CROW HILL SAMPLES #002

THE
VERTICAL
PIANO

The Vertical Piano

An instrument with the most incredible back-story harnessed into a creative environment designed to give you your new favourite story telling device.

£169

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£129

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*Only until April 30

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Demos

THE WORLD AT OUR FEET / Francesca Sartori

A LOVE IN ITALY / Antongiulio Frulio

A CLOUD DROP / D Jacob Candle

FAR SKY / Theo Le Derf

WALTZ FOR DINAN / Theo Le Derf

MIRRORS / Theo Le Derf

" The Vertical Piano has a distinctive charm... it is uniquely beautiful and has a timeless elegance that transports you to the past. ”

"Victory Vertical is a rich piano environment that matches the rich history of the instrument at the heart of the library. Beautifully sampled with tremendously versatile on board effects, it’s more of a piano ecosystem than a mere sampled instrument."

“ I am thoroughly impressed by The Vertical Piano's innovative approach... the tape reel with looping mechanism and the handpicked retro effects into the piano's core sound is both refreshing and inspiring. ”

" This lovely instrument made it into a cue within 30 minutes of download. The tape reel function is amazing. It has since become a main part of the palette that I'm using for this film. "

Imagine a piano that has done a tour of duty in Europe during WWII. Well this is just that piano. Designed to withold being parachuted onto battlefields and played by troops yearning for the curative qualities of a familiar song sung with strangers and friends.

The Victory Vertical Story

TAPE EMULATION

Tape Emulation for even more personality + control

At the centre of this new working environment is our favourite type of tape machine. A broken one!

Features

Made to play.

Our philosophy is if its been done before then its not worth doing again. We’ve taken a never heard before piano and created an all new type of environment to work in where its effects and features aren’t add-ons but an intrinsic part of its sound.

1. Tape Reel

Not just any tape machine, a very broken one! With a looping mechanism, speaker emulation control of age and wear of tape and bias.

3. Effects

Your “sploshy” section. Hand picked retro delays, reverbs (with a freeze reverb function) and a granular synth to throw endless hours into.

3. EQ

A remarkably intuitive EQ section along with saturation and compression controls to equip you with the tools of the trade.

4. Settings

Finally an ability to access how the piano is controlled depending on your keyboard and ability. With us terminating at all the wonderful noises of a piano that makes it so real.

Furnished with 1940's style ribbon microphones, we recorded everything through a vintage Neve desk and mic pres in one of the most exclusive and sought-after studio spaces in the USA.

Museum-quality speakers, radios, and outboard were meticulously modelled from a collection of pristinely and not-so-pristinely maintained communications equipment.

Tape, Speakers, and just a little noise from the 1940s

Ferguson Radio
Model 501 AC

WW2 US Navy Type Ckb-74028
Heterodyne Frequency Meter

Wartime Civilian Receiver
AC Model

Signal Corps Wireless Sets
No.19 MK II

Skyrider Defiant
SX 24

PRODUCT SPECS

The GUI isn’t just an interface, its a place to spend time in. A playroom, a treehouse, and definitely a rabbit hole.

System Requirements

Supported Plug-In Formats:

AU, VST3, VST, AAX

Operating System Compatibility:

macOS Big Sur (11) through to Sonoma (14.x) (Apple Silicon and Intel compatible)
Windows 10 through to Windows 11

Recommended Minimum Requirements:

16 GB or more of RAM High-Speed Internet Connection
Up to 35 GB of free disk space
SSD (if installing to an external drive)

Product Specs

4 Unique Mixes, each with variable distance control
Advanced Tape-Modelling with included pitch and degradation effects
Period accurate speaker emulation
Noise controls, captured from various vintage equipment
Full effects suite featuring algorithmic reverbs, worn delays and futuristic granular processes
Precision processing tools for shaping your sound including, EQ, Saturation and Bus Compression
Settings to finely adjust mechanical sounds as well as define the instruments responsiveness and dynamics
Included presets, specially crafted to spark creativity
NKS Coming Soon

Audio Files: 22,931 audio files
Uncompressed: 104 GB
Compressed: 34 GB

Product Manual

Download The Vertical Piano PRODUCT MANUAL

More questions? Visit our Support Centre.

INTRO PRICE

Get The Vertical Piano for just £129 only until April 30.

£169

GBP

£129

GBP

*Only until April 30

ADD TO CART

THE
VERTICAL
PIANO