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woggle · Post by **woggle** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:49 pm

https://www.uvi.net/augmented-piano.html

looks very interesting and slightly different to the IRCAM Prepared piano. The UVI looks a bit simpler in the preparations but more flexible in the sound manipulation - more of a sound design tool rather than a Cage-ian Prepared Piano. And the UVI is less than half the price of the IRCAM !

DSmolken · Post by **DSmolken** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:19 pm

It does look interesting, and I know a singer who'd totally want me to get it, haha. Looks very useful for contemporary indie pop, which is full of odd organic (but not necessarily realistic) sounds.

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:12 pm

I have just embarked on a search for a prepared piano library. I don't think I'm into taking UVI on, though.

the IRCAM at $399 isn't happening here, either

woggle · Post by **woggle** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:41 pm

jancivil wrote:I have just embarked on a search for a prepared piano library. I don't think I'm into taking UVI on, though.

the IRCAM at $399 isn't happening here, either

The IRCAM is the only relatively complete one I could find. They do 30% specials from time to time. I would think about the UVI if I did not already have the IRCAM. There is another simpler one that I have from post musical instruments but that may have disappeared.bigcat have a freebie I have not tried. Must be others around

CrystalWizard · Post by **CrystalWizard** » Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:57 am

A slightly different beast but i get a lot of use from Xtended Piano from Soniccoutre.

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Fri Mar 16, 2018 1:15 am

I bought the Soundiron Montclair Grand. It's not a prepared piano, an fx piano though and a pretty darn good straight piano. It was that or the Xtended Piano product by SC.

Only thing I found was that IRCAM one a few yrs ago, didn't seem like I was going to shell out like that even then when I had it. I'm not going to base a whole part of my oeuvre on the approach or something, and I'd just as soon do it for real to get that involved anyway. I mean it's so tactile-centric and 'own decisions' ultimately.

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:07 pm

forgot about this

https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Special_Keyboa ... oduct_Info

65 euro

simmo75 · Post by **simmo75** » Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:15 pm

I really like this Augmented Piano library, plus having the sounds in Falcon is sweeeet

scott_free · Post by **scott_free** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:12 pm

simmo75 wrote:plus having the sounds in Falcon is sweeeet

Indeed! Augmented Piano was an instabuy for me. It is great to have so many different preparations in one instrument.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:32 pm

I have Ircam so not sure this adds anything?

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:08 pm

Sounds characterful and there is really depth and presence in it but since i feel too much overlap with Keyscape (i also love here especially the more characterful things like the wing tack piano etc.) i‘m also not sure i would benefit much here.
But in general i‘m in love with these sounds.
The most interesting Falcon expansion so far.

scott_free · Post by **scott_free** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:20 pm

Cinebient wrote: The most interesting Falcon expansion so far.

Augmented Piano has me hoping to hear UVI's take on prepared guitar.

woggle · Post by **woggle** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:01 pm

aMUSEd wrote:I have Ircam so not sure this adds anything?

same here

simmo75 · Post by **simmo75** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:36 pm

scott_free wrote:
simmo75 wrote:plus having the sounds in Falcon is sweeeet
Indeed! Augmented Piano was an instabuy for me. It is great to have so many different preparations in one instrument.

Indeed! It’s a beautiful library.

mcbpete · Post by **mcbpete** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:40 pm

I love prepared pianos and I love the Pleyel Grand Piano so ..... instabuy !

interesting new prepared piano library from UVI