Three world class pianos make up this fine collection- Galaxy Steinway 5.1, Vienna Grand Imperial and 1929 German Baby Grand.
Galaxy Steinway 5.1 (which is included in this product) received Sound On Sound Magazine's 5 Star Award.
Quick Facts
Three world-class grand pianos:
Galaxy Steinway 5.1 (Steinway D in Real Surround and Stereo)
Vienna Grand Imperial (96 Key Bosendorfer with incredible low end)
1929 German Baby Grand (Vintage Bluethner with a beautiful singing tone)
More than 6,000 samples in 24 bit
Up to 13 velocity zones for a wide and smooth dynamic range
Real sustain resonance and release with multiple velocity
Real Una Corda Samples (soft pedal)
Supported plug in interfaces- VST, AU, RTAS, DXi, Stand alone
Upgrade option available for Galaxy Steinway 5.1 users
Review Quote: 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
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GALAXY II: User interface (magnify...)
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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.)
System Requirements
Windows, Pentium/Athlon XP, 1.4 Ghz
Windows XP and Vista Ready
Mac G4 1Ghz or Intel Core Duo 1.66Ghz
Mac OSX 10.4 or greater
512 MB RAM
30GB Free hard drive space
Audio Units, VST 2.0
RTAS, Standalone
Recommended Requirements
Windows, Pentium/Athlon XP, 2.4 Ghz
Windows XP and Vista Ready
Mac G4 1.8Ghz or Intel Core Duo 2.0Ghz
Mac OSX 10.4 or greater
1GB RAM
30GB Free hard drive
Audio Units, VST 2.0
RTAS, Standalone
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Full version - judged the best by critics!
This collection includes four of the world's finest grand pianos: a Bechstein D-280, Steinway D, Bösendorfer 290, and Yamaha C7. The PLAY interface includes impulses from the same hall the producers used to record Symphonic Orchestra and Symphonic Choirs so the pianos can blend with those collections.
Get that big "Hollywood Sound" film/tv/games directors and producers seek "out of the box", no other orchestral collection comes close or is as easy to use!