MONSTER Piano, a Lightweight FREE Acoustic Piano VST with Multi Character

WHAT IT IS?

#MonsterPianoVST is a Free Piano VST with various Preset, including Grand Piano, Baby Grand, and Upright Piano.

It covers multi-tone characters, suitable for Pop to Rock, Jazz, Classical, and everything in between.

The size of the sampling is small but still fun to play (I hope so).

The great thing about this VST is that this is never complete. This VST gets a new expansion (preset) sound continuously every now and then so stay tuned for more!

It covers multi-tone characters, suitable for Pop to Rock, Jazz, Classical, and everything in between.

Agus Hardiman from www.MonsterDAW.com

DEMO SOUND

John Mario from Bedroom Guitarist YT channel made 10 Preset snippet demo showcasing the multi character of Monster Piano. Watch and listen here:

C.j, a music producer and beat maker from Atlanta, Georgia, US has made a cool Preset Walkthrough too. Watch it here :

Matthijs Helby, a Dutchman in the UK, made this cool EDM tune showcasing Monster Piano. He uses 13 instances of it (2 instances of preset #9 Jewel Piano + 1 of preset #4 Storm Piano + 2 of preset #3 Shack Piano + 8 of preset #6 Frost Piano), even the Bass track is coming from Monster Piano 😍 And he uses #MonsterDrumVST Preset #10 Agung’s Futura Kit :

FEATURES LIST

Here are the complete features of Monster Piano:

• Simple GUI, no knob. Use your DAW track volume, panning, insert and send FX to sculpture the Piano sound to your taste!
• Very little RAM usage.
• Overall good balance of sampling size and playbility, it’s a small sized VST but still enjoyable to play.
• Every preset is unique because it’s tailored to a broad Piano character.
• A new expansion sounds preset will be release/update regularly every month.
• Major plugin format: Windows 32bit DAW and 64bit DAW, Mac VST, and Mac Audio Unit (AU) so it can be used in the majority of DAWs (If you’re a Pro Tools user, please use BlueCat Patchwork to use this VST in your PT).

HOW TO INSTALL

Right now, there is no installer/setup file so users have to do it manually :

1. Download the main player which includes 10 Piano Presets based on your DAW (64 bit or 32 bit) and your OS (Windows/Mac):
   • Monster Piano – WIN VST 64 bit – File size 600MB (8599 downloads)
   • Monster Piano – WIN VST 32 bit – File size 600MB (1373 downloads)
   • Monster Piano – MAC VST – File size 602MB (1051 downloads)
   • Monster Piano – MAC AUDIO UNIT – File size 602MB (1025 downloads)
     
     Plugin Formats and the DAWs that can use this plugin:
   • VST on Windows or Mac: Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, FL Studio, Studio One, Reaper, Cakewalk, Mixcraft, Reason, Tracktion, etc (Don’t forget to check if your DAW is 32 bit or 64 bit too).
   • Audio Unit (AU) on Mac: Logic Pro, GarageBand, Studio One, Ableton Live, Reaper, Digital Performer, etc.
   • If you use Pro Tools, you can use BlueCat Patchwork for loading this VST in your DAW.
     
2. Unzip the download file from step 1 and put it on your virtual instrument folder:
   • Win VST 32 bit folder:
     • ‘C:Program FilesCommon FilesVST2‘ or
     • ‘C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesVST2‘ or
     • ‘C:Program FilesVSTPlugins‘ or
     • ‘C:Program FilesSteinbergVSTPlugins‘
     • Or any VST folder according to your DAW (Check your DAW setting).
   • Win VST 64 bit folder:
     • ‘C:Program FilesCommon FilesVST3‘ or
     • Or any VST folder according to your DAW (Check your DAW setting).
   • Mac VST 64 bit folder:
     • ‘Your Mac HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST‘ or
     • ‘Your Mac HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST3′
   • Mac Audio Unit (AU) bit folder:
     • ‘Your Mac HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components‘.
       
3. For Windows user, the .dll plugin file should be in the same directory with ‘MONSTER Piano.instruments’ folder!

SPECIAL NOTES FOR MAC USER

Apple / Mac now have tightened their security on their OS. So my VST sometimes get a red flag or identified as a virus or malware or Mac marked my plugin as damaged.

If you need to believe me, please check my personal web here: www.AgusHardiman.com and www.ArtSonica.com, I’m a music producer and Steinberg Certified Trainer and making FREE VSTs are my passion.

So I’m legit and I HAVE NO INTENTION TO SPREAD VIRUSES OR MALWARES!

For a software or plugin to be notarized (=not flag as danger software or viruses or malware), I have to pay Apple some amount of money yearly. And right now, I’m not doing this (paying them).

So the solution is to use the terminal trick explained here:

Or watch this :

And my friend Agung Putranto has been kind enough to share what he did to make Monster Guitar shows up in his Logic Pro 10.7.1 on Monterey OS (This trick maybe work on earlier Logic Pro version and on BigSur OS too) :

Or read these articles :

• Resolving the Mac-only error: “The file is damaged and should be moved to the trash.”
• How to Install Software from Unsigned Developers on a Mac
• And googling about it (some famous plugin developer experience this too).

HOW CAN I BE THANKED ?

If you use this VST and love it and use it in your music works, the way to say thank you are (choose one or more):

• Add your comment about this VST below with your own words
• Share this page with your friends using the social media button above this page
• Post a mini-review on your social media or website and include a link to this page
• Write hashtag #MonsterPianoVST when you share your music using this VST
• Tag MonsterDAW social media (links are on this site menu above)

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New Sound Expansion will be released in the future. Follow our social media to be notified if there is a new preset of Monster Piano!

ENJOY !

Regards,

Agus Hardiman ArtSonica of MonsterDAW