Steinway Grand Piano Soundfont Download ((INSTALL))
Clarissa Pfister
By trying different soundfonts you can compare how a piece sounds differently when played on the different pianos. (This is why great pianists select their instrument when concerting, from a large collection available in the big concert halls usually, these get even trimmed and specially prepared by piano tuner or piano technician to meet precisely the artists needs before each concert.)
Now you are done, ready for a first soundcheck:
Click on one of the keys, or strike over them whit pressed left mouse button.
You should hear the warm and brilliant sound of this grand Piano, which soundfont you have chosen.
This soundfont was originally provided in the SF2 format prior to the debut of version 3.0 in July 2015. The oldest version of the soundfont is thought to be version 1.6, and versions prior to version 2.0 are closed to the public. As of version 3.0, the soundfont was provided in SFZ format, with OGG 320 kbit/s samples. Version 3.0 also saw the addition of bright samples in addition to the original grand piano samples. When the project was in this stage, there were several add-on packs with new presets and samples released as well, such as the fantasy grand, concert grand, and old upright grand add-ons.
First though I had to decompress those 2 piano soundfonts. This turned out to be a pain in itself. I was only successful with a shareware program, SynthFont. And that even was problematic. Download, and install SynthFont and then under the File menu item use Select Default Soundfont. A lot of great SoundFonts use a compression scheme, particular to the SoundFont community - the sfArk file format. Both of the piano SoundFonts I wanted to use, relied on that deployment mechanism. Once you have your sfArk file selected, use the Setup button, at the top of the app's toolbar and select - Retain sfArk-extracted Sf2 files for later use. It will leave the decompressed SF2 file that Timidity can read in the same directory.
A piano with a unique voice of its own. A voice that immediately sweetens the ear and grabs the heart. From the softest stroke of silk to the hammering hands of a rockstar. A voice that sounds mature. Like a perfectly aged singer.
Easy, right? We traveled to all the major Piano stores in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and audited over 400 grand pianos. We tried them all. The big, modern, opulent grands. Exotic Pianos. Vintage pianos. The small and intimate felt uprights.