Reason Pianos Refill 1.0

Reason Pianos ReFill
The Reason Pianos ReFill gives you three-amazing-sounding, highly realistic, Hypersampled acoustic pianos with the kind of presence and playability you normally wouldn’t associate with sampled pianos. Where other piano libraries leave you with a fixed piano sound that may or may not suit your project, Reason Pianos does just the opposite: these pianos were recorded using multiple microphones, leaving the mixing and shaping of your piano sound up to you.

You create piano sounds that suit your mix, not the other way around. A large selection of Combinator presets ranging from basic microphone setups to wide multi-mic patches guarantees you absolute sonic control. There’s no way to record a piano. And there’s no one way to mix one.

The Pianos
Reason Pianos are based on* a Steinway® D grand piano, a Yamaha® C7 grand piano and a Steinway® K upright piano, each selected for its distinctive pop music feel. The Steinway® grand is considered to be the world's finest grand piano, the Yamaha® C7 is a classic rock and jazz piano with a distinctive sound, and the Steinway® upright is a well balanced upright known for its deep tone. The hand-selected instruments were tuned and adjusted to perfection.

The Pianos in the Mix

The Piano with its wide tonal range and broad frequency spectrum is a notoriously tricky instrument to handle in a mix. Not any more. Each of the four stereo pairs and two separate mono microphones used to record the pianos show up as individual channels in Reason’s mixer, enabling the user to tailor the piano sound to suit the other elements in a song. For example, the mono ribbon mic signal alone might be perfect for a busy track, or the floor microphones can be brought up a notch to boost the bass. Additionally there are EQ, compression and other effects for the individual mics as well as front-panel controls for hammer noise, presence and release.

HYPERSAMPLING
Multi-dimensional Instrument Reproduction

Multiple Velocity Levels For capturing an instrument’s full dynamic range

Multiple Microphones For capturing and controlling distance, ambience and characteristics

Multiple Variation Sampling For capturing the human input and the different quirks and noises that bring life to an instrument

About Hypersampling and Reason Pianos ReFill
The three pianos reproduced in the Reason Pianos ReFill were recorded in large, hardwood floored recording rooms, the perfect environment for pop piano recordings. To capture every aspect of the pianos’ sounds—from resonance in the room to their unique timbres—each was recorded at multiple velocity levels from multiple angles using six different sets of microphones. A quality blend of vintage and modern day technology was used throughout the recording process, for a warm yet crystal clear sound.

Philosophy Behind the Library
The Reason Pianos ReFill does not seek to deliver a set of clinically perfect, scientifically reproduced concert pianos. Rather, these are pianos to play, highly responsive instruments that simply sound good—without filling up hard drives, chewing up RAM, or depleting CPU resources. The pianos are set up ready to go for production with 42 preset patches. In addition, 29 “style” patches are included for tweaky, layered, processed pianos that mimic many classic sounds.