🎹 Hammer & Felt – Expressive Upright Piano & Experimental Sound Design Library

✨ About Hammer & Felt

Discover the beauty of imperfection with Hammer & Felt, an expressive upright piano library designed for musicians, composers, producers, and sound designers who want something beyond a conventional piano sound.

From the warmth of a classic upright piano to the delicate intimacy of felt piano tones and atmospheric experimental textures, Hammer & Felt delivers a rich palette of organic sounds to spark creativity and bring your musical ideas to life. 🎼

Embrace the character of a piano that feels real, raw, and full of personality. Featuring room ambience, subtle breaths, mechanical key noises, tape hiss, and natural imperfections, this unique virtual instrument creates an intimate, lived-in sound that adds depth, emotion, and authenticity to your compositions.

With its simple yet powerful interface, you can easily shape your piano tones, explore unconventional textures, and transform traditional piano recordings into inspiring sound design elements.

🔥 Three Creative Instruments in One

🎹 1. HAMMER – Classic Upright Piano

Capture the familiar warmth and character of a traditional upright piano. Hammer provides a versatile, natural piano sound that is perfect for songwriting, composing, and creating expressive musical ideas quickly.

Its organic character makes it an excellent choice for cinematic scores, emotional melodies, indie productions, and everyday studio sessions.

🤍 2. FELT – Intimate & Delicate Piano

Experience a softer, more fragile side of the same upright piano. Recorded with the celeste pedal engaged, Felt introduces a layer of felt between the hammers and strings, creating a delicate, mellow, and intimate tone.

Meticulously recorded in an empty house in the middle of the night, the instrument captures the subtle beauty of both the piano’s musical voice and its mechanical character.

Using a pair of Neumann KM184 microphones, the recordings deliver detailed stereo imaging and a remarkable sense of presence. While Hammer captures the instrument from the player’s perspective, Felt positions the microphones closer to the hammers, revealing delicate mechanical noises, natural imperfections, and the sweetness of being inside the piano itself.

Perfect for ambient compositions, emotional soundtracks, intimate songwriting, and minimalist piano arrangements. 🌙

🌌 3. TEXTURE – Experimental Sound Design

Step beyond traditional piano playing with 24 unique sound sources designed to inspire unconventional musical ideas and creative sound exploration.

Some textures are created from Hammer and Felt samples processed through distortion and different machines, while others feature fresh recordings of the piano played in unconventional ways.

From gritty, lo-fi tones and atmospheric layers to unusual sonic details and experimental soundscapes, Texture gives you an instant creative starting point for building distinctive sounds.

Ideal for cinematic atmospheres, ambient music, experimental compositions, and modern electronic productions. ⚡

🎧 Key Features

• 🎹 Three Unique Instruments: Explore Hammer, Felt, and Texture in one creative piano library.
• 🎼 Expressive Upright Piano Sounds: Move from classic piano tones to intimate, delicate performances.
• 🌫️ 24 Experimental Sound Sources: Discover inspiring textures for sound design and musical experimentation.
• 🎙️ Detailed Stereo Recordings: Captured using Neumann KM184 microphones for natural imaging and realistic character.
• 🔊 Organic Room Ambience: Add depth and realism with room noises, subtle breaths, key sounds, and tape hiss.
• 🛠️ Creative Sound Shaping: Use the intuitive interface to customize tones and explore new sonic possibilities.
• 💫 Natural Imperfections: Embrace mechanical noises and raw character for a more authentic listening experience.
• 🚀 Inspiration-Focused Workflow: Quickly find fresh sounds and turn creative ideas into finished compositions.

🎵 Perfect For

• 🎬 Film scoring and cinematic soundtracks
• 🌙 Ambient, minimalist, and emotional music
• 🎹 Indie, alternative, and singer-songwriter productions
• 🎮 Video game music and atmospheric sound design
• 🎧 Lo-fi, experimental, and electronic music
• 💎 Intimate piano melodies and expressive compositions
• 🌌 Textural layers, soundscapes, and creative audio production

💡 Why Choose Hammer & Felt?

If you’re looking for an upright piano library that embraces character instead of chasing perfection, Hammer & Felt is an inspiring addition to your virtual instrument collection.

Its combination of classic piano recordings, intimate felt tones, and experimental textures gives you the flexibility to create everything from simple melodic sketches to immersive cinematic soundscapes. The natural noises and subtle imperfections make every performance feel personal, organic, and full of life.

Make room for imperfections. Discover new textures. Create music that feels real. 🎶