Etude Elements captures the sound of a Yamaha C3X grand piano using the mid microphone position from the full version – for a delicate, focused sound with a small storage footprint.

The Yamaha C3X was sampled in a space acoustically designed purely for piano performances and recorded chromatically with seven dynamic layers. Etude Elements is ideal for writing classical pieces and emotional scores or adding elegant piano textures to your productions. Adjustable sustain resonances, adaptive release samples, adjustable key, pedal and attack noises, the Mellow/Bright tone control, tuning systems such as Lehmann, Young 1 and 2, EVBT and Stretch, plus reverb, EQ and compression with tailored presets shape the sound.

Features

• Yamaha C3X chromatically sampled with seven dynamic layers – 2.6 GB of samples
• One carefully selected and mastered microphone position (Mid) from the full version
• Adjustable sustain resonances, adaptive release samples and piano noises
• Lehmann, Young 1 and 2, EVBT and Stretch tuning systems; Mellow/Bright tone control
• FX page with custom reverb impulse responses plus EQ and compression presets

Technical details

• Type: Virtual instrument (grand piano)
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX
• Architecture: 64-bit
• Licensing: Internet connection required for activation
• Requirement: HALion Sonic 7 or HALion 7
• Content: 2.6 GB of samples, one microphone position, seven dynamic layers

System requirements

• macOS 11 Big Sur to macOS 26 Tahoe, native or via Rosetta 2 on Apple silicon Macs
• Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11 Version 21H2 or higher (64-bit)
• Compatible with HALion Sonic 7 and HALion 7
• Internet connection for licence activation, installer download, account sign-up and product registration

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://steinberg.net/sda. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.