Turned on the EQ and gave slight more mid presence Reduced the piano size!! to 2.34m from 3.8m Change the direct sound duration to 0.23 from 1.00 Changed the ocatve stretching to 1.16 from 1.00 Changed the unision width to 1.35 from 1.10 The first version that I created, which used the default piano, sounded too "pure" like a "digital piano pure". I think this is better than the first Pianoteq mp3 file that I created. If you have any support issues, you are welcome to use the support form on our site. We look forward reading further comments and will gladly help you out when it comes to general questions about Pianoteq.
Please compare this and the former Pianoteq demo in this thread (by all means you can try this yourself with the free trial version of Pianoteq). So, because of this we made a new Pianoteq demo to show you how it can sound with the correct parameters (C1/Mellow, slight reverb). To be able to justify this, some kind of reverberation is necessary. Just like a concert piano tuner, you can adapt the hammer hardness to piano type, performer and music.Īlso take into account that the Pianoteq sound is basically anechoic sounding, thus there is no natural room ambience at all in contrast to the other sampled based pianos that have been used in the comparison.
With Pianoteq you have the unique ability to adapt the piano sound to what kind of music that you are playing. When comparing Pianoteq with other pianos, make sure to take into account what kind of music that you use for the comparison. We have with interest taken part of this thread and thank you all for your input so far. 37 megabyte footprint!Ĭons: If you have become used to the sound of a specific sampled piano (such as a specific model Steinway or Yamaha) it may be hard to 'dial in' your favorite piano sound as Pianoteq generates its sounds from the ground up.I'm Niclas Fogwall, responsible for sales and support of Modarrt Pianoteq.
Add to that the portability of Pianoteq, it's low impact on disk space and ease of registration (no iLok or dongle here - just a plain old serial number) and you've got a great piano instrument for your mobile rig (where I started using it) or studio (where I wound up using it). The instrument has only gotten more CPU efficient over time, and is now an extremely solid piano VI. The Rhodes and Wurly models are extremely playable, and Pianoteq has long been my 'go-to' clav sound as well. I've always liked the keyboard-based instruments that Modartt has included with Pianoteq. The Kremsegg Collection of historical instruments is now available in version 5 and is a lovely cross section of instruments from the 18th to late 19th century. I would have liked a bit more refinement in the graphical interface of this area, but I'm willing to trade that off for great sound and CPU efficiency. You can place the mics, rotate them and even attach them virtually.
Control over polarity and proximity effect are also user-adjustable. You now have the option to choose from 15 microphones of various brands and place them in just about any configuration you can think of. Mic placement and selection round out the feature set of Pianoteq 5. Pianoteq is a premier instrument with options galore. Now in Version 5, Modartt isn't pulling any punches. For the most part, Pianoteq lived up to that promise. Pianoteq weighed in at 30 megabytes (yes, megabytes!) and promised to hang with the big boys of the sampling world. Using physical modeling, Modartt had managed to create a virtual instrument that didn't rely on samples and RAM, but on the CPU power of your computer to mimic the physical acoustics and behavior of a piano. Back in 2008, after upgrading my samples hard drive to a massive size to accommodate my instrument library (which was growing at an alarming rate) I stumbled upon Pianoteq 3 by Modartt and was intrigued by the concept. It sounded bizarre to me at first as well. If this sounds bizarre to you, don't worry. I have been on the road, needed a good piano sound and tethered off of my iPhone to get the latest version of Pianoteq installed on my laptop. 5 years into ownership of Pianoteq and I can't help but continue to be amazed that this great sounding piano could ship on a set of floppy disks. There is a certain level of awe that I feel every time I fire up the latest version of Pianoteq (I've been a Pianoteq user since version 3).