Xtended Piano by Soniccouture

Overview

Xtended Piano is a rich sonic exploration of the grand piano featuring unique extended techniques and multiple articulations.

Sound designers creating otherworldly textures and evolving soundscapes for video games and multimedia projects.
Experimental electronic artists seeking unusual timbral elements to integrate into their compositions.
Film and television composers needing unique, non-traditional piano sounds to evoke specific moods or underscore dramatic scenes.
Avant-garde musicians looking for a wide palette of prepared piano and extended technique sounds without needing a physical instrument.
Producers of ambient and drone music who want to incorporate organic, evolving sonic elements sourced from a piano.

Xtended Piano is incredibly versatile, offering many cool creative options.
It's fantastic that Xtended Piano works with the free Kontakt player.
Xtended Piano was a lot of fun to explore and it was one of the earliest prepared piano libraries that has been released which was an interesting surprise.
I've been playing with this all week. Love composing with the different pianos on top of each other.
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What host or player is required to use this plugin?: Xtended Piano requires KONTAKT 5 or the free KONTAKT 5 PLAYER version 5.5 or later.
Is this a sampled or modeled piano VST?: This plugin uses a sampled sound engine. It features 24 Bit 44.1khz stereo sampling with multiple articulations, key-offs, round robins, and velocities.
What is the library size and how many velocity layers does Xtended Piano have?: The library size is 6 GB. It features 21 velocity layers.
What operating systems are compatible with Xtended Piano?: It is compatible with Mac and Windows. For Windows, Windows 7 or higher (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit) is required.
What are some of the key features of Xtended Piano?: Key features include multiple articulations, bowed, muted, plucked, and malleted piano samples, a generative arpeggiator, and NKS compatibility.
What genres is Xtended Piano best suited for?: It excels in film/scoring, ambient, electronic, contemporary music, and sound design, especially for experimental and textural soundscapes.