Offered exclusively on Roland Cloud, Roland’s Earth Piano software-based musical instrument brings the company’s piano sound technologies to computer production workflows with multiple acoustic piano types and deep customisation options.
Since introducing the EP-10 in 1973, Roland has consistently pursued its piano design, extending the instrument’s range for musicians. Earth Piano features Roland’s best and most modern piano sound technology, combining detailed multi-sampling with proprietary modelling techniques for a blend of realism and playability. With its natural tone, wide dynamic range and engaging response, Earth Piano claims to provide ‘an inspiring platform for everything from intimate solo performances to dense full-scale productions’.
The seven instruments of offer can be modified to taste. There are resonant concert grand pianos for jazz and classical styles, polished and punchy pianos for studio tracks, and upright, felt, and toy pianos filled with atmosphere and vibe for pop, electronic and cinematic productions.
Earth Piano provides intuitive tools to fine-tune detailed tonal parameters for every instrument. Players can control the temperament, stereo width and dynamic range, and tweak physical sounds like cabinet resonance, string resonance and pedal noise. They can also adjust each key’s tuning, volume, and character to create the perfect tone and response for a performance or track.
Earth Piano’s Venue effect uses advanced convolution to place a piano in nine different spaces derived from real locations, such as a spacious cathedral, a world-class concert hall, or an intimate studio or lounge setting. With a click on the visual display, the listening perspective can be changed to access a variety of aural experiences within every space. High-quality algorithmic reverbs are also available for standard mixing applications.
Earth Piano includes a wide selection of studio-grade effects. Users can shape the overall tone with a three-band EQ and use the multi-mode compressor to shape dynamic response. There are also 90 multi-effects combinations available to add subtle colour or take conventional piano sounds into unexplored territories.
Earth Piano is available with a Lifetime Key purchase or Roland Cloud Ultimate membership, which users can try for free with a 30-day all-access trial, at US$249.99.
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