RAVENSCROFT® 220 VI

THE RAVENSCROFT MODEL 220 GRAND PERFORMANCE PIANO

The Ravenscroft 220 Virtual Instrument is the result of a joint venture between Prime Studio® GmbH, Austria and Ravenscroft® Pianos, USA. With two outstanding companies taking two years in the making and recording over 185,000 samples, we present one of the most deeply sampled and realistic sounding acoustic performance pianos in the world.

This immense project began with the concept, design, and creation of the Custom Handcrafted Ravenscroft Model 220 Swarovski Edition Acoustic Piano in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. This 220 offers 7′ 3″ of exhilarating performance at your fingertips with an enormous full-bodied bass, clear lush tenor, and an exquisite singing treble. Characterized by the thoughtfully sculpted sound, the unique voice of the 220 is a complex blend of fundamental power coupled with precision clarity. An exquisite, handcrafted case completes the peerless work of art.

The piano was then crated up in a custom flight case and flown across the pond to Prime Studio GmbH located in the beautiful Alps of Mils, Austria.

PRECISION IN EVERY DETAIL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

The library was sampled running our AD converters at 192 kHz capturing signals at 32 bit precision. Where applicable at least 12 velocity layers have been recorded, resulting in approx. 60,000 samples being finally used for the full version of the virtual instrument. The final library has been converted to 44.1 kHz at 24 bit precision, resulting in 140 GB size.

The virtual instrument offers real sustain pedal sampling, action and pedal sounds reacting to continuous MIDI controllers for Una Corda, Sostenuto and Sustain pedal use. Six different positions offering 11 microphone signals to mix your favorite sound. Choosing „Parquet“ and blending in the „LFE“ microphone position in conjunction with the use of stereo headphones offers you a binaural listening experience too. For experimental players the Ravenscroft 220 VI offers staccato samples as well.