Waves Audio Electric Grand 80 Piano User Guide
Electric Grand 80 Piano
Electric Grand Piano
USER GUIDE
Electric Grand 80 Piano
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................................................3
WELCOME .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 FUNCTIONAL BLOCK/FLOW DIAGRAM ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
CHAPTER 2 QUICK START GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 3 INTERFACE AND CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................8
3.1 INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 CONTROLS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
3.2.1 Keyboard Control .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
3.2.2 Piano Module .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.3 Eects Module ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER 4 ELECTRIC GRAND 80 PIANO STANDALONE APPLICATION .................................................................. 21
Electric Grand 80 Piano
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Welcome
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Acknowledgement
The Electric Grand 80 Piano samples library was recorded and produced by Yoad Nevo at Nevo Sound Studios in London, UK.
Visit www.yoadnevo.com/.
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Electric Grand 80 Piano
1.1 Product Overview
An electric grand piano is a keyboard instrument that uses hammers to strike strings, which then vibrate as in an acoustic piano.
This vibration is then converted to an electrical signal by pickups, just like in an electric guitar. The combination of acoustic piano
mechanics and electric guitar-style pickups creates a unique sound that is immediately recognizable.
The electric grand piano was conceived in the late 1920s, when the German piano manufacturer, Bechstein, teamed up with
the electronics giant, Siemens, to make an acoustic-sounding piano that was smaller and more portable. In the late 1930s, RCA
introduced the rst commercially-available electric grand piano, the Storytone. Many variations followed, but most used tuning
forks or metal reeds rather than strings. The true electric grand was revived in the 1970s by the Yamaha Corporation, with the CP70
Electric Grand Piano, followed by the CP80. The signature sound of the electric grand piano is identied with many great artists,
including Hall and Oats, Toto, Rainbow, Roxy Music, U2, Billy Joel, and many more.
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Waves Electric Grand 80 Piano is based on a library sampled from a CP80. It produces a full array of velocity and alternative samples
for each key. Waves also developed a method to recreate the ethereal sound produced by sympathetic resonance introduced by idle
strings when the sustain pedal is pressed and the string dampers lift to release the string. The played strings are accompanied by the
light resonance of the undamped strings through acoustic excitation and resonance correlated to the sympathetic strings. This adds
nuance and realism.
There are controls for velocity curve and formant. Beyond this, Waves added studio-grade eects: a compressor, EQ, a quality digital
reverb, chorus, phaser, autopanner, and tremolo. These are adjustable and can be turned on or o with a single click.
Electric Grand 80 Piano
1.2 Concepts and Terminology
The term “grand piano” refers to a piano whose strings are horizontal, that is, parallel to the oor. Its essential parts consist of:
An action, which transfers energy from the keys to the hammers that strike strings. The action includes pedals that dampen or
A frame and soundboard
A case that forms an acoustic chamber
A bridge for the strings
And about 200 strings
The mechanics and form of an electric grand piano are quite similar to those of an acoustic grand piano, except that the acoustic
chamber is replaced by electronic pickups.
Waves Electric Grand 80 Piano is powered by WSE, the Waves Sampler Engine, a state-of-the-art multi-sample engine designed to
deliver solid, high-quality performance.
sustain string vibrations.
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Electric Grand 80 Piano
1.3 Components
The Waves Electric Grand 80 Piano has one component:
• Electric Grand 80 Piano Stereo
Electric Grand 80 Piano is a virtual instrument plugin and will appear under the related selection menus for virtual instruments
under all supported DAW host applications.
Waves Electric Grand 80 Piano also has a standalone application. It uses ASIO (Windows) or Core Audio (Mac) drivers to play through
your audio device of choice. Electric Grand 80 Piano receives MIDI data to trigger notes and control changes.
1.4 Functional Block/Flow Diagram
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Formant
Velo city Cur ve
Sampler Engine 1
Main Keys
Sampler Engine 2
Key Up Keys
Sampler Engine 3
Mechanics Keys
Sampler Engine 4
Pedal Samples
Sustain
Resonance
Simulation
Main
Volume
Key Up
Volume
Mechanics
Volume
Pedal
Volume
Sustain
Resonance
Volume
Vintage
Compressor
Control Tone
Controls
Bass, Mid,
Tre ble
FX
Tremolo,
Autopan,
Phaser,
Chorus
Reverb
Master
Volume
Brickwall
Limiter
Electric Grand 80 Piano
CHAPTER 2: QUICK START GUIDE
Insert the Electric Grand 80 Piano plugin on an instrument track in your DAW, or launch the standalone application. There are two
modules with which to control the behavior and sound of the instrument.
Use the top module to create and control eects such as tremolo, phasing, stereo imaging, chorus, and reverb.
Use the bottom module to control the characteristics of the keyboard and the amplier.
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Start to play and you will quickly understand how to get the sound you want.
Navigating the presets
Electric Grand 80 Piano presets are managed with the WaveSystem Toolbar at the top of the window.
Use the Next/Previous preset arrow controls on the toolbar to scroll through presets. Click the Load button to reveal all presets.
Refer to the WaveSystem Toolbar User Guide for more information: http://www.waves.com/downloads/manuals.
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