Steinway Extreme

• Features a recorded Steinway 1908 Concert Grand with up to 100 layers across 4 microphone perspectives.
• Includes key articulations such as true crotchet, true staccato, and release samples, along with unique performance sounds.
• Utilizes hand-played sampling for enhanced realism, capturing natural performance elements like finger touches on keys.

Product Overview

Steinway Extreme features a meticulously recorded Steinway 1908 Concert Grand, offering a rich palette of sounds with up to 100 layers across four distinct microphone perspectives. This library captures the instrument's expressive range, making it suitable for a variety of musical contexts, from intimate solo performances to larger orchestral arrangements.

Details

The library includes true crotchet, true staccato, release samples, and both picked muted and sustained strings, providing a comprehensive set of articulations. Each mic perspective offers a unique tonal character: the player's position delivers a warm, organic sound; the close mic captures a clean tone; the far mic provides a wet room ambiance; and the pickups underneath the piano yield a dry, upfront sound. With up to 25 layers per perspective, the instrument allows for nuanced dynamics and expression.

Natural performance elements, such as key noise, are included, enhancing realism. The IS Advanced Engine supports features like damper simulation, sympathetic resonance, and half-pedalling, allowing for detailed control over the performance. This library is designed to be treated like a live instrument, encouraging users to mix the perspectives as they would in a traditional recording setting.