Shaping Mini Grand’s Sound

Mini Grand offers a wide range of tones that can fit into many genres of music. It is helpful, when familiarizing yourself with the plug-in, to try various combinations of sounds and ambience settings.

Piano Models

 

Model	Description
Atmo	Quiet and dark, accentuated low-mids and muted highs
Soft	Mellow and rounded, with accentuated lows and low-mids, and mellow highs
Ballad	Dynamic, but understated, warm lows
Real	Natural and dynamic, little processing
Bright	Controlled and percussive, lowered bass and low-mids
Hard	Loud, pointed, with accentuated highs, lowered bass and low-mids
Dance	Loud, aggressive and gritty, strong upper mid and treble presence, scooped lows

Room Ambiences

 

Room	Description
Soft	Mellow, sweet reverb
Bright	Heavier early reflections, accentuated highs
Studio	Controlled, tight ambience
Chamber	Longer reverb time with more diffused reflections
Hall	Longest reverb time, biggest-sounding room
Ambient	Few reflections, very spatial

 

See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for instructions on how to access and save Presets within Mini Grand.