whiskers
Perpetual student
nothing complex, mostly more cinematic style stuff, nothing at a classical or baroque level. Afraid I'm not a great pianist. But I'm learning
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keepitsimple
Active Member
I shouldn't encourage your G.A.S right now so i'll say NOIRE will more than likely fit your needs. You have it right?nothing complex, mostly more cinematic style stuff, nothing at a classical or baroque level. Afraid I'm not a great pianist. But I'm learning
whiskers
Perpetual student
Indeed
. Thanks.
keepitsimple
Active Member
NOIRE is much better for cinematic than Ravenscroft (in my opinion). But at the end of the day, if you really feel that sooner or later you want to get the Ravenscroft and can't resist the G.A.S urge, then it's better to get it while on sale, instead of waiting for another sale on black friday.Indeed
Really surprised me, my wishlist was VSL CFX (but too expensive) or Garritan CFX and Ravenscroft.
keepitsimple
Active Member
They're all amazing. But for some reason, the Ravenscroft tickles the agony within when i play it, and that's exactly what i want.
3 of them are deeply sampled and have impeccable response and dynamics, at the end of the day, i have to go with what inspires me.....
dzilizzi
I know nothing
So I just compared it to a few. An really, the high notes is where the Ravenscroft is so much better sounding to me that most of the other pianos I have. The mid range sounds about the same as other similar pianos and the low is also good. Although Alicia's Keys is pretty close. I think why I like is that it is consistent through the range, not tinny on top or too heavy on the lows. And it is personal likes and dislikes. And maybe my system and ears (which aren't so good anymore)
whiskers
Perpetual student
would you mind terribly playing a few basic doodles with maybe the hammersmith, the 275, and an NI piano (if/when you have time)? If not that's cool too
dzilizzi
I know nothing
Which NI do you want? I don't have the Noire, but I have some they no longer sell. (Came with KU9)would you mind terribly playing a few basic doodles with maybe the hammersmith, the 275, and an NI piano (if/when you have time)? If not that's cool too
whiskers
Perpetual student
I find I use the Maverick the most, so maybe that one? Whatever's good though, just want an idea of the difference
dzilizzi
I know nothing
Okay, will do it later today. Technically, I am working right now. But my work computer is slow so I visit here while I am waiting on it.
Thank you!
dzilizzi
I know nothing
Okay, I had a few moments. I posted it over here - https://vi-control.net/community/threads/what-piano-should-i-get-ni-piano-sale.80863/page-2#post-4369720
Didn't want to hijack a commercial thread. Though the Ravenscroft is still my favorite of the bunch. I think the Embertone might be the next of the group I did. Though I think I actually like some of the Pianoteq freebies next. That or the True Piano's German.
Didn't want to hijack a commercial thread. Though the Ravenscroft is still my favorite of the bunch. I think the Embertone might be the next of the group I did. Though I think I actually like some of the Pianoteq freebies next. That or the True Piano's German.
Michael Antrum
Only the good die young....
Well, after a long time saying I'll never buy another piano VI, I have caved in and bought this one.
Whilst I still love my Ivory II American Concert D more than any other, there's something about this piano.
For some reason since I've downloaded it I've been ploughing through much of the 'Great American Songbook' type stuff and it sounds and feels very nice and smooth. Those diminished 7th runs sound particularly dreamy on this piano. (My wife is lazing on the sofa and I think she's worrying that I might be in an amorous mood
).
At this price - this is a bargain, and will be the first library that uses UVI workstation that I'll give any major use.
If anyone on a Mac is having trouble with the installer hanging (Mojave in particular), here is the work around:
https://vilabs.freshdesk.com/suppor...he-vi-labs-installer-show-a-blank-window
Whilst I still love my Ivory II American Concert D more than any other, there's something about this piano.
For some reason since I've downloaded it I've been ploughing through much of the 'Great American Songbook' type stuff and it sounds and feels very nice and smooth. Those diminished 7th runs sound particularly dreamy on this piano. (My wife is lazing on the sofa and I think she's worrying that I might be in an amorous mood
).At this price - this is a bargain, and will be the first library that uses UVI workstation that I'll give any major use.
If anyone on a Mac is having trouble with the installer hanging (Mojave in particular), here is the work around:
https://vilabs.freshdesk.com/suppor...he-vi-labs-installer-show-a-blank-window
whiskers
Perpetual student
still tempted
Seasharp
Member
Just purchased the Ravenscroft today. Love it. I have
Garritan CFX
Ivory II American D
Many Montage Pianos
Ravenscroft is now my number one. So even across the keyboard. Beautiful full sound. Especially the mid range just above and below middle C. Very realistic. Played it for hours both with headphones and through speakers.
Garritan CFX
Ivory II American D
Many Montage Pianos
Ravenscroft is now my number one. So even across the keyboard. Beautiful full sound. Especially the mid range just above and below middle C. Very realistic. Played it for hours both with headphones and through speakers.
Seasharp
Member
I can. I currently have a trial version of Pianoteq. I found the Bechstein and Steingruber to be the best. You may like others. However neither of those can compare to the Ravenscroft. The low end of the Ravenscroft is magnificent. In every Pianoteq piano the low end is the weakest. Pianoteq is a nice alternative but just can’t compare to the Ravenscroft. Also The Ravenscroft is only around 5GB so no big hit on disk space.
Hey guys I went and used the same MIDI file to compare Ravenscroft with a couple other pianos. Not me playing unfortunately, I wish I was that good. The MIDI file is by the Piano YouTuber Rousseau. Here's the playlist.
I used the Pianoteq Stage Demo (some missing black keys) with the Steinway D (I strongly dislike Pianoteq but figured others might like the comparison)
Other pianos are Addictive Keys Grand Piano, The Grandeur, and obviously Ravenscroft, all default settings no tweaks.
EDIT: Sorry guys, for some reason Soundcloud is flagging my track with the Grandeur for copyright infringement so I am uploading it as an mp3 here so the quality is not quite as good as the .WAVs on Soundcloud.
[AUDIOPLUS=https://vi-control.net/community/attachments/moonlight-sonata-grandeur-mp3.19293/][/AUDIOPLUS]
I used the Pianoteq Stage Demo (some missing black keys) with the Steinway D (I strongly dislike Pianoteq but figured others might like the comparison)
Other pianos are Addictive Keys Grand Piano, The Grandeur, and obviously Ravenscroft, all default settings no tweaks.
EDIT: Sorry guys, for some reason Soundcloud is flagging my track with the Grandeur for copyright infringement so I am uploading it as an mp3 here so the quality is not quite as good as the .WAVs on Soundcloud.
[AUDIOPLUS=https://vi-control.net/community/attachments/moonlight-sonata-grandeur-mp3.19293/][/AUDIOPLUS]
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