Add a breathtaking emulation of a Steinway Model B grand piano to your DAW tool kit with the Ravel Grand Piano Plug-In Instrument from Universal Audio. Meticulously recorded by famed engineer Allen Sides with his arsenal of vintage microphones, the Ravel offers a stunningly realistic and eminently playable grand piano designed to provide album-ready tones that sound terrific across multiple genres. UA's UltraResonance technology delivers sympathetic string resonances and intricate harmonics for an extraordinarily authentic sound lesser virtual grands simply can't match. Adjust the close/room mic blends, tone, and dynamics to customize the sound and feel for your playing style; you can even dial in reversed piano samples to add texture and atmosphere. This plug-in software runs natively in your DAW on Mac or Windows computers without requiring any Universal Audio hardware.

Steinway Model B Grand Piano Emulation    Organic, Responsive, and Expressive    UltraResonance for Super-Realistic Sound    Easily Mix Between Close and Room Mics    Reversed Piano Sounds    MIDI CC and Automation    Runs Natively on Mac/Windows Computers    Use with Any Audio Interface

The 6' 11" Steinway Model B is the most recorded studio piano for a reason, delivering the ideal, mixable studio grand sound as heard on countless modern hits, across every genre. Its rich tones blend perfectly with drums, bass, electric guitar, and other surrounding instruments—never muddying up mixes and instead giving you a balanced, mix-ready piano track every time.

Sympathetic string resonance—or the phenomenon of undamped strings and the soundboard vibrating in response to other strings being played—is often the Achilles’ heel of virtual pianos. Using proprietary modeling and sampling techniques, UA's exclusive UltraResonance technology exactingly recreates these complex interactions, giving you the airy, evolving palette of harmonics that allows notes to melt into each other. From soft muted notes to languid, pillowy nuances, UltraResonance sets a new benchmark in resonance and realism.

Designed to give you a professional record-ready sound right out of the gate, Ravel's easy-to-use interface lets you sculpt your piano sounds with three pairs of hand-chosen vintage mics from famed engineer Allen Sides' mic locker. Featuring only the controls you need, Ravel ensures you'll never get lost in confusing menus. Easily tweak Ravel's Volume, Tone, and Mics Close/Room slider, letting you go from intimate tones to a lush room sound and everywhere inbetween.

Looking to add drama, suspense, or other left-of-center timbres? Ravel's Reverse feature lets you easily add unique atmospheric piano sounds. Use the Mix control to add in subtle reverse textures to your normal piano playing, or go completely backwards for all kinds of fun. You can even play the control for surprising real-time performance changes.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. what about latency?

A: My application is transmission of audio from the Denon AVR-2307 while watching TV and listening on Bose Bluetooth headphones. No latency has been observed.

Q: 2. Can you hook the transmitter to the headphone jack on a stereo receiver and stream from that receivers headphone jack to a Bluetooth headphone? Is the unit backwards compatible with all versions of Bluetooth?

A: Yes, you can use it with a headphone jack to transmit audio via Bluetooth to Bluetooth headphones, or speakers. Bluetooth Version 4.0 is backwards compatible.

Q: 3. Is this fully automatic or semi-automatic?

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Q: 4. Does the Aluratek ABT01F Bluetooth transmitter paired with Bluetooth headphones add a noticeable audio delay when used with a TV?

A: Discernible but still usable. Not critical.

Q: 5. What is the weight limit?

A: The manufacturer has not published this specification.

Q: 6. How many sets of bluetooth headphones can this connect to simultaneously?

A: only one! (BUT THE IDEM IS JUNK, ONLY LASTED 3 MONTHS) the battery swelled up.

Q: 7. I used the ABT01F a couple of times with my iPhone 6 S and never could pair it again with my iPhone; whats the problem?

A: Remove the device from the phone's bluetooth list. Then try to pair it up again.

Q: 8. I have one of these piano mic'ing system at my church.One of the mics on the pole stopped working.Where can I have this repaired at?

A: Hello Jay,Your Piano System can be checked at the Earthworks factory in New Hampshire. I recommend contacting the office to get the process started. Heres the contact info:Earthworks Inc.37 Wilton Road, Suite 1603-654-2433Hope this helps!Pedro RochaEarthworks AudioBusiness Development Manager

Q: 9. Can the USB charger remain connected to a power source while the Bluetooth function is being used?

A: Yes, you can use the ABC02F with the power connected.

Q: 10. Does it make any sound when pairing?

A: The Aluratek ABC02F Universal Bluetooth Audio Receiver and Transmitter BH #ALABC02F makes no sounds while pairing.