Soniccouture – Xtended Piano

Product Description

🎹 Bowed Piano 🎻
Experience the hauntingly beautiful sounds of the Bowed Piano, a unique instrument that combines the elegance of the piano with the smooth, ethereal quality of bowed strings. Inspired by the works of Curtis Curtis-Smith and Stephen Scott, this instrument offers three distinct articulations: long, sustained bows for a continuous resonance (looped samples) and a short staccato sound created with a tongue depressor and horsehair. Ideal for creating otherworldly, cinematic, and experimental music! 🌟🎶

🎹 Mute Piano 🎵
Unlock the mesmerizing harmonics of the Mute Piano, a technique popularized by George Crumb. By lightly touching the piano strings at nodal points, this instrument produces beautiful harmonic overtones—specifically the 3rd harmonic, which resonates a 12th above the fundamental (an octave + a fifth). Perfect for delicate and atmospheric compositions, the Mute Piano brings an intimate, angelic sound to your music. ✨🎼

🎹 Plucked Piano 🎸
Inspired by Henry Cowell’s groundbreaking technique, the Plucked Piano offers a fresh and percussive twist on the traditional piano sound. By plucking the strings with a guitar pick, the instrument creates both subtle, soft tones and sharp, lively plucks. Recorded with the dampers both down and up, this plucked piano adds unique textures to your compositions—perfect for experimental, minimalistic, or contemporary music. 🎶🎸

🎹 Mallet Piano 🥁
Bring a distinct timbre to your music with the Mallet Piano. Recorded with both a wooden mallet and a marimba mallet, this instrument delivers a rich, percussive sound that recalls the honky-tonk style of the 1920s ragtime era. The wooden mallet offers a rustic, gritty tone while the marimba mallet provides a softer, rounder sound. Whether you’re creating vintage-inspired beats or modern experimental pieces, the Mallet Piano delivers a fresh percussive vibe to your soundscape. 🥁🎶

🎹 SFX Piano 🔊
Push the boundaries of sound design with the SFX Piano—a creative playground for the experimental artist. Using classic techniques like scraping the strings, knocking the frame, and strumming the strings, this instrument produces an explosive, resonant soundscape. Perfect for adding ambient noise or experimental textures, the SFX Piano allows you to create intricate, evolving soundscapes full of resonance and impact. 🌪️🎧

Explore these unique, expressive piano techniques and transform your music with these unconventional instruments that will redefine your sound. 🔥🎹🎶