Modartt user forum - Steel drums?

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-28T00:40:32Z

I also think steel drums would be cool - perhaps it could be the next Christmas gift. If Pianoteq is going to stray into non-piano instruments, personally I'd like to see them do an acoustic guitar.

If you are interested in virtual pipe organs, you may want to check this one:

http://www.hauptwerk.com/

Chris

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-23T22:43:30Z

Another vote for steel drums

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-23T19:15:40Z

Steel drums would be sweet!

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-20T07:19:57Z

a very good idea...

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-20T06:14:22Z

I was in the Caribbean in 1998/1999 for three weeks - visited Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad/Tobago (the latter being the birthplace of steel drums). When we were there, the bands were practicing and getting ready for Carnival, although we never got to hear them. In restaurants it wasn't unusual to hear the music on the sound system, or piped into a mall - we were in Barbados the week before Christmas, and carols were often played on them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelpan

http://www.steelbands4u.co.uk/

My son was married in Guyana, and at the reception there was a steel drum band; as I recall there were twenty-two musicians plus a conductor. The sound of the orchestra was absolutely exquisite and captivating.

They played the old standards from the twenties, thirties, and forties (Gershwin, Hart, Rogers, etc).

There is a local busker here that has a pan (the proper name) with about six or eight notes on the one pan, so it takes quite a few musicians to put together an arrangement with any complexity.

Glenn

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-19T23:55:55Z

doug wrote:

Steel Drums would be wonderful! They have such a complex and interesting sound.
Of course you'd want to have a whole orchestra of them...

Steel Drums ... an amazing idea! I can envision variable hardnesses of mallets, and would love to experience the equivalent of sympathetic resonance in such a set of instruments.

Who knows? One of the finest characteristics of the Modartt/Pianoteq team is that they take seriously their users' requests.

Cheers,

Joe

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-19T15:56:16Z

Luc that looks nice, alas it won't run on my macbook. . The main reason I'd love for pianoteq to broaden their scope to organs is that it would be nice to be able to access everything from one application. Plus, I think the pianoteq version would be amazing.

I know, don't hold my breath. but as long as we're wishing for things...

Luc Henrion wrote:

there are already a lot of virtual organs available, noticeably tone wheel emulations, not too much pipe organs however...
But have a look at this one:
http://www.virtualorgancompany.com/

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-19T10:06:18Z

doug wrote:

Of course you'd want to have a whole orchestra of them...

Oh yeah, no doubt!

I think each pitch would need 2 corresponding MIDI triggers, at least on a keyboard (preferably right next to each other so you can tremolo a note with one hand). I imagine the pitch wheel could control the striking position/harmonic content within each note. I'm guessing there's some pitch overlap between some of the instruments, though the likelihood that you'd use more than 2 steel drums simultaneously in live time is nil.

Just thinking aloud...

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-19T09:28:14Z

there are already a lot of virtual organs available, noticeably tone wheel emulations, not too much pipe organs however...

But have a look at this one:

http://www.virtualorgancompany.com/

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-19T03:10:11Z

Steel drums would be wonderful. But what I'd most like to see them model next is organs. pipe organs, tone wheel organs, transistor organs. Those things all seem ripe for this sort of technology.

Re: Steel drums?

2012-02-19T01:27:38Z

Steel Drums would be wonderful! They have such a complex and interesting sound.

Of course you'd want to have a whole orchestra of them...

Steel drums?

2012-02-18T19:21:12Z

You've modeled other non-piano instruments. A steel drum set would be amazing. With your modeling approach, they could be tuned for pitch and harmonics just like the real thing. What do you think?

Also, have you considered modeling drums and percussion? I bet you could give Toontrack a run for their money.

*waits for the obligatory "Hey! Don't give them any ideas. I want Pianoteq 4, 5, 6, and 7 first!" replies. LOL*