Studio German Upright 1904

This C. Bechstein upright piano was built in Berlin Kreuzberg in the early 20th century. Its distinctive vintage character, owing to its generous proportion of resonating wood, was captured with a multi-microphone setup at Vienna Synchron Stage’s Stage B. The piano carries a dark, yet full-bodied resonance that sets it apart from the grandeur of a traditional grand. Its rich, moody timbre gives way to an intimacy perfect for singer-songwriter or nostalgic recordings. Despite its smaller stature, its craftsmanship is of a caliber worthy of its name, delivering supreme quality in both sound and touch that resonates long after the final chord.

Eight Microphone Positions
In order to capture the sound of this piano, Vienna’s recording engineers used multiple high-end microphone arrays, affording an abundance of options for creating your individual sound.

Customize Your Personal Sound
The German Upright 1904 comes with the free Vienna Synchron Pianos software that offers multiple options for shaping your sound and your playing experience. In addition to the multitude of options from mixing various microphone signals, the player provides a full-blown mixer with a broad range of effects, such as EQ, compressor, saturator, algorithmic reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, rotary, and many more. You may also adjust the volume of body resonances, sympathetic strings and pedal noises right in the main Play window. In the Edit window you can even tweak EQ, volume, tuning, dynamic range, and more for each individual key.A host of mixer presets offer a wide variety of characteristics, directly accessible in the main player window, from concert and intimate settings to pop, ambient and vintage sounds. Various signature and experimental FX presets round out the preconfigured sonic gems the German Upright 1904 has in store.