Best Service Galaxy II K4 Grand Piano Collection

The highly rated Galaxy II has been upgraded to Best Service Galaxy II K4 Grand Piano Collection, which includes Kontakt Player 4, a new user interface, new features, better performance and additional samples.  Galaxy II contains three grand pianos: the Vienna Grand (a powerful Bösendorfer Imperial), the 1929 German Baby Grand (a Vintage Blüthner baby grand), and the 5 star awarded Galaxy Steinway in stereo and 5.1 surround. Galaxy II K4 is based on the Kontakt 4 engine by Native Instruments, presenting new features, better performance and a completely redesigned direct access user interface.

Best Service Galaxy II K4 Grand Piano Collection offers true half pedaling, true repedaling and dynamically playable pedal, damper and string noises when using a continuous sustain pedal. Additional resonance release and noise samples have been added and all the 30GB of samples of Galaxy II have been revised and enhanced.  Version 4 takes the Galaxy II to a whole new level.

Best Service Galaxy II K4 Grand Piano Collection Features:
-Three world class grand pianos
  -Galaxy Steinway 5.1 (Steinway D in 5.1 surround and stereo)
  -Vienna Grand Imperial (96 Key Bösendorfer with incredible low end)
  -1929 German Baby Grand (Vintage Blüthner with a beautiful singing tone)
-More than 6,000 samples in 24 bit (30GB/18GB with sample compression)
-13 modeled velocity zones for a wide and smooth dynamic range
-Additional resonance, release and noise samples
-Chromatic and multiple velocity resonance and release samples
-Multi velocity pedal, damper, hammer and string noises
-Real una corda samples
-Real overtones
-Powered by the Kontakt Player 4 engine
-New direct access user interface
-Lossless sample compression for better disk streaming
-True half pedaling when using a continuous sustain pedal
-True repedaling and sostenuto
-Noises dynamically playable with a continuous sustain pedal
-One-knob control of tone colour and dynamics.
-Intelligent EQ for warmth, punch and brilliance
-Sympathetic string resonance with real overtones
-Flexible and easy-to-use velocity editor
-Convolution reverb with many different types of rooms, concert halls and ambience
-Adjustable stereo width and position
-Specially designed compressor for pop piano sounds
-Pad Machine
-Warp Engine for sound design beyond regular piano sounds

Best Service Galaxy II K4 Grand Piano Collection System Requirements*:
-1GB free disc space for player installation
-Additional hard disc space according to the library size
-Internet connection for product activation required (on any computer)
-DVD drive
-PC
  -Windows XP (SP2 )/ Vista/ Win7 (32/64 Bit)
  -Pentium or Athlon XP 1.4 GHz
  -Min. 2 GB RAM
-Mac
  -OSX 10.5 / 10.6
  -Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz
  -Minimum 2 GB RAM

*NI Kontakt Player 4 is included in this product.  For the latest version updates of Kontakt Player, check Native Instruments' website.