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MULE PIANO
KONTAKT PIANO library
The MULE PIANO is a prepared piano library from wrongtoolS.
a pristine grand piano from 1913 piano altered with cork, chains, paper and other unconventional objects.
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A piano with a touch of wrongdoings.
Pianos that’s heard a million secrets, and has a story to tell with every note.
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KONTAKT PIANO
The Mule Piano Sample library offers a palette of unusual multisampled pianos, designed for storytellers and composers seeking sounds with genuine character.
Patches
15 +
Samples
2891
Size
3 GB
Current Version
1.0
FOR Kontakt [retail version]
RELEASE SEPT2 – 2025
MORE DEMOS AND A PLAYTHROUGH WILL BEE ADDED IN THE END OF AUGUST 2025.
SOUNDS LIKE :
A piano with a touch of wrongdoings.
Charming/ playful/ quirky/ wonderful preparations
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The MULE PIANO by wrongtools
This ain’t no concert grand, fresh off the boat from Germany. This is a piano that’s seen some things. Got some stories etched into its old wood.
We took it down to the bone, peeled back its polite skin, and shoved some truth in there. Nails. Screws. Chains. paper under hammers, Bits of rubber and cork.
The MULE PIANO by wrongtools
So, if you’re out there, rattling around in your head, looking for a sound that’s got a little gravel in its gut, a little rust on its soul – a piano that tells a story without saying a word – then the MULE PIANO might just be the old friend you’ve been searching for.
The Kontakt library contains several character-driven pianos, imbued with the spirit of forgotten dives and smoky backrooms.
SPECS:
- 15 niche piano instruments
- 2891 samples
- 3GB in size
- A kaleidoscope of niche piano and acoustic keyboard instruments.
- Cork, Paperbits, rubber mallets, chain, lofi felt piano ++
- Additional Sound Design patches
- Kontakt pianos designed to set composers apart in an ever-evolving musical landscape.
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Mule Piano embodies the silver screen and the sound, the soup and passions behind it.
Embrace the endless possibilities and explore the limitless horizon of pianos.
Cinematic Prepared Piano for Modern Film Scoring.
Sampled with many dynamic layers and round robins. The collection goes way beyond traditional acoustic pianos.
Composers can explore the limitless possibilities of hybrid pianos by clicking the FX button, where ethereal pads, otherworldly textures, and evolving soundscapes fuse with the classical elegance of piano keys.
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▾ The Mule
▾ Highly Strung
▾ percussive elements
▾ Let it ring
▾ The Mule
PATCHES
•TEMP LIST :
Patch NAMES:
“Smoky Room Rag,”
“Basement Blues,”
“Midnight Waltz (Slightly
Drunk),”
“Broken Heart Chord,” “
Rainy Alley Nocturne,” or “The Devil’s
Own Jig.”
Chain
Double-screw
Nuts and Bolts
bass hammered dulcimer – hammering on the deepest strings
Log Drums
Tuned Drums
Pot Belly Drums
Piano Woodblocks
Wood Thunks
Hammering arpeggiated patterns
Sprung Spring
Whipped Washtub
Mechanical Harp
Bass Bells
Weird Gongs
Warped Harmonics
Rattles
Piano Clusters with Mallet
Piano Bass Boom
Space-Age Bottle Necks
Smell the Brakes
Deep Space Sounds
Whale Moans
Piano Chimes
Kartoon Kalimba
Power Dulcimer
Power Harp
Piperens – on strings
small cymbals on the strings
the infamous death scrapes.
Rubber : A somewhat gamelan-esque sound
Bass Bells
Weird Gongs
Warped Harmonics
Rattles
Piano Clusters with Mallet
Piano Bass Boom
Space-Age Bottle Necks
Smell the Brakes
Deep Space Sounds
Whale Moans
Piano Chimes
Kartoon Kalimba
Power Dulcimer
Power Harp
– Rubber Mallets on the strings
– Finger Muted strings
– Dimes placed between the strings
– Light chains on the strings
– A metal bar placed between the strings
– Ping pong balls on the strings
– Hitting the cross bars
– String zingers (scraping the strings)
– Many dual piano samples
▾ Highly Strung
Highly Strung
• with a percussive quality
▾ percussive elements
PRC
Percussive & Rhythmic Elements:
Piano as a source for unusual percussion, there are additional “kits” within the library featuring prepared piano sounds (chains on strings, mallets on the soundboard), or even the piano being used as a percussive instrument itself – tapping on the lid, striking the frame, etc.
▾ Let it ring
Let it ring
longer sound design notes
FAQ :
Frequently Asked Questions
Mule Piano is a Cutting-Edge Quirky Piano Library for Unconventional Music, sampled for Kontakt. The strings in a Bechstein Grand Piano treated with different objects to make these very special piano sounds.
According to Wrongtools (us), it is the best sample piano library on the market. Because of its how enjoyable and easy the pianos are to play.
This piano sample library offers piano sounds sculpted with cork, paper, rubber mallets and chains etc. Layer it with synths, distort it beyond recognition, or let it shine raw and exposed—this instrument brings a uniquely human touch to abstract and cutting-edge music.
The Mule Pianos use the same kind of preparation on all the strings, instead of a wide range of sounds (ala the John Cage techniques) in each patch. Making them more coherent and playable.
Each patch is imbued with a character, richness, and unique authenticity.
These are prepared pianos, but prepared in a way that you can play with the same kind of sound over the whole piano keyboard.
Built for those who defy norms, this experimental piano library transforms the acoustic grand piano into a playground of unusual piano sounds. Perfect for free thinking, genre defying composers looking to inject their work with organic sounds in the cross section between weirdly tuned-percussion and piano.
Composers embarking on this sophisticated journey are met with an exquisite raw palette of piano sounds and experimental piano timbres, resonating with unparalleled uniqueness.
To start off with a library like Mule-piano would definitively help! it offers clunky thuds, metallic pings, droning resonance, and all the unpredictable nuance of physical preparation. Load it in Kontakt and sculpt beauty from entropy.
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Yes, it needed one more! This one.
This a radical reimagining of what a piano can be. With an array of extended techniques, mechanical preparations, and custom articulations, this Kontakt instrument dismantles traditional expectations.
24-bit, 96kHz, carefully optimized
Analogue signal chains, recorded in great acoustic enviroments and multiple high-end microphones.
Developed for Kontakt full
Scoring a psychological thriller, dystopian drama, or need some really unusual pads? This prepared piano library offers a curated collection of cinematic effects options too – bringing forward eerie sustains, fractured motifs, and resonant percussive hits that lend a human, tactile quality to your film score. Designed with emotional tension and dramatic nuance in mind, this Kontakt instrument empowers film composers to craft special and audio-visual moments.
ou can download Native Instruments’ Kontakt software through their Native Access application. Additional info here
Making a cool piano sample library is a multifaceted journey. If you want to make a great one, you also need to consider the technical aspects, and have a plan. Here are some thoughts we assembled
FEATURES:
- Instant download
- Resizable UI
- Channel strips
- Custom in-built IRs
- Online User Handbook
- Randomizing Capabilities
- Round-robin options
- Sample Start options
- rich textures, powerful tones
- sound-shaping toolS
- HANDY tweakability.
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