Production Voices releases Estate Grand Piano for sforzando with introductory pricing (save 60%)

Production Voices has announced the release of Estate Grand for sforzando, a three-microphone perspective piano sample library that includes a full graphic user interface for the free Plogue sforzando.

Produced by the team that produced the 8-microphone Production Grand, Estate Grand Piano uses the same 11 GB sample set as the Estate Grand Kontakt Edition.

Estate Grand for sforzando is a sampled Kawai GS-60 6'9" semi-concert grand piano. The Kawai is comparable in size and quality to other notable pianos such as the Steinway B and Yamaha C7. It has a distinctive clarity and tone that performers praise for its dynamic control, responsiveness and presence that translates well in the samples.

Freedom from propriety sampler formats
Estate Grand for sforzando frees the user from having to purchase additional sampler software by using the free standalone Plogue sforzando. This is the first standalone piano sample library for Production Voices. Estate Grand for sforzando also loads into Aria Player.

The presets include full versions of the piano and memory-reduced presets for quick loading and less CPU strain, making it quicker and easier to begin performing, composing or practising.

Tone Shaping Capabilities
Users can dial in their preferred piano sound from the following microphone perspectives:

• IN - Microphones placed inside the piano for a strong crisp sound.
• MS - Mono-compatible microphones just outside the piano for a balanced open piano and room sound.
• RM - Microphones picking up a warm balance of mostly room and some piano.

All microphone perspectives were recorded at 24-bit 44.1 kHz with fine detail and fidelity through Apogee Symphony I/O, Neumann and Rode microphones.

Features:

• Sampled from a Kawai GS 60 6'9" semi-concert grand.
• 11 GB uncompressed. Delivered in lossless FLAC compressed format around 3.9 GB.
• Recorded at 24-bit 44.1 kHz through Apogee Symphony I/O, Neumann and Rode microphones.
• Up to 10 velocity layers per key (up to 25 samples per note: pedal up, down and release samples).
• 3 Stereo microphone positions independently controllable by the user.
• Full pedal down and pedal up samples.
• 4200+ samples.
• Authentic sustain pedal up and down noise.
• Controllable keyboard action/mechanism noises.
• Easy drag-and-drop registration process.

Pricing & Availability

Estate Grand Piano for sforzando is available immediately for the introductory price of $39 until July 20th, 2015 ($99 afterwards). Like all Production Voices sample libraries, educational discounts are available for students and faculty.

Audio Demos: soundcloud.com/productionvoices/sets/estate-grand

Video Demo: youtu.be/fgcWwCgzPnE