SOUNDIRON Emotional Piano | A Legendary Virtual Grand Piano for Professional Scoring
Flagship Virtual Piano Instrument Designed for Film Scoring, Songwriting, and Orchestral Arrangement
SOUNDIRON Emotional Piano is a flagship virtual piano instrument from Soundiron, featuring deep sampling of a specific walnut-bodied Kawai grand piano with an average of 10 dynamic velocity layers per key. This instrument is designed for professional film scoring, songwriting, and orchestral arrangement. Its core focus is on capturing the piano's softest, warmest, and most resonant tones, making it the perfect tool for creating rich emotions and atmospheres. In addition to the core piano sound, it includes a wealth of unique sound design presets and effects, and supports the free Kontakt Player, offering creators a wide range of tonal options.
Compared to typical piano sound libraries that emphasize bright playability, Emotional Piano, through its carefully selected instrument and close microphone placement, focuses on delivering soft, luminous warmth and rich resonance, making it more suitable for film scoring and lyrical arrangements that require delicate emotional expression. Compared to virtual pianos in the same price range, its advantage lies in its built-in, highly customizable 10-slot effects rack and over 100 convolution reverbs, offering sound shaping capabilities beyond traditional piano instruments.
Quick Facts
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Brand: Soundiron
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Model: Emotional Piano
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Instrument Format: Kontakt Player (VST, AU, AAX)
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Total Samples: 1,716
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Installed Size: 2.56 GB (NCW Lossless Compression)
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Number of Presets: 41 (.nki)
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Suitable Scenarios: Film Soundtrack Scoring, Pop Songwriting, Orchestral Arrangement, Game Scoring, Advertising Music Production
Who is Emotional Piano for?
SOUNDIRON Emotional Piano Core Technologies & Features
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Selected Kawai Grand Piano: The core of the instrument comes from a carefully selected walnut-bodied Kawai grand piano, renowned for its soft, warm, and resonant tonal characteristics, providing the ideal foundation for emotional expression.
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Deep Velocity Sampling: Full 88-key sampling, with each note and release note including an average of 10 dynamic velocity layers, ensuring extreme realism and detail from the softest touch to the most intense performance.
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Close Microphone Recording: Utilizes a close microphone position to capture the fullest, richest, and most direct piano sound, giving the sound more presence in the mix.
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Realistic Pedal Action Samples: Includes mechanical noise samples (Pedal Action Samples) when the sustain pedal is pressed and released, adding essential realistic physical detail to the performance.
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Powerful Effects Rack: Features a full-featured, fully customizable Multi-FX Rack with 10 modular slots and 18 high-quality Kontakt built-in DSP effects, allowing for free ordering and preset saving.
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Built-in Convolution Reverb: Equipped with a Convolution Reverb engine and over 100 custom Impulse Responses (IRs), including real natural spaces and creative effect environments, allowing you to easily place the piano in any acoustic space.
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Adaptive Arpeggiator System: Some presets include an Adaptive Arpeggiator, offering powerful rhythmic generation capabilities and control options to easily create fluid musical dynamics.
Main Piano Instrument (Emotional Piano Main)
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Core Tones: Focuses on providing warm, soft, and emotionally resonant grand piano tones, suitable for music genres requiring delicate expression.
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Deep Sampling: Full 88 keys, with up to 10 velocity layers per key, and independent samples for key release and pedal action, ensuring complete detail.
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Intuitive Interface: Provides a clean user interface for quick adjustment of core parameters like Attack, Release, Offset, Stereo Width, and includes a built-in 3-band EQ.
FX Effects & Sound Design Presets
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Modular Effect Chain: Offers a 10-slot effects rack, allowing free serial, parallel, or reordering of effects to create unique sounds.
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Rich Effect Selection: Includes 18 high-quality effects, such as chorus, flanger, phaser, delay, filter, compression, amplifier simulation, cabinet simulation, and more.
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Creative Presets: In addition to standard piano sounds, it includes a large number of specially sound-designed FX Patches, offering diverse creative tones like atmosphere, pad, and lead.
SOUNDIRON Emotional Piano Pros & Cons Analysis
Technical Specifications (Tech Specs)
| Instrument Version | 3.0 |
| Instrument Type | Virtual Grand Piano |
| Sample Source | Kawai Walnut-Bodied Grand Piano |
| Total Samples | 1,716 |
| Number of Presets | 41 (.nki) |
| Audio Format | 24-bit / 44.1 kHz |
| Compression Format | Lossless NCW |
| Disk Space | 4.99 GB (uncompressed), 2.56 GB (installed) |
| Supported Formats | VST, AU, AAX (in supported DAWs) |
| Licensing Method | Native Instruments Native Access online serial registration |
| NKS Support | Fully compatible with Komplete Kontrol and S-Series keyboards |
| Minimum System Requirements (Mac) | macOS 10.9 or newer |
| Minimum System Requirements (Windows) | Windows XP or newer |
| Required Software | Free Kontakt Player (v5.5.2+) or full version of Kontakt |
SOUNDIRON Emotional Piano FAQ
THINK2 Warranty & Support
Software Purchase Information
- Guarantee: This product comes with an official license key, ensuring successful activation and registration.
- Delivery: The serial number and download information will be sent via email; no physical shipment is required.
- Support: We provide basic technical assistance for installation and activation. In case of activation issues, we will help coordinate with the manufacturer for resolution.
- Warranty: License and download rights are maintained according to the manufacturer’s policy; software updates, upgrades, and version changes are subject to the manufacturer’s announcements.
- Customer Service: For questions regarding license, compatibility, or installation, please contact THINK2 customer support for immediate assistance.
Reminder: Please confirm compatibility with your operating system, DAW, and plugin formats before purchasing. Digital products are not eligible for a standard trial/return period; if you need to modify your order before activation, please contact customer service first.
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