by Soundiron
Montclarion Hall Grand Piano is a virtual grand piano library ideal for classical composition.
It also includes a selection of extended “prepared piano” and creative FX articulations, such as percussive pounds, slams, string scrapes, mallet glisses and more.
Please note: FULL retail version of Kontakt 5.5 or later is required. NOT for Kontakt Player.
$49.00
The Montclarion Hall Grand Piano is a classic Steinway 1926 parlor grand that lives in one of our favorite recording halls.
We captured in wide stereo from three distinct microphone distances (internal, external/mid and far/hall) to allow custom and surround mixing and provide different ambient flavorings.
It has a crisp, solid tone ideal for classical composing, yet works equally well for soul, jazz, rock and pop.
But this 7+ GB library goes well beyond a simple classical grand piano library.
It also includes a wide selection of extended “prepared piano” and very useful creative FX articulations, such as percussive pounds, slams, string scrapes, steel guitar slides, mallet and pick glisses, sweeps, plucks and much more.
Originally released in 2010, the Montclarion Hall Piano was recorded in a steep A-framed long hall in the hills above Oakland, CA.
It’s a place that truly resonates with us, in the same space that Mars, Venus, Mercury and the Apocalypse Percussion Ensemble were captured in, along with a whole host of former Tonehammer epic percussion and choral libraries.
It has lush, rich, clear, well-defined and balanced natural acoustic reflections.
In our ears, something about this magical room combined perfectly with this piano, creating the right holistic balance.
The true instrument here is the piano and the hall together as one.
We recorded in wide stereo from three distances.
The close microphone pair is ideal for more intimate scoring.
The mid microphone is great for a larger acoustic live feel and the far microphone has an incredibly dreamy texture to it.
We also included a selection of live sfx ambiences, abstract atmospheres and evolving soundscapes that can accompany the piano in real-time, just to provide a bit of added inspiration.
We recorded sustains and release samples, as well as pedal sfx, bench, lid and sheet music sounds.
Then we popped the hood and went to work, capturing a decent selection of sweeps, scrapes, glisses, rumbles and other effects.
Then we pre-pared the piano for a little special treatment, capturing 3 buzzy, resonant and raw tuned string per-cussion sets.
Finally, we decided to to a little bare-handed 3-man ensemble percussion at the piano’s expense.
This library is designed for the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later.
Kontakt is an industry-standard advanced virtual instrument software platform.
Check out screenshots of our custom graphical user interface for Kontakt in the image gallery above.
They provide a wide range of sound shaping parameter controls, each one totally automation-ready in your host environment or Kontakt’s stand-alone mode.
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This is a standard Kontakt open-format library, so the free Kontakt Player does not fully support it and can only run it in a limited “demo mode”.
However, the sample directories are unlocked so you can use them in other wav-compatible software, sampler and synth formats.
The special Libraries tab doesn’t support this open-format Kontakt library, but you can use the standard File browser tab, or import this library into the Kontakt database and Quickload tools for easy navigation, loading and organization.
