H-Tonk Tack Piano VST, VST3 and Audio Unit: Tack Piano, Old Western
Saloon Piano, Jangle Honky Tonk Virtual Upright Piano for Windows and Mac
(Universal 2: Apple silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) and Intel)
is a tack piano
that reproduces the altered version of ordinary upright piano with
thumbtacks on the hammers. Suitable for ragtime, vaudeville and western
saloon music as well as unusual honky-tonk pieces.
Available as a plug-in in VST
and VST3 formats for Windows 64 bit, and as Audio Unit, VST and VST3
plug-ins for macOS, in native Apple silicon mode (Universal 2 binary), with
support for both 64-bit Intel and Apple (M1, M2, M3, M4) processors.
Features
• Quick selector to switch between different tack piano instruments:
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List of
Preset Sounds / Demo
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1
Tack Piano (88 keys)
A warm, classic
altered version of an ordinary upright piano
(stereophonic sampling)
2
Western
Saloon Piano
(88
keys)
A versatile
bright upright piano that evokes a Hollywood
western style
(stereophonic sampling)
3
Jangle
Honky Tonk Piano
(88 keys)
A
honky tonk piano with a unique and slightly detuned sound
(monophonic sampling)
•
ADSR envelope generator with Attack, Sustain, Decay and Release parameters:
Ø Attack
determines the time it takes for the note to reach its maximum
level.
Ø Decay
determines the time it takes for the note to go from the maximum
level to the sustain level (controlled by Sustain).
Ø Sustain
determines the level at which the sound is played while the note
is held (after the other envelope states, Attack and Decay have
passed).
Ø Release
determines the amount of time it takes for the note to fall from
the sustain level to zero (silence) when released.
• Pitch Bend: The Pitch Bend knob directly changes the pitch of the selected
instrument.
Ø Pitch
Bend center position: is normal pitch.
Ø Pitch
Bend down: Specifies the amount of pitch change that will occur
when the pitch bend/modulation lever is moved to the left.
Ø Pitch
Bend up: Specifies the amount of pitch change that will occur
when the pitch bend/modulation lever is moved to the right.
• Reverb built-in: provides a spaciousness and depth to simulate the sound
reflections from walls, floors and ceilings following a sound created in an
acoustically reflective environment. Small rooms can be modeled as well as
large spaces.
• Filter Type. Combo box to switch between the following options:
Ø Low
Pass (LPF): a filter that passes signals with a frequency lower
than a certain cutoff frequency and attenuates signals with
frequencies higher than the cutoff frequency.
Ø High
Pass (HPF): a filter that passes signals with a frequency higher
than a certain cutoff frequency and attenuates signals with
frequencies lower than the cutoff frequency.
Ø None:
No filter is applied.
Ø Cutoff
Frequency Filter: Sets the cutoff frequency for the low pass and
high pass filters.
• Volume: Adjusts the volume of the instrument.
• Panning potentiometer control: Set the panning of the instrument. Adjusts
the stereo pan position of the signal output, which determines how much of
the signal is sent to the left and right channels.
Before you install VST, VST3 or Audio
Units plugins, please make sure your computer fulfills the
following requirements.
Please test
extensively the demo version of this
product in your host to make sure there are no misbehaviors before
purchasing.
Windows operating system: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8,
Windows 8.1, Windows 7 64 bit.
VST and/or VST3 compatible host / digital audio
workstation DAW / MIDI sequencer 64-bit: This VST/VST3 software can be
"plugged" into any host application that supports VST/VST3 technology,
such as Image-Line FL Studio, Steinberg Cubase Pro, Artist and Elements,
Cakewalk by BandLab, Ableton Live, Cockos REAPER, PreSonus Studio One,
Acoustica Mixcraft, MAGIX Acid Pro, MakeMusic Finale, Avid Sibelius,
Mackie Tracktion, Steinberg Nuendo, Magix Samplitude, Magix Music Maker,
Cantabile (Lite, Solo, Performer), n-Track Studio, VSTHost, DarkWave
Studio, Bitwig, SAVIHost and many more.
MIDI controller device: A MIDI controller is required to play
this VST instrument. The most common device in this class is a keyboard
controller. After launching Digital Audio Workstation or your MIDI host
application, be sure to select the appropriate MIDI device before
attempting to play your MIDI controller.
An ASIO® sound card is recommended for low latency real-time
performance.
These plug-ins have been compiled using Universal
2 application binaries for both Intel and Apple silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) to run
on both Intel x86-64 and ARM64-based Macintosh computers, taking
advantage of the native power and performance of the new Apple
silicon-based Macs, while continuing to support Intel-based Macs. In all cases, we always recommend that you try
the free trial version of the software.
The Audio Unit Component, VST and VST3 plug-ins
require of a compatible host, digital audio workstation (DAW) or MIDI
sequencer that supports Audio Units, VST or VST3 technology. They can be
‘plugged in’ to process audio from applications such as Logic Pro,
GarageBand, MainStage, Cubase, Ableton Live, REAPER, Studio One
Professional, Ardour, and Digital Performer, among others.
MIDI controller device: A MIDI controller is
required to play this plug-in instrument. The most common type of device in
this class is a keyboard controller. After launching the Digital Audio
Workstation or your MIDI host application, be sure to select the appropriate
MIDI device before attempting to play your MIDI controller.
Alternatively, the
EXS24
and
KONTAKT
sample libraries are available in .exs and .nki format, respectively.
Limitations of
the Unregistered/Demo Version:
The AU, VST2 and VST3 plugins DEMO versions are only
intended to give you a taste of what is possible with this plugin in a
limited range of one octave with random 'white noise'. For full information on the MIDI key range available, please refer
to the pdf file entitled 'Comparison Chart for Limitations of the Demo
Version'.
The full version can be purchased as downloadable software
for
US$ 44.90
Please note that we do not offer refunds. To determine if
the software meets your requirements before purchasing, we encourage you to
try the free
demo
of the software plugin and read our licence.
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