Originals Firewood Piano
by Spitfire Audio · Keys · Upright piano instrument
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Low-cost Originals instrument of a characterful upright piano.
Best for: Keys & Synths. Genres: Ambient & Cinematic, Lo-Fi.
Keywords: upright piano, experimental, sample-based, strings, vintage.
What it does
A detailed upright piano with a cracked bridge that gives it unusual resonances, performed by Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers and recorded at Colorado Sound Studios.
- Presets: 5 (Firewood, Firewood+Pad, Felt, Felt+Pad and Warps).
- Mics: Close, Mid (a stereo pair blended with a vintage mono mic) and Pad (resonating strings with natural reverb).
- Controls: expression, dynamics, reverb, ADSR and mic mixing.
- Player: the free Splice INSTRUMENT plugin.
Source: Spitfire Audio product page
When to use it
A piano with character: the cracked bridge gives it unusual resonances that suit folk, indie, singer-songwriter and film pieces where a polished grand feels too clean. For a clean grand, look at Originals Intimate Grand Piano.
Where to buy
- Spitfire Audio: $29
- PluginFox: $29
Tutorials and reviews
- Spitfire Audio Originals Firewood Piano: First Look
- Originals Firewood Piano — OUT NOW
- ORIGINALS FIREWOOD PIANO - Good Because It's Broken Bad
- Alex Beckhelling - Spitfire Audio's Firewood Piano (In depth!)
- Spitfire firewood piano VST review
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