Grand Rhapsody Piano is sampled from the Fazioli F228 grand piano housed at London's Metropolis Studios — the very piano played on Grammy-winning hits such as Adele's "Hello", and it is presented as a precise version of the Fazioli F228 grand played on Adele's "Hello" and other Grammy-winning hits at London's Metropolis Studios. The provenance is the product: a specific, documented instrument in a specific, documented room — which is a meaningful distinction from a generic "concert grand" library, since a buyer is effectively acquiring access to a particular piano's sound.

Its sampling approach is documented in detail: nothing influences recorded piano sounds as much as mics and mic positions. The original Fazioli was sampled with eight cream-of-the-crop ribbon, condenser, and dynamic microphone models, including Neumann U87, Neumann KM84, AKG C451, and Royer R121 — giving you access to all mics in the plugin. The named microphones are worth carrying, since a U87, a KM84, a C451, and an R121 are four genuinely different characters — large-diaphragm condenser, small-diaphragm condenser, and ribbon — and choosing between them is a real tonal decision rather than a cosmetic one. Further controls include formant alteration to generate new types of piano sounds, compression or limiting to tame dynamics, an adjustable velocity curve for a soft touch or aggressive playing, and soft and sustain pedal assignment.

Requirements are substantial and should be stated plainly: 16 GB RAM, 16 GB free disk space on the system drive, and sample libraries requiring an additional SD 6.2 GB or HD 14.1 GB — so the high-definition sample set alone is a significant download, and buyers should plan for the full installed footprint, since Waves lists its combined instrument sample libraries at 42.5 GB. It runs on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14, and Sequoia 15, with Intel or Silicon architecture. Confirm the current Windows requirement and plugin formats on the product page, since distributor listings for this instrument are macOS-focused and the format list should be verified. It is published by Waves, listed at $79 MSRP. It sits alongside Waves' other sampled instruments — Bass Fingers, Bass Slapper, Clavinet, Electric 88 Piano, Electric 200 Piano, and Electric Grand 80 Piano. Confirm whether this listing refers to the current version of the plugin, since Waves periodically reissues its instruments under new version numbers with a different licensing model.

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