Piano Claire: Avant is not just another piano. Recorded with the lid off, it captures the whispers, echoes, and raw textures hidden in traditional piano libraries. From metallic strikes to delicate touches, deep bass to highly grained tones, each sound invites you to try something new. Discover raspy, sharp, plucked, and muted tones perfect for film soundtracks, experimental works, and more.
Color your sound
Claire: Avant turns the piano into a canvas, offering nine unique articulations including matte textures, harmonics, a soft left pedal (una corda), soft and metallic hammers, muted strings, plucked wood and bone plectrums, and more. With 13 velocity zones and three circular repeats, every sound feels alive and changes with every touch.
Patterns and Particles
The Particles Engine infuses every note with shimmering harmonics and dynamic, responsive elements, turning simple keystrokes into rich, evolving soundscapes. With over 40 custom settings for Kontakt’s Pattern instrument, plus randomization options, new ideas come effortlessly. Combine these instruments to create complex organic passages that unfold as you play.
Introducing the Sound of Claire: Avant
Watch as producer and composer Tonner brings this exceptional Kontakt instrument to life, exploring a suite of presets to showcase its vast range of sonic possibilities.
Work with Kontrol
Claire: Avant keyboards seamlessly integrate with our Kontrol S series keyboards, offering an intuitive velocity editor, expertly crafted presets, and hands-on sound browsing and control via a detailed display for a truly immersive performance.
Powered by Galaxy Instruments
Claire: Avant was created in collaboration with Galaxy Instruments. Founder Uli Baronowski and his team have previously collaborated on the critically acclaimed virtual piano instruments Noire, Claire, Piano Colors, The Giant, Una Corda, and Definitive Piano Collection, as well as Alicia’s Electric Keys, the Electric Keys duo Tines, Vocal Colors, Mysteria, Thrill, and Rise & Hit.
- Recorded from inside a grand piano, Claire: Avant delivers rich, unconventional timbres that turn the piano into a playground for sound design and experimentation
- Quick access to near and room mic settings that can be easily combined, plus controls for color, dynamics, reverb, and delay
- The Piano page lets you dive deeper into sound shaping, offering full control over resonance, overtones, pedal noise, and more
- Add movement and depth to your sound with the Particles engine, creating shimmering harmonics and shifting textures that respond to your performance
- Easily filter nine unique articulations, different mic positions, and sound aesthetics to quickly find the perfect sound
- Fine-tune the FX page for EQ, shaping, stereo imaging, and ambience