As I thought. That puts the $399 price tag in better perspective, I think. 24 instruments for 50% more than 1 instrument. Not even taking into account whether or not Keyscape sounds significantly better.

For you piano players this does seem awesome. My negative reaction to it not being something "new and innovative" was probably egged-on by my time being wasted all day from their horrible launch schedule.
 
Anyway, carry on...
 
:)

bitflipper
As I thought. That puts the $399 price tag in better perspective, I think. 24 instruments for 50% more than 1 instrument. Not even taking into account whether or not Keyscape sounds significantly better.

 
It was 3 pianos, so adjust the percentages accordingly...
 
Regards,
Dan

Ivory II comprises a full line of acoustic pianos, including Grands and Uprights. The Grand download package (3 sampled instruments) is $329 at Sweetwater. The Upright download, including 4 pianos, is $279. 
 
It remains to be seen whether Keyscape's acoustic pianos represent any kind of breakthrough, not only compared to Ivory but also Ravenscroft, Pianoteq, and other examples of current sampling tech. Hard to judge that from the video. But it's fairly obvious to me that the Keyscape electric pianos do indeed raise the bar. They're the stars of the show here.
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

Eddie TXIt remains to be seen whether Keyscape's acoustic pianos represent any kind of breakthrough, not only compared to Ivory but also Ravenscroft, Pianoteq, and other examples of current sampling tech. Hard to judge that from the video. But it's fairly obvious to me that the Keyscape electric pianos do indeed raise the bar. They're the stars of the show here.

That's what I'm waiting to see as well. If they just threw them in to make it more complete but didn't spend a whole lot of time perfecting them beyond what other piano libraries have done, then it lowers the overall value for me.

My impression of the C7 from the video demo was highly positive, even thrilling. And I own and use OTS' Rosewood Grand every single day and think it's the best piano sim out there (I also own Pianoteq, Sampletekk Mark II grand, and the 8DIO 1969 Legacy Steinway. And I used to sell Steinways and generally prefer them. But the Keyscape C7's did have something special in them that I heard. Just too bad they didn't see fit to sample any other brand of Grand Piano, e.g., Steinway, Bosendorfer, Fazioli, etc.  I would agree the electric pianos, etc. are the true gems here, but I wouldn't rule out the acoustic samples, either.

That young Asian classical pianist seemed fairly gobsmacked and she knew what the heck she was doing on those "ivorys".  And then some.

Word on the street is that this isn't going to support half-pedalling... hmm

TerraSin
Word on the street is that this isn't going to support half-pedalling... hmm

Definitely a wait and see for me.  Also, I want to see if that 399 price is firm or if there is a break for VIP owners.

That's OK by me...I never do ANYTHING half way. Plus I already ordered it from Sweetwater. So, there's that.