[size=1em]About The Instrument
Woodchester Piano is the first in our new series of collaborations with talented composers and artists, bringing you a range of finely crafted virtual instruments full of personality. This library was produced in close collaboration with film and TV composer James Everingham (Apollo: Missions to the Moon, Heroes, Expedition Everest), and features his Wilh. Steinberg German Series upright piano, intimately recorded with the felt pedal engaged.
We visited James’s studio and spent several days carefully sampling every nuance of the instrument. We then spent many months mixing, polishing and fine-tuning the instrument, resulting in a stunning virtual piano with a beautifully versatile sound, which is a joy to play.
Woodchester Piano also includes key release and pedal samples, a unique pianist noise feature to add subtle rustling and wood creaks for heightened realism, and adjustable colour control to dial in the perfect tone for your composition.
Atmosphere LayersAfter the success of our
Dream Zither and
Tiny Music Box libraries, we decided to take our tried and tested ‘playable pad’ concept to the next level, offering three atmospheric sound design layers which blend together with the raw piano beautifully.
- The ‘Ache‘ layer adds a smooth, hazy sustain – a marriage between a reverb and a pad.
- The ‘Dream‘ layer offers a more textural, shimmering sound.
- The ‘Clouds‘ layer adds a reversed granular delay effect which evolves over time.
These layers can be dialled in to taste using the Layer Mixer. Additionally, the global ‘intensity’ of these layers can be controlled using the ‘Atmosphere Intensity’ dial, or automated in real-time using the mod wheel.
