Publisher: Embertone
Website: Embertone
Format: KONTAKT
Quality: 24 bit 48 kHz stereo
System requirements: Free KONTAKT PLAYER or KONTAKT FULL (version 5.7.3 or higher).
Description: Concert “D”
The 9-foot-long Steinway D grand piano is considered by many to be the pinnacle of piano construction.
The instrument we sampled has a special replay system developed by Zenph. It was thanks to her that we recorded our samples with such precision!
Recently updated to v1.1 :
NEW FEATURES
+Half Pedaling
You can now perform incremental dampening using a compatible pedal OR editing MIDI. This means you can partially “blur” tones and create more subtle phrasing… the pedal is no longer simply
OFF and ON.
+ Silent Key Strikes
Enables non-hammered silent notes on the lowest velocity.
+ Sustain-Damper Sympathetic Resonance
A new sympathetic resonance engine to model the behavior of notes vibrating during the release of dampers on held notes, for realistically transitioning between Dry+Sustain articulations. 3 modes for selecting the quality of this feature are located within the Details page and share association with the Half-Pedaling engine.
UPDATES
+ Legacy Patches
Included Legacy patches for users with Kontakt 5.3.1+
+DFD Adjustments
We modified the way samples are streamed from memory/disk, and also increased the voice count significantly. We removed the animation to aid in performance as well.
+NKS
All Snapshots have been updated to reflect the new half pedaling features.
BUG FIX HIGHLIGHTS
+Performance
– Smoothed out velocities for better consistency (especially the lowest layers).
– Fixed a pedaling issue caused by simultaneous note/pedal activation.
+ Misc.
– Fixed various bad samples.
– Fixed Reverb preset buttons from not working.
– Fixed a graphical bug that caused label bg’s to display incorrectly.
+ Multis
– The Multis were not functioning in certain scenarios. They are now fully operational!
Additional Information :
All Pedal Combinations
We captured all of the possible variations one can play between the sustain, una corda pedals, and sans pedal.
The samples are beautifully even because of the ‘re-performance’ technology that this piano is equipped with!
Make it Your Own
You can easily bend this piano to your musical will! Our intuitive controls allow you to move easily between jazz/classical/cinematic/pop and beyond.
Beyond that, you’ll find a whole page of simple ways to alter the tone and feel of this majestic Steinway.
36 velocities per note
We went crazy recording 36 velocities per sample set (i.e. for every pedal combo). Because of the extreme accuracy of the instrument, you get a beautiful, smooth response from lo to hi velocities.
If you don’t want a billion samples loaded, you can scale the instrument down to the velocity level you want.
10,000+ Realistic Release Samples!
Most virtual pianos have a single, static set of releases, triggered the same way no matter how you play a note. Not this piano! You’ll hear a different release sample depending on how hard AND how long you play a note.
Especially with the stronger notes, you’ll even get a sense of the beautiful recording space!
Dedicated Staccato Samples
There’s something amazing about REAL staccato samples… the way the mechanism reacts and then a subtle sense of space is created.
This is why we sampled an unprecedented number of staccatos: 36 velocities X2 repetitions for each of the 88 notes!
6 Mic Positions
The default position is a sweet set of close AKG C414s, and then 5 other options with a wide variety of tone and feel.
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