Publisher: UVI
Website: uvi.net/ircam-prepared-piano-2/
Format: Soundbank (UVI Workstation 3.1.8+, Falcon 2.8.2+)
Quality: Stereo 44.1 kHz 24 bits
Size: 4.14 GB
Unrivaled avant-garde piano
• Detailed sampling of the Japanese C7 grand piano at the IRCAM Institute
• 45 blanks, including screws, coins, hammer, EBow and more
• Two preparations for each note, effects, several arps and microphone settings.
A piano designed by
IRCAM Prepared Piano 2 is a fantastic creative partner and a virtually limitless sonic canvas. Explore the piano sound like never before, using any 2 of 45 preparations for each key, apply powerful creative effects, and then perform them in new ways with a duo of intelligent and easily customisable arpeggiators, all recorded on a pristine C7 grand piano at the IRCAM Institute in Paris. Try the included preparations or make your own – the possibilities are endless!
The Perfect Prepared Piano
With over 12,000 samples and 45 preparation techniques, IRCAM Prepared Piano 2 gives you complete control over how the preparations are used and combined. Explore the timbral diversity of over 40 different preparation styles. Use screws, erasers, coins, clothespins, sticks and much more. Strike the strings with a mallet, pick, bow or even an electronic horn. Use beats, chords, sostenuto, dynamics and velocity, as well as independent mixing between the two mic positions, you can even layer two preparations for each note with discrete level and pitch controls!
Powerful Effects, Endless Potential
IRCAM Prepared Piano 2 delivers powerful creative effects including a frequency shifter, diode clipper, convolver, EQ, sparkverb, delay and maximizer, allowing you to add the finishing touch or radically reshape and transform your sounds. Head to the Seq page and you’ll find a couple of popular arpeggiators, including our clever arpeggiator/phraser and the powerful Rain arp, which will add a new level of depth and creativity to your performances. IRCAM Prepared Piano 2 is a powerful tool for inquisitive minds of all musical backgrounds.
What’s New
With IRCAM Prepared Piano 2, we’ve upgraded this powerful library with numerous feature and quality of service improvements, including a completely revamped effects section, powerful arpeggiators including our Rain arp, and a host of workflow and usability improvements thanks to a completely new user interface.
• Completely revamped effects section, now including Frequency Scaler, Diode Clipper, Convolution, EQ, Sparkverb, Delay and Maximizer
• All-new sequences page with our intelligent arpeggiator/phraser and Rain arp, two powerful tools to boost your productivity when creating rich and evolving sequences
• Redesigned user interface improving aesthetics and usability, adding HiDPI support
• 150 new handcrafted presets