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Deconstructed Piano: Kontakt Instrument of Prepared and Destroyed Piano Sounds

Rated 4.5/5 on Plugin Boutique (47 ratings)

Deconstructed Piano is a Kontakt instrument from Cinematique Instruments built from a piano disassembled to its soundboard and played with many materials. It covers piano strikes, percussion, textures and soundscapes.

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01Overview

Deconstructed Piano takes a familiar piano sound and pushes it somewhere less predictable. Cinematique Instruments recorded a piano stripped down to its soundboard and played it in many ways, using a piano hammer, felt and wool mallets, screws, plectrums, sticks, thumbs and straws. The result is a set of harmonic strikes, percussive material and textures meant for producers who want sounds that are clearly piano-derived but no longer sound like one. It runs inside Kontakt and is organized into three patches.

Best for

Experimental piano textures
Cinematic impacts
Percussive piano hits
Evolving soundscapes
Ambient tension beds
Sound design layers

Developer: Cinematique Instruments
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Piano disassembled to its soundboard and played with many materials
Three patches: Piano, Strikes and Textures
Eleven piano sounds with individual volume faders and a randomize button
24 percussion sounds in multiple round-robin variations
Textures patch with automatic volume variation and speed control
Hold button for infinite sustained textures
Built-in FX section with reverb, delay, distortion and EQ
Approximately 0.5 GB of compressed audio files

03In depth

Sound Character and Sound Sources

The instrument is built from piano sounds that have been prepared and abused rather than played conventionally. Cinematique Instruments describes sounds ranging from short, hard hits on a metal bar to gentle screw-based tones and large strike sounds made with a sledgehammer.

The library also includes 24 percussion sounds recorded in multiple round-robin variations. These can be blended into the piano sound or used on their own for experimental work, which makes the instrument useful for adding percussive color to a track.

Patches, Controls and Effects

Deconstructed Piano ships with three patches. The main Piano patch offers three sound categories with eleven piano sounds in total. Each sound has its own volume fader, and a randomize button sets the volume of all eleven sounds to new combinations. Attack and decay sliders shape the overall envelope, and an FX section includes reverb, delay, distortion and EQ.

The Strikes patch focuses on impact sounds, including a sledgehammer hitting the piano and a crowbar pulling at the strings. The Textures patch holds soundscapes with automatic volume variation, a speed control and a hold button for an infinite sound, and it shares the same EQ, reverb, attack, decay and distortion options.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Cinematique Instruments
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	Kontakt

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Deconstructed Piano?

You need the full version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or higher. The instrument will run in demo mode if you try to use it in the free Kontakt Player.

What is included in Deconstructed Piano?

The instrument includes three patches: Piano, Strikes and Textures. The Piano patch has eleven piano sounds, the Strikes patch contains impact sounds, and the Textures patch contains soundscapes. The package also includes 24 percussion sounds.

Can I use it for more than traditional piano parts?

Yes. The sounds are built from a piano that was prepared and struck with many materials, so the instrument is aimed at textures, impacts and experimental sounds rather than conventional piano playing.