Production Voices – Production Grand Gold v1.1.16 (KONTAKT)

Production Grand Gold Features:
• 12 velocities pedal up samples
• 12 velocities pedal down samples
• 12 velocities release samples
• Authentic Pedaling: adds sympathetic resonance and realistic pedal control.
• Authentic hammer mechanism noises (labeled: Pre-Attack)
• User controllable recording noise for added studio realism
• Recorded with world-Class microphones: Coles, AKG, Classic U87s, B & K, Crown etc.
• Best possible A / D converters used: Burl Mothership
• Best possible microphone preamps used: API and Neve

Microphone Perspectives:
1. Player’s Perspective: Player’s perspective that is near binaural. When you put on your headphones with this perspective, it will sound like you are there playing the piano! The player’s perspective was recorded with a Crown SASS-P MKII.
2. Hammer Microphones: I’m a big fan of hammer microphones. With the hammers, you will get plenty of attack and a more aggressive sound.
3. & 4. Inside Microphones: This is the sound most people associate with piano recordings. We decided on two sets of inside piano microphones: vintage Neumann U87s and the modern Rode NT2As. This gives the player the ability to get that classic piano sound or the modern wider-range sound or both!
5. Outside Microphones: Just outside the piano we used really expensive Neumann M149 modern tube microphones. The engineer called these the “Golden Sound” microphones. This microphone pair has a classy sound and a more balanced tone than the inside and hammer microphones.
6. & 7. Room Microphones: In an attempt to give you modern and classic choices, we used Coles ribbon microphones and AKG C414s on the rooms. The ribbons sound like … ribbons … smooth and velvety! Ribbons take EQ well; another reason to include them. The AKGs sound true to the piano’s tone in the room.
8. Under Piano Microphone: Underneath the middle of the piano we used a PZM (pressure zone) microphone to give a clear center image to the sound.

Microphones:
• Room Microphones: Coles Ribbon, AKG 414
• Hammer Mics: B & K
• Inside Mics: vintage NeumannU87, modern Rode NT2A
• Outside Piano: Neumann M149
• Piano Bottom: PZM
• Player’s Perspective: Crown SASS-P MKII for near binaural experience when played!