Forum: Piano Forum

Hi everyone, Imperfect Samples is soon to release the world's largest grand piano library (release date: SOON!). This ten foot Fazioli Ebony Concert Grand is one of the most expensive grands in the world (possibly 'the' most?). Containing an incredible 5 microphone perspectives, up to 128...

I would like to see a list of other individuals user experience with other Sampled Pianos and their take on "playability". By playability, I mean specifically the ability to play ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, and fff. Something that is as close to the real thing as possible. I am not talking just...

I was wondering how sampled pianos with 100+ layers such as the huge Vienna Imperial compare to modelled pianos such as Pianoteq in terms of playability. Has anyone played both types of pianos ? Although I absolutely hate Pianoteq in terms of sound, I really love the responsiveness. It's...

I'm frustrated with the Kurzweil SP88 that they have at the church where I play as part of of a band (Bass, Ac Guitar, Kit, Keyboards, Vocals). The piano sound is quite brittle and the Hammond and Rhodes sounds aren't much chop either. Sometimes I take a keyboard in from the home studio (Roland...

Hi all, Does anyone know of a 61 or 76 note weighted keyboard? Short of that, what might be the lightest weight 88 weighted keyboard. Thanks, Paul

Many of us are using sampled pianos live now. The vast majority sound like poo when they are summed. There is a real need for a fine mono sampled piano

Hi, i just looked for a keyboard with 88es and i found yamaha p85.I am looking for a stage piano,digital piano or a midi controller with 88es to conect it in a midi device and then to play from ivory synthology.I don't care about the voice of speakers (if it have) ,but i care the most about the...

I just listened to the demos of the new Vintage D at galaxypianos.com and was really impressed!!! What do you think?

Hi, Here the 3 best sampled piano : 1) Alicias keys : http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/producer/powered-by-kontakt/alicias-keys/ Great sound / Great programming sympathetic resonance work perfectly with repedalling and pedalup/down changes. Self masking/repetition :...

I recently bought my first piano sample Alicias Keys and could not deal with the huge latency issues (Piano did sound decent though). My computer is very fast and I have alot of ram so I know that isnt an issue. I am now shopping for something that "feels" instantanous and has a great piano...

I have been using piano samples since the beginning, including the Ensoniq ESQ1, Eps16+, Kurzweil K1000, Gigasampler Old Lady, Kawaii MP9000 and finally Ivory Steinway D. I am a jazz pianist and have been looking for a satisfying piano sound for performance. Clearly Ivory is the best of the bunch...

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I'm new to software sample libraries (not even sure I'm using the terminology correctly...), having always played using just the onboard sample of my now very old and outdated Roland RD-500 digital piano. I need some help understanding how these software...

I know this isn't the technical FAQ forum, but I don't know where to turn to with this problem: I'm running the Kontakt 4 player on two different computers and own several sample piano libraries ( Alicia's Keys by NI, Academic Grand by Acoustic Samples etc.) Whatever library I use, I always...

Dear all, yesterday, I have installed Garritan Steinway (Standard Edition). After playing the whole night with it, I would like to share my impressions: First, there is something unique about this library. Regardless of what I'll be saying a few lines later, I do not at all regret having...

Anybody tried this one? http://www.acousticsamples.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=21 How does it compare to the existing libraries? I like that there are multiple mic positions, but it's not too big (in terms of GBs).

i am not a very good piannist and i need a virtual pianist, which one should i buy, please help

Hi, I use Ivory with a Yamaha KX8 midi keyboard. it does not have an input for a soft pedal, but I am wondering if there might be another way to trigger the soft pedal samples. Any ideas? Thanks, Mike

They have all the specs I want. 61/76/88 keys, weighted action, mod/pitch wheel, USB-hub, price around 700$/500 euro, transport buttons for Logic, clean design. Too cheap? Has anyone tried one of 'em? http://www.cme-pro.com/products-list/product-ZSC88.html