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The Rhodes V8 Black Friday deal takes 60% off the V8 Pro Virtual Instrument, bringing it to $119.95 until Nov 8, 2026.
The V8 Pro is the Pro Edition of the Rhodes V8 plugin, the first official software to carry the Rhodes name. It is built from the maker's flagship MK8 electric piano, and the V8 itself is a multi-sampled and modelled version of that instrument.
The sample set runs to over 30,000 samples, recorded at 96 kHz / 24 bit straight from the MK8. You get up to 127 velocity layers and 14 articulations. Those cover sustains, staccatos, portamentos, legatos and note offs, plus sympathetic resonances and mechanical noise.
The maker pairs the samples with a modelling engine and says the result is a level of authenticity not heard in other electric piano instruments.
The original recordings total about 60 GB. After lossless data reduction, the library takes up about 22 GB on disk.
The Pro Edition models the MK8 FX board: a VCA Compressor and Phaser, plus a Bucket-Brigade Chorus and Delay. The pre-amp and FX appear in the exact MK8 configuration, so you can dial in a sound without hunting through menus.
The Setup view is a per-note editor with Timbre, Damper, Tuning and Level lanes. You can shape the character of every single note.
The Detail view handles deeper tuning and timbre changes, and lets you add mechanical and pedal noise. It also holds the amp and cab simulations, such as the Rhodes '79 Suitcase and the Twin Tube Combo, with condenser and dynamic microphone choices. Profile EQ and extra FX sit there too.
Presets come from industry artists and producers.
On Mac, the V8 Pro runs on macOS Big Sur (11) through Sonoma (14), on Intel and Apple Silicon, in VST2, VST3, AU and AAX. On Windows 10 and 11, it comes in VST2, VST3 and AAX.
You need 8 GB of RAM, 25 GB of free disk space and a display of at least 1280 x 960. The UI is resizable.
An internet connection is required for installation. The maker notes that its software currently does not work with GarageBand on Intel Macs, because of an issue with its copy protection provider.
If you get the plugin through a Rent to Own plan or a Beatport Studio membership, it installs and runs through the Beatport Access portal. That route needs an internet connection every 30 days to validate the license.
Yes. The Rhodes V8 Pro Virtual Instrument is 60% off for Black Friday, which brings it to $119.95. The deal ends Nov 8, 2026.
It includes over 30,000 samples from the Rhodes MK8, up to 127 velocity layers, 14 articulations, 208 factory presets and 120 factory profiles. The Pro Edition adds the modelled MK8 FX board and a per-note Setup editor.
On Mac it comes as VST2, VST3, AU and AAX, supporting Intel and Apple Silicon from macOS Big Sur (11) to Sonoma (14). On Windows 10 and 11 you get VST2, VST3 and AAX.
The Pro Edition models the MK8 FX board with a VCA Compressor, Phaser, Bucket-Brigade Chorus and Delay. You also get a parametric EQ, diode-based Drive, an envelope control for auto-wah and a four-waveform Vari-Pan.
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