Orange Tree Samples has introduced a new Kontakt Player-powered virtual instrument which pairs the sound of a rich, vibrant Yamaha C7 grand piano with innovative technology. The Rosewood Grand is designed to deliver an incredible tone and a realistic, immersive playing experience.
Among its features, the instrument includes duration-dependent release samples, hammer mechanics, and sympathetic resonance. Pressing the damper pedal engages special damper ambience samples. Due to how the strings freely resonate when the pedal is down, lifting the dampers off the strings, this adds a rich depth to the tone of the piano. Releasing the pedal mutes those resonances, narrowing and focusing its sound.
All together, these details make Rosewood Grand feel highly reactive and interactive to play.
Rosewood Grand features
- Four piano sample sets to choose between: Tuned, Bloom, Felt, and Classic.
- Large collection of production-ready factory presets, covering everything from a polished pop sound to a raw, organic jazz tone, and vibrant/elegant classical piano tones.
- Quickly mix between multiple mic positions with the convenient blend pad.
- Damper ambience and sympathetic resonance provide a rich tonal depth missing from other virtual pianos.
- Half-pedaling and slow damper pedal release support for continuous sustain pedal users, along with unique controls to dial in the pedal’s response.
- Settings to fine-tune the dynamic response and timbre of the piano to your taste.
- Over 40,000 samples totaling 55.4 GB of audio content (compressed to 23.3 GB using the lossless NCW audio format).
- 12 velocity layers (except the felted piano sample set, which has 8 velocity layers) with volume interpolation for a true-to-life dynamic range.
- Duration dependent release samples with seamless transitions for natural sounding note releases.
- Adjustable pedal noises, hammer noises, and noise floor layer.
Regularly priced $149 USD, Rosewood Grand is on sale for the introductory price of $99 USD until January 10th, 2025. It runs in Kontakt and the free Kontakt Player (v6.7 or higher).
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