Wrongtools Piano Sample Libraries

The piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, through engagement of an action whose hammers strike strings.

OUR PIANOS

Pianos have been sampled for decades. But not like this.
At Wrongtools, we don’t just capture the notes — we preserve the moment.
Our piano sample libraries are designed for composers and producers who are tired of over-polished sterility and seek instruments that breathe, creak, and occasionally whisper back.

These are not crowd-pleasing, all-purpose grand pianos.
They are character pianos — each with a distinct voice, quirks intact and dynamics carefully shaped to retain the soul of the original performance.
Whether it’s a dusty upright from a Scandinavian chapel or a concert grand recorded with vintage preamps and ribbon mics, every Wrongtools piano tells a story.

Sampled with Intention

Every library begins with a unique instrument in a real space.
We take our time — letting the piano warm up, listening to how it interacts with the room, and making decisions based on musicality, not just technical fidelity.
The sampling process is obsessive: multiple velocity layers, sympathetic resonance, pedal behavior, and mechanical noises — all captured in high resolution using a curated signal chain.

But we don’t stop at documentation.
Wrongtools pianos are reimagined through subtle scripting, experimental mic techniques, and unorthodox preparation.
Expect detuned harmonics, felt-muted clusters, bowed strings, and moments of silence left deliberately untouched.
You can play them straight, or dive into a more cinematic, introspective sound world.

More Than Just Keys

Our pianos are equally at home in chamber scores, ambient soundscapes, or post-classical recordings.
They can whisper through a minimal film cue or growl beneath an industrial track.
Some of them lean toward the esoteric — hammers replaced with mallets, strings dampened with cloth or played with eBows.
Others offer pristine fidelity, captured with stereo ribbon arrays and tube signal paths.

With Kontakt-based performance tools such as reverse playback, resonance wash controls, and custom convolution impulses, these libraries invite play and experimentation.
The interfaces remain elegant and musician-focused — no visual clutter, just intuitive parameters designed to get you to the sound you hear in your head.

Crafted for Composers, Designed for Emotion

A Wrongtools piano isn’t just an instrument — it’s a mood.
Every release is tailored toward composers working in visual media, where tone, texture, and emotional precision matter as much as pitch.
We deliberately leave in imperfections. We sample the moments between notes. We prioritize feeling over flash.

Whether you’re writing intimate solo piano cues, scoring unsettling vignettes, or layering a prepared upright into a modular setup, these libraries are built to inspire.
Each one has been tested across real-world scoring environments to ensure it integrates seamlessly into modern workflows while offering something undeniably human.

A Growing Collection

The Wrongtools piano family continues to expand.
From traditional to prepared, from vintage uprights to manipulated hybrid textures, each library is a unique voice in the low-velocity, high-expression space.
We take pride in pushing beyond the limits of what piano sampling is supposed to sound like — embracing tonal ambiguity, emotional resonance, and sonic imperfection.

And because we build everything in-house, from sampling to scripting to sound design, each release is part of a coherent creative vision.
If you’ve used one Wrongtools library, you’ll feel right at home — but never bored — with the next.

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For Those Who Want More Than Just a Grand

These libraries are not for everyone.
They’re for those who believe that a single note, properly voiced, can say more than an entire orchestra.
They’re for composers who listen between the lines, for producers who prize character over convention, for sound designers who trust silence as much as sound.

Wrongtools Piano Libraries:
Modern tools with old souls, for stories that need to be felt as much as heard.