Should I buy a GS to have the ultimate piano sound

[SUPEROLAND]

Hi everybody !

I plan to start a recording project with classical piano pieces recorded with Midi stuff. (for single note edition).

So Is GS reliable enough.

I mean with a P3 733 256 ram + a sound card
that I would run in midi from an external mac + performer or cubase.

Can I really play rolled chords, sustained chords, very fast notes and so on without computer crashes ?

Help !!! I was wondering about buying a yamaga DGT 7 silent piano.

I don\'t care about PC stuff, audio recording stuff. All I\'dlike to know if running the Eastwest giga piano steinway B is reliable...

(recording of Rachmaninov pieces...)

My very best regards to all the users of this forum.

Arnaud.

[bmccarty]

Yes, GigaStudio is reliable enough for this. You will definitely want GS 160 for the polyphony. 96 is not enough for thick chords while holding the sustain pedal down.

I have the following set up:
Pentium 600Mhz
256MB RAM
SoundBlaster Live!
Cakewalk 9.03
GigaStudio 160
EastWest Steinway B sample
2 7200 hard drives (one for programs and one for samples)

Even though the SoundBlaster Live! is not GSIF compatible, it works great.

I have just completed a three month project with this set up with no major problems. You will definitely want to have 2 fast 7200 hard drives with DMA turned on.

BTW, the EastWest Steinway B sample is the best piano sample IMO.

Brian

[SUPEROLAND]

Thanks very much brian.

Do you think it would be possible for me to hear just a few example of what you\'ve recorded : I mean just a mp3 sound file not bigger than 1MB.
So that I could compare with what I can get with a Roland JV 2080 + session card and Kurweil micro piano I both own.

Thanks a lot.

My very best regards and merry Christmas from France.

Arnaud.

superoland@caramail.com