An arsenal full of sound-enhancing tools.
Pianoverse from IK Multimedia combines the world’s finest concert-grade pianos with exhilirating, cinematic effects to create a versatile instrument that can enhance any moment where piano is needed. This ranges from classical concerts, to blockbuster movie soundtracks, to even live performances. Navigate a breathtaking sonic range, from acoustic to the wildest atmospheric and interactive creative textures, all in a single plug-in.
The world’s finest pianos in one instrument
After months of collecting treasured pianos from brand's like Yamaha, Steinway, Bösendorfer, Fazioli and more, each was brought to one of Italy’s finest studios. There, they were hand-tuned and prepared, and sampled using multiple microphone setups with IK’s unique custom-built robotic system. This system allows a degree of velocity measurement, sampling precision and repeatability that simply cannot be matched with traditional ways.
IK's sound design team then used subtle techniques, perfected over decades of programming, to bring these precious samples to life. Pianoverse’s groundbreaking new engine uses completely redesigned round robin, voice management and other techniques to deliver a seamlessly authentic experience.
Pianoverse also features a unique combination of performance controls for stage and studio work. To customize the sound, Pianoverse offers an adjustable lid position, harp resonance, pedal noise or even the noise of the piano mallets. For live use, all three pedals offer continuous control, including half-and-catch pedaling and una corda to deliver an unmatched experience in any genre.
Must-have studio processing
Pianoverse provides two sets of microphones per piano so the user can choose between a modern and bold sound, or a more classical sound. For traditional sound-shaping and mixing, the Pianoverse engine offers a comprehensive suite of sought-after effects tools. There’s selectable EQ and compression, each with multiple modes, for both instrument and room stereo microphone pairs. The dedicated master channel offers EQ and a VCA-style limiter for final mastering polish, while a Stereo Width control quickly sets the width of the image and even reverses it from player perspective to audience perspective.
Revolutionary generative Spaces to explore
Using generative reverberation engine, IK's Pianoverse transports any concert-grade pianos to thirty sonic destinations. These all range in tone with their own unique ambient sound, from traditional concert halls and studio spaces to less traditional like a warehouse or a vault.
It also includes otherworldly cinematic environments like iceberg, desert or even Mars so you can journey further in your sound. You'll discover rich, interactive spaces that are perfect for all types of movie soundtracks. Each environment and space includes flexible controls to further shape your sound. These immersive, creative options deliver an ambient sound-sculpting piano instrument.
Unique powerful creative effects
In addition to custom-created Spaces, Pianoverse also offers twelve new creative effects to customize your own sounds. These effects range from cinematic spatial effects to studio effects and can be inserted on three simultaneous slots. The first slot is a parallel send effect, while slots two and three are insert effects. There are also four modulation sources, two envelopes and two LFOs, that may be assigned to various parameters in these three effects slots to further animate and move the sound and create extreme effects when desired.
The world’s finest pianos in one instrument
After months of collecting treasured pianos from brand's like Yamaha, Steinway, Bösendorfer, Fazioli and more, each was brought to one of Italy’s finest studios. There, they were hand-tuned and prepared, and sampled using multiple microphone setups with IK’s unique custom-built robotic system. This system allows a degree of velocity measurement, sampling precision and repeatability that simply cannot be matched with traditional ways.
IK's sound design team then used subtle techniques, perfected over decades of programming, to bring these precious samples to life. Pianoverse’s groundbreaking new engine uses completely redesigned round robin, voice management and other techniques to deliver a seamlessly authentic experience.
Pianoverse also features a unique combination of performance controls for stage and studio work. To customize the sound, Pianoverse offers an adjustable lid position, harp resonance, pedal noise or even the noise of the piano mallets. For live use, all three pedals offer continuous control, including half-and-catch pedaling and una corda to deliver an unmatched experience in any genre.
Must-have studio processing
Pianoverse provides two sets of microphones per piano so the user can choose between a modern and bold sound, or a more classical sound. For traditional sound-shaping and mixing, the Pianoverse engine offers a comprehensive suite of sought-after effects tools. There’s selectable EQ and compression, each with multiple modes, for both instrument and room stereo microphone pairs. The dedicated master channel offers EQ and a VCA-style limiter for final mastering polish, while a Stereo Width control quickly sets the width of the image and even reverses it from player perspective to audience perspective.
Revolutionary generative Spaces to explore
Using generative reverberation engine, IK's Pianoverse transports any concert-grade pianos to thirty sonic destinations. These all range in tone with their own unique ambient sound, from traditional concert halls and studio spaces to less traditional like a warehouse or a vault.
It also includes otherworldly cinematic environments like iceberg, desert or even Mars so you can journey further in your sound. You'll discover rich, interactive spaces that are perfect for all types of movie soundtracks. Each environment and space includes flexible controls to further shape your sound. These immersive, creative options deliver an ambient sound-sculpting piano instrument.
Unique powerful creative effects
In addition to custom-created Spaces, Pianoverse also offers twelve new creative effects to customize your own sounds. These effects range from cinematic spatial effects to studio effects and can be inserted on three simultaneous slots. The first slot is a parallel send effect, while slots two and three are insert effects. There are also four modulation sources, two envelopes and two LFOs, that may be assigned to various parameters in these three effects slots to further animate and move the sound and create extreme effects when desired.
Features
- The finest world-class pianos, meticulously tuned and recorded
- Robot-assisted sampling for unparalleled accuracy and precision
- 30 revolutionary generative sound Spaces to explore
- 12 high-end creative cinematic effects to tailor your sound
- Studio-essential EQ, compression, limiting and stereo width