This isn’t John Cage “prepared piano,” but rather, reminds me conceptually of the sample CD that was every possible permutation of sound you could derive from an automobile, including hitting it with a sledgehammer. This does pretty much the same thing for piano. Format-wise, you get 210 EXS24 patches, 274 Kontakt 2 patches, 411 Logic Channel Strip presets, “BPM” rhythmic patches, and 157 REX files. I tested it with Kontakt 2; the programming is excellent, which bodes well for the EXS24 version. Cute concept, but is it useable? If you’re doing Southern rock, probably not. But for anything else, you get truly original textures and beats. This is not a standard piano sample library; strings are plucked, brushed, threatened, struck, thwacked, and mated with alien beings. The results range from otherworldly (as in “heaven”) to otherworldly (as in “hell”). There are some ace percussion sounds, multis, atmospheric drones, semi-melodic sounds, fx, whack basses, and much more. The “copy protection” is reward-based: When you register, you can download free content (currently 21 REX phrases). Piano Attack isn’t cheap, but obviously, a ton of work went into creating it. I’m going to get a lot of mileage out of this library - and if you appreciate “esoteric-yet-highly useful,” you will too.

Guess what..... I used it in a Britney Spears remix!

It's completely whack and that's why I like it! And it's great to see a developer take advantage of our Channel Strips feature as well....

This is f**king dope! I'd hate to see the piano's you guys did this to....

I am truly speechless .....how do I put this....’Piano Attack’ ... UNFU**IN’ BELIEVABLE!!!!

Super sound library, the only thing I want to do now is write scores for movies and create tracks where Tom Waits meets Einstürzende Neubauten.

...... Enthusiastic Piano Attack user!

Piano Attack takes an open mind. The drum loops are plentiful and are arranged by tempo, from 40 to 310 bpm. Some patches are quite evocative and will likely inspire compositions on their own. If you want to inject some truly original sounds into your music and you dont mind exploring experimental timbral materials, Piano Attack might be just what your music needs to get out of its rut.