Imperfect Samples tell us that their new FAZIOLI Ebony Concert Grand is the world's largest sampled grand piano (at the time of release, in terms of number of samples). Here's what they have to say about it...
Commanding a powerful and magnificent sound, this imposing hand-made Fazioli ten foot Grand Piano was created by the makers of world's most expensive grand pianos, and is considered by many to be the Elite of all grands.
Finally, an epic grand piano has been imperfectly sampled with warmth, without sterility. Most grand piano libraries tend towards having a sterile sound. The Fazioli Concert Grand offers an imperfectly sampled epic sound, with a raw warm, and rich tone not heard in other commercial grand piano sample libraries. The sound of this piano is deep, full, and epic, with real performance elements that can't be simulated using synthesis or modelling. The Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand is desirable for situations where you want the grand, expensive sound of a real grand piano.
With a choice of 5 microphone perspectives, up to a record-breaking 127 layers, true staccato, release samples, direct picked strings, perfect and imperfect instruments, piano effects, muted keys, unmuted keys, piano body wood knocks, lid sounds, and many more, the Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand contains over 70,000 samples.
Painstakingly recorded imperfectly, as with all Imperfect Samples' libraries, the emphasis has been placed on achieving a hyper-real and convincing sampled instrument, with performance sounds. Classic "perfectly" sampled instruments have also been recorded, with all muted keys and perfect tuning.
In addition to the main instruments, unusual instruments are available, such as picked strings instruments with repeat samples, true staccato, and more. The Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand is provided in 24-bit audio fidelity with a dry mic perspective, wet room perspective, player, close-mic'd, and internal perspective, all with imperfectly and perfectly sampled instruments, the Ebony Concert Grand is essentially 10 high resolution grand pianos in one package. This sampled grand piano is intended to contain an epic piano sound for every situation.
The Fazioli Concert Grand is available in 4 versions:

• Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand (Basic) 8 layers with release samples
• Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand (Pro) 12 layers of perspective 1, and an extra mic perspective with 8 layers
• Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand (Complete) Up to 14 layers and 3 mic perspectives gives the Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand (complete) added versatility and dynamics
• Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand (Extreme) The World's Largest sampled grand piano, with up to 127 layers, 5 mic perspectives, with perfect and imperfect instrument

Pricing and Availability:
From £39.99 to £299.96 GBP. See website for prices of the various versions.
More information:

• imperfectsamples.com

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