[Top Cattle Steinway D Concert Grand Piano] Production Voices Concert Grand Complete [KONTAKT] (1100GB)

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LE - 72 GB | Gold - 146 GB | Platinum - 319 GB

Concert Grand is a premium 1100 GB, 9-mic piano sample library, sampled from the full version. Kontakt Built Steinway D New York 9-foot concert grand piano.

If you've ever heard a classic classical or jazz piano performance, it was probably the iconic king of the concert stage, the Steinway D Piano. For decades, players have demanded the warm, grand tone of the Steinway piano. It stands in stark contrast to the bright pop music pianos found in many recording studios. It is elegant and sophisticated. For such a large instrument, every engineer has a different approach to recording, and every player wants to hear different aspects of the sound. That's why the Concert Grand's nine microphone controls are so important. You can dial in a wide range of tones with the microphone positions that audio engineers have proven so well.

The Concert Grand Piano Library is unlike any previous piano library in that it puts you in control of your sound. The ambient sound channel is a quantum leap in sample library flexibility. Note that Concert Grand includes all the sounds of a Steinway piano, including thumps and thuds and sounds that are louder than most mechanical noises. Instead of eliminating these imperfections, we have allowed them to contribute to the true piano sound.

Concert Grand includes Concert Grand LE, Concert Grand Gold, and high-definition Concert Grand Platinum 24-bit 96k samples for a full virtual library experience with premium sample quality, as well as fast-loading 16-bit 44.1k samples perfect for live performance, soundtracks, album production, practicing, and more. If downloading is a concern, contact support for hard disk shipping options.

3D stereo
The Ambisonics channel provides a full 3D piano sound, allowing the user to rotate the sound direction 360 degrees up, down, left or right from any spherical direction. The virtual microphone can be aimed at the piano or the room, or anywhere in between.The Ambisonics channel is recorded using a Soundfield microphone.Ambisonics is the most flexible audio format, allowing for everything from a single microphone to 5.1 surround sound and beyond! Ambisonics output can be mapped to a digital audio workstation for external ambisonics processing in plug-ins like Harpex and SurroundZone2.

Movie and game composers, as well as sound designers, will appreciate the ability to present piano sound effects as full ambient or surround sound in the virtual reality world with very little effort compared to traditional sample libraries.

Quality Microphone Selection
Microphone selection and placement is critical to quality recording. Audio engineers around the world have come to rely on the sound quality and timbre of standard microphones such as the U87 and 4006 mics.The B&K (now DPA) 4006 microphone is used for classical recordings because of its lifelike, linear sound quality. From microphone to preamp to converter, the signal path for "big concert" sampling represents the best of the best. It's a bold claim, but one that is borne out in the sound quality of the Concert Grand. When used with multiple microphones and multiple polyphony notes, the 96k delivers clean, crisp audio that contributes to high-definition sound quality.

B&K 4006 - for capturing hammering sounds.
Neumann U87 - for internal recording.
Neumann M149 - for external recording.
Neumann U47 - Mono external recording.
Soundfield MK V - for recording external covers.
Crown SASS MKII - placed in the player position.
RCA 77 - Place underneath the instrument.
Royer SF24 - for room recording.
AKG 414 - also for room recording.

Studio-grade mixing consoles
The 9 mic perspectives are impressive on their own, but it's how Concert Grand handles these sound choices that puts you in the moment when you're not sitting on a piano bench. The mixer is a full set of SSL emulations, with SSL emulated equalizers and compressors on each channel. Just like recording a piano on a different track in the studio, you get the same control.Concert Grand's mixer section enables album-quality production.

- Tuning for each channel
- Solo left or right channel
- Invert stereo image on any channel
- Dedicated pre-fader reverb outputs for each channel
- Multi-Output DAW Send - send any channel to a DAW mixer
- Fully automated parameters
- Channel On/Off clears samples to save memory
- Mono can be summed or left/right summed
- Complete solo, mute control

Iconic New York Grand Piano
The Concert Grand is modeled after a 9-inch New York Steinway D model piano built after 2010. The difference between the new D model and the older D model pianos is in the action, hammers, and overall tone. There is no doubt that this is a majestic piano with all of the signature tones that this model has. Its tone is not overly sharp or harsh like some Japanese model pianos, but it still sounds great. Pianos naturally make mechanical noises, which makes the piano tone more realistic. We don't cover up imperfections. The Concert Grand Piano is at your fingertips, and the audio engineer has all the controls through the software to complete the recording directly!

Customized presets
The Concert Grand has some amazing presets that allow you to start playing and enjoying the sound library right away! These presets sound great in a variety of styles and are available with 9 microphone options.

The Ambisonic section also contains presets covering various virtual microphone positions. Ambisonic alone makes Concert Grand sound great value for money, with traditional stereo mic perspectives like XY and Blumlein, as well as creative mic positions that add depth to the room! From traditional stereo mic perspectives like XY and Blumlein to creative mic positions that add depth to the room sound, there's a lot to explore with ambisonics in Kontakt, but there's even more to explore when using the Ambisonic section in a DAW like Pro Tools or Logic.

The Reverb section contains 29 impulse responses, each set with an appropriate pre-delay. Flat panel, hall and studio reverbs are available to enhance the piano playing experience. Each mic perspective has its own reverb send, so you can mold the sound to the mic being used. Many of the instrument presets use the built-in reverb.

Product Characteristics:
Provides nine different microphone recording perspectives to capture the diversity of piano tones.
Features surround sound 3D sound control for an immersive listening experience.
Includes 1100 GB of high-quality samples before lossless compression to ensure realistic and rich sound quality.
Multiple sample rate options are available, including 24-bit 96k source samples, as well as 24-bit 44.1k and 16-bit 44.1k versions.
Includes looped pedal noise samples with normal and loud settings to add a natural feel to playing.
The key lift mechanical noise of actual keyboard action is sampled to enhance the realism of the tone.
Sympathetic Resonance function that switches on and off and controls the volume to simulate a piano resonance effect.
Recorded on a classic Neve console in a world-class Toronto studio to ensure a high standard of sound quality.
Deliver superior audio conversion quality with Burl Mothership boutique grade A/D converters.
Enhanced audio signal purity and dynamic range with advanced API microphone preamplifiers.
Each key has over 20 pedal depressions and lifts to provide a rich dynamic performance.
Includes 16 release sample strengths to simulate the effect of key releases of different intensities.
Advanced half-pedal control with capture allows for finer volume control.

Product Variant:

The Concert Grand LE version offers 16-bit 44k samples for users with storage space requirements.
The Concert Grand Gold version offers 24-bit 44k samples, balancing sound quality and file size.
The Concert Grand Platinum version offers 24-bit 96k samples for the highest quality sound experience.
Requires Kontakt FULL v5.8.1 or later!

Concert Grand is a premium 1100 GB, 9 microphone piano sample library sampled from a Steinway D New York 9′ Concert Grand Piano built for the full version of Kontakt.

If you listen to iconic classical or jazz piano recordings, chances are that was a Steinway D, the iconic king of the concert stage. For decades, performers have requested the warmth and grandeur of the Steinway sound. It is in heavy contrast to bright pop production pianos found in many recording studios. Every engineer has a slightly different way of recording such a large instrument and every player wants to hear a different aspect of the sound. Every engineer has a slightly different way of recording such a large instrument and every player wants to hear a different aspect of the sound. This is why Concert Grand's 9 microphone control is so important. You can dial in a variety of tones with microphone placements that are time-tested by audio engineers.

Concert Grand let's you take control of your sound unlike any piano library before it. The ambisonics channel is a leap forward in sample library flexibility. The ambisonics channel is a leap forward in sample library flexibility. Be warned! We didn't strip away the imperfections, but let them contribute to the authentic piano sound.

Concert Grand includes Concert Grand LE, Concert Grand Gold and the high definition Concert Grand Platinum 24 bit 96k. Samples for a complete virtual library experience of premium sample quality to fast-loading 16 bit 44.1k samples well suited for live performance, scoring, album production, practice and more. Contact support for hard drive shipping options, if the downloading is a concern.
AMBISONIC 3D SOUND
The ambisonics channel provides complete 3D sound of the piano allowing users to rotate the sound direction from any spherical direction 360 degrees up, down, left or right. The ambisonics channel provides complete 3D sound of the piano allowing users to rotate the sound direction from any spherical direction 360 degrees up, down, left or right. The virtual microphone can be pointed at the piano or the room or anywhere in-between. The ambisonics channel was recorded using a Soundfield microphone. Ambisonics is the most flexible audio format allowing for a single mic through to 5.1 surround sound and beyond! output can be mapped to your digital audio workstation for external ambisonic processing in plugins such as Harpex and SurroundZone2.

Film and game composers as well as sound designers will appreciate the ability to put piano sounds into virtual reality worlds in full ambisonics or surround sound with very little effort compared to traditional sample libraries.
PREMIUM MICROPHONE SELECTION
Microphone selection and placement makes all the difference to a quality recording. Audio engineers the world over have relied on the sound quality and tone of standards such as U87 and 4006 microphones. Audio engineers the world over have relied on the sound quality and tone of standards such as U87 and 4006 microphones. B&K (now DPA) 4006 microphones are used on classical recordings for their true-to-life linear sound. The signal path for the sampling of Concert Grand represents the best of the best from microphones to preamps and to converters. It's a bold claim, but rings true in the sound. It's a bold claim, but rings true in the sound of Concert Grand. 96k gives clean crisp audio that contributes to the high definition sound quality when several It's a bold claim, but rings true in the sound of Concert Grand. 96k gives clean crisp audio that contributes to the high definition sound quality when several microphones and several notes of polyphony are used.

- B&K 4006 - Hammer
- Neumann U87 - Inside
- Neumann M149 - Outside
- Neumann U47 - Outside mono
- Soundfield MK V - Outside lid
- Crown SASS MKII - Player position
- RCA 77 - Under
- Royer SF24 - Room
- AKG 414 - Room
studio grade mixing console
9 Microphone perspectives are impressive on their own, but how Concert Grand handles these sonic choices puts you in the engineer's seat when you are not on the piano bench. When you are not on the piano bench. The mixer is a full complement SSL emulation with SSL simulated EQ and compression on every channel. Get the same control as if the piano were recorded on different tracks in a recording studio. section.

- Panning on every channel
- Solo left or right channels
- Invert stereo image on any channel
- Dedicated pre-fader reverb send per channel
- Multi-output DAW send - Send any channel to DAW mixer
- Fully automatable parameters
- Channel on/off purges samples to save memory
- Mono can sum or be left or right
- Full solo, mute controls
ICONIC NEW YORK GRAND
Concert Grand is sampled from a 9′ New York Steinway Model D built after 2010. The difference between a new Model D and an older Model D can be heard in the action, hammers and overall tone. The difference between a new Model D and an older Model D can be heard in the action, hammers and overall tone. Without a doubt this is a majestic piano with all the signature sounds that you would expect from this model. not overly sharp or piercing as on some Japanese models, but it still speaks well. The piano is naturally mechanically noisy, which makes for an authentic piano sound. The piano is naturally mechanically noisy, which makes for an authentic piano sound. You get a concert grand at your fingertips with all the controls that an audio engineer would have to create finished recordings right from the software!
CUSTOM MADE PRESETS
Concert Grand has some amazing presets to get you started playing and enjoying the library right off the get go! These presets were crafted to sound great in These presets were crafted to sound great in a variety of styles and make use of the 9 microphone choices.

The Ambisonic Section also contains presets that cover a variety of virtual microphone positions. The sound pallet possible just from the ambisonics alone would make Concert Grand worth the purchase price! The sound pallet possible just from the ambisonics alone would make Concert Grand worth the purchase price! There are traditional stereo microphone perspectives such as XY and Blumlein as well as creative There are traditional stereo microphone perspectives such as XY and Blumlein as well as creative microphone placements that add depth to the room sound. There is plenty to explore in the ambisonics inside of Kontakt, but much more to explore when the There is plenty to explore in the ambisonics inside of Kontakt, but much more to explore when the ambisonics section is used in a DAW such as Pro Tools or Logic.

The reverb section contains 29 impulse responses all set with the right amount of pre-delay on each. There are plates, halls and studio reverbs to enhance the piano performance experience. There are plates, halls and studio reverbs to enhance the piano performance experience. Every mic perspective also has its own reverb send so the sound can be shaped based on what mics you are using. Many of the instrument presets make use of the built-in reverb.

- 9 microphone perspectives
- Ambisonic 3D sound control
- 1100 GB of samples before lossless compression
- 24 bit 96k source samples with 24 bit 44.1k and 16 bit 44.1k options
- Round-robin pedal noise samples with normal and loud settings
- Sampled key up mechanical noises from the actual keyboard action
- Sympathetic Resonance with on/off and volume controls
- Recorded at world-Class Toronto studio through classic Neve console
- Burl Mothership boutique-quality A/D converters used
- Premium API microphone preamps used
- 20+ velocities pedal up per key
- 20+ velocities pedal down per key
- 16 velocities release samples
- Advanced half-pedal control with catch

PRODUCT VARIATIONS
- Concert Grand LE: 16 Bit 44k Samples
- Concert Grand Gold: 24 Bit 44K Samples
- Concert Grand Platinum: 24 Bit 96k Samples
Requires Kontakt FULL v5.8.1 or newer!

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