Westwood Instruments ALT PIANO v2.0 [KONTAKT]
What’s been updated?
In this update we’ve rebuilt the library from the ground up in our new EVERGREEN framework. There are 8 new textures and the library in now Kontakt PLAYER and NKS compatible.
An upright piano with stories to tell
Alt Piano is an old, humble and character-filled upright piano from the 1960s. Recorded with and without felt, this piano has two very different personalities; soft and beautiful or bright and lively. The original recordings have also been transformed into a series of inspiring textural layers. These can be used to create a subtle background ambience to the piano, or made into their own atmospheric organic sounds. There are dozens of other unique controls, making this piano impressively versatile and allowing you to easily create an extensive range of sounds for any genre.
HIGHLIGHTS
- An upright character piano
- Recorded with and without felt
- 4 microphone positions
- “Live” player controls
- 11 unique textures
- Over 40 presets
Natural or felted
(or somewhere in-between)
We recorded the piano twice. With and without felt which provides you with two very distinct characters. Both are full of subtle imperfections and individuality.
The natural sound of the piano without felt is bright and lively, whilst the felted recordings are soft and gentle.
But best of all, you don’t have to choose. We created a control which lets you blend between the two recordings to dial in a sound that suits you.
TEXTURES
Subtle ambience or full blown vibe
The original session recordings have been transformed into 11 textural layers. Add a subtle ambience to augment the main piano or use them on their own in the front and centre of your music.
We used a combination of vintage cassette decks, time-stretched reel-to-reel, boutique guitar pedals and other experimental techniques to create a range of distinct sounds, full of character and soul.
To add even more interest, the sound of each one can be changed in its own unique way using the texture slider.
ADDITIONAL CONTROLS
“Live Pianist”
Create a more real and authentic performance by adding the sound of a “Live” player including gentle piano stool creaks, clothing foley and some subtle room ambience.
Transpitch
Create a darker, moodier sound, unachievable any other way. A powerful, but simple control which pitch shifts and transposes with just one click.
Untune
A really precise control which allows you to make the piano sound like it’s fallen out of tune. You can make it sound anywhere between a day and a decade out of tune.
What’s included?
Sounds
Piano
• Piano
Textures
• AIR
• GRAIN
• EARTH
• ASH
• RESIN
• HEARTH
Textures
• WILLOW
• SIGNAL
• ARBOR
• HIGHWAY
• DRIFT
Signals
Close
Super close and dry. A pair of Coles 4038s placed inches away from the insides of the piano.
Room
A balanced perspective with more room to breathe and less focus on the mechanical sounds of the piano.
Rear
A flatter sound recorded from the soundboard at the rear of the piano.
Ambient
A diffuse and unfocussed sound recorded in an adjacent room to the piano. Use sparingly to add some natural depth.
Piano
Individual controls for:
Key noises, String resonance and the sustain pedal.
TECH SPECS
KONTAKT:
- Uses the free KONTAKT PLAYER
- Version 6.6.1 or higher
- NKS compatible
- Native Access required for activation
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- Mac OS 10.13 High Seirra or higher
- Windows 10 or higher
- All major DAWs supported
- 8GB RAM minimum
- 3.7GB download size