Grand pianos virtual instrument featuring a Bechstein D-280 Concert Grand, Steinway D Concert Grand, Bösendorfer 290 Concert Grand and Yamaha C7 Grand Piano
Total of 270GB of 24-bit/44.1kHz samples
All four pianos which can be loaded individually
Three microphone positions are available per piano
Between ten and sixteen velocities per note, with dedicated samples for soft pedal, sustain pedal and soft sustain
Repetition samples taken from 180 BPM performances for a true repetition sound and not simply an alternate take - the playback engine automatically senses true repetitions, and responds accordingly
Pedal resonance recorded for every note at multiple velocities, as well as with the soft pedal
Piano lid position simulation
Samples captured in the perfect piano environment, using vintage Neumann microphones, Meitner AD converters and a vintage 8078 Neve console
Instrument plays back via the PLAY Advanced Sample Engine, a dedicated audio engine/interface providing a powerful streaming engine
All instruments listed in a single browser for easy navigation
Stereo Swap allows the user to instantly swap the left and right channels. Mono from left, mono from right, or mono sum allow for instant conversion from stereo to mono
Type
Virtual Instrument
Voices
CPU dependent
Sounds
Yes
Effects
Filters Reverb
Output
ASIO, Core Audio and DirectSound
System Requirements
Mac: Minimum: G4 1GHz or faster OS X 10.4 or higher 2GB RAM DVD Drive 230GB free hard disc space (for full load) iLok copy protection key (not included) Internet connection required for one-time product activation
Recommended: Core Duo or better processor 4GB RAM
PC: Minimum: P4 2.5GHz or faster processor Windows XP SP 2/Vista 2GB RAM Sound card DVD Drive 230GB free hard disc space (for full load) iLok copy protection key (not included) Internet connection required for one-time product activation Recommended: Core Duo or better processor 4GB RAM Sound card with ASIO drivers 64-bit system and host
Specialties
No dedicated hardware or software sampler required