Backrooms Piano

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.