AudioZ Exclusive | 31 Oct 2020 | KONTAKT | 502MBThis is a light version of the Native Instruments New York Concert Grand piano library. This instrument is based on an American Steinway Model D. It originally appeared in the Native Instruments Akoustik Piano software.
Despite its age, I think it's still quite useful as a lightweight piano library. The samples in the original release were in 24-bit 44.1kHz WAV format. The samples were converted to 16-bit files. A null test with the original samples results in a peak of
-87dB, which won't be audible by any means! The result is a reduction in size of around 82%, and space savings of 2.4GB!
NOTE: You may need to batch resave the patches and point them to the sample folder location. Kontakt v5.8.0 or higher is required.From the manual:
The NEW YORK CONCERT GRAND is a unique Native Instruments creation which fuses the KONTAKT sampling engine with high resolution samples from the most widely used concert piano in contemporary music.
For the sample recording session we hired the finest model directly from a renowned New
York / Hamburg, Germany based company. It was a three year old concert model in excellent condition and is regularly maintained by the best piano tuners.
The piano’s intonation and regulation were optimized for the lightest playing style. Thus, even with very light strokes, an impressive sound spectrum and controllable tonal nuances are generated. This results in wonderfully smooth and perfectly sounding Pianissimo notes.
In keeping with the tradition, the piano was recorded at 443 Hz. Our feeling is that with this slightly higher tuning the tones tend to "sing" better. After the initial recording sessions, it was re-tuned to 440 Hz; ensuring that the "singing" tonal quality was retained and at the same time conforming to our standard tuning.
This piano has an incredibly versatile sound and is particularly suited for solo piano work,
jazz, classical, new age and other styles of music.
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