Playing Every NOIRE Preset - Native Instruments Grand Piano Demo

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Playing Every NOIRE Preset - Native Instruments Grand Piano Demo

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Today I'm going through every preset that comes with the Pure instance of Noire. This is a gorgeous and smooth concert grand piano that comes with plenty of great presets and unique features.
For collaboration or business inquiries, please email me at the address on my channel's "about" tab!
My Gear:
Guitars:
American Standard Fender Telecaster - Candy Apple Red
Gretsch G5655TG - Snow Crest White
Fender Player Series Stratocater - Black on Black
Squier Classic Vibe '70s Jazz Bass V - Natural
Taylor 814ce
Pedalboard (in order):
Xotic Effects SP Compressor
Boss TU-3
Electro-Harmonix Micro POG
JHS Morning Glory (v4)
Wampler Tumnus
Fulltone OCD (v4)
Ernie Ball VPJr
Strymon Mobius
Strymon Timeline
Strymon Big Sky
Strymon Iridium
Bass Board (in order):
T1M Buffer
Dunlop Mini Volume
EHX Bass Big Muff
Aguilar Tone Hammer Pedal
In-Ear Monitors
Alclair RSM Quad Driver Custom In Ear Monitors
DAWs:
Logic Pro X
Ableton Live 10 Suite
Mainstage 3
Plug-Ins:
Native Instruments Komplete 12 Ultimate
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2
Lennar Digital Sylenth1
ReFX Nexus 2
Valhalla DSP Valhalla Shimmer
Steven Slate Trigger 2
Waves Horizon Bundle
MIDI Controllers:
studiologic SL88 | Grand
Alesis QX49
Korg NanoKontrol 2
Audio Interfaces:
TC Helicon GoXLR Mini
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Computer:
Macbook Pro 16"
2.4 GHz 8-core Intel Core i9
64GB 2667 MHz DDR4 RAM
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB
4TB Internal SSD
PC:
Ryzen 7 3800x
NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super
32GB DDR4 RAM
500GB Samsung M.2 SSD
2TB Western Digital HD

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@alpay389 3 жыл бұрын

0:35 basic pure 1:08 beyond pure 1:35 ambient grand 2:08 almost electric 2:32 compressed 3:01 bowed Piano 3:30 ambient tremolo 4:07 circuit bent 4:30 Dark 5:07 brushed duo 5:32 breaking up 6:08 deep plate 6:33 dense 7:01 charmer meets mallets 7:36 crystal pad 8:16 edgy 8:46 emotional 9:12 cloud 9:46 dark shadows 10:23 funk house 10:57 extra body 11:32 deep dive felt 12:08 eternity 12:47 hitting hard 13:08 forte piano 13:37 deep down 14:12 fast tremolo

@maryanne2025 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@Carprodz 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial thanks. Please question can I delete churchch sound or no?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! I don’t think I understand your question.

@Carprodz 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison OK thanks bro I'll try 😉

@kaisfp Жыл бұрын

I'm almost 100% sure that by "church sound", he meant reverb. :)

@sylezo8276 3 жыл бұрын

Do I need yet another piano library? No. Am I still getting Noire? Yes.

@hjphan1030 3 жыл бұрын

I bought Noire a year and a half ago and I'm still discovering it today. I'm so glad I bought it.

@patrickwtk4303 Жыл бұрын

32:27 Smooth and Deep - Sounds amazing

@GiacomoParrinello 3 жыл бұрын

When "Ambient Grand" (1.35) started I suddenly thought "Oh, Titanic's soundtrack? What an unusual choice..." And at the fourth chord..."oh, anyway"

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

I felt that might cross some people’s minds. Didn’t want to get a copyright strike. 😂

@GiacomoParrinello 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison ahaha I can relate! Great taste and great content by the way :D

@simbaking6338 6 ай бұрын

I have almost all the native instruments Pianos....yet out of all of them, i keep coming back to the Noire....It sounds very special to me...Its indeed my favourite go to piano....BTW great demo Greg.

@yaseminerol120 3 жыл бұрын

and its not only Noire, the melodies you play, I mean I just listen to this while learning for exams too, just so relaxing. really really well done, love it

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Yasemin, I appreciate the kind words and wish I would have responded sooner! Thanks! 😊

@filipjonathan 3 жыл бұрын

GOSH this piano is beautiful. My ssd is packed but I have to get this bad boy eventually.

@Super-id7bq Жыл бұрын

I have a weird relationship with Noir. It hooked me in when I was after a nice delicate sounding soft piano. Something to emulate the Michael Giacchino style in the LOST score. Problem is ever since I bought it I've never really been able to get it to sit in a mix as it just sounds a bit thin and narrow compared to a mic'd up grand. I really want to find a Kontakt piano that's just got that warmth, depth and width of a well recorded piano but I'm struggling to find one that really sounds authentic still. Noir does sound great still don't get me wrong, just hard to make it cut through without killing the dynamics.

@harukisakai5439 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh... I'm a year late but thank you so much for doing this detailed demo. I'm living for those pleasant hammer noises, especially in 'Dark' and 'Dense'. I'm so in love with this plugin now.

@pazserenaeuna Жыл бұрын

Very useful demonstration ! I like theall warm softh mellow pianos so peaceful many thanks

@rufrida005 2 жыл бұрын

I had goosebumps the moment you played the first notes! This is so beautiful! Thank you for this video :)

@_-donda-_ 3 жыл бұрын

Grand Piano 0:35 Basic Pure 2:32 Compressed 4:30 Dark 6:34 Dense 8:46 Emotional 10:57 Extra Body 13:10 Fortepiano 14:43 Fragile 17:08 Gloomy 19:16 In Concert 21:19 Jazzy 23:30 Lid Closed 25:34 Pop Grand 27:50 Pure Felt 30:02 Scoring 32:27 Smooth & Deep 34:35 Snooze 36:06 Vibrant 38:08 Wide Open Particles 1:08 Beyond Pure 3:01 Bowed Piano 5:08 Brushed Duo 7:01 Charmer Meets Mallets 9:13 Clowd 11:33 Deep Dive Felt 13:37 Deep Down 15:11 Filling Gaps 17:40 Follow Me 19:48 Four Hands 21:51 Frozen Strings 23:57 Gamelan Grand 26:09 Pizzicato Sequence 28:20 Riding on Hammers 30:40 Shaking Shadows 33:08 Silent Keys 36:31 Sparkling Chords 38:46 Spherical Drift 39:49 Strummer Sound Design 1:36 Ambient Grand 3:32 Ambient Tremolo 5:32 Breaking Up 7:37 Crystal Pad 9:47 Dark Shadows 12:08 Eternity 14:12 Fast Tremolo 15:47 Glossy Pad 18:20 Harpsi Grand 20:24 Moving Slow 22:28 Muted Touch 24:36 Over The Top 26:50 Resonant Metal 28:55 Reversed Pad 31:19 Rhode Bass 33:35 Torn Apart 35:02 Ultra Resonant 37:05 Warm Pad Vintage 2:08 Almost Electric 4:07 Circuit Bent 6:06 Deep Plate 8:15 Edgy 10:24 Funkhaus 12:48 Hitting Hard 16:29 Mellow & Noisy 18:48 Mono Broadcast 20:53 Noise Box 22:55 Noisy Performance 25:02 On Record 27:24 Playing With Tape 29:31 Pure Melancholy 31:54 Quiet Recording 34:06 Tape Maschine 37:41 Tubes & Tape 39:21 Turntable 40:21 Yesterday

@Revolution90 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@darrenhirst9900 3 жыл бұрын

You play beautifully Greg and have really brought these presets to life.

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darren, I appreciate it!

@jimthatcher2335 3 жыл бұрын

Yes Greg this is very helpful. It helped me to go ahead and upgrade to 13.

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

@P0cketfull0fsunshine 3 жыл бұрын

Loved watching you play these you really bring the patches to life

@davidpearson7610 2 жыл бұрын

I bought this thinking it was a stand alone piano and found out it was not. I am not sure what all it takes to make it sound like yours, but yours sound amazing!

@haskellbear 9 ай бұрын

As a follow up on my previous comment. I did some more experimenting and now I like more how the piano sounds. Here's what I did so far. I'm using Logic, but this probably works on any DAW. I added the EQ plugin and loaded the Piano preset. I added the Compressor plugin and let the Default preset. That's it! It doesn't sound like in this video, but it sounds a lot better than when I started. It sounds clearer and crisper.

@jasonmerryman4452 3 жыл бұрын

I just purchased it as well. Sweetwater has a deal going on. When I pulled it into Native Access to download it, I knew it was going to be an excellent Piano VST since it is 14.6 GB's worth of information!!. I have NI The Giant and that was only 4 GB's. If anyone gets it, make sure you have about 2 hours for it to download based on your internet speed lol.

@paulchapman112 11 ай бұрын

your demo's are Great! Not rushed, no yabber yabber talking.

@vadimislearningguitar4977 Жыл бұрын

deep dive felt ...... is deeply felt

@andrewthompsonmusic929 Жыл бұрын

yeah last minute change of mind this the library im going for and down the line the Una Corde will be a nice bit of variation for scoring... this vst is just so adaptable... Thanks, these videos have helped alot love the preset videos

@ClintRobinsonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible video. Thanks for showcasing the presets. I’m getting this today

@AnthonyVolpe 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this. This is an enormous help.

@AndyThornalCo 2 жыл бұрын

I never post comments…. Just had to say, Thanks. Beautiful and very helpful.

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words Allen! Noire is such an amazing piano.

@yaseminerol120 3 жыл бұрын

amazing.. thank you. just impressed of Noire. Next week I get my first Midi controller with Noire, so excited

@Jeffery99 3 жыл бұрын

Which midi controller did you get?

@hexalyte2977 2 жыл бұрын

so beautiful. great player. each tracks raise me up.

@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY 10 ай бұрын

"Hitting Hard" gave me retro Bruce Hornsby & The Range nostalgic vibes. "Smooth & Deep" gave me Nat Adderley Jr vibes "Silent Keys" and "Tape Maschine" gave me Alicia's Keys subset vibes.

@rajkj6539 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this Greg. Appreciate you going through each and every preset for inspiring.

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@MehulPandit 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing piano playing.

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mehul!

@kevinrusche4547 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Looks like you do a lot of NI reviews! I have NI K13 Ultimate collector's and don't have time to go through it all hardly. Good to hear other reflections and ideas!!

@jbm7897 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this fam

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

I got you 👊

@yazanshareef7756 3 жыл бұрын

this is a lot of work, good video!

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yazan. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@davidjeong_dj 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! The Noire sounds amazing!

@courtneysmith5412 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this! I just love this library.

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Courtney, hope you're doing well! Glad you enjoyed the video!

@wbdill Жыл бұрын

I will ever understand the fascination with including hammer noises in so many presets. Sure one or two as a novelty, but it is in so many.

@GregAllison Жыл бұрын

I think in studio settings, it can definitely be a nice “real” touch to a piano library, but in live performance, I always keep the mechanical noises low in the mix, or muted entirely.

@pianofever6626 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and beautifully played. The library is on sale right now, so I will get it today.

@Jomarjf Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@GregAllison Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@kkaner181 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@matthewcolosus 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for going through the presets Greg. I'm trying to pick a first piano VST to purchase and am torn between Noire and Cinepiano for a classical/concert style of music (I only have Kontakt Player).

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

You bet! Noire is definitely one of my favorite pianos. If you’d like any other instrument demonstrations, let me know!

@matthewcolosus 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison Great - thank you Greg

@Gonzarte1 2 жыл бұрын

Great, thank you

@andreaberettamusicproducer 3 жыл бұрын

You deserve lot more views, great video!

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrea! I’ll have some more Every Preset videos coming soon!

@andreaberettamusicproducer 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison i’ll be super happy to watch them!

@DidoInFlames 2 жыл бұрын

Noire my go to piano VST

@gothfairy6977 2 жыл бұрын

You really played each song according to their names, you really captured the vibe of the patches and that’s why this is top tier! 🤎

@ScottLawlor 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg. You play very well and I'll be getting this, probably during the summer of sound sale from native. Thanks for going through the presets, it helps a good deal. I am an ambient composer but I do quite a lot with piano as well.

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Love to hear it Scott! Native Instruments has some of my all time favorite sounds for ambient music. What Reverb plug-ins have you been using lately?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I’ll check it out. I’m a huge fan of Valhalla DSP’s reverbs. Everything they do is fantastic. I use ValhallaShimmer quite a bit.

@dirface 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@bahaaahmadein4039 3 жыл бұрын

awesome

@vadimislearningguitar4977 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video - just a few words - let the sounds speak .... something very rare ... are we here to listen to words or to sounds ?? - great video

@scottyc2292 3 жыл бұрын

wow! Thanks

@Thisninjascared 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought it today

@FrancoDiNitto 2 жыл бұрын

great job

@scottyc2292 3 жыл бұрын

Just got it!

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Let me know what you think!

@karantiwari5611 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@Hartproduktie 3 жыл бұрын

great thanks

@konstantindorokhov 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌🏻

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@ProdbyMadMax Ай бұрын

This VST would definitely be good for Rod Wave Type Beats

@dpalitang 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks. Question, are you able to turn down the pedal volume like the other NI pianos?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely. The variances in the pedal noise is huge in the presets, but yes, you can turn the various noises off.

@HowlingTomcat 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg. Excellent demo of the presets. Listening to you play each preset inspired me to try some of them out myself. Thank you! I also like your ambient guitar live streams. You have a great streaming setup. If you don't mind sharing, what camera and cam mount are you using? Are you on Twitch or other platforms, by chance? Cheers!

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Love the questions! I actually started streaming on KZfaq in 2019 or so, and jumped between Mixer and Twitch over the year or so I was doing that. I’m sad that mixer was shut down because I had several dozen live streams on there. I totally have plans to get back into that here on KZfaq now that the channel has grabbed some traction. For my setup, My main camera is a Sony a6000 run into my PC with an Elgato CamLink 4K. The other camera I sometimes use is my Logitech Brio webcam. I’d love to talk gear some more soon. I’ve been moving my studio to a new house since I got married a few months ago, so I’ve been intending to get back into some demos.

@HowlingTomcat 2 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison Thank you for sharing. Sorry to hear about your Mixer streams. Congrats on getting married. I look forward to your future videos. Are you gonna put affiliate links for your product reviews? :)

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I would love to do some affiliate marketing for the products I use and review/demo. I’m needing to reach out to NI to get a contact for their affiliate program if they have one.

@ShadowSpactorAkathefallenP 3 ай бұрын

I would love for your to try the AIR stage piano. They have a free 10 day trial thing so you can try it for free. I would love to hear your thoughts on it, I’ve been stressing over If I should get the Soundiorn Emotional piano, AIR stage piano, or noire. Btw: Noire piano and The AIR Stage Piano are the same price. 149$

@jason8205 Ай бұрын

Excellent work, I have question though, how do you make the sound of the particle engine so loud and clear, because no matter what I do, I can't make the sound like you. Maybe it has something to do with your DAW? I'd appreciate if you could kindly answer my question.

@GregAllison Ай бұрын

Hi Jason! This question has come up several times over the past couple of months. I believe that Native Instruments may have revamped their NOIRE presets in a recent update, causing the tone to be different than back when I recorded this video. If you go into the plugin tone settings, you may be able to get the particles to be more prominent. For what it’s worth, I have also found that a slight adjustment in my keyboard’s MIDI velocity curve helps make the piano a bit easier to play consistently and consequently, a little bit louder.

@jason8205 Ай бұрын

@@GregAllison Thank you so much for the tip!🌹

@pablovasquez2166 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing.. . Thanks for the demo. Is this library compatible with the free version of kontakt player?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

You bet! I have several friends that don’t own the full version of Kontakt, so they just use the Player.

@chriskalonga9362 2 ай бұрын

Its so odd, my noire presets dontsound like this at all. Ive seen some othe people have the same issue. The sound is very muddy and muffled. Any thoughts as to what this be caused by?

@pianokaraokecz 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg, thank you for introducing this piano, great to see that :) Can I ask you if you use some mastering before upload sound from piano on youtube? Or some EQ changes? Because its still a little bit silent against piano from 4knop popd of Cubase vst. And after upload on youtube ist more silent than in pc :D..thank you for some advice :) Dominik

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! The only thing I really did after recording parts was somewhat match levels to keep them all around similar volumes. Other than that, there is no EQ or other processing in post-production.

@MichaelWallMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you for creating this! When moving from preset to preset, did you change anything else or is this how they come out naturally? I just picked up Noire and am excited to explore.

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! I chose to leave the presets exactly how they loaded.

@MichaelWallMusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison awesome, thanks for such a quick reply. The presets are gorgeous so at least it's one less thing I have to fiddle with. :) Great vid! Would you consider making one for Noire Felt? Have a great holiday and New Year as well.

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly in the future! I believe Felt actually has the same presets, just with different samples for the instrument, so they have the same effects and processing, just different timbres.

@roshansivakumar5688 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for doing this, do you take vst requests? How's the SL88 grand, I have the S88 mk2 and I don't like it much, i'm debating b/w the SL88 grand and Casio PX-5S, would love to hear your feedback on the good and bad based on your experience. Thanks!

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Sure! I’ll see what I can do with some more VST videos. Apart from a firmware issue and a bug in Logic Pro that would cause the controller to freeze and be non-responsive (that issue was quickly resolved), it’s a great controller on stage and in the studio. It has an incredible action and natural feel. I’d probably give it an 8.5/10 or so. For the price, I don’t think there is a better controller out there. I will say that I’ve never used the PX-5S or S88 controllers, but I’ve used and encouraged several friends to go with StudioLogic keyboards. If you have any other questions, please let me know!

@TheBroadcastStudio365 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mister Greg after hearing these samples I bought the software. I installed everything as it should be. The software is in Komplete Control but I can't find it in Logic Pro. I updated everything...Before I write to support, I would like to ask you how you did that. Sorry for the disruption, but I'd love to hear from you if it's possible.

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! The instrument will need to be loaded into an instance of Kontakt 6. There is a free version of Kontakt called Kontakt Player that you can install in order to use the instrument inside Logic.

@GTSongwriter Жыл бұрын

Nearly a 16 GB download for this!

@jeronimojunqueira5431 3 жыл бұрын

Great review. How did you record the sound? Loopback audio interface? Portable recorder?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Great question. I have a 2 computer setup. My MacBook and my (gaming/streaming) pc. The pc has an HDMI capture card with a through port so I can record and see my main display that is captured by OBS For the Audio, I have a TC Helicon GoXLR Mini connected to my pc that allows me to send audio from my Mac to my PC, as well as record the mic input. OBS is actually what records the video and audio sources. I may end up making a video walkthrough of the setup!

@jeronimojunqueira5431 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison Thank you for sharing your setup. I tried to record the vst inside the reaper but it doesn’t sound good. I believe it needs to pass through some sort of audio interface to get better

@RicardoMelaniaa 2 жыл бұрын

Great demos! Ask me a question please: what is the version of this library? A colleague said that version 1.1.0 has 14GB, but on the Native website it says that Noire has 16GB.

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Valid question! My Noire Library folder is roughly 15.77 GB and I have the up-to-date version 1.1.0.

@RicardoMelaniaa 2 жыл бұрын

Got it, thanks for the feedback! This piano timbre is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen, when it comes to VSTI.

@HernanHH95 8 ай бұрын

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@raworshipkeys 2 жыл бұрын

Hi sir. I would like to ask how to upload best quality sound using native instrument pianos. When I uploads it seems like the sound is too compressed and it doesnt sound like the original. How can I upload on youtube with the same sound quality as what I hear while it is still on my daw? Thank you for the reply

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! So when I record videos like this, I’m not recording MIDI. I’m actually just recording the audio out of Logic Pro into another recording program (StreamLabs OBS) to capture video with the audio. My first advice would be to make sure you don’t have any additional processing on your channel strips (midi and your mix-buses). It could also be the output settings when you export your audio. If you’re exporting as MP3, you might want to try exporting your project as a WAV file. Try checking if your audio export settings are to 16 or 24 bit depth. In general, you will have a greater dynamic range with a higher bit depth. My export settings are usually PCM (wav) format, 24 bit depth, 48khz sample rate. I know it’s a lot of info, but I hope that helps!

@raworshipkeys 2 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison Got it. Thank you sir

@jd8285 Ай бұрын

I got it today...it doesn't sound right . Some presets are ok but they don't have the body...fullness like yours . I'm using GarageBand and a MacBook pro with an m1 chip...any recommendations?

@GregAllison Ай бұрын

Hello! Im seeing several comments like this. I didn’t do any processing on my Kontakt plugin when I recorded this video, so it leads me to wonder if Native Instruments modified the out-of-the-box settings on the instrument. You can definitely that a shot. Something I’ve even done from time to time is adjust the MIDI velocity curve so a steeper amount, so my lighter notes are a bit stronger. Noire is such an expressive, dynamic instrument, so that may also impact how your playing translates through the instrument.

@jd8285 Ай бұрын

@@GregAllison after playing it for a while and messing around with the parameters it’s a little bit better. Ty .

@Marian_M.P 2 жыл бұрын

I really like how you play !!! Is the sl 88 still good?Would you still recomand it ????

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have used the SL88 for several years now. And the keyboard is great. Excellent feel, it’s sturdy, and reliable. I wish it had more on-deck MIDI controls, but overall, it’s been a great midi controller. If I started out from scratch, I’d probably go straight to one of the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol controllers though.

@Marian_M.P 2 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison thnx for replying!!I like native instruments ,best vst's out there ...but there bords are really expensive ,if I had the money I would go for there top fully weighted one!!

@dodojazz 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video! what kind of technical specifications does your mac have? ram? do you think 8gb is enough?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

I believe 8GB of RAM is enough for Music Production. Although to be safe, I would probably not aim for any less than 16GB. Music production can be heavy on your components, but it’s nowhere near as demanding as video editing. For my Mac, I am blessed to have a near-max spec computer. I’m running a 2019 MacBook Pro 16” 2.4GHz 8-core i9, 64GB 2667MHz DDR4 memory, 4TB SSD (and several external hard drives for samples/storage) and a Radeon Pro 5500M GPU. I’ll be the first to admit that my rig is overkill for what I do, however, it’s how I make a living and I plan to continue to make/mix music and take/edit photos for my income. Hope that helps!

@dodojazz 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison You have a Monster! Hahahaha. I have a 2015 mac. 2,7 GHz Intel Core i5 dual-core 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3, ssd 250. when I use kontakt in stand alone, Noire works fine. If I use it with Ableton Live and open 4-5 tracks with kontakt, the cpu goes haywire if noire is present, and especially if "particles"(noir) are active. So I'm forced to increase the buffer with the latency problem while playing. The strange thing is that the problem I have only with Noire "particles" and I do not understand if it is a problem of external audio, or Ram. maybe i have to increase the ram but i have a mac 2015 where the ram is soldered to the board.The only possible update remains that of the HD SSD. Do you think it can solve the problem, increase the hard disk ssd? Do you realize that now I work with just 40gb free out of 250 of capacity. Anyway thank for your answer! :-)

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks. Its my understanding that the buffer size primarily affects the CPU’s ability to process and send out audio. Which is why when an instrument is loaded into RAM, your computer doesn’t have issues with playback or weird audio glitches. It’s when the project (including its instruments) exceeds the capacity of RAM is where it gives warnings and samples are dropped, causing clicks and pops. A separate, but also annoying warning I used to get was “Hard Disk is too slow” or something like that, which was resolved by moving those samples to an SSD (either external or internal should solve that issues). Something you can do in Kontakt is “purge” samples to help limit the load on your computer. It essentially only loads in the exact samples you’re using in that instance of Kontakt, freeing up some Ram usage. You’ll find Purge near the top where it states your Midi I/O channels as well as the instrument preset. I used a 2011 21.5” iMac quad core i5, 500gb SSD, 8gb Ram, until March of this year, so I am familiar with the pain of using a slower computer for music production. Let me know if purging Samples when Noire is loaded helps at all!

@dodojazz 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison if I Understand, do you mean to delete the files of other virtual instruments, from the user folder? right?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Not deleting. It’s actually a function that “unloads” unused samples from Kontakt.

@admdnh Жыл бұрын

how many sounds are there?

@eylab1541 Жыл бұрын

Is there much of a point in getting this now that Piano Colors is out? What can this do that the other cannot?

@GregAllison Жыл бұрын

While piano colors can create similar sounds to Noire, I believe the power of Noire lies in its attention to detail and delicacy. It is meant to be a rich and well-sampled grand piano. Piano colors is predominantly a sound design library that is built from piano samples.

@nicolai5295 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I bought Noire after watching your video. And on my screen I don't see the piano notes from noire as you do on the botom, and I wanted to ask how you get to see them

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! That’s a Kontakt interface setting. Here’s a video for setting that up. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aqilabZ3m9bOqYU.html

@nicolai5295 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison tthanks

@nicolai5295 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison also I have something weird that Noire sounds different when I play it on my midi then when I click the notes with my mouse

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

When you click, it is playing the MIDI note at full velocity (127). So it is essentially playing the loudest samples. Or is it sounding more like it’s glitched?

@nicolai5295 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison yeah when I hit it with my mouse it sounds normal but when I play it with my keyboard it sounds muffled even when I try to hit it super hard

@Bulls79 2 жыл бұрын

Where is the voice output coming from? The piano speakers or the laptop external speakers?

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

I recorded the audio straight from my Mac via the audio interface into a second PC where I recorded my microphone (for commentary), the laptop output (just playing Noire), and that’s about it.

@maie5624 3 жыл бұрын

What speaker did you use?

@lelouchvibrittania8478 3 жыл бұрын

What mic is that? Do you use any mixing plugins to get the sound?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

I’m using a Røde Pod Mic. As far as effects, I run my mic through my GoXLR Mini interface with the built in noise gate, light compression, and some low and high shelf EQ.

@lelouchvibrittania8478 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison thanks!

@ShikharKumar-fz6ti Жыл бұрын

Hi there, When i load up my noire in FL studio, even at 0db volume slider of noire I get -30 LUFs at master. How is your noire sounding so loud and clear at default setting of -6 db ??? 😢 Are you using any compression or gains ???

@GregAllison Жыл бұрын

Great question! Noire has a huge dynamic range and I tried not to do much limiting or compression in post/editing, but I did do some level matching to keep volumes somewhat consistent. I sometimes also just bring my Kontakt output to 0dB to get that little extra volume push before adding other processing on that channel.

@ShikharKumar-fz6ti Жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison thanks for the reply. But for me 1 more thing was causing me troubles. So i changed my Roland RP302's Touch response to Super Light and now my piano is send some heavy juice to the plugin making overall volume more. And hence I don't have to apply 15 dbs of Gain 🥰. But still i am getting around 18 to 20 LUFs 🥺. I am a bit beginner to this VST things.

@GregAllison Жыл бұрын

I totally understand that. I have a StudioLogic SL88 Grand and the keyboard’s midi velocity curve is linear, but I think Noire’s curve is more exponential, so I had to hit the keys pretty hard to get full volume out of the plugin. I sometimes adjust my controller’s midi velocity curve when I’m playing soft “delicate” parts.

@GregAllison Жыл бұрын

Conveniently, Noire has a “dynamic range” knob on the front interface page, so that’s also helped me dial in a more consistent level from the instrument.

@ShikharKumar-fz6ti Жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison Yes. Agreed. I also tweeked this knob to get more sound.

@patricklewis19 9 ай бұрын

hi, does it work on garageband?

@GregAllison 9 ай бұрын

Hello! I believe you can use 3rd Party Plug-ins like Kontakt in GarageBand!

@gregorymcelyea877 3 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to decrease the volume of the sustain pedal release?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Nice name! Absolutely. There’s an entire page on the plugin’s interface where you can turn down mechanical noises as well as overtones, etc. This can be accessed by clicking the little piano tuning key icon on the top left.

@TheBroadcastStudio365 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I have now found everything in Komplete Control. Apologies

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

No worries. Take care!

@TheBroadcastStudio365 2 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison 👍

@BrunoNeureiter 3 жыл бұрын

Wow i didn't know it had different sounds How do you change the presets?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! Underneath the name in Kontakt, there are little arrows to the left and the right. That is where you can change the instrument’s presets.

@BrunoNeureiter 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison thank you very much for your answer and for the eye opening video

@arismotsenigosmusic1319 3 жыл бұрын

please can you share your pc specs and audio interface? i really want to buy this but i think that my intel i3 3225 and 8 gb ram won't be enough

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

It does sound like it might be a stretch with the i3. You may have some audio glitches when the particles engine is activated. I have a 16” MacBook Pro with an 8-core i9 with 64 GB of RAM (overkill, I know). My computer was a big investment when I began mixing and producing (full time) back in early 2020, so I chose not to cut any corners. For my interface, I use a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Hope that helps!

@SailaV1 3 жыл бұрын

I have Komplete 13 and an Arturia Keylab 61 MKII (+ a MACHINE) I cant find out how to Play Noire and Una Corda through my keyboard controller? Any Suggestions would be highly appreciated!

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Thom, my first thought is that it might be a MIDI channel issue. I had a similar thing happen with my controller where MIDI was sending out channel B (or 2) instead of A (1), so Kontakt couldn’t receive midi notes because the plug-ins were set to receive only on channel A.

@SailaV1 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison Thanks so much for the input Greg

@greggrant8878 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video, it lead me to purchase it, but i cant get a couple of the presets to work for example Playing at Home. it cuts out after one second and doesnt work, was wondering if you had similar issues. thanks

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a buffer size issue. In short, your computer is trying to process samples of audio, and due to the complexity/layers of the instrument, your computer may be having difficult playing and the samples are being cut off. Do you happen to know what your buffer size is for your DAW? It would be under preferences under audio settings.

@greggrant8878 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison thanks for the response. I have it set to 64 samples using ASIO4ALL. I set it to 128 and it's working! Thank you now to figure out latency. Is an audio interface the answer there?

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that’s helped with the issue! I believe the latency is mostly due to the CPU’s speed at processing the audio (affected by clock speed as well as the number of cores used in processing audio). Do you happen to know what processor your computer has? Or the model of your computer?

@greggrant8878 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison I have a 6700k cpu. 4 cores

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

What DAW are you using? If you’re on a Mac with Logic Pro, I know it has a low latency function with may be able to help you when you’re playing/recording parts. If you’re on a PC, I’m sure there are other DAW-specific ways to lower your device’s latency without needing to buy new equipment.

@nicolai5295 3 жыл бұрын

hello is it true that you have to buy kontakt first and then buy noire otherwise you cant play the piano? or do you just have to buy Noire and the app where you play Noire in is free.

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! You don’t need to buy the full version of Kontakt. You can just download the free Kontakt Player to use purchased sample instruments. Check it out at www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-6-player/

@nicolai5295 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison wow that awesome! Thanks for the fast reply.

@CesenaticoOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Is Piano Colors superior or just different?

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

It’s just a different kind of piano plugin. I personally do not own Piano Colors yet, however, I’ve had a buddy let me play around on it and it’s a really cool sound design plug-in for layering different piano-inspired textures. It should be in a future Komplete edition when I upgrade, so I’ll hopefully own it then if it doesn’t end up going on sale this upcoming summer!

@CesenaticoOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison I just bought the "Piano Suite" bundle with The giant, Una corda, Noire and Piano colors for just 199€!! ;)

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! The NI Summer sales will be coming soon, so definitely keep an eye out!

@zenonmuzic 3 жыл бұрын

Have u used any effects on noire ??

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Totally. Some of my favorites are reversed tape delays and reverbs to give a cool ambient texture with the piano.

@zenonmuzic 2 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison which plugin you used exactly

@GregAllison 2 жыл бұрын

ValhallaDSP has some really amazing reverbs and delays. My favorites are Valhalla Delay and Valhalla Shimmer. Any tape or reverb will be a good place to start!

@FGTC 3 жыл бұрын

what desk do you have

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! My desk is actually a custom modified desk I got about 10 years ago back from Office Depot/Max. I needed more surface area for my workspace, so I bought a 5’x2.5’ piece of edge-glued pine from a home improvement store that I placed on top of the original frame of the desk. It gives me a good size space to work, considering the modification was only like $20.

@kaii7147 3 жыл бұрын

im wanting to buy this i think i have enough power what do u think i have i i5-4200u dual core processor 2.3ghz 16gb ram 256SSD im not sure why my cpu usage is at like 30/40 percent on just a small file such as hybrid keys but when i use kontakt as a plug in via my daw it drops to like 10/15 percent. im worried about buying this vst and it doesnt work correctly and how do u install vsts into the ram instead of it being used directly through the cpu as i think this might be why its using so much. i have no drop outs or anything close to max cpu capacity. any thoughts would go a long way thanks

@GregAllison 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Kyle! Based on what you’ve shared, it seems like the CPU might be the first thing to cause issues as your projects and instruments become more power hungry. I will say that 16GB of Ram is still a good amount for music production though. You don’t actually install anything to RAM as it is designed to be a temporary placeholder for files that are established by the engineers and manufacturers. I would check out the minimum spec requirements (or suggested specs) stated by Native Instruments because I’ve had a good friend buy a VST, and his computer couldn’t even run it because it was an older MacBook Pro. In a sense, I’m realizing I need to be cautious when I’m asked questions about computer specs and buying new instruments. I’m sure you can understand!

@kaii7147 3 жыл бұрын

@@GregAllison I mean I have no issues running vsts with a 123ms buffer I never experience any drop outs or problems I'm just concerned that my CPU usage is overly high for such a small vst file when used in kontakt by it's self but when it's used via a plug in into my Daw the CPU usage dramitcally decreases and I can't for the life of me work out why. I'm confident I'll be able to run noire but maybe just without the partical engine as that looks very CPU hungry.