BiVib - Audio-Tactile Piano Sample Library

BiVib is an extensive piano sample library consisting of binaural sounds and keyboard vibration signals. Samples were acquired with high-quality audio and vibration measurement equipment on two Yamaha Disklavier pianos (one grand and one upright model) by means of computer-controlled playback of each key at ten different MIDI velocity values. Project files (instruments and multis) are provided for use with the software sampler Native Instruments Kontakt (version 5 and above, available for Windows and Mac OS). The nominal specifications of the equipment used in the acquisition chain are reported in a companion document, allowing researchers to calculate physical quantities (e.g. acoustic pressure, vibration acceleration) from the recordings. The library is especially suited for acoustic and vibration research on the piano, as well as for research on multimodal interaction with musical instruments.