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cobalt · Post by **cobalt** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:04 am

Does anyone know of any samples of a toy piano? I use Kontakt. There's a nice Chet Baker tune with the pianist playing toy piano, and I'd like that sound to experiment with. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

-c

NAD · Post by **NAD** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:21 am

Take one of the low notes from a piano soundfont, spread it across the whole keyboard and play on the high notes.

NAD · Post by **NAD** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:28 am

Sorry, just an octave higher than the original pitch should do.

McLilith · Post by **McLilith** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:38 am

cobalt wrote:Does anyone know of any samples of a toy piano?

This sample collection contains a toy piano:

PMI Consolidated Collection

(You didn't say how much you were wanting to spend.)

McLilith

SaviorNeeded · Post by **SaviorNeeded** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:43 am

McLilith said:

Indeed! For that much you could buy several toy pianos, a mic and some studio time!

Tom

McLilith · Post by **McLilith** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:02 am

SaviorNeeded wrote:...you could buy several toy pianos...

What a novel idea! Just buy yourself a toy piano and play the real thing! What a revolutionary concept. That's something I would never have thought of!

(Note to self: Must cancel purchase of the 5-DVD, PMI Kazoo and Slidewhistle collection I just ordered.)

SaviorNeeded

McLilith

metalsvinet · Post by **metalsvinet** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:36 am

I made a soundfont some time ago. PM me if you want it.

declassified · Post by **declassified** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:45 am

Check out "Gort's MiniPiano v3" from the Hammersound.net Piano Soundfonts List.

It is 50kb, contains very smooth Rhodes and Wurli Samples as well as some samples from heavily detuned and wrecked pianos. Just try it yourself!

Funkybot · Post by **Funkybot** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:54 am

I have a Jaymar Toy Piano I bought for $20 off of E-bay I've been meaning to sample, if I don't end up working on some other songs tomorrow maybe I'll give it a go.

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:17 am

I have a good toy piano sampled by a great musician, in Akai format.

PM if you're interested - I'm going to ask the author if I can put his samples online but meanwhile, if you want it I can arrange it for you

Regards,

JMH

ianweb123 · Post by **ianweb123** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:35 am

This is perhaps a little too steel drum in the lower registers but this is chill from my website.. I think that the higher notes work well and being a synth has a better degree of tweakability

http://www.krakli.co.uk/music/toy-bach.mp3(700k)

cobalt · Post by **cobalt** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:28 pm

Thanks for all the responses. I've never used soundfonts before....I guess I'll download sfz and give it a try.

McLilith wrote:This sample collection contains a toy piano:

PMI Consolidated Collection

(You didn't say how much you were wanting to spend.)

McLilith

Nice looking collection, but it might be cheaper to have myself surgically transformed into a toy piano.

I'm going to give everything suggested a try later today. Will report back.

-c

Toy Piano Samples?