Steinberg The Grand 3

Most sought-after virtual grand pianos

The Grand 3 covers everything an artist is looking for in a virtual piano suite. Of course, it features five premium piano models with an overwhelming sound quality, but it also focuses on the intricacies: flexibility through different microphone positions, compatibility through multiple format support, and usability due to the range of included tools.

FEATURES

• Five premium pianos deeply sampled

• 30 GB of sample content

• Including Yamaha CP80 Electric Grand

• Plug-in works with VST, AU and AAX

Authentic sound quality
The Grand 3 delivers ultra dynamic response and hammer action with up to 20 different velocity samples for each key, faithfully capturing the full extent of every note’s envelope. Sustain and sostenuto pedal support, subtle mechanical noises and true resonance make The Grand 3 the most ambitious and innovative piece of software engineering in our day, resulting in the grandest collection of virtual pianos.

Vitrual Grand Pianos

• Bösendorfer 290 Imperial
  The wider register of the Bösendorfer 290 Imperial grand adds to the piano’s timbre which has intricately been sampled to give the artist the required control when playing the softest pianissimo through crescendos to the reserves of power needed for the loudest fortissimo. This virtual piano model shines in every musical aspect, providing the exuberant sound quality and assertiveness of its corresponding real piano pendant.

• Steinway D
  The enchanting depth of tone and ultra-responsive touch of the Steinway D grand piano is reflected in the Model D found in The Grand 3. Its warm and vibrantly rich sound and its overall performance simply make playing this virtual piano as enjoyable as possible.

• Yamaha C7
  The unparalleled tone of a Yamaha C7 grand was recorded in its whole beauty and musical range. Its incredible sound, resulting from the tonal projection and long sustain, and response with super realistic playing behavior delivers the musical equivalent of perfection. This virtual piano is truly in a class of its own and conveys the expressiveness of the player.

Virtual Pianos

• Nordiska Upright Piano
  The upright by Nordiska Pianofabriken definitely has personality of the right sort! And its characteristic tone has been captured in the virtual upright piano model, designed to get the job done when looking for that little extra edge to any song. It might be rock, blues, jazz, gospel or any other style that simply needs some attitude — when the tone requires a less “grand” sound this model is definitely the artist’s first choice.

• Yamaha CP80
  The Yamaha CP80 Electric Grand is one of the most favorable classic electric grand pianos around and comes with built-in effects, such as tremolo, phaser, flanger and chorus. Here Steinberg has acquired the samples directly from the source: the content experts at Yamaha.

Latest recording technology
Using latest recording technology, the three concert grand piano models and the vintage upright available in The Grand 3 have been sampled and edited with painstaking effort by a top sound-engineering team. The only exception being the sound of the Yamaha CP80 Electric Grand, the samples of which were recorded by Yamaha in Japan.

Equipped with high grade Neumann microphones, customized high end preamps and converters specially tuned for pianos in a large acoustic space specifically designed and built for this particular use, engineers generated the source material to highest standards.

No additional electronic equipment was used during the recordings to capture the natural sound of the acoustic pianos. Plus, two different microphone positions (close and player) available in The Grand 3 result from a 12-microphone setup used for the recordings, giving the musician the ultimate freedom to dictate the piano’s immanent sound.

System Requirements

Operating systems (Windows): Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), 64-bit Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or higher)
Operating systems (Mac): macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave, macOS Catalina, macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, macOS Sequoia, macOS Tahoe
Apple silicon–based Mac: Rosetta 2 App, Native App
PlugIn format (Win): VST 3, AAX
PlugIn format (Mac): VST 3, AU, AAX
CPU minimum (Windows): 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core
RAM minimum: 4 GB
Hard disk free space: 32 GB
Internet connection for: License activation, installer download, account sign up and product registration