Furstein Silent Piano
Hi, it’s Erik from Our Duo Exa
I’LL Go a Little Classical On This One and say the Most Important Gear I Own is My Upright Piano. To be exact, I Own to Furstein Silent Piano. “Silent” Meaning It has a Headphone Jack Output, which enables me to practice Without Annoying My Neighbours too much on Weekends.
I’ve Been Using It for Around Five Years Now, and I’M VERY HAPPY WITH IT. The Keys are Quito Heavy, which is Amazing for Practice (to get tose fingerers nice and strong), and it has a wonderfully warm low end. By Layering a Thin Scarf in Front of the Hammers, I Can Kind of Turn It Into A Felt Piano Sound for More … Well, “Feeling,” I Guess.
Apart from Just Piano Sounds, I’ve Also Created Sum Shaker and Percussion Sounds From It By Softly Plucking The Strings.
Of Course, I do Add Sub Processing to The Piano After Recording to Make It Fit Better into Electronic Music – Warping, Reversing, Octave Pitching, etc. Still, for me, It Stands Apart from Just Another Synth Or Pad Sound, Even After The Effects. It Just Gives The Track A Bit More Human Character, If You Know What I Mean.
As an Example: In Our Newest Single Do it rightI introduce The Piano Two Bars Before the Hook Comes In. From there on, It Basically Continues Throups the Song with Different Processing (Specially in the Last Hook – Word Code: Trance Gate).
More and More Producers are starting to incorporate Acoustic Instruments into their music, Which I Personally Think Adds Another Facet To Drum and Bass Music.
I know you don’t needy need to know how to play an instrument to make drum and bass. In Fact, a Lot of the Music I Love Was Made By Producers Who Typed In The Music Or Used A “Midi AI Generator 2000”. After Years of Music Training Though. I prefer The Keys.
