Ningbo Felt 2021 Lite

Ningbo Felt 2021 - Lite Version

Ningbo Felt 2021 Lite offers a quiet, expressive voice shaped by felted strings and an intimate recording environment. The tone is soft and restrained, ideal for slow playing and subtle dynamics – perfect for film scoring, ambient textures, or personal moments.

This Lite version was sampled from the same piano as the Pro version, but reduced to a single microphone position and optimized for minimal storage. The characteristic warm sound is preserved while keeping the footprint on your hard drive very small.

Lite Version Features:

• 1 Stereo Mic position (Behind Close)
• True Release Samples
• Key Stretching: every 3rd key sampled
• Resonance Samples
• Hard Drive Space: 45 MB

The Piano

This piano speaks in hushed tones. With the felt engaged, each note emerges gently, softened at the edges and wrapped in warmth. The attack is subtle, the resonance quiet – perfect for intimate arrangements or calm compositions.

It invites slower tempos, sparse voicings, and moments where presence matters more than projection. The Lite version preserves the essence of the Pro edition, but is more compact and memory-efficient.

Technical Details

• Hailun H‑1P Upright, built in 2021
• Felt engaged across all registers during sampling
• Small recording environment with naturally controlled acoustics
• Sound profile: soft, muted, reduced brightness, minimal overtones

Microphone Position

• Behind Close: A pair of cardioid microphones near the soundboard behind the piano. Captures the woody, characteristic upright piano tone, close and wide.

Hosting Plugin:

All Boz Digital Labs pianos, including the Lite version, are hosted in the Master Keys plugin. It provides EQ, reverb, and channel mixing controls to shape your piano sound exactly the way you want.

Mac:

• macOS 10.5 or higher

Windows:

• Windows 8 or higher