![]() I also tried Pianoteq 7 once more, to compare the Condition with v8. ![]() The resonance on Pianoteq (Steinway D, classical recording) is way better to my ears though. I like the bass more on the VSL samples by miles (this is probably the weakest point on Pianoteq at the moment). 1 (different recordings though, but that's the best I could get), that covers a wide range of registers. I don't have the VSL so I can't make a proper comparison, but I'm using the same piece, Chopin Op. I also took a detour to compare it with the D-274. Before, I'd be bothered by imperfections much more. Maybe being away from DPs for a few months helped with this. Anybody who cares to try can demo them side by side and decide for themselves.Ħ0% on the condition slider sounds like a lot! I think it's always sounded too worn passed 90 for me.Īctually, I just tried again now and it sounds okay at 60%, I even like it. The Pianoteq demo is free and nearly fully functional, and a quick and simple install. Pianoteq feels better to play, so it sounds better while you're playing.ĭoesn't matter if it is BS, though. But that's certainly not the way my mind works. Why then, do I prefer to play Pianoteq? Maybe it's just the playability, and I prefer Pianoteq even though it sounds worse. Does it actually sound better? I don't know, pretty sure if I just play a single key on each the Garritan CFX note sounds better, more natural. I said that after having played Pianoteq and Garritan CFX side by side. I'm the person who made that statement, and I don't think it's BS. I prefer to reduce it quite a lot at least 60 on the slider and also on the unisons. So you settle for what you get with the presets, and rest content to reduce it's condition as you point out. Some of us have fiddled with Pianoteq for years only to realise that the farther you get away from default, the harder it becomes. I actually believe that it is a mistake from Modartt not to set it to ~0.95 by default. Even a perfectly tuned piano will not sound "perfect" as the Mint condition on Pianoteq does, so it's worth playing with this as a quick way of making it sound better in general. To me, moving it to get small imperfections gives it more realism than on Mint condition. On another note, not many people talk about the Condition parameter. Samples shouldn't have this issue as they are recordings, with their pros and cons. This is the risk with modelling anyway, no one said it was perfect or even preferable. Anyway, we are talking about presets, it was always possible to adjust the sound (not saying this is cool, as the presets should have sounded better in the first place). ![]() The smoother attack gives it more realism too, or at least takes it closer to the standard sound we are used to. I find v8 smoother in this regard and easier to listen too, and so do other folks out there who complained before. This isn't just me, it was a common complain (probably the biggest complain) on forums, even some people reporting tinnitus issues which I suspect were related to this fast attack. It was way too straight, percussive, and sounded weird, like a piano with worn out hammers felt that has a metallic, punch-on-your-ears sound. Pianoteq 7 had a fast, tiring attack that's gone away on version 8. I don't understand how people can't tell the difference between versions either. Okay, I’m going to retreat to my bunker now to avoid the incoming bombs. The vintage tone may not be to everyone’s taste, or suitable for all repertoire, but in terms of creating an authentic and alive playing experience, it’s absolute tops in my book. In fact, the most natural playing and sounding virtual piano I know of is the VSL Bluthner, while feels more like a living, breathing instrument under my fingers than any modeled piano I’ve tried. Yes the playability on Pianoteq is excellent, but there is no magic “living” quality that I can discern, and a well engineered sampled piano is just as (if not more) capable of producing a natural organic quality. ![]() I’ve heard a lot of claims over the years that while Pianoteq may not be the most realistic in terms of recreating the actual tone of a grand piano, it makes up for it by having some kind of “living” or “organic” quality in comparison to sampled pianos which sound “dead.” Phil Best regularly makes these kinds of claims in his videos.Īfter several years playing both Pianoteq and top quality sampled pianos, I have to say that I’ve never found this to be the case. But because it feels more "alive" when you play it, it also sounds better when you're playing it.Īt the risk of inflaming the holy wars again, I’m going to call BS on this. ![]()
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