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Sound Magic makes Steinway virtual piano plug-in collection available on flash drive

Virtual piano software developer Sound Magic announces availability of Mega Steinway Special Edition, shipping a collection of next-generation modelled virtual piano plug-ins based on eight legendary Steinway pianos on a custom flash drive.

Sound Magic’s Neo Piano Hybrid Modelling Engine combines the authenticity of sampling with the playability of a modelled piano. At its core is an intelligent analysis system that evaluates a MIDI track or performance to determine the optimum balance between RAM (Random Access Memory) and DFD (Direct From Disk) usage. If an older computer with low RAM is used, DFD works well. If a high-performance 64-bit system with plenty of RAM to play with is used, the virtual instrument can be played totally from RAM.

Either way, the new Neo Piano Hybrid Modelling Engine has been redesigned with far less CPU (Central Processing Unit) consumption than before (around a tenth of the previous version) and also offers the best DFD performance possible (15 mb/s requirement for hard disk speed, which is around a tenth of the capability of an average modern hard drive and less for a Solid State Drive, minimising the possibility of glitches and pops due to drive-reading issues).

The Neo Piano Hybrid Modelling Engine also recreates ethereal harmonic changes, generating subtle resonances based on the notes being played at any given moment. In the case of Mega Steinway Special Edition, Sound Magic captured the harmonics for all eight pianos - 15 harmonics per piano - and built mathematical models for each piano based on this information, using the Neo Piano Hybrid Modelling Engine to shape the timbre and dynamics to best fit the model. Moreover, the new user-defined damping system emulates real damper behaviour, so users can decide whether they want to play a ‘tight’ brand-new piano, a typical bedded-in piano, or a ‘loose’ well-worn piano.

Another feature is the resonance engine: Sound Magic first captures multi-angle IRs (Impulse Responses) from the soundboard, then applies technology to convert those IRs into resonance engine algorithms. This results in a concert hall sound reproduction. There are almost 40 user-adjustable controls.

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