The most detailed collection of the world's finest grand pianos, recorded in one of the 'temples of sound', Eastwest Studios (more RIAA certified platinum and gold records awarded than any other recording studios) with 3 mic positions for each piano by the same producers (Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix) who produced Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs.

The collection includes a Bechstein D-280 Concert Grand Piano, with close mics engineered by Ken Scott (Elton John/Supertramp/David Bowie/Beatles), Steinway D Concert Grand Piano, Bosendorfer 290 Concert Grand Piano, and Yamaha C7 Grand Piano. The 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.

Pianos:

• Bechstein D-280 Concert Grand Piano (close mics engineered by Ken Scott (Elton John/Supertramp/David Bowie/Beatles)
• Steinway D Concert Grand Piano
• Bösendorfer 290 Concert Grand Piano
• Yamaha C7 Grand Piano
• The most detailed piano recordings - Ever!
• Load any piano or mic position individually (each piano is approx. 60Gbs)
• 3 positions are included per piano for maximum flexibility
• 10-16 velocities per note (and again in soft pedal, sustain pedal, and soft sustain)
• 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
• Resonance - pedal resonance recorded for every note at multiple velocities, as well as with the soft pedal down
• Proprietary resonance captured on the Bosendorfer
• True multi-velocity soft pedal samples with and without sustain pedal
• Release samples with software envelope follower
• Articulations on each piano include
  1. Pedal resonance
  2. Staccato
  3. Soft pedal
  4. Sustain
  5. Repetitions
• 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
• Most powerful streaming engine available with highest polyphony counts
• 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.

System Requirements

• Up to 230 Gb Free Hard Disc Space (Each piano is approx. 60 Gb and can be loaded individually)
• DVD Drive
• DVD drive
• iLok required (not included)
• internet connection required for one-time product activation
• Mac
  • Minimum
    • G4 1Ghz or faster
    • 2GB RAM
    • Mac OS 10.4 or higher
  • Recommended
  • Core 2 Duo or better processor
  • 4GB RAM
• PC:
  • Minimum
    • P4 2.5Ghz or faster
    • 2GB RAM
    • Windows XP SP 2 or Vista
    • sound card
    • DVD drive
    • iLok required (not included), internet connection required for one-time product activation
  • Recommended
    • Core 2 Duo or better processor
    • 4GB RAM
    • sound card with ASIO drivers
    • 64-bit system and host
• Included For Both PC & Mac:
  • 32-bit standalone and plug-in versions included.
  • 64-bit PC VST (host must support 64-bit VST plugins) and standalone versions included.
  • Check the following compatibility chart for availability of other 64-bit versions and updates.
  • Please Note: A 64-Bit system with 4 GB of free RAM is Required to use all 3 mic positions simultaneously. Light programs are provided for smaller systems.

Supported Interfaces

• Windows: VST™, ASIO™, DirectSound™
• Mac: VST™, Audio Units™, Core Audio™
• RTAS: Check http://www.soundsonline.com/updates.php for availability of RTAS versions.

DEMOS

To download each .wav file option-click on the file name on a Mac, or right-click or control-click on the file name on a PC. MP3 files will be available soon.

	Steinway D
	title	artist	composer
	Alborada	Steffen Fahl	Maurice Ravel
	Paganini Etude No. 6	Steffen Fahl	Franz Liszt
	Witches Dance Opus 17	Joseph Felice	Edward MacDowell
	Chi-Town Stride	David Goldblatt	David Goldblatt
	Arabesque	Katsuhiro Oguri	Claude Debussy
	Myriad Nights of the City	David Goldblatt	David Goldblatt
	Finger Painting	David Goldblatt	David Goldblatt
	Something in Red	Angela Kassett	Angela Kassett
	Paganini Etude No. 6 (Hall mics)	Steffen Fahl	Franz Liszt
	Bosendorfer 290
	title	artist	composer
	Rhapsody in Blue	Joseph Felice	George Gershwin
	Poem for Piano	Jie Chen	Arno Babajanian
	Hob Allegro	Steffen Fahl	Joseph Haydn
	Etude No. 4 Fanfares	Steffen Fahl	G. Ligeti
	Scherzo	John Sawoski	F. Chopin
	Tribute to Oscar	Michael Whittaker	Michael Whittaker
	Barcarole	Steffen Fahl	Gabriel Faure
	Reverie	Katsuhiro Oguri	Claude Debussy
	Behind the Curtain	Nick Phoenix	Nick Phoenix
	Bechstein D-280
	title	artist	composer
	Toccata	Steffen Fahl	Alfredo Casella
	Romanze	Jerome Vonhogen	Moritz Rosenthal
	It's Like This	David Goldblatt	David Goldblatt
	Sonata	Katsuhiro Oguri	W.A. Mozart
	Rockem Wilma	David Goldblatt	David Goldblatt
	Prelude	Steffen Fahl	J.S. Bach
	Freedom	Kyle Robertson	Kyle Robertson
	Yamaha C7
	title	artist	composer
	Old Willow	Michael Whittaker	Michael Whittaker
	Sunday Morning	Michael Whittaker	Michael Whittaker