Camellia Concert Grand
An intimate vintage Steinway, recorded in a performance hall.
US$49
Audio Demos
- Nocturne - Op. 27, No. 2 Frédéric Chopin 1:18
- Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# Minor - Op. 66 Frédéric Chopin 4:50
- Frost (Naked) Blake Ewing 0:58
- Leaving (Dressed) - Contemplative Cinematic Henning Nugel 3:42
- Strange Meadow Lark (perf. Doug McKenzie) - Jazz Solo Dave Brubeck 6:09
- Deep Down (Dressed) - Uplifting Cinematic Brad Jerkins 1:43
- Winding the Gears (Dressed) - Percussive Orchestral Kurt M. Landre 1:21
- Under a White Moon (Naked) - Minimalist Wilbert Roget, II 2:56
- 50 Shades of Pearl (Dressed) - Smooth Jazz Brad Jerkins 2:26
- Mother of Pearl (Naked) - Atmospheric Solo Simon Poole 1:41
- Your Eyes (Dressed) - Cinematic Warmth Phil Chapavich 0:56
- Suffocation (Naked) - Impressionist Nabeel Ansari 1:30
- Aquamarine (Naked) - Evocative Solo Jason Cullimore 1:59
- Mission to the Sky (Dressed) - Cinematic Tension Phil Chapavich 1:58
- The Swan (Dressed) - Ambient Atmospheric Rayshaun Thompson 2:30
- These Fears (Dressed) - Rising Cinematic Rock Nicolas Felix 2:14
- Mission to the Sky (Naked) Phil Chapavich 1:53
- Your Eyes (Naked) Phil Chapavich 0:56
- Leaving (Naked) Henning Nugel 3:43
- The Swan (Naked + Pad) Rayshaun Thompson 2:30
- Winding the Gears (Naked) Kurt M. Landre 1:17
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Romantic Classic Franz Liszt 9:36
Overview
A beloved Yamaha grand piano at an affordable price. Recorded in a concert hall with four carefully placed microphones to capture a wide sound with great depth. Created with an improved recording process to allow for more precise velocity control and greater musicality than any previous Impact Soundworks piano. Get ready to meet your new go-to piano for classical pieces, cinematic works, pop, jazz, blues, and more: Camellia Concert Grand.
Product Info
Yamaha C7 recorded in a concert hall
The legendary 7’6″ grand piano, heard on countless stages and in theaters throughout the world, recorded in a pristine concert hall.
Exhaustively sampled
XX,000+ samples provided in 16 and 24-bit fidelity.
Deep per-note sampling
8 dynamic (velocity) layers per chromatically-sampled note.
Recorded with and without pedal
All samples recorded with pedal-on and pedal-off. Sostenuto and damper pedals included via scripting.
Beautiful tone captured in detail
Sustain lengths from X (highest notes) to Y (lowest notes).
Realistic performance details
Chromatic key release and pedal noises with adjustable volume.
Features
Elegant and powerful UI
Individual mic editing
Customizable key response
Special editing for each individual key
Alternate tuning support
Requirements
40GB of disk space
Download includes two versions you can pick from: a 16-bit version (12gb) or 24-bit version (27gb)
8GB of RAM minimum
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments. 8GB is the required minimum, while 16GB is recommended.
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
v2.0 Update Overview
Walkthrough & Demonstration
Featured Artists & Composers
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.”
Jimmy Hinson
Black Ops 4, Mass Effect 2, There Came An Echo, Borderlands 2
“Between Shreddage, Super Audio Cart, Juggernaut, and Mega Brass I don’t remember the last time I haven’t used an Impact Soundworks instrument in a track. The attention to detail is astonishing and it’s all so easy to use out of the box, which is a big deal.”
Christopher Gordon
Ladies in Black, Mao’s Last Dancer, Salem’s Lot, Master and Commander
“Impact Soundworks’ range of guitars and fretted instruments sound amazing and are crafted and nuanced with expert detail. Intuitively set up to get straight to composing. And I have a real soft spot for the juicy, screaming Shreddage 3 Hydra!”
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 perfectly 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 all at one mean that it’s ready for anything you throw at it — classical, pop, scoring, jazz, and more.
Reviews
Pearl Concert Grand – Computer Music
“Pearl Concert Grand sounds lovely and plays well, holding its own against competing pianos costing considerably more…There’s enough processing power to design any piano sound you’re likely to need.” (4.5/5)
CM Reviews (Computer Music)
Pearl Concert Grand – MusicTech Magazine
“The piano is really quite stunning to play […] Even if your ivory-tinkling abilities are more intermediate, the advantages of using a properly recorded grand should be fairly audible in your projects just the same. […] If you’re serious about using great-quality piano sounds in your music, be it scoring, pop, jazz or anything else, this is well worth a look. […] An excellent, crisp and playable virtual piano instrument capable of everything from subtle jazz to pounding rock.”
Hollin Jones (MusicTech Magazine)
Pearl Concert Grand – Original Sound Version
“Even taking my high standards for realistic piano samples into account, I have to say that I’m thoroughly impressed by the Pearl Concert Grand. While I’ll always favor recording a real piano whenever possible, Pearl is a superb substitute that can deliver an equally dynamic and powerful performance. Considering how accurate and realistic [it] sounds, I think it is easily the next best thing to a studio recording… I would highly recommend grabbing this software. Pick up a copy and you’ll likely never need to buy another piano sample library.”
Michael Hoffmann (Original Sound Version)
Pearl Concert Grand – Simeon Amburgey
“It’s really interesting how different libraries can fit into different roles, and I’m just loving the way that Pearl just really has such a presence, and it kind of cuts through…it can be really bright, and then it can just be really nice and big and intimate and full, which I really, really appreciate about this library.”
Simeon Amburgey (07/2020)
Pearl Concert Grand – The Audio Spotlight
“There is a lot of that sound in Pearl that I have been looking for in a piano library. Mainly the fact that it doesn’t sound boomy and doesn’t have the same annoying frequencies constantly bugging me that have been annoying me with some other libraries. This is a very difficult thing to review though as it is a very subjective matter. For me this piano library is a very welcomed addition because it makes my job easier when I don’t have to fool around with the EQ constantly anymore.” (4.4/5)
Jarkko Hietanen (The Audio Spotlight)
Pearl Concert Grand – Mark Portmann
“Pearl Concert Grand has been a go-to for me. As a session musician in Los Angeles, I’ve spent years recording on real Yamaha C7s—one of the most frequently used pianos in major studios. Having that same iconic sound instantly available at home allows me to stay in the creative flow and focus entirely on performance. It’s helped me land placements with a range of artists and in film projects.”