Galaxy Instruments has released Galaxy Vintage D, a virtual grand piano that is based on samples of Bauer Studios famous 1920 Steinway D, which has served for legendary recordings. This exceptional Steinway concert grand was built in 1920 in Hamburg in the German factory of Steinway & Sons. Over the last 90 years it has achieved a deep and intimate character and a beautiful singing tone. Some of the best pianists have recorded legendary albums on this instrument, among them Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Carla Bley, Guillermo and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Abdullah Ibrahim, Wolfgang Dauner, John Taylor and many others. Richie Beirach called it the best piano in the world. "Legends" like Neumann U47 and KM53 Mikrophones ,old Siemens Tube-Preamps or the Neve Console at the Bauer Studios were used to capture the individual warm sounding expression of this exceptinal instrument. Galaxy Instruments has now released this legendary piano as a virtual instrument. Galaxy Vintage D is the first product of the Galaxypianos product line, equipped with the new Kontakt 4 engine offering more features, better performance, lossless sample compression and an all new user interface, designed specially for Galaxy Pianos. Facts & Features Based on samples of Bauer Studios 1920 Steinway D, featured in legendary recordings13 modeled velocity zones for a wide and smooth dynamic rangeChromatic mappingOver 2000 samples in 24Bit (10GB/5GB with sample compression)Chromatic and multiple velocity resonance and release samplesMulti-velocity pedal, damper, hammer and string noisesReal una corda samplesReal overtonesPowered by Kontakt Player 4 engineNew direct access user interfaceLossless sample compression for better disk streamingTrue half pedaling when using a continuous sustain pedalTrue repedaling and sostenutoAdjustable pedal, hammer, damper and string noisesPedal and damper noises dynamically playable with a continuous sustain pedalAdjustable lid positiionOne-knob control of tone colour and dynamicsIntelligent EQ for warmth, punch and brillianceSympathetic string resonance with real overtonesFlexible and easy-to-use velocity editorConvolution reverb with many different types of rooms, concert halls and ambienceAdjustable stereo width and positionSpecially designed compressor for pop piano soundsPad MachineWarp Engine for sound design beyond regular piano sounds Registration InformationRegistration Code: www.bestservice.de/registration
