New Rapture Instrument Packs!

Introducing two new instrument packs for Rapture Session and Rapture Pro
 
The SampleTekk Classic Grand is based off the extraordinary Steinway Model D Grand Piano--this classic piano was recorded in all its glory in a concert hall for a genuine classic grand experience.
 
The Digital Sound Factory - B3 Tone Wheel Organ is a collection of classic B-3 sounds contains 70 programs with various drawbar settings designed for a wide range of uses. Each drawbar and combinations of drawbars were recorded and processed for the ultimate sound quality. Each program features 8 custom designed instrument controls for quick editing of drawbar settings, Leslie speed, and timbre.

SAMPLETEKK CLASSIC GRAND

The SampleTekk Classic Grand is based off the extraordinary Steinway Model D Grand Piano and is built for Rapture Pro or Rapture Session by Cakewalk. This classic piano was recorded in all its glory in a concert hall for a genuine classic grand experience! With 16 velocity layers, this amazing piano will provide you with unparalleled dynamic response, ranging from delicate pianissimo to roaring forte. Controls for Hammerback, Pedal noise, Ambience and Resonance using instrument page gives you full control over the sound and timbre, so it is perfect for playing Rachmaninov to Jerry Lee Lewis, and all things in between! This pack comes with 81 variations on the Steinway D Hamburg piano using the powerful processing of the Rapture Pro engine.

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DIGITAL SOUND FACTORY - B3 TONE WHEEL ORGAN

This collection of classic B-3 sounds contains 70 programs with various drawbar settings designed for a wide range of uses. Each drawbar and combinations of drawbars were recorded and processed for the ultimate sound quality. Each program features 8 custom designed instrument controls for quick editing of drawbar settings, leslie speed, and timbre.
The B3 generates sounds using a tone generator consisting of an AC synchronous motor driving a set of 91 tone wheels, each of which rotates adjacent to a magnet and coil assembly. The number of bumps on each wheel determines the pitch produced by a particular tone wheel. The Hammond uses a unique drawbar system of additive timbre synthesis and stable tuning. A note on the organ consists of the fundamental and a number of harmonics, or multiples of that frequency. In the B3, the fundamental and up to eight harmonics are available, controlled the drawbars which are labeled to represent pipe organ pitches. The two speed Leslie rotating speaker was a large part of the B3’s signature sound. Counterrotating sound deflectors (one for the woofer and one for the tweeter) create a wonderful Doppler vibrato effect.

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May I know what are the size of their respective file? Thanks ahead of time.

Is this the same as the DSF Steinway Grand Piano that I bought years ago that works with Sound Center (and now Rapture) or is this a completely new product? 
 
Thanks. 

Can someone answer my question? (Nudge)

That is helpful. I also checked the SampleTekk site and I believe it's not the same product. I just wanted to confirm before making the purchase. Thanks. 

Lance Riley [Cakewalk]

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Is this the same as the DSF Steinway Grand Piano that I bought years ago that works with Sound Center (and now Rapture) or is this a completely new product?  
Thanks. 

This is a completely different pack made by SampleTekk. They use their own professionally recorded sounds created in their studio in Sweden.

Thanks for the info Lance.

Hopefully "SampleTank" was a typo :)  An expansion pack doesn't install a new VST, it shows up in the left pane of the browser. Click on that, and the presets should appear.

The SampleTekk Classic Grand seems to be really heavy on resources!  It sounds good, but playing it on its own through Rapture Session I'm constantly getting clicks (worse when I use the sustain pedal), and the "Classic Grand Bright" program range drops complete notes at random.  When I run it through Sonar Pro, in addition to the clicks and dropped notes, it regularly crashes the sound engine (when playing this piano plus 2 other Rapture instruments simultaneously).
 
No other Rapture instruments have given me any trouble at all, so it's something specific to SampleTekk.
 
I'm running it at 44.1kHz through a UA-1G with buffering dialed up to max, on a Windows 10 quad i7 with 24Gb RAM plus SSD - what can I tweak to make it usable?  I've observed it's only using 1 of the 8 virtual CPUs, and using it heavily. 

Thanks @scook, I increased the "Prepare using nnn millisecond buffers" setting and it did remove clicks during playback, even with buffering dropped back to default as you suggested.  It doesn't cure clicking when playing live, but it does allow me to build a cleaner track when playing back the MIDI score.
 
The STP Bright range is still dropping notes however.
 
Super-weirdly: I froze the piano track - so it pre-built the audio track without real-time constraints, so it should be perfect - and guess what?  When freezing it using the "STP Bright Hall" patch it STILL dropped notes!!!  Notes that all play fine when I use the "STP Classic Hall" (ie. non-bright) patches, or an external NanoPiano.  I am...perplexed.

Thanks for sharing the post. Truly enjoyed the videos