The samples were recorded with a felt-tipped piano and high-end Scheps microphones at London’s infamous Air-Edel studios. Soft Piano is a free piano sound library for the LABS workstation. Spitfire Audios LABS is a freeware virtual instrument in VST and AU plugin formats that comes with an extensive collection of freely downloadable add-on sound libraries. Versilian comes in VST and AU formats and uses minimal CPU resources. The plug-in comes with onboard volume, panning, and reverb controls, and also offers direct control over the ADSR curve of the envelope with individual knobs. The articulation of your playing will really translate – and if you have a good enough MIDI controller, it can be almost as realistic as the real thing.
1 is an upright piano plugin that offers a tremendous dynamic response. If you need a versatile free piano VST that is easy to use, this offering from 99Sounds is well worth looking into. Upright Piano also features key release samples and envelope controls for adjusting the attack and release time.