Yes the age slider is really good. I often use just a touch of it to get "real world" piano sounds.
The EPs are usable (in a pinch!) but I regret buying them and never use them.
I think the Korg EP-1 is the best all-round electric piano at the moment...(IMHO. I think I have every electric piano plugin there is!)
But there's definitely no other piano as tweakable as Pianoteq..
Best Physical Modeling Piano?
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- KVRist
- 137 posts since 24 May, 2026
Pianoteq is definitely a great option, and all of their pianos undergo improvements in each new version.
In the early days I wasn’t so sure about whether their pianos were better than sampled pianos, but they have got a lot better.
In the early days I wasn’t so sure about whether their pianos were better than sampled pianos, but they have got a lot better.
- KVRAF
- 23045 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
Nothing beats Pianoteq. Period.
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- KVRer
- 16 posts since 30 May, 2021
Interesting, yes I suppose its going to be more responsive in sound if using physical modelling, I hadn't thought of that before. whereas samples are more limited because of the practical limits on recording the original samples, cant have too many variations etc
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- KVRian
- 1244 posts since 25 Jan, 2017
Pianoteq also exposes a ton of physical modelling parameters (either general, or 'per note') to tweak the instruments.
The virtual microphone placement also goes quite deep, and supports multi-output.
The virtual microphone placement also goes quite deep, and supports multi-output.
