Soniccouture has released The Hammersmith Grand Piano Virtual Instrument. Your ultimate piano? It might be. Pianos are very personal. There is always another 'greatest': more samples, more articulations, more tricks. But this one is ours, the way we wanted it. We think it's smoother to play, cleaner-sounding and a bit more real than any other sampled piano out there. We hope you agree.
True Sustain Sampling
When you play a note on a piano, one string rings. When you play a note and press the sustain pedal, all the strings ring. Most piano VSTis only do the first thing, and then fake the second thing. We recorded both. 21 velocity layers per note with sustain pedal up and down. When you press down your sustain pedal, you'll understand why we did it.
Pro Edition: Mic Channel Mode
Hammersmith with a mic channel expanded: from here you can switch the mic choice via the drop down menu, EQ the sound and adjust envelope parameters.
* Mic Select
* 4 Band Solid EQ
* Attack / Decay
Personalize Your Piano - Tailor It To Your Touch
All players and all MIDI keyboards are different. Hammersmith will learn how you play your keyboard and create a custom velocity curve just for you. Tweak it further, add some randomness, or even compress the velocity curve - it's up to you.
The Hammersmith is available as:
Standard Edition
* 21 Velocity Layers With Anti-Repeat
* True Sustain Sampling
* 2 Mic Positions
* CLOSE: M49 Pair
* ROOM: M50 TREE
Professional Edition
* 21 Velocity Layers With Anti-Repeat
* True Sustain Sampling
* 6 Mic Positions
* CLOSE: M49 Pair or D19
* MID: KM133D Pair or MK4 Pair
* ROOM: M50 TREE or KU100 HEAD
For more information, visit http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/26-percussion/g49-the-hammersmith/.
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