DPiano-A Digital Piano

DPiano-A is an acoustic piano plugin in VST 2.4 format for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit hosts.

The following sections describe the controls available.

Tuning

Tuning is controlled by the following parameters:

Fine - adjust the master tuning in cents.

Random - randomise the tuning of keys across the keyboard in cents.

Stretch - set the amount of stretch tuning in cents.

Sound

The following controls shape the sound of the piano:

Hardness - set the hardness of the sound from muffled to clear.

Treble - set the brightness of the sound.

Decay - set the rate at which the sound fades while being held.

Release - set the rate at which the sound fades after being released.

Velocity Control

Manage the velocity response using the following controls:

Curve - set how the volume changes in response to changes in velocity.

Hardness - set how the hardness increases in response to increases in velocity.

Treble - set how the treble increases in response to increases in velocity.

Master

Master controls are as follows:

Poly - set the maximum number of voices available, from 8 to 32.

Stereo - set the amount of key-panning applied (see below).

Volume - set the master volume.

As notes are played across the keyboard from low to high, key-panning allows them to be played at different positions in the stereo field, from left to right. This attempts to mimic the physical width of a real piano and can be adjusted for width using the stereo control. Alternatively it can be turned off by setting the value to 0 for a mono sound.

Credits

DPiano-A is based on code developed by mda and released under the MIT license, copyright © 1999-2008 by Paul Kellett. See the licensing files included in the Instrument Bundle for more details.