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2013/07/28 18:25:15 (permalink)

Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D...

...Holy Moly!  I had an "r&b" ballad project for an up and coming young female vocalist this weekend and it was my first real chance to use the new American Concert D.  On the Sade-like tune it was mostly just ethereal fills around the vocals which it did quite nicely.  After I had a rough mix of the project out of Sonar I decided to just let fly and record about 3 or 4 minutes of very dynamic piano and then loop it and step through the presets on the D.  This thing is a total monster.  It kicks all my other pianos straight to the curb.  And then tells them to get on the next bus and don't come back.  Ever.  If you are in the market for the best piano emulation out there bar none you need look no further.  Go and listen to any of "7notemode"s demos of the D on YouTube over your studio speakers (and they just scratch the surface).  I wish technology would just leave me and my dern pocketbook the heck alone.  It's dang near killin me.
 
 

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    The Maillard Reaction
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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/07/28 18:54:53 (permalink)
    Thanks.
     
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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/07/29 08:59:50 (permalink)
     
    On the way.
     
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    Can't wait to hear it.


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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/07/29 13:14:38 (permalink)
     OK yoroldpal you have me droolin'. My main problem is if I get this I will feel the need to upgrade my keyboard controller to graded hammer action. It would seem wrong to play it any other way.

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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/07/29 13:19:02 (permalink)
    I'd like to learn more about pedal options.
     
    I have two piano style keyboards but I think they only use 1 pedal connection.
     
    Someday I want to learn what it takes to have all the pedals for the players, as I have imagined that the samplers have functions I am not yet accessing.


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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/07/29 15:36:25 (permalink)
    @Starise...My controller is a graded hammer action and I would certainly recommend that to be the best for a piano of this caliber.  Although many players use synth action boards with no trouble at all.  I came up playing (mostly) acoustic and Rhodes style actions and I can't imagine not having the hammer action for any piano I might use.  Still that's just me.  YMMV.
     
    @Mike...There are great video tutorials and walkthroughs at both Synthogy and YouTube but the control options on the D are extensive to say the least.
     
     

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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/07/29 21:04:33 (permalink)
    My version I got in 200? (can't remember) sounds so good? I'm sure the new version is really cool, but they did such a good version on the one they did so many years ago, I'm going to hang on to it :-)

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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/07/29 23:16:09 (permalink)
    Tempus Fugits my ol pal.  Things improve exponentially.
     

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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/08/01 04:33:49 (permalink)
    I love the Ivory II pianos - they're incredible sounding and I've used them in a lot of my projects
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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/08/01 17:17:52 (permalink)
    Does anyone know what the install interlok driver choice is about?
     
    I already have the latest iLok driver.
     
    Are they related? The same thing?
     
    ???
     


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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/08/01 17:23:11 (permalink)
    Yea, I worried over that too but I rolled the dice and simply said OK to that dialog and it didn't screw up anything on my system.  Everything running hot straight and normal.

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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/08/01 17:29:06 (permalink)
    hoochie coo


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    Re: Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D... 2013/08/02 08:18:36 (permalink)
    FWIW, I choose NOT to install the Pace Interlok driver and it seems to be working fine without it.
     
    I searched the internet and could find a lot of old refrences to the Pace Interlok Driver and they all refred back to a dead page at the old iLok pages.
     
    I wrote an email to Synthogy hoping to get a final explanation.
     
    I was very afraid to screw up my iLok. The new iLok license manager stuff is working so well... I didn't want to go backwards and get messed up.
     
    best regards,
    mike


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