Topic by Chopin87

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Topic: Pedal Noises (request)

It would be nice to have some other pedal noises available in the acoustic pianos:
1) The "thump" of the pedal alone (for now there is only the damper noise). This is used not only in jazz in a rythmic fashion but also in classical music as an artistic effect so it would be nice to have it;
2) I noticed that the una corda pedal is also silent (it does produce a softer sound but there isn't any audible noise) which is somewhat strange since it shifts the entire keyboard to the right and this does make a typical noise;
I excuse myself in advance if somebody already filled in the same request (I did a search but I found nothing).

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Re: Pedal Noises (request)

Chopin87 wrote:

It would be nice to have some other pedal noises available in the acoustic pianos:
1) The "thump" of the pedal alone (for now there is only the damper noise). This is used not only in jazz in a rythmic fashion but also in classical music as an artistic effect so it would be nice to have it;
2) I noticed that the una corda pedal is also silent (it does produce a softer sound but there isn't any audible noise) which is somewhat strange since it shifts the entire keyboard to the right and this does make a typical noise;
I excuse myself in advance if somebody already filled in the same request (I did a search but I found nothing).

You are not the first one . But you hit the nail on the head noticing that there is mainly damper noise. In my experience the amount of "thump" seems to depend on the condition of the instrument: the less maintained the less percussive due to loose mechanics.

Well, if you take into account that noises in general contribute very much to the realness of the sound and that sampling is a mature technology I think there is still potential here. You could also consider licencing noises samples from others...

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