Embertone – Walker 1955 Concert D Complete v1.1

The 9-foot Steinway D grand piano is considered by many to be the pinnacle of piano making.

The instrument we sampled features a special replay system developed by Zenph. It is thanks to this that we were able to record our samples with such precision!

You can now perform incremental dampening using a compatible pedal OR editing MIDI. This means you can partially “blur” tones and create more subtle phrasing… the pedal is no longer simply OFF and ON.

A new sympathetic resonance engine to model the behavior of notes vibrating during the release of dampers on held notes, for realistically transitioning between Dry+Sustain articulations. 3 modes for selecting the quality of this feature are located within the Details page and share association with the Half-Pedaling engine.

We modified the way samples are streamed from memory/disk, and also increased the voice count significantly. We removed the animation to aid in performance as well.

All Pedal Combinations

We captured all of the possible variations one can play between the sustain, una corda pedals, and sans pedal. The samples are beautifully even because of the ‘re-performance’ technology that this piano is equipped with!

Make it Your Own

You can easily bend this piano to your musical will! Our intuitive controls allow you to move easily between jazz/classical/cinematic/pop and beyond. Beyond that, you’ll find a whole page of simple ways to alter the tone and feel of this majestic Steinway.

36 velocities per note

We went crazy recording 36 velocities per sample set (ie for every pedal combo). Because of the extreme accuracy of the instrument, you get a beautiful, smooth response from lo to hi velocities.

If you don’t want a billion samples loaded, you can scale the instrument down to the velocity level you want.

10,000+ Realistic Release Samples!

Most virtual pianos have a single, static set of releases, triggered the same way no matter how you play a note. Not this piano! You’ll hear a different release sample depending on how hard AND how long you play a note.

Especially with the stronger notes, you’ll even get a sense of the beautiful recording space!

Dedicated Staccato Samples

There’s something amazing about REAL staccato samples… the way the mechanism reacts and then a subtle sense of space is created.

This is why we sampled an unprecedented number of staccatos: 36 velocities X2 repetitions for each of the 88 notes!

6 Mic Positions

The default position is a sweet set of close AKG C414s, and then 5 other options with a wide variety of tone and feel.