Pssst Instruments releases Avant-Gardist - Tonally Prepared Cinematic Piano for Kontakt
Pssst Instruments has announced the release of Avant-Gardist: Tonally Prepared Cinematic Piano for Kontakt.
It is literally a new, unique set of tonal cinematic acoustic instruments which you can play like a piano but... they don't sound like a standard or prepared piano. Avant-Gardist has the most original, yet natural and beautifully organic sound you can imagine. It can be dark, it can be subtle, it can be unpredictable or warm, intimate (and simultaneously intriguing and cinematic.). Recorded and sampled with techniques which aren't used in piano libraries (explained below). And yes, it's dirty, sometimes out of tune and full of artifacts. You can hear and feel the pianist sitting at the keyboard.
Why does it sound so unique?
Imagine a group of pianists. Each of them plays only on one upright piano string with their fingers, horsehairs, chains, ebows, sticks, patafix, magnets, etc. And what's the most important: they play tonally. Even more: each string has it's own close stereo microphones (instead of standard mics positioned farther to record a whole piano) which means that every note sounds extremely close, centered, "in your face". And finally: patches use creative sampling techniques (which keep samples acoustic and almost unprocessed) and creative tuning (it's slightly out of tune but in a very natural and variable way, which is unusual for pianos. It reminds cellist's hand-adjusted tuning on strings). This is how Avant-Gardist sounds.
Avant-Gardist is made for cinematic composers not only as one-of-a-kind virtual instrument but also as an inspiring sonic palette. Just play a few notes of random patch and it will instantly inspire you with fresh musical ideas. Especially if you're looking for a set of instruments ranging from thriller, dark, horror, through unique signature sound to intimate, subtle and mellow tone.
Avant-Gardist Includes:
- Playable preparations (round robin).
- Multilayer mixed preparations (round robin).
- Tonal one shots.
- Playable tonal textures.
- Noise & ASMR (round robin).
- Sfx menus.
- Loops.
- Built-in effects.
Pricing & Availability
Avant-Gardist is available for the introductory price of $69 ex.tax until end of April (Reg.$119).
