Far mellower than the Steinway D the Bosendorfer 290 excels in both light & bouncy and legato & sustained passages. Rather than aspiring to the grandeur of its brighter rival it prides itself on buttery smooth performances. When you engage the sustain pedal this smoothness increases tenfold and lends this Bosendorfer the power and richness of an entire orchestra.

Features:

• 10-18 velocities per note of sustain and sustain with pedal
• 8-12 velocities per note of repetitions and repetitions with pedal
• 5-8 velocities of soft pedal and soft pedal with sustain pedal
• 16 velocity staccato on every piano
• Repetition samples taken from 180 BPM performances for a TRUE repetition sound and not simply an alternate take
• Software detects true repetitions
• Resonance - pedal resonance recorded for every note at multiple velocities as well as with the soft pedal down
• Release samples with software envelope follower
• Articulations on each piano include A. Sustain B. Sustain with pedal C. Repetitions D. Repetitions with pedal E. Soft pedal F. Soft pedal with sustain pedal G. Staccato H. Release trails
• Recorded in a proper piano environment with vintage Neumann microphones Meitner AD converters and a vintage 8078 Neve console
• Stereo swap possible in software
• Mic position mixing in software
• Lid position simulation
• Articulation matrix for quick and straightforward loading
• Most powerful streaming engine available with highest polyphony counts

Requirements:

Platform	CPU	RAM	Disk	Notes	Additional Requirement	Audio Card	Ports	Internet Required	32 Bit Support	64 Bit Support	Plugins
mac	Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.1GHz or higher (PPC not supported)	8	0		7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming			0	0	1	VST-2 VST-3 AU AAX
windows	Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Dual Core 2.1GHz or higher	8	0		7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming			0	0	1	VST-2 VST-3 AAX