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2015/12/14 11:06:01
thepianist65
Just discovered this new instrument from NI, this morning, a prepared piano with a distinctive tone, and the demos are unlike many I've heard on this site before. I'm intrigued, this one seems different to me. Check it out here:
 
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/una-corda/
 
I don't know about anyone else, but I started drooling while listening to the demos. I want this.
2015/12/14 11:27:27
yorolpal
Very interesting.  Dern it.
 
2015/12/14 12:13:30
SmokeyJ628
It does sound good.  NI didn't get any money from me this Black Friday b/c, for the first time in years, they had nothing I was interested in.
 
This has my interest for next Black Friday. ;)
2015/12/14 12:18:09
stevec
My first thought was...  yay, another piano.     But those demos are really nice.  I love the sound when they're using felt.    Hopefully this will be a sale item at some point. 
 
2015/12/14 12:18:14
bapu
yorolpal
Very interesting.  Dern it.
 


That's how they gitchya.
2015/12/14 13:25:16
sharke
It's always nice to hear NI audio demos that aren't cheesy dubstep. 
 
That does sound very nice. Although the kind of thing that could drown a mix in mud if you're not careful. 
2015/12/14 13:25:32
bitflipper
Just listened to the demo. Been awhile since a really unusual piano has come along. Only one string per key (and only 64 keys), no sound board or case, so it's got a sound that's sometimes more reminiscent of a guitar or a toy piano than a conventional piano.
 
Keep in mind as you listen to the demos that they are all made with multiple instances (up to 8) of the instrument, making it fatter than it really is. Two of the sample layers are "prepared", meaning they stuck things like leather and silk between the hammers and strings. You also get more options than a typical piano library, such as a reverse effect, flageolet (a clarinet-like woodwind instrument), compression and transient control.
 
An interesting curiosity, for sure. Would I spend $149 on it? Not likely.
2015/12/14 13:27:57
sharke
Hopefully it'll make it into the next Komplete and I'll pick it up when Komplete upgrades go on sale. 
 
The UI looks like a new direction for NI. Almost Valhalla-like dials. 
2015/12/14 13:52:04
thepianist65
Yeah, the price is what keeps me from jumping on it right now. But someday....
2015/12/14 14:31:27
strikinglyhandsome1
The Status Quo inspired one is out soon - Tres Chorda
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