Bright regal and elegant. The Steinway D captures the full sound of the concert hall and grows into a space larger than life. While capable of gracefully handling soft passages this piano shines in broad virtuosic passages. In the hands of a composer its an excellent way to bring one of the worlds most famous pianos into your own studio; in the hands of a skilled performer its a highly powerful weapon in your arsenal.

Features:

• 10-18 velocities per note of sustain and sustain with pedal
• 8-12 velocities per note of repetitions and repetitions with pedal
• 5-8 velocities of soft pedal and soft pedal with sustain 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
• Resonance – 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 A. Sustain B. Sustain with pedal C. Repetitions D. Repetitions with pedal E. Soft pedal F. Soft pedal with sustain pedal G. Staccato H. 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
• Most powerful streaming engine available with highest polyphony counts

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