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Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio
4.5 (136)

Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio

An electric piano dream, in full color.

Get this plus all UAD Native plug-ins with UAD Spark.
  • Add the rich timbre of a perfectly modeled 1974 Rhodes Eighty Eight Suitcase Mark 1* electric piano to your productions
  • Immerse yourself in a curated analog studio packed with vintage mics, classic amps, and more
  • Create pro sounds with legendary rack effects and stompbox emulations
  • Get inspired with over 100 album‑ready presets, crafted to fit any genre

Runs natively on your macOS or Windows computer without UA hardware. View full system requirements.

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An Electric Piano Dream in Full Color

Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio gives musicians and producers the inspired album-ready sound of a 1974 Rhodes Eighty Eight Suitcase Mark 1 electric piano,* along with a fully stocked "vintage" studio of pro production tools — for in‑the‑box tones nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.

Cast your Spell with Authentic Rhodes Magic

Electra 88's sound and playability goes beyond generic electric piano plug-ins and expensive sample libraries. Now you can get the rich three‑dimensional tones of a meticulously maintained vintage instrument and its entire signal path, at your fingertips.

Bedazzle your Keys with the Sound of a Pro Studio

With expertly placed dynamic, condenser, ribbon, and tube mics, genuine 1176 compression, studio-grade reverbs, modulation, EQ, and more, you'll discover a palette of analog textures and tones — from warmly familiar to otherworldly — that fit any genre.

Shape your Tones with Classic Stompboxes and Amps

From the glorious bark of a perfectly emulated high-powered American tube combo amp to the funky sounds of a vintage Mu-Tron III or Vox wah, Electra 88 gives you jaw-dropping emulations of vintage gear, for electric piano tones that always sit in the mix.*

Enjoy the Journey, with Inspiring Album‑Ready Presets

Discover the perfect sound, from deep soul and ‘70s ballads to righteous jazz/fusion and ambient soundscapes using Electra 88's presets, curated for instant inspiration and maximum enjoyment.

Reviews

4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
Based on 136 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 110
Total 4 star reviews: 6
Total 3 star reviews: 6
Total 2 star reviews: 6
Total 1 star reviews: 8
85%would recommend this product
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136 reviews
  • KB
    Kevin B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 hour ago
    Great sound--funny cutoffs sometimes

    Not sure if it's CPU-related, but if I'm holding a chord out, letting it ring, sometimes the notes cut off. The whole package very well thought out, similar to Paradise guitar in showing that it's really made by musicians for musicians.

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  • K
    Kemi
    Verified Buyer
    I do not recommend this product
    Rated 2 out of 5 stars
    2 weeks ago
    Buggy and needs improvements

    Starting this review by saying the VST sounds wonderful and I would absolutely love it...until it lags out and completely renders itself unplayable without reloading the VST again. Got this on sale, so I'm not entirely unhappy (Would have been pretty pissed if I paid full price.) Sounds great, plays great for about 15 minutes before the samples stop loading and the VST makes no noise. Annoying to deal with.

    In order to use it in a project I have to render the chords out into a WAV file if I don't want to constantly restart the plugin. Wish I read the reviews before I purchased. Would be 5 stars but this bug is disappointing. Not sure how active UAD is about pushing bug fixes, but I hope this is one they work on in the near future

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  • FN
    Farid N.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 weeks ago
    Excellent !!!

    I am quite amazed by the quality ! I really didn't expect it too be that good !! I always turn to UAD for effects that I love and that are of high quality but I wrongly assumed that for instruments I should go elsewhere....

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  • HI
    Hiroyuki I.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Fantastic sound

    It’s very real.

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  • JG
    Joshua G.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    I LOVE IT!!!!!

    I CAN'T GO WITHOUT THIS PLUGIN! SOUNDS SO RICH AND HAS SO MANY CREATIVE FLAVORS AND CUSTOMIZATION TO IT. I LOVE IT! WILL FOREVER USE THIS AND I LOVE THE PRESETS AS WELL!

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware is required.
Yes, 14-day plug-in demos are available. Find eligible plug‑ins
We provide three activations per license. We support activation on your computer or on an iLok USB key.
Native plug-ins are supported on macOS and Windows systems. See our Native UAD System Requirements article for full system requirements. An iLok account is required for managing your native plug-in licenses. We support iLok USB keys for portability, but one is not required.
Check our Knowledge Base for additional questions

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