I shared this with HN because it is a relatively new project that is not easily found when searching for instrument samples.<p>Pianobook's main focus is radically different from commercial, high quality virtual instruments: creating something unique and embracing any of its imperfections:<p>- Instrument is broken or out of tune<p>- Recording with a lousy smartphone<p>- Environment is not an ideal studio<p>- Using less samples that gain character from pitch shifting<p>- Processing with unconventional effects<p>Take a listen to the "King's Cross London Underground":
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/kelan-rooney/kings-cross" rel="nofollow">https://soundcloud.com/kelan-rooney/kings-cross</a>
<a href="https://www.pianobook.co.uk/library/kings-cross-london-undergound/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pianobook.co.uk/library/kings-cross-london-under...</a><p>This one madlad sampled a piano in the middle of a busy metro station, letting all crowd noises and train squeaks scream in the background. Using his smartphone. And it sounds incredible.<p>You absolutely do not have to sample every key of a piano individually to recreate an instrument with incredible character. Using LESS samples sounds different, but can sometimes sound BETTER if you do clever tricks. See this video:
<a href="https://youtu.be/YbbBGYKucHY?t=50" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/YbbBGYKucHY?t=50</a><p>You can probably tell that I'm enthusiastic about this. Whoops.