Just sampling a piano isn’t enough, because piano reacts to an acoustic space. Combining Metropolis Studios’ superb acoustics, with stereo multi-miking and flexible reverb, deliver a grand piano experience.

Nothing influences recorded piano sounds as much as mics and mic positions. The original Fazioli was sampled with eight cream-of-the-crop ribbon, condenser, and dynamic microphone models, including Neumann U87, Neuman KM84, AKG C451, and Royer R121—giving you access to all mics in the plugin.

Grand Rhapsody lets you choose from all 8 mics, up to 3 stereo mic pairs at a time. With the ability to mix their levels, phase, and delay, it feels like you’re in the studio, doing the miking yourself.

The Fazioli is known for its clarity and bright sound, but some prefer the darker sound of other pianos. The 3-stage EQ, with frequencies optimized for piano, allow customizing the Fazioli’s sound to your exact preference.

From recording studio, to concert hall, to cathedral, the built-in reverb’s 10 spaces—based on the acclaimed H-Reverb engine—provide the flexibility needed to wrap your piano in a gorgeous acoustic environment.

An acoustic piano’s mechanical elements contribute their own sounds. Accurate sampling of key up and sustain pedal artifacts adds to the realism, as does sympathetic string resonance when using the sustain pedal.

Alter the formant to generate new types of piano sounds. Tame dynamics with compression or limiting. Adjust the velocity curve for a soft touch, or aggressive playing. Assign soft and sustain pedals… and more.