Nils Frahm’s concert grand, meticulously sampled in a legendary space
Experience firsthand the signature grand piano sound of composer and pianist Nils Frahm. This is the sound of a unique concert grand – handpicked by the artist, custom intonated, and augmented with a felt damper. We’ve captured the piano in its native habitat – the ambient environment of Saal 3 in Berlin’s renowned, Bauhaus-designed Funkhaus recording complex. The result is a unique, intense, and evocative instrument, with an atmosphere all of its own.
Pure and felt-dampened versions included, each with extensive customization options
What sound do you need for your next piece? You have two here to choose from. The pure version delivers a clear, unadulterated grand piano tone. The felt version is completely distinct sample – the same grand piano, but with a felt moderator between hammers and strings, which creates a gentle tone with reduced attack. You can sculpt the sound of both by adjusting the attack, release, resonance, overtones, velocity curve, temperament, and more.
Innovative particles engine sparks ideas for solo compositions, scoring, and more
Looking to spark new ideas? Use the innovative particles engine to automatically generate clouds of pulsating, swirling harmonic elements based on what you play. The particles engine instantly adds motion to your playing and pushes you to explore new possibilities.
Sounds pretty good. And it's scripted by Galaxy so you know it's going to play well. Interested in this one.
That said, The Grandeur didn't win me over. It lacks that je ne sais quoi of the Vintage D.
Re: Native Instruments Noire: Grand Piano
Posted: Mar 26, 2019 3:43 pm
by Guy Rowland
Oops, sorry for missing the product page, thanks Jason. I've stolen it now.
I like The Grandeur very much, but this feels perhaps a bit more down the Una Corda line?
Re: Native Instruments Noire: Grand Piano
Posted: Mar 27, 2019 4:04 pm
by FriFlo
It certainly looks (and sounds) good and interesting and the felt thing makes it special enough to buy it instead of already having countless Piano VSTis. The thing with every NI release, though ... I will look forward to it for my next Komplete Upgrade! :-) I will not pay 129€ (or even less with some vouchers) for getting access to it a little earlier. That means, I will probably have to wait 2 - 6 years before playing it, as I just did my v12 Uppgrade.. Oh, well ... ;-)
Re: Native Instruments Noire: Grand Piano
Posted: Mar 30, 2019 2:11 am
by Geoff Grace
What I particularly like is the Particles Engine that alternates dynamically between pure and other piano sounds, such as brushed, picked, or mallets striking the keys. Geoff Manchester's video shows some of this in use (starting at 2:15):
Best,
Geoff
Re: Native Instruments Noire: Grand Piano
Posted: Apr 04, 2019 10:51 am
by mickeyl
With half a dozen of pianos I wanted to not like this. I failed. The "particle engine" is boosting the good 'ole piano sound into the world of contemporary sounds. I'm sure you can recreate this effect by hand with a sequencer, but that would be much more tedious and boring. This alone justifies the price IMHO.
