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The Real Piano w/ Kontakt Player Software (Windows or MacOS Digital Download)

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Straight Ahead Samples is offering their The Real Piano w/ Kontakt Player Software (Windows or MacOS Digital Download) for Free when you click on the 'Add to Cart' button and complete the checkout process.

Thanks to community member Mustangdvr2b for finding this deal

Note, must checkout w/ product for installation through Pulse Downloader

About the Product
  • Realistic grand piano with all the vibe and character of classic vintage recordings
    • 1903 Chickering grand piano
    • 6 microphone positions w/ user-controlled interface
    • 1.96 GB uncompressed size
    • Made for the free Kontakt Player (no sampler required)
System Requirements
  • Kontakt 6.5.2 (Free Player Version or Full Version)
  • Windows OS: 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 2 GB RAM
  • macOS: 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 or 10.15 (latest update), i5, 4 GB RAM
  • ​​At least 8 GB RAM recommended

Editor's Notes & Price Research

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  • This product originally retails for $29.99 and is available for free now
  • This product includes the free Kontakt Player and does not require any additional software to run
  • For installation/quick start guide, please click this link here
  • Offer valid while promotional offer/software last
Additional Notes
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Edited October 24, 2022 at 11:12 AM by
Straight Ahead Samples has The Real Piano (Windows or MacOS Digital Download) for Free when you click on the 'Add to Cart' and complete the checkout process.

KEY FEATURES:
1903 Chickering grand piano
6 microphone positions w/ user-controlled interface
1.96 GB size
Made for the free Kontakt Player (no sampler required)

Kontakt 6.5.2 (Free Player Version or Full Version)
macOS - 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 or 10.15 (latest update), i5, 4 GB RAM
Windows - 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 2 GB RAM
1.96 GB installed (uncompressed)
At least 8 GB RAM recommended

https://www.straightaheadsamples....real-piano
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If you're anything like me, the 1st thing you need to do is head over to youtube and see if it's something that is actually of use to you, regardless of being free. You can see what it has to offer and how it all works.
No direct download link in email to install.
Have to first install Pulse Downloader.
Let me take a stab, as well.

Coming from a pianist who owns this library and has actually had the liberty of playing a gorgeous and wonderfully rebuilt Chickering grand recently, I find your comments quite inane and pessimistic.

Also coming from a person who personally recorded said Chickering (with good gear and in a nice acoustic space), when comparing my recordings to what this piano library can do, it's clear that it can create realistic and convincing studio recordings (and more if you use convolution reverb) of an actual Chickering grand. This is the case with many sample-based piano virtual instruments. So yes, you may not be pressing down on real ivories with this library as you would with the real thing, but you are indeed playing the sound of a real Chickering grand.

The audience for piano VST's are not just musicians in the industry as most customers are, in fact, not in the industry. Lastly, unless you own a $20 Casio keyboard it will most likely have a USB port, i.e. the "compatibility" bar is very low...

TLDR: If you're going to speak, know what you're saying first.

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10-23-2022 at 05:03 PM.
10-23-2022 at 05:03 PM.
Nice! Always down for a free premium plug-in!
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10-24-2022 at 08:29 AM.
10-24-2022 at 08:29 AM.
Thanks! Good post!
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DrewMerk
10-24-2022 at 10:10 AM.
10-24-2022 at 10:10 AM.
Edit: per @MatrixClaw, Kontakt is the VST, so you can download that too for use in any DAW. Thanks!
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MatrixClaw
10-24-2022 at 10:32 AM.
10-24-2022 at 10:32 AM.
Quote from DrewMerk :
For those wondering, I don't think this is a VST that you could use in any DAW, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Kontakt is the VST.
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10-24-2022 at 11:12 AM.
10-24-2022 at 11:12 AM.
This one is unique because it's very rare you can find "free' plugins like this which also work on the free kontakt player.
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10-24-2022 at 11:13 AM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank jjmai

10-24-2022 at 11:13 AM.
No direct download link in email to install.
Have to first install Pulse Downloader.
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10-24-2022 at 02:04 PM.
If you're anything like me, the 1st thing you need to do is head over to youtube and see if it's something that is actually of use to you, regardless of being free. You can see what it has to offer and how it all works.
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10-24-2022 at 03:58 PM.
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Thank you!
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10-25-2022 at 12:07 AM.
10-25-2022 at 12:07 AM.
Quote from jjmai :
No direct download link in email to install.
Have to first install Pulse Downloader.
Eh, that's bad.
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Quote from Samwise Gamgee :
Let me take a stab ...
  • you have an actual compatible electric piano
  • which interfaces with this software
  • so you can play a "1903 Chickering grand piano"
  • or, any other "grand" piano you can't afford, or only exist in the museum
  • the audience for this is probably for someone in the industry

Indeed, this is made for music producers who may want to capture the sounds of a "1903 Chikering grand piano" or other various sounds included in this software. Most producers don't have access to the actual instrument and/or the resources necessary to record such instruments -- perhaps due to budget, time, or lack of proper equipment such as high-end microphones and access to an acoustically treated recording space that would allow for a decent recording. For the majority of music producers (hobbyists), this is the next best thing - a simulation of that recording environment.
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10-25-2022 at 07:47 AM.
10-25-2022 at 07:47 AM.
Quote from toysodse :
Eh, that's bad.

I thought this also but but realized that once you have the code, it's redeemable via Native Instruments portal. Good Post thanks!
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10-25-2022 at 08:50 AM.

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Quote from Samwise Gamgee :
Let me take a stab ...
  • you have an actual compatible electric piano
  • which interfaces with this software
  • so you can play a "1903 Chickering grand piano"
  • or, any other "grand" piano you can't afford, or only exist in the museum
  • the audience for this is probably for someone in the industry
Let me take a stab, as well.

Coming from a pianist who owns this library and has actually had the liberty of playing a gorgeous and wonderfully rebuilt Chickering grand recently, I find your comments quite inane and pessimistic.

Also coming from a person who personally recorded said Chickering (with good gear and in a nice acoustic space), when comparing my recordings to what this piano library can do, it's clear that it can create realistic and convincing studio recordings (and more if you use convolution reverb) of an actual Chickering grand. This is the case with many sample-based piano virtual instruments. So yes, you may not be pressing down on real ivories with this library as you would with the real thing, but you are indeed playing the sound of a real Chickering grand.

The audience for piano VST's are not just musicians in the industry as most customers are, in fact, not in the industry. Lastly, unless you own a $20 Casio keyboard it will most likely have a USB port, i.e. the "compatibility" bar is very low...

TLDR: If you're going to speak, know what you're saying first.
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