![]() ![]() I expect what we'd hear is simply the sound of two different takes on the sound of a grand, but I hope someone who is a better pianist than I am takes this on. Not with a MIDI file, but with a live performance. Probably few portable keyboards offer any form of HiRes MIDI capability coupled with variable note-off velocities, all of which found by a piano coming with both a large price tag and cabinet like that of a YAMAHA Disklavier or any of the ROLAND LX-700 Series. One thing has surprised me-no one has yet recorded a slow piece using both Pianoteq and Piano V 2. Noire is also excellent and slipped under the net for some- it can do all the usual piano stuff, but can do ambient stuff really well. I also have Keyscape but often prefer Pianoteq, it just depends on the sound you want. And if Arturia "catches up" a bit, I will consider Piano V as an addition to the pallete instead of a replacement for Pianoteq. V2 was better than V1, but Pianoteq is much better at realistic pianos. Pianoteq shines in the ability to control almost every aspect of each note and it still has a more complex sound, and a much wider range of instruments and controls, so I'll be in the Pianoteq camp for a long time. Arturia has programmed it so that changes are not applied evenly across all of the keys, according to the manual, but still, doing things like detuning the unisons does affect all of the unisons. I'm disappointed with the program's limitations-the universal controls, particularly. Consequently, the Piano V2 doesnt replace the Piano V1. But somehow there is a kind of evenness to the sound, a lack of variety, perhaps, from note to note. The Piano V2 is a new Piano V version using a brand new improved audio engine. Other grand presets can be opened from any other preset, and once an upright has been loaded from the "American init" preset, all is fine.Īs for the sound, I'll have to say that I like it, but with qualifications. Essentially, one must always go back to the "American init" preset before opening an upright preset. On the Arturia forum, Peter has posted a temporary workaround to avoid the crashes. ![]()
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