The Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano is a sample-based software instrument developed in collaboration with Steinway & Sons, maker of some of the world's finest pianos. It accurately captures the distinctive sound of the hallmark Steinway & Sons concert grand piano - with authenticity and musicality.

The library comes in three versions: Professional, Standard and Basic [Compare the versions]:

• The Professional version offers the Steinway Model D piano with five different listening perspectives:
  • Player perspective from the bench.
  • A classical recording perspective.
  • An under-the-lid perspective.
  • A stage perspective.
  • A close audience perspective.
• The Standard version offers the under lid and classic perspectives.
• The Basic version, ideal for students, amateur musicians, and educators, is a light version that offers a single perspective. The Basic version will be available in downloadable format.

The Steinway concert grand piano chosen for the sample set is among Steinway's finest Model D's — newly voiced, regulated, and meticulously tuned by a master Steinway technician. Recording was done in one of the finest venues in the world, The Troy Music Hall.

Feature highlights:

• Created in partnership with Steinway & Sons.
• The finest concert grand piano—the Steinway Model D Concert Grand hand-picked by Steinway & Sons.
• Overseen by Steinway & Sons' most accomplished master technician.
• Sustain/Sostenuto/Soft pedal support.
• Proportional sustain pedaling.
• Multiple-stage tracking release triggers to provide the natural release of the hammer from the string.
• Sustain resonance and sympathetic resonance using convolution-based DSP modules.
• Adjustable mechanical noises.
• Adjustable velocity curves.
• Recorded soft pedal samples including releases.
• Adjustable polyphony.
• A variety of historical tunings and Scala file import.
• Aria Sample Player by Plogue included.
• MIDI playback and record in standalone.
• Ambience reverb and 3 band EQ.
• Graceful Copy Protection (no dongles or challenge response).
• More...

Powered by ARIA Player
Powered by the robust and reliable ARIA Player, the Garritan Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand runs on these platforms:

• Mac OS X 10.4+.
• Windows XP/Vista.
• Linux version under development.
• Standalone.
• Plug-in (VST, Audio Units and RTAS), as well as supported notation programs.