Send your MIDI.
Receive a real Steinway recording.
Using Steinway’s Spirio technology, our Hamburg Steinway Model D plays your MIDI performance directly — turning your MIDI piano part into a real Steinway recording. The piano itself reproduces your performance, which is then professionally recorded here in Sussex and delivered worldwide.
From £95 per track
Simply send your MIDI file and we record it on our Steinway Spirio.
When the piano matters, a real Steinway changes everything.
If you have a MIDI piano performance — whether for a film cue, artist demo, production track, song, trailer, library cue or pitch — I can record it on our Hamburg Steinway Model D Spirio and send you back high-definition audio files ready to drop into your session.
For composers, producers and songwriters anywhere in the world, this offers the depth, realism and authority of a world-class concert grand without needing to be in the room.
Why use a real Steinway?
A beautifully recorded real piano brings nuance, weight and emotional authority that virtual instruments often do not fully capture. For film, television, commercial music and premium productions, that difference can subtly elevate the whole impression of a track.
Even the finest piano samples cannot completely replace the depth, movement and harmonic complexity of a real concert grand recorded properly. A Hamburg Steinway Model D, captured through premium Neumann microphones and Avalon preamps, brings a sense of scale, realism and authority that can elevate a production from a convincing mock-up to something far closer to a finished master.
If you are presenting music to a director, producer, artist, label or client, a real Steinway can help your work feel more finished, more expensive and more convincing from the first few seconds.
Captured through premium Neumann microphones and Avalon valve preamps at Curtis Schwartz Studio.
Why a Steinway Model D
A Steinway Model D is the flagship concert grand — prized for the scale, depth and authority that smaller pianos simply cannot deliver. Its longer string length and larger soundboard give the bass more weight, the middle register more dimension, and the whole instrument a broader, more cinematic presence.
For film, classical, jazz and premium production work, that extra depth matters. It is part of what gives a piano recording its richness, realism and status.
For serious classical pianists, top jazz artists and high-end productions, the Model D has long been the benchmark when the full colour and power of a true concert grand are required.
Film and TV composers
Songwriters & producers
Demo submissions
Trailer & library music
Piano overdubs
Ideal for
Arrangers & orchestrators
Fast-turnaround cue work
Premium mockups & presentations
Music for advertising & commercials
A real Steinway Model D recording — driven by your MIDI performance.
How it works
1. Send your MIDI file
Send the MIDI piano part, along with tempo, sample rate and any notes about feel, dynamics or pedalling.
2. The Steinway plays your MIDI
Your performance is reproduced on our Hamburg Steinway Model D Spirio and captured as a high-definition recording.
3. Receive high-definition files
I send you polished audio files ready for your session.
4. Optional refinements if needed
If you would like further shaping of velocity, sustain pedal behaviour or feel, that can be done at £95 per hour studio time.
Hear the Steinway Model D in Action
Examples of MIDI performances played by the Steinway Spirio and recorded here at Curtis Schwartz Studio.
These examples are presented without EQ, compression or high-pass filtering, so you are hearing the natural dynamic and frequency range of the Steinway Model D.
Jurassic Park — John Williams
Schindlers List - John Williams
Minute Waltz — Chopin (Lang Lang performance)
Gentle Piano Intro
Send your MIDI file and I’ll return a real Steinway recording, ready to drop straight into your project.
Pricing
Steinway MIDI recording from £95 + VAT per track
A straightforward way to have your MIDI piano performance played on our Hamburg Steinway Model D Spirio and delivered as a high-definition audio file.
Optional refinements: £95 + VAT per hour
For back-and-forth adjustments such as velocity shaping, sustain pedal refinement, feel adjustments or alternate versions.
Optional same-day tuning at £100 + VAT if required
Available if you would like the piano freshly tuned on the morning of the recording. Otherwise, the instrument is maintained on a regular weekly tuning schedule.
Whether you are working in Los Angeles, London, Berlin or anywhere else, you can send your MIDI and receive a real Steinway recording quickly and efficiently.
Available worldwide
To enquire, send your MIDI file and a short brief.
Please include your MIDI file, tempo details, preferred turnaround and any notes about feel or references.