Yamaha U1 (1976)
A beloved Yamaha U1 from the 1970's sampled in 3 layers.
The story
My most loved analog vintage gear. My Yamaha U1. It was bought by my grandmother back in 1970s. My mum was practicing piano on it when she was a kid.
Since then has it been parked to a wall in my grandmother’s house for decades. I remember as a kid, we were not allowed to touch the piano. I inherited it after graduating from the Oslo National Academy of The Arts.
The piano is in perfect working condition. I decided to sample it before I got it tuned. I did sample it with 3-layers, all the white keys (52 samples).
I want you to check out my softest patch (1-layer) without felt, because it really brings out feelings (for me, and I hope you too) when playing it.
I used high quality microphones trough vintage preamps and high quality RME converters.
Reviews
A Simple Great Sounding Straightforward Piano
This is one of the best pianos on here. No frills, gimmicks or FX - just a very good simple, clean, and well-recorded piano that's pretty dry with minimal room ambience that sits nicely in a mix.
The perfect soft piano!
The sampling is amazing, there is absolutely no noise at all. It is shy, but it is also very dynamic. If this had a GUI with some settings, it would be a 5/5 no doubt. It really is, a perfect soft piano. The title should give it away, for more people to discover it!
Beautiful sound.
This really has anything you could want in a piano library. Its dynamic, realistic, warm, clear, emotional. You could throw a million words at this thing. The high end sounds especially beautiful to me. Its very shimmery and ethereal. This one is really inspiring and i think is great for scoring even though its not a felt.