Audio Plugin Deals is giving away IK Multimedia’s Brandenburg Piano virtual instrument for free until October 3, 2024, down from a list price of $50.
The freebie is an Audio Plugin Deals exclusive and unavailable on the official IK Multimedia site.
Brandenburg Piano is a 64-bit-only release for macOS and Windows, available in VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, and standalone formats.
Brandenburg Piano provides the rich and warm sound of an iconic German piano, an immaculate 1958 Bechstein 6’8” that IK Multimedia found in San Francisco, California.
The release includes 10 piano instruments: Brandenburg Piano, Bright, Dark, Concert, Chorus, Flange, Phase 1, Phase 2, Octaves 1, and Octaves 2.
The collection includes over 1 GB of content, more than 500 stereo samples, and a soundboard Impulse Response for the Acoustic Resonance effect.
The virtual instrument draws its name from the cultural landmarks of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto.
IK Multimedia states that the piano is made of luxurious wood, and the plugin captures the original piano’s physical heft and distinctly resonant tone.
But you don’t need to take their word for it, as IK Multimedia has provided both a YouTube demo and four embedded audio demos on the instrument’s product page.
The demos showcase the sound of Brandenburg Piano across two classical pieces as well as jazz and pop pieces.
Perhaps inspired by the German work ethic, IK Multimedia spent weeks meticulously capturing the sound of the piano with a matched pair of Neumann TLM-170R condenser mics, which they ran into top-notch preamps.
The engineers captured each note with at least six different velocities to foster a realistic playing response and retain the instrument’s nuances.
IK Multimedia describes the sound of the Brandenburg Piano as monumental and gloriously rich and states that it’s perfect for creating lush soundscapes in classical, jazz, pop, and even hip-hop.
So, if you want the grand sound of a great German piano with the convenience of running it inside your DAW, then this freebie is for you.
When I completed the checkout for the virtual instrument on Audio Plugin Deals, the process involved creating an account for the site, complete with an email address and all the details you’d usually need to provide for ordering a physical product.
Check out the deal: Brandenburg Piano (FREE until October 3rd – email required)
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