


In the interim, here are Dave Stewart's thoughts on the Steinway sound from the Galaxy 5.1 review in SOS March 2006: 'The piano sounds great.

A full review of the library is in progress as I write this, so keep your eyes peeled. Special features are a convolution reverb, a programmable pad-synth layer, and a Warp section of four sound-design effects. Each was copiously multisampled, and the Steinway, as before, was miked up for surround as well as stereo, resulting in an overall library of about 29GB. The successor to Galaxy Steinway 5.1, Galaxy II offers three sampled grand pianos: the original Steinway Model D 270, recorded in Belgium's Galaxy Studios, a nine-foot 96-note Bösendorfer Imperial 290, recorded in Germany's Hansahaus Studios and a 1929 Blüthner Model 150 baby grand.
