The Struck Grand Piano by Soundiron is a comprehensive prepared piano library designed for the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later. This library explores unconventional piano string articulations such as mallet strikes, finger mutes, plucks, steel slide bends, bass string scrapes, harmonics, and metal hammer hits. The instrument, a 1926 Steinway Model L parlor grand piano, offers a broad pitch range, dynamic response, and complex character.

• Sound Content: Contains over 4,000 samples covering the full 88-key range. It features various articulations including mallet strikes, finger mutes, plucks, steel slide bends, and more. Additionally, it includes 77 ambience patches created from the source content.
• Interface Features: Equipped with automation-ready controls for swell, attack, release, offset, vibrato, filter, pitch (coarse and fine), articulation switching, cross-fading, and layering. The library also includes an adaptive LFO system, a customizable arpeggiator with a velocity table, key/scale lock system, and a modular FX rack with 18 DSP effect modules.
• Effects Rack: Offers classic effects like phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ, and convolution reverb with 99 different spaces and 40 custom FX impulses.
• Additional Features: Includes 20 custom sound-designed FX presets and a Gliss/Strum Creator system for life-like strums and string glisses, enhancing creative possibilities.

This library provides a rich palette of musical expressions, making it ideal for dramatic and suspenseful scoring, classical pieces, and experimental sound design. It requires the full retail version of Kontakt and is not compatible with the free Kontakt Player.