TYPE: Multisampled grand piano | PRICE: £349 | KEY FEATURES: 88352 samples; choose from 16 different mic positions including Tree for larger orchestral arrangements; musical and percussive effects folder; 60 different microphones used; close, mid, room and surround options; folders listed by piano tone | SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Requires Kontakt or Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher (runs on the free supplied Player), AU, VST 2.4 or AAX-capable host (64-bit); macOS 10.10 or later, Intel i5; Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit) Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen; 211.2 GB hard drive space (64-bit)
Spitfire set out to produce the ultimate sampled grand piano with this, and who better at the helm of the project than the soundtrack genius Hans Zimmer? The piano used is one of Zimmcks. favourites – the in-house Steinway Model D grand piano at the Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios – which has also inspired many of his soundtracks.
The collection is set out with folders with different sounds – Warm And Rounded, or Low And Weighted, for example. You also get microphone positions to help guide you through the surprisingly varied sound and an amazing 60 different ones were employed during the recording. There are, for example, close, mid, room and surround options with the close and mid options giving you a slightly brighter sound.