Garritan Steinway Concert Grand Standard Version

Steinway Concert Grand Standard Version description:

The Garritan Steinway Concert Grand Virtual Instrument Software: Authorised Steinway piano plug-in with 2 microphone perspectives (16 GB at 16-bit). Advanced programming makes this a truly "playable" and responsive library.

The Garritan Steinway Concert Grand is a sample-based software instrument developed in collaboration with Steinway & Sons, maker of the world's finest pianos. The Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand piano accurately captures the distinctive sound of the hallmark Steinway & Sons concert grand piano - with unprecedented authenticity and musicality. The library comes in three versions: Professional, Standard and Basic. This Standard version offers the superb Steinway Model D piano in 16-bit quality with two different listening perspectives: 'A classical recording perspective' and 'An under-the-lid perspective'. The Steinway concert grand piano chosen for the sample set is among Steinway's finest Model D's — newly voiced, regulated, and meticulously tuned by a master Steinway technician. Recording was done in one of the finest venues in the world, The Troy Music Hall.

The main features of the Garritan Steinway Concert Grand include:

• 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)
• Supported Formats: MAC OS X 10.4 and higher Universal Binary, Windows XP/Vista (both 32 and 64 bits), Standalone, Plug-in (VST, Audio Units and RTAS), as well as supported notation programs
• System Requirements: 2.8 Ghz CPU Pentium 4 or better, 2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo or better recommended, 2 GB RAM Recommended, 16 GB of free hard drive space—Standard Edition, 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 only), High quality speakers and amplifier, or high quality headphones, Internet connection for online registration