The Essential Uprights Collection. Ivory II Upright Pianos features a choice selection of Modern and Vintage Upright Pianos, paired with the powerful Ivory II engine for the most expressive range of tone color and personality.

The Award-winning features and technology that have made Ivory II the choice of industry professionals and reviewers all over the world comes to Ivory II Upright Pianos. This classic collection of 4 Vertical Pianos now enjoys the full benefits of the powerful new Ivory II piano DSP engine, with Harmonic Resonance Modeling for true Sympathetic String Vibration. With each of the 4 Upright Pianos boasting more velocity layers, pedal noise enhancements, half-pedaling, and more, Ivory II Uprights offers a more intimate and authentic playing and listening experience than ever before.

In addition to the new Ivory II features, the heart of this collection is the 4 superb Upright Pianos. Each piano was carefully chosen, and the classic instruments selected after an exhaustive search among hundreds of vintage uprights. Each of these authentic pianos is brimming with character and recorded with Synthogy’s renowned and meticulous attention to detail to capture the unique personalities of these instruments.

Included Instruments

Modern Upright
A brand new Yamaha U5 upright
Yamaha uprights are widely regarded as the best uprights built today. The model U5 is the top of their upright line. Expertly tuned and regulated, it is a great piano for a modern pop, rock or jazz recording. Many musicians and producers love the way this upright sits in a mix and adds personality to the music.

Vintage Upright – 1914 A.M. Hume upright
A big, American-made upright from the “golden age” of piano building, Hume pianos are highly regarded by knowledgeable piano technicians for their excellent build quality and resonant sound. This particular instrument was chosen for its tremendous tone and its all- original parts, which were carefully maintained over the years. This classic vintage American upright is perfect for blues, rock, vintage jazz or roots music, and yet versatile enough for virtually any style of music. Outstanding as a solo instrument or in the mix.

Honky Tonk, Barroom Upright – 1915 Packard upright
Another big, old American upright with all original parts, though this instrument has enjoyed a more “colorful” life than the Hume. This particular piano comes by its barroom sound authentically, having been the house piano at the famous Cheers bar in Boston for many years. Custom detuned in the genuine “honky tonk” style, this beauty has loads of smoky, scotch-and-soda character.

Tack Piano
A genuine, early 1900’s, upright with real tacks in the hammers Like the Barroom Upright, this piano is the real deal, not a synthetic emulation. Custom prepared for our recording session with metal tacks inserted into the hammer felts, and “not perfectly” tuned, this instrument is a turn of the century classic. The Tack Piano is an authentic sound that continues to be used in everything from traditional period and roots music, to classic pop and modern experimental rock.

Ivory II Upright Pianos comes complete with the award-winning Ivory II piano engine, with all of the same great features included. There are also additional features such as custom upright soundboard DSP, and a selectable “creaks and clunks” layer, to provide an even more authentic upright playing experience.

Ivory II Upright Pianos is a full-fledged, free-standing Virtual Instrument, which can run as a plug-in or standalone. Or, if you are an existing Ivory II user, Ivory II Upright Pianos will install directly into your existing Ivory II library, giving you access to all of Ivory II’s pianos and features from one great interface.

Features

• Over28 Gigabytes of world-class samples featuring a Premium 10 foot, Italian made Concert Grand
• Up to18 discrete velocity layers with Sample Interpolation Technology for ultra-smooth velocity and note transitions
• Harmonic Resonance Modeling for the most realistic Sympathetic String Resonance possible
• Half-pedaling
• Synthogy’s exclusive, powerful 32 bit Sample Playback and DSP engine, engineered specifically for recreating the acoustic piano
• Sustain Resonance DSP for realistic Damper Pedal response
• World-class digital FX including Real Ambience, Chorus, and EQ
• Customizable User controls for Timbre, Stereo WidthandPerspective, Velocity Response, Mechanical Key Noise, Lid Position, Tuning Tables, and more
• Timbre Shifting, Parametric EQ, and new Synth Layer controls for powerful sound sculpting capabilities
• Expertly tuned and regulated pianos in world-class studios and concert halls
• All 88 keys individually sampled in up to 18 dynamic levels
• Incorporates exclusive Sample Interpolation Technology used for ultra-smooth velocity and note transitions
• RealRelease samples, Soft Pedal samples, and Pedal Noise enhancements
• Optional synth pad layer for modern/pop combinations
• Dozens of user-adjustable presets

Ivory II’s “unified interface” feature enables you to use just a single instance, and one interface, to play and control all of Ivory’s pianos, no matter how many pianos you install. So whether you own one, any two, or all three products, Ivory II’s intelligent browsing feature allows you to load any piano from one convenient interface.

System Requirements

Minimum Hardware

• 2 GHz Quad-Core CPU
• 1.5 GB RAM
• 112 GB free hard drive space
• Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM

Recommended Hardware

• 2.4 GHz Quad-Core CPU
• 2 GB RAM
• 112 GB free hard drive space
• iLok key optional

Macintosh

• Any AU, AAX, or VST 2.4 plug-in host, or the included Ivory Standalone application
• Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or newer

Windows

• Any AAX, or VST 2.4 plug-in host, or the included Ivory Cantabile application
• Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 or newer