Native Instruments – Noire | Felt Grand Piano Kontakt Library

Native Instruments – Noire (Kontakt Library)

⚠️ You Must Purchase Kontakt Pro From Us To Install & Use This Library In Full Version

🎹 Native Instruments – Noire | Felt Grand Piano With Deep Character

Overview

Noire is a deeply expressive grand piano library developed by Native Instruments in collaboration with acclaimed composer and pianist Nils Frahm. Sampled from his handpicked Yamaha CFX concert grand, this library offers both a pure and a felt-prepared piano version, recorded in pristine detail to deliver cinematic warmth, emotional nuance, and intimate realism.

Designed for film scores, ambient compositions, neoclassical pieces, and emotional sound design, Noire shines as a solo instrument but also layers beautifully with strings, pads, and modern textures.

🎯 Features & Benefits

• Two Pianos in One – Choose between a clear, dynamic concert grand and a soft, atmospheric felt-prepared version

• Deeply Sampled Yamaha CFX – Captured in Saal 3 at Berlin’s Funkhaus with rich dynamics and subtle tonal character

• Creative Sound Design Tools – Add resonance, subharmonics, noise textures, and tonal shaping

• Particle Engine™ – Introduce granular-style effects for evolving pads, ambience, and motion

• Advanced Playability – Real pedal noise, sympathetic resonance, and true release samples

• Ideal For: Scoring, ambient, neoclassical, minimal piano, meditation, lo-fi

🎼 Key Highlights

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What makes Noire different from other piano libraries?
A: It offers both pure and felt piano variations, plus sound design tools like the Particle Engine for ambient creativity.

Q: Is it good for film and emotional scoring?
A: Absolutely – it’s used in modern film, trailer, lo-fi, and ambient genres for deep emotional expression.

Q: Do I need Kontakt Full to run Noire?
A: Yes – this library requires Kontakt Full 6.1 or newer.

Developed with Berlin-based pianist and composer Nils Frahm, Native Instruments Noire stands apart from generic Kontakt piano libraries by capturing the felted, intimate sound of Frahm’s own Yamaha CFX grand at the Funkhaus Berlin studio. For composers working in neoclassical, ambient, film scoring, and emotional pop genres, the Particles engine — a real-time generative texture layer unique to this library — produces evolving ambient piano soundscapes that no other felt piano VST can reproduce, making this one of the most distinctive cinematic piano Kontakt libraries currently available.