Production Voices Concert Grand Gold (Kontakt)

Publisher : Production Voices
Format : Kontakt (5.8.1+)
Quality : Stereo/mono 44.1 kHz 24 bit
Size : 146.04 GB

Concert
Grand is a premium 299GB (before lossless compression) 9-mic piano sample library sampled from a Steinway D New York 9′ Concert Grand piano and created for the full version of Kontakt (Kontakt Player is not supported).

If you listen to iconic classical or jazz piano recordings, chances are it was a Steinway D, the legendary king of the concert stage. For decades, performers have sought out the warmth and grandeur of the Steinway sound. This is in stark contrast to the bright pop pianos found in many recording studios. They are elegant and subtle. Every engineer has their own approach to recording such a large instrument, and every musician wants to hear different aspects of the sound. That’s why all 9 microphones are so important in the Concert Grand. You can choose different tones using the microphone placement that has been tried and tested by sound engineers for centuries.

Concert Grand gives you control over your sound like no other piano library has ever offered. The ambisonics channel is a leap forward in terms of library flexibility. Concert Grand features everything a Steinway has to offer, including all of its overtones that are louder than most mechanical noises. We didn’t eliminate the imperfections – we let them contribute to the authentic sound of a grand piano.

Concert Grand is available in three flavors: Concert Grand LE, Concert Grand Gold, and the high-quality Concert Grand Platinum 96 kHz 24-bit to create a complete virtual sample library from the highest quality to fast-loading 44.1 kHz 16-bit samples, great for live performances, scoring, album recording, rehearsals, and more.

Full Description
Ambisonic 3D Sound
The ambisonics channel delivers the full 3D sound of a grand piano, allowing users to change the direction of the sound in any 360° spherical range up, down, left, or right. The virtual microphone can be aimed at the piano, the room, or anywhere in between. The ambisonics channel was recorded using a Soundfield microphone. Ambisonics is the most flexible audio format, allowing you to use just one microphone for 5.1 surround sound and beyond! The ambisonics output can be routed from your DAW for external processing using plugins like Harpex and SurroundZone2.

Film and game composers, as well as sound designers, will appreciate the ability to bring piano sounds into VR worlds with full ambisonics or surround sound, with very little effort compared to traditional sample libraries.
Premium Microphone Set
The choice and placement of microphones has a significant impact on the quality of a recording. Sound engineers around the world rely on the sound quality and timbre of standards such as the U87 and 4006 microphones. B&K (now DPA) 4006 microphones are used in classical recordings for their realistic linear sound. The Concert Grand sampling path represents the best of the best, from microphones to preamps and converters. That’s a bold claim, but it rings true in the Concert Grand. The 96 kHz sampling rate provides a clean, clear sound that contributes to high sound quality when using multiple microphones and multiple notes of polyphony.

• B&K 4006 – hammers
• Neumann U87 – inside
• Neumann M149 – outside
• Neumann U47 – outside mono
• Soundfield MK V – lid
• Crown SASS MKII – player position
• RCA 77 – under the piano
• Royer SF24 – room
• AKG 414 – room
Studio Mixer
9 mic positions are impressive in themselves, but it’s the way the Concert Grand handles this solution that makes you feel like you’re in the engineer’s chair when you’re not at the bench. The mixer is a full SSL emulation with simulated SSL EQ and compression on every channel. Get the same control as if the piano was being recorded on different tracks in a recording studio. The Concert Grand mixing console gives you studio album quality.

• Pan on each channel
• Solo left or right channels
• Invert stereo image on any channel
• Dedicated pre-fader reverb send per channel
• DAW multi-output send – send any channel to your DAW mixer
• Fully automated parameters
• Channel on/off clears samples to save memory
• Mono can be summed, left or right
• Solo and mute controls
The iconic New York
Concert Grand piano is sampled from a 9′ New York Steinway Model D, made after 2010. The difference between the new and old Model D can be heard in the playing, the hammers and the overall timbre. Without a doubt, this is a majestic grand piano with all the characteristic sounds you would expect from this model. The timbre is not too harsh or shrill like some Japanese models, but it still sounds good. The grand piano has a natural mechanical noise by nature, which gives it an authentic sound. We have made no secret of its flaws. You get a concert grand piano with all the controls a sound engineer needs to create finished recordings directly from the software!
Custom Presets
Concert Grand has some amazing presets to get you started playing and enjoying the library right from the start! These presets have been designed to sound great in a variety of styles and allow you to choose from 9 microphones.

The Ambisonic section also contains presets covering a variety of virtual microphone positions. There are traditional stereo mic positions like XY and Blumlein, as well as creative mic placements that add depth to the room. There is a lot to explore in the ambisonics inside Kontakt, but there is much more to explore when using ambisonics in a DAW like Pro Tools or Logic.

The Reverb section contains 29 impulse responses, all preset with the right amount of pre-delay for each. Plate, studio and hall reverbs are included to enhance the piano playing experience. Each mic position also has its own reverb send, so the sound can be shaped based on which mics you use. Many of the instrument’s presets use the built-in reverb function.
Features
• 9 mic positions
• Ambisonic 3D sound control
• 299GB of samples before lossless compression
• 96kHz 24-bit raw samples converted to 44.1kHz 24-bit with Goodhertz
• Circular pedal noise repeats with normal and loud settings
• Real-time samples of mechanical keystroke noise
• Sympathetic resonance with on/off and volume control
• Recorded in a premium Toronto studio using a classic Neve console
• High-quality Burl Mothership A/D converters
• Premium API mic preamps
• 20+ pedal-on velocity layers
• 20+ pedal-off velocity layers
• 16 velocity release layers
• Advanced half-pedaling control with locking