{"product_id":"oldblackgrand","title":"Acousticsamples OldBlackGrand Old Pleyel Grand Piano Library","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y4l4yO6sTjo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"345\" height=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GTdPaZzqf4M\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"345\" height=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true\u0026amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F346875\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrrshop.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/o\/l\/oldblackgrandscreen-475x318.jpg\" height=\"335\" width=\"500\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEverybody keeps on sampling the best and cleanest piano ever! here is a completely different approach. We sampled an old Pleyel Grand Piano (F-71240 model from 1928) with vintage gear like a studer console and tube microphones, it has the rich and warm sound of the old jazz\/blues or even classical music recordings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe demo songs are performed by Jean-Michel Bernard (former composer for Ray Charles, film music composer) and Romain Collin, a very talented jazz French piano player based in NYC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"separation2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/separatorwide2.png\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Solo interface\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/image\/data\/screens\/description\/M\/obgscreen3.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"screentitle2\"\u003ePreferences\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003eThe OldBlackGrand is now in V3 and inludes many new features to make it one of the most complete pianos on the market.\u003cbr\u003eEach feature is detailed below and of course it still contains the features of the previous versions like the release volume, pedal noise and key noise.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandtext rightside\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"fulldescr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe release Volume\u003c\/strong\u003e: the sound produced when you release a key if a note was going on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Key Noises\u003c\/strong\u003e: the sound produced when you release a key and no corresponding sustain was played.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pedal Noise\u003c\/strong\u003e: the sound produced when you press or release the pedal, it adds a lot to the realism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tone\u003c\/strong\u003e: a simple way to make the piano sound brighter or darker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe sostenuto CC\u003c\/strong\u003e, also called the middle pedal. You can sustain selected notes, while other notes remain unaffected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe polyphony\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you lower the buffer or simply want to be light on CPU, then increase or lower this value.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reverb\u003c\/strong\u003e. We use a convolution reverb and you can adjust the dry and wet parts separately as well as choose from a large selection of high quality Impulse Responses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRound Robin\u003c\/strong\u003e. We added a software round robin feature for the users that need to play repetitive pieces.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"separation2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/separatorwide2.png\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screentitle2\"\u003eThree microphone positions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003eWe recorded the OldBlackGrand with two microphone positions:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003eThe Close position with a pair of microphones close to the strings inside the piano to provide deep bass and rich resonances.\u003cbr\u003eThe Rim position with a pair of microphones at the side of the piano to give more of a soloist playing with a piano perspective.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eYou can enable \/ disable, load \/ unload and mix each microphone position separately to get exactly the sound you want.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEach microphone has three different controls:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eain\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn \/ Off\u003c\/strong\u003e: You can easily enable or disable each microphone position.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoad\u003c\/strong\u003e: You can load \/ unload the samples of each microphone position. This saves Ram usage if you only use one position. Of course the controls are greyed out when the samples are unloaded.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Solo interface\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/image\/data\/screens\/description\/obgscreen4.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"separation2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/separatorwide2.png\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Solo interface\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/image\/data\/screens\/description\/obgscreen5.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"screentitle2\"\u003eResonances\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003eThe resonances on a piano give some kind of a reverb effect when all of the strings start resonating.\u003cbr\u003eThere are two kinds of resonances that are important to model on a piano, the pedal down resonances and the sympathetic resonances between the held notes. Both these effects are present in the OldBlackGrand, you can even change the amount of each of them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandtext rightside\"\u003eHere is in detail what every control offers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandtext rightside\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandtext rightside\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePedal Down Resonance\u003c\/strong\u003e controls the amount of the resonance when you press the sustain pedal.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"fulldescr\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eTrue Pedal Action\u003c\/strong\u003e enables the progressive resonance on pedal down when you press a chord and press the pedal afterwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSympathetic Resonance\u003c\/strong\u003e controls the volume of the sympathetic resonance effect. If you want a piano that sings the harmonics, you can add a little more of that effect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSymp Poly\u003c\/strong\u003e controls how many voices you want to allow for the sympathetic resonance effect.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"separation2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/separatorwide2.png\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"screentitle2\"\u003eRepedaling \/ Half pedaling\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003eOn a real piano, the pedal is not a simple on and off and in classical music, people often use the repedaling and half pedaling.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003eRepedaling allows you to \"restart\" a chord that has been released with the pedal if the decay is not ended yet. this is especially used when you want to blend chords together.\u003cbr\u003eHelf Pedaling is as its name implies what happens when you play with the pedal half pressed. the decay is much longer and as the strings are not completely dampened, you hear some resonances.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Solo interface\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/image\/data\/screens\/description\/obgscreen6.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandtext rightside\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandtext rightside\"\u003eThe half Pedal can be enabled or disabled from the interface but you can also control the size of the cc zone where the half pedal effect will occur. Half pedal min and max are the minimum and maximum values of the sustain pedal cc.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"separation2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/separatorwide2.png\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Solo interface\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/image\/data\/screens\/description\/obgscreen7.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"screentitle2\"\u003eMIDI controls\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003eWe added a few midi controls to the older version. The sostenuto and sustain CC can be changed in case you want for example use an expression pedal instead of a regular on off pedal. You can also change the Midi curve, the dynamics and the velocity response to really adjust the library to your liking, keyboard and playing style.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"screendescr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"fulldescr\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003evelocity Sensitivity\u003c\/strong\u003e controls the volume curve, so how easily you get to a high volume, but the lowest and highest volumes stays the same.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003evelocity amount\u003c\/strong\u003e controls the dynamics, so the minimum volume associated with the lowest velocity.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMIDI remapper\u003c\/strong\u003e controls the mapping, so which velocity layer corrsponds to which velocity imput.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMin and Max Velocity\u003c\/strong\u003e are simply the minimum and maximum velocity that you will have to play to hear the piano.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSustain CC \u003c\/strong\u003eis by default at 64 but can be changed to any other controller if you need to.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSostenuto CC \u003c\/strong\u003eis by default at 66 but can be changed to any other controller if you need to.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"samplertitle\"\u003eSample player\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/UVIworkstationS.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/image\/data\/formats\/UVI.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOldBlackGrand comes with its own sample player, the \u003cspan class=\"samplertitle\"\u003eUVI Workstation 2\u003c\/span\u003e(requires v2.5.2 or later).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe provide it for free with every library that you buy, you don't need to buy an expensive sampler to use our products. It works on Mac (10.6 or later) and PC (windows XP SP2 or later), in standalone or as a plugin (VST \/ AU \/ AAX \/ RTAS \/ MAS) and in 32 and 64 bits. You can find more info about it here. If you want to use our products in osx 10.5, please contact us, you will need UVI Workstation v2.1.8 and earlier versions of the UFS files.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/image\/data\/formats\/mach5.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs it is based on the same engine (UVI engine XT), you can also use our products in \u003cspan class=\"samplertitle\"\u003eMOTU MachFive 3 \u003c\/span\u003e(requires v3.2.1 or later).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg class=\"separation\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/separvert.png\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"samplertitle\"\u003eTechnical description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"myUl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12.89Gb, 2956 samples.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2 microphone positions that you can mix from the interface (close and rim).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9 Velocity layers for the sustain.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9 Velocities for the release.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePedal down resonance and true pedal action.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKey noises samples.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSustain pedal noises (up and down), triggered automatically.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSostenuto (middle pedal).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAdvanced midi controls.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAdvanced UVI scripting giving you access to a simple yet powerfull interface and advanced features.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"samplertitle\"\u003eiLok or computer based\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg class=\"icons\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/icones\/computer.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg class=\"icons\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acousticsamples.net\/images\/icones\/ilok.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYou can register your library to your computer or to an iLok key. 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