What does it take to sample a virtual grand piano true to the original? Watch how the rare Fazioli grand piano at London’s Metropolis Studios was sampled to create the Waves Grand Rhapsody piano.
Join producer, mixing engineer and plugin developer Yoad Nevo as he reveals the process of sampling the original Fazioli and explains the function of every mic chosen, how they were positioned, and which preamps and convertors he used to capture the majestic sound of this one-of-a-kind piano.
[{"nodeGUID":"57a3a300-bf82-4d45-b05f-f0e090dddc15","nodeID":164,"documentName":"Grand Rhapsody Piano","documentID":164,"documentUrlPath":"/plugins/grand-rhapsody-piano","thumb":"https://media.wavescdn.com/images/products/plugins/600/grand-rhapsody-piano.png","msrp":79.000000000,"skuPrice":35.990000000,"discount":54,"mainOrder":10071,"includedInSBS":0,"skuid":625,"skuName":"","skuParentSKUID":0,"skuEnabled":true,"skuNumber":"ELGRNDRHPN","note":"","documentPageDescription":"Sampled from the Fazioli F228 grand piano housed at London\u2019s Metropolis Studios \u2013 the very piano played on Grammy-winning hits such as Adele\u2019s Hello.","tagline":"Luxurious acoustic grand, multi-miked and sampled to perfection","departmentID":2,"gsfCategory":"Virtual Instruments","fixedPosition":false,"expectedShipping":"","productID":0,"upgrades":false,"demoType":0,"isInventory":false,"manualPDF":"","sbsIncludedIn":2,"addToCartStatus":0,"isWishlist":true,"soldMsg":"100\u002B bought in past month","couponCode":"","couponCampaignID":0,"couponPrice":0.00,"couponStripeHTML":"","numberOfLessons":0,"courseDurationHours":0.00,"numberOfPlugins":0,"upgradeTargetID":0,"parentSKUNumber":"","categoryDisplayName":"","isProductOptions":false,"variantsMinimalPrice":0.000000000,"isVariantsPriceSame":false,"isPreorder":false,"optionOrder":0,"optionName":"","reviewsTotal":507,"rating":4.51479,"saleEndDate":"0001-01-01T00:00:00","badgeClass":"","badgeText":""}]
<div class="msg-box text-left mb-12">You may find this content helpful: To be able to view it, <a href="/legal/cookie-policy" target="_top" title="">allow Performance Cookies here</a>.</div>
[{"bannerGUID":"d4286ff5-e6de-4b2f-8bc9-e96a46843f09","bannerDisplayName":"Top 20 Bestsellers Sale - April 2024","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2024/april/top-20-plugins-april-2024.jpg","bannerURL":"/best-sellers","bannerPriority":2,"bannerTitle":"Top 20 Plugins Sale","gaValue":"top-20-plugins-april-2024"},{"bannerGUID":"2e76fc8a-3a6d-4461-8d47-240c619ea29b","bannerDisplayName":"Top 20 Bestsellers Sale - Free Plugins Bonus - April 2024","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2024/april/50-80-free-plugins-free-plugins-top-20-april-2024.jpg","bannerURL":"/free-plugins-spend-50-spend-80-sale-april-2024","bannerPriority":3,"bannerTitle":"Free Plugin Bonus","gaValue":"50-80-free-plugins-free-plugins-top-20-april-2024"},{"bannerGUID":"a0996540-a655-4dde-9b0c-3c6bbbff93af","bannerDisplayName":"WUP 25 PC Off","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2024/april/wup-sale-april-2024.jpg","bannerURL":"/account/get-waves-update-plan","bannerPriority":5,"bannerTitle":"25% Off Waves Update Plan - Get it now","gaValue":"wup-sale-april-2024"},{"bannerGUID":"e9238c9a-ec9b-4669-b6c9-12a38974902a","bannerDisplayName":"My Recommended Products","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2023/november/my-recommended-products-bf.jpg","bannerURL":"/my-recommended-products","bannerPriority":6,"bannerTitle":"Personal Product Recommendations: See Products","gaValue":"my-recommended-products"},{"bannerGUID":"e6b77202-75d8-4086-b586-af00dc3c289a","bannerDisplayName":"Upgrades","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2023/september/upgrades.jpg","bannerURL":"/account/upgrades","bannerPriority":7,"bannerTitle":"Upgrade to a Bigger Bundle: See Upgrades","gaValue":"upgrade-to-a-bigger-bundle"},{"bannerGUID":"ea199ed7-6491-4fdf-a563-6d75941a2ddc","bannerDisplayName":"OLM Release","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2024/january/olm.jpg","bannerURL":"/online-mastering","bannerPriority":8,"bannerTitle":"Waves Online Mastering: Learn More","gaValue":"waves-online-mastering-learn-more"}]