Duck would be too funny, but would probably bring misconception about Pianoteq to the rest of the world. Seriously, how serious is that?

Not serious at all -- but the software speaks for itself!  (Life is serious enough, after all -- don't you agree?  ;^)

Going back to the original concern, one thing I particularly LOVE about this "instrument" (let's face facts, Pianoteq is _above_ being just a mere "program") is its responsiveness to different touches, just like real pianos.  If I want it to sound better (i.e., be more articulate) in faster music, I simply lower the impedance, and the result is remarkable.  On the other hand, I can simply slow the MIDI performance if I wish to leave the settings alone, and the result is just as excellent (kinda like playing a piece slower in a reverberant hall! -- not quite Celibidache speed, but...).

Bring back the duck!

Ditto!  You beat me to it.  Maybe MODARTT could offer two demos:  silent and/or quacking. ;^)

(Next thing you know, you'll have pumpkins, Christmas trees, and Easter eggs dropping out of the interface at random points, leaving us thinking, "What the heck was THAT?!?")

We always get off-topic...  At least _I_ do!

And, seriously, all you have to do is look at the score to realize what a wonder it is -- I can't _believe_ that pianists actually try to play it from memory, because they must have to spend a month or two in a locked room with it.

Funkasizer, if you are using the pianoteq trial version, keep in mind that some of its keys are disabled ! That may explain the missing notes

Thanks Julien for pointing this out. I feel so stupid. Although I was well aware of the disabled notes when playing Pianoteq myself, it somehow got lost in my brain when testing with the MIDI file.

Cheers,

Jack

In fact, the missing notes used to make a duck quack, but that was a long time ago, before  pianoteq 1.0 release

Bring back the duck! (maybe we ARE getting a little off topic?)

I too love Rachmaninov! especially the 2nd.

Greg.

Funkasizer, if you are using the pianoteq trial version, keep in mind that some of its keys are disabled ! That may explain the missing notes

Funkasizer, if you are using the pianoteq trial version, keep in mind that some of its keys are disabled ! That may explain the missing notes :)

Oh, that's too funny!!!!!

(No problem hearing them here, either -- though I must admit that the opening is a rather sloppy run, IMHumO.  Try a MIDI of the piano parts for Rachmaninov's 2nd or 3rd piano concertos [two of my favourite "test" pieces, though you may want to add a little more pedal...].)

Sorry to insist, but at first I also thought there was no problem, until I actually tried the file in other soft instruments such as Ivory. Did you try playing the MIDI file in different instruments?

I followed your suggestions, but to no avail. Also looked into velocity mapping but all was fine.

The sound of Pianoteq has greatly matured. It sounds like a real piano, but with added playability. Only on polyphonic sustained notes I hear a bit of ringing that sounds synthetic, as if the piano suddenly turns into an organ. In the previous versions of Pianoteq, I always favored the sound of Ivory, but now it is a close call.

Cheers,

Jack

I have tried this file (pianotest1.mid) several times without any trouble.
Try increasing polyphony and latency.
Also try to uncheck "CPU overload detection" (under options/Perf/CPU)

I've been using pianoteq for 2 years now, and am very pleased with it. It keeps getting better and better - and the last reincarnation is quite amazing IMHO. I haven't had any hands on sample libraries - including Ivory, so it would be very interesting for me to hear you opinion (on sound and playability) - mine is already biased...

good luck
Eran

I am still pondering over whether to buy Pianoteq (currently I use Synthogy's Ivory). I have been doing a lot of side by side comparisons, and ended up downloading a MIDI file at www.purgatorycreek.com that was construed to reveal weaknesses in digital piano emulations. To my surprise, the opening sequence of the MIDI file has a rapid succession of short notes, and while I can hear all of them in Ivory, some are not audible in Pianoteq. I tried different presets and piano models, all with the same result.

Could some of you try to confirm this? I am not trying to bash Pianoteq, just would like to know what is going on.

Cheers,

Jack