Dry Recording

Studio Blüthner 1895

Studio Blüthner 1895 Standard Library

Overview
Audio
Presets
Pricing
Manuals

Standard

Full

List

€ 195

List

€ 195

Standard

Historic Masterpiece with Eternal Sound

This exceptional grand piano is a piece of music history you can actually play. Built in 1895, the Blüthner is characterized by a very detailed and clear, yet warm sound that is extremely versatile. That’s why the Blüthner sits extremely well in the mix of contemporary recordings and is suitable for genres that didn’t even exist when this masterpiece of craftsmanship was made. The Blüthner effortlessly transcends both temporal and musical boundaries. Legendary composers such as Debussy, Brahms, Mahler, Bartók, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovitch, and Rachmaninov created their works on these specific pianos – and Paul McCartney famously played a Blüthner concert grand when recording “Let It Be” for the movie of the same title in 1969. Now you can bring this rich heritage into your own studio with an immaculate capture of this remarkable instrument that is easy to use and just as flexible as the physical original.

Overview

Refurbished 193 cm (6'4") grand piano with patented Aliquot stringing
Glorious example of Blüthner’s legendary “golden tone”
Recorded at Stage B of Synchron Stage Vienna
Multiple microphone positions – for a multitude of timbral variations
Pre-configured main presets: “Concert”, “Intimate”, “Player”, “Pop”, “Ambience”, “Vintage”
FX Presets for enhanced, warped or mysterious piano sounds
Soft (una corda), sostenuto, sustain pedals, half-pedalling and re-pedalling

Built by the famous Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik of Leipzig, this exceptional instrument was acquired by Synchron Stage Vienna after having been lovingly restored by master piano builder Bernhard Balas from Vienna. But the impressive history of this piano isn’t the only thing that makes it truly exceptional. The 193 cm professional scale instrument is equipped with Blüthner’s specially developed and patented Aliquot system that uses additional dampened strings positioned above the conventional strings of the treble register, which are not struck by the hammers but resonate sympathetically. This fourth set of strings enhances the overtones, providing a velvety, organic shimmer and give the instrument a particularly lyrical “singing” quality. In addition, the strings are unusually long and thin, stretched to an enormous string tension of 20 tons, which helps define the instrument’s specific sound. In combination with its soft hammers the Blüthner grand produces a unique timbre that is superior to many modern instruments in its variety of tonal colors.

Studio Blüthner 1895

7 Tracks

Träumerei (Kinderszenen)

Robert Schumann

Pathetique Sonata No 8 Op 13

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Nocturne in F Minor Op 55 No 1

Frédéric Chopin

Comme la poussiere se degage

Nicholas Decrescent

La beaute de l´isolement (FX Presets)

Nicholas Decrescent

Couleurs d´un regard tordu

Nicholas Decrescent

Sympathique sont les nuages (FX Preset)

Nicholas Decrescent

Presets

The classic sound of a Decca tree stereo recording features a more slender sound with less diffusion compared to the “Room Mix” Presets.

Pricing

Standard

€ 195

Full

€ 345

Stage B

Condenser - Close 1 (Sennheiser MKH 8040)

Ribbon - Close 2 (Coles 4038)

Sphere - Close 3 (Schoeps KFM 6 Sphere)

Mid 1 (Sennheiser MKH 800)

Mid 2 (Sennheiser MKH 40)

Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Stereo (L/R)

Main/Room Mic – Decca Tree Mono (Center)

Main Surround – Stereo (L/R)

Data Size

Sample Amount

62,232

124,464

Download / Installed File Size

17 GB

35 GB

Standard € 195

Full € 345

System Requirements

Minimum:

Windows 10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
macOS 10.14 Mojave (latest update), Intel Core i5
Multi-thread support (starting with Synchron Piano Player v. 1.3.816) requires macOS 11 or higher
SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
16 GB RAM
iLok Account and iLok License Manager for license activation on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key or in an iLok Cloud Session (the iLok Cloud requires a constant internet connection!)
Free storage space for the Standard Library: 17 GB
Free storage space for the Full Library: 35 GB
Minimum OS for lossless data compression on Apple computers: macOS 11 Big Sur. Requires higher storage space under older macOS.

NKS Integration

This Library supports Native Instruments’ NKS format and is compatible with Komplete Kontrol keyboards and Maschine. Use the Light Guide to quickly identify key switches and play ranges of your instruments, browse and preview sounds, and quickly adapt them using pre-configured control knobs.

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