Pianoteq - Looks Like new Modelled Piano

[shamann]

And the random button is a nice touch.

[bluedad]

In addition to using a modeled or real tube preamp or mic emulator to add some "reality" to the pure modeled piano I'd like to see a couple of more editable parameters in the software:
String rust, fur ball dampening, pedal and bench squeek, and brick-n-brack rattling. ..Or maybe I'm just too used to my aging Chickering..!

I spend my day trying to correct these things on real pianos, and you folks actually want to add them in!

When it comes to pianos Bluedad is the go to expert in my opinion. Have you tried the demo and what are your thoughts?

Thanks for your vote of confidence Tek; but anything I say should be taken with a grain of salt. It's all subjective to the listener; and that being said, I didn't like the demos on the site.

[Pianoteq]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the new interesting and entertaining posts.

We have released a new Mac version that takes care of a bug (sampling frequency changes were not taken into account by the AU plugin). You can download it from our site.

If any of you have more bugs to report, do not hesitate to contact us through our support form on our site.

Regards,
Niclas Fogwall
Sales & support
Pianoteq
www.pianoteq.com

[egarrard]

I spend my day trying to correct these things on real pianos, and you folks actually want to add them in!

Are you a tuner/technician?

[wakax]

it is a big step in acoustic modelling and it sounds good but ...
why i still use samples:

on pianoteq's demo:
- high notes sound more like rhodes / not really acoustic
- very low notes when sustained the resonance sounds like a pattern ( loop ) not really like on a real piano
- the hammer's "plonk" sounds almost the same for all notes to me - it doesnt sound too real ...
- the price is too high - its novel - its good but ...
- user cant prepair diffrent keys - just the whole

it sounds like a good modelled piano but maybe the imperfections could be modelled too somehow. the team is nice and enthusiastic so i hope pianoteq 1.5 will blow me away

Felix Petrescu
_makunouchi bento

[shanecgriffo]

just tried the demo (luckily i play mostly on the white notes ) , very nice work.. sounds more direct than artvista virtual grand and malmsjo and is enjoyable to play , a bit out of my price range for now ,but maybe down the track..

[ObsoleteAcc99]

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[Krakatau]

well, there' s one to avoid in the classical series as far as i know, this one except these are unfair remarks,


but...

BTW how does donald duck's farting sounDs like ?

[Kingston]

I tried this yesterday and I have to say it's impressive technology. It can't quite match the best massieve sample libraries yet, but it shows a lot of promise in this area. The release sound is pretty much perfect, for example. I couldn't get the decay to behave quite right yet, but I suspect with some tweaking it'll get closer.

I found the biggest strengh (like with any physical modelling synth) to be the ability to create oddness. Funny how it starts to sound a bit like my old SY77 when abused to the extremes. Perhaps this is a clue to how the modelling was achieved? Clever FM or additive synthesis? It sure sounds that way occasionally.

[bluedad]

I spend my day trying to correct these things on real pianos, and you folks actually want to add them in!

Are you a tuner/technician?

yes

[InfiNeat]

I'm curious. When I hit the same chord repeatedly the polyphony goes up. If this is really physically modeled, shouldn't the polyphony remain the same as I am only hitting the same strings over and over?

[safeaim]

I like it, got a very nice sound and its a trip playing it

[VicDiesel]

I'm curious. When I hit the same chord repeatedly the polyphony goes up. If this is really physically modeled, shouldn't the polyphony remain the same as I am only hitting the same strings over and over?

If it's really physically modeled the polyphony should be at a constant 88.....

Victor.

[aMUSEd]

I'm curious. When I hit the same chord repeatedly the polyphony goes up. If this is really physically modeled, shouldn't the polyphony remain the same as I am only hitting the same strings over and over?

If it's really physically modeled the polyphony should be at a constant 88.....

Victor.

I suspect they have had to make a compromise there to conserve CPU with a voice stealing algo of some kind - a neccesary trade-off perhaps? Can't really see how any synth could offer 88 voices on most current PC's - even Synth1 would struggle (only one I know that comes close is a DSP powered Hammond I own)

[VicDiesel]

Btw, tip found on another forum: there are parameters that are only available as automation, not from the GUI.

Victor.