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Big Fish Audio True Keys: Pianos

User Manual for Big Fish Audio True Keys: Pianos Virtual Instrument

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Three Pianos
• 3 of the most popular grand pianos in the world have been sampled for True Keys based on craftsmanship and general tonality to ensure a wide array of tones between the library. From the pronounced low end and bombastic sound of the Italian Grand to the sweet and subtle nuances in the American Grand and everything in between True Keys Pianos is designed to be a versatile asset in your recording studio or for your live performance

A Virtual Studio
• Three phase-aligned microphone setups, plus a stereo mixdown of all three offer a wide variation of tonal colors from each piano. The Side position is mono and mid-side compatible.
  Grand pianos are large instruments and can be challenging to record really well. A microphone in one position of the piano may sound great for a jazz ballad but may not fit for a classical piece. In a studio recording situation, microphones can be adjusted and moved to suit the recording. Instead of limiting True Keys to one tonal option acquired during recording, multiple discreet setups were used and are selected and mixed on the interface

Resonance
• The sympathetic resonances within a real piano are what bind the sound together to make the sound rich and full. True Keys uses real samples for both sympathetic and sustain pedal resonance
  Long sustains are rich with harmonics that naturally evolve just like real life grand pianos. True Pedal Action and Repedal add additional harmonics and enable the sound to be "repedaled" with the damper pedal. These features have been developed to mimic the real pianos

Una Corda
• True una corda sustain and release samples give the soft pedal more realism. Use a soft pedal, or simply switch on the una corda from the interface, and experience the variation in tone with these samples

Staccato
• Release samples are carefully recorded and voiced for each key and are numerous and timed for the utmost realism. Most noticeable is having true staccato release trails that make staccato playing more realistic. Along with resonances, the release trails give body and depth to the real pianos

Half Pedal
• No part of the sound in True Keys is modeled or synthesized in any way, nor is the half pedal feature. When the sustain pedal is held near a user-defined halfway point the effect known as half pedaling can be heard
  In a real piano, the dampers at half pedal are very light on the strings, and the sound is only partially dampened with resonant trails left over. Also, the damper pedal noise volume can be adjusted and will respond to the speed in which the pedal is used

MIDI
• You have full control over the response of the library. From the minimum velocity to the velocity curve or the dynamics, you have all the tools to match your keyboard response and your taste

Engine
• When True Keys was being developed, sampling technology was adequate in many ways, but not perfect. Big Fish's first goal was to find a technology partner that shared their obsession with quality and detail. They began working with a company based out of France called UVI. They are the company behind many popular sound products such as Mach 5 by MOTU. And True Keys now uses this engine and the free player that we provide: the UVI Workstation.

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