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Garritan - Steinway Virtual Concert Grand

The legendary Steinway Piano is �the piano by which all others are judged�

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Garritan - Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano
The legendary Steinway Piano is �the piano by which all others are judged�.

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Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano - Standard Version

The Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano is a software piano that is endorsed by and developed in collaboration with Steinway & Sons, maker of the world's finest pianos.

This software instrument accurately captures the distinctive sound of the hallmark and legendary Steinway & Sons Model D concert grand piano - with unprecedented authenticity and musicality.

A Steinway for your computer!
Garritan's Steinway & Sons Authorized Virtual Model D Standard is a virtual instrument that captures the magic that happens inside a Steinway & Sons concert grand piano and puts that great sound in your computer. This library boasts unparalleled accuracy and the Standard edition offers two different perspectives to find the perfect sound for your project. The piano sampled for Garritan's Steinway & Sons Authorized Virtual Model D Standard is one of Steinway's finest Model D pianos, newly voiced, regulated, and tuned by an expert technician. Tap into one of the greatest pianos sounds of all time with Garritan's Steinway & Sons Authorized Virtual Model D Standard.

Garritan's Steinway & Sons Authorized Virtual Model D Standard at a Glance:

The sound
The location
Perfectly tuned
Sound perspectives

The sound
At the heart of the Authorized Steinway Piano sample library is the sound of the instrument. To realize the full, rich essence of a Steinway piano, extreme care was taken in the recording process. The Steinway concert grand piano that was recorded is one of Steinway's finest Model D pianos, newly voiced, regulated, and tuned by an expert technician. The perfect instrument was hand-picked by Steinway & Sons and delivered to the concert hall for recording. The site for the recording was also selected by Steinway, and the choice was clear.

The location
Not many are aware that one of the greatest concert halls in the world is located in downtown Troy, New York. The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall is a National Treasure and is world-renowned for its acoustics, particularly for piano performances. Designed by George Brown Post, and opened in 1875, the 1,250 seat Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has hosted many of the world's finest pianists including Steinway artists: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Myra Hess, and Artur Rubinstein, among many others. The wonderfully strong, rich and clear sound of this concert hall is unparalleled.

Perfectly tuned
Steinway & Sons provided one of their best concert technicians for the recording sessions. Eric Shandall, Administrator of Technical Training, attended all the sessions monitoring each note to ensure the best possible sound from the instrument. Eric Shandall has traveled extensively giving classes for technicians, and tuning for concerts by Steinway artists such as Evgeny Kissin and others. Classical recording engineer Brian C. Peters was in charge of recording. Peters brings over 18 years of classical recording experience - including over 400 records for the award-winning audiophile record label Dorian Records.

Sound perspectives

A classical recording perspective
An under-the-lid perspective

Garritan's Steinway & Sons Authorized Virtual Model D Standard Features:

Created in partnership with Steinway & Sons
The very finest concert grand piano - the Steinway Model D Concert Grand hand-picked by Steinway & Sons
Overseen by Steinway & Sons' most accomplished master technician
Sustain/Sostenuto/Soft pedal support
Proportional sustain pedaling
Multiple-stage tracking release triggers to provide the natural release of the hammer from the string
Sustain resonance and sympathetic resonance using convolution-based DSP modules
Adjustable mechanical noises
Adjustable velocity curves
Recorded soft pedal samples including releases
Adjustable polyphony
A variety of historical tunings and Scala file import
Aria Sample Player by Plogue included
MIDI playback and record in standalone
Ambience reverb and 3 band EQ
Graceful Copy Protection (no dongles or challenge response)

About Steinway & Sons

Steinway & Sons, headquartered in New York, produces the world's finest pianos. Steinway pianos are sold by nearly 200 authorized dealers worldwide. Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LVB for Ludwig van Beethoven. Steinway & Sons was founded on March 5, 1853 by German immigrant Henry Engelhard Steinway and his sons in New York City, one of the major centers of the piano-making industry in North America at that time. Henry, a master piano-maker, built his first piano in the kitchen of his home in Germany. Over the next forty years, Henry and his sons developed the modern piano, patenting the most significant technologies in the piano industry.

"This was a very important project for Steinway & Sons," states Gary Green, Vice President Business Development and Customer Satisfaction. "...We were extremely lucky to have Gary Garritan work with us on this technically and musically complex project. Although both Steinway & Sons and Gary Garritan recognize that nothing can replace the actual Steinway piano, we are extremely delighted that there is now a sampling product that comes closest to capturing the distinctive Steinway sound that we are proud to endorse."

System Requirements

2.8 Ghz CPU Pentium 4 or better for PC, 2.0 Ghz
Core 2 Duo MacIntel or better for Mac.
2 GB RAM Recommended
45GB of free hard drive space�Professional Edition 16 bit; 67GB Professional Edition 24 bit; or 16 GB of free hard drive space�Standard Edition. 1.5GB Basic version.
Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM
DVD ROM drive required for installation
Monitor with 1,024x768 resolution or better
A sound card compatible with ASIO
MIDI: A MIDI interface may be required if you are using a MIDI keyboard (88-key full-sized MIDI keyboard recommended). Some keyboards use USB.
High quality speakers and amplifier, or high quality headphones
Internet connection for online registration

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