Backrooms Piano

Name: Backrooms Piano
Price: 5.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Author: LEWIS GARETH K LE VAL

A Liminal Space Instrument

$5.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

5 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Chart

#13
Music
Developer

LEWIS GARETH K LE VAL
Language

EN
English
Size

463.9
MB

Step out of reality and into a sample-based instrument built for the space between rooms: faded pianos, uneasy pads, room tones and half-remembered melodies. Made for liminal space, dreamcore and the particular dread of a place that's empty when it shouldn't be. Whether you're scoring analogue horror, building dreamcore loops, or just want a keyboard that sounds wrong in interesting ways, Backrooms Piano gives you a deep, atmosphere-first instrument designed around four custom effects. SOUND DESIGN, NOT JUST SAMPLES Presets are grouped into Keys, Pads, Soundscapes and Ambience, each one built to sit somewhere between familiar and not quite right. FOUR EFFECTS BUILT FOR THE GENRE LAPSE: tape-motor drift and seasick wobble, like old machinery losing its grip WEAR: ages the sound, rolling off the top end and adding instability and dust ROOM: from close and dry to a washed-out, oversized reverb DISTANCE: pulls the source away, softening the highs and revealing a filtered echo behind it FULL PERFORMANCE CONTROL A velocity-sensitive, multi-touch keyboard with octave shifting and note latch for hands-free drones and pads. Full ADSR shaping on pitched presets, so you can go from a natural attack to slow, creeping swells. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Backrooms Piano runs as a standalone app on both iPhone and iPad, so you can explore ideas, audition presets and play live wherever you are. IMPORTANT: RECORDING REQUIRES AN AUv3 HOST The standalone app is for playing and exploring sounds. It does not record, sequence or save what you play on its own. To record your performance, sequence it, or automate parameters, you need to open Backrooms Piano as an AUv3 instrument inside a host app such as GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Logic Pro, or any other AUv3-compatible host. If you want to keep what you play, make sure you have a host app installed before you buy. More presets are on the way in future updates. Disclaimer: This app and its associated content are independent creations inspired by the Backrooms internet phenomenon. They are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with A24, Kane Parsons, The Backrooms feature film, or any of their respective rights holders.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

5 Ratings

Great dark and eerie sounds
Jul 5
DParlin
Though the instrument controls are fairly basic, I love the sounds from this instrument. They fit the style of music that I like to play very well. I would love to see more sounds added to the instrument over time (even if they require a small IAP). My biggest challenge with the Backrooms Piano is that it doesn’t support the sustain pedal at all, which makes properly playing a *piano* quite a problem. If the keys are held down they ring out properly, but sustain pedal MIDI messages are simply ignored. This would be a far more usable instrument if the sustain pedal was fixed. Thanks!
Great dark and eerie sounds
Jul 5
DParlin

Though the instrument controls are fairly basic, I love the sounds from this instrument. They fit the style of music that I like to play very well. I would love to see more sounds added to the instrument over time (even if they require a small IAP). My biggest challenge with the Backrooms Piano is that it doesn’t support the sustain pedal at all, which makes properly playing a *piano* quite a problem. If the keys are held down they ring out properly, but sustain pedal MIDI messages are simply ignored. This would be a far more usable instrument if the sustain pedal was fixed. Thanks!

- Fixed a layout issue on 12.9" and 13" iPad Pro where the sides of the interface were cut off - Improved layout on all iPhone sizes, including smaller devices - The app now stays in its intended orientation (portrait on iPhone, landscape on iPad) - AUv3: preset changes are now click-free, with a smooth fade between sounds - AUv3: reduced clicking when playing dense material through a MIDI sequencer Thanks for the feedback! More presets and improvements are on the way.

Version 1.0.1 Jul 4

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Seller: LEWIS GARETH K LE VAL
Size: 463.9 MB
Category: Music
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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