KVR Audio

Nimrod7 · Post by **Nimrod7** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:12 pm

rasmusklump wrote:My opinion is the complete opposite, I think Pianoteq is TOTALLY plastic campared to TruePianos.

I have the exact same feeling. TruePianos sounds awesome to my ears. Pianoteq just sounds weird...

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:21 pm

Well, no. You can really hear that TP is sample-based... which I don't like. That and it's not been updated in ages, Pianoteq is constantly and consistently supported.

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:44 pm

have my macbook pro at a collab's place today (running thru her audio interface/monitors). she has a steinway grand, so... we compared. pianoteq is good, and great to play, but it does not sound real next to the steinway, it IS a little 'plastic'- sounding. it lacks the harmonic qualities, the 'wood' quality of the real piano (best i can describe it).

i use pianoteq, like it. but it still has a way to go to sound definitive...

Twrogstudio · Post by **Twrogstudio** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:08 pm

The last time I tried Pianoteq, which was a long time ago, I hated it. I just tried it again and I'm frankly stunned at how much better it is. After some messing I ended up with something that sounded almost like it came from Imperfect Samples! I would not have believed that was possible after my initial experience with Pianoteq. Really impressed with the direction they're taking.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:25 pm

dickiefunk · Post by **dickiefunk** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:42 pm

Twrogstudio wrote:The last time I tried Pianoteq, which was a long time ago, I hated it. I just tried it again and I'm frankly stunned at how much better it is. After some messing I ended up with something that sounded almost like it came from Imperfect Samples! I would not have believed that was possible after my initial experience with Pianoteq. Really impressed with the direction they're taking.

Yes I recently upgraded from v4 to V5.7 pro and was surprised at how much Pianoteq has improved. Whilst I still prefer NI Grandeur Pianoteq is starting to catch up and I feel much more confident to use it in more serious projects.
Really looking forward to seeing what v6 has in store!

mladi · Post by **mladi** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:05 pm

Twrogstudio wrote:The last time I tried Pianoteq, which was a long time ago, I hated it. I just tried it again and I'm frankly stunned at how much better it is. After some messing I ended up with something that sounded almost like it came from Imperfect Samples! I would not have believed that was possible after my initial experience with Pianoteq. Really impressed with the direction they're taking.

Yep, it's now in a class of it's own imho!

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:13 pm

All Pianoteq add-ons are on sale for $39 each + extra discounts in cart:

www.jrrshop.com/pianoteq

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:54 pm

The Hohner collection is well worth it, in fact they are all great, the only ones I haven't got are the Bluthner, the new Steinway and the Harpsichord.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:01 pm

The Bluthner and Steinway Model B and the two most popular add-ons.

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:24 pm

Got the Kremsegg Historical Collection I + II.

kiezum · Post by **kiezum** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:20 am

Chris-S wrote:There are some midi keyboards with hammer action for example the studiologic SL-990 Pro.

Yeah, I know. But the Yamaha CP300 vibrates when you play on it. Maybe I can input the Pianoteq in the CP300

kiezum · Post by **kiezum** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:23 am

murnau wrote:Got the Kremsegg Historical Collection I + II.

What kind of projects do you use these for?

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 6:38 am

kiezum wrote:
murnau wrote:Got the Kremsegg Historical Collection I + II.
What kind of projects do you use these for?

It's a pleasure to play pieces of a certain decade with a piano(sound) it was written for.

You can of course use it for everything else with the right fx and mixing but that is not why i bought it.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 8:48 am

kiezum wrote:Does anyone know of a midi keyboard that viberates like a real piano. That would make the experience complete.

This might sound a bit cheesy but the Yamaha Contemporary Digital Pianos with the built-in speakers, such as the P-95 and P-255, vibrate similarly to real pianos.

Pianoteq 5 is out!