Highest-end Professional Piano Software?

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What is the current Gold Standard Piano Software?

I'm thinking of buying a NUMA Studiologic Fully Weighted Hammer Action midi controller...




Logic's stock Steinway & Yamaha's have gotten me this far, but if I buy a two thousand dollar weighted, wooden Piano emulation, I'd like to invest in the highest end Piano software available...

[Vast_Grid]

Whoa buddy! I would recommend getting EWQL Complete Composers Collection HD (if you don't want to utilize Kontakt)
Are you a virtuoso on the keys? .. I myself know the piano really well, but I'd still just chop up some piano concertos, but if you want to really get into it (making realistic piano parts) then go for it.

[Optimal Prime]

Ivory is great. Synthology I think it is.

[Soulstep]

the native instruments ones sound really good to me

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the native instruments ones sound really good to me

I'm kind of pissed off with NI, and really don't like the company or their products too much anymore (outside of Massive, FM8, & Absynth) but to be fair I do keep hearing that Alicia's Keys is a very good Piano, but I just can't bring myself to accept it. Seems too consumer friendly and inexpensive to be as good as what I want. But I suppose it could be...

[Augment]

^ A good piano doesn't have to be an expensive piano.

[Eat Bass]

yeah kontakts piano instrument samples are awesome. btw everyone says they hve bad customer service but when i had an issue they emailed me back the solution within 2 hours and followed up with responding emails every hour until i was satisfied so i no longer think that about them. there just such a big company with so many users. theres no way they can please everyone.

[+3]

^ A good piano doesn't have to be an expensive piano.

That sounds good, but I've personally found that if you want the highest-quality of something (anything, not just music related) you have to pay for it. And I don't mind doing without & saving up for something if I have to.

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That being said, I probably will go ahead and look into Alicia's Keys.

[Augment]

Just seemed like you couldnt accept a not-so-expensive piano being a good piano.

[paradigm_x]

Mate, imo, if youre going to spend that much, get a piano that you can use independently of a laptop. saves booting it up everytime you need to play, software issues, it becoming worthless once youve bought it etc...

all imho etc,.

[mthrfnk]

but if I buy a two thousand dollar weighted, wooden Piano emulation

Just buy a fucking piano.

[Soulstep]

You should check this out
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/ ... ollection/

[Mad_EP]

To those suggesting the OP "just buy a piano"... I think you are missing out a few important considerations.


1) Especially if he is looking for the sound of even a Baby (let alone full sized Concert) Grand piano... those monsters take up a HUGE amount of space. The argument he could "Just get an Upright" is invalid because they sound totally different.

2) But even if the OP didn't mind the sound of an Upright (I actually prefer it, because I had an Upright as a kid, and I love the sound)... there are a few issues.
2a) again SPACE. Even Uprights take up a huge amount of space.
2b) QUALITY. Even in the realm of Uprights (let alone Grands, which can easily run you 15 - 30,000), there aren't many quality pianos you can buy for 2,000.
2c) MOBILITY. Even the smallest piano is a fucker to move. If you move house or apartments, you have to hire specialist movers which are expensive.
2d) UPKEEP. You have to constantly pay to have them tuned.

[3za]

Digital piano...

[mthrfnk]

If I was going to drop 2k I'm pretty sure I'd rather buy a cheap piano, and lovingly record some really piano clips and tweak them digitally rather than creating the whole thing digitally.

But thats just me

[3za]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_piano

[mthrfnk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_piano

Basically glorified keyboards though

[erratech]

I think youre better of buying a number of cheaper piano multisamples that are suited to different tasks personally.

[Sharmaji]

To those suggesting the OP "just buy a piano"... I think you are missing out a few important considerations.


1) Especially if he is looking for the sound of even a Baby (let alone full sized Concert) Grand piano... those monsters take up a HUGE amount of space. The argument he could "Just get an Upright" is invalid because they sound totally different.

2) But even if the OP didn't mind the sound of an Upright (I actually prefer it, because I had an Upright as a kid, and I love the sound)... there are a few issues.
2a) again SPACE. Even Uprights take up a huge amount of space.
2b) QUALITY. Even in the realm of Uprights (let alone Grands, which can easily run you 15 - 30,000), there aren't many quality pianos you can buy for 2,000.
2c) MOBILITY. Even the smallest piano is a fucker to move. If you move house or apartments, you have to hire specialist movers which are expensive.
2d) UPKEEP. You have to constantly pay to have them tuned.

agreed.

on the other hand, for $2k, buy a goddamn piano. or buy a $1,000 used piano, and $1000 worth of piano-ish plugins. People do learn to tune piano's, it's a learnable/teachable skill.

either way, piano!

my folks are dying for me to take their old kawai upright from the basement, which i'd love to do but i'd have to entirely relocate my vinyl... and the only reason i'm even thinking of doing that is because it's a piano. really an actual piano is a wonderful, wonderful thing to have.