Klavee is a virtual electric piano plugin by Sampleson that recreates the rare 1960s Czech Klaviphon using spectral modeling and real samples. It is available as VST2, AU and standalone.
The Klaviphon is a plucked electric piano made in the Czech Republic in the 1960s, and very few working units survive. Sampleson built Klavee to preserve its sound as a software instrument. The plugin is based on real samples and spectral modeling, a technique the developer uses to match the tone of the original instrument. Klavee includes built-in Ambient, Drive and Stereo Delay effects, so the sound can be shaped inside the plugin.
Sampleson says the Klaviphon generates sound from reeds plucked by wooden hammers. The lower octaves carry the classic reed-based tone. In the upper register, the timbre shifts toward a kalimba-like sound, because the hammer strikes the reed edge from bottom to top.
Klavee applies real-time spectral transformations to the modeled instrument, giving the sound a flexible character while keeping the original tonal shape.
Klavee includes Ambient FX, Drive FX and Stereo Delay FX, plus a scalable HD interface. The plugin does not use velocity switching.
The installer is compact at 35 MB. Klavee does not need Kontakt, UVI or any other third-party player, and it does not require online activation. It loads into major DAWs including Cubase, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cakewalk, Reaper, Bitwig, Nuendo and FL Studio.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Sampleson |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Virtual Instruments |
| Formats | VST2, AU |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
The Klaviphon is a plucked electric piano made in the Czech Republic in the 1960s. Its sound comes from reeds struck by wooden hammers, and Klavee is a virtual version of it.
Klavee is available as VST2 and AU plugins, with standalone versions included. It runs on Windows (32 and 64-bit) and macOS. No AAX version is listed.
You need a VSTi or AU plugin host, about 70 MB of disk space and 4 GB of RAM. Pro Tools is not supported.
No. Klavee does not need Kontakt, UVI or any other third-party player, and no online activation is required.
