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Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D now shipping at Time+Space

Time+Space has announced it is now shipping the American Concert D, Synthogy’s most detailed Ivory II piano to date.

Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D
The piano was recorded in the Françoys-Bernier Concert Hall at Le Domaine Forget in the Charlevoix region of Quebec where Synthogy has captured every nuance in precise detail to deliver a sumptuous sound and a sublime playing experience.

The 1951 New York Steinway D with its exceptionally pure and clear tone and a remarkably expressive dynamic range is lauded by some of the world’s greatest concert artists and Synthogy has exquisitely captured every nuance of this piano for the newest addition to the critically acclaimed Ivory II family.

Delivering a sublime playing experience with a truly stunning sound, Ivory II American Concert D, with its 49GB library, is Synthogy’s largest single piano to date boasting even more detail with up to 20 velocity levels, more soft pedal samples and more release samples. What’s more, the American Concert D possesses a naturally long sustain, which is captured in its entirety to the final decay with some of the notes ringing longer than two minutes.

If you’re looking for a rich, classic concert sound or simply want to expand your palette of Ivory II pianos, the American Steinway Concert Grand is the clear choice.

Powered by the award-winning Ivory II engine, American Concert D contains the full breadth of Ivory II’s award winning features including the acclaimed Harmonic Resonance Modelling for the realisation of true Sympathetic String Resonance. Custom designed by Synthogy, this technology does not rely upon triggering additional samples or use ordinary sine waves. Rather, notes struck that are harmonically related excite the actual complex overtones of the notes that are being held, in the same manner that undamped strings resonate in a real acoustic piano. Together with the new American Concert D samples, the results are simply stunning, the culmination of Synthogy’s most powerful technology, with their most advanced sampling techniques.

Ivory II: American Concert D is a free-standing Virtual Instrument, which can run as a plug-in or standalone so no previous version of Ivory is required. Or, for existing Ivory II users, Ivory II: American Concert D will install directly into the existing Ivory II library, giving access to all of Ivory II´s pianos and features from one great interface.

“I try not to play favorites, but this might be the best piano we’ve ever done,” says Joe Ierardi, co-founder of Synthogy. “Of course, producing it for George Taylor´s brilliant Ivory II engine was added incentive to exceed all of our previous standards.”

The Ivory II American Concert D is available to purchase for an RRP of £139 GBP / 165 EUR.

More information: Time+Space / Ivory II American Concert D

XLN Audio releases Addictive Keys – Studio Grand, Modern Upright & Mark One

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XLN Audio has announced the release of Addictive Keys, a collection of three virtual keyboard instruments.

Addictive Keys is a powerful tool for musicians, producers and songwriters, setting a new standard for virtual keyboard instruments. With its unique sound creation ability, smart workflow and fast loading times, Addictive Keys is suitable for any production style or music genre.

Mix and match different microphone perspectives, add professional effects and advanced envelopes to create truly unique sounds. Two years in the making, Addictive Keys is the ultimate blend of engineering, innovative design and creative expression. The standalone version is perfect for spontaneous jamming and live performances and the plug-in version support all major DAW hosts.

Addictive Keys features

  • Three instruments:
    • Studio Grand – a Steinway Model D grand piano
    • Modern Upright – Yamaha U3 upright piano
    • Mark One – a Fender Rhodes Mark I electric piano
  • Warm tone and unique sound.
  • Fast loading and workflow.
  • Mix and match microphone perspectives.
  • Production presets.
  • Creative and professional effects.
  • MyCloud – Work from anywhere.

The Addictive Keys Studio Collection (VST/AU/standalone) is available to purchase for 179 EUR. The instruments are also available separately; The Studio Grand is currently 49 EUR (regular 99 EUR), Modern Upright 99 EUR and the Mark One costs 79 EUR. The Addictive Keys engine is included in all offers.

In addition to the Studio Collection, a free version of the Studio Grand – with 3 of the 6 recorded microphone perspectives, 49 of the 88 keys (4 octaves) – offers customers a way to try out the Addictive Keys platform, with the possibility to add one or more instruments as the need arises.

More information: XLN Audio / Addictive Keys

Cinesamples updates Piano in Blue for Kontakt

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Cinesamples has announced the release of version 2 of Piano in Blue, a sample library for Native Instruments Kontakt, featuring a historic 1949 Steinway D piano.

Piano in Blue is an exceptional instrument with great history, and we are thrilled to announce some updates that make this piano sound even better, along with some options that allow you greater control.

Cinesamples Piano in Blue
The Steinway D Concert Grand featured in Piano in Blue was used in recordings at Columbia Records 30th Street Studios in the 50′s and 60′s, notably including Glenn Gould’s “Goldberg Variations” and “Kind of Blue” by Miles Davis.

Changes in Piano in Blue 2

  • Latency – Added a Sample Start knob, which will allow you to cut into the sample by 20ms. This feature will remove the hammer and finger noise of the instrument.
  • Tape Sample Replacement – All the samples were re-recorded through a physical Studer tape machine, and all samples have been replaced in the tape setting
  • De-noising – Extensive de-noising of all Version 1 Direct samples. Additionally, noise from F4 Velocity 101-110 has been removed.
  • Velocity 90-110 – issues with this velocity being too quiet have been fixed.
  • Added CC11 (Expression) control.

The Piano in Blue library is available to purchase for $99 USD. Full version of Kontakt 4.2+ required.

More information: Cinesamples / Piano in Blue

Sound Magic updates BlueStone Piano instrument plugin to v2.5

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Sound Magic BlueStone Piano

Sound Magic has updated its BlueStone Piano instrument for Windows and Mac to version 2.5.

BlueStone Piano starts with the robust Steinway sound, utilizing these powerful harmonics to create the unsurpassed authenticity and complexity that has long been a standard in concert halls around the world. BlueStone Piano has successfully captured the highly resonant wooden body flavor of a vintage Steinway built in 1927 and also managed to represents its unique singing tone through Sympathetic Resonance and soundboard resonant. It is a very emotional piano with great dynamic.

This new version features Sound Magic’s NEO Hybrid Modeling Engine, which provides better simulation on key release and Sympathetic Resonance Sound than previous releases. Also by offering newly designed Scala Tuning System, BlueStone Piano will provide better and richer sound than before, and allow the user more control over the sound.

Changes since BlueStone Piano v2.1

  • New Key Release Modeling algorithm.
  • New Sympathetic Resonance Sound algorithm.
  • GUI keyboard now response to other note message in other channel as well.
  • Lower CPU usage.
  • New Sustain Pedal Release behavior.
  • Many other minor changes.
  • Demo Version also included Key Release Modeling now.

BlueStone Piano for Windows and Mac (VST/AU) is available to purchase for 99 EUR.

More information: Sound Magic / BlueStone Piano

SampleTekk launches Summer Sale – 50% off sample libraries

SampleTekk has announced a Summer Sale, offering its sample libraries at a 50% discount for a limited time.

SampleTekk Summer Sale
Prices in the store are regular, the discount will be applied when checking out.

The sale applies to all products, including the recently released

  • Black Kontakt Player powered Steinway D Hamburg Concert Grand piano, and
  • INIL Choir – 10cc Voice Loops, an ethereal choral library in cooperation with Eric Stewart of 10CC (Kontakt/EXS24/HALion/NN-XT).

More information: SampleTekk

Acoustica releases Mixcraft Pro Studio 6

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Acoustic Mixcraft Pro Studio 6

Acoustica has released its Mixcraft Pro Studio 6, the latest version of its Mixcraft audio production workstation software bundled with additional virtual instruments and powerful new effects.

Mixcraft Pro Studio 6 expands Mixcraft 6′s already-powerful toolset to include high-end synthesizers modeled after the legendary Yamaha CS80 and Moog Memorymoog synthesizers, our Pianissimo grand piano (sampled from a Steinway Model D), powerful mastering effects including iZotope’s Mastering Essentials, and a fantastic collection of audio effects ranging from bit-crushing to parametric EQ to our new Acoustica Pro Studio reverb.

Mixcraft Pro Studio 6 features

  • Record and create an unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks.
  • Arrange and score video files, adding transitions, visual effects, music, sound effects, and voice-overs with ease.
  • Includes around 6000 professionally produced music loops and sound effects in a wide variety of popular styles, from dubstep to folk rock.
  • Includes 11 virtual instruments, ranging from modelled vintage synthesizers to high-quality sampled acoustic instruments, and an inspiring collection of studio-quality acoustic and electric drums.
  • Includes 25 high quality effects, ranging from studio standards such as reverb, chorus and delay, to ultra-realistic guitar amp simulators, vintage tube EQ, vocal reduction, multi-band compression, and more.
  • Powerful, professional features include ReWire hosting, multi-take loop recording, time stretching and pitch shifting, support for unlimited hardware inputs and outputs, support for multi-channel VSTis, and much more.
  • Includes 16 additional VST effects and 4 additional VSTi synthesizers! Details here (Acrobat PDF).

Mixcraft Pro Studio 6 for Windows is available to purchase for $149 USD.

More information: Acoustica / Mixcraft Pro Studio 6

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