Emotional Piano by Soundiron

Overview

Emotional Piano is a premier virtual grand piano designed for professional scoring, song-writing, and symphonic orchestration, featuring a wide range of custom presets and effects patches.

Key Features

10-bay modular chain
18 built-in DSP effects
Adaptive Arpeggiator system
Convolution reverb
Snapshot Presets
Fully-configurable multi-FX rack
88 keys
Lossless compression
24-bit/48kHz sample quality
Supports Kontakt's Libraries browser

Technical Specifications

Library Size: 4.99 GB GB
Sample Rate: 24 bit / 44.1kHz
Velocity Layers: 10 dynamic velocity layers per key note
Note Range: 88 Keys
Sample Count: 1,716 Samples
Plugin Formats: VST, AU, AAX
Standalone: Yes

Ideal Use Cases

Film composers needing expressive and nuanced piano performances for dramatic scenes.
Songwriters looking to add rich and dynamic piano accompaniment to their compositions.
Orchestrators seeking a versatile grand piano sound that can blend seamlessly into large arrangements.
Sound designers creating ethereal soundscapes and ambient textures with a piano as the foundation.
Producers crafting intricate and evolving piano parts for contemporary instrumental tracks.

Insights from Real-World Use

Strengths

beautiful
simple
straightforward
lovely
natural
good library
nice
personality
voice of their own
good
the best
more "real-world" idiosyncrasies

Weaknesses

missing microphone mixes
not particularly realistic
less velocity resolution

Tone: intimate, detuned, mellow

Review Snippets

Recommends Emotional Piano library for specific sound preferences.
The Emotional Piano is beautiful, simple, and lovely for scoring.
Appreciates the intimate and slightly detuned sound quality of the Emotional Piano.
Emotional Piano lacks microphone mixes found in newer libraries.
...for 'good' pianos - I use a mix of Soundiron Emotional Piano in Kontakt mixed with Omnipshere pianos - that gives a good modern...
Live pianos have personality and a voice of their own, which is why I tend to lean toward use of Soundiron's Emotional Piano for quieter recordings.
EpicComposer.com review. "I really like the way they teach, I like the ... Soundiron – Emotional Piano. What hardware do I need? You will need a machine.
I always go back to is Soundiron Emotional Piano. Wouldn't describe it as particularly realistic but there is just something about it. The best.
I also like SoundIron Emotional Piano - less velocity resolution but more "real-world" idiosyncrasies.
Appreciates the high damp and muffled, gentle blur sound of Emotional Piano.
Adjusted release feels natural and improved playability for the speaker.
piano, physically modelled acoustic and electric ...I swear by it, Soundiron Emotional Piano - cinematic grand piano for Kontakt Player EastWest Pianos.
Emotional Piano by Soundiron is also quite nice for ambient recordings.
Soundiron Emotional Piano - mellow piano based song, pop songs, it sounds...
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Frequently Asked Questions

What host or player is required to use this plugin?: The plugin requires Kontakt Player (v5.5.2 or later).
Is this a sampled or modeled piano VST?: This is a sampled virtual grand piano. It uses 1716 samples with 10 dynamic velocity layers per key note.
What is the library size and quality of the samples?: The library size is 4.99 GB, and the samples are recorded at 24-bit/48kHz quality.
What operating systems are supported?: It supports Mac (OSX 10.9 or higher) and Windows (Windows XP or higher).
Does it support NKS?: Yes, it is NKS Compatible and integrates into the Kontakt Libraries browser.
What are the recommended system requirements?: A Dual Core CPU, 2 GB System Ram, and an SATA or SSD hard drive are recommended.
How many microphone positions are included?: Not specified by the vendor / sources in our database.