Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand, Upgrade Dealer Download
<b>Passion Reflected in Every Detail</b>We placed the awe-inspiring Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano in Abbey Road Studio One, where award-winning engineers used the world's greatest microphones and equipment to create a stunning virtual instrument library.Every facet of this project reflects the perfection that only the most passionate can produce: the instrument, the room, the engineers, and the mics. Experience the passion reflected in every detail.The Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand sound library is AAX, RTAS, VST, and AU compatible, and is proudly powered by the ARIA Player. There's no need to purchase a separate sampler.<b>A truly remarkable virtual piano</b>The Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand places the user on the bench before the Yamaha CFX, an incredible concert grand piano characterized by a wide palette of tonal colors and the ability to create the most subtle, expressive nuances. This beautiful instrument is matched with the stunning acoustics of Abbey Road Studios' legendary Studio One and the finest collection of microphones in the world.All facets of this project - the instrument, the room, the mics, and the recording expertise - work together to create the finest sampled piano ever captured. Experience the passion reflected in every detail.<b>Engineering</b>The sound of the Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX piano was captured by a team of highly experienced Abbey Road recording engineers, each contributing decades of knowledge in recording pianos for a variety of applications.Microphone set-ups, also referred to as perspectives, have a huge effect on the overall sound of the recorded instrument. Each set of perspectives speaks specifically to various musical settings.The set-ups are a hybrid of classic techniques handed down from generation to generation of balance engineers within Abbey Road Studios since the 1930s, mixed with more contemporary and experiential arrays that perfectly complement each other. These set-ups have been and are continually used by the finest recording artists in the world and have been presented here for use as a sampled instrument for the first time ever.<b>Microphone Perspectives</b>To expand your creative possibilities, Abbey Road Studios' engineers created three discrete microphone perspectives: Classic, Contemporary, and Player.<b>Classic</b>The Classic perspective most faithfully captures the natural tonal character, clarity and nuance of the instrument.<b>Close - 2 x Neumann M49 and 2 x Neumann KM184 Microphones</b>As every piano, recording venue, repertoire and pianist are different, the M49 and KM184 are used to capture a close detailed sound, which is especially good for chamber music.<b>Mid Field/Wide - 2 x DPA 4006 Microphones</b>The DPA 4006's placed at each end of the piano create a wider and more spacious sound picture.<b>Main - 2 x Neumann TLM50 Microphones</b>The Neumann TLM50 are placed 2m away from the instrument and at 2.6m in height. This captures the overall...
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