A Raw, Battered & Broken Piano with Character
The Drunken Upright for is an almost a honky-tonk piano. The selected upright piano for this Kontakt library survived many decades of live and studio use and abuse.
It’s not even close to perfectly tuned but it doesn’t have that characteristic attack you’d expect from a honky-tonk.
The demos were made using the Drunken Upright Piano and no further processing was applied to it other than transparent limiter on the master buss.
Recorded with Vintage Equipment for a Raw Sound
Even though there are only five sampled velocity layers, this is a very dynamic instrument its been mapped so the transitions are smooth and give it the feel of a real piano. It is very light on CPU and RAM.
To give it character, the piano was recorded with a vintage ribbon mic through a broadcast tube console made in the fifties to tape. What came out is a nice and unique instrument that still can find it’s place in a modern production if you want to create contrast.
Please note: This product was previously “The Drunken Upright” owned by Headless Buddha Samples.
The Drunken Upright
Technical Specifications and Requirements
- Full Retail Version of Kontakt 5.5 or higher required – not compatible with Kontakt Player
- 2 Kontakt patches – Mono & Stereo
- 425 samples recorded in 44.1kHz/24-bit
- 5 velocity layers per note
- 321MB disk space required for library
The Drunken Upright
Add a raw, broken piano to add to your toolkit!
Why its awesome:
- 2 Kontakt patches – Mono & Stereo
- Its incredibly fun to play
- Small and lightweight so usable on any system
- Recorded with vintage equipment giving it a very rough yet warm sound
- 5 velocity layers per note so goes from soft to heavy
- Its only €4.99!
James – :
A useful plugin – definitely a value at the price. Not appropriate for every piano instance (obviously) but does give something extra to drop into a mix that is not keys focused. Helps add a little extra that stands out in a way subtly (if you can believe that). It blends in nicely and can add a little something without taking up a lot of frequency. The out of tune upright works on its own as advertised. Not a staple but a nice addition to a keys arsenal.
Alex – :
Interesting sounding piano. Kontakt instrument, Easy to use. You need the Kontakt Full Version. Good price-performance ratio.
Michael – :
The authenticity of these samples are almost too authentic at times, but the instrument is so useful to give layered character to a piano track.
Darren – :
Drunken Upright is so much fun especially as a pianist where various styles such as stride, honkytonk, blues and such. I really like it was recorded with a vintage ribbon mic and tube console which gives it more authentic character. Fun and more fun.
Andrew – :
Great little pack and a lot of fun (and cheap !). Sound quality is excellent, took me back to when I first started to learn the piano and all those Scott Joplin pieces !! Enjoy !!
Nicefe – :
It’s fun and cute piano sounds, it feels like it’s a nostalgic feeling, it’s like going back in time to distortion and the price is good
Martin – :
Nice plugin that creates a nice vintage ambience with great character. At this price point it’s a drunken steal ????????
vladimir – :
Perfect piano for that vintage ragtime sound, pretty cheap and from a respected vendor. Fits the bill!
Bill – :
I’ve been eyeing this for awhile and couldn’t resist the sale when I saw it! Love the “lo fi” sound which is sure to make its way onto my recorded material.
Philip – :
When you need that sound of an old-timey bar room piano, this is it! Does one thing very well, and could probably add some nice texture in other situations.