Big Blue Piano VSTi: Big Blue Piano is a virtual “electric” piano - similar in sound to the Fender Rhodes. At the moment it is extremely minimal, with no GUI based controls at all (other than the keyboard). However, vibrato can be controlled with the Mod-wheel MIDI cc. Channel aftertouch affects vibrato strength, and speed.
Currently this is Windows PC only. It was developed with the JUCE open source framework.
Features:
Minimal interface
Responds to channel aftertouch, Mod-Wheel(vibrato), Pitchbend
Free!
A small and versatile piano module with unique sound.
This piano module is neither a sample player, nor synthesized. It's a hybrid technology, that combines both methods. This resulted in a great module size reduction and light CPU usage.
Unlike many other piano modules (like those gigabyte pianos), this module will never overload CPU. It will never stick notes, and never break the sound or click during live performances.
Sound is rich and suits both effect-based and melodic music styles. Few people (mostly piano tuners) would prefer mda-Piano instead.
Most of people prefer 4Front Piano over mda, but still it's my duty to explain, that 4Front Piano does not give that plain sound we used to hear from most giga samples.
free vst plugin. pc, mac
The mda Piano VSTi is without doubt the best free Piano currently available. This softsynth is modelled around 31 carefully sampled and mastered Piano samples.
Its unique Width Control not only controls panning of notes across the keyboard but at high settings adds a psychoacoustic widening effect adding a touch of room ambience and spaciousness to the
sound.
The muffling filter is much more gentle than the filters found on
samplers so is useful for recreating the acoustic damping present in a real piano.
free vst plugin. pc, mac
If you need an electric piano but are looking for something more than the usual Rhodes or Whurlitzer clone, then Clavia Lab is the instrument for you.
This is a hybrid analog/physical model using experimental techniques to create the complex changing harmonic content of an electric piano. Features include:
source, amplifier and modulation sections give you plenty of control over tone and play dynamics
precise control over all parameters - knobs have around 120 steps
VU meter indicates when tone is likely to distort (distortion is actually very pleasant in most cases)
8 presets plus room for 8 more
lots of potential for experimentation.