Nathan Sheldon

Native Instruments Noire

A Yamaha CFX concert grand, chosen and customised by Nils Frahm and sampled in Berlin, for Native Instruments’ Kontakt.

The Native Instruments Noire

How I use it

Noire is the piano on my singles Breaking Point, Blue Fades to Gray, In Hope Of and Life, Together.

Music made with it

Specifications

PianoYamaha CFX 9-foot concert grand
RecordedSaal 3 at the Funkhaus in Berlin, with vintage microphones and preamps
VariationsNoire Pure
Noire Felt: a felt moderator between hammers and strings, for a gentler attack
ParticlesAn engine that adds pulsing, swirling harmonic layers that follow what you play
RequiresKontakt or the free Kontakt Player (version 6 or later at release)
ReleasedMarch 2019

Details from Native Instruments’ Making Noire article and Sound On Sound’s review.

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