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2015/07/26 12:16:08 (permalink)

Looking For A Great Upright Piano

I would love to find a really good sounding upright. I have the XLN (pretty good) and The Giant (I like it a lot but you know..).  I uninstalled all the old Native Instruments pianos a while back. So how is the new one? I am interested in something with all the  overtones and something a bit more subtle too. Looking forward to hearing different opinions.

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    Fleer
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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/26 13:04:02 (permalink)
    I do love the Gentleman as it's full sounding, more so than the Addictive Keys one, but would suggest looking into Vertikal MkII from Sampletekk, sympathetic resonance and all.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/26 13:04:58 (permalink)
    Got full Kontakt? Sampletekk as some good uprights, and they're on sale now.


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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/26 13:43:23 (permalink)
    Another vote for Sampletekk. As well as Vertical also look at Rain which has a lot of character.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/26 15:26:56 (permalink)
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    Got full Kontakt? Sampletekk as some good uprights, and they're on sale now.

    If no full Kontakt then the original Vertikal will also fit EXS24 and HALion, but beware size-wise. I seem to remember that one's almost 10 gigs or so.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/26 16:32:33 (permalink)
    The one by Cinematique Instruments is pretty cool. http://www.cinematique-in...inst_upright_piano.php
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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/26 19:13:06 (permalink)
    Yes, the new pianos from NI are very good...especially the upright.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 03:39:14 (permalink)
    This one's kind of neat for $30.00.
     
     
    http://simplesamsamples.com/vintage-upright.html
     
     



     
     
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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 05:30:22 (permalink)
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    This one's kind of neat for $30.00.
     
    http://simplesamsamples.com/vintage-upright.html
     

    That's a special one indeed, love that rock demo.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 05:43:45 (permalink)
    http://forum.cakewalk.com/m/tm.aspx?m=2996886&p=1
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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 10:46:45 (permalink)
    I do have full Kontakt 4 and 5. I was hoping to hear people liked the NI upright cuz I will get that next time I upgrade. Thanks for mention of the SimpleSam, I like that a lot and at the price it's a no brainer for me. I really like the Sampletekk Rain Piano too. Is the upgraded Rain worth the extra cash? The prices for these is lower that I had expected to so I might 2.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 10:55:15 (permalink)
    I am just a bit surprised no one mentioned the 2 Toontrack uprights. Not real surprised though. I think the TT Vintage Upright is a very nice sounding piano just not very uprightish. Maybe in the fall but not more than half price. I'm really starting to like what I hear from the SimpleSam and the Rain. Like the prices too.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 11:12:33 (permalink)
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    I am just a bit surprised no one mentioned the 2 Toontrack uprights....


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    I dislike most Upright VSTi Pianos (As they sound tinny or out-of-tune), but the ones from Toontrack and XLN Audio are quite solid and appeal to my tastes.
     
    For a slightly "less clean" upright sound, I'd recommend the Toontrack Vintage or Precision Sound's Nordic Upright.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 11:37:46 (permalink)
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    http://forum.cakewalk.com/m/tm.aspx?m=2996886&p=1
     
    That's a good thread Fleer. And I agree with the no more uprights that aren't in tune. That seems to be the big temptation to take the shortcut and have a out of tune upright sample library. You get plenty of those with other  libraries.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 12:15:08 (permalink)
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    I am just a bit surprised no one mentioned the 2 Toontrack uprights. Not real surprised though. I think the TT Vintage Upright is a very nice sounding piano just not very uprightish. Maybe in the fall but not more than half price. I'm really starting to like what I hear from the SimpleSam and the Rain. Like the prices too.


    Never tried TT, but I've got the SimpleSam upright and after just a few simple tweaks, I have my own preset that I like 'mucho gusto'.
    Some good options there on his pages to fine tune [or rather tweak] as well.



     
     
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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 15:29:39 (permalink)
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    ... I really like the Sampletekk Rain Piano too. Is the upgraded Rain worth the extra cash? The prices for these is lower that I had expected to so I might 2.

    Get the Rain (Mk1) first, you can always upgrade for the actual price difference. That way you even get both. And as a Sampletekk customer, you'll get 60% off next time, including upgrades (check the upgrade tab).
    Don't forget the Vertikal, mind you. Same strategy there: get Mk1 (huge library with two upright flavors, pop and jazz) and then next time get the (smaller) Mk2. You'll keep both.

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 15:40:22 (permalink)
    Thanks Fleer. Thank you to everyone who responded. I got more info than I thought I might and lots of good, and mostly cheap options. 

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 15:54:58 (permalink)
    So happy to please the Father of Bass.
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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 16:37:11 (permalink)
    Whats wrong with Addictive keys? Prefer that to Kontakt to be honest..

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    Re: Looking For A Great Upright Piano 2015/07/27 18:29:00 (permalink)
    Nothing wrong with the Addictive Keys upright. It's the best one I have and it is way better than the old NI upright. I would like something a bit more uprightish sounding. And that doesn't mean a bunch of out of tune samples. Maybe more Vince Guaraldi sounding.

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