This 59GB library has been painstakingly captured with multiple mic positions and with sampling techniques that secure an authentic sound. For instance, piano-repetition samples have been recorded in real time from 180 BPM performances, so when you go for a repetition, you’ll hear a recording of the real thing—not a retriggered, alternate sample. Sympathetic pedal resonances have also been recorded for every note at many different velocities.
Samples are triggered and played through the accompanying PLAY software, a 64-bit audio engine that powers the EastWest Quantum library. This software is compatible with Mac and Windows platforms, and operates in AU, AAX, and VST formats.
- Load any mic position individually
- 3 mic positions included for flexibility
- 10 to 18 velocities per note of sustain and sustain with pedal
- 8 to 12 velocities per note of repetitions and repetitions with pedal
- 5 to 8 velocities of soft pedal sustain and soft pedal sustain with pedal
- 16 velocity staccato on every piano
- Repetition samples taken from 180 BPM performances for a true repetition sound and not simply an alternate take
- Software detects true repetitions
- Pedal resonance recorded for every note at multiple velocities, as well as with the soft pedal down
- Release samples with software envelope follower
- Articulations on each piano include:
- Sustain
- Sustain with pedal
- Repetitions
- Repetitions with pedal
- Soft pedal
- Soft pedal sustain with pedal
- Staccato
- Release trails
- Recorded in a proper piano environment with vintage Neumann microphones, Meitner AD converters and a vintage 8078 Neve console
- Stereo swap possible in software
- Mic position mixing in software
- Lid position simulation
- Articulation matrix for quick and straightforward loading
- PLAY interface includes impulses from the same hall the producers used to record Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs so the pianos can blend with those collections.