The official Rhodes electric piano plugins by the original Rhodes brand are currently on sale! In this article, we cover the latest sale information and an overview of each Rhodes plugin. We update this article whenever the sale information changes.
1. Latest Rhodes Sale Information
Rhodes is currently running the following sale.
Rhodes Chroma Sale: Until May 31, 2026
(5/31) Rhodes “Rhodes Chroma by Cherry Audio” – Analog poly synth that is the official emulation of the Rhodes Chroma – $39.00 (was $69.00, 43% off)
Rhodes plugins are available from the following stores.
2. Rhodes Plugin Lineup
Rhodes develops the following plugins.
V8 Series
The V8 Pro Virtual Instrument is the official Rhodes electric piano plugin. It captures every nuance and character of the Rhodes MK8 electric piano through deep multi-sampling, delivering a highly realistic software instrument. It includes 30,000 samples directly sampled from the MK8, up to 127 velocity layers, 14 articulations, and mechanical noise, combined with a realistic modeling engine. In the V8 Pro version, Rhodes deeply models the behavior of the MK8 FX board, pairing a VCA compressor and phaser with Bucket-Brigade chorus and delay. It also includes presets designed by leading industry artists and producers.
Differences between V8 and V8 Pro
- Number of presets: 72 (V8) / 208 (V8 Pro)
- Number of profile / piano setups: 72 (V8) / 120 (V8 Pro)
- Waveforms: Square (V8) / Square, Ramp, Triangle, Sine (V8 Pro)
V8 Pro Exclusive Features
- Profiles are user-editable and savable
- Compressor, chorus, phaser, delay
- Amp simulation with 3 amp and 2 mic models
- Audio rate modulation (Ringmod effect)
- Per-note editor for piano setup parameters
- Timbre, damper, tuning, level lanes
- Profile EQ
- Vari-Pan, extended parameters for pan and FX
Pianology
Rhodes Pianology is a piano sound plugin featuring three types of pianos: grand piano, upright piano, and electric grand. It captures real instruments carefully prepared, tuned, and sampled by the Rhodes engineering team, faithfully reproducing the personality and performance nuances of each piano. It includes pianos with distinct characters – a classic American concert grand, a Japanese upright, and a Japanese vintage electric grand – making it suitable for a wide range of music production regardless of genre. The interface is designed to be simple and intuitive, providing a workflow that lets you focus on playing and producing. With global controls such as Timbre Shift, Global Tune, Mechanical Noise, and Lid Position (grand only), you can finely adjust the tone and resonance of each piano. The Timbre Shift function in particular allows you to transform bright pianos into darker tones, or give uprights a sharper tone. The plugin also includes an Amp & Mic section with amp and mic modeling, so you can produce anything from natural acoustic sounds to character-rich amped tones.
Rhodes Anthology
Rhodes Anthology is a virtual instrument that faithfully reproduces the sound of legendary Rhodes pianos that have left their mark on music history. It samples classic and rare Rhodes models used in countless famous tracks by Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, The Doors, Ray Charles, Steely Dan, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and many more, providing the ultimate sound and playing experience.
The collection includes four iconic Rhodes models:
- Rhodes MK1 Stage 73 (1976): A representative model of the 70s, loved by Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder.
- Sparkletop 73 (1965): Distinctive for its silver glitter cover, used on Miles Davis’s “In a Silent Way” and The Beatles’ “Let it Be”.
- Rhodes MKV 73 (1984): A high-performance model with improved hammer action and damper design, favored by Chick Corea and others.
- Rhodes MK7 73 (2010): An evolved version with the latest MIDI functions and a unique fiberglass body.
The user interface is intuitive and refined, equipped with the same preamp and effect modules as the Rhodes V8 Pro plugin. The Global Tune feature allows fine pitch adjustment for each piano, and the Timbre Shift feature enables real-time changes to the piano’s tone color.
Rhodes Wurli
Rhodes Wurli is a virtual instrument that faithfully reproduces the sound of the legendary reed-based electric piano “Wurlitzer 200A” that appeared in 1974, through detailed sampling. You can experience the warm, soulful and sometimes gritty sound of this piano – loved by many artists including Ray Charles, Supertramp, Pink Floyd, and Elton John – with all its original texture. The built-in Timbre Shift feature lets you freely adjust the character of the vintage model, and even the vibrato circuit and saturation of the original front speaker are reproduced. The high-performance and intuitive UI based on the same engine as Rhodes Anthology is designed to let you focus on music production without disrupting creativity.
Rhodes Chroma by Cherry Audio
Rhodes Chroma by Cherry Audio is a virtual instrument that brings back the innovative analog polyphonic synthesizer “Rhodes Chroma” that appeared in 1982. The rich modulation capabilities and 16-voice analog sound of this masterpiece – loved by renowned musicians including Herbie Hancock – have been reconstructed through precise modeling. By using 16 signal-path presets, it covers everything from the basic VCO-VCF-VCA structure to complex sound design such as oscillator sync, filter FM, and ring modulation. The legendary Chroma Expander is also integrated, allowing for thick soundscapes via layers and splits. With over 700 presets and built-in effects, it is a versatile synthesizer that is ready for immediate use across many genres, from vintage to contemporary music.
V-Pan
V-Pan is an effect plugin that brings the legendary “Vari-Pan” stereo panning circuit of the Rhodes MK8 piano into software form. As an evolution of the stereo vibrato found on suitcase pianos in the 1970s, it adds depth and spatial motion to your sound source. The pan speed ranges from ultra-slow to audio rate, producing effects from gentle movement to ring modulator-like sounds. With continuously variable waveforms, smoothing, slew adjustment, and BPM sync, it is a highly creative tool that adds three-dimensionality and motion to any source – vocals, synths, guitars and more.
V-Rack
V-Rack is a multi-effect plugin inspired by the analog preamp and effect circuits of the Rhodes flagship “MK8”, integrating seven main effects required for music production and performance into a single interface. It includes 3-mode drive, resonant EQ, Vari-Pan, side-chain compatible compressor, 4-stage phaser, and BBD (Bucket Brigade Delay) based chorus and delay. Each module comes with a rich set of extended parameters, allowing pre/post switching, wave shaping, frequency selection, and EQ point settings. The single-plugin design keeps your mix simple while offering extremely high flexibility in sound design.
Vari-Amp
Vari-Amp is a multi-function preamp plugin specialized for tone shaping, combining 6 of Rhodes’ historical preamps with 8 carefully selected amp and mic models. The preamp circuits extracted from historical Rhodes models such as the MK1 and MK8 each have different EQ curves and harmonic characteristics, adding unique coloration and warmth to your sound source. The amp and mic sections deliver a wide range of tones from clean solid-state to tube drive. With independent wet/dry blend, 3-mode drive, flexible compression settings, and the combination of global EQ and reverb, it can handle any scale of audio processing from a single track to the entire mix. It is a professional-grade tone shaping tool that combines vintage feel with modern usability.
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