Chroma Grand Piano by Sonuscore
by Sonuscore · $149
Overview
CHROMA - GRAND PIANO personifies the ageless beauty of the piano with its versatile soundscapes and faithfully captures the sonic exuberance of the Yamaha C3.
Key Features
- Recreation of the acoustic properties of a Yamaha C3 piano
- Can be used to create soundscapes
- Full mod wheel support for the core engine
- Multiple modifiable articulations
- Over 90 ensemble presets
Technical Specifications
- Velocity Layers
- 23 velocity layers
- Round Robins
- 8 round robins
- Mic Positions
- 4 freely adjustable microphone positions
- Plugin Formats
- VST, AU, AAX
- Standalone
- Yes
Ideal Use Cases
- Film composers seeking unique and evolving piano textures for dramatic and emotional scenes.
- Sound designers looking to craft abstract and atmospheric soundscapes with a piano as the foundation.
- Music producers aiming to infuse their tracks with distinctive piano timbres beyond traditional grand piano sounds.
- Artists exploring experimental music who need an instrument capable of unusual and evolving sonic characteristics.
- Composers writing for video games who require versatile piano sounds that can adapt to various moods and environments.
Insights from Real-World Use
Strengths
- playable piano
- basic piano sound
- engine
- cinematic patches and articulations
- low CPU usage
- versatility
Tone: natural, responsive, springy, open, grande, bright, compact, comprimido, soft, clear, warm, felted, pure
Review Snippets
- Chroma Grand Piano is a highly capable cinematic piano.
- Chroma Grand Piano is a well-executed hybrid instrument.
- Chroma Grand Piano is one of the best for both its basic piano sound and its engine.
- Chroma Grand Piano offers beautiful sound, flexible articulations, fast presets, versatile profiles, a great effects engine, and intuitive workflow.
- Chroma Grand Piano is a versatile, inspiring, and great-sounding instrument with pristine sampling and excellent feel.
- Chroma Grand Piano is jaw-dropping and stands out among other pianos.
- Engine/arpeggiator capabilities, time-sync vs milliseconds, engine styles
- Chroma Grand Piano is incredibly responsive, natural, playable, and sounds incredible with its Yamaha C3 core.
- Use-case and positioning relative to CinePiano and Noire; recommendation for film scoring and design
- Overall quality, versatility, file size (9 GB)
- Chroma Grand Piano is versatile beyond cinematic use and has an impressive, independent effects engine.
- Mechanical component sampling; hammer/string layers; character and mixing options
- Comparisons to Noire and Heaviosity; overall sound-design approach
- This is a top-notch, highly effective specialized library for evocative vocal sounds.
- Chroma Grand Piano offers six sound sources, an engine, and various playing styles.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What host or player is required to use this plugin?
- It requires the Kontakt Player (v7.10.9 or later).
- Is Chroma Grand Piano a sampled or modeled instrument?
- Chroma Grand Piano is a sampled instrument.
- What is the library size of Chroma Grand Piano?
- The library size is 11 GB.
- How many microphone positions are available?
- There are 4 freely adjustable microphone positions.
- What operating systems are supported?
- It supports macOS 13, 14 or 15 (latest update) and Windows 10 or 11 (latest service pack).
- Does it have NKS support?
- Yes, it has NKS support.
- What use cases is this plugin ideal for?
- It's ideal for film composers, sound designers, music producers, experimental artists, and composers writing for video games.