Spinet/Console Piano Library?

McWreckinBall 🎙️ · 22nd September 2020

Hey folks!
I'm on the hunt for a new Piano library. I'm particularly looking for a small spinet or console style upright. I have the Toontrack Small Upright, but I've been hitting a limit with its sampling. So I'm curious if anyone knows of any good ones out there? I can use Kontakt, UVI, whatever, I've got em all.

It seems like most of the upright libraries out there are either tack, felt, or detuned, and most of them are upright grands. I have half a mind to go buy a really good Baldwin Acrosonic and do a library myself.

Brent Hahn · 22nd September 2020

"Really good Baldwin Acrosonic" is a bit of an oxymoron, don'tcha think?

The closest spinet-adjacent things I've heard are the old Roland module (don't know the model) that got used on this...

And the "78rpm" preset on Yamaha EX's, but with the hp filter backed off.

McWreckinBall 🎙️ · 22nd September 2020

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Originally Posted by Brent Hahn ➡️

"Really good Baldwin Acrosonic" is a bit of an oxymoron, don'tcha think?

Lol well I mean really good condition. I know spinets are rarely considered nice pianos, but they have a particular vibe to them that can be great in the right context. It's kind of like Danelectro guitars. Yeah they're basically cheap plywood guitars with the cheapest bridge design ever made, but they have a "sound" that's charmingly rough around the edges.

I like the track. I'll have to check that out!

junkshop · 23rd September 2020

I bought a cameo spinet for $50. It gets used all the time. I don't know that I could get that much bang for my buck from $50 worth if software.

McWreckinBall 🎙️ · 23rd September 2020

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Originally Posted by junkshop ➡️

I bought a cameo spinet for $50. It gets used all the time. I don't know that I could get that much bang for my buck from $50 worth if software.

I've been thinking about getting one. At this point its mostly a space issue. Also I do a LOT of work with midi and often need to be able to change tempos or keys in a flash.

mattpyter · 23rd September 2020

EZKeys seems to have a great sounding upright piano:

https://cadence.moe/cloudtube/video/lhFLnNrdcys

McWreckinBall 🎙️ · 23rd September 2020

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Originally Posted by mattpyter ➡️

EZKeys seems to have a great sounding upright piano:
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This is actually what I've been getting by with for that sound. It's honestly not bad, and it often gets the job done. However its a pretty small sample set, not super as expressive as it probably could be, and of course bc its EZkeys you're not getting much in the way of mixing control, just presets really. It is still one of my favorites from EZkeys. And the only piano that ends up getting on to final productions. But I was just hoping someone would've done a more detailed and flexible library with the same type of piano.

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