Improving Salamander Grand – Samplers, Sampling & Sample Libraries Forum

I find the Salamander Grand to be a really excellent sample set. However, even though I’m not particularly sensitive to latency, I noticed quite a bit of it in some cases. Examining a random set of about 20 samples, I saw that while most were good, a fair number had 10 ms, and one had 30 ms latency (near silence before the first significant transient.)

I plan to process the samples and remove the latency and make them more consistent.

I also noticed that the A4 sample is tinny, and that remapping the neighboring samples to cover its range made a much better sounding piano.

While I’m fiddling with it, has anyone noticed anything else about it that might want fixing?

Or has everyone found a free piano sample set that’s clearly superior? I’ll probably touch it up regardless.