Lyst på nytt konsertpiano?
Ta et av de fineste Yamaha konsertpianoene du kan få tak i. Plasser det i Abbey Road Studios Studio One. La deres prisvinnende teknikere mikke det opp med de beste mikrofonene du kan få tak i. Sånn ble Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand virtual piano skapt.
Den norske importøren sier: «Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand plasserer brukeren på krakken foran et Yamaha CFX Grand Piano, et utrolig konsertpiano som karakteriseres av et bredt utvalg av klangfarger og med evnen til å skape de mest detaljerte nyanser. Dette vakre instrumentet er matchet med akkustikken i Abbey Road’s Studio One og den fineste mikrofonsamlingen i verden. For å utvide de kreative mulighetene har Abbey Road Studios sine lydteknikere benyttet tre forskjellige mikrofonplasseringer»:
- Classic – fanger den naturlige klangen, klarheten og nyansene i instrumentet
- Contemporary – gir en lys og brilliant lyd med markerte anslag fra hammerne
- Player – gir den unike opplevelsen av å sitte på pianokrakken i Studio One
«Alle sider ved dette prosjektet -‐ instrumentet, rommet, ekspertisen — arbeider sammen og skaper et av de best samplede pianoene du kan få tak i. Støtter Mac og PC, fungerer som et frittstående program (ARIA Player™) eller som en plugg-inn modul som enkelt kan integreres i de fleste notasjonsprogrammer og DAW software».
Her er lydeksempler:
Her er en video med den multivinnende norske lydteknikeren Arne Akselberg som har vært med på å plukke ut Yamaha flygelet til Abbey Road
Garritans egen video:
Norsk importør er Ibsen Studio. Pris 2.595.- NOK inkl mva. Kommer i AAX, RTAS, VST og AU til både Mac og PC.
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Microphone Perspectives
To expand your creative possibilities, Abbey Road Studios’ engineers created three discrete microphone perspectives: Classic, Contemporary, and Player.
Classic
The Classic perspective most faithfully captures the natural tonal character, clarity and nuance of the instrument.
Close – 2 x Neumann M49 and 2 x Neumann KM184 Microphones: As every piano, recording venue, repertoire and pianist are different, the M49 and KM184 are used to capture a close detailed sound, which is especially good for chamber music.
Mid Field/Wide – 2 x DPA 4006 Microphones: The DPA 4006’s placed at each end of the piano create a wider and more spacious sound picture.
Main – 2 x Neumann TLM50 Microphones: The Neumann TLM50 are placed 2m away from the instrument and at 2.6m in height. This captures the overall complex frequency response and dynamic range of a grand piano.
Contemporary
The Contemporary perspective creates a piano sound that is bright and hard with lots of attack from the hammers, but also maintains the piano’s warmth with intimate ambience.
Close – AKG C12 & D19 Microphones: The AKG C12 is a bright sounding valve microphone with bite and some nice valve warmth.The mono D19 placed in the centre over the hammers was run via a classic REDD.47 valve microphone preamp, adding central focus and ‘poke’ to the close sound of this set up.
Ambience – Schoeps MK 2H Microphones: For the Ambience microphones Schoeps MK 2H are used in a close position. They are able to bring the sound of the room to the mix, without losing too much of the definition of the piano’s initial attack.
Player
The Player perspective offers the experience of playing the CFX, from the piano bench, in Studio One, particularly when reproduced over high quality headphones.
Close – 2 x Neumann KM84 Microphones: This is a straight forward stereo pair placed closely and directly over the hammers. It provides an immediate sound of the piano with little coloration from the room.
Player – Neumann KU100 Dummy Head: The Binaural KU100 Dummy Head was placed directly behind the musicians head. This provides an intimacy to the instrument mixed with the unmistakable sense of playing the instrument in the acoustics of Studio One.
Windows®
- Microsoft Windows 7 or later
- Audio interface compatible with ASIO
Macintosh®
- Mac OS X 10.7 or later
Both
- Multi-core processor required
- 4 GB RAM minimum required. 8 GB RAM or greater recomended.
- 122 GB of free hard drive space is required for “Full” installation; 24.5 GB is required for “Compact” installation.
- A dedicated hard drive with fast interface (SATA, USB 3.0, Firewire 800, Thunderbolt) is recommended. A solid-state drive (SSD) is preferred.
- Internet connection for updates and online registration
- USB port required for boxed version installation
Optional
- A MIDI interface may be required if you are using a MIDI keyboard. Many keyboards now use USB.
- The ability to assign controllers within your keyboard, music program, or sequencer is recommended
- High-quality speakers and amplifier, or high-quality headphones
The Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand sound library is AAX, RTAS, VST, and AU compatible, and is proudly powered by the ARIA Player. There’s no need to purchase a separate sampler. Learn More
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