Why use it
What it doesA sampled concert grand - thirty zones deep, six velocity layers, stereo pair.
Reach for it whenBallads and singer-songwriter work. Anywhere the piano is the arrangement rather than a pad.
What makes it differentVelocity layers are crossfaded rather than switched, and the release samples carry the damper noise.
A sampled grand piano — a concert grand taken with a stereo pair of large-diaphragm condensers,
thirty zones deep and six velocity layers tall, with the strings ringing
in sympathy and the dampers landing where they should.
THE SAMPLES
· 30 zones at a minor third, 6 velocity layers each
· String resonance recorded separately, not synthesized
· Hammer and damper release noise on every key
· 48 voices, so the pedal can hold a whole phrase without stealing
TONE
· BRIGHTNESS lid closed to lid wide open
· DYNAMIC how hard you have to hit it
· RESONANCE how much the other strings answer
SPACE
· REVERB · AMBIENCE
· Four rooms — Studio · Concert Hall · Cathedral · Room
PEDAL
· RESONANCE what the sustain pedal opens up
· SOFT the una corda shift
PLAY
· VELOCITY CURVE soft · normal · hard
· Eight presets — Concert Grand, Studio Close, Recital Hall, Jazz Room,
Ballad, Pop Layer, Felt Mood, Cinematic
Watch the ghost beside the keys — it swells when you hit and fades with
the tail.
WHAT'S NEW IN 1.6.2
· Overlapping MIDI notes on the same key no longer cut each other off — the first note-off used to release both voices.
· The sustain pedal no longer triggers the key-release sample while it is held down.
· The soft ceiling now passes everything below -3 dBFS untouched and only folds above it. A single note peaks at -6.40 dBFS instead of -7.09, and a six-note chord at -0.41 instead of -1.23.
· Note timing is now sample-accurate; notes were being pulled to the start of the host's buffer.
· Fixed a crash that could bring the host down: closing the plug-in window and then removing the plug-in left a timer running on freed data.
· Licence activation fixed: a bundle key now counts one activation per computer instead of one per plug-in, so one key covers five machines as stated.
· Rebuilt, re-signed and notarized for macOS (Universal) and Windows.
REGISTRATION
· The plug-in runs unrestricted for a 7-day trial from first launch, counted separately for each plugin.
· Your licence key is on your Gumroad receipt and on the download page.
· Paste it into the plug-in once — it needs internet that one time, then works offline.
· Message me on Gumroad if you need it reset for a new machine.
FORMATS
macOS AU + VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), Universal (Intel + Apple Silicon)
Windows VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), 64-bit
INSTALL — WINDOWS
1. Unzip.
2. Right-click "Install.bat" and choose "Run as administrator".
It puts the VST3 in place and copies the samples where the plugin
looks for them. Both are needed — without the samples it stays silent.
3. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins.
INSTALL — macOS
1. Open the .pkg installer and follow the prompts.
2. Pick the formats you want (VST3 / AU / AAX).
3. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins.
Signed and notarized by Apple — no Terminal, no security workaround.
The installer asks for your admin password because the plug-ins go to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins (available to every user on the Mac).
Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple — no security
warnings, no Terminal commands.
Stuck, or something sounds off? Message me — I answer every one.
More plugins coming, posted gradually.
UPDATES
Buy once, updated forever. Every future build is free to you — Gumroad emails you when there is a new one. No subscription, no upgrade fee, no re-purchase.
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