Synchron Concert D-274

• Steinway & Sons D-274, Hamburg Model
• Over 4,000 samples per key for maximum authenticity, liveliness, and feel.
• Recorded in the natural ambience of one of the best recording halls in the world, Synchron Stage Vienna
• Utmost realism, capturing all of the instrument’s nuances with our proprietary precision sampling technology
• Hyper-realistic playing feel
• Multiple microphone positions – for a multitude of timbral variations
• Intuitive, customized Synchron Pianos software with high-performance playback engine
• Six pre-configured presets: Concert, Intimate, Player, Pop, Ambience, Mighty
• Soft (una corda), sostenuto, sustain pedals
• Half-pedalling and re-pedalling
• Sympathetic resonance
• Body resonance
• Dedicated release samples, depending on played release velocity
• Detailed pedal sounds for soft and sustain pedals, depending on pedal speed

The Steinway & Sons D-274 is the flagship model of world-renowned piano manufacturer Steinway & Sons. This beautifully hand-crafted instrument with its laminated wooden housing and its poured iron frame has not changed much since it was first developed at the end of the 19th century. With a length of 274 cm (almost 9 ft.) and a weight of almost 500 kg (1,100 lb.), the Steinway D-274 continues to play a significant role in the global music industry. An estimated 90% of all concert grands on the world’s stages are Steinway D-274 models, delighting its players and audiences alike.

The reasons are obvious: Especially when competing with orchestras, the D-274 impresses with its tremendous assertive sonic volume and power – which is not surprising considering its soundboard of almost two square meters (21.5 sq.ft.)!

Leading artists of all eras have appreciated playing a Steinway D, from Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein, and Glenn Gould, to today’s top-notch pianists, such as Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Emanuel Ax, Helene Grimaud, and Lang Lang, just to name a few.

In addition to the multitude of options from mixing various microphone signals, the Synchron Concert D comes with our free Vienna Synchron Pianos Software that offers multiple options for shaping your sound and the playing experience. Hosting a high-performance playback engine, the software provides a musician-friendly user interface that allows for quick and easy timbral control. Create your sound intuitively by filtering particular key ranges or even single keys, adjust the body resonance of the instrument or add just a pinch of algorithmic reverb to refine the overall sound.