I really like it !
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Re: New upright piano to be released. "Felt upright"
AlexNagel wrote:Even the Mellow Upright feels way to mellow for me, it sounds to me like a thick blanket covering the piano...
Alex - exactly!
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Re: New upright piano to be released. "Felt upright"
My Boston upright has a latching center pedal that drops a felt curtain between the hammers and strings… so this feels right at home to me!
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Re: New upright piano to be released. "Felt upright"
I have no idea what a felt piano is. Ima gonna google it.
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Re: New upright piano to be released. "Felt upright"
I found positive that Nord is still showing some activity . Now, seriously, I like the new Felt very much.
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Re: New upright piano to be released. "Felt upright"
AlexNagel wrote:Lol, I guess then *this* new one is not for me: Even the Mellow Upright feels way to mellow for me
It's surely a "character" piano, but I think that's what we'll see from Clavia from now on: there are already so many "standard" pianos that what difference would an additional one make?
Among grand pianos the Bright, Italian, Silver and Royal are all very good all-around choices, bright and suitable for band mixes. Many people (me included) still love even the ancient Studio and Concert samples, and the Lady D is always a crowd pleaser.
The non-standard samples like the Velvet or White or the historical pianos add a different flavour, for solo work or small acoustic ensembles where subtle nuances can be heard.
The upright collection has always been more peculiar: most people will always prefer to use a grand for standard piano work, and choose an upright only for "character". As such, in the upright collection there are fewer "regular" pianos (Black, Queen, Grand, Amber, which by the way are absolutely stunning) and more unconventional samples. And I think that's the real strength of the Upright library: who needs another "good" upright when we already have the Black?
Give me a felt piano or prepared piano any day!
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Re: New upright piano to be released. "Felt upright"
Spider wrote:It's surely a "character" piano, but I think that's what we'll see from Clavia from now on: there are already so many "standard" pianos that what difference would an additional one make?
You're absolutely right about upright pianos: they have to be particular, peculiar, unique in order to be useful. But the grand pianos collection also features several, smallish samples: Nord should resample or release (since they might already have fully mapped them back in the day) XL versions of all-time favourites like the Grand Lady D or the Studio Grand (which is based on a Yamaha C7). Since there's (almost) nothing new to offer, Nord should work on improving what they already have, just like they did with the Rhodes collection (with excellent results).
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Re: New upright piano to be released. "Felt upright"
Agreed. There aren’t many other classic brands out there now except for maybe the Bechstein.
I’d like to see a revisit of the Imperial and Italian with the new technology.
I’d like to see a revisit of the Imperial and Italian with the new technology.
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I agree that updated versions of their older pianos, like they did with the EPs, would be extremely welcome.
The Concert, Studio and Lady D are still among everybody's favourites, an XL version would be awesome. But of course we don't know if that would be technically possible. It would require that they still have the original recordings, and that these are at the same level of quality as the latest pianos.
If they had to re-record everything it would simply be another sample, it would be impossible to make them sound exactly the same.
The Concert, Studio and Lady D are still among everybody's favourites, an XL version would be awesome. But of course we don't know if that would be technically possible. It would require that they still have the original recordings, and that these are at the same level of quality as the latest pianos.
If they had to re-record everything it would simply be another sample, it would be impossible to make them sound exactly the same.
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Re: New upright piano to be released. "Felt upright"
What's interesting is there is still is no inarguable "flagship" Grand piano sample. There probably never will be. Most other board manufacturers lead off their selection menu with what they feel is their best Grand. Clavia has always changed this depending on the model, with (usually) the newest sample being Number One. You can view the 'order of battle" for each instrument here:
https://www.nordkeyboards.com/sound-lib ... age-pianos
That means that the White Grand is the current Number One - but I'm pretty sure a lot of people here wouldn't agree that it's the best. On the other hand, the Amber Upright will likely keep its number one position, even with the Baby (and now the Felt) being created afterwards.
https://www.nordkeyboards.com/sound-lib ... age-pianos
That means that the White Grand is the current Number One - but I'm pretty sure a lot of people here wouldn't agree that it's the best. On the other hand, the Amber Upright will likely keep its number one position, even with the Baby (and now the Felt) being created afterwards.
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