The Mule Piano Kontakt Piano Library By Wrongtools

The Mule Piano is a library with almost 3000 sampled tones from a grand-piano, with objects in-between the strings.

Developed for free-thinking and genre-defying creators, the Mule Piano is a professional-grade tool designed to inject organic yet distinctly original sounds into any composition.

The library is built on a foundation of a pristine grand piano that has been thoughtfully altered with a variety of materials, including cork, chains, felt, paper, and rubber.

Among the many prepared patches are some standouts that showcase the library's versatility. The PAPER GRAND creates a delicate, uplifting sound with subtle percussive elements by placing cigarette and Japanese rice paper between the strings and hammers.1 For a richer, more resonant tone, the.

CORK PIANO utilizes small pieces of cork meticulously squeezed between the strings on the lower notes to achieve a highly musical sonority.1 The.

SPZZ GRAND offers a characterful, rhythmic texture by laying jewelry chains across the strings, adding a metallic rattle to the sound.1 Lastly, the.

MALLET GRAND produces an otherworldly, gamelan-esque tone, achieved by softly hitting the strings with small rubber mallets.

Beyond its core patches, the Mule Piano is a powerful tool for sound sculpting. Composers can instantly create "hybrid pianos with ethereal pads, otherworldly textures, and evolving soundscapes" by simply clicking the dedicated FX button.

This artistic and creative depth is supported by professional-grade technical specifications. The library is substantial, with a total size of 3.6 GB, and includes a staggering 2,897 sampled tones from the piano.1 The sound was captured at a professional 24-bit, 96kHz resolution using multiple high-end microphones to preserve every subtle nuance of the prepared instrument.

The Mule Piano requires the full retail version of Kontakt 6.4.2 or higher.