SRX PIANO I is a virtual concert grand piano plugin from Roland, based on the Concert Piano title in the legacy SRX wave expansion board series. It is available in VST2, AU and AAX formats for Windows and macOS.
SRX PIANO I brings the sound of a rare European concert grand into a modern plugin. Roland's SRX line grew out of its wave expansion boards, which were a staple for producers and composers for more than two decades. This title is based on the Concert Piano set and uses Digital Circuit Behavior (DCB) modeling, so the hardware's digital components are reproduced alongside the original samples. It is a plugin for composition, recording and performance.
The samples were recorded from a single European piano using high-quality microphones and converters. Roland describes the result as a soft, delicate voice with natural resonance, captured in stereo.
Digital Circuit Behavior (DCB) technology is used to reproduce the original hardware's digital circuitry, not just its recorded sample data. Roland says this captures details of the original wave expansion board that a straight sample playback would miss.
The interface offers deep sound-shaping parameters for editing the piano. Built-in reverb and chorus are included, along with 78 multi-effects types for further processing.
Customized sounds can be saved in unlimited user banks and recalled across projects. Knobs and sliders on compatible Roland hardware, such as the SYSTEM-8, can be mapped to the plugin for direct control.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Roland |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Virtual Instruments |
| Formats | VST2, AU, AAX |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
SRX PIANO I is available in VST2, AU and AAX formats. It runs on Windows and macOS, and the plugin is 64-bit.
You need a compatible DAW or plugin host that supports VST, AU or AAX. Installing and activating it requires an internet connection through Roland Cloud. On Windows, Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11 is required, and on macOS, macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later.
Roland describes DCB as technology that reproduces the original sample ROM together with the digital components and circuitry of the hardware, so the behavior of the source instrument is modeled as well as its sound.
Knobs and sliders on compatible Roland hardware, such as the SYSTEM-8, can be mapped to the plugin's parameters for hands-on control.
