Piano Library Comparison Episode 2: Steinway D's

**Available in HD** This is a comprehensive demo of multiple Steinway Grand Piano Sample Libraries. The MIDI file from Jordan Rudess was chosen as it highlights the full velocity spectrum across the entire range of the keyboard.

Steinway Ds:

4Front True Pianos Amber (Ambient Preset)
Galaxy Vintage D (Concert Grand Preset)
Galaxy Steinway (Concert Grand Preset)
Sampletekk Black Grand Close (Convolution IR added)
Sampletekk Black Grand Medium
Sampletekk Black Grand Ambient
Reason Pianos Steinway D Close Mics (Convolution IR added)
Reason Pianos Steinway D Jazz Mics
Native Instruments New York Concert Grand (With Overtones Preset; Convolution IR added)
Vir2 VI.ONE Black Grand
Post Musical Instruments Old Lady 1923 Steinway (Convolution IR added)
Post Musical Instruments Steinway D (Convolution IR added)

Logic Pro 9 on '08 iMac with 2.66 GHz processor, 4GB Ram

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Steinway
• Sample
• Library
• 4Front
• True
• Pianos
• Amber
• Galaxy
• Vintage
• Sampletekk
• Black
• Grand
• Close
• Medium
• Ambient
• Reason
• Mics
• Jazz
• Native
• Instruments
• New
• York
• Concert
• Convolution
• Vir2
• VI.ONE
• Post
• Musical
• Old
• Lady
• 1923

[gvfarns]

After watching this and reading your comments, I tried it out and bought Galaxy Vintage D. I love it so much! Thanks for sharing. This video genuinely made a difference in my life.

[jacosmith86]

@gvfarns Wow; thanks a lot. That is a very good piano. I know you'll enjoy it. I was just using that one earlier tonight. It's very versatile. Especially that tone control.

[gvfarns]

This was an incredible and very helpful video. I'd be ver interested in two things, which you could add to the description, maybe. One is how much each cost when you bought it. At least an estimate, for those of us who are comparison shopping. The other I'd be interested in is your conclusion. After testing all these, which is the best?

Thanks for sharing!

[jacosmith86]

@gvfarns @gvfarns Half of these were my friend's libraries (we share stuff) and I don't know how much we paid for each. I ordered many of them through bestservice.de or from the individual company's sites. You could easily google any of these libraries to find out the price as I don't know offhand.

As for which is best, if used in a full mix, I like the Reason Pianos where you can get by with less velocity layers. For solo stuff, maybe the Galaxy Vintage D which has a warm sound to it.

[Killwilson666]

Wow, thanks I really enjoyed that and watched it a couple of times. Wish all sw instrument reviews were as good as this, keep up the good work. Now, if only I could play those keys..... ;-)

[jacosmith86]

@Killwilson666 Thanks a lot. I really should do some more. I want to finish the acoustic piano demos and then get started on electric pianos.

[kunleodebode]

Excellent review. It' obvious that in todays world there's no more point buying music magazines, cos we can't hear what they describe on the pages of a magazine. This is the future, thanks for starting it.

[moriscengic]

Both Galaxy pianos and both Post Musical Instruments pianos are amazing! They have the charm and soul of a piano as a artistic instrument. In my opinion Old Lady is probably the best one. Thank you for your great review. It is very apreciated.

[gvfarns]

@jacosmith86 Thanks! I'll look forward to the third video, testing the Bosendorfer voices, whenever you get a chance.

[TheAPAnderson]

Wow I was shopping around to upgrade my stock kontakt pianos, this is by far the best review I have seen. Excellent job.