Pianos

[::BLM::]

I was thinking of getting a piano. There are loads of them for free on Gumtree.

[tone-def]

Most people don't have the space for a piano mate. I take it you don't live in a shared house.

i don't even have space for my monitors.

[mehta]

I've got a few piano libraries (Akoustic Piano, EWQL) and none sound good enough for me to use prominently in a track. I usually have to detune, EQ and compress the hell out of them, but even then, they still sound too "clean" and unnatural.

I'm after that beaten-up, detuned old upright sound. Let me know if you find it somewhere.

I have two battered pianos that have been left in an unheated building for the past bunch of years ... can't wait to start recording them

[Dusk]

Most people don't have the space for a piano mate. I take it you don't live in a shared house.

i don't even have space for my monitors.

I hear you

[hydrogen]

looking for piano too...

This one sounded pretty convincing...
http://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=showproduct&b=38

i'm just not ready to dish out the monies... maybe there are some decent freebies?

[pafufta816]

i sample public domain classical recordings for any piano samples i need. there are so many solo piano recordings from the 30's-50's that you can find any sound quality (78rpm, 45rpm, 33rpm) that you are looking for.

www.archive.org has tons of old classical recordings which are public domain /have no copyright on them. you could sample notes or chords from copyrighted solo piano recordings as well, but i would not recommend sampling melody lines or entire bars of music. it is fair use as long as you use only one note.

[KryoShift]

4front has a decent free Piano module