Actually, the DX-7 didn't imitate as much as it replaced the Rhodes, Wurly and yes, sometimes even the Clav.

Third party programmers made a good living from producing authentic(for the day)patches for the DX-7.

Nearly every recording in the 80's and early 90's had a DX-7 on it...and if you were in a cover band, you had to have one.

Rhodes, Wurlies, Clavs suddenly went out of vogue and were used mainly by those who were dedicated to them, like Bob James, Super Tramp and Stevie Wonder (who could also afford to maintain them)...everyone else used a DX-7(or later on, a Roland D-50)

Now vintage is back, and unless you can afford the luxury of the maintenance involved with vintage instruments, you gotta get the next best thing...

Of course the Nord imitates those early sounds better than a DX-7, but you can be sure that among the former's Electric Piano patches is an FM E.Piano, a tribute to the DX's popularity and longevity.

The Rhodes, Wurly and Clav patches on my S900 are authentic enough for me...and the Rhodes sound of a PSR seemed to work well enough for buddy in the video.

I thought the G70 had terrific Rhodes patches, as well as very nice Wurlies and Clavs...the Hammond sounds are great too.

But, if you just have to have "balls on dead accurate" sounds, and you have the bucks, then I imagine the Nord is the way to go.

Ian




[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 10-25-2007).]