SRM Sounds – Max Richter Piano (KONTAKT)

By | December 15, 2024

 

Publisher : SRM Sounds
Format : Kontakt (6.8.0+)
Quality : Stereo 48 kHz 24 bit


Description : Steinway Model D Spirio Grand Piano | r
The central feature of the main room of Max Richter’s stunning country studio, Studio Richter Mahr, is the famous Steinway Model D Spirio | r grand piano . Used by Max to compose, rehearse and perform his latest works, this special instrument and its delicate nature are entirely in keeping with its sound and spirit.
Recorded in meticulous detail using a variety of modern and vintage microphones and focused on softer dynamics, this precisely sampled virtual instrument is capable of reproducing the level of detail needed to convey the emotion and atmosphere that characterizes Max’s work.
Recording

Closed Grand Piano: Microphones
• Overhead . Stereo pair of vintage ribbon mics for deep, warm sound (Coles 4038)
• Room . Stereo pair of modern tube mics to capture most of the room (Neumann U67)
• Ambient . High in the corners of the hall (Schoeps MK2H)

Open Grand Piano: Microphones
• Close #1 . A stereo pair of vintage ribbon mics for capturing rich, close-range sound (Coles 4038)
• Close #2 . A pair of modern ribbon mics for a close alternative (SE Electronics RNR1 Rupert Neve Designs)
• Mallets . A set of pencil condenser mics positioned directly over the piano’s mallets for detailed, percussive sound (Schoeps MK4)

Miscellaneous
• Velocity sensitivity allows the user to expand the dynamic range to suit their taste
• Two types of reverb: short and long

Features
• 2 instruments
• 3 mic positions per instrument
• 5 circle repeats
• 10 dynamic layers (from pianissimo to mezzo piano)
• Short and long reverb
• Action, damper and pedal volume controls
• Velocity sensitivity control
• Works in Kontakt Player (version 6.8.0 or higher)
• NKS compatible


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