Allure Modern Upright by Heavyocity
by Heavyocity · $149
Overview
A reimagining of the upright piano, where emotion meets expression, capturing both natural and felted performances.
Key Features
- Expressive Upright
- Alluring Articulations
- Dynamic Dancers
- Elegant Echoes
- Unique Convolution Engine
- Three Point Mixer
- NKS-ready
Technical Specifications
- Library Size
- 34.8 GB GB
- Plugin Formats
- VST, VST3, AU, AAX
- Standalone
- Yes
Ideal Use Cases
- Film composers needing a close, intimate piano sound for emotional scenes and character themes.
- Indie game developers looking for a versatile and expressive piano for their soundtracks.
- Songwriters and producers crafting intimate ballads and acoustic-driven tracks.
- Sound designers seeking a nuanced piano for foley and atmospheric layers.
- Music students and educators needing a high-quality, realistic piano for practice and composition exercises.
Included Presets
- Alluring
- Core Upright
- Dancers
- Extended
- Rhythmic
Insights from Real-World Use
Strengths
- detailed
- so much feel
- interface looks exceptionally nice
- color scheme
- very dimmed down
- very dark
- super, super smooth
- very clear, laid out
- very refined looking
- beautifully, beautifully balanced
- best sounding natural uprights
- definitely a keeper
- possibilities from a sound design perspective are endless
- fantastic sounding upright piano
Weaknesses
- natural pianos can just have too much stuff in there
- too much of a transient lower end
- too much resonance
- they just didn't sample a piano with hammers of a better caliper
Tone: expressive, responsive, vulnerable, balanced, stunning
Review Snippets
- Allure is a fantastic piano for cinematic scoring.
- Surprisingly prefer the vulnerable and balanced natural sound of Allure Modern Upright.
- Five out of five stars, beautiful upright with amazing sound design, warm and melodic.
- Likely the best natural upright sound heard.
- It is my pleasure, this one is definitely a keeper!
- Abundance of features, like a buffet of options.
- Detailed, expressive, and responsive piano for composing.
- Brilliant and expressive instrument for quick playing.
- Emotional connection to Allure Modern Upright due to personal history, recognizable sound.
- Advanced sound design with layering, modulation, and randomization described.
- Big fan of Allure, a new piano I didn't think I needed.
- It is my pleasure, this one is definitely a keeper!
- Modern U by VILabs is amazing in my opinion. philisweatly. • 2y ago ... Heavyocity Allure. _AnActualCatfish_. • 2y ago. The UA one is good and it's on
- Appreciation for both felted and regular upright options in Allure Modern Upright.
- Abundance of features, like a buffet of options.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What host or player is required to use this VST?
- It requires Kontakt Player 6.8+ or the full version of Kontakt.
- Is this a sampled or modeled piano VST?
- This is a sampled piano VST, based on a Kawai K-800 upright piano.
- What is the library download size?
- The library size is 34.8 GB uncompressed, or 16.8 GB on disk with NI lossless compression.
- What operating systems are supported?
- It supports macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11, 12, or 13 (latest update) and Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack).
- What are the minimum system requirements?
- Minimum requirements include 2 GB RAM and an Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU.
- Does it have NKS compatibility?
- Yes, it is NKS compatible for seamless workflow with Komplete Kontrol.
- How many microphone positions are available?
- Not specified by the vendor / sources in our database.