Aleela
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Which Steinway D do you think is the best? Ivory or Pianoteq?
but does not sound as good as pretty much any sampled library.
I have yet to hear a sampled library that sounds worse than Pianoteq but I'm sure they existIncorrect.
I have yet to hear a sampled library that sounds worse than Pianoteq but I'm sure they exist
Yes, i just wish they break up those bundles and offer the studio grands individually.Ivory II is still on sale, yes?
I think Pianoteq is suited if you have some sound design skills.
I picked it up, but didn't really get along with any of the stock sounds.
But once I spent some time on the forums (is there a forum where Evil Dragon isn't resident genius?) and got into the vast array of options available, I was soon crafting some lovely sounding instruments.
Now I would not part with it for anything.
I still use libraries at times, but often as inspiration for creating a new instrument in pianoteq or Una Corda for instance to add more noise and mechanical sounds to the ones already available in pianoteq.
Haven't used that one, but I have NI Grandeur, Noire, Maverick, Ravenscroft, and all the Addictive Keys and they all sound much better than Pianoteq. Pianoteq's low end is especially bad, its mid to high range is ok.The noise buildup in Piano In Blue was quite ridiculous before they had another noise reduction pass on it. Even then, it's still there and it's annoying.
Well, I disagree there. Low end rumble is something Pianoteq does better than any sample library. Especially when you press that sustain pedal and keep on pounding.
Anyone want to compare the Ivory II concert d and VSL concert d?
I would love to be convinced otherwise as I really do like the concept of Pianoteq but when I tried to use it it just sounded very bad on all the presets. (Granted I did not try every preset since there were so many but I tried a lot) Would love to hear other people's creations with it to see what I might be doing wrong