RM-20 brings the vintage tones of the 1981 Yamaha PS-20 electric organ directly to your DAW. Known for its lo-fi yet mesmerising sound, the PS-20 has been used by Beach House to craft their signature dream pop sound.
RM-20 utilizes samples from the original instrument, enhanced with the ability to adjust the original effects to create authentic yet flexible presets. When combined with effects like chorus, delay, and reverb, these samples evolve into inspiring sounds that spark creativity and new songs.
RM-20² is an updated version of the original RM-20 pack released in 2018. This overhaul was developed from the ground up, featuring new samples and patches with significantly deeper control over the sound. In the original pack, the Yamaha PS-20’s onboard vibrato was baked into the samples, meaning it was fixed, unadjustable, and applied polyphonically—unlike the original hardware, which uses a monophonic LFO.
For this update, I modified my PS-20 to disable its vibrato entirely, allowing me to record clean, unmodulated samples. I then reintroduced vibrato and tremolo using the sampler’s LFO, which now mirrors the original hardware’s monophonic behaviour and can be freely adjusted. This means vibrato speed and depth are now fully customisable—or can be turned off altogether—offering a level of expressive control that wasn’t possible in the original release.
Envelopes are also now fully modifiable, allowing organ-style patches to be reshaped into short plucks or sustained tones as needed.
RM-20 includes sampler patches for Native Instruments Kontakt and Decent Sampler, both usable within any DAW or as standalone applications. The Kontakt patches have been entirely redesigned, featuring a new graphical interface with adjustable settings, modulation control, and integrated chorus, delay, and reverb effects.
Note that these patches require the full version of Kontakt (version 6 or higher), not the free Player version.
The pack also contains presets for the free Decent Sampler player plugin, compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS. This version mirrors the Kontakt interface but substitutes the LFO setting with an Autopan effect.
RM-20 also includes DAW-specific patches for Ableton Live, FL Studio, and Logic Pro X. These patches use the same samples and modulation settings as the Kontakt and Decent Sampler instruments but work right in your DAW.
The Ableton Live patches come in two versions: one for Live 10, which includes ten Instrument Racks for different sounds, and another for Live 11, which combines all sounds into a single Instrument Rack with a Selector feature for switching presets. FL Studio patches are compatible with Direct Wave, while Logic Pro X patches use the Sampler instrument, formerly known as EXS24.
All sounds (other than bass guitar and drums) were made with RM-20 patches.
The RM-20 download includes patches for the following DAWs and samplers:
If you previously purchased RM-20, you're eligible for a free upgrade to the new version. If you haven't yet, create a customer account with the email address used for the original purchase.
After setting up your account, the updated RM-20² pack is available in the Downloads section. For any issues, please contact us with your original order details.
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