Originals Felt Piano vs Firewood Piano

The key distinction between these two sampled upright pianos lies in their specific sonic characteristics and availability. Originals Felt Piano explicitly models a felt piano achieved through a celeste pedal, offering a consistently warm, dark, and atmospheric tone across three microphone positions. Firewood Piano, while also an intimate upright, derives its distinct character from a cracked bridge, introducing unique resonances and textural qualities without user-adjustable microphone perspectives.

In terms of features and access, Originals Felt Piano is a budget-priced commercial product with a dedicated plugin, 3 GB library size, and 7 presets, featuring jazz legend Gwilym Simcock as the performer. Firewood Piano is a free offering from Spitfire's LABS series, has a larger 5.6 GB library, and is performed by Jeremiah Fraites, with its primary focus being the inherent character of the instrument itself rather than versatile mixing options.

Choose Originals Felt Piano if you require a dedicated, consistent felt piano sound with microphone blend options for film scoring, ambient music, or songwriting and are willing to invest in a budget-friendly instrument. Choose Firewood Piano if you are seeking a free, uniquely resonant and atmospheric upright piano for similar genres, prioritizing its inherent textural character and larger sample library over microphone flexibility.

Products Compared

• Originals Felt Piano
• Firewood Piano

Insights from Real-World Use

Originals Felt Piano

• For me, the felt was a bit disappointing. It sounds nice at a low gain level but I found myself always irritated by too many frequencies and having to eq the heck out of it. The Intimate grand is like
• Criticizes the lack of velocity sensitivity, a significant missing feature impacting playability.
• This is my favorite Originals Felt Piano among all felt pianos.
• Jangle Box is versatile with its tack layer and beautiful mellow piano sound.
• got this with the student sale you mentioned maybe two or so years ago. it’s a nice plug-in to play around with, but the lack of velocity and dynamics to the sampling has made this plug-in pretty much

Firewood Piano

• Owners note that some Spitfire pianos, like Firewood, often sound thin and struggle to sit well in a mix. Source. Sorted by. Top Reviews
• Firewood Piano has a nice, unique sound and feel.
• Firewood is excellent for mid-range chordal textures, particularly when combined with lo-fi heavy reverbs and high-feedback tape delay. Pad elements catch long
• The pad sound has lovely sustained resonance and a nice ambient quality.
• I have the felt piano, firewood, and Mrs Mills. TBH I rarely use the ... Spitfire Audio. A subreddit to discuss Spitfire Audio libraries and music