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Imperfect Samples has announced the release of Hohner White Baby Grand Piano, a sample library for EXS24 and Kontakt.

The Hohner White Baby Grand Piano has a warm and intimate sound that sits between a full size grand and an upright. The White Baby Grand is desirable for certain situations where you want an intimate grand sound without sterility.

An original Hohner Schwarzwald White Baby Grand Piano was painstakingly recorded to create this beautiful instrument. As with all Imperfect Samples’ libraries, the emphasis has been placed on achieving a hyper-real and convincing sampled instrument, with performance sounds.

The White Baby Grand sets new levels in the world of sampling: featuring 34 velocity layers with release samples, piano effects, and a choice of 3 microphone perspective, with 24bit audio fidelity, the Hohner White Baby Grand is the largest sampled piano library available.

Hohner White Baby Grand Piano Editions:

• Basic — 8 layers of this distinctive Grand (£39.99)
• Pro — 16 layers of perspective 1, and an extra mic perspective with 9 layers (£89.98)
• Complete — 17 layers and 3 mic perspectives give the White Baby Grand (complete) added versatility and dynamics (£119.97)
• Extreme — 34 layers and 3 mic perspectives, for a total of 18,000 samples in 60GB. (planned for release in August, will ship on a portable harddisk).

The Hohner White Baby Grand Piano is currently available for EXS24 and Kontakt (requires full version of Kontakt 2/3).

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Imperfect Samples has released Braunschweig Upright Pro, an updated version of the piano sample library for EXS24 and Kontakt.

The life-like Braunschweig Upright (Pro) is the largest single upright piano library in the world. The Braunschweig Upright (Pro) contains 14 velocity layers of one microphone perspective, and 11 layers of another. Totalling over 15GB of data, this upright piano library not only sounds real, it has a versatility not before seen in upright piano sample libraries.

Braunschweig Upright Pro features

• Mic Perspective 1 — 2 inches from the soundboard, for a dynamic, large sound
  • Braunschweig Piano: (3, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 velocity layer upright pianos with perspective 1)
  • Schimmel Fantasy Piano: (low-velocity dark samples only)
  • Schimmel Piano fx: (piano performance effects, pedal sounds, wood knocking, lid open and close, direct string glissandos)
  • Schimmel Space Piano: (Bonus Instrument with gliding piano sounds)
  • Schimmel Split Piano: (3 layer upright piano in the right hand, and true staccato in the left hand)
  • Schimmel Staccato: (true staccato multi-samples)
• Mic Perspective 2 — closer to the hammers, for a percussive, soft sound
  • Braunschweig Upright P2: (3, 6, 8, 10, and 11 velocity layer upright pianos with perspective 2)

Braunschweig Upright Pro is available for purchase for £89.98 GBP, while the Standard (original) edition is £39.99 GBP (an upgrade to the Pro version is available for £49.99 GBP).

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Imperfect Samples has recently released a sample library featuring the sounds of a Braunschweig Upright Piano.

The Braunschweig Upright Piano, FX and Staccato instruments in Kontakt

From the product page:

The Braunschweig upright piano has a distinctive sound character that’s far more intimate than a grand piano, making it desirable for certain situations where you don’t want the polished and precise sound of a nine-foot grand in a concert hall.

Matt at Imperfect Samples recorded an original Schimmel Braunschweig upright piano for this sample library (24 bit).

The instrument has multiple velocity layers and release samples, resulting in a 1.38GB library that includes:

• Schimmel Braunschweig Upright Piano
• Schimmel Staccato
• Schimmel Fantasy Piano
• Schimmel Piano FX

The Braunschweig upright was originally released for EXS24, and is now also available for Kontakt for £39.99. I believe Matt is considering other formats such as sfz and Wusik as well.

So what do I think?

The sound is — as Matt put it — raw and distinctive. It has a really dark, intimate feel to it. There’s a lot of expression in the velocity layers (an updated version with even more velocity layers is in the works). I really like the Staccato, which is also available in a split patch, and the Piano FX program is simply adorable.

I was going to post a little audio snippet to show how great this piano sounds, but since I’m not much of a pianist you should just check these demos instead.

I highly recommend this sample library to anyone looking for a different kind of piano. Its imperfect sound is full of life and the instrument is an absolute joy to play.

More information: Impact Samples / Schimmel Braunschweig Upright Piano

Imperfect Samples has released the Braunschweig Upright Piano, a sample library for EXS24.

The Braunschweig upright piano has a distinctive sound character that’s far more intimate than a grand piano, making it desirable for certain situations where you don’t want the polished and precise sound of a nine-foot grand in a concert hall.

An original Schimmel Braunschweig upright piano was painstakingly recorded to create this beautiful instrument. As with all Imperfect Samples instruments, the emphasis has been placed on achieving a hyper-real and convincing sampled instrument, with performance sounds.

Braunschweig Upright Piano features

• 1.38GB pro multi-velocity sampled instrument.
• Includes performance sounds and effects: Schimmel Braunschweig Upright Piano, Schimmel Staccato, Schimmel Fantasy Piano, Schimmel Piano FX.
• Full length samples, no loops.
• 24-bit audio fidelity.
• No muted strings.
• Raw, dark character.
• Realistic.

The Braunschweig Upright Piano is currently only available for ESX24 for £39.99 (Kontakt version is planned).

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