I wasn't sure of the reason for the question though.  Sorry if I missed something.

Cheers,

Stephen.

ViolinGOD

ViolinGOD

I should have said "I know Sennheisers, but I've have never listened to music on that specific model."

I do see the HD555's mentioned fairly often, however. The pair of Sennheisers that I once had were good in the midrange and treble, but lacked bass. But I had a relatively inexpensive pair from the Sony Walkman era...

Phew!, yeah they are great, I was hoping to get the one higher, the HD 595, it has a much lower Frequency response (12.....38,500 Hz) instead of 15.....28,000 Hz for the HD 555. Apart from this and the Total harmonic distortion (THD), no idea what that is!, I would have to pay more than twice for it. So I am saving up to get the BOSE system (the ACOUSTIC WAVE® music system II - DAB + free 5-CD changer to be exact), about £1000. Why does this sound like I am advertising the system...

ViolinGOD

p.s. what are you listening through now...

I do see the HD555's mentioned fairly often, however. The pair of Sennheisers that I once had were good in the midrange and treble, but lacked bass. But I had a relatively inexpensive pair from the Sony Walkman era...

I don't know those headphones. Monitors will give you a very different sound--my impression is that people use both, particularly if doing  serious recording, to check out the validity of the sound being played on various systems.

The midi file problem seems very strange. Is it possible that the track in Finale has some kind of odd setting? Are you starting a new project from scratch? And come to think of it, have you tried opening the same midi file in other applications? That should tell you if the problem is Finale-specific, at least.

Mama mia (if that is how one would spell it), never heard of the second best headphone maker?, I think BOSE is the at the top. You should try them, especially from the HD555 series and above, A bit expensive but worth it. With regards to the midi files in Finale 2010, I usually start projects from the orchestral templates, I will try an create a new one from scratch and also try the files in Sibelius, I deleted Sibelius 5 so will have to install it again, Thanks Jake.

P.S. if all else falls I will just have to use the mouse and the on-screen keyboard

ViolinGOD

The midi file problem seems very strange. Is it possible that the track in Finale has some kind of odd setting? Are you starting a new project from scratch? And come to think of it, have you tried opening the same midi file in other applications? That should tell you if the problem is Finale-specific, at least.

Problems with midi files?

Hello, I am having problems with the midi files I recorded in Pianoteq 2.3, when I import it into Finale 2010, the result is every key depressed comes up as major or minor second, is this the program or is this a result of the hardware. I am using the Keystation pro 88 keyboard from M-Audio. Thanks

ViolinGOD

Any Help on this issue, thanks.

johnbrown wrote:

with regards to the resonance of the new pianoteq 3 demo, I found out that the reverberation was on by default, even after disabling it the piano is still too resonant, I am however working on getting used to it, but I very much dislike the M3 ( well the current sound anyway ).ViolinGOD

johnbrown: Many of the presets have a lot of room in the sound because of the mic positions. Try moving the mics in closer (or the virtual head) to get a closer sound. I've read several people describe different positions. Try a mic just above the strings and another in the singer\player position, but moved slightly to the left. The virtual head works well in that left of center position, too, although one must be careful to adjust the hammer noise and hardness as the mics get closer to the hammers. If the result shifts the sound to the left, increase the right channel volume for the mic. (I had forgotten about this until yesterday.)

I just typed the phrase "virtual head." Should the head have a name? (Shudder)

Thanks Jake Johnson, I'll try it as you sugested, I use a Sennheiser  HD555 open headphones, does this make any difference to the sound? Will monitor speakers be a better choice?

ViolinGOD

with regards to the resonance of the new pianoteq 3 demo, I found out that the reverberation was on by default, even after disabling it the piano is still too resonant, I am however working on getting used to it, but I very much dislike the M3 ( well the current sound anyway ).ViolinGOD

johnbrown: Many of the presets have a lot of room in the sound because of the mic positions. Try moving the mics in closer (or the virtual head) to get a closer sound. I've read several people describe different positions. Try a mic just above the strings and another in the singer\player position, but moved slightly to the left. The virtual head works well in that left of center position, too, although one must be careful to adjust the hammer noise and hardness as the mics get closer to the hammers. If the result shifts the sound to the left, increase the right channel volume for the mic. (I had forgotten about this until yesterday.)

I just typed the phrase "virtual head." Should the head have a name? (Shudder)

Hello, I am having problems with the midi files I recorded in Pianoteq 2.3, when I import it into Finale 2010, the result is every key depressed comes up as major or minor second, is this the program or is this a result of the hardware. I am using the Keystation pro 88 keyboard from M-Audio. Thanks

ViolinGOD

Guillaume,
Yeah the C2 grand, will it work with no problems in Pianoteq 3 and will one be able to utilize the functions of the pro version on the C2?

ViolinGOD

Yes, and yes.

EvilDragon, I will need help. 

What about you, Jake, Neil, help me create a 6 note scale and we make a fine brief music with that?

We could call it 666 preset.      ;-)

ViolinGOD