![]() ![]() ![]() That kind of thing is easier (and "cheaper" in software terms) to model than it is to sample. It's probably where the modeling method leaves sampling behind. Isn't ePiano something? I like Lounge Lizard well enough, but the thing that it misses that mda/Dead Duck gets right, is the "bark" when I lay into it, I guess it's the combination of the tines and the pickups getting hit too hard, it's like a slap bass. I'll check out Mini Grand if I wind up with an extra Jackson fluttering around. Y'know, since I'm more of a rock and pop player, I probably wouldn't have caught issues with Pianissimo's sustained notes. Plus it was part of the Avid Pro Tools bundled instruments for years, so I assume it was acceptable with that crowd. ![]() It has a relatively small footprint, loads fairly quickly, and to my ears sounds about as good as the other pianos I have. But I wouldn't write it off as a $20 piano. Well I am a synth guy, not a pianist, so I will defer to the real piano players for their opinions. Just how good is it disregarding the price? is it a good piano or just a good piano compared to other twenty dollar pianos? If I did not already have a pile of sampled pianos that came with other stuff I bought, I might go for it a $19.99. The Mini Grand sounds like it may finally be moving into that category. I expect they have probably already made back their development costs, so it costs them little to offer them as stocking stuffers to get you on their mailing lists. I got Hybrid 3, Loom Classic, and Vacuum Pro for $1.00 each as separate purchases over the past year or so. Even with the GUI is barely more than 1 Megabyte! It just goes to show how inefficient rompling really can be, doesn't it? Now that mda ePiano is pretty awesome! I still prefer Lounge Lizard 4 and the EVP, but it's really quite good and much more playable than just about any sample based instrument. The Mini Grand is head and shoulder above it. In sustained notes you really hear the lack of 'information' if you know what I mean. Thanks for those tips! Pianissimo is impressive for how small it is, but I don't love it. Light on size and CPU, high on verisimilitude. My favorite grand is Pianissimo by Acoustica, better known for their DAW Mixcraft. It's freeware and it's old, but when you lay into it it barks like a Rhodes should. My favorite Rhodes is the mda ePiano, which has recently been given a sharp GUI by Dead Duck Software and renamed DPiano-E. If you have, I'm curious to know how you liked them. I won't claim to "know my stuff" as well as you seem to, but I've tried a few VSTi's and have a couple of oddball favorites I wonder if you've tried. You just can't sample the complexities and nonlinearities in instrument, you need modeling. The Native Instruments B4 sounds every bit as good as a B3 and has all the quirks and noise of the real thing! In my opinion, their new organ VST is a HUGE step backwards in playability. I LOVE experimenting with synths and have for more than 30 years! Can't believe how good the Rhodes models have become, even on my Kronos: they can truly replace the 73 Mark I had many moons ago and then some. Don't think I'm an old fart who doesn't like tech couldn't be further from the truth. We're living in a time where so many keyboard players (even really good ones!) have only ever played plastic instruments they don't have any idea what kind of expressive range a piano has.Īll of that said: if you're NOT a high level pianist, or if you're 'programming' music at home, all those plugins can work miracles. Speaking of the EVP: I still use it! It's less than 1 Megabyte and to me blows every single sample set out of the water. My Kronos has modeled Rhodes too and it is wonderful. When compared to Lounge Lizard or even the old EVP 73 it's doodoo. Now the Addictive Keys Rhodes is much worse than the grand piano to me it's completely unplayable. ![]() It 'behaves' realistically if you know what I mean. Interestingly, Pianoteq 'feels' great even though it doesn't exactly sound like a real piano. My Kronos does not have this problem, but so far the only thing I've played that gives me the same feeling of expressiveness as the Steinway B I play every Sunday in church (just saying, I do know what I'm talking about LOL) is Ivory. Even with max dynamic range set it's got nothing. Again, if you just play a chord and hold it it sounds great, but if you actually play it, and know how a real piano responds, it feels horrible. My Kronos has the same problem, even though it sounds wonderful in stereo.Īlso, the dynamics are crap. Most importantly the sound, which at first sounds nice, but when you get deeper you realize that there are SERIOUS phase issues with just about any mic combo. There are two things that make it almost unusable to me: Just curious, what do you not like about Addictive Keys? ![]()
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