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  Augmented Grand Piano Free Download Poppy Yentsch <yentschp@gmail.com> - 2024-01-02 01:10 -0800

#83995 — Augmented Grand Piano Free Download

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Augmented GRAND PIANO alters the sound of a timeless instrument into something new. From galaxy-spanning granular sustain to felt tones twisted and transformed with racks of studio gear, take your piano as off-piste as you dare.


Theatrical concert grand richness, platinum cinematic textures, evolving metallic atmospheres and barely-recognizable hybrid effects; whatever your style, Augmented GRAND PIANO can make the piano work for you.


Customize every aspect of your piano timbre with 2 distinct layers, each including 2 sound sources, letting you weave your own compound textures with whatever combination of samples and synthesis you need.


Augmented GRAND PIANO is your shortcut to compelling piano sounds, but its advanced panel lets you go deeper when your project calls for it. Add complex modulation, keep it moving with smart arpeggiation, and fine-tune your sound layers in one place.






The rich sound of a Steinway Model D, the most famous grand piano of all time, was expertly recorded in a host of weird & wonderful ways; with felt damping, ping pong balls, a vintage tape machine, and more. A practical piano sample library with an experimental edge.


Not trying to be cynical, but I have Arturia Piano V that you can layer with any other synth in Analog Lab in a 2-part layer. I have NI Noire and The Giant, which both have some "augmented" pianos that are quite nice.


And also the free 1928 Steinway piano in Soundpaint that you can morph with another sound, such as anything from the Free Angels or Free ASMR libraries. Some great piano pads to be explored in there! Plus now that you can drag and drop your own samples into Soundpaint, the creative possibilities become endless. And Soundpaint also has a decent on-board FX section. So the morphing and FX can only be limited by your imagination.


So I'm wondering if this is really worth $49 for me to crossgrade to Augmented Piano. Augmenting a piano is not really that difficult if you have some cool sounds to layer it with, and some reverbs to finish off with.


2-3 weeks ago I spontaneously wondered if MSoundFactory's Meldaway Grand could be tweaked to do per-note, velocity-responsive pre-paired modifications. I need to teach myself more about how to do deep sound development with MSF. So far, I have just learned some basics. One idea is to simulate a ping-pong ball on two adjacent sets of string that bounce differently based on velocity, including bouncing inside the piano's structure. Other ideas include simulating a set of keys on a key ring.


Simulating these effects with macros could allow you to blend in the dry samples with the prepared ones. AFAIK using algorithms to simulate them would be more like physical modeling, although not aware of any pianos that are currently capable of this in real-time. I might be wrong, and if I am surely someone will point it out.


Welcome the resounding brilliance and majestic presence of the C5X or S5X grand pianos into your home. These classic grands seamlessly blend timeless craftsmanship and captivating musical expression, transforming any space into a haven of artistic inspiration.


Elevate the ambiance of your home with the C7X or S7X grand pianos. These grands seamlessly blend exceptional craftsmanship, commanding power, and sublime tonal richness, creating a captivating centerpiece that harmoniously integrates into the heart of your living space.


With its sleek and stylish design, the N1X effortlessly brings the feel of a real grand piano into your home, offering a harmonious blend of elegance and musicality in a compact yet captivating package.


Experience the epitome of acoustic authenticity with the CLP-785. This compact digital piano combines the brilliance of a counterweighted GrandTouch keyboard and the finest sound system in the series.


Experience unparalleled performance capability in a compact digital piano. The CLP-745 creates a truly exceptional musical experience with powerful 2-way speakers, advanced Bluetooth Audio functionality, and a GrandTouch-S keyboard.


With Piano AR you can now see what a Yamaha piano would look like in your room. Rotate and place the true-to-life 3D piano models anywhere you want or choose different finish options to visualize how the piano would work with your décor.


The magnetic resonator piano (MRP) is an augmented piano which uses electromagnets to elicit new sounds from the strings of a grand piano. The MRP extends the sonic vocabulary of the piano to include infinite sustain, crescendos from silence, harmonics, pitch bends and new timbres, all produced acoustically without the use of speakers.


The MRP is an electronic instrument, but the experience of playing it closely resembles the acoustic piano it inherits from. An optical scanner on the piano keyboard measures the continuous position of every key, enabling subtle, delicate gestures that would not produce sound on an ordinary piano, even as all the techniques of traditional piano playing remain available. The kit can be installed in any grand piano.


Since its creation in 2009, the magnetic resonator piano has been used in over 30 classical compositions, including solo repertoire, chamber music and operas. It has also been used on jazz and rock albums and a major film score (Christopher Robin, 2018). See the MRP page on the Augmented Instruments Lab website for a detailed list of pieces. Videos of several of these pieces can be found in the playlist at the top of this page.


Each year many excellent new digital musical instruments are created, but traditional acoustic instruments still remain ubiquitous in many styles of music. Our continuing fascination with centuries-old designs could partly be explained by the level of craft and technical refinement that these instruments have obtained, but the more important factors are human. What sets familiar instruments apart is precisely that they are familiar: they have communities of performers and composers, established pedagogical practices, and bodies of musical repertoire which act as cultural reference points for new works.

 

 This talk will discuss augmented instruments, which are traditional instruments whose capabilities have been extended with technology. The talk explores instrument augmentation not just as a technical challenge, but as an approach to extending the virtuosity of trained performers. New instruments can be created in a matter of months, but achieving proficiency on an unfamiliar instrument still requires many years of dedicated practice. With a careful design approach, the existing expertise of instrumentalists can therefore become a powerful tool for the creators of new instruments.

 

 The talk will present two examples of augmented keyboard instruments: the magnetic resonator piano, which uses electromagnets inside an acoustic grand piano to induce vibrations in the strings, allowing the player to continuously shape each note; and TouchKeys, a keyboard integrating multi-touch sensing onto the surface of each key, enabling the player to add vibrato, pitch bends, timbre changes and other techniques by moving the fingers on the key surfaces. Each instrument will be considered in relation to traditional keyboard technique, and the talk will conclude with a set of design suggestions for augmentation techniques which extend and repurpose the experience of trained performers.


Andrew McPherson is a Reader in the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London. With a background in electrical engineering and music, his research focuses on augmented acoustic instruments, new performance interfaces, and study of performer-instrument interaction. He did his undergraduate and masters work at MIT, completing his M.Eng. thesis in Barry Vercoe's group at the MIT Media Lab. He completed his PhD in music composition in 2009 at the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining Queen Mary in 2011, he spent two years as a post-doctoral researcher in the Music Entertainment Technology Laboratory (MET-lab) at Drexel University.

 

 At QMUL, he leads the Augmented Instruments Lab, a research team within the Centre for Digital Music. He is the creator of the magnetic resonator piano, an augmented acoustic piano which has been used in pieces by over 20 composers, including projects with the London Chamber Orchestra and the Opera Theatre of Rome, and his TouchKeys multi-touch keyboard was featured in a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013. In 2016, his lab launched Bela, an open-source embedded platform for ultra-low-latency audio and sensor processing. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Bela is now available to the public with a growing community of makers, artists and engineers. More information on his research can be found at

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