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Finished the first run for THE 7TH. 1408 samples, which translates to 16 velocities per key. 😅 1 down, 3 to go!

🎹 Yess! Finally we are recording our Yamaha C7 Grand piano for the release of our second piano instrument for the Native Instruments platform!

🎹 Yess! Finally we are recording our Yamaha C7 Grand piano for the release of our second piano instrument THE 7TH for the Native Instruments platform!

Key Productions
Arjen de Graaf
Rogier Trampe

How to get our Yamaha C7 in the best possible shape for the recordings of our new Kontakt piano instrument The 7TH?

The anwer is simple: check, restore and perfect each and every detail!

Rogier Trampe
Arjen de Graaf
Key Productions

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Rogier Trampe
Arjen de Graaf

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Discover the unique Key sample packs on our website: https://key-instruments.com/unique-sample-packs/
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We discovered creative ways to create more sounds with an instrument than the instrument is originally intended for. As a result those sounds ended up in a creative individual sample pack from each of our pianos. That gave us the idea to explore the sounds of our surroundings. Therefore we recorded lots of sounds which you normally don’t find in regular sample packs. Simultaneously talented producers are collaborating with us designing great samples from the original recordings. Also, they are creating awesome loops with all available sounds. Of course if this doesn’t get you started, we don’t know what will.

Discover The Oeser original baby grand piano in detail!! Watch the photos and read all about it! More info: https://key-instruments.com/virtual-pianos/the-oeser-virtual-piano-instrument/

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The Franz Oeser original piano at Key Productions with serial number 132 was handmade in Vienna, Austria in 1877. That year marked the start of Franz Oeser his K.K. Priv. Piano Forte Fabrik. The Piano Forte Fabrik made the original Oeser piano to the highest of standards of its time. Therefor the skilled craftsmen made the piano with great precision and traditional methods, also they created the piano with the finest materials. Surprisingly the design and construction of this Franz Oeser baby grand piano is very similar to a Bosendorfer, the famous piano maker residing in Vienna.

Pianos from that time were known for their softer/warmer tone which were perfect for chamber music and blend well with strings. This is because of the older Viennese mechanics. Those are less precise than the modern Prell mechanics. This type of mechanic, in combination with its size and build won’t let you play very loud. That’s why our piano library isn’t very loud too. Franz Oeser was one of few piano builders in their time who followed the American principle for building pianos. He received his first reward in 1878 in Paris and exposed this piano alongside Hölzl and Bosendorfer on the international piano exposition in Melbourne in 1880.

The baby grand piano has a solid spruce soundboard, handmade bridges of the finest beech and a cast iron frame vacuum cast in Austria. Therefore the tone is very Viennese and robust, yet delicate when required, mellow yet singing, with amazing resonance. So true masters of piano making undeniably made all these characteristics which are found in all the great grand pianos of famous factories.

Our baby grand sits in the lounge of Key Productions. There the Oeser mainly serves as a dining table where our artists play the piano just for fun. Basically everyone falls in love with the character of the piano. That is why we made a virtual piano instrument out of this beauty. In order to survive our intense program of recording its magnificent soul, we carefully restored the piano.

Check out this wonderful composition and production by Leon Thomasian!
All sounds are from The Oeser piano library and the free Oeser sample pack.

Leon Thomasian
Arjen de Graaf
Rogier Trampe

The OESER Machine by Leon Thomasian I've never worked this hard on a video before. But I think it was worth it. Let me know what you think of it in the comment section below.All the sounds you ...