Reimagining the Concert D
Starting with one of the finest cinematic pianos in the world, we pushed the grandest of grand pianos even further. Exploring new ways of evoking sound from its hallowed nine-foot frame, ASCEND is our modern grand piano virtual instrument.



ASCEND
Content Overview
Demo Walkthrough
Ascend Trailer
Controls & FX
A CINEMATIC ICON
ASCEND stretches the limits of what this immortal tone is capable of, delivering not only the meticulously-sampled playable version, but also several prepared performances—from brushes and hammers to ebows, chains, and twine.
IMMORTAL TONE
Hand-selected for its outstanding warmth and depth, and recorded in stunning detail by acclaimed Film Score Mixer Satoshi Noguchi, ASCEND puts one of the finest cinematic grand pianos we’ve ever heard directly at your fingertips.
ASCEND ENGINE
The gorgeous ASCEND engine is a whole new world to explore—complete with a library of rhythmic convolutions and dozens of layerable sources and FX. The highly-flexible three-point mixer provides instant inspiration, while the all-new Echoes feature accompanies performances with a lush, musical randomness.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- 16 Sound Sources:
- Concert D Grand Piano
- Full Mix
- Close Mic
- Room Mic
- Under Mic
- ppp Concert D
- Full Mix
- Close Mic
- Room Mic
- Under Mic
- Struck
- Muted
- Metal
- Wood
- Chains
- Sustained
- Brush
- Ebow
- Twine
- Harmonics
- Concert D Grand Piano
- 110 Custom Presets:
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- 25 Ascended
- 10 Core Concert D
- 25 Extended
- 25 Rhythmic
- 25 Rhythmic Melodic
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- Intuitive Sample Browser
- ARP for building complex, rhythmic arpeggios
- Three Point Mixer for realtime source blending
- Echoes feature adds lush, musical randomness to performances
TECH SPECS & REQUIREMENTS
- Powered by the Kontakt 6.1 Engine
- Latest Kontakt 6 (Player)
- Komplete Kontrol integrated (NKS-ready)
- Available as direct download only
- Stand-alone, VST, AU, AAX
- Minimum System Requirements:
- Mac: macOS 10.12, 10.13 or 10.14 (latest update), i5
- PC: Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 2 GB RAM
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I’m blown away by the realistic sound and versatility of this virtual piano – it’s a game-changer for my music production setup.
Absolutely blown away by the sound quality and versatility of this virtual instrument, exceeded my expectations. Would highly recommend to any music producer out there!
This virtual instrument has a stunning sound and is easy to use – definitely worth the investment.
I was blown away by the sound quality and range of options with this virtual instrument – definitely worth the investment!
I’m blown away by the quality of this modern grand piano virtual instrument – it sounds incredibly realistic and has greatly improved my music production workflow.