Boz Digital Labs offers the New York L 1926 Lite, the magical sound of a 1926 Steinway Model L, for free (usually $19). I’m not sure when this limited-time offer will expire, so get it while you can.
It’s not the first time we’ve had the chance to download the New York L 1926 Lite for free; it was available for free towards the end of last year.
If you didn’t get it then, you should grab it now; it offers something slightly different from most pianos.
Before getting into the age of the sampled piano, being a Model L makes it more unusual than most since we typically see the Model D sampled most.
Although it’s a concert piano, many people refer to the Model L as a baby grand because it’s smaller than most concert pianos.
Being smaller gives it a different tone, perhaps not as thunderous in the low end as something like Kawai’s Shigeru SK-EX, but still bold with a more delicate mid-to-high range.
When it comes to the piano’s age, we might expect some of the tonal differences to come from flaws and imperfections. In this case, the 1926 Steinway Model L is all original and in pristine condition.
There’s still a difference that comes with age and use, but it’s not from wonky keys or a dead action, etc.; it’s a sound that’s rare to find these days.
The Lite version of New York L 1926 lacks some of the finesse found in the Pro version. New York L 1926 Lite offers one microphone position (Pro has four), and it’s missing things like pedal noise that add a little realism.
The Pro version has all the keys sampled; the Lite version doesn’t, so it won’t be quite as fluent and dynamic, but it’s a lovely sound for most purposes. What it lacks in the finer detail, it makes up for in charm.
If you fancy the Pro version, it’s currently available for $29 (usually $79)
If you want to go all in on an ultra-realistic concert piano sound, check out the latest addition to the Pianoteq 8 lineup.
Download: New York L 1926 Lite (FREE)
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36 Comments
Win
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Calidreads
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Pedrodeni
onI love this free piano and it’s only 50mb
Rox Roll
onYeah,It should be free in anytime though.
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Steve
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onfree kontakt player piano library
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Stefan
onGreat library, thanks!
Numanoid
onThanks :-)
What level of Kontakt does it need ?
I am still with Kontakt 6, is that enough, or do one have to get the Kontakt Player to use it then ?
DAW JONES
onversion 6.8.0 or higher required
Arthur
onAfter getting the Gentle Keys by Splash Sound you don’t need to download this one with not all keys sampled))
Rox Roll
onAs long as you own Kontakt Full version.
Calidreads
on…its for a Full and Player version :-)
Arthur
onA new free Blueprint instrument) https://fracturesounds.com/product/blueprint-string-trio/
Robert Reese
onIt appears the site might have been compromised with malware.
Wondering
onAnd you say this because…?
Docent Novak
onFor some strange reason that I don’t understand, the moderator is deleting all my comments in which I use the words v i r u s or i n f e c t e d, and the name of the software that warned me, so I won’t use its name. I’ll limit myself to saying that the site is dangerous.
Wondering
onOk but just saying i downloaded and installed this piano without warnings, did it flag the installer as malware?
Docent Novak
onI didn’t download the installer because my AV blocked me from accessing the site, so I don’t know the answer to your question.
Calidreads
onJo Btro :-)
Try to put the Link inside the ( Virustotal website ) nad you can see whats goin on with the installer / site /homepage…!
I tast it and all its ok :-)
Tomislav Zlatic
onA lot of spam bots post comments containing the word virus (and some other common words) along with spam links. That’s why comments containing those words need to be approved manually.
Numanoid
onSo one has to work around, and use terms like “malevolent content” instead ;-)
I stopped posting links in my posts, because they always get stopped by some kind of filter
Calidreads
onI test it on Virustotal web and just BitDefender saing ist a malware site , all other antivirus saing its a good site :-)
Calidreads
onAll my comments are online but saings :
( Your comment is awaiting moderation…)
Not good …i try to help all others musik friends with my comment and nothing appears on the comments :-/
Why so ? :-/
Tomislav Zlatic
onHey Calidreads, sometimes we have to approve comments manually. BPB is hit by hundreds of spam comments daily, so we take every precaution to only let the actual comments through. I have now approved your comments. Thank you for posting!
Calidreads
onOh…ok Tomi ..thanks for the infos :-)
I understand yiu ..i have a homepage to then every day i must delete a lot of spams…:-)
Thanks Tomi :-)
Tomislav Zlatic
onIt’s a pleasure, and thank you for joining the BPB community! :)
alex
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Tomislav Zlatic
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Ian / Nihil Quest
onSounds great on the video, but not all keys sampled? How is this a serious offer in 2024? Unless it means something else than actual notes missing, like velocity.
Boz
onIt just means that some of the notes are stretched to fill in the gaps. This is more common than you would think, even on larger sample libraries. There are times where this can subtly affect the tone, but it also allowed us to get the hard drive footprint down to 50MB.
The Pro version has all the keys sampled to prevent those subtle tone shifts, as well as multiple microphone positions. It also takes 5GB.