Push Colour harder, for example, and the instrument becomes noticeably brighter and poppier, while Tonal Shift changes the piano’s formant properties. Color and Tonal Shift seem innocuous enough, although they have a big effect on Noire’s musical dexterity. Delay, Reverb and Dynamic are straightforward enough – either controlling the send levels through to the internal effects, or the responsiveness of the instrument. On the top level of Noire, you’ll find a collection of handy macro controls, some of them more immediate than others. Of course, the inbuilt reverbs can remedy this, but nothing truly replaces the sound of a Concert Grand in a full-sized hall. Though Noire exhibits a sense of ‘room’ courtesy of Saal 3’s acoustics, it isn’t a concert-hall sound that often features on orchestrally orientated libraries. One possible criticism could be the lack of microphone-mixing options, something that can really aid setting the ‘perspective’ on other libraries, although this often comes at the expensive of the footprint of the library. In their basic form, both pianos (Pure and Felt) sound balanced and musical throughout their entire range – rich and powerful in the low-end, open and transparent in the upper octaves – as well as being a dynamic and responsive instrument to play.
The giant native instruments free full#
Within each instrument, you’ll also find a wealth of presets that then further process the basic piano samples, demonstrating the full musical dexterity of the instrument. In effect, the felt creates a form of muted piano sound that’s perfect for quieter, intimate piano parts. If you’ve used Una Corda, Native Instruments’ previous collaboration with Nils Frahm, you’ll already be familiar with the felted piano sound. The Noire instrument is presented in two principal forms – a Pure version that offers the piano in an unadulterated form, and a Felted version that modifies the action of the piano using a layer of felt. Secondly, the library itself was developed by Galaxy Instruments, whose previous products have included Una Corda (also created in conjunction with Nils Frahm), Rise & Hit and Thrill – all highly respected and technically impressive Kontakt libraries. Nils, of course, has built an enviable career as both a composer and performer, with the piano often featuring as a cornerstone of his music. Firstly, the instrument itself is Nils Frahm’s own Yamaha CFX grand piano, recorded in Saal 3 studios as part of the Funkhaus recording complex in Berlin. Rather than being ‘just another’ piano library, therefore, Native Instruments’ Noire piques our interest for several reasons.
0 kommentar(er)
