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Feature:
Solid samples with good velocity and feel.
Value:
NI and Synthogy have a battle going for front runner in the acoustic piano space. The edge goes to Synthogy for me because of installation and ease of use. Some have said the processing power is too high and I would agree it is very high. I use a G5 dual 2.7 with 8 gigs of ram. I also turn up the voices to 36 and it plays flawlessly well. I don't expect this level of product to do well on my PowerBook G4 1.67 but it does work. Ram is the key factor for this instrument. Why would I expect this level of instrument to work on older gear? This is the reality of progress - more processing power is needed to use this level of sophistication in product design.
Desirability:
I haven't found a better sample library piano yet. Of course, I'm always looking and listening.
Sound:
The depth of these samples is truly amazing. The key to my playing sounding authentic is all in the EQ and compression. I find the sample levels adequate but not perfect. To capture the nuiances of a real soundboard is extroidinarily difficult. In quiet passages the light hammer sound is lacking. Listening to soft passages and ballads truly shows the instruments strengths and limitations. I also use NI's Akoustic Piano. I like them both but prefer Synthogys Concert D Grand for ballads.
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Synthogy Ivory Grand Piano Software (Macintosh)
Ivory: The largest, most skillfully designed grand piano virtual instrument ever! Over 3,500 samples are combined with a sample-playback engine built from the ground up to bring out the resonance, response and character of the world's finest concert grands.
Review of Synthogy Ivory Grand Piano Software (Macintosh)
Feature:
Solid samples with good velocity and feel.
Value:
NI and Synthogy have a battle going for front runner in the acoustic piano space. The edge goes to Synthogy for me because of installation and ease of use. Some have said the processing power is too high and I would agree it is very high. I use a G5 dual 2.7 with 8 gigs of ram. I also turn up the voices to 36 and it plays flawlessly well. I don't expect this level of product to do well on my PowerBook G4 1.67 but it does work. Ram is the key factor for this instrument. Why would I expect this level of instrument to work on older gear? This is the reality of progress - more processing power is needed to use this level of sophistication in product design.
Desirability:
I haven't found a better sample library piano yet. Of course, I'm always looking and listening.
Sound:
The depth of these samples is truly amazing. The key to my playing sounding authentic is all in the EQ and compression. I find the sample levels adequate but not perfect. To capture the nuiances of a real soundboard is extroidinarily difficult. In quiet passages the light hammer sound is lacking. Listening to soft passages and ballads truly shows the instruments strengths and limitations. I also use NI's Akoustic Piano. I like them both but prefer Synthogys Concert D Grand for ballads.
Support:
not needed yet
View all Software Synthesizers and Samplers