Alt-click resets the sliders to their default value.

pressing shift while dragging a slider slows its movement.

Ctrl-click (command-click on mac) toggles the "midi-learn" mode (it works also on most upper buttons such as "prev preset", the current preset, "next preset", "random" etc)

I think that's all for the mouse combos :)

I love the feeling of increased "depth" of the piano representation, I have the feeling that C3 especially has a more complex timbre than C2 in v2, and a more "lush and full sound" as a forum member put it.

What really impressed me is the feeling of immersion one can now get when using headphones and a binaural setup in a player perspective. It's really great fun to play!

That said, the head size setting makes a huge difference and it is not easy to find the right value. I ended up doing it the following way:

I repeatedly played chromatic scales for each trial value of head size.

1. If the head size is severely wrong, the stereo location of the string being played is not clearly defined (try it, you'll hear what i mean).
2. After adjusting that, the fine tuning can be done by playing scales and listening to the timbre of each note: A slightly wrong head size leads to one or more isolated _discolored_ notes. The location of these funny keys changes with the head size setting. Fine-tune until you can find no discolored notes anymore.
3. enjoy!

Finally, a suggestion for the developers: giving the possibility to directly enter a numerical parameter for the head size would make this adjustment process easier.

keep up the good work!

The mic placement feature is indeed THE most important thing that was missing from v2, and it is getting ever closer to the real thing.

Side note: Thanks for keeping it free. I would gladly have paid a fee for it. Maybe you could be making more money...

I am waiting for my new XITE-1 1U DSP rack, which is basically 12 Scope Professional cards power and new specs. 5.1 Surround Reverbs @ 96k, etc.
I will post a demo after Musik Messe.

Really Nice Job Guys.....

The ones among you, who have a good 5.1 sound system connected to the piano, and now are testing the mic position of V-3, could please post some photographs of the system installed?

Over the past year I have been scaling EVERYTHING back in my studio including a migration over to a notebook PC (an extremely awesome notebook PC!).  When I first became aware of Pianoteq (v2) and how it totally abandoned the need for a huge fast dedicated hard drive, I felt that I had finally found the perfect solution for my new compact needs.  Unfortunately, the sound of the instrument was still a little 'digital' and sterile for me.

Well all of that has changed now!!  I think the main reason for this is the new C3 model and the mic placement feature.  No longer does it sound like the note is being produced and "heard" directly from a very hard soundboard.  I can back the "microphones" off a bit, place them exactly where I want them to be, and get that soft, warm, deep tone that I love from a Steinway D.  I'm absolutely amazed and inspired by this technology and this wonderful instrument you have created.

So, you've done it.  You've converted a hard-core sample library player and I hope you're happy.

You should be. 

Curt

cheers
Hans