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for sale:Pianoteq 8 Studio Bundle (ALL 24 instrument packs)

2026-10-26T07:47:02Z

Hello everyone,

I am selling my Pianoteq 8 Studio Bundle (the highest tier). This license includes ALL 24 instrument packs (Steinway D, Bösendorfer, Petrof, C. Bechstein, historical pianos, harps, guitars, etc.).

Condition: Purchased directly from Modartt in April 2024. Original owner, clean license, never transferred before (Not NFR).

Official Transfer: I will initiate the official transfer via the Modartt support team. The buyer just needs to provide their Modartt account email and name.

Asking Price: 420 EUR
(This price INCLUDES the 29 EUR official transfer fee).

Why this is a great deal for you:

A brand new Pianoteq 9 Studio Bundle costs 929 EUR on the official website.

My license includes ALL 24 instrument packs (buying these individually would cost a fortune).

If you want to upgrade to version 9, Modartt only charges a 29 EUR upgrade fee.

Total cost for you: 420 (my price) + 29 (optional upgrade) = 449 EUR. You save nearly 500 EUR compared to buying new!

Payment Method: PayPal Goods & Services ONLY (buyer protection included).

Process: Once payment is received, I will immediately submit the transfer form to Modartt. Note that after this official transfer, the license becomes NFR (Not For Resale) for the buyer.

Please reply here or send me a PM if you are interested. Serious buyers only, please.

crazy latency

2026-10-24T19:26:56Z

I have been a licensed Pianoteq user for years and it never had been a problem... until a couple days ago.
I've been running on a MacBook Pro, 2.3 GHZ Quad Core Mac OSX Sequoia 15.7.4 with no latency problems until a few days ago.
I checked cabling and made some "progress" with but I never had latency before, and now I have 2 or 3 full seconds of latency on the output.
Any suggestions?

A step-by-step protocol for composing post-tonal music

2026-10-22T15:54:40Z

If you are a music composer or would like to start composing music, you might be interested in the following article that I wrote recently. It is freely available at: https://hal.science/hal-05791823v1

Title: Musical Analysis of Personal Scores and Post-Tonal Compositions
Abstract: The goal of this study is to explain the development of the post-tonal method of music composition established by the author (hal-05425426) and to provide concrete examples of its application. The main steps for applying the method are detailed, followed by harmonic and structural analyses of approximately twenty of the author's scores. For each score, the starting scale, its invariance properties under transformations (transposition or inversion), the exhaustive harmonic progressions it made possible, and the resulting overall musical structure are described. The initial compositions employed the pentatonic scale, the whole-tone scale, and subsequently Messiaen's modes of limited transposition. These scales were then diversified, with cardinalities ranging from five to nine, in order to demonstrate the generality and versatility of the method. The original scores are included in the Appendix. Although the resulting music is post-tonal, it remains highly accessible to the listener. The method can be readily applied to any scale within an n-tone equal temperament system; however, all the examples presented in this study use the 12-tone system. The examples and analyses should help potential users become familiar with the method and apply it effectively.

Selling Pianoteq 9 Stage + 8 instrument packs

2026-10-20T14:05:39Z

Hi everyone,

I would like to sell my license for Pianoteq 9 Stage including these 8 instrument packs:
- Shigeru Kawai SK-EX
- Bösendorfer 280VC
- Steinway Model D
- Steinway Model B
- C. Bechstein DG
- Petrof Grand Pianos
- U4 Upright
- Electric Pianos

Asking price is 250€. I'll cover the transfer fee. Payment via PayPal.

Reminder: A license can be transferred only once.

Cheers,
Leon

For sale: Pianoteq 9 Standard license + 8 instrument packs

2026-10-17T11:41:07Z

Hello everyone.

FOR SALE: Pianoteq 9 Standard with 8 instrument packs
(C. Bechstein DG 282, U4, Steinway Model B, Kremsegg 2 historical piano pack, Shigeru Kawai EX, Petrof pack, Blüthner Model One, Steingraeber E 272)

It is with a heavy heart that I have to put up my Pianoteq account for sale, due to my degrading economic situation at the moment.

Asking price for this sale is 430 EUR, which includes the transfer fee.

- Payment can be done through PayPal or Ko-fi. I will provide complete payment details to those committed to buy my license.
- In return I will need your name and email address to facilitate the transfer upon your receipt of your payment. Information will only be used for this purpose.
- Please note that as a resale buyer, you won't be able to transfer this license further.

Please message me directly here or through my email address ziptiekeysensei @ tutanota . de.
Once I have received your message, I will respond to your inquiries and offers within 48 hours.

I will only entertain serious buyers.

Thank you, and looking forward to your interest.

Volume

2026-10-16T00:31:54Z

My Audio interface (U-Phoria UMC404HD) is connected to my PC using Linux fedora. I cannot adjust the volume of Pianoteq9. It is too soft.

Modartt Video Contest 2026 - instructions

2026-10-15T11:20:12Z

MODARTT VIDEO CONTEST 2026 - instructions

Time flies and it's time for our 15th video contest!

Here you can show the world what you can do with Pianoteq, Organteq and/or Airteq by publishing your own video on Youtube. Besides getting a 20 € value coupon for your participation, you will get a chance to win more than that, up to 400 € that you can use for purchasing products in our online store.

When your video is posted on Youtube, announce it here:

Publish your video

The contest is open to everyone. If you have no registered account yet, you may use the latest trial version, which you can download here.

Participation rules:

Only one entry per contestant is allowed.
The video needs to be new, not published before October 15, 2026.
It needs to be clear on your video that you are using Pianoteq 9, Organteq 2 and/or Airteq, either by showing the interface, talking about or displaying Pianoteq 9, Organteq 2 or Airteq in text. It is not sufficient to just mention it in the video description.
You are allowed to use other instruments or voices alongside Pianoteq, Organteq and/or Airteq.
Deadline for participation is November 14, 23:59 CET (Central European Time).

Voting rules:

A jury, consisting of a small number of volunteers, will watch through all video entries and select 12 for public voting.
The public votes and the jury votes are merged together with the same importance given to the public and the jury.
Public voting starts on November 24 and ends on December 19.
Public voting is open to everybody.
Attempts to vote several times will disqualify the vote.
Everybody who participates in the public voting picks 3 entries in no particular order.
The winners will be announced on December 21.

Prizes to win - value coupons, valid in our online store:
1st prize: 400 €
2nd prize: 300 €
3rd prize: 200 €
All remaining entries get: 20 €

Here you can find some tools for creating Youtube videos:
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-YouTube-Video
https://www.wikihow.com/Upload-a-Video-to-YouTube

If you have any question, just reply to this post.

Good luck!

Modartt Video Contest 2026 - entries

2026-10-15T11:20:03Z

MODARTT VIDEO CONTEST 2026 - entries

Here you can link to your own video on Youtube and participate in the Modartt video contest.

Click the "Post reply" button and paste the Youtube URL of your video in your message. The video will be displayed automatically. Feel free to provide some further information about the video that you believe might be of interest to the readers. If you do not have any forum user account yet, you can create one here.

The contest is open to everyone. If you are not yet a registered Pianoteq, Organteq or Airteq user, you may use the latest trial version which you can download here.

Rules in short:

Only one entry per contestant is allowed.
The video needs to be new, not published before October 15, 2026.
It needs to be clear on the video that you are using Pianoteq 9, Organteq 2 and/or Airteq, either by showing the interface, talking about or displaying Pianoteq 9, Organteq 2 or Airteq in text. It is not sufficient to just mention it in the video description.
You are allowed to use other instruments or voices alongside Pianoteq, Organteq and/or Airteq.
The video needs to be uploaded to Youtube.

Further instructions, voting information and the complete rules are available here.

Here are a few tips on how to create and upload your own Youtube video:

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-YouTube-Video
https://www.wikihow.com/Upload-a-Video-to-YouTube

We accept new entries until November 14, 23:59 CET (Central European Time).

Good luck!

No usb midi out on ios in standalone mode

2026-10-13T16:52:42Z

I would like to see the possibility to have a decent usb-midi out so Pianoteq could send notes to my digital piano.
Is it so hard to implement this wanted feature?

No Discussions regarding 19th Chopin Competition?

2026-10-12T16:35:22Z

Steinway for Chopin XIX
Probably what shocks me the most in this forum is the fact I haven't seen people discuss the pianos/recording technique from literally... any era of the Chopin Competittion. Maybe I haven't dug far enough or I'm still fairly new to pianoteq.
Back with better tweaks (it looks like my ears were the problem with my old presets which sounded horrid), I just did a little research on the mics used in the 19th Chopin competition. 2 Schoeps omnidirectional mics (guessing it's the MK2 capsule with CMC6 amp and RC1200 stand?) and 3 Omni's, where I chose the DPA 4006 mics as the best candidate to match the tone of the brodcast from the Chopin Institute.
As for EQ-ing, I did notice quite some boom in the bass from the brodcast, so I turned off proximity effect compensation and boosted the subbass to match even better. Slight adjustments in the middle to upper range, but nothing else too signifcant.
For the other adjustments, I cannot recall what else I've changed from the piano. I think that's enough explaining from me and it's time for some feedback. Enjoy.
Polonaise Fantaisie
Ballade3
Nocturne Op48 No1
Berceuse Op57
Heroic Polonaise

Studiologic SL88GT - not recommended

2026-10-12T10:20:51Z

Issues:
* Shallow rehit (only bottom most sensor is triggered) MIDI is hard-programmed to 10 - this feels almost as bad as "let-off simulation".
* Softer hits sometimes not detected at all - not related to sensor positions, random in nature and hard to reproduce - thus even more annoying.
* Depressing weight response curve:

Not a sensor/software issue, keys literally feel very uneven.

Pros:
* No let-off simulation.
* Slightly longer keys compared to VPC1.
* Keys, individually, feel good and well controllable.

Feature request: assignable hotkeys for sequencer editing functions

2026-10-11T07:19:01Z

The sequencer's editing tools have quietly become one of my favorite parts of Pianoteq, especially with the recent addition of "remove events in selection." Continued thanks to the team for that one.

A natural next step would be letting us assign hotkeys to these functions. They currently live only in the context menu, so cleaning up a long, messy take means a lot of right-clicking. Bindable shortcuts would make it possible to build muscle memory and fly through the editing process without losing momentum.

The functions I have in mind:
- remove events before current position
- remove events after current position
- start selection at current position
- end selection at current position
- remove events in selection

No interface changes needed; hotkeys would just be an optional fast lane for power users.

Thanks as always for the consideration.

Making Notes About MIDI recordings

2026-10-05T15:01:50Z

Can anyone suggest an easy way to record a note about short MIDI clips from pianoteq so that they can be stored as text within excel alongside a link to the piano clip. This would be a useful procedure for targetting perceived weaknesses and making improvements over future practice session. Many thanks ...

Ben

Sustain in Reaper with Pianoteq 9.2.5 introduces crackling

2026-10-04T20:43:02Z

I use Reaper. I have a decently powerful computer. The perf section shows that I'm nowhere close to overload. My buffer size is 64 or 128 on heavy compositions. My performance in windows 11 settings is High Performance.

I noticed crackling when I introduced the sustain pedal. I need to hit certain levels so that my pure piano pieces aren't super soft on an album I plan to put on Spotify. It isn't noticable when the piano only songs are quiet. But when I am mastering it is very annoying and only happens when the sustain pedal is depressed.

Does anyone have a fix for this?

Pianoteq in pedagogical setup

2026-10-04T20:11:05Z

This weekend I spent some time to make a new recording setup for mainly pedagogical purposes:

Overhead camera (Zoom Q2n)
Yamaha CP88 as midi source
Pianoteq (sound + keyboard visualization)
OBS studio for streaming and video

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeFcNnyv...15ejJoaw==

The main Idea is to shoot short instructional videos to my students with simple just ”hit record” way. Further idea is to use notation software playback instead of this overhead camera (student hearing song, seeing notes and PTQ keys simultaneusly).

What do you think?