Kontakt Piano

The Loft Piano is an exquisitely sampled upright grand piano. Sampled in, you guessed it, a loft. It's a perfect Kontakt piano for a wide range of genres. We love using it for bedroom pop (Billie Eilish vibes anyone?) as well as Future Bass, House, Hip Hop, and of course, Film Score.

The Emotional Piano is a legendary virtual grand piano designed for professional soundtrack and symphonic scoring. This deeply sampled walnut bodied grand piano library has a deep, warm and ponderous sound absolutely perfect for profoundly emotive songwriting and deep, brooding underscores.

A beautifully expressive felted upright piano, recorded in a dry and intimate space to capture every nuance and detail — crafted in collaboration with composer James Everingham.

A beautifully expressive felted upright piano, recorded in a dry and intimate space to capture every nuance and detail — crafted in collaboration with composer James Everingham.

Cramer upright piano+ human thumb x bathroom sponge.

A Kontakt sample-library that expands toy piano’s magical timbres far beyond its curiosity appeal. Performed with sensitivity, grace and top-of-the-line equipment, and sampled with upto 15 velocity layers plus round-robins.

Cramer upright piano+ human thumb x bathroom sponge.

Adam Monroe's Honky Tonk Piano was sampled from a vintage Chickering upright piano - exact age unknown - primarily through a Neumann TLM 102 microphone. The piano had undoubtedly seem some action, and although it could be tuned (one note at a time) the tone of the piano was a bit on the "honky" side. The piano was sampled close-miced with lid open in mono, but each note was carefully panned to creat a stereo effect. An AKG D112 was used initially in order to capture the lower frequencies, but the TLM 102 did a fine enough job on its own.

Adam Monroe's Upright Piano was sampled from a (slightly used) Schafer and Sons VS-40 upright piano using Oktava Mk-012 (in cardioid pattern) and AEA Ribbon microphones in wide stereo into Grace M101 and AEA TRP preamps. The piano was sampled with both small diaphragm condenser and ribbon microphones in order to capture both the transient details and warmth of an upright piano.

The world's most revered pianos are based on the award-winning and extremely powerful Native Instruments sampling engine, guaranteeing a completely realistic and reliable reproduction of the originals. The keys, including the full sustain and release phases, were sampled at ten different velocities. A specially designed recording technique ensured that the different velocities remained uniform throughout the recording process, delivering exceptionally linear results. High-end microphones and audio equipment delivered the best possible quality of recorded material while the Layer Morphing Technology generates a seamless dynamic gradient across the different velocity layers.