Ravel™
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The most expressive and realistic software piano ever made.
Ravel is a breathtaking emulation of a Steinway Model B grand piano.* Building upon UA's industry‑leading physical modeling techniques, Ravel goes far beyond other piano plug-ins and sample libraries with its unprecedented realism, giving you album-ready sonics and inspiring playability — perfect for modern music productions from pop to rock, R&B to hip‑hop.
Included Version
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Play and record the most organic, responsive, and expressive software piano ever made
- Harness UltraResonance™ technology for unparalleled realism, dynamic sensitivity, and timbral characters
- Easily mix between close and room mics, expertly placed by Allen Sides at United Recording
- Animate your tracks with unique reversed-piano sounds that can add thrilling textures and haunting atmospheres
TAKE A LISTEN
The Ultimate Model of a Model B
The 6' 11" Steinway Model B is the most recorded studio piano for a reason, delivering the ideal, mixable studio grand sound as heard on countless modern hits, across every genre. Its rich tones blend perfectly with drums, bass, electric guitar, and other surrounding instruments — never muddying up mixes and instead giving you a balanced, mix-ready piano track every time.
Introducing UltraResonance™ Technology
Sympathetic string resonance — or the phenomenon of undamped strings and the soundboard vibrating in response to other strings being played — is often the Achilles’ heel of virtual pianos. Using proprietary modeling and sampling techniques, UA's exclusive UltraResonance technology exactingly recreates these complex interactions, giving you the airy, evolving palette of harmonics that allows notes to melt into each other. From soft muted notes to languid, pillowy nuances, UltraResonance™ sets a new benchmark in resonance and realism.
Simple Control of Perfectly Placed Mics
Designed to give you a professional, record-ready sound right out of the gate, Ravel's easy-to-use interface lets you sculpt your piano sounds with three pairs of hand-chosen vintage mics from famed engineer Allen Sides' mic locker. Featuring only the controls you need, Ravel ensures you'll never get lost in confusing menus. Easily tweak Ravel's Volume, Tone, and a microphone Close/Room slider, letting you go from intimate tones to a lush room sound, and everywhere in between.
More Modern Textures
Looking to add drama, suspense, or other left-of-center timbres? Ravel's Reverse feature lets you easily add unique atmospheric piano sounds. Use the Mix control to add in subtle reverse textures to your normal piano playing, or go completely "backwards" for all kinds of fun. You can even “play the control” for surprising real-time performance changes.
*All trademarks are property of their respective owners, and used only to represent the instruments modeled as part of LUNA software.Watch The Reviews
“Switching DAWs is a big undertaking, but I can definitely see LUNA finding a place in people’s workflows. I love Ravel, Moog Minimoog, and Neve Summing — plus it works seamlessly with Apollo.”
– RAC
“LUNA's integration with my Apollos lets me forget that I'm using a computer to make music. The crazy-low latency workflow of LUNA has further blurred the line between production and mixing for me — with LUNA, I can just make records.”
– Fab Dupont (Jennifer Lopez, David Crosby, Shakira)Customer Reviews
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November 30, 2024
sounds very clear and natural
I don't get the negative replys . it sounds absolutely clear and natural.. like all other UAD Instruments. This Piano Emulation is absolutely great !! thank...
Read MoreR. Priest
July 2, 2024
Fantastic ,but owning the plugin isn't enough !
You need extra equipment for this plugin to work properly Apollo interface Thunderbolt Hub SSD External Drive Then it's phenomenal
Read MoreR. Priest
July 1, 2024
Incredible Instrument
I've always played Victims by Culture Club. No other piano has ever come close to that Classic Steinway Sound on that record .this is stunning on everything you play on it ,the...
Read MoreM. Wagner
June 9, 2024
Exquisite piano
This piano sounds beautiful and plays perfectly! I think it's the best I've ever used
Read MoreK. Marshall
June 4, 2024
Brilliant steinway emulation
Piano plugins really stretch DAW processing, but having this plugin through the UA Apollo is a dream - no lag or processor slowdown, really responsive, and subtle, the micing is terrific -...
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Key Features:
Exacting model of the legendary studio grand piano, the Steinway Model B
All-new UltraResonance™ technology captures all of the complexity, overtones, and sonic beauty of true "damper pedal down" and "soft pedal" behaviors
Recorded at United Recording Studio by multi-Grammy winning engineer Allen Sides using his personal collection of mics and preamps
Flexibly adjust between close mics sound and a beautiful room sound
Reverse feature for easily adding atmospheric backwards piano sounds to your creative palette
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Customer Reviews
Ravel
D. Carter
Worst Piano Sound I've Ever Heard
I love all my UA plugins so I was expecting great sounds from this piano. Was disappointed to say the least. It was a complete waste of money. I hope in future updates UA will make this thing sound as good as I was hoping for.
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sounds very clear and natural
I don't get the negative replys . it sounds absolutely clear and natural.. like all other UAD Instruments. This Piano Emulation is absolutely great !! thank you Universal Audio.
F. Pinar
Sounds bad
I was expecting more from this piano since Electra 88 sounds awesome.
However, I'm hugely disappointed. Even with no reverb and with close mics, it sounds like it's recorded in a large bathroom. Has no intimacy/warmth in the sound, it sounds thin.
You can make it work with some eq'ing but why is the hassle, just use ANY other library.
Unfortunately, this is the worst-sounding paid piano library I have ever heard.D. Duarte
Is this a joke?
This plugin is.... bad!! It sounds bad. Specialy if you compare it to some (i would say dozens) of other piano libraries/simulations. I bought it in a bundle but i don't see me using it in a near future.
R. Frehner
Ravel Grand Piano
I have many piano virtual instruments. I was looking for something a bit different, but the Ravel piano falls a little short. The samples are good; however I especially don't like that you have to be connected to the internet and logged in to UA's site in order to use it. I prefer not to connect to the internet with my DAW unless I'm installing software. Had I known this I would not have purchased it. I can't say it really adds anything special to my VIs. I'm disappointed with UA's Ravel and this may make me less likely to purchase their software in the future.
R. Priest
Fantastic ,but owning the plugin isn't enough !
You need extra equipment for this plugin to work properly
Apollo interface
Thunderbolt Hub
SSD External Drive
Then it's phenomenalR. Priest
Incredible Instrument
I've always played Victims by Culture Club.
No other piano has ever come close to that Classic Steinway Sound on that record .this is stunning on everything you play on it ,the depth of the bass gives me goosebumps.
Fantastic,absolutely love itS. Joseph
Simply fantastic!
UA did it again! Great plug in
M. Wagner
Exquisite piano
This piano sounds beautiful and plays perfectly! I think it's the best I've ever used
S. Arce
CUT IT OUT UA
if you want a piano that sounds great but stops playing lush chords whenever. I have ten fingers, this works if you have three
S. Arce
CUT IT OUT UA
if you want a piano that sounds great but stops playing lush chords whenever. I have ten fingers, this works if you have three
K. Marshall
Brilliant steinway emulation
Piano plugins really stretch DAW processing, but having this plugin through the UA Apollo is a dream - no lag or processor slowdown, really responsive, and subtle, the micing is terrific - so much possibility and a great tool in composition.
J. Leslie
Astounding!
My MIDI control setup is a bit different from most. I use Midi Guitar 2, which doesn't require any hardware. It picks up polyphonic guitar notes and converts them to MIDI in real-time with very low latency. While there are touch sensitivity issues with this plugin, the Ravel instrument handles them better than any other I've used. Its sound character is exceptional, capturing the wooden key and pedal sounds beautifully. This instrument leaves me excited about the future of modeled instruments.
C. Alexander
Very natural sound
A lot of pianos have excessive reverb giving a false sense of nice but the ravel is quite natural sounding and the tones are great. I haven’t seen a preset saying 80’s reggae yet So that’s something to look forward to in a piano preset menu.
L. Romero
Sencillamente el mejor
he probado muchos instrumentos virtuales de piano y este definitivamente es el mejor, sonido increíble, repuesta a la sensibilidad insuperable. no hay nada como este sonido de piano...
K. Marshall
Stunning piano
A stunning reproduction of this, feels right and authentic, sounds beautiful, the only piano emulator I need
A. Goncharov
Sounds authentic
It does sound like an authentic grand piano, which allows you to confidently use it in solo mode, not only in a busy mix. The controls are straightforward, I mainly use the room/close mike ratio and volume control.
One of the best virtual grand pianos I’ve used!S. Sason
Perfect Piano !
Perfect Piano ! Amazing Sound ! UA , You Are Champions !
N. Joy
Simple and beautiful
Absolutely stunning instrument, very realistic and well made, not a lot of flexibility but what it does it does great.
M. Konneh
Classic vibe
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