You basically just stated my biography!
Are we twins perhaps?

Seriously though, same stuff for me.

I'm a professional musician with a small project studio and I own all the popular sample based pianos except that $900.00 Vienna thing. For that price I want Herbie Hancock to give me a few lessons

I first tried PianoTeq way back when it first was released and I hated it.
It just sounded harsh, metallic and unreal to me.
Not my tea for two.

Recently I've been re-introduced to PT and all I can say is it's come a long, long way and is quite amazing in it's current version.

For those who tried the early versions and maybe didn't like them, you need to give PT another try. Trust me when I say you will be very surprised at how wonderful and realistic these pianos sound and more importantly IMHO play.

Just for the record, I was a die hard Ivory I and II user with Italian Grand and the C7 being my favorites.
They are great pianos and Ivory is a top tier program but IMHO overall PianoTeq has surpassed them.

I say play them side by side and judge for yourself.
I suspect PianoTeq is going to surprise you at how good and realistic it is.
That's what happened to me!

Additionally when you add in all the adjustments and nuances you can make to PianoTeq it really becomes a one piano contest.

You can literally create your own piano that can range from a concert grand to your grandma's beat up old upright just by moving a couple of sliders.
It's amazing and something the sampled pianos don't really offer.

Just my 2 cents.

I was wondering if there is any roadmap available for Pianoteq.

What new features or enhancements can we expect in the near future? What are you guys working on!?

Hello FJ,

While I am not a representative for Modartt, except through my demos, I can tell you that the Pianoteq engineers improve their products by listening to -- and acting upon -- opinions and comments voiced by their customers.  So, in a way, we are the roadbuilders from which Modartt constructs its maps.

The above paragraph is a "flowery" answer to your question.  Stated more clearly, the good people at Modartt always strive for a sense of realism, both in the playability and in the sound of their products. 

Let me share with you a true story about my own experience with Pianoteq:
When the first version of Pianoteq became available in year 2006, I read about it in 'Virtual Instruments' magazine.  I downloaded the demo of Version 1.0, and played with it for all of less than five minutes, and stayed away for the next two or so years.  As I have daily access to real Steinway Model M and K. Kawai grand pianos (and I tune and regulate them several times per year), I know what real grands sound like, and how they feel and respond to my touch.

Continuing with my experience, since 1990 I have been playing around with various synths and hardware sound modules.  These were the years before virtual instruments became available in the form of sampled and modeled musical instruments.  I have owned various AKAI-formatted pianos, Ivory I and its Italian grand add-on, East-West Bosendorfer, EWQL Pianos and the Bluethner digital Model One (BDMO), and was happy enough with them.  However, with each product, I had to "bow to the software" in terms of making allowances for switches between sample layers, latency, etc.  Ironically, the software "played me" rather than the other way around!

I did not revisit Modartt's website until just as Version 3 became available, on the recommendation of a gentleman from Greece who had earned his PhD from London's Royal Conservatory of Music.  Well sir, the rest is history.  Pianoteq Version 3 was just what I needed and wanted in a virtual piano.  It was not long before I completely uninstalled all of the other piano software from my computer.

The reason for describing the above litany is this:
Pianoteq personnel actually listen to suggestions and comments from its users.  The best part is that they act upon these suggestions. 

While I have no crystal ball into the future roadmap of Pianoteq, you may be assured that any future versions will sound and feel more real to you, the end user.

Enough of my rambling.

Cheers,

Joe

Of course Pianoteq is not Microsoft.

Thank God it ain't!

Maybe I'm too curious.

Let's all hope for more realism, sooner ...

--Eran

What new features or enhancements can we expect in the near future? What are you guys working on!?