Part of Musical Sampling’s Atelier Series, Memories Piano immortalizes the distinctive character of a 1920s upright piano, meticulously sampled to preserve every nuance of its aged soundboard and worn hammers. Featuring 3,500+ samples (24-bit/48kHz) with three dynamic layers and true pedal resonance, this library delivers both the musical tones and the mechanical imperfections that give vintage pianos their soul. The adjustable tone controls let you sculpt from dark, muted whispers to bright, percussive strikes, while una corda pedal sampling adds delicate harmonic variations. Ideal for intimate film scores, lo-fi productions, and sentimental songwriting, Memories Piano brings authentic vintage character to modern compositions.

Despite an ocean of wonderful piano libraries available out there, we felt there was an important/useful flavor that is seldom explored. Instead of capturing prestigious, perfectly tuned pianos – why not perfectly capture untuned, aged pianos?

Between the unpredictable hammer action (oftentimes mandating 50+ takes per note), carefully capturing useful piano ranges and selective/musical noise reduction – Atelier Series Memories Piano was no easy task to produce.

All of the aged intra-note tuning was left completely alone – but each note’s pitch/velocity was centered by ear in Kontakt. What you end up with is a collection of three distinct pianos that are perfectly suited for a variety of songwriting genres as well as more humble, cinematic contexts.

In addition to the pianos, we’ve included Auras – atmospheric piano-sourced patches designed to gently support the main pianos. Piano Percussion is a series of gentle/not-so-gentle hits – great tool if you need an organic, rhythmic backdrop. Lastly, we’ve included Ambient Noise Floor – a simple, effective way to add warmth to your piano tracks.

PATCHES

• Pianos – Intimate Felt
• Pianos – The Home
• Pianos – Bohemian
• Auras – Contrition
• Auras – Solace
• Auras – Tabula Rasa
• Piano Percussion
• Aleatoric Clean Guitar
• Ambient Noise Floor