Unearth the haunting beauty of the Strix Instruments PRIPYAT Pianos, a Kontakt instrument that captures the ethereal echoes of Chernobyl's silent past. This virtual instrument is the result of meticulous fieldwork conducted over seven years, involving 25 expeditions to the eerily abandoned city of Pripyat. Strix Instruments painstakingly recorded 20 pianos, each at varying degrees of decay, to construct a soundscape that is as emotionally powerful as it is sonically rich.

What truly sets the PRIPYAT Pianos apart is its ability to transport you to the desolate halls of Pripyat through its profound Convolution Reverb Impulse Responses. Each of the 23 presets is tied to a specific location within the exclusion zone, offering an unparalleled auditory journey from the remnants of abandoned apartments to the cavernous interiors of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The Age Knob allows you to morph the instrument’s character over time, simulating the progressive degradation from 1986 to 2019, thus offering a unique palette of sounds that range from pristine to eerily degraded.

Designed with a beautifully intuitive interface, PRIPYAT Pianos provides creative control with features such as adjustable mic positions, lid control, and individual element sliders, enabling you to sculpt your sound with precision. This plugin is not just a tool but a piece of history, ideal for composers and sound designers seeking an authentic and deeply atmospheric sound.

Key Features:

• 20 Pripyat Pianos combined into one powerful instrument.
• Age Knob for simulating instrument decay from 1986 to 2019.
• Detailed control over Release, Keystrokes, Pedal, Damper, and Sympathetic Resonance.
• 3 adjustable mic positions: close, medium, and far.
• 23 unique Impulse Responses from Pripyat and Chernobyl NPP.
• Up to 9 velocity layers with 4 to 16 round robins.
• 11GB compressed sample content with over 2900 samples.
• NKS ready and beautifully animated GUI.
• Requires Kontakt 5.8.1 Full or higher.