AcousticsampleS releases OldBlackgrand for Kontakt and updates Kawai-EX-Pro

AcousticsampleS has released OldBlackgrand for Kontakt and updated the Kawai-EX-Pro Kontakt library.

OldBlackGrand, €89, is an old Pleyel Grand Piano (F-71240 model from 1928) sampled with vintage gear like a studer console and tube microphones. It has the rich and warm sound of the old jazz/blues or even classical music recordings.

Features:

• 12.89 GB sample bank, no loops. Recorded at 24/88.2Khz downsampled to 24/44.1khz.
• 9 velocity layers for the sustain.
• 9 velocity layers for the release.
• Two microphone positions: close (inside) and rim (singer position) that you can enable/disable and mix.
• Adjustable sympathetic resonance.
• Thumps samples and automatic Pedal noises samples.
• True pedal action technology.
• MIDI panel to let you finely control the response of the instrument (velocity remapper, sensitivity).
• Advanced scripting capabilities for a real mechanical behaviour simulation and polyphony saving.
• Kontakt 3 and 4 (optimized for Kontakt 4).

Enhancements in the free Kawai-EX-Pro update include:

• Numerous voicing improvements that make releases more accurate and consistent.
• New release samples for some keys.
• Improved dynamic range.
• Improved pedal behaviour.
• More consistency when using custom controls.
• New formats (SFZ, HALION 3, EXS24, Mach5).
• Added compatibility to Kontakt 2.
• Whole new version for Kontakt 4 and the new scripting capabilities.
• New GUI for the Kontakt 4 version.