Camellia Concert Grand
An elegant Yamaha C7, recorded in an intimate performance hall.
US$49
Hear Camellia Concert Grand In Action
- Rhapsody in Blue Andrew Aversa
- Piano Musings Tremendouz
- Piano Sonata No. 30 Op 109 Mvmt. 2 Beethoven (Arranged by Michael Hoffmann)
- Yellow Bloom Vae Song
- Your Note Nikki Kaelar (Arranged by DanFourts)
- To Zanarkand Nobuo Uematsu (Arranged by Jason Pai)
- Hollow Knight Kris Kirk
- Ninelie (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) Hiroyuki Sawano (Arranged by Jason Pai and Animenz)
- The White Pearl Andreas Wimmer
- Yellow Bloom (Library Only) Vae Song
- Your Note (Library Only) Nikki Kaelar (Arranged by DanFourts)
- White Pearl (Library Only) Andreas Wimmer
Reviews
Simon Franglen
Titanic, Skyfall, Spectre, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water
Impact Soundworks make detailed, emotive instruments. I’ve happily bought over two dozen of their libraries which should say everything. They get used every day.
Mark Portmann
Ariana Grande, Luis Fonsi, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones
"[ISW]'s instruments consistently deliver the sound, feel, and reliability I need to do my best work. Thank you for raising the bar and making tools that inspire."
Neal Acree
World of WarCraft, Diablo III, StarCraft II, Overwatch
"Impact Soundworks has some of the most creative and innovative libraries out there. From world instruments to the insanely deep sampled Shreddage guitar series the Impact catalog is full of must-haves and unexpected and inspiring surprises. Highly recommended!
Stewart Winter
Co-founder, VideoHelper
"I'm a keyboard player -- I can't even make a REAL guitar sound convincing. But Telos and Rosette are my go-to guitars because they sound incredible, sit well in a mix and are so easy to configure to my personal playing habits. I'm constantly discovering new ways to play them and they've saved my ass more times than I can count. And the pedal Steel is still my favorite library of its kind for Country, Folk and organic layering behind synths."
Brian Pickett
PAW Patrol, Lucas the Spider, Daniel Tiger
"I never would have thought that sampled guitars could sound as good as ISW's do. The fact that I can use them to lay down a realistic solo is unprecedented. They’ve pushed the boundaries of realism."
Richard Jacques
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Overwatch 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
"I'm a huge fan of the Ventus Winds series. They feature rare instruments deep-sampled to an incredibly high level of detail. It's so liberating to have such a wide range of articulations & phrases that perfectly capture the nuances and performance style of these instruments... from beautiful to haunting, celebratory to sorrowful. Each is expertly recorded and the sound quality is superb, sitting in the mix with ease. If you want to add authentic world winds to your palette, then look no further."
Kevin Manthei
Angry Birds Mystery Island, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Villainous, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online
"ISW creates some of the most inspiring & realistic guitar sample libraries. I had to write a bunch of really gritty, angry heavy metal & sports action rock cues. I used Shreddage 3 Serpent for leads and was blown away by its onboard processing, programming, and amazing live-sounding leads. I also created a signature sound based on the lead guitar in David Lynch's Twin Peaks series, originally played on baritone guitar. [Serpent] built a convincing replica of that sound just using on-board FX. It was so fun and easy to do!"
Audio Demos
- Rhapsody in Blue Andrew Aversa
- Piano Musings Tremendouz
- Piano Sonata No. 30 Op 109 Mvmt. 2 Beethoven (Arranged by Michael Hoffmann)
- Yellow Bloom Vae Song
- Your Note Nikki Kaelar (Arranged by DanFourts)
- To Zanarkand Nobuo Uematsu (Arranged by Jason Pai)
- Hollow Knight Kris Kirk
- Ninelie (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) Hiroyuki Sawano (Arranged by Jason Pai and Animenz)
- The White Pearl Andreas Wimmer
- Yellow Bloom (Library Only) Vae Song
- Your Note (Library Only) Nikki Kaelar (Arranged by DanFourts)
- White Pearl (Library Only) Andreas Wimmer
Overview
A beloved Yamaha C7 grand piano recorded in situ at a world-class concert hall. Meticulously captured from close to distant perspectives, recorded with impeccable consistency, and each sample carefully edited to preserve the finest details of every note. With SpectralFusion-powered Velocity Morphing, Camellia Concert Grand offers seamless dynamic range and superb musicality. Get ready to meet your new go-to piano for classical pieces, cinematic works, pop, jazz, blues, and more.
Product Info
Yamaha C7 recorded in a world-class concert hall
The legendary 7’6″ grand piano, heard on countless stages, theaters, and recordings. Bright and powerful with a robust, sparkling bass.
Seamless, continuous dynamics
12 dynamic (velocity) layers per chromatically-sampled note, with our custom SpectralFusion DSP providing an additional 11 intermediate recorded layers for optimal smoothness.
Deep per-note sampling
12 dynamic (velocity) layers per chromatically-sampled note, with Spectral Fusion dynamic morphing providing an additional 11 intermediate recorded layers.
Perfectly mix-ready out of the box
We captured the piano with a wide range of mics and perspectives, then carefully mixed these into the most distinct and useful channels: Close and Room.
Lifelike performance details
Each note is hand-edited to preserve the most pristine and natural hammer-on-string attack, with equally detailed release samples that breathe life into MIDI notes.
Exhaustively sampled
8,100+ samples provided in 16 and 24-bit fidelity, recorded chromatically (all 88 keys) with damper pedal-up and down. Sustain lengths from 2 seconds (highest notes) to 30 seconds (lowest notes).
21 inspiring snapshots
From naturalistic “out-of-the-box” pop and classical setups to cinematic, emotional, lo-fi, and ambient tones.
Features
Elegant and powerful UI
Individual mic editing
Customizable key response
Special editing for each individual key
Alternate tuning support
Requirements
19GB of disk space
7200RPM hard drive or solid state drive recommended.
8GB of RAM minimum
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments. 8GB is the required minimum for Kontakt Player 7. Camellia uses around 1 to 1.5GB.
Kontakt Player 7.10.7+
This library will run in the FREE Kontakt Player.
Kontakt Requirements - Mac OS
Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11 or 12 (latest update).
Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 11 or 12 (latest update)
Kontakt Requirements - Windows
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit). Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher. Windows 10 strongly recommended.
Tutorials
Camellia Concert Grand vs Magnolia Studio Grand: Sound Comparison
Walkthrough & Demonstration
Featured Artists & Composers
Stewart Winter
(Co-founder, VideoHelper)
“I’m a keyboard player — I can’t even make a REAL guitar sound convincing. But Telos and Rosette are my go-to guitars because they sound incredible, sit well in a mix and are so easy to configure to my personal playing habits. I’m constantly discovering new ways to play them and they’ve saved my ass more times than I can count. And the pedal Steel is still my favorite library of its kind for Country, Folk and organic layering behind synths.”
Jeff Broadbent
Assassin’s Creed Identity, Call of Duty Mobile, Resident Evil, Diablo Immortal, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
“ISW creates amazing, creative, and intuitive virtual instruments! I’ve enjoyed using them for over a decade, and they have found their way into many of my music scores. Their wonderfully realistic world instruments showed up in a recent Nexon video game, Shreddage 3 Stratus on the score for Grid, and Super Audio Boy is a favorite for retro sounds, effects, and fun nostalgia. Highly recommended!”
Mark Portmann
(Ariana Grande, Luis Fonsi, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones)
“[ISW]’s instruments consistently deliver the sound, feel, and reliability I need to do my best work. Thank you for raising the bar and making tools that inspire.”
We’ve been wanting to bring something really special to the world of virtual pianos. As part of our research and development, we decided to test our new recording technique on the same Yamaha C7 featured in our original Pearl Concert Grand, in the same concert hall. Once we heard the results, we knew we couldn’t leave this as just an experiment; we needed to share it with the world.
Camellia Concert Grand (like Magnolia Studio Grand) is a eminently playable, immediately inspiring virtual piano that especially shines due to its great dynamic range and control. We brought our years of experience and new technology to bear, and we think you’ll be able to hear the difference.
To deliver an accurate and consistent performance, we used a human-supervised machine to press the piano keys, applying the exact same amount of pressure for each recording of a given velocity, which means you’ll have unprecedented control and stability when you sit down to play. Our exclusive SpectralFusion technology to seamlessly transition from one velocity to the next means that you’ve got an unparalleled amount of sensitivity to pressure. With such a responsive, flexible instrument at your command, you’re free to express yourself without limitations.
The Yamaha C7 is a 7’6” concert grand with long, deeply resonant strings and a reputation for outstanding quality. A staple of performance halls the world over, this grand is known for its enormous sound and its expressive dynamic range. The bass in particular is treasured for its warmth and robustness, though the treble also soars.
This legendary piano’s rich tones are why we made it our flagship piano, and it’s why we immediately ran to the exact same instrument when we wanted to try a new recording technique. Its ability to produce booming, grandiose sounds and incredible tenderness means that it’s ready for anything you throw at it — classical, pop, scoring, jazz, and more.