Tag Archives: Piano

Chocolate Audio – The 88 Series – Model D Grand (KONTAKT)

By | May 16, 2017

  The Model D grand piano was sampled from a Hamburg-made 1939 Steinway D274 grand coda piano. This particular piano has been in use in various venues in Italy and has been played and praised by many top-level international classical and jazz players. This piano’s age definitely guarantees it the vintage moniker, nonetheless it went through proper maintenance… Read More »

Audio Imperia – Klavier – Red Planet Piano (KONTAKT)

By | May 16, 2017

  AUDIO IMPERIA’s �Klavier” is the first instrument in our new �Private Stock Instruments� series. Originally intended as a private sample library for a group of trailer composers, the two instruments in this series combine the very best of the worlds of raw/organic recordings and post-production/sound design. The goal throughout the whole project was to start with the… Read More »

Adam Monroe Music – Upright Piano V.1.0.1 (KONTAKT, VST)

By | May 15, 2017

  Adam Monroe’s Upright Piano was sampled from a (slightly used) Schafer and Sons VS-40 upright piano using Oktava Mk-012 (in cardioid pattern) and AEA Ribbon microphones in wide stereo into Grace M101 and AEA TRP preamps. The piano was sampled with both small diaphragm condenser and ribbon microphones in order to capture both the transient details and… Read More »

Cinesamples – Abbey Road Classic Upright Pianos (KONTAKT)

By | May 14, 2017

Cinesamples is proud to present our new pianos library for Kontakt (Player), Abbey Road Classic Upright Pianos. Recorded at the world famous Abbey Road Studio Two in London, and mixed by our very own Tim Starnes, the Abbey Road Pianos library brings two of the record industry�s most iconic upright pianos � and the legendary studio where they… Read More »

Sonart Audio – Colour Sonics Pianos 2.0 Pro Collection (Kontakt, Nki)

By | April 5, 2017

While most technology is getting smaller, the size of sample-based piano libraries continues to rise. Colour Sonics´ Pianos V 2.0 is a 43GB collection that features emulations of a range of classic instruments. Both acoustic and electric models are included, and each note is sampled at 20 velocities for 40 seconds. Release and noise layers are also included,… Read More »

K-Sounds – Piano 2 (KONTAKT, Motif XS)

By | March 3, 2017

Piano 2 for the Motif XS features beautiful stereo samples of a Kawai EX concert grand. For this new version, every sample has been reworked to sound better than ever! Twenty-three voices provide everything from warm, natural pianos to mix-friendly grands to edgy, processed tones that can compete with enthusiastic guitarists or complete your next dance hit. Most… Read More »

Urbanistic – Piano Ballads Vol. 2 (WAV, MIDI, AIFF, REFILL)

By | March 2, 2017

‘Piano Ballads Vol 2’ by Urbanistic is the follow-up to the great first volume and it features five urban Piano Ballads. These amazing Urban Piano themes give you high quality sound material to re-arrange, edit, slice, chop, and cover for your next Modern Hits. This collection features five radio-ready Construction Kits, including around 122 loops, lovely piano melodies,… Read More »

K-Sounds – Signature Piano (KONTAKT, Motif XS)

By | February 28, 2017

  For decades, the Yamaha C7 grand piano has been a mainstay of top recording studios, appearing on countless recordings and giving a host of artists their signature sound. With K-Sounds Signature Piano, the C7 becomes your signature sound. Offering pristine stereo samples throughout the dynamic range and a slightly ambient studio sound with plenty of sustain, this… Read More »

All Pro Loops – Perfect Piano Loops 2 (WAV, MIDI)

By | February 10, 2017

  ‘Perfect Piano Loops 2’ is part two of a collection of professional piano hooks that can be used for intros and hooks. Each piano hook has two variations that can be used together or stand-alone. These loops are tempo and key-labelled and ready to use in Sony ACID Pro, Logic, Reason, Pro Tools, Cubase, and more. If… Read More »

8Dio – 1901 Upright Studio Piano – REPACK (KONTAKT)

By | January 25, 2017

  Piano by 8Dio. Features repack: all samples (more than 40 thousand pieces) packed in containers and sorted into folders. You can select and delete unnecessary microphones. KONTAKT 5.5.0. Additional Information: – 2.643 Samples. 45.2GB HDD (compressed to 23.8GB) – 6 Microphones (incl Neumann u87, Coles, Neve, AKG etc.) – 2 Pro-Grade Reverbs (Bricasti and TC) – True… Read More »

Sonivox – Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.5 (VST, AAX) [Win x86 x64]

By | January 16, 2017

  Our flagship piano instrument is not just any piano. Eighty Eight Ensemble 2 is an exceptional recreation of the Steinway 9-foot CD 327 grand piano. Meticulously sampled and expertly voiced, Eighty Eight Ensemble 2 provides every composer, pianist, and musician the opportunity to infuse their compositions, recordings, and performances with the breathtaking realism of this truly world-class… Read More »

Audio Imperia – Klavier Gravitas Piano (KONTAKT)

By | January 16, 2017

  AUDIO IMPERIA’s “Klavier” is the first instrument in our new “Private Stock Instruments” series. Originally intended as a private sample library for a group of trailer composers, the two instruments in this series combine the very best of the worlds of raw/organic recordings and post-production/sound design. The goal throughout the whole project was to start with the… Read More »

Adam Monroe Music – Honky Tonk Piano 2.4 (VST KONTAKT) [Win x86 x64]

By | November 3, 2016

Adam Monroe’s Honky-Tonk Piano is a 16-bit Piano Sample Library VST plugin for windows based operating systems. Useful to anyone looking for a worn (but in-tune) piano sound, suitable for playing ragtime or any style of music that requires a dirtier, grittier sound. Includes 32/64-bit versions, Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Lo-Fi, equalization, partial round-robin, and pedal/non pedal samples. Year… Read More »

GSi – Key Performer 1.1 (VST) [Win x86]

By | October 21, 2016

GSi describes Key Performer as “the Swiss Army knife of the modern gigging keyboardist”. It’s a single software instrument which offers a wide variety of keyboard sounds that are used in almost all musical genres where a keyboardist is involved. To summarize a few of its key features, it offers: Several classic keyboard sounds including pianos, electric pianos,… Read More »

GSi – Electric Grand EG70 v1.0 (VST) [Win x86]

By | October 21, 2016

Electric Grand EG70 is a physical modeling simulation of a CP-70 electro-acoustic baby grand touring piano. EG70 has a very natural response to keyboard dynamics and to the player’s style. You’ll hear the benefits of physical modeling mostly when the sustain pedal is in use. The sound is warm and metallic at the same time, unpredictable, rich and… Read More »

Hot Music Factory – Chocolate EP (VST) [WIN OSX x86]

By | October 21, 2016

Chocolate EP is a VSTi plug-in with three smooth sounding electric piano sounds. These Rhodes-like sounds have been used in the popular Neo Soul construction kit series ‘Smooth Keyz” by Live Soundz Productions, ‘Neo Soul Awards’ by Big Citi Loops as well as many Soul, R&B and Gospel projects. These multi sampled Rhodes will give you high quality… Read More »

Sound Magic – Supreme Pianos Red Wings 1.4 (VST) [Win x86]

By | October 16, 2016

The basic idea of Supreme Pianos is coming from 3D graphic rendering. It uses Physical modeling to shape the sound’s “skeleton” of the piano, and then mapping a series of harmony components on to the skeleton to achieve an authentic sound. Supreme Pianos does not rely on sampling, has a small memory footprint and extreme low CPU usage… Read More »

8Dio – 1901 Upright Studio Piano (KONTAKT)

By | October 13, 2016

The 1901 Upright Studio Piano is the most comprehensive deep-sampled Upright ever created. Recorded and processed at 24-Bit / 96Khz at our famous British Studio through a large custom NEVE desk. The 1901 Upright Studio Piano contains both standard and prepared articulations. All standard sustain samples were recorded with both pedal up, pedal down and half pedal positions.… Read More »

Cinematic Studio – Piano (KONTAKT)

By | October 12, 2016

With Cinematic Studio Piano, we invite you to take a seat at a Yamaha C7 Grand in a world-class scoring stage. You’ll be inspired by the warm, realistic sound of the instrument, captured by an array of beautiful ribbon and condenser microphones and recorded using the same techniques as the rest of the Cinematic Studio Series. CSP’s intelligent… Read More »

Cinematique-Instruments – Interval (KONTAKT)

By | October 8, 2016

INTERVAL Interval isn’t quite like anything else you’ve played. It is an instrument which „has real life and breath“ as composer Theodore Shapiro said. Inspired by contemporary compositions Interval pursues a new approach into building sounds. It is hard to explain, but in the broadest sense, it is an instrument for building inspiring pads, organic atmospheres as well… Read More »

8Dio – 1990 Studio Grand Piano (KONTAKT)

By | October 7, 2016

The 1990 Studio Grand Piano is amongst one of our favourite virtual instruments ever done. This extraordinary library contains over 48.000 samples and unique microphones/positions, including Neumann 87’s, Coles, Neve SE Ribbon’s, AKG 414’s and Neumann KM 184’s. Everything was lovingly recorded & processed at 96k at a famous hi-tech British Studio through one of the greatest custom… Read More »

Synth Magic – Siel Orchestra 2 (KONTAKT)

By | September 29, 2016

The Siel Orchestra 2 is made up of four sections : Brass, Piano, Reeds and Strings. The original Siel Orchestra was bought by ARP and relabeled the Quartet. Presented here for use with Kontakt is the Orchestra 2 with lots of extra features added. We sampled this synth twice: one set of samples are totally clean and recorded… Read More »

F9 Audio – F9 Forte Evolution: Redwood Club Piano (KONTAKT)

By | September 29, 2016

The Acoustic Piano is an incredibly hard instrument to capture and until now all piano libraries have needed a great deal of additional processing to fit comfortably inside the power of a modern club or pop production. with FORTE Evolution this has all changed.The F9 FORTE product line is also about delivering the Chords and we’ve added more… Read More »

ThaLoops – Steinway B-211 Grand Piano (KONTAKT)

By | September 18, 2016

We are proud to present our first multi-sample instrument – Grand Piano. Provided in Kontakt, ThaLoops Player ® and Soundfont formats. Wether you are producing hip hop, rnb, pop, rock or love to play classic pieces on piano – Steinway & Sons has been providing the standard piano sound for musicians around the world. The samples were recorded… Read More »

TrackGod – TrackGod VST Expansions: 5 Urban Guitars, 6th God, Essential Plucks, God Lee Kicks, Golden Bells, Golden Brass, Le Special Snares, Neon FX, New Rulez, Spark, The Big Bang Theory

By | September 18, 2016

  A set of Expansions to Rompler Trackgodsound – TrackGod TrackGod VST Base Ick Keys Expansion.WIN – 1 Piano, 7 presets. The first preset – the usual piano, the others change, but the sound is very cool! TrackGod VST 5 Urban Guitars Expansion.WIN – Small but nice guitar Bank. 5 guitars, designed to work with hip-hop. TrackGod VST… Read More »

Replika Sound – Dark Piano Composer (KONTAKT)

By | September 15, 2016

Replika Sound has announced the launch of RSSD01 Dark Piano Composer Edition for Kontakt 5, which consists of 3155 samples in 9 instruments including 356 textural loops. This 5.5 GB cinematic instrument is made entirely from sounds inside a piano: Dark Glissandi, Rasping Scrapes, Deep Booms, Metallic Clangs, High Chimes, Brass and Wood Hits, Short Whooshes and Reverses.… Read More »