Yamaha Palm Mutes
A Yamaha piano muted with lots of sustain
The story
This library was recorded amidst the strangeness that was the lockdown over Christmas, and it’s something which I used on a library or two and then forgot about. I dug these up recently for a project, and reprogrammed them into decent sampler to make them accessible for everyone.
These samples were played with the sustain pedal engaged, and the palm of my hand dampening each string.
There is no artificial reverb on this library at all – it’s all the natural decay of the piano. Keep the sustain pedal planted to the floor to enjoy the samples to their fullest!
Reviews
So much fun to play!
This pluck sound I can imagine for so many uses. Just having fun playing around with it spawns creativity. I found that I really like switching between wet and dry reverb, it gives such a different feel to play on. Can't wait to add this into some downtempo electronic stuff AND double some orchestral plucks.
Pristine percussions
This library sounds really good, and one of its appeals for me is how much you can hear the mechanics and uniqueness of the sound production: the hand mutes each note differently, the hammer noises are not the same in different registers, the natural resonance of the original instrument responds to each note in its own way.
Of course, it would be nice to have more samples per note (round robins and velocities) but this instrument can feel very much alive already.Amazing!
This instrument has the power to make you instantly inspired! You don't get many controls with this instrument, so what you see is what you get. Although, with what sound it does offer.. it does it so well! So, if you are tired of using the same old pizzicato sounds, this pack might give you that missing sound to spice things up with. Highly recommend giving this a go.