Immerse yourself in the rich, authentic sound captured at Altamira Sound in Alhambra, CA, skillfully recorded by renowned engineer James Riotto.
An expressive, personal and emotive upright piano sample library, created for modern media composition.

Compatible with the full retail (not free Kontakt Player) version of Kontakt 6.4.2 & above

SCORING PIANO
Unleash the timeless elegance of a vintage Fischer Upright piano from 1900, meticulously rebuilt and custom-made by the talented Steve Benjamins.
Immerse yourself in the rich, authentic sound captured at Altamira Sound in Alhambra, CA, skillfully recorded by renowned engineer James Riotto.
We meticulously captured the essence of this vintage upright piano over an intensive two-day recording and sampling session. Employing state-of-the-art studio preamps and premium microphones, we preserved both the exquisite sound and rich history embedded within each note.

ABOUT JAMES
Owner of Altamira’s Vintage Fischer Upright Piano from 1900
With a passion for crafting diverse records, this James has collaborated with an impressive array of artists, including Jamie xx, Dirty Projectors, Alex Cameron, and more.
In January 2022, he co-founded Altamira Sound, a two-room recording facility located in a 3800sf warehouse in Alhambra, alongside partners Rob Shelton, Carly Bond, and Andrew Maguire. Grounded in a jazz background, they honed their performance and composition skills under the guidance of Mark Dresser and Marty Ehrlich.
Boasting a decade-long stint as a staff engineer at Tiny Telephone Studios in the Bay Area, they've produced numerous records. Beyond their technical prowess, they are a versatile musician, proficient in various instruments, and skilled in crafting string and woodwind arrangements.

EFFECTS, MICROPHONES AND REQUIREMENTS
EFFECTS
• EQ
• Compressor
• Reverb (5)
• Delay (x5)
• Filter

MICROPHONES & DETAILS
Microphones used:
• Josephson c617 (Close)
• Coles 4038 (Sub)
• Schoeps cmc6 mk4 (Room)

Velocities
• 4 velocity layers

REQUIREMENTS
~ Full retail version of Kontakt 6.4.2 & above
Not compatible with the Free Kontakt Player

~ Mac: Mac OS X 10.13 or later / Intel i5 or newerWindows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, / Quad-core Intel i5 or newer

~ Recommended Cores & RAM: Quad-core & above, min. 8GB RAM (16GB & above recommended)

We strongly recommend storing Scoring Piano on a Solid State Drive (SSD) for better performance - regular spinning Hard Disk Drives (HDD) may not be as efficient

~ 7.8GB (over 2630 samples)
15GB disk space required during install
24 bit / 48kHz

Happy Piano Day!!

home page: https://www.inletaudio.com/products/p/scoring-piano-altamira-sound

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