Old Tape Piano

• Old Tape Piano is a lo-fi grand piano library recorded using a cassette recorder, featuring characteristics like wow, flutter, and saturation.
• It includes 88 keys and 8 velocity layers, ensuring expressive play without pitch shifting.
• The interface allows control over tape speed, background noise volume, and mechanical noises from the recording process.
• Requires Kontakt 5.7.3 or newer; the full version is necessary for full functionality, while Kontakt Player runs in demo mode.

Product Overview

Old Tape Piano is a lo-fi piano library that captures the essence of a grand piano recorded through a vintage cassette recorder, resulting in a sound rich with wow, flutter, and saturation. This instrument is not merely a nostalgic relic; it features a well-tuned piano, offering a unique character that evokes the feel of home demos from the 1980s.

Details

The library includes 88 keys sampled with 8 velocity layers, ensuring expressive playability without pitch shifting or looping. The close capture retains mechanical noise from the recording process, adding to its authenticity. Users can control background noise volume and color, as well as tape speed and tuning, through a straightforward GUI. Transport controls allow for play, stop, rewind, fast forward, and pause, enhancing the interactive experience.

In addition to its core features, the instrument offers a range of effects that can be applied in any order, including EQ, compression, modulation, and saturation, expanding its sonic capabilities. The settings page provides control over round robin, dynamic range, velocity curve, and envelope parameters, allowing for detailed customization. With its unique sound and intuitive design, Old Tape Piano is well-suited for scoring contexts that benefit from a vintage, textured piano sound.