Hammersmith Pro

Hammersmith Pro – The Ultimate Model D Grand Piano

Hammersmith Pro places you directly in front of a Steinway Model D, recorded in one of the world’s top recording studios. Advanced microphone sampling techniques let you choose your perspective around the piano, from deep inside the lid to right in front of the keyboard.

With 21 velocity layers per note, true sustain resonance sampling and detailed mechanical controls, Hammersmith Pro captures the full character of a concert grand. Blend multiple microphone setups, shape the touch response and fine tune tuning, pedal and damper details to create the exact piano sound you need.

Features

• 21 velocity layers per note with intelligent anti repeat

• True sustain pedal sampling with pedal up and pedal down recordings

• Over 30000 samples recorded in 24 bit 48 kHz stereo

• Six stereo microphone channels

• Close microphones Neumann M49 pair and AKG D19 mono

• Mid microphones Schoeps MK4 pair and Neumann KM133D pair

• Room microphones Neumann M50 Decca Tree and Neumann KU100 binaural stereo head

• Binaural perspective recording option

• Three mic channels with solo and phase controls

• Adjustable velocity curve expression control

• Mechanical detail control including room noise soft pedal key off damper noise pedal noise and real pedal

• Scale preset library with user save and load

• Micro tune function for individual key tuning and custom scales

• Full effects panel with custom convolution library

• Kontakt Player support with NKS integration

• 52 GB library with NCW compression delivered via Native Access

This product requires the free Native Instruments Kontakt Player, the latest version can be downloaded through Native Access, Native Instrument’s download manager!

The minimum required Kontakt version for this product is stated in the product description or can be found on the manufacturers website.

System Requirements:

Mac:

• macOS 10.14 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 (native)
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Windows:

• Windows 10 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or similar CPU
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Supported Interfaces:

• Mac (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX
• Windows (64-bit): Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AAX

Legacy Versions:

If you require legacy installers of Kontakt Player please refer to this Knowledge Base Article.