Fazioli F308 Essentials
Experience the essence of Fazioli’s flagship F308 concert grand in a streamlined virtual instrument. Fazioli F308 Essentials offers pre-configured presets, close and room mic mixes, and full support in the Synchron Piano Player. Recorded in Vienna’s Stage A, it includes sympathetic and body resonance, plus the unique fourth pedal. An upgrade path to the full Synchron Fazioli F308 is available.
Fazioli F308 Essentials
Experience the essence of one of the world’s most breathtaking concert grands with Fazioli F308 Essentials – a virtual piano instrument that brings the unmistakable sound of the iconic F308 straight to your studio in a streamlined, affordable format. With its sparkling sound, rich harmonics, and powerful tonal depth, this hand-built Italian masterpiece shines in any musical setting. Expertly recorded in the expansive, Hollywood-proven Stage A of Vienna Synchron Stage, the Essentials version distills the full majesty of the original library into a focused instrument that’s ready to inspire right out of the box.
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Monumental Sound
- Fazioli’s flagship piano
- The world’s largest concert grand – 308 cm (10 ft 2 in)
- Hollywood-proven ambience of Stage A at Vienna Synchron Stage
- Mix-ready sound with room and close mic mixes
- Pre-configured presets: “Concert”, “Intimate”, “Player”, “Pop”, “Ambience”, “Mighty”
- Sympathetic resonance and body resonance
- Upgrade path to Synchron Fazioli F308
The Heart of a Giant
The Fazioli F308 is renowned for its powerful sound, thanks to its extended string length, and this version truly preserves the soul of the instrument. It also features the unique fourth pedal – a Fazioli innovation that lowers the keyboard and brings the hammers closer to the strings, reducing the volume without altering the timbre. This allows the same overtones and resonances to shine through with a soft, yet clear and transparent character. While offering fewer velocity layers than the premium Synchron Fazioli F308 library, this Essentials version maintains the clarity, depth, and color that make the instrument so remarkable. The warm, immersive acoustics of Stage A provide the ideal sonic space, offering a rich and versatile sound that adapts beautifully across genres.
| PRESETS | PRESET TYPE |
| Concert | Character: A grand spatial representation of the Fazioli F308 at Synchron Stage Vienna. Perspective: Conductor, piano centered. Recommendation: For piano concerts. |
| Intimate | Character: Close sound with a soft touch of the room. dampened high frquencies in mixer and reverb, and immersive sound like being "inside the piano". Perspective: Player, centered. Recommendation: For intimate ballads and low, mighty chords. |
| Player | Character: Immediate response with full stereo width of the keyboard and a natural response from the hall. Authentic and direct. Perspective: Player, centered. Recommendation: Ideal recording preset for pianists, the pure playing experience. |
| Pop | Character: Powerful and assertive. Accentuated low and high frequencies with a short reverb. Added body resonance and reduced MIDI sensitivity. Perspective: Player, centered. Recommendation: For live peformances and in a band context. |
| Ambience | Character: A spacious, roomy sound with a lot of reverb. Perspective: Conductor, piano centered. Recommendation: For film scores, soaring piano melodies and a powerful piano sound in the background. |
| Mighty | Character: Echoing piano with a distinctive slapback created by the delay times on the micropones. Perspective: Conductor, piano centered. Recommendation: Great for scenes with concrete walls, wide fields or industry halls. Adjust the runtime delay to your project tempo. |
Your Signature Fazioli Sound
The Synchron Piano Player lets you shape your personal Fazioli tone with ease. Choose from expertly crafted mixer presets – from intimate close settings to grand, ambient textures – or fine-tune your sound using built-in tools like EQ per key, resonance control, algorithmic reverb, velocity response, and many more. Whether you’re scoring for film, producing pop ballads, or practicing piano etudes, Fazioli F308 Essentials delivers professional-grade quality and musical inspiration in a compact, efficient package.
Hard Drive Space Requirements
- 13.2 GB (download size = installed size due to lossless data compression)
