AcousticsampleS AcademicGrand for [KON|EXS|SFZ|GIG|HALION]

[P.T.]

Sfz has disk streaming.

[thysm00]

note: The SFZ version needs a large amount of ram to be used in the free SFZ player.

How much ram?
What happens if it gets loaded with Wusik which has disk streaming?

I would say 4gb for the SFZ player and as wuzik supports disk streaming for SFZ, then 512Mb should be enough (but maybe not for your system), i mean ram is not a limitation here.

@ P.T: I know sfz has disk streaming, but not for SFZ files... only for sf2 (soundfonts), it's a shame, i know...

[thysm00]

At the risk of being accused of necroposting... I'm just hoping anyone who's bought this and uses it on a regular basis will comment...

Are the transitions between velocity layers (only 4, really?!) as smooth as they seem in the demos?

How does it sit in a mix, primarily pop, rock or R&B productions?

I ask not out of spite, malice or anything synonymous...I'd like feedback from people who use it because if it's all it appears to be, I will have to further feed my sampled piano addiction and purchase a copy.

And...

Does their website accept PayPal? (Would assume so, but you know what they say about assumption...)

Thanks,
Jerod

Well i cannot answer the first question as i'm obviously convinced by the smooth transitions. All that i can say is that we use adapted filters to smooth the transitions between the velocity layers.
As to the mixes, well.. I really like it and use it in productions, but i don't know if you will like it

About paypal, of course! Good assumption!

[Great Galactic Ghoul]

Well i cannot answer the first question as i'm obviously convinced by the smooth transitions. All that i can say is that we use adapted filters to smooth the transitions between the velocity layers.
As to the mixes, well.. I really like it and use it in productions, but i don't know if you will like it

About paypal, of course! Good assumption!

Fair enough. I'm thinking I'm going to go ahead and add it to my collection soon. Looking forward to it.

[Great Galactic Ghoul]

First, my apologies to anyone potentially annoyed by my digging this thread up...yet again...


thysm00,

Purchased the d/l of Academic Grand this morning -and I'm quite pleased.

I'm really surprised it's only four velocity layers up/down. The transitions truly are near seamless and the playability is quite good, especially in a pop/rock track. (Had to adjust the sensitivity to compensate for my "controller" and to adapt AG to my "School of Ian Hunter Piano Playing" style...that's not a slam, I *like* Ian Hunter.)

Something I really like about AG is that the release resonances are quite accurate in that the notes on a real piano will sustain for a moment when you let up on the keys. This is something you guys totally nailed.

The "thumps" (I find the default value just right) add a nice sense of realism to the sound.

Anyway, just wanted to say thank you for this. I can already tell it's going to see some extensive use here.

Regards,
Jerod