If you’re into your free piano VST plugins, then behold, Kontakt 8 by Native Instruments now holds 6 free piano extensions, which are the main default instruments within Kontakt 8 player.
Every music producer has heard of native instruments; they are the main huge VST developers and have been for many years.
Kontakt 8 Player is free, as well as all 6 of these piano UNO extensions, which is great news for all modern and upcoming music producers.
Native instruments made this piano uno default plugin. This means that you don’t need to download any extra library extensions to get started, simple install kontakt 8 player and you are good to go.
Piano UNO comes with 6 different preset styles;
- Piano Uno Default
- Bright
- Celestrial
- Concert
- Dark
- Outer Space
Each preset comes with a different style of piano and also comes with extra modulation settings such as;
- Noise Modulation
- Tone Modulation
- Stereo Modulation
- Reverb Modulation
- Reverb space presets such as Room, Hall and Space
There are over 1000 Kontakt 8 player extensions, which are free online, and also tons of paid extensions. Check out Komplete Start, which comes with 10 free instruments and 7 free effects.
Overall, there are many free-to-download piano VST plugins online, but there are only a few which stand out and provide high-definition piano instrument sound output. Piano UNO is definitely near the top when it comes to the quality of the piano sound. Then again, it was designed by native instruments, so we can expect a quality plugin.
If you enjoy this free piano Uno VST plugin, then make sure to check out our full collection of free Piano VST plugins for modern music producers.
Also, these piano VST plugins are worth checking out;
- Yamaha CS20M with 20 Free VST Virtual Instruments Sounds
- Basic Piano Free VST/AU Plugin
- Klavir – Free Piano AU/VST with Advanced Atmosphere
Overview of Piano UNO by Native Instrument & Kontakt 8 Player
- Supports: Windows & macOS (Intel or Silicon)
- Requires: Kontak 8 Player (free to download)
- Comes with an automatic installer (One-click install)
- Comes in VST2 and VST3 for Windows
- Comes in AU and AAX for macOS
- Free to download (Freeware)
Please note that piano UNO is a default plugin extension inside Kontakt 8 Player, so you will need to download Kontakt 8 Player, which will hold the piano UNO VST plugin extension.
Installation process
- You will be required to make a free account with native instruments.
- After this, you will need to download the Native Access Plugin (which is free)
- Then log-in to your native access plugin using the same details you used to register on native instruments
- Select the Kontak 8 Player extension inside Native Access. (1GB of space required)
- Load up your DAW and Kontakt 8 Player
- You’re good to go and enjoy using this amazing piano VST plugin.
We also recommend trying out Choir Extensions for Kontakt 8, It’s simply amazing and free.
