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KB Piano
Play instrument sounds with your computer keyboard, build one-key chords and record multichannel songs in KB Piano, a free legacy Windows music application.
- Operating system
- Windows XP or higher, according to publisher; Windows 10 may require compatibility mode
- Architecture
- Not specified by publisher
- Download package
- EXE installer
Originally designed for Windows XP. Windows 11 operation is unconfirmed. Installer availability was checked with HEAD only; no installation or compatibility test was performed.
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What is KB Piano?
KB Piano turns a computer keyboard into a playable musical instrument. Choose from the publisher's listed 128+ sounds, including piano, guitar and violin, or use Qchords to trigger a chord with one key. It suits trying melodies and assembling songs without needing a separate piano keyboard.
The publisher lists recording with up to 99 channels, microphone audio tracks and an Events Editor for correcting notes. MIDI import lets you bring in an existing song, while MIDI, WMA and WAV output provide different ways to save your work. Channel effects include reverb, echo, distortion, flanger and chorus. These are documented features, not results from a hands-on installation.
This is a legacy application originally designed for Windows XP. The publisher lists Windows XP or higher but warns that Windows 10 may require compatibility mode; Windows 11 operation and processor architecture are not confirmed by the cited page. The publisher describes version 2.5.1 as free, which differs from Softonic's trial label. The linked EXE is the installer exposed by the publisher, checked with HEAD only rather than downloaded or executed.
What it offers
- Play 128+ instrument sounds through a customizable computer-keyboard layout.
- Trigger chords with a single key using Qchords.
- Record songs with up to 99 channels and add microphone audio tracks.
- Correct notes with the Events Editor and apply channel effects such as reverb, echo and chorus.
- Import MIDI songs and save work as MIDI, WMA or WAV.
Good to know
- Originally designed for Windows XP; the publisher warns Windows 10 may require compatibility mode. Windows 11 operation and processor architecture are not confirmed.
- Softonic labels the application a trial, while the publisher calls it free. This entry follows the publisher's license description; no open-source license is established.
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