Casiquire
Senior Member
I know you've already tried Pianoteq, but it really is very inspiring...there's even a "random" button that gives you a brand new instrument every time. Took me a minute to warm up to Pianoteq myself but what really changed my view of it was the discovery of the Condition slider at the bottom. By default it's set at "mint" condition, but I've never in my life heard a real piano that sounds like that, even freshly minted. Around 75-85% starts to sound real and despite being synthesized it gets some character too.