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Rhytenow · Post by **Rhytenow** » Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:45 pm

Looking for recommendations for a dark and warm sounding piano. Doesn't matter if it's sample or vst. Mac compatible if possible.

djanthonyw · Post by **djanthonyw** » Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:48 pm

Look into Soundiron Emotional Piano.

Rhytenow · Post by **Rhytenow** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:34 am

Thanks!

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:43 am

Look into Steinway D samples if you want dark sound but if you want bright piano sound, look into Italian pianos.

woggle · Post by **woggle** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:07 am

I like Death Piano from production voices - sfz

elxsound · Post by **elxsound** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:16 am

Imperfect Samples - Braunschweig Upright Piano
http://www.imperfectsamples.com/website ... tpiano.php

Dark, warm and full of character.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:27 am

any piano, really....even OnePingOnly can sound dark and warm with processing.

onerob · Post by **onerob** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:55 pm

You could install the Spitfire Labs plugin and then go to this website and scroll down to Soft Piano to add to the library (free):

https://www.spitfireaudio.com/labs/

epiphaneia · Post by **epiphaneia** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:30 pm

I use this a lot:

https://fracturesounds.com/product/woodchester-piano/

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:39 pm

At the moment my favorite is the new Ant. Petrof 275 model for Pianoteq 6.3 (i got the Pianoteq 6 Stage version).

Recently i posted 126 audio demos of this and 6 other pianos in another thread with a bigger update found at the end of this page:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=500934&p=7185160#p7185160

Sparky77 · Post by **Sparky77** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:01 am

layzer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:27 am any piano, really....even OnePingOnly can sound dark and warm with processing.

Yea, but it cant sound much like a warm piano.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:07 am

Sparky77 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:01 am
layzer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:27 am any piano, really....even OnePingOnly can sound dark and warm with processing.
Yea, but it cant sound much like a warm piano.

maybe not OPO, but just about any piano can with processing.

djanthonyw · Post by **djanthonyw** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:51 am

A shit piano is going to sound like a shit piano even with processing. It's always best to get something that is closest to the sound you're looking for at its source without processing than getting something that doesn't sound like what you want and expecting to get there with processing.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:10 am

djanthonyw wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:51 am A shit piano is going to sound like a shit piano even with processing. It's always best to get something that is closest to the sound you're looking for at its source without processing than getting something that doesn't sound like what you want and expecting to get there with processing.

yeah well, it depends on what sound you are after... a dark and warm piano sound usually means not very much high end sizzle from a high end mic, so even a shit piano would suffice when a LP filter is applied along with plenty of reverb.

voidhead23 · Post by **voidhead23** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:15 am

onerob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:55 pm You could install the Spitfire Labs plugin and then go to this website and scroll down to Soft Piano to add to the library (free):

https://www.spitfireaudio.com/labs/

This is the best sounding piano plugin i've ever used, but i'm not really into 'normal' piano sounds. i'm a big fan of Nils Frahm's 'Felt' album and desperately craved this sound, as well as the tones on the 'Still' record by NIN. It's specific, but absolutely gorgeous. i can't recommend it enough. And it's free.

Looking for dark and warm piano