Broken Piano Vol 1 – Prepared Piano Sounds & Loops
Broken Piano Vol 1 is a prepared piano sample pack built from a 100-year-old upright piano recorded using extended and experimental techniques. The instrument was physically altered during recording using everyday objects — coins, paper, metal clips, a curtain, mallets, and a small bell attached directly to the frame — to produce sounds that go far beyond what a standard piano can deliver.
The pack covers the full range of prepared piano sound design: from subtle textural tones created by placing paper behind the strings, to aggressive clusters, metallic scrapes, mallet throws directly onto the strings, muted low notes with clips attached, and mechanical body sounds including internal throws, lid closing, and pedal clicks. A small bell physically attached to the piano adds a unique metallic layer across single note hits, obsessive repetitions, and scraping textures.
All 88 files are recorded dry with no processing applied, giving producers full control over how each sound sits in a mix. The loops are all synced to 100 BPM and cover bass register, mid register, muted tones, paper-behind-strings variations, and a loop built around a naturally broken string.
The natural imperfections of a century-old instrument — the worn felt, the aged wood, the loosened strings — are not corrected or cleaned up. They are the sound.
88 loops & samples included
Download: Broken Piano Vol 1 — 369MB
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Broken Piano Bell
- Piano Broken Bell Attached Ambient
- Piano Broken Bell Metal Hits
- Piano Broken Bell Scraping Texture
- Piano Broken Bell Low Obsessive
- Piano Broken Bell Low Obsessive Alt
- Piano Broken Bell Single Note Soft
- Piano Broken Bell Single Note Hit
- Piano Broken Bell Single Note Hit Bright
- Piano Broken Bell Single Note Mid
- Piano Broken Bell Single Note High
- Piano Broken Bell Single Note Dry
- Piano Broken Bell Single Note Resonant
- Piano Broken Bell Single Note Staccato
Broken Piano Clusters
- Piano Broken Cluster Bass
- Piano Broken Cluster Low
- Piano Broken Cluster Mid
- Piano Broken Cluster Sustained
Broken Piano Mallet
- Piano Broken Mallet Low Dry
- Piano Broken Mallet Low Bright
- Piano Broken Mallet Low Resonant
- Piano Broken Mallet Low Sustained
- Piano Broken Mallet Sweep Sustained
- Piano Broken Mallet Strings Random
- Piano Broken Mallet Throw Impact
- Piano Broken Mallet Throw Resonant
- Piano Broken Mallet Body Percussive
- Piano Broken Curtain Mallet Prepared
- Piano Broken Curtain Mallet High
- Piano Broken Curtain Mallet Mid
- Piano Broken Curtain Mallet Low
Broken Piano Paper Strings
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Texture
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Arp Sustained
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Chord Sustained
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Staccato
- Piano Broken Paper Front Staccato
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Cluster Dry
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Cluster Warm
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Cluster Noisy Sustained
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Low Sustained
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Low Triplet
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Low Repeated x8
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Mid Sustained
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Mid Sustained Alt
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Note Low Register
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Note Mid Register
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Note High Register
Broken Piano Scraping & Coin
- Piano Broken Coin Strings Metallic
- Piano Broken Coin Strings Metallic Bright
- Piano Broken Scraping Curtain Coin Low
- Piano Broken Scraping Curtain Coin Dark
- Piano Broken Scraping Curtain Coin Long
- Piano Broken Scraping Curtain Coin Bright
- Piano Broken Scraping Mallet Multi Notes
Broken Piano Low Notes & Clip
- Piano Broken Low Clip Prepared
- Piano Broken Low Clip Bright
- Piano Broken Low Clip Sustained
- Piano Broken Low Clip Sustained Warm
- Piano Broken Muted Low Clip
- Piano Broken Muted Low Clip Dry
- Piano Broken Muted Low Clip Dark
- Piano Broken Muted Low Clip Percussive
- Piano Broken Muted Low Multi
Broken Piano FX & Body
- Piano Broken Prepared Atonal Dark
- Piano Broken High Horror Short
- Piano Broken High Horror Dark
- Piano Broken High Horror Atonal
- Piano Broken High Sustained Airy
- Piano Broken Mid Sustained
- Piano Broken Strings Multi Hit Percussive
- Piano Broken Throw Inside Impact
- Piano Broken Lid Mechanical
- Piano Broken Pedal Mechanical
Broken Piano Loops
- Piano Broken Bass Low Prepared 100bpm
- Piano Broken Mid Prepared Melodic 100bpm
- Piano Broken Muted Low Notes 100bpm
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Dark 100bpm
- Piano Broken Paper Strings Ambient 100bpm
- Piano Broken Broken String Noise Dark 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 1 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 2 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 3 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 4 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 5 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 6 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 7 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 8 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 9 100bpm
- Piano Broken Prepared Version 10 100bpm
Broken Piano Vol 1 – Prepared Piano Sounds & Loops
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Yes. All samples in the Broken Piano Vol 1 – Prepared Piano Sounds & Loops pack are 100% royalty-free. You can use them in commercial releases, DJ sets, sync placements, and music productions without paying additional fees or crediting us.
All files are delivered as high-quality 24-bit WAV. They are compatible with every major DAW including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Pro Tools, and Reason.
The Broken Piano Vol 1 – Prepared Piano Sounds & Loops pack was recorded by Edison Clauss. Every performance is authentic — no quantisation, no MIDI emulation.
The Broken Piano Vol 1 – Prepared Piano Sounds & Loops pack is part of the Harmonia Bundle — a one-time lifetime purchase. No subscriptions, no renewals.
Absolutely. The license covers commercial releases, beat selling, sync licensing, and streaming. The only restriction is reselling or redistributing the raw sample files.