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• JBarroca

  

  Tue 3 Nov 2009, 5:40 pm GMT

  User rating 5 of 5

  I was really impressed with the sound quality of this new version of Pianoteq (tried the demo). In September of last year I decided to buy a virtual piano (one that wasn't too expensive) and since I am a piano player I really wanted to focus on sound quality and expression above everytinhg else. My two last contenders were Truepianos and Pianoteq and eventually I went with Truepianos, because after having tried the Pianoteq 2 demo version extensively I didn't like the sound of some of the lower and higher keys, those lowest and highest octaves were the ones that made me say "well, that's just not a real piano". And although Truepianos is really limited at sound editing (and Pianoteq obviously excells at that), I can just play it and forget it's not a piano, because it sounds natural, like a piano.
  Having said that, if I were to make that decision today, I would really be in trouble, because I think the sound quality of Pianoteq has really improved from version 2 to 3. If I wanted to be squeamish, I'd say there's still something somewhat artificial when you sustain a high-pitched note, at least to my ears, but there's definitively an improvement and the overall experience of playing this piano is an absolute delight. And of course, all of the sound editing options Pianoteq offers are a joy to play with. The EPianos and vibraphone are also great, and while playing these I couldn't tell the difference between sampled/moddeled/real instrument anymore.
  I would really recommend this to anyone not willing to spend a fortune and tons of disk space to own a fun and very expressive piano on their system.

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