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Boag1
Boag1’s Reviews
Gnarly evolving texture
Very interesting and successful sampling of a cow! The layout on the keys is sometimes surprising but this is likely to be used as a texture underneath something rather than be played as a lead instrument.
Abrasive and organic
The lower register plus long release is likely to be my favourite use for this interesting vocal /alien texture. Definitely usable as a texture under something else.
Guitar beautifully treated out of recognition
Lovely droning organ timbres created. Sampled well to provide another set of pads for an interesting and unique scoring arsenal.
Lovely playful take on a steel drum sound
An already dynamic sound given extra treatments to create a playful palette for something different. No GUI but Reverse and Ambient options are enough.
From string like to organ like
Diverse set of pads ranging from vexed string vibration sounds to really organ like. No GUI sparkle but choice between the pad options creates ample sound design capability.
Cathedral feel to these organ like pads
Beautifully sampled and treated creating a fantastically interesting and diverse set of 10 different pads. These really sing like a church organ.
Beautiful natural cathedral sound
Lovely natural reverb where this instrument was sampled. Possibly slightly lacking in intimacy in its personality due to this but can't fault this too much. Very pretty indeed.
Exemplary sampled instrument
Really beautifully sampled piano. I love it's timbre and it's playability. It does one thing extremely well. You can't get rid of the reverb but that's just part of this instrument. No knobs for tweaking on the GUI but then again you can't tweak a real piano eather.
A basic piano
Something about it makes it lack life. Just doesn't feel real or personal to play. Not bad by any means though. I actually rather like the higher octaves.
Does one thing well
Fine pad sound with maybe a slightly limited frequency spectrum.
Extreme variation in synthy wonder
Interesting synthy number with extreme variation across its velocity layers. This makes the playability a little difficult but with a step input approach the velocities could be easily tamed and some rather cool textures created from this. I like...
Sweet gentle timbre
Really lovely distinctive timbre to this felted piano. The high octaves retain a brightness while the lower octaves are thick and rich. Actually I love it.
Rather attractive bell like timbre
Warm and gentle tones from a classic instrument. I feel all 70's and I don't mind a touch of hiss.
A new lease of life for a tiny toy
A full 5 octave+ range from an 8 note toy can't be bad. The velocity layers give realistic character too plus mic options.
Fine sounding reed organ
Sounds just like a n electric reed organ should. 2 Octave range with lower notes housing the single button chords... with fan noise to boot.
Tasteful fluttering textures
Rich and thick timbres with enough movement to create real drama. A unique instrument. Simple but sounds tastefully cool.
A rather in tune toy piano
This sounds like a toy piano but has a pro feel to it. The tuning is great which often is not the case with toy instruments. You can actually get pretty expressive music out of this.
As glocks go it's realistic
If you're after a glock sound then this will do the job. No frills really but it's got velocity layers giving this instrument life and dynamism. I quite like it.
Really excellent recordings from tonnes of mics
Beautiful piano to start with, coupled with exceptional recording leaves us with these incredible sampled instruments of which there are 10 options to choose from! Hard to fault this one.
Simple but really well executed
An obviously wonderfully recorded piano with the added pleasure of being a strikingly unique sampled instrument. This is treated piano with real personality plus close and far mic positions. Love it!
Quite pleasant sounding piano
I quite like the timbre but, it needs more dynamic range or extra velocity layers to give it a realism it is lacking.
Simple but affective strings wash
Slow attack strings with a nice shiny timbre but nothing too special going on here. Could certainly be used as a bed for other sounds.
Rather subtle Kalimba sound
An intimate sound with a dynamic range I wasn't expecting. Well done
Evolving, twinkling piano
Natural sounding and organically changing ping pong delay style piano. The piano itself sounds beautiful and has been recorded extremely well so the rest is a bonus. You can use the piano unadulterated or with all the sprinkles and it feels like you have great control over your sound design with nice subtle effect level knobs.
Interesting spacey pad sound
Metallic, reverb drenched pad does conjure an otherworldly sense of space or outer space. Simple but highly affective.
Standard bell like sound
Simple bell like sound created from a tuning fork. Interesting overtones at very low octave. Ok, but easy to find bell sounds exactly like this.
Celeste like quality and toy like
Well captured sound of a toy piano with a celeste-like quality. Not too subtle but perfect for halloween inspired soundtracks.
Beautifully captured timbre
Feels like you're in the room with the instrument. Beautiful low end richness of tone. I love the timbre of this piano. A worthy candidate for soundtrack music.
Darkly inspiring textures
Lot's going on here in this dramatic, warped soundscape. The inclusion of a changeable sample start point, comprehensive ADSHR and effects creates superb control over your sound design.
Nice wonky whurlitzer
Nice simple collection of distinctive pad tones. Great that they offer combinations of multiple timbres recorded.
Spooky quality
Really captures a mal-tuned toy piano in a creepy, 'Child's play' sort of way. Definite soundtrack instrument to instil terror if used well.
Distinctive sound but certainly decrepit too
Certainly usable if you're looking for something unique. Could add great interest within a mix.
Entry level felted piano
I do like the bright felted tone up high and the gentle warmth down low, though it would benefit from a little denoising and more velocity layers. Usable but not great.
Exceptionally made, multi faceted pad sound
Really pro sounding pad sound. Lovely attention to detail in the GUI offering varying amounts of pad timbres. It just sounds so good. Sometimes like a voice, sometimes like strings, sometimes like brass... I love it.
Good dynamic range across the octaves
Really well sampled piano. Weight and warmth in the low end and bright, glassy tones at the top. I feel like I'm playing this piano. That's hard to do. Well done.
Superbly sampled with a rich dynamic range
A 'lived in' old upright sound that I shall definitely use within my compositions. It has weight and dynamism at the bottom and the top of it's range which can be lacking in sampled pianos. Sterling Job!
Dreamlike warmth
Lovely rich, warm felted sound slightly hampered by some noise artifacts as the notes are held. Certainly has it's own personality though.
Bright tacky top end
I liked the sound of the piano since it's initial release, and this Deluxe version it has improved it in a wonderful way. It retains it's slight natural honkytonkness but it's subtle enough. The brightness of the high octaves make this piano stand out as something I might use in the just right circumstance.
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Rather nice bright sound but with a bit of a lo fi honky edge
I rather like the honkyish sound of the piano. It has real promise and may indeed be useful within a mix. I just wish it was recorded with less room noise and artifacts in places. I notice there's a subsequent 'Deluxe' version where I'm hoping these issues have been resolved.
Pleasant vintage sound with a touch too much hiss
Sounds like a piano that's had a life. You can feel the age through the sound here. Quite a nice warm character but needs a fair amount of eq tweaking to solve the hiss created as notes stack up.
Quirky little toy
If you're looking for a quirky toy piano sound then this does a great job. It's unique in the fact that it's multiple toy pianos overlayed, and there seem to be velocity layers which can add interest too.
Weighty bottom end with a lovely softness and personality at the top
Certainly useful in more gentle scores. The low octaves have a brilliant weight to them while mid to upper octaves retain this lovely characterful olde sound with rather nice string harmonics in places.
Dramatic sounding piano
I love the overall quality of the sound, though it could do with a touch more top end frequencies. Also slightly unsure what the Dry On/Off switch is for as it just seems to switch the piano sound off and leave only the release trigger noises. Could be a usable noise I suppose...
Solid Piano with homely charachter
Well recorded instrument with a characterful feel for an imperfect, vintage sounding upright piano.
Gentle and emotional piano
Lovely emotional piano. You may need a different piano to add brightness but it's sombre tone is seductive. Interesting GUi too with unusual options.
Ok old honkyish sound
Quite nice at either end of the piano but lacking in any real emotion in the middle. Could be useful for some kind of historic setting piece.
It's title should be 'Soft Emotional Piano'
I really like it's gentle and emotive touch. The playing experience is really pleasant. I don't always feel like I'm playing a 'piano' but with this one I do. Good work
Quite pleasant upright sound but needs tweaking
The bottom and top of the piano are pretty nice and dynamic, though I find the middle a bit middly and different quality to other notes of the piano. Some samples are clipped off at their end but this can easily be rectified with use of the pedal. Quite nice and usable, but only in part.
Warm pad with a bit of natural wobble
Really distinctive pad sound I would defo use. Works well all across the octaves, possibly with some EQ applied towards the top.
Ok but lacks dynamic range
Ok old sounding piano but just lacks velocity layers I assume that might give it realism and dynamism.
Wonky or Honky?
Not convinced I'd use this due to the honky sound that isn't really honky enough. Just sounds like an old piano with nothing special going for it sadly.
Extremely 'cool' sounds
Distinctively different! Loads to choose from so really inspiring for the right soundtrack.
Warm sound but without velocity layers?
Fine sounding felt piano but lacks inspirational heft due to single velocity samples? More than ok but un-remarkable.
Kooky and well titled
Not all notes do quite as expected which is how a prepared piano should react. I really like it. I'm inspired to find a use for it.
Shame about the weird noise at the end
Wow the GUI is special! I like the sound but it's kind of unusable as a normal music box due to a weird artifact at the end of the sample. A bit of a shame. Could be useful so others I hope.
Dynamic muted harpish sound
Really cool sound and I love the addition of Reverb and especially Harmony try -12. Sadly the GUI may be missing some elements... EQ knob? Image?
Not convinced by the sound of the piano so the rest is moot
Cool looking GUI but I wouldn't choose the sound.
Great effort
Lovely looking GUI with beautiful effect called Warm, while Snow and Rev take things a little too far.
Wish it had more velocity layers
Fine sounding piano but hindered by not having more velocity layers? to give it that dynamic personality.
Really unique sounds that could prove useful
Loads on offer here. A fantastic palette for sparking inspiration. Mini Harp in particular is a goody.
Certainly sounds antique
Fine sampled piano if you're looking for that old, slightly honkyish timbre. I like it though. The pad sounds are nice too.
Three cheers for triple felt
Sounds like you might expect a triple felted piano to sound. Warm and characterful with it's own distinct personality.