Thank you! Glad to hear you're enjoying the sound of the piano. I (Greg Schlaepfer) played all the examples in this video.

Thank you so much! I (Greg) played all the examples in this video. :)

Rosewood Grand includes four distinct sample sets to choose between: Tuned: The main version, delivering the polished, pure tone of the C7 grand piano. Bloom: The piano’s unisons were subtly detuned, introducing more motion in each note’s sustain. Felt: A layer of felt was positioned between hammers and strings, softening the piano’s attack and giving it a warm, bell-like sustain. Classic: Access the sound of the original Rosewood Grand library, updated with the new engine’s capabilities.

Not a re-release. It's an update to the piano you are remembering that includes the new engine and three new sets of samples, in addition to the original audio.

@@guyrandle7889 - Thank you, good sir.

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@@OrangeTreeSamples Thank you so much for the answer. I got this amazing library for my birthday. Soon I will upload videos to my channel using it! 😃

Thanks, that's one of my own songs. :)

@ who are you? 😀

@@HichamChahidi Greg Schlaepfer :)

@@OrangeTreeSamples nice to meet you Greg! I love your « Valse de Jean » composition.. very sweet and inspiring. I play it on piano every day since a week 😂

@@HichamChahidi That's so awesome to hear, thank you!!

Those presets are included in the optional demo MIDI files download. Usually the presets in the demos are either identical to certain factory presets or slightly modified versions.

@OrangeTreeSamples where do I get them?

@@TheAptimn It's the link labeled "Demo MIDI Files" that's on the download page--the same area that has links for downloading the instrument itself and the user guide PDF.

@@OrangeTreeSamples so midi folder contains the snapshots?

@@TheAptimn Yes, the folder that has the demo MIDI files also contains the snapshot presets that go with each MIDI file.

Sure, I can send you the MIDI file for it. Just get in touch via email and I'll send it as an attachment.

The purpose of this video is to demonstrate two of our banjo virtual instruments. It isn't intended to be an exhaustive explanation of clawhammer and Scruggs styles, but merely provide a working understanding for the non-banjo players who might be considering which of our virtual banjo products will best suit their needs. By providing examples to listen to, the intention is that they can get a better idea of how these playing approaches differ tonally, not to mention hearing how different the open-back banjo sounds compared to a resonator banjo. By the way, I checked out your KZbin channel and really enjoyed listening to your playing! Keep up the great work!

@@OrangeTreeSamples Ah, makes sense. Thanks for the clarification. Your video came across my feed and I always make a point of watching content creators I've never heard of or seen in the banjo community. Good luck with your endeavors

In Kontakt's options, if you go to the "Engine" tab and enable the "script generated notes" option in the "Send MIDI to outside world" menu, then yes, you can record the strums via your mouse on the GUI. The caveat is that it looks like the velocities of the notes end up being really low, so you'll need to scale those back up in your piano roll afterward.

@@OrangeTreeSamples I've tried this in Logic but nothing records using the mouse. All is ok with a keyboard though. Any ideas? Thanks

@@ShiningHourPop It looks like Logic doesn't have the capability to record MIDI outputted from instrument plugins yet. However, I was able to get it working by loading Americana Autoharp in the standalone Kontakt application and turning on Kontakt's virtual MIDI input/output (and enabling the "script generated notes" option in the "Send MIDI to outside world" setting). That way I could record strumming on the GUI from the standalone Kontakt application into Logic where Kontakt was also loaded as an instrument plugin. Not as convenient as being able to do it purely within Logic, but hopefully that's helpful!

@@OrangeTreeSamples thank you your detailed answer.

Have you checked out The Resonator by Indiginus? Could be what you're looking for...

@@Nick.MagnusI have and I like it, but looking for something a little more “gritty” if I can describe it that way. Indiginus is a really clean, almost sterile sound to me. But I do kinda like it. Well made and maybe one day I’ll get it anyway 😅

@@markdavenport2613 I get what you mean - it is quite a 'pure' rendition. It does respond well to amp sims, but perhaps by 'gritty' you're meaning something with more artifacts like fret buzz and those 'swooshy' noises that happen when you're using the bottleneck to do vibrato?

@@Nick.Magnus Exactly. There’s an old one out there by Wavelore that’s a bit awkward to use however.

@@markdavenport2613 I hadn't come across the Wavelore one - I'll check it out, thanks.