Stage54 electric tine piano plugin interface by Sampleson

Stage54: Spectral-Modeled 54-Key Electric Tine Piano by Sampleson

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Stage54 is a virtual electric tine piano plugin by Sampleson, modeled on a rare 54-key middle-register stage piano from the late 1970s. It runs as VST2 or AU on Windows and macOS.

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01Overview

Stage54 recreates a 54-key variation of the stage electronic piano, a version of the instrument from the late 1970s that concentrated on the middle register. Sampleson built it with the second generation of its Spectral Modeling Engine, which is based on real samples rather than mathematical physical modeling. The developer says the instrument keeps the wooden keys, felts and action associated with 1970s electric pianos. The plugin is 45 MB and uses little CPU.

Best for

Electric piano chords
Melodic piano passages
Vintage keys for pop
Lightweight sessions

Developer: Sampleson
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Spectral modeled 54-key electric tine piano
Only 45 MB install footprint
Low CPU usage
Built from real samples
No velocity-switching; infinite round-robin variation
Scalable HD interface
Built-in phaser, tremolo, reverb and drive effects
Daylight-based user interface that changes through the day

03In depth

Sound and character of the spectral model

Sampleson describes Stage54 as built from more than 64 groups of timbre components, including releases, bells, key noises, main timbre and resonance. Each component is recreated through spectral modeling, which the developer says yields a warm, organic tone.

The engine creates small variations for the same note and velocity rather than switching between a fixed set of velocity layers. Sampleson calls this infinite round-robin behavior and says it makes the instrument respond more like the original piano.

The focus on the middle register makes the instrument suited to chords and melodic passages, which is the role the original 54-key variant was built for.

Interface, effects and system requirements

Stage54 includes built-in phaser, tremolo, reverb and drive effects. Its interface is scalable HD and uses a daylight-based design that changes with the time of day.

The plugin is available in VST2 and AU formats for Windows and macOS. Sampleson lists Windows 7 or later and macOS 10.7 or later, a VSTi or AU host, 70 MB of disk space and 4 GB of RAM. Pro Tools is not supported.

04Specs