48 kHz	24 bit	1 (mono)	4	356.00 KB
Impulse responses (Effects)	48 kHz	24 bit	2 (stereo)	2	481.00 KB

Description

Midnight Wurli is a sampled Wurlitzer 200A electric piano instrument that focuses on capturing the character of the instrument played softly at low volume. It uses two signal sources: the direct line out from the Wurlitzer and a contact microphone attached to the instrument. The contact microphone captures the mechanical noises, such as key clicks, release sounds, and pedal movements which results in a more intimate, close-up sound.

The instrument includes both tonal samples and mechanical noise samples. It also features built-in effects including tremolo, tape echo, room reverb, and multiple amplifier impulse responses. Each key includes velocity-based round robins to enhance realism.

Instrument Presets

Midnight Wurli

Midnight Wurli

• Full version of the instrument with 36 samples per key.
• 18 note-on samples and 18 release samples per key.
• Round robin samples per velocity group to avoid repetition.
• Includes mechanical noises (release and damper).
• Includes all six impulse responses: four amplifiers, one echo, and one room reverb.
• 28 damper pedal samples.

Midnight Wurli (Lite)

Midnight Wurli (Lite)

• A lightweight version of the instrument designed for lower CPU and RAM usage.
• Contains a single sample per velocity group for each key (no round robin).
• Impulse responses (amplifiers, echo, room) are disabled.
• Still includes basic mechanical sounds but with simplified behavior.

User Interface

Proximity

Mix controls for proximity

• Crossfades between the direct line out and contact microphone audio.
• Turning the knob toward "Close" emphasizes the contact mic (mechanical sounds).
• Turning toward "Distant" emphasizes the clean line out signal.
• Affects the balance of both tonal and mechanical elements.

Mechanics

Volume controls for the mechanical noise

Release

• Controls the volume of the key release noise.
• The audio is affected by the current setting of the Proximity knob.
• Represents the subtle mechanical sound of a key returning after being released.

Damper

• Controls the volume of the damper (sustain pedal) noise.
• Includes pedal down and pedal up samples.
• Also influenced by the Proximity setting.

Tremolo

Controls for the tremolo depth

• Controls the depth of the built-in tremolo effect, which is named vibrato on the original Wurlitzer 200A.
• Tremolo is applied after sample playback and before amplifier, tape echo and room reverb, emulating the original instrument’s modulation circuit.

Amplifier

Amplifier select list

• Selects one of five amplifier settings:
  • Direct (bypasses all amp simulation)
  • American (Fender Twin Reverb)
  • British (Vox AC15H1TV)
  • Japanese (Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus)
  • Norwegian (Tandberg Model 2 T)
• All amplifier impulse responses were recorded with a Shure SM57 and a Royer R-121 microphone.

Echo

Mix controls for tape echo

• Blends in a tape echo impulse response with a slapback delay characteristic.
• Positioned before the amplifier in the signal chain.

Room

Mix controls for room reverb

• Adds stereo room reverb via an impulse response.
• Positioned after the amplifier in the signal chain.

Volume

Controls for master volume

• Master volume control for the entire instrument.
• Applied after all effects in the signal path.

Equipment used

Name	Image
Wurlitzer 200A
Hairball Audio FET/RACK Revision D
DIY Recording Equipment G Bus VCA Compressor
Handsome Audio Zulu
Fender Twin Reverb
Vox AC15H1TV
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Tandberg Model 2 T
Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
Chase Bliss Audio & Meris CXM 1978