Free Kawai BS-30 felt piano for Kontakt by Jon Meyer

Media composer Jon Meyer has released a free Kontakt instrument library featuring the sounds of a Kawai BS-30 upright piano.

Jon Meyer Felt Piano

I sampled my Kawai Piano with the felts engaged for that dark, moody, quiet vibe. Neumann KM84’s provide the focus, U47 clones bring the hype and width with Coles 4038 Ribbons on the back for a nice round, clear low end.

The sample library is available as a free download to newsletter subscribers.

Jon is also offering free sample libraries of a vintage Ludwig kit covered in blankets and sampled with brushes, an original instrument that blends a Native American flute with a violin, and a set of sampled Schulmerich Handbells.

More information: 

http://www.jonmeyermusic.com/

Trackbout updates Ripchord free MIDI plugin to v2.0

Trackbout has released a major update to the free Ripchord MIDI plugin, which lets you create and remix chord progressions with ease.

Ripchord 2

For Version 2 the codebase has been rewritten from scratch to improve reliability and performance.

Ripchord is an obnoxiously simple MIDI plugin for creating and remixing chord progressions. It’s free and it will always be free, and you can download free community presets too. We hope you’ll check it out and let us know what you think!

Changes in Ripchord v2:

• Play legato style chords.
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• Play multiple chords at the same time.
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• Live chord transposition.
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• Live chord strumming.
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• Strum randomization.
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• Live velocity strumming.
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• Velocity randomization.
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• Faster UI response.
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• No missed or stuck notes.
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• General performance and reliability.

Ripchord is a free download for Windows and Mac in VST3 and AU plugin formats.

More information: Trackbout

https://trackbout.com/ripchord