Piano AtelierTHE INSTRUMENT STUDY
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STUDY 01 / THE GRAND PIANO

The instrument,
from within.

Play a note. Follow what moves.

Drag to orbit · Right-drag to pan · Scroll to zoom
88 KEYSA0 — C8CONCERT GRAND

Your hands on the keys.

A0–C8 88 notes
Octave0
Click or drag across the keys for a glissando. Your computer keyboard plays the lettered notes.Audio starts with your first note.
MAKE IT YOURS

Your keyboard, your notes.

Choose a computer key and assign any piano note. Mappings are saved in this browser. The octave control shifts all mapped notes together.

Select “Press to capture a key”, then press your key.

A few ways to explore.

Play
Click the 3D keys or the keyboard below. Drag across them for a glissando. Lettered notes match your computer keyboard.
Move
Drag empty space to orbit. Right-drag or Shift-drag to pan. Scroll to zoom. On touch, use one finger to orbit, two to pan and pinch.
Open
Use Separation to pull the piano apart. Select an anatomy row to highlight a part and read how it works.
Listen
Hold Space for sustain, or use the Sustain button. Map your keys to choose different notes. Sound is synthesized, not a recorded piano.