SonicCouture Xtended Piano KONTAKT

SonicCouture Xtended Piano KONTAKT | 3.27 Gb
"Extended" is a term usually used to describe unorthodox techniques used when playing a musical instrument in an unconventional way, to coax new timbres from a traditional instrument.
Since the early 20th century, the piano has been at the forefront of this trend, with composers such as John Cage preparing the piano with nuts and bolts, Henry Cowell composing pieces in which the performer reaches inside the piano and plucks or strums the strings, and Stephen Scott bowing the strings with an ensemble of performers to produce an orchestral sound. The latter inspired us to create the ground-breaking Bowed Piano instrument in 2008, and now we have revisited the same piano to build on that concept and further explore extended piano techniques for an exciting new suite of instruments.
For the ( Xtended ) Piano collection, we have explored 5 different techniques and created a virtual instrument for each :

MUTE PIANO
Mute piano is a technique in which you lightly touch the finger at a nodal point on the piano string and play the key to produce a harmonic.

BOWED PIANO
Our bowed piano includes three articulations, two made with very long bows which are sustained (and the samples are looped).

PLUCKED PIANO
This is a technique in which the piano notes are plucked, either with the fingers or a plectrum of some sort.

MALLET PIANO
A piano of course has internal mallets itself (made of hard felt), but you can also hit the strings with foreign mallets to produce a different timbre.

SFX PIANO ( SCRAPES & STRUMS )
We also recorded a large collection of strums and scrapes, but these are not always pitched, or else include large clusters that are difficult to map as a traditional instrument.

More info:www.soniccouture.com/en/products/g24-xtended-piano/

System requirements: Kontakt 4

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Best Service Galaxy II K4 Vienna Grand KONTAKT DVDR

Best Service Galaxy II K4 Vienna Grand KONTAKT DVDR | 4.64 GB
Including 24Bit samples, chromatic mapping, Una Corda and new engine!. Galaxy II’s Vienna Grand is comprised of sampling a BOESENDORFER IMPERIAL 290 grand piano. Established by Ignaz Bösendorfer in 1828, Bösendorfer are the oldest piano manufacturers still in production and have a history of constructing some of the worlds finest instruments. The Model 290 Imperial, a 9’6” grand piano, is famous for its powerful soundboard and its extended keyboard; going as far as a bottom C0, making a full eight octave range or 97 keys.

All Galaxy Pianos are now delivered with the new version K4, which is based on the Kontakt 4 engine by Native Instruments, presenting a completely redesigned direct access user interface, enhanced performance and new features including true half pedaling, true repedaling lossless sample compression.
Kontakt Player 4 included!

VIENNA GRAND IMPERIAL

Galaxy II’s Vienna Grand is comprised of sampling a BOESENDORFER IMPERIAL 290 grand piano. Established by Ignaz Bösendorfer in 1828, Bösendorfer are the oldest piano manufacturers still in production and have a history of constructing some of the worlds finest instruments. The Model 290 Imperial, a 9’6” grand piano, is famous for its powerful soundboard and its extended keyboard; going as far as a bottom C0, making a full eight octave range or 97 keys. Sometimes, these extra keys are hidden under a small hinged lid, on others, the colours of the extra white keys are reversed (black instead of white). The extra keys are added primarily for increased resonance from the associated strings; that is, they vibrate sympathetically with other strings whenever the damper pedal is depressed thus creating a fuller tone. With the VIENNA GRAND they are playable.

The Vienna Grand was recorded at Hansahaus Studios/Germany which is famous for its outstanding Jazz Recordings and has received two Grammy Awards. We placed great emphasis on capturing the Bösendorfers huge dynamic range and energy, especially its powerful low end; using additional microphones in the lower register.

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Best Service Galaxy II K4 Steinway KONTAKT DVDR

Best Service Galaxy II K4 Steinway KONTAKT DVDR | 6.02 GB
Steinway D concert grand, probably the most popular concert grand of all, was recorded in Galaxy Studios, Belgium, one of the most sophisticated studios in Europe with a huge recording hall. The instrument was hand-chosen by studio owner Wilfried van Baelen from a range of dozens of instruments at Steinway/Hamburg, delivering an amazing sound with an exceptional dynamic range. Galaxy Steinway was recorded in 5.1 surround and stereo with a tremendous microphone setup to capture its size and dynamic range with 6 channels. The full download version comrisees stereo and 5.1.

Galaxy Steinway is delivered with the new Kontakt 4 engine by Native Instruments, presenting a completely redesigned direct access user interface, better performance and new features including true half pedaling, true repedaling and lossless sample compression.
Kontakt Player 4 included!.

GALAXY STEINWAY

Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano maker of the Steinweg brand, emigrated from Germany to America in 1850. In 1853, Steinweg founded Steinway & Sons, by the year 2000, Steinway had made its 550,000th piano. The Steinway Model D 270 is probably the most popular concert grand of all. For Galaxy II, a Model D was recorded in Galaxy Studios, Belgium; one of the most sophisticated high-end studios in Europe, which also boasts a huge recording hall. The instrument was chosen by studio owner Wilfried van Baaren from a range of dozens of instruments at Steinway/Hamburg. It has been recorded in 5.1 surround and stereo with a tremendous microphone setup to capture its size and dynamic range with 6 channels.

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