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According to the manufacturer, all of the piano sounds were recorded separately so that they can be adjusted individually. A notable feature of Galaxy II is its one-knob control for tone color (without EQ), warmth, punch, loudness, dynamics, and Velocity. Stereo width and lid position are also adjustable. In addition, the collection features a compressor that creates pop-piano sounds; the Warp-Machine that has four effects modules including a Pad machine; a convolution reverb; and more. Galaxy II Grand Piano Collection comes with Native Instruments Kontakt Player 2. Owners of Galaxy Steinway 5.1 can upgrade to Galaxy II for $145. For more information, visit.

Galaxy II K4 is the second product in the Best Service/Galaxy Pianos product line equipped with the new Kontakt 4 engine, and it includes VST, AU, and RTAS.

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The Recording Home of the VINTAGE D are the Bauer Studios in Ludwigsburg/Germany. Their customer list reads like the who is who in Jazz, Pop and classical music. To keep and enhance the warm and lively character of the instrument, the VINTAGE D has been recorded with modern high-end microphones, but also with vintage tube mics, especially the legendary Neumann U47 and KM53. Center of the control room at Bauer Studios is an AMS Neve Console, which has been extensively in use for the recordings, supplemented by other special preamps like the very rare Telefunken V41. The resulting sound is a combination of different microphone levels, no compression or eq has been used within the mix: It's the 'real thing'.