Moog Music has introduced the Be The First promotion for the Moog PianoBar, a portable device that sits on a piano keyboard, scanning for playing and converting it to MIDI. Moog has identified 364 Metropolitian areas in the USA, and is offering special pricing to the first buyers in each area. If you are the… Read More Save up to $500 on Moog Piano Bar
Piano Dreams and Nightscapes, the latest CD from electronic/ambient musician Brannan Lane, is one of the most relaxing and lovely ambient CDs released this year. The CD explores the ambient territory pioneered by Brian Eno and Harold Budd on releases like Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirrors, and The Pearl. Though Lane visits similar territory,… Read More Brannan Lane – Piano Dreams and Nightscapes
Precisionsound has released Koestler Rigoletto a free sample-based instrument. The Koestler has been sampled in stereo and contains release samples for even more realism. The SampleSet contains 99 24bit WAV files and 2 programs, “Broken” & “Fixed” for HALion & Kontakt. You can choose between the 24bit version (HALion/Kontakt) and the 16bit Sfz version. The… Read More Precisionsound Releases Free Koestler Rigoletto
Steinberg has announced the update to its The Grand virtual concert grand piano product. The Grand 2 features an entirely new added grand piano, surround capabilities as well as a range of features designed to maximise computer resource efficiency. “This update firmly establishes The Grand as one of the leading virtual piano instruments worldwide,” comments… Read More Frankfurt Musikmesse: Steinberg Announces The Grand 2
K-Sounds has introduced Piano 2 for the Korg Triton. Piano 2 features stereo, velocity-switched samples of a Kawai EX concert grand piano, fully programmed and ready to play. Unlike other Triton-format libraries, Piano 2 also includes a sample-based emulation of sympathetic string resonance. Sixteen solo piano programs and twenty-three combinations cover a wide variety of… Read More K-Sounds Intros Piano 2 for Triton
Precisionsound has released Funky Electric P200 for HALion/Kontakt & Sfz. For the “Funky Electric P200” , Precisionsound recorded a well-tuned and served Wurlitzer® 200A electric piano. The great sound of this instrument is well known from several classic records of jazz, soul, funk and gospel music. The complete CD-ROM contains 550 individual 24 bit Mono… Read More Precisionsound Releases Funky Electric P200
Big Fish Audio has released two new piano sample libraries, Black Grand and White Grand. Black Grand is a Steinway D, recorded in a concert hall, while White Grand is a studio grand piano intended for contemporary pop/rock/jazz. Formats: EXS24, HALion, Kontakt 24-Bit, EXS24, HALion, Kontakt GigaSampler 24-Bit, GigaSampler The collections retail for $199.94. Demos… Read More Big Fish Audio Releases Two Grand Piano Sample Libraries
K-Sounds has announced two piano sample CD-ROM’s for the Yamaha Motif ES keyboards. Piano 1 features a Steinway D concert grand while Piano 2 features a Kawai EX concert grand Each disc includes nineteen solo piano voices and fifteen performances which cater to a variety of applications and styles. Voices vary brightness, timbre, and dynamic… Read More K-Sounds Motif ES Piano Libraries
Applied Acoustics Systems has updated Tassman 4 and Lounge Lizard EP-2 to be compatible with the AU validation test of Logic 7. These service updates are free of charge for all Tassman 4 and Lounge Lizard EP-2 users and can be from the Applied Acoustics site: Tassman 4 AU Plug-In Update http://www.applied-acoustics.com/tassman.htm Lounge Lizard EP-2… Read More AAS Updates Tassman and Lounge Lizard
Precisionsound has released Nordic Upright Piano for HALion & Kontakt. The goal behind the Nordic Upright Piano is to capture the ring and dynamics of a good essential Swedish piano. The instrument was sampled in mono and the position of the close positioned microphone was changed per each octave. Then the piano was “re-built” in… Read More Precisionsound Releases Nordic Upright Piano for HALion & Kontakt
