The Crow Hill Company has introduced a new Vaults series instrument. Available for free (for the first 6 months), Absurdly Quiet Piano aims to bring the sensation of playing a grand piano impossibly quietly.
We’ve been carrying out a bunch of research and development surrounding pianos. We distracted ourselves with a simple question… “how quietly can you actually play a piano?”. Combined with a new Crow Hill acquisition; some Swiss-made Sonosax mic-pres renowned for their ultra low noise floor (partly derived from the fact they run on internal batteries so are not subject to any electrical interference from mains circuits). Coupled with some ultra quiet DPA microphones mic’d super close to the sound board we’re proud to present a grand piano library that is notable for it’s extreme richness.
Post-production was a challenge. Finding the ideal balance between the dichotomous needs of a clean recording without rubbing out all the magic with noise reduction and filtration. We hope you agree that the results are a symphonic dancing of magical harmonics across every key. With a particular unique baritone richness in the left hand notes. On grand pianos these often growl. But with the AQ Piano they take on a rare mellifluous tone.
Absurdly Quiet Piano is available for Windows and macOS (VST/VST3, AU and AAX).
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