1955 Concert D
1955 Concert D
+ Full Mic Collection
Make sure you have 200 GB of disk space… each mic position is about 34GB (24,000 samples!)
Additional Mic Positions*
*In order to get additional mic positions, you must already own the FULL VERSION of the instrument.
—Each microphone position is roughly 34GB--
1955 Concert D Lite
(The Lite version does not have multiple mic positions)
You can upgrade from the Lite —> Full for the price difference between what you paid for Essential and the list price of the full version (with a process to factor in sales during promotions). You can additionally choose to keep your Lite version for a $10 license fee. Send us a message and we'll process your upgrade ASAP! To speed things up, please provide us with this info
- Original purchase email address
- Do you want to trade-in or keep your "Lite" license?
Listen to the Mic Positions
Position: 2 ft off the side lip at the curve of the piano.
Qualities: Balanced piano/room tone with a beautiful twinkly high register and tamed low end. Vibrant and hearty with enough air space to breathe.
Position: 6 in off the strings
Qualities: Extremely intimate and warm with very little room ambience. Rich with string reverberance while capturing all the subtle mechanical sounds.
Position: 1 ft above pointed directly at the hammers.
Qualities: Punchy and percussive dynamics, great for pop/rock music.
Position: 6 ft away 8ft high, pointing towards the inside of the lid from the audience perspective.
Qualities: More room ambience and reverb coloration while allowing the piano to fully resonate into the room. Great for achieving a traditional/classical sound in a concert hall or recital setting.
Position: 1 ft from the piano at the player’s perspective, spaced at the full width of the keyboard.
Qualities: An experimental mic pair capturing an ultra-wide stereo image with a unique and enveloping character.
Position: 2ft from the the keyboard at the player’s perspective.
Qualities: Realistic spatialization, especially when listening through headphones.
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Recently updated to v1.1
Standout Features
The Interface at a Glance
34 GB of disk space for each mic position of 1955 Steinway D
The legacy instrument is identical except that it cannot be loaded into the library tab (on the left side of Kontakt).
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*34GB per mic position! Yep, this instrument is huge :)