It is not very deeply sampled, but has a distinct and useful sound. At the time of writing, this is the only piano instrument in the Native Instruments lineup that has a groove/pattern playback system built-in. This package includes two piano variations.
Features: Mic and resonance control, pedal style, velocity curve, convolution reverb, attack/release adjust, repetition control.Minimum Kontakt version required: 4.8.0.Velocity layers: ~12 (10-15 depending on the aspect of the piano).Preset or NKI file used in demo: 01 Dry.To choose a preset you click the Snapshot button and then select the desired preset from the list: Presets/variations: All of these pianos include different variations, but rather than using a built-in preset selector, these instruments use Kontakt's snapshot feature.Available in: Komplete 10, Komplete 10 Ultimate, Definitive Piano Collection.Features: EQ, transient shaping, compression, mic and resonance control, pedal style, velocity curve, tuning, convolution reverb, lid position.These were produced by Galaxy Instruments, the creators of another Native Instruments piano, The Giant. Introduced in 2014, these pianos are considered a higher-quality replacement for the "Classic" models that have since been dropped from the library, although they represent a different set of original pianos. Minimum Kontakt version required: 5.0.1.Preset or NKI file used in demo: Vienna Concert Grand.nki.Original piano: Boesendorfer 290 Imperial.Available in: Komplete 9 and Komplete 9 Ultimate.Presets/variations: While the individual instruments do not use snapshots or have any built-in preset facility, each of these pianos includes several different NKI files, each representing different variations.Features: Mic and resonance control, pedal style, velocity curve, tuning, convolution reverb, lid position.These versions utilize more individual samples than the Kontakt library versions, explaining their significantly larger memory footprint. These all take sample content from Akoustik Piano, like some of the instruments in the Kontakt library do- although the factory library versions are more compact and do not ship with any presets/variations. Notes: This is a "lite" version of the Upright Piano from the Classic Piano Collection.įrom 2010 through 2014, these pianos were available for separate purchase or as a bundle, but they were dropped from Native Instruments' product lineup at the time of Komplete 10's release.Minimum Kontakt version required: 5.0.0.Preset or NKI file used in demo: Upright Piano.nki.Available in: Komplete 10, Komplete 10 Ultimate, Kontakt 5.Presets/variations: None of the Kontakt acoustic pianos include presets or variations, although they are highly customizable.Features (Orchestral instruments): EQ, tuning/scale, convolution reverb, velocity curve, pitch bend range, transpose, parameter randomization.Features (Band instruments): Mic and resonance control, compression, chorus, delay, convolution reverb, amp simulation, EQ, velocity curve, pitch bend range, transpose, tuning, parameter randomization.Most of these pianos also have a very small memory footprint, partly because they are not one-sample-per-note. Despite their basic appearance these pianos do feature multiple velocity and microphone layers. The Kontakt pianos are split across the Band and Orchestral categories, which have different feature sets. Some of the piano samples in the Kontakt factory library come from Akoustik Piano, but the library also includes some piano sounds that don't appear anywhere else. They don't have fancy user interfaces, but they offer most of the standard tweakable parameters- and a number of not-so-standard parameters for pianos. You can learn more about Akoustik Piano and other legacy Native Instruments products at my Complete History of Komplete.
Native Instruments discontinued this product in 2009, however the sample content was reused in several ways in subsequent products. While it used the Kontakt engine under the hood, Akoustik Piano could run as a standalone application or a plugin. In 2006, Native Instruments released Akoustik Piano, an instrument that included sampled versions of four different pianos.
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