VGP: Discover the True Sound of a Grand Piano in Your DAW
For every musician, composer, or arranger who strives to recreate the authentic, live sound of a grand piano in their digital projects, choosing the right virtual instrument is a critically important task. This is where VGP from Samsara Cycle Audio comes into play – a plugin designed with one purpose: to provide you with a realistic emulation of a grand piano that breathes and responds like a real acoustic instrument.
Forget about compromises in expressiveness. VGP is designed to provide a sense of realism and natural expression during performance. Special attention is paid to recreating the original realism and sensitivity to touch. The developers used full note samples without looping, which is a significant advantage. This allows each individual note of the instrument to decay naturally, without the artifacts or monotony that can occur when using looped samples.
A Wealth of Sound Shades and Flexibility of Settings
VGP is not just one piano sound. It offers you a palette of four different types of pianos, each with its unique character:
- Grand Piano: The classic, rich sound of a concert grand piano.
- Mellow Piano: A softer, warmer timbre, perfect for ballads and lyrical works.
- Bright Piano: A bright, ringing sound that cuts through the mix.
- Tonk Piano: A characteristic “bar” or “vintage” sound for a special atmosphere.
These different types, along with 40 ready-made presets and 64 program settings, give you significant freedom to find the perfect timbre for any musical style.
Maximum Control Over Sound
The VGP plugin is equipped with a set of parameters that allow you to shape and adapt the sound in detail to your needs:
- Independent volume control for the left and right channels.
- Pitch section for octave selection and fine-tuning.
- Vibrato effect section with the function of synchronization with the tempo of the host program (host sync).
- A full Envelope section for controlling the attack, decay, sustain, and release of the sound.
- Pedal section to simulate the operation of the piano pedals.
- Individual Dampen and Sustain effects for additional control over the sound character.
- Tone section for making subtle changes to the instrument’s timbre.
- Low Pass and High Pass filters for correcting the frequency spectrum.
- MIDI channel selector.
- MIDI Learn function for easy controller assignment.
VGP from Samsara Cycle Audio is a powerful and at the same time intuitive tool that will help breathe life into your piano parts. Thanks to high-quality full note samples and extensive customization options, it will become a valuable addition to the arsenal of any musician working in the Windows VST environment. Feel the realism and expression of a real grand piano right in your studio!
