Pianist Hugh Sung demonstrates Pianoteq Part 2 of 2

I think its nice you bring up the velocity steps issue. I've got a really great symphonic orchestra package from eastwest but what i absolutely don't like is tha their steinway B piano has somehow too harsh velocity differences. At one point you have a soft note , the next velocity level will trigger a piano sound which is played too forte suddenly. Thats why I also like pianoteq over all sample libraries

I've had Pianoteq since it first came out. I don't use sampled pianos anymore.

I'm a synth programmer/sound designer, so I can come up with great pianos by programming Pianoteq. Most people never go beyond the presets which admittedly aren't that great.
But just a little tweaking of parameters and you'll see that this is hands-down the best virtual piano out there.

Thank you for this post. I was about to give up on the trial until I read this and started tweaking.

Where can I get this piano table he's using?

LOL - i actually made this myself! It's just a board on the top rack of a double keyboard stand. I drilled in wooden lips to hold a simple plastic stand for music. Works well as a music/computer/desk rack!

Ive tried the demo and it sounds good enough, still not up to the level of a good sampled one but this is the technology to pursue in the future, the sampled ones can't evolve much more and demand way too much of computer hardware.

Hugh,

I tried the pianoteq demo and see what you're talking about regarding the expressiveness of it, however, I was comparing it to Logic's bundled Steinway piano with a hall reverb and felt it sounded thin compared.

That may be because I'm used to its more 'bassy' sound, or maybe I've lost touch with what a real Steinway should sound like?

Would be good to hear your opinion of the two pianos as well.

Cheers

This new technology is cleary the futere, since sampled piano have limitation, but like all new technology it just needs some few time to get bether.

I agree with you jerryaltman. Pianoteq may be the future; right now it doesn't sound that realistic.

I agree with both jerryaltman and Viesrood , it is the future and Kudos to Pianoteq for thier products but just like guitar synths ( midi Guitars) took about 25 year to get to a great level so too this phsical modelling needs some time and further development!!