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Galaxy Steinway 5.1 (which is included in this product) received Sound On Sound Magazine's 5 Star Award.
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Three world-class grand pianos:
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The best piano we've ever had ...
We’ve seen our fair share of piano ROMplers here at cm, so it takes something special for us to really sit up and take notice. Galaxy II is just such a beast, offering a substantially superior experience to other virtual pianos, and a degree of control over the sound rarely seen in a ROMpler.
The quality of the recorded samples is superb – the included Steinway D, Bösendorfer and Blüthner are all captured at pristine quality. But perhaps the most impressive aspect is the way that Native Instruments’ Kontakt Player 2 has been used to give the user control over all of the important aspects of the sound, including dynamics parameters for punching up or softening the patch, and noise controls for adjusting the level of hammer, damper, pedal and string noise.
As well as an array of traditional piano patches, some more esoteric global presets are supplied, including lush pads and warped tones. While the former simply layers the pianos up with some fairly generic samples, the effect works really well, and the wide variety of timbres available right off the bat is a great touch. Overall, Galaxy II is the best piano ROMpler we’ve ever had the pleasure of playing.- Computer Music – March 08
GALAXY II: User interface (magnify...)
To view the Galaxy II Grand Piano trailor select one of the following:
High Quality (Quicktime 720 x 568) CLICK HERE!
Low Quality (Quicktime 320 x 240) CLICK HERE!
To view the Galaxy II Grand Piano warp section trailor select one of the following:
High Quality (Quicktime 720 x 568) CLICK HERE!
Low Quality (Quicktime 480 x 360) CLICK HERE!
Galaxy 2 also features adjustable hammer, pedal and damper noises (specially designed user interface). Direct control of all important functions in the main menu. Detailed editing in 10 special menus, integrated help window. Simple and very effective "one-knob" control of tone colour (without EQ), warmth and dynamics. Warp-section with 4 FX-machines for drastic sound design, Pad machine for generating spheric and atmospheric synth pads. Convolution-reverb with lots of rooms, halls and ambiances. Stereo width and position adjustable .
Recorded in Galaxy Studios and Hansahaus Studios (2 Jazz-Grammy-Awards) with high end and Vintage microphones (Brauner, Neumann and Bruel&Kjaer) and state-of-the-art equipment (Neve Capricorn, SSL 9000, Preamps by Neve, Focusrite Red Series, Summit etc.)
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