Historical piano library

  • The sounds of an early 1793 Stein piano with 32 velocity layers
  • Recorded with 32 velocity layers per note for nuanced expression
  • 8 key release samples for each note, over 2,500 single samples


The first piano built by Johann Andreas Stein

An early pianoforte library from one of the first pianos, built in 1793 in Augsburg, Germany. An extremely unique sounding piano – svelte and with courtly elegance. Get the sound of the Stein instruments that was a personal favourite of Mozart. This ancient piano was recorded with 32 velocities per note.

About realsamples

realsamples was founded in 2003 by Nicolay Ketterer and is based in Karlsruhe, Germany. They specialize in large sample libraries of historical keyboard instruments, such as pianos, harpsichords, and spinets and have collaborated with the Museum of Musical Instruments (MIM) in Brussels and the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.

At a glance

Product type: Kontakt instruments
For use with: Free Kontakt Player or Kontakt.
Download size: 6 GB
System requirements: Free Kontakt Player or Kontakt.
Please also see the Kontakt Player system requirements and the Kontakt Player FAQ.
You can install this instrument with Native Access – just as you would with any Native Instruments product.

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