Good Piano-sound

westerling · Post by **westerling** » 02/10/2005 - 19:29

I need a good piano-sound. For example: is "The Grand" good ? Would be great if someone could give me some hints.

Pex `Mahoney` Tufvesson · Post by **Pex `Mahoney` Tufvesson** » 02/10/2005 - 20:01

Hi Westerling! Download my "Mahoney - Armageedon Man" from remix.kwed.org ... that's the Grand. Good? Well, I personally think it lacks something in the mid-section. But, it's a lot better than I'd ever be able to record myself!

sumppi · Post by **sumppi** » 03/10/2005 - 0:46

You can check out my Zoids Revisited, that's Bosendorfer 290 from EastWest on the middle part. My "playing" is awful of course since I can't really play the piano or synths, but the sounds are pretty ok IMHO.

You should check out the new Native Instruments Akoustik Piano too.

Sumppi

Tonka · Post by **Tonka** » 03/10/2005 - 12:30

Hi Westerling.

The best piano sounds I have heard on VST are 'The Grand' (so named due to it's price?!

) and the one in the 'Edirol Super Quartet' (which I tend to use more often - The Grand is a bit clunky)...

To be honest, once in a mix, there isn't much between them

Tonka

westerling · Post by **westerling** » 06/10/2005 - 16:08

Thanks guys!

IÃ‚Â´ve listened carefully to everything you suggested and I think IÃ‚Â´ll go for something called "Steinberg Virtual Instrument Collection". The Grand is in there. The Grand may not be the best sounding (although very good), but it is most piano per $.

As Tosla wrote:
To be honest, once in a mix, there isn't much between them.

I agree. IÃ‚Â´ll be using the piano mostly for fattening up the bass registry. I wonÃ‚Â´t be using the piano for solos so The Grand itÃ‚Â´ll be!

DHS · Post by **DHS** » 06/10/2005 - 17:12

The Karl Werk Projekt's "The Human Race" features a long piano section done with The Grand.

gibs · Post by **gibs** » 07/04/2006 - 13:10

DHS wrote:The Karl Werk Projekt's "The Human Race" features a long piano section done with The Grand.

Wich config to use "the grand" ?

does it need a lot of RAM ?

Regards

DHS · Post by **DHS** » 07/04/2006 - 13:35

Don't remember, beside the fact i modified the curve of the attack.
Also, i added a lot of "megaverb" from the powercore.

And yes, it's a real CPU hog.

gibs · Post by **gibs** » 07/04/2006 - 14:13

DHS wrote:Don't remember, beside the fact i modified the curve of the attack.
Also, i added a lot of "megaverb" from the powercore.

And yes, it's a real CPU hog.

I think it 1.2GB in the DVD.

I don't know what's there in the DVD but if there are only samples and they all need be loaded in memory, it needs a 2GB RAM config...

Tonka · Post by **Tonka** » 07/04/2006 - 14:26

gibs wrote:
DHS wrote:Don't remember, beside the fact i modified the curve of the attack.
Also, i added a lot of "megaverb" from the powercore.

And yes, it's a real CPU hog.
I think it 1.2GB in the DVD.

I don't know what's there in the DVD but if there are only samples and they all need be loaded in memory, it needs a 2GB RAM config...

Nah - it streams the samples in... I've only got 1gb of RAM & it works fine with me

There are also a number of options to reduce the CPU load, but even then, it's still a real CPU porker.

Tonka