Art Vista releases Virtual Grand Piano

Art Vista Productions, renowned for the Malmsjö Acoustic Grand and Cool Vibes instrument sample libraries, has released the Art Vista Virtual Grand Piano - a studio quality piano plug-in based on Native Instruments' Kontakt Player.

Like the Malmsjö Piano sample, the Virtual Grand Piano offers the Art Vista trademark realism in these extensive recordings of a 1960 Hamburg Steinway "B" Concert Grand Piano. To provide for maximum versatility in performance and recording situations, presets both with natural room ambience, and presets that are "studio dry" are included. The presets are divided into four velocity response groups to match all available keyboards on the market.

There are over 200 presets, including emulations of recording styles from the most famous piano recordings in all genres from the 1950's through 2005. Different piano response characteristics are also included to cover playing styles such as classical, pop, rock, jazz, and gospel.

Virtual Grand Piano is available for both Windows and Mac OS X in VST, DX, AU, RTAS and Stand Alone formats and has an MSRP of US$120 although it is currently available at an introductory price of US$99 until 16th August.