REQ: SRM Sounds #001 Max Richter Piano (Kontakt)
A PRISTINE STEINWAY MODEL D SPIRIO | R GRAND, RECORDED AT STUDIO RICHTER MAHR.
The centrepiece of the main live room at Max Richter’s spectacular countryside studio, Studio Richter Mahr, is the coveted Steinway Model D Spirio | r grand piano. Used by Max to compose, rehearse and perform his latest works, this special instrument and its delicate nature underpins his sound and ethos, completely.
Recorded in great detail with a range of modern and vintage mics, and focusing on the softer dynamics, this is an accurately sampled, precision virtual instrument, capable of performing the level of detail required to access the level of emotion and atmosphere typical in Max’s work.
Key Features
2 instruments total ~98GB
3 microphone positions per instrument
5 Round Robins
10 dynamic layers (ppp to mp)
Short and long reverb controls
Action, dampers & pedal volume control
Velocity sensitivity control
Kontakt Player library (Version 6.8.0 or higher required)
NKS compatible
Recording Notes
CLOSED PIANO - MICS
Under - A stereo pair of vintage ribbon microphones for a warm and intimate sound (Coles 4038)
Room - A stereo pair of modern valve microphones to capture more of the room (Neumann U67)
Ambients - High up in the corners of the live room (Schoeps MK2H)
OPEN PIANO - MICS
Close - A stereo pair of vintage ribbon microphones to pick up a rich close sound (Coles 4038)
Close 2 - A pair of modern ribbon mics for a close alternative (SE Electronics RNR1 Rupert Neve Designs)
Hammers - A set of pencil condenser mics placed directly above the piano hammers for a detailed, percussive sound (Schoeps MK4)
VARIABLES
Velocity Sensitivity - this enables the user to widen the dynamic range to taste
2 reverbs - short and long