Pianoverse - NY Grand S274 concert grand piano plugin interface by IK Multimedia

Pianoverse - NY Grand S274: Sampled Concert Grand Piano Plugin

Pianoverse - NY Grand S274 is a sampled virtual piano plugin from IK Multimedia, based on robot-assisted multisampling of a 9-foot Steinway & Sons New York D-274 concert grand. It is available as VST3, VST2, AU and AAX.

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01Overview

Pianoverse - NY Grand S274 is built around a 9-foot Steinway & Sons New York D-274 concert grand. IK Multimedia recorded the instrument with robot-assisted deep multisampling at Fonoprint Studios in Bologna, Italy, using DPA cardioid microphones for close miking and DPA Omni microphones for medium-distance capture. The package adds a new sound engine, continuous pedal control, instrument and room microphone options, and a set of generative sound Spaces and cinematic effects for shaping the piano's character.

Best for

Solo piano recording
Cinematic piano scoring
Ambient piano textures
Pop and singer-songwriter piano
Expressive pedal work
Experimental sound design

Developer: IK Multimedia
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Sampled 9-foot Steinway & Sons New York D-274 concert grand
Robot-assisted sampling for consistent, precise recordings
New sound engine with redesigned round robin and voice management
Continuous pedal control for half- and catch-pedaling
Lid position, harp resonance and pedal and hammer noise controls
Multiple instrument and room microphone options
EQ, compression, limiting and stereo width processing
30 generative sound Spaces and 12 cinematic effects
Native Apple M1 support and resizable interface
MIDI control with MIDI learn

03In depth

Sound Source and Recording Approach

The NY Grand S274 is sampled from a Steinway & Sons New York D-274, a model the developer describes as the largest and most popular in the Steinway line. The recordings were made with an A-B microphone technique in a 15th-century convent that IK Multimedia says has hosted recording sessions for major Italian and international artists.

Robot-assisted sampling is used to capture the piano at a high level of consistency. Multiple instrument and room microphone options let you choose how close or distant the sound is, and lid position, harp resonance and pedal and hammer noise can be adjusted to suit the part.

Continuous pedal control supports half-pedaling and catch-pedaling, which matters most in slow, expressive piano writing.

Engine, Spaces and Processing

Pianoverse uses a new sound engine with redesigned round robin and voice management. Its interface is resizable and optimized for different screen sizes.

The plugin includes 30 generative sound Spaces for exploring atmospheric and unconventional textures, along with 12 cinematic creative effects. Studio-style EQ, compression, limiting and stereo width controls are included for finishing the sound within the plugin.

MIDI control with MIDI learn lets you map hardware controls to parameters.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

Developer	IK Multimedia
Type	Plugin
Category	Virtual Instruments
Formats	VST3, VST2, AU, AAX
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What is Pianoverse - NY Grand S274?

It is a sampled piano plugin from IK Multimedia based on a Steinway & Sons New York D-274 concert grand. It includes a sound engine, microphone options, generative Spaces and creative effects.

What plugin formats and operating systems does it support?

It is available as VST3, VST2, AU and AAX in 64-bit versions, and runs on Windows and macOS. It also works as a standalone instrument on Mac or PC.

What do I need to run it?

On macOS you need 64-bit macOS 10.13 or later, an Intel Core 2 Duo or better (Core i5 suggested), 8 GB of RAM (32 GB suggested) and 30 GB of disk space per piano title. On Windows you need Windows 7 or later, similar processor and memory requirements, an OpenGL 2 compatible graphics adapter and an ASIO compatible sound card.