Piano Only Sets
Dore Mark's NY S&S Model B-v5.2 (237mb) New March 2023 (updated May 2023)
Finally a really nice free Steinway with 7 velocity layers for outstanding playability and dynamics . Dore Mark has posted a number of pianos on the pianobook site and has kindly given me permission to simplify them and convert to sf2 format. This NY S&S Model B is great for Musescore or a pleasure to just play live. There are 4 presets including dynamic, mellow and dark.
A new addition sampled by Dore Mark and converted to sf2 with permission. The Yamaha S6 is a premium hand built piano with with a bright and full tone. Dore has provided 7 velocity levels of sampling to give an outstandingg seamless tonal change over the velocity range. The microphones were placed just at the right position to give the player the feeling they are seated in front of the real thing. Plays nicely on sforzando or soundfont player apps like bs-16i, SoundFonts or JamKoo and great for Musescore.
(This first version tested to run well on iOS app bs-16i and on Plogue Sforzando for PC). A large and resonant Italian piano sampled by Dore Mark. This piano has a rich and even sound across the entire keyboard and plays loud and intimate sounds equally well from the 5 velocity layer audience perspective microphones. A real pleasure to play with a nice connection to the keys and with long decay of pedal down samples. Presets include Dynamic and Dark versions and latest v3.0 fixes fade problem.
(This version is tailored for the iOS app SoundFonts but may suit other players as well.) The 3 presets including Dynamic and Dark will work better with this version for the SoundFonts app.
Just one great piano with four levels of brightness to choose from. This piano has loads of character with just the right amount of imperfection. Suitable for bs-16i on iOS devices, or FluidSyth Midi Synthesizer for Android, sforzando, musescore and other soundfont players for PC. The Bright, Dynamic, Studio and Dark Chateau Grands all draw from the same samples but use different filters to achieve the 4 different preset sounds. This set (also the ones above) is the most efficient use of resources for the three Chateau Grands but if you want them separate see the single piano sets.
A classic Steinway Grand with 4 Preset variations (Classic, Bright, Mellow and Dark). This piano is different because all 88 notes have been sampled and velocity. Dynamics are achieved via filtering with 12 layers for seamless expression.
My most compact Steinway. Still has 12 layers but 4 notes per octave sampled. Still sounds very much the same as the big one!
Piano Collection-SF4U-v1.5 (896mb) New May 2023 *Recommended Set!*
Contains the latest Steinways (v5.2) plus Yamaha C5 as well as Chateau Grand and an Upright Piano. You will require an iPhone with at least 3gb of Ram. Go to iOS Ram List Tested and runs nicely on an iPhone 13 using the bismark bs-16i app.
Piano Collection-SF-BRay-v1.0 (896mb) New May 2023
This version has been tailored to run well on the SondFonts app by B-Ray Software
Single Piano Sets:
Most have 6 velocity-layer sampling. The Standard Steinway has 12 virtual layers and the Abbey Steinway has two sampled layers plus four extra virtual layers .
This 1808 Clementi Fortepiano is housed at San Francisco State University and was sampled by Dore Mark. It has 4 responsive velocity layers and takes you back to the early 1800's.
Sets containing more than one piano:
The next two are tailored for the bs-16i app:
4U-Concert-Chateau-Pianos-v2.9 (487mb) Contains two sampled pianos (Yamaha C5 and Chateau Grand) together with a long sustained resonant version of the Yamaha which provides for a Large Concert Grand sound. Works with the iOS app bs-16i.
This next comprehensive piano sets contain 3 sampled pianos (includes an Upright Piano in addition to the above) for the bs-16i app for iOS:
**Favourite iOS Piano Set for bs-16i app**
The Large Grands now have improved timbre over the velocity range.
This full 4 sampled pianos set is tailored for sforzando but is universally compatible:
Includes 4 sampled pianos from this site. Yamaha C5, Chateau Grand, Upright Piano, and Steinway Grand. (Plus a Large Concert Grand version of the C5).