Acoustic Grand Piano
A wonderful sounding Steinway D
Label :
UVI
Acoustic Piano features surely one of the best sounding sampled pianos in the market. True to our beliefs, we don't think it's about figures (like velocity , memory, number of mikes) but about feeling. A good sounding piano is a rare alchemy between the instrument, the acoustic in the recording studio, the microphones and above all, the engineer's taste. This piano is not our first endeavour, in fact it's the fourth, so we got the chance to see the "magic" thing happen.
Take a listen to the demos and make up your mind.
What's new in version 2:
Updated presets with macro knobs
New script and skin, bringing you even more realism
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First, we had to find the right instrument. Then we solicited two different classical and jazz pianists, both outstanding concert performers, to give us a hand finding the ideal one. After some research and like dozens of piano reviewed, we found an amazing sounding Steinway D that all our consultants loved. Then we booked for several days one of the best recording studios in Europe (www.guillaumetell.com). We did have to transport the "colossus" to the recording room, and start the tuning work. Once again we took the best qualified person for that essential part of the process.
After testing tons of microphones amongst the world's best ones and looking for the right placings, every single note was carefully multi-sampled at multiple velocity levels for both normal playing and with the sustain pedal pressed. Thanks to the UVI Engine advanced keygroup layers and rule switching, the sustain pedal and release samples perform and "feel" like a real piano.
At the end of the process, during the editing of samples, we consulted a great instrumentalist to test the result of this work, then we were able to even improve the instrument in response to make it really enjoyable.
The result is an excellent sounding piano, with soul and a musicality.
> Testing microphones and placings.
> The final choice : Neuman U67 , close to the board.
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