Now 2.1 Update: Now with Rapid Loading Sample Chains!
'The Piano Suite' 2 is our flagship acoustic piano expansion, now featuring 7 beautifully multisampled acoustic pianos recorded with up to 8 velocity layers to create breathtakingly realistic pianos that allow for dynamic and expressive playing in all modern MPCs and the Akai Force.
The expansion features the following acoustic pianos:
- Concert Grand A vintage concert grand piano with a dark, rich timbre. 8 velocity layers
- Studio Upright Clear tone with plenty of depth and presence. 8 velocity layers
- Console Piano A compact upright piano with a contemporary sound. 4 velocity layers
- Saloon (Tack) Piano Distinctive piano sound indicative of old Western movies. 4 velocity layers
- Toy Piano tine-based toy piano with distinctive bell-like sounds. Single velocity layer with round robins.
- Parlor Grand a medium sized grand with a very pleasing tonal character. 4 velocity layers
- Spinet Upright a small vintage upright with a timbre that falls somewhere between the console and saloon sound. 4 velocity layers
In total we've included 72 ready-to-play instrument patches covering a broad range of piano sounds including pop, bright, ballad, intimate and a number of more unique patches including 'old vinyl', experimental patches, and the classic 'layered strings' piano sound:
We've spent serious time optimising these instruments utilising sustain looping to ensure that even the 8 velocity pianos remain 'standalone-friendly' - for example, loading the 8 velocity Concert Grand leaves 92% of system memory available. We've also included great sounding 'compact' versions that use approximately half the memory which are perfect those times when project memory is really tight.
And with the 2.1 update, Piano Suite now features our innovative 'Sample Chain' tech, super-charging load times so all instruments now load almost instantaneously on standalone MPCs (2-3 seconds each on the notoriously sluggish Force browser!).
The Piano Suite 2 uses standard MPC keygroup programs making all patches fully compatible with pad perform mode and the arpeggiator, or you can simply hook up your favourite MIDI keyboard and play the pianos as nature intended!
Browser previews are provided for all 72 patches so you can quickly find the exact piano sound needed for your project, and you can of course 'dive in' to tweak any instrument to your exact requirements by adding or change FX and adjusting a number of performance features. Full installation & customisation instructions are given in the included User Guide.
Requirements:
Piano Suite 2 is compatible with any modern MPC running MPC 2.10 or greater. This means it is 100% compatible with any of the following:
- MPC X, MPC Live (I & II), MPC One, MPC Key 61
- Akai Force (3.1+)
- MPC Software 2.10 or greater
- MPC Beats App
- MPC Renaissance/MPC Studio/MPC Touch running MPC Software 2.10+
- The new MPC Studio 'Mk 2' controller
- Any non-MPC controller mapped to MPC Beats or the MPC Software 2.10+
The download contains a dedicated installer for standalone MPCs & the Force, plus a separate 'drag and drop' XPN installer for the MPC Software and MPC Beats. Full step-by-step installation instructions are provided in the included User Guide. Total disk space required for installation is 720 MB.