[RESOLVED] Pianissimo Standalone vs. VSTi in DAWs

You'd think the two should sound the same, given that they are exactly the same code under the hood. But however they may differ, I can't imagine any way the host could cause it.
 
What happens if you save a preset in the standalone version, record some MIDI and then play it back with the plugin after loading that preset?
 
I know I see a big difference between playing back MIDI that I've actually played on a keyboard versus hand-planting in the PRV. That comes down to velocity. I'm a heavy-handed keyboard player, so I very often have to back off velocities in the PRV after recording a part. For pianos especially, they tend to sound much better when played at lower velocities than what my angry fingers naturally produce.

I hope you're right bit, but there's a clear difference here. I've asked about it on the MC forums so maybe there's a fix in the mix.
 
P.S. No angry fingers here.

Good idea. Will try that. Thanks bit.

Hmm. The distortion is present inside SAVIHost, but not in the standalone. That suggests the DLL and EXE might indeed be fundamentally different software. Next step is to determine if the two are configured exactly the same way, by using a common preset.
 
Often, ambient noises are user-configurable, although for pianos that usually means pedal noises, not butt-slides. However, the bench creaking might be part of the pedal noise samples. A microphone aimed at the pedals might well pick up such extraneous noises that the mics inside the piano would not.
 
If there's a way to adjust pedal noises, turn them completely off when making your comparisons. Not all piano instruments let you do that easily, unfortunately.

This is in multiple hosts. Weird. I just tried it on my system and I don't hear any such artifacts. Pianissimo sounds just as great as ever.
 
I never use the built-in reverb myself, but I did just now to test it. How does it sound in your hosts without the reverb? Are your hosts picking up the 64-bit version or the 32-bit version?

I removed and reinstalled everything Acoustica 32 & 64 bit and found both MC8's Pianissimo "Cathedral" reverbs were still bad.
 
Pianissimo standalone only comes in 32 bit but also installs a 32 bit dll. Both have good "Cathedral" reverb.
 
The Mixcraft installed dll's are dated 2012.
 
The standalone installed exe & dll are dated 2009.
 
So I got rid of the 2012 dll's and replaced them with the 2009 dll. Tho only 32 bit it seems to work fine in 64 bit DAWs.