Re:Anyone try the new HD piano samples yet?
2012/07/02 13:49:48
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My only comment, at the risk of losing my status as "thePianist," is that I use True Pianos Amber and find it very pleasing and musical. I have tried PianoTek demo and agree it's superior, but everyone's ears are different, and familiarity is a big part of what we like or dislike. I actually sold Steinway Pianos for a few years in the late 90's and having ;played a ton of them, they can sound radically different from each other, being hand-crafted items rather than mass produced pianos. And the DSF Steinway doesn't seem to have the "body" it deserves--some notes just seem clunky to me. At least the Amber Piano is consistent, if not spectacular. And the price is right, heh heh.
I'd love to hear the critique of True Piano Amber by the folks in this thread, as I am shopping for yet another Piano VST, and right now I'm leaning toward's Ivory II Grand, or PianoTeq. And, BTW, I was on Garritan's site, and I think his "Approved" Steinway VST is no where to be found anymore.
Thanks for an interesting thread, folks.