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Embertone Releases: Walker 1955 Steinway 'D'

14.07 Emberton said week or two. We are already at the end of week two so I suppose it will be soon, probably at the end of the month. Implementing half pedaling and testing fixed bugs took some time...
 

Totally d´accord. Wonderful piano. Even I already got almost any out there and with Pianos Platinum didn´t think I would need another piano anymore ... well ... this instrument totally convinced me. Dont know how you see it - for me the big pro of this library (next to the great sound, controls and all the other positive aspects you already mentioned) I was really surprised how realistic it feels when you play it live. Very nice. I hope it will fit well with the Josh Bell violin, too (and of course with a new solo cello that they hopefully will announce asap - stil hoping it will be a Yo Yo Ma Cello ;) ). Good review btw!
 
Its beautiful without the update.
Sure half pedalling will be nice but I’m very happy so far. I can’t stop playing it.
 
Best piano ever, and super playable! I bought the lite version to test I guess, but sorry if this has been asked before: Can you upgrade from Lite to the 99$ version? (I totally didn't think I'd like it this much... :) )
 
Best piano ever, and super playable! I bought the lite version to test I guess, but sorry if this has been asked before: Can you upgrade from Lite to the 99$ version? (I totally didn't think I'd like it this much... :) )

Yes, it is possible to upgrade to full version.
 
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Knock, knock, Embertone, alerts doesn`t working here properly, can you test it ? :) I am just checking my impatiens for update. :)
 
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There’s a great story about this special piano at Keyboard Mag: “Although all acoustic pianos are technically one-of-a-kind instruments, in the end Embertone’s Walker 1955 Steinway D virtual piano flagship owes its name and, indeed, its very existence to a truly one-of-a-kind 9’ Steinway Model D dating back to 1955. The instrument in question ultimately made its way to a beautiful rural private concert hall in Raleigh (in Embertone’s ‘native’ North Carolina), designed and owned by John Q. Walker, a brilliant software engineer who pioneered the concept of ‘re-performance’ with a company called Zenph, Inc. As the company’s founder, Walker worked with a team of specialists who, helped by Sony recording engineers, developed a way of analysing old recordings in order to create live re-performances — converting piano tracks into precise keystrokes and pedal motions for playback on computer-controlled grand pianos, in other words. This proprietary technology enabled them to capture and reproduce every nuance of performances by some of the greatest pianists in the world, including Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson, and Rachmaninoff.”
 
There’s a great story about this special piano at Keyboard Mag: “Although all acoustic pianos are technically one-of-a-kind instruments, in the end Embertone’s Walker 1955 Steinway D virtual piano flagship owes its name and, indeed, its very existence to a truly one-of-a-kind 9’ Steinway Model D dating back to 1955. The instrument in question ultimately made its way to a beautiful rural private concert hall in Raleigh (in Embertone’s ‘native’ North Carolina), designed and owned by John Q. Walker, a brilliant software engineer who pioneered the concept of ‘re-performance’ with a company called Zenph, Inc. As the company’s founder, Walker worked with a team of specialists who, helped by Sony recording engineers, developed a way of analysing old recordings in order to create live re-performances — converting piano tracks into precise keystrokes and pedal motions for playback on computer-controlled grand pianos, in other words. This proprietary technology enabled them to capture and reproduce every nuance of performances by some of the greatest pianists in the world, including Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson, and Rachmaninoff.”
Thanks, Fleer!

Article link:

Embertone Announces Walker 1955 Steinway D Virtual Piano

Best,

Geoff
 
I’m no longer getting notifications when this thread comes back to life...:cautious:

Update is ASAP. The new half pedaling sounds and feels great. We’re testing to make sure it’s perfect. The Multi (for combining mics) is fixed, and we’re adding some interesting new sample content for the standard (non-lite) version of the instrument. Huzzah!

Talk soon,

Alex
 
Here's a little Jazz trio test I played with the Embertone 1955 Walker Steinway Lite (an excerpt from the tune 'Edge of Happiness' by the Tord Gustavsen Trio):



What a pleasure it is to work with this sampled piano!
 
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