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MK-80 Digital Rhodes®

In 1987, Fender® discontinued the Rhodes® product line and sold the brand name to Roland Corp® - which then released a digital “re-imagining” of the instrument called the MK-80 Rhodes. Because of the reverence for which die-hard Rhodes® fans have always had for the original electro-mechanical instruments, the digital MK-80 was always highly controversial and not well regarded in the history of the Rhodes. This is especially interesting, because internally the MK80 was Roland's follow-up to the greatly revered MKS-20 module and uses a more advanced version of the Structured Adaptive® synthesis technology. While it sounds nothing like a classic Rhodes®, it is a wonderful, brighter variation of the much-loved MKS-20 sound - excellent for layering with other sounds! We're so happy to revive this great 80s-style “Vintage Digital” sound in Keyscape!