Publisher: Realsamples
Website: www.realsamples.de/epages/17831984.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/17831984/Products/617/SubProducts/617-0001
Format: KONTAKT, HALION, EXS24
Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo
Description: The Great Swiss Library has an unusual concert hall built in 1860 by Hüni & Hübert. When the Zurich company burned down in 1883, it was the largest piano manufacturer in Switzerland. Listening to this piano, it’s easy to see why: it offers a rich, warm yet transparent sound with rough bass.
The instrument was assembled by Andreas Böhrmann and has been kept in very good condition, remaining fully playable. It is now available for the first time as samples, presented in its original 437Hz setting (440Hz presets are also available).
We captured the sound with 32 layers of velocity per note for an expressive dynamic range. In addition, we recorded 8 release sounds for each key. In addition to the specimens, the Grand Swiss Library has an essay in German by Andreas Börmann explaining the instrument’s background.
The sample library contains over 3,400 individual samples.
Presets included for HAlion®, Kontakt® (requires full version) and EXS24®.
For recording, we used Wagner™ U47w® microphones with Crane Song™ Flamingo® preamps and Universal Audio™ 2192® digital converters. The instrument was recorded at 192kHz/24bit downsampled to 44.1kHz/24bit.
