There's nothing quite like a Fazioli. With the performance and style of a sleek Italian race car, Fazioli pianos are in a class by themselves, chosen by some of the most discerning ears in music. Now you can deploy the Fazioli magic on your tracks with Grand Rhapsody Piano, a meticulously sampled virtual instrument from Waves. First, Waves had to find the definitive Fazioli to sample. The chosen one — an F228 resident at London's Metropolis Studios — is featured on countless hits, including Grammy-winners such as Adele's "Hello." The wood used for this impeccable piano — cultivated from the same red spruce forest Antonio Stradivari tapped for his legendary violins — plays a big part in its regal sound. Engineers have found Grand Rhapsody compliments everything from jazz to classical to pop-rock — and even electronic music.
The inimitable sound of Fazioli, the flexibility of software
For Grand Rhapsody Piano, Waves recorded the Fazioli F228 at Metropolis using state-of-the-art mics, preamps, and converters. The resulting plug-in serves up the same intoxicating, mellifluous sound as the studio's piano, but offers additional features only software can provide. You can mix up to three mic pairs and select their position; control pedal, key up, and sympathetic resonance amount in the overall mix; and apply outstanding Waves FX that include equalization, compression, limiting, delay, and reverb derived from Waves' acclaimed H-Reverb algorithm. Load up one of the killer presets, or patch from scratch; either way, you'll be gracing your tracks with one of the world's most luxurious pianos.
Features:
- Meticulously sampled Fazioli F228 grand piano resident at London's Metropolis Studios
- The actual piano played on Adele's "Hello" and countless other hits
- Expertly recorded using 8 pairs of microphones
- Mix up to three mic pairs and select their position
- Control pedal, key up, and sympathetic resonance amount in the overall mix
- Equalization, compression, limiting, delay, and reverb derived from Waves' acclaimed H-Reverb
- Use standalone or as a plug-in