Cotton-treated Steinway D concert grand piano. Recorded in a spacious concert hall, this Steinway Model D grand piano has a layer of cotton between the hammers and strings, giving it a delicate, cinematic sound.
About the Instrument
The sensual sound of the piano has become an essential part of every composer’s collection. While most felt pianos are uprights recorded with a practice pedal, we’ve extended this concept to the grand piano. After experimenting with different materials, we settled on a thin layer of cotton wool between the hammers and strings.
This produces a richer, darker tone, and when recorded in a large concert hall, creates a striking contrast to our other felt piano, the Woodchester Piano, which was recorded in a small, dry studio.
Expanding the library even further, we’ve included 14 Atmosphere Layers—pads that blend seamlessly into the raw sound of the piano—as well as a versatile set of controls. These elements are explored through eight carefully crafted snapshot presets introduced in the latest update, which serve as a great starting point when exploring darker musical genres.
A Delicate Touch
The new update introduces response controls that let you limit the dynamic range, isolating the softest velocity layer and enhancing the signature “felt” sound. The instrument still responds naturally to keyboard velocity without affecting the overall volume.
Detailed Control
As with all of our piano libraries, we took great care in sampling Midnight Grand, capturing every nuance, including the mechanical sounds of the pedals and hammers. We’ve also added a room tone control, allowing you to restore the natural ambience captured by the microphones that is often lost in the sample cleaning process.
Atmospheric Layers
Atmospheric layers create a rich, evolving playground beneath the raw piano samples, allowing for seamless blending and tuning. Controlled by the ambience intensity (linked to the CC1/Mod wheel), these layers transform the sound of the piano, making the instrument truly immersive and instantly inspiring.
Atmospheric Layers
Atmospheric layers add rich, evolving pads underneath raw piano samples, allowing for seamless blending and tuning. Controlled by the Atmospheric Intensity (linked to the CC1/Mod wheel), these layers transform the piano sound, making the instrument truly immersive and instantly inspiring.
- Incredibly smooth, cinematic and nuanced sound
- Recorded in a modern concert hall environment
- 3 unique atmospheric layers
- Pedal on/off samples for authentic sympathetic resonance
- Controlled release of keys, pedals and room noise
- Simple and easy to use interface
- Full NKS support: works with Komplete Kontrol hardware
Discover even more sonic possibilities with our latest update to Midnight Grand, featuring innovative response controls that bring it in line with its sister library, Spotlight Piano. We’ve also added 11 new atmospheric layers, expertly curated into eight snapshot presets by the Fracture Sounds team.