Spitfire Audio have released Château Piano, at the intro price of £103.00 / $127.00, increasing to £129.00 / £159.00 after the promotion.
Deep within Château d’Hérouville, just north of Paris, lies a timeless piece of pop music history. This isn’t just a piano; it’s the iconic 1901 Steinway B grand – once owned by film composer Michel Magne – heard across era-defining albums from Elton John, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, and many more. The legendary ‘Strawberry Studios’ closed in 1985, falling into disrepair until its reopening in 2020. With passionate new owners and following a painstaking restoration by master tuner Bastien Herbin, the piano’s 124-year-old soul has been preserved and even enhanced, maintaining every ounce of its distinctive personality while achieving remarkable playability.
An undeniably classic tone, equally suitable for media composers and producers, Château Piano is the definitive sound of a golden era in rock and pop. Known equally for its bright, percussive attack – think Crocodile Rock – that cuts perfectly through a dense mix, as the warmth and resonance that adds heart to Rocket Man, Daniel, or Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road, this gorgeous grand piano has been exquisitely captured with a collection of valve and condenser microphones, including a pair vintage Neumann U67s in the same positioning as the original Elton John recordings. Alongside onboard effects, more than 50 presets, and multiple microphone signals, Château Piano gives you both the inspirational authentic sounds, and the tools to make it your own.
Château Piano has been captured and processed to offer an incredible breadth of character. From the pure, unadulterated sound of the instrument in its room to a range of creative and vintage textures, it provides an entire palette of piano sounds in one library. Dial in the perfect ambience with high-quality reverb, add vintage warble, and sculpt the tone with high and low pass filters. Tightness control allows you to further shape the sound, and each patch contains a blend of signals.
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Château Piano requires the Spitfire Audio app, available to PC and Mac users.
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