Wurly

Name: Wurly
Price: 59 USD
Author: AudioThing

by AudioThing · Keys · Wurlitzer electric piano

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Wurly recreates the Wurlitzer 200 and 200A reed electric pianos with a hybrid of physical modeling and samples.

It has pickup, tremolo and noise controls plus overdrive, phaser, flanger and spring reverb, for $69.

Best for: Keys & Synths. Genres: R&B & Soul, Pop, Rock & Indie, Lo-Fi, Jazz, Acoustic & Classical.

Keywords: electric piano, hardware emulation, physical modelling, hybrid, 60s, 70s, BBD, dirty, heavy, lo-fi, randomize, vintage.

What it does

Wurly is AudioThing's emulation of the Wurlitzer 200 and 200A reed electric pianos. It combines physical modeling of the instrument's electric and mechanical sections with samples, aiming to recreate the sound and response of the originals while giving detailed control over both.

Hybrid engine: physical modeling of the electric and mechanical parts, blended with high-quality samples.
Pickup: an electrostatic pickup emulation that models the geometry of the original pickup and reeds.
Envelope and tremolo: adjustable envelope settings and the built-in tremolo (labelled "Vibrato" on the originals), which can be put on the mod wheel.
Mechanical noises: hammer, key and pedal noise plus a clank section, built from both models and samples.
Speaker: a mono or stereo speaker emulation that can be blended with the direct sound.
Effects: overdrive, phaser, a BBD-style flanger and spring reverb, reordered by drag and drop.
Presets and MIDI: a preset system with a randomizer, and MIDI Learn for the controls.

Version 1.3 (26 May 2026) added MIDI Learn and ASIO support. The demo inserts 3 seconds of silence every 45 seconds and disables saving.

Source: AudioThing product page

When to use it

Wurly is the pick when you want one dedicated Wurlitzer with hands-on control of its noises, bark and grit, at a modest price. Compared with Keyscape and Addictive Keys, which include Wurlitzers among many sampled keyboards, it is much lighter and cheaper but covers only the 200 and 200A. Unlike Pianoteq 9, which is fully modeled, it blends modeling with samples, and it ships with its own overdrive, phaser, flanger and spring reverb chain. Its detailed mechanical noise and clank controls go further than most single-sound Wurlitzer patches.

Best for: Wurlitzer parts in soul, pop and indie, and dirty, overdriven or tremolo-heavy keys.
Genres: R&B and soul, pop, rock and indie, lo-fi, hip-hop and jazz.
Look elsewhere if: you want many vintage keyboards in one package; Keyscape or Addictive Keys cover more instruments.

What producers say

Keyboard players like its sound and character controls; most complaints were about MIDI control in early versions.

Music Player Network forum users praised the "high-qual" sound and "all the controls for GRONK", meaning the mechanical noise, bark and character.
Criticisms: the same thread found the early standalone lacked MIDI channel selection and MIDI Learn, and the manual incomplete; MIDI Learn has since arrived in version 1.3.

Music Player Network forum thread

Where to buy

Tutorials and reviews

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