Modartt user forum - Still amazed

Re: Still amazed

null@example.com (Jake Johnson) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:12:46 +0000

Hi, dhalfen. I'm getting great results with the built-in EQ. Could you post some wave files or mp3's with a few measures showing us the results you're getting from external eq and compression?

Re: Still amazed

null@example.com (dhalfen) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:03:04 +0000

I've been playing the dickens out of the "Rock Pianos" lately (they've managed to snag my attention from the vibes), and while I appreciate the "dry" (with tweaking) sound, I'm even _more_ amazed at how creative I can be running these pianos through additional effects plug-ins. I've been working with a host of EQs and compressors/limiters, not to mention amp sims, and the results are all _amazingly_ musical. (Try some demos from Softube, PSP, and Nomad Factory to get an idea of what I mean! URS is next, though my ultimate wish-list would include the Universal Audio plug-ins -- which require PCIe cards, so they shall have to wait until I can get a Mac Pro. In the meantime, the other companies are doing their best to deprive me of more money.)

(As an aside, I've also been going _truly_ bonkers with Sonic Charge's "Synplant" -- talk about an amazingly-creative synth! It's essentially to synths what "Spore" is to games [all procedural modulations], and while it provides a giant "toy box" of sound possibilities, it can create _very_ playable music. Think of Vangelis' "Beaubourg" and "Invisible Connections" running head-on into '70s Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, with healthy doses of Steve Roach, Michael Steans, and Robert Rich. I was having fun even before I examined the tutorial, which finally showed me just what the heck was going on... 8^)

I'm finding that a little EQ & compression (sometimes a _lot_) really makes these pianos come monstrously to life. You would think that Pianoteq would tend to sound more artificial when passed through such effects, but I'm pleasantly-surprised that the sound holds together so well. I guess this is an advantage of _great_ physical modelling? ;^)

And now I have to get the Abbey Road "Brilliance Pack" (developed by Softube, coincidentally), because its plug-ins just shine everything up so nicely. I don't know what the "secret recipe" is, but these guys are oh-so-subtly amazing.

Re: Still amazed

null@example.com (RaymondRobijns) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:38:57 +0000

May I add that I never had a better "piano" before, except of course my real Grand (Schimmel), which I couldn't play anymore (artritis). Their electronic counterparts where "sampled" piano's. Finally I can make music with MIDI and computer and then I mean enjoyable to listen to a "civilized" instrument.

Raymond

Re: Still amazed

null@example.com (maestro2be) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:55:09 +0000

I also love that when my concert grand begins to go out of tune, Pianoteq never does and I can play it until I get everything regulated and tuned again lol.

Plus it makes recording a snap and fits right into the mix with a few tweaks.

Re: Still amazed

null@example.com (CuriousDan) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:56:14 +0000

Just wanted to add that Pianoteq makes lazy me WANT to practice and I must admit I've never experienced it before )

Still amazed

null@example.com (maestro2be) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:06:23 +0000

Hi all,

Just stating how amazed I still get at how responsive this product is. The other day I was walking past my setup and thought, hmm let's just play this little tune that came into my head.

I wasn't intending to make a recording but I decided to hit the record button anyway so I could hear it played back (I do this once in a while so I can play with custom settings).

However when I got done and played it back I thought sweet Jesus, this software has perfect velocity control. It's dam near exactly the same as me sitting 10 feet away on my concert grand. I just wish that top end would continue to stay alive as long a my concert grand. It fades to soon for my liking.

The main difference is it takes a hell of a lot of time to setup my concert grand for a recording. This ones ready and in perfect tune 24/7/365!

I think I am going to make a few more recordings because I liked the way this one sounded. Hope you enjoy it. Just posted it in the demo's area.

Some of you probably even know the tune.

Maestro2e