Grand Piano is a free virtual piano instrument plugin (ROMpler) featuring a sampled Yamaha C5 6’7″ Grand Piano.
The original samples (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license) were recorded by Alexander Holm [axeldenstore (at) gmail (dot) com] with two AKG c414 condenser microphones placed in an AB position at around 12 centimeters above the strings. He captured both the piano sound and keys release noises as separate multi-samples. All the samples were captured in 48kHz 24bit audio quality.
Grand Piano features 16 velocity layers, hence the 1.19 GB size on the disk. The deep sampling provides realism and captures the authenticity of the instrument.
Moving on to the interface, there are 4 effect modules (reverb, chorus, delay & motion/tremolo), an ADSR envelope, and volume knobs for the piano sound and keys release noises.
Grand Piano supports various plugin formats, making it compatible with popular digital audio workstations (DAWs) and music production software. With its low CPU usage and efficient performance, it ensures smooth integration into any project without compromising the overall system performance.
Whether you’re a composer, songwriter, or producer, Grand Piano is an exceptional free virtual instrument plugin that brings the majestic sound of a grand piano right to your fingertips. With its realism and versatility, it is sure to inspire and enhance your musical creations.
FEATURES
- multi-sampled Grand Piano
- 16 velocity layers per sampled note
- keys release noises
- 48kHz 24bit audio quality
- 1.19 GB size on disk
- ADSR envelope
- reverb module
- chorus module
- delay module
- motion (tremolo) module
- separate volume for keys release noises
- global volume
VIDEO DEMO
PC REQUIREMENTS
- Windows 8.1 64-bit to Windows 11 64-bit
- 2 GB of RAM
- 1.19 GB hard disk space
- VST2 or VST3 64-bit host
MAC REQUIREMENTS
- El Capitan to Ventura
- 2 GB of RAM
- 1.19 GB hard disk space
- VST2, VST3 or AU 64-bit host
INSTALLATION
Windows
- VST – copy/paste the extracted folder to: C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins
- VST3 – copy/paste the extracted folder to: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
macOS
- VST – copy/paste the folder to: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST/
- VST3 – copy/paste the folder to: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST3/
- AU – copy/paste Grand Piano.component and Grand Piano.instruments to: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components/
thank you so much
you’re welcome! and thank you for visiting us
Dear Audiolatry,
I think that your XXL Grand Piano is one of the most exceptional and impeccable free grand pianos out there on the internet. The XXL Grand Piano has terrific exquisite sound than those of other freeware.
Sincerely,
Kevin
Es muy bueno
Yeah, these are quality VST, great job!
Thank you for your kind words and encouragement!
really? no macOS? you disgust me…
🙁 we hope to afford soon a mac and start testing on it too
wtf you must be a poor bastard..
No te compres un ordenador para PIJOS, que al final no te va a ofrecer nada nuevo ni innovador, solamente es un Robo a Mano armada y Legal… comprar un MAC es volver al pasado… solamente porque no existe un Antivirus para utilizarlo y dicen que es Infranqueable…
Windows es la innovación y MAC solamente copia y adapta para que solo sea valido en sus equipos…
Si apensas tienes productos Gratuitos para tu MAC, quéjate al dueño de MAC y sus Ingenieros.
The old macs were good. Nowadays, macs are not as good as you say.
I mean you philly, you you must be a poor bastard..
@trump you a looser and a fat ol lame for hating on something you cant get for free if hes a poor bastard than so are you because you mad that you cant get a free plugin. come on man
You said other a poor bastard, then why were you here? Had you ever seen your face in a mirror?
You’re asking so much for a plugin that developers are giving away for free? Roll to hell, you don’t deserve it.
Thank u guys!! I’m from argentina and unfortunately i cannot leave some coin for this. But I really apreciate the effort. much love.
No problem Serge, your kind words are more than enough for us. Have a great week!
waiting for Mac version. When it will be uploaded?
Hey Christ, we have several problems and the biggest one would be we don’t have a mac. The export is not a problem, but before that, we have to make some tests to see if everything works properly. We hope to resolve this problem very soon (or find an alternative way). Thank you for your interest, when we release the mac plugins be sure you will be one of the first to receive them.
To all the haters: have you tried VeSTige, WINE, PlayOnMac, etc? I don’t own a Mac, but there’s a lot of compatibility layers– even Steam Deck gamers can run Windows VSTs now!
They have macOS versions now. This is an old thread.
Can this be used with Yamaha P120 ?
Sincerely, never knew i could get a vst of this quality for free, thanks to you guys for the hard work and your gift to the industry, we don’t take it for granted.
thanks
Thanks audiolatry, great work..
Cheers!
yes of course
Excelente instrumento.
where is the dl something
nice work buddy！i appreciate your nice development intention!
Adding microtonal capability so your instrments can read Scala .scl files and thus allow for non-standard tunings would be more than nice. There are far more notes out there than just common 12 notes used in the West, to explain it plainly. One can create an interesting scale using program named Scala, load it into his VST that supports it and do musically new, interesting things not possible with common VST instruments locked into same and boring 12-tone-per-octave system. There’s midi capability for this already, many major developers added support for this, devs created a MIDi retuner to allow for any pitc posible. Just standard 123 notes is like having only 12 bolours in your pallette to paint with, but there are so many more nuances of same colour as there are variations of same pitch.
To be honest, a freware midi retuner would be very nice to have, but so far only paware exists still in development, or so they promised but not much has been done since 2021 when they were first released. There’s a huge community of artists into microtonality, people ake music with it, Pianoteq added support for its great piano long ago and many others. But older, 32bit or 64bit but 12-tone-only VSTs that are great-sounding but don’t support microtonality natively, they need some brave developers to break the final barrier and open the pitch up completely. After MIDI first appeared years ago it’s about time for it to be unlocked again, because back in the days MIDI was fully capable for more than 12 notes and still is but DAWs and VSts are LOCKED on purpose by someone, MIDI has microtonal capability hidden away from users because some smartass exec thought artists won’t need it or be interested in it. They were wrong, so if you guys can at least get informed aboutz this or see if you can give microtonal support, we’d all be very grateful and I’ve been told by some devs in the know of it it’s not that hard to do. Let’s hope it is as they said.
Cheers and thank you very much, your instruments are gorgeous.
AGA
This is one of the best ac piano sounds I’ve ever heard (incl.commecial products).
Now I am so anxious for sustain-Pedal-on sound.
Any plan to release no-free version with it?
I must buy that.
it has really interesting sound that amazing me.Well done Bro!
Awesome plugin. I love it.
Same as with FunkBass, why the first version was removed?
The old GUI was functional and easy on the eyes, the new GUI is hardly readable and hardly usable therefore 🙁
I am sorry I disappointed you. Yes, your point is valid. I will look for a way to create GUIs that have both light and dark themes.
#dead art
Change your 1 inch monitor mate, the new GUI looks perfect
Wow, would be interesting a 1 inch monitor hahaha
Thank you very much, wonderful sounds. What a pity that there are such ungrateful people.
All the best.
Thank you! No problem, I can’t thank all, always must be a middle 🙂 Best regards, Stephen.
Saw this today over on KRV, and deepest respect for those who give away the results of their labor so others can benefit. That said, my first thought was, all I need is another piano, but downloaded anyway expecting to audition for a few minutes and delete.
This is quite excellent and a keeper. Quality is up there with the best. Thank you for a piano that I will actually be using.
Thank you!!!
Thank you so much!!!! from south KOREA
Thank you too!
can i control it using my laptop qwerty keyboard or something like th number pads maybe?
thanks so much!
Does this replace Grand Piano XXL?
Hello there, ive downloaded the VST3 plug-ins for Mac, and do as your said to copy paste the folder to the right folder. But it doesn’t work in Logic Pro. Is it possible to use it in Logic? Or I made some mistake during the copy.
Thank you for your time.
I have always look up on the process of how VST’s plugins are made, Hard I could say, thank you Audiolatry for your hard work in putting this together, can’t wait to add this to my Piano VST’s collections.
V good
hey how to install vst in fl studio by mac
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