Absolute Piano : Bosendörfer
Concert Grand. This piano has been sampled from a huge
Bosendörfer 280. It has a very specific shimmering sound.
The Absolute Piano
really exploit the plug-in concept by adding specific and innovative
possibilities. With its filters you can sculpt the piano timber and
produce a large number a piano sounds from the same base. Everything
is
specifically designed to manipulate and play piano sounds.
What's new in this version?
We've removed
most of the 'simulation' options. They were taking too much process.
Now the simulation has been limited to the pedal sound for classic
piano . It speeds up the sample playback by 2!
Polyphony : the
Absolute piano can play 128 notes simultaneously!
New sound-bank,
all the new pianos were recorded this summer when the piano shop
was closed. I've used ADK TC microphones with ART Pro Channel
valve pream to get the warmest sound. The piano sound is deeply
compressed (lossless) to be small (350mb only). The compression is
not audible.
The reverb
has been enhanced, it is now as good as any
professional one. Also there are 2 vu-meters for
left and right precise view instead of one for the mix of the
two channels in V2. The interface is
clearer, the license is displayed on the main surface.
Chopin : Sonata N°3 in B Mino mvt 4played by Robert Finley. In this sample you can listen
the real sound of the basic soundbank. No artifacts, no filters, to fx, only the pure sound of the sampled Bosendörfer.
Rachmaninoff: prelude Op.23 N°4 played by Robert Finley.
This sample shows you how the sculpture filter can slightly change
the basic timber of the soundbank to create a lot of interesting
variations.
Chopin : Winter Etude Opt 25 N°11played by Robert Finley.
In this sample you can listen how the reverb can greatly enhance the
piano sound. The reverb uses almost NO processing and is specially
designed to avoid the bad ringing resonance most reverb have when
they are applied on a piano sound.
Old King Dole. In this sample I use the sculpture filter,
the echo and the compressor to create a children's music piano box.
I also use the background sounds option to add some birds :)
Beethoven : Moonlight Sonata. In this sample I use the
sculpture filter to make a dark piano and add a rain sound in the
background. This Sonata is one of the most difficult piece of piano
to play with a virtual piano. It uses low velocity samples and is
very subtle. Usually piano that are faked (sample generated) can't
pay this midifile correctly. Here you can listen the way the sound
bank is well balanced, how it is possible to play dark and bright
and pass from one to another without any steps.
The key features of
the Absolute piano :
Optimization :even if the Absolute Piano is
small - if you compare to its competitors - it is based on a
very optimized high quality sound bank and it sounds fantastic.
Yes, small can be better ... sometime. This piano was sampled on 4 velocity layers with up
to 12 second length.
Creativity :
the Absolute Piano features a sound sculpture filter
specifically designed for that pîano. It is in fact
a 3 bands powerful shelving filter tuned to 'sculpt' the
piano timber. You can create warm or old piano, ragtime or classical
sound easily.
Effects :
in every plug-in you have a set of effects, but, the
Absolute Piano has specific ones, designed only for this piano. The reverberator
is warm, very powerful and will not add any ringing
resonance. The chorus will greatly
emulate the piano bar style, and the peak boost will add an
incredible punch in the piano attack, while compressing and
limiting at the same time! Great for rock and pop styles...the
multi-tap echo can be sync to the tempo.
Midifiles :this piano is also the ideal tool to play your own midi
files, or the piano rolls you can find on the web. With its
integrated midi file player, you can use it as a stand alone
piano player, to learn or just record the midi to wav file!
That's a great learning tool, because you can play while the Midifile plays, so it is possible to learn while playing over the
original.
Background :the
Absolute piano is a real simulator, and you can add pre-recorded
hi-quality background sounds, from restaurant, or concert
ambience to weird forest, thunder, sea, mountain wind, snow! Fun to play it is
a must for adding some emotions while you play, try it, you'll
re-discover your favorite pieces!
Synthesis : with
its very high quality filter, low pass, high pass, band pass,
and notch, with a constant gain and saturation, resonance and
self
oscillation, and also the volume envelope, you have access to the real
synthesizers endless possibilities. It is even possible to
emulate the sound of ... a violin! Most competitors are just
using a basic one pole filter to free some CPU power. With the Absolute Piano, you can
really create new sounds!
Stand alone,
FULL VST compatible version in the same install.
Absolute Piano : Bosendörfer
Concert Grand. This piano has been sampled from a huge
Bosendörfer 280. It has a very specific shimmering sound.
