Each one of Grand Piano's 88 keys has been recorded with multiple dynamic layers, release samples, and sustain resonances in order to bring out all of the instrument's subtle nuances and character.
Grand Piano's 1.5 GB of samples are grouped into 12 pure piano presets in 'Production' and more detailed 'Solo' versions (both available in stretched and equal tempered tunings), as well as nine hybrid presets that combine the acoustic piano samples with a selection of synthesizers and effects. Each preset provides Macro Controls for reverb, release noise volume, key noise volume, sustain resonance volume, tone, velocity, and fine tune.
Grand Piano was created in cooperation with e-instruments.
Grand Piano's 1.5 GB of samples are grouped into 12 pure piano presets in 'Production' and more detailed 'Solo' versions (both available in stretched and equal tempered tunings), as well as nine hybrid presets that combine the acoustic piano samples with a selection of synthesizers and effects. Each preset provides Macro Controls for reverb, release noise volume, key noise volume, sustain resonance volume, tone, velocity, and fine tune.
Grand Piano was created in cooperation with e-instruments.
Announcing the EP1980, yet another free sampled electric piano for Ableton! This time, it’s a sampled Yamaha CP80 Electric Grand.
Puremagnetik's collection of free Ableton Live Packs represents a hand-picked assortment of goodies sourced right from our catalog of analog synths, digital beat machines, vintage keyboards and hacked gizmos. The Sound of Piano One comes from the Yamaha C7 concert grand, a true workhorse in the professional piano world, appearing on famous concert stages, in international competitions and in prestigious music events throughout the world. Oh yes, and it's free! Sounds Synthwave. Grand Piano provides the expression and power of a world-renowned concert grand recorded in a classical orchestra hall. DM ARP 2600 Drums is a free Live Pack consisting of 8 Ableton Drum Racks and 150 original analog percussion sounds sampled from Daniel Miller’s own ARP 2600 modular synthesizer.
This is the last of our little series of sampled electric pianos, begun with the J2Rhodes and carrying through with the Home PlaneT and Wurl’d Peace.
Built from 1976-1985, the Yamaha CP80 Electric Grand Piano (and its little brother the CP70) was used onstage and in recordings by U2, ABBA, Roxy Music, Peter Gabriel and even modern artists like Keane and Coldplay. Billy Joel famously trashed one onstage in Moscow in 1987.
With real strings and hammer action, but piezo pickups instead of a soundboard, the CP80 was too heavy for one person to carry, but still less than half the weight of a real grand piano. This made it possible for bands to carry it on the road with them, making it a very popular stage piano in the late 70s and early 80s.
Thanks to Greg Sullivan, who made these samples available from the instrument he recorded over Christmas in 1998, you can experience the authentic sound of the CP80! Sampled over nearly a 7-octave range, with multiple velocity layers, this Ableton instrument rack offers a great emulation of the original “electric grand”. https://powerfulray908.weebly.com/free-autotune-for-ableton-mac.html.
One unique feature the CP80 had that “regular” grand pianos don’t is tremolo. We added macro knobs to this Ableton instrument to give the same effect. Take a look at the demo video below for a full walkthrough.
(Don’t forget to visit Greg’s site for a few details about his process of sampling the CP80, or to download his original GigaStudio format instrument. Ableton live lite 6 free download. ) Ableton live 8 serial number mac.