Art Vista has released Virtual Grand Piano Version 2.0 and announced the Malmsjö GVI, a new enhanced version of its sampled Malmsjö Grand Piano.
Virtual Grand Piano Version 2.0 features a new multi-function interface with new features:
- Mac-Intel compatibility.
- Sample pool has been re-edited.
- Now includes a large number of calibrated keyboard-specific presets, and allows you to choose your controller keyboard from a list.
- Numerous recording/playing styles presets available directly from the main interface.
- Release samples on/off controllable from interface.
- Three-band parametric EQ, exciter, surround sound panning.
- “Musical” sustain pedal noises that interprets and adjusts to playing style.
- Compression in three levels as well as tape saturation.
- Reverb on/off with control of parameters from interface.
- Accurate authentic handling of release sample playback when triggered by sustain pedal release.
- Programmable user presets.
- Improved unisons and minor tuning corrections.
Virtual Grand Piano 2.0 offers full backwards compatibility with version 1.0, and all presets from the previous version are available in version 2.0, including a large number of “Recording Styles” presets emulating piano sounds from famous piano recordings of all genres from 1950 until today.
