Live Grand - Modern D

The Steinway D is a legend, the ultimate musical instrument, and can be found in 80% of all concert halls worldwide.

Due to the high price of over €250,000 and its size, this instrument is not accessible to everyone. It is also not always cost-effective.

However, the big artists and stars in social media such as Peter Bence almost all play it. They present the listener with interpretations of their songs that can only be realised with this grand piano model.

For this reason, MAS selected the Steinway D as the first instrument to be included in the "Live Grand" simulator.

Key features

List of features

	Live Grand	Free version (just the differences)
Recordings	Tutti Corda, Una Corda	Tutti Corda (demo), Una Corda
Mics	Player
Velocity layers	20 layers
Separate pedal down Samples	20 layers
Performance	Without dropouts and all features playable with the audio interface set to 32 samples (with recommended hardware)
Pedal modes	Half-Pedal + Re-Pedaling + Vibrato
Release Samples	6 layers + 6 layers staccato
Sample processing	Mixed and AI-optimised for a natural piano sound in the player's sitting position (balanced spectrum, removed unpleasant resonances, increased warmth and clarity)
Sympathetic Resonance	Sample-based
Size	15 GB lossless compression
Velocity Curve	Precisely measured presets for popular devices (natural touch with wide dynamic range, up to Δ 55dB)
Round Robins	2x 20 layers
Silent key samples
Noises	Pedals + Mechanics
FX Samples
Una Corda Samples	20 layers
Repetition Strike Samples	20 layers
Sostenuto pedal
Tuning	Transpose + Scala presets (Equal Temperament, Well-Tempered, ...) + Tuning presets (International 440, European 442, ...)
Reverb	Kontakt Player presets + Custom IRs
Effects	Funk-Resonance, Wah-Wah, Synth-Hall	Funk-Resonance (demo)
Formats	Free Kontakt 8 player (Download via Native Access)
Graphical user interface	Custom UI

Supported Devices

Precisely measured velocity curves

Keyboard	Devices	Dynamic range
Fatar TP/100LR	Studiologic SL88 Grand, Arturia KeyLab 88 MkII, Nord Stage 3 HP76, NI KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 MK2	Δ 55dB
Kawai RM3 Grand II	VPC1, CA 15, CA 17	Δ 55dB
Yamaha NWX (Natural Wood X)	P-515, Clavinova CLP-645/ CVP-705/ CVP-709	Δ 55dB

Technical Specifications

Minimum hardware requirements

	Live Grand	Free version (just the differences)
Disk space	approx. 15GB free disk space (delivered via Native Access)
OS	Mac OSX 10.11 or greater or Windows 7 or higher and 64bits only
CPU	Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5
Hard drive	Solid State Drive (SSD)
RAM	16 GB
Can run either as	Standalone application, VST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Sound card	ASIO-compatible

Live Grand - Modern D