[ Closed ] MODARTT VIDEO CONTEST 2023 - entries (Page 1 of 2)

https://youtu.be/kgEFNxFFLcs

This year, I have prepared a MIDI file of my favorite classical music, which might be very long (or too long) for a contest entry, again.

The preset sound that I have customized is intended to imitate the feeling of the sounds of a period instrument called a "tangent piano" or "tangentenflügel" with a layer of three instrument packs consisting of one harpsichord, one historical fortepiano, and one modern piano.
Please note that this preset sound is purely for imaginative purposes and not meant for direct comparison with the sounds of real instrument. However, if there were this kind of classical/historical instrument pack build for Pianoteq, I would genuinely appreciate using it.

For FX effect, I utilized a plug-in named BREVERB2 by OVERLOUD, which came with the DAW software Cakewalk by BandLab.
I want to express my gratitude to all of you for listening and watching my video, and I hope you enjoy it.

Nicely done Paolo. I like it when the electric piano comes in at about 5.46.

Good luck!

Stig

Here is my entry for the 2023 Video Contest: It's a short excerpt from Brahms' Piano Concerto No 1, Op 15.

https://youtu.be/LaaQxwf72jQ

This excerpt is the first occurrence of the beautiful 2nd subject from the 1st movement of Brahms' Piano Concerto No 1 Op 15. I made this in memory of my piano teacher at boarding school - Brahms was her favourite composer, and I have so many happy memories of my lessons with her. It's far from perfect though..

I hope you will enjoy it, and thank you for listening !

And.... All the best to everyone participating this year

For some time now I have been involved in music generation with software I have designed. The thing that frustrated me most was that such generation allowed me to obtain MIDI files, and then the sound obtained did not live up to my expectations. The problem is not so much the format, but the fact that music that was too flat and without artistic depth was only half the job.

I then came up with the idea of combining two MIDI files: one flat and without emotion, but with the right notes, the other really played live, which had to convey some emotion to the music I generated.

This transformation process then uses a MIDI file, called a clock file.

Information involving velocity and tempo is taken from the clock file and transmitted to the MIDI file that is to be humanized.

Pianoteq helped me a lot, because it is possible to record the clock file while being able to rely on a really realistic sound. So I have also used this amazing sofware very often to improve the final dynamics with the velocity curves and get even better results. 

The transformation was accomplished by a software I developed in php, DBL-Score Umanizer. At the moment this software is not available on the web, but if you are interested I could certainly make it available and transfer it to a server with adequate power for multiple access.

Hoping you can appreciate it,
greetings to all,
Emanuele

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfSsxo9MDg

Wow, this is a really interesting concept!

What would be interesting to see (as a possible future extension) is if you can use some form of machine learning to analyse a pianist's playing style per composer (e.g. rubato and tonal shading for Chopin is different from what you would do for Brahms or Liszt or Rachmaninov). For example, you could use many performances of a given piece by different pianists as test inputs, so the machine learning algorithm can learn how to replicate rubato and so on for that piece. You could then simply run the flat, lifeless MIDI file through your Umaniser together with this learned rubato, and it would render the rubato according to the specified composer and piece.

Nice work (and on a very nice Scarlatti as well !)

Here is my entry.

An intentionally rough performance of Maple Leaf Rag.
A provocative question: what is better for ragtime?
Watch this video and listen carefully to inform your opinion!

https://youtu.be/0tEgCRxGIrY

Very nice, Sir ....

Lanny

Sounds like you should check out https://github.com/davidpanderson/Numula/wiki and possibly collaborate with David

Aw, was going to enter but I have PianoTeq 7 Pro not PianoTeq 8.

Great results, totally made the performances better!  One way to get this result in Pro Tools is use beat detective on the audio of you playing the quarter notes, and with a little detail work you can get Pro Tools to do a tempo remap so the midi lines up on the one and voila.  Actually you seem to be using the velocity information as well.  I have not really messed with like groove effects beyond tempo mapping so velocity feel might be out of scope of Beat Detective.

Is your Avatar a network of chords?  Curious about your generation algos.

Hey Lanny,

Thanks very much, very glad you enjoyed it!

Joseph,
thank you for the message, I did not know this function of ProTools. Actually in my case the result affects the tempo, but also the velocity, as you can see at the end of my video, where I put the original midi file, the clock and the transformed file next to it.

The avatar is the result of my software's analysis of a chord sequence, and all the possible segmentations. All this relates to a music theory that I conceived in recent years, but unfortunately I have only written in French.

These are my articles :

https://hal.science/search/index/?q=*&a..._i=1032058

Regarding the generative aspect, I have conceived a musical language with which I compose the music that you can find in my channel. There is an online version that I only use, however. I don't know if you are interested, but if you want you could test it out. I could set up an account for you. In that case you could contact me in private ;-)

I'm really enjoying these entries so far!

I recently saw Hania Rani perform Hawaii Oslo, where she constantly had one hand on the keys and another messing with the soundboard, muting the sound in varying degrees, pressing against the strings, moving the felt around, and inserting fingers between the hammers and strings. She ran this through a delay and a looper to create an evolving pedal tone to improvise over.

I thought it would be fun to try this sort of thing in Pianoteq. I gave that a whirl for my entry this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oHNxNK22LQ

I'm using 4 pedals, a mod strip, aftertouch, a macro, and some automation to constantly tweak various aspects of the physical model in real-time. Hope you enjoy.

Good luck all!

Here comes my entry...

I've created a generative jazz improvisation session with piano and guitar.
Both instruments are played by Pianoteq 8. The chords are chosen by Bitwig 5 using Note effects, the melody and accompaniment are created by ChordPotion, the Pianoteq instruments used are U4 and the acoustic guitar.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=viSHJwU497A

If you like the video, please check out my channel at https://youtube.com/HiEnergyMusic

gear job here !  Very creative with excellent control of the infinite possibilities with PTQ .  May I ask you which DP you are using as it seems to cover the whole 0-127 midi range with disconcerting ease . So many keyboards are only able to generate a range between 20-110.

Thanks Stig and Joann! I have midiCurve in front of Pianoteq with a slight s type curve just to make the extremes (especially higher velocities) a little easier to hit.

I’m using a Yamaha CP88, which has the same action (NWX) as the YC88, and very similar action to the P515 (NW-GH). The P515 has escapement, the CP88 doesn’t, but they’re otherwise identical. It’s very heavy action but very snappy and feels great. Took a couple months to work up my finger strength but I love it now. My old DP was a Roland FP-30 (PHA-4 action) which I liked, but I have better control with the CP-88 for sure.

Excellent! Great piece; great playing. This is my favourite entry so far.

Hello hello. This is my Organteq 2 entry. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/YMNeNfi1y8w

Thanks! I should clarify I asked Modartt not to be considered for the prize this year. I just wanted to make another video for fun with everyone else, but am not competing for the prizes. Good luck all!

https://youtu.be/wWyyk3VmzIQ?si=wCQTILpJMZn9L_rW

Here's my contribution to the competition. It's a traditional hymn tune, "Deep Harmony", that I have known since I was young. I've arranged it in a light (perhaps very light) jazz style with some improvisation in the middle verses.

I recently bought Pianoteq Stage V8 and am very pleased with it. I have an old PC and quite a lot of modern software won't run due to lack of CPU power and RAM. Pianoteq does run, although I have to lower the sample rate for real-time playing (and I raise it again when I render the final audio file from my DAW).

I'm really pleased with the sound of Pianoteq, particularly the realism of the sympathetic resonance which makes a big difference. It really makes me want to play piano again and I have spent a lot more time just noodling and enjoying the sound.

Equipment and software used in this track:
- Yamaha S80 keyboard as a MIDI controller for playing in the parts, and for the TR-808 drum sounds
- Modartt Pianoteq Stage V8 (full version) for the Yamaha grand piano
- Modartt Pianoteq Stage V8 (demo mode) for the Wurlitzer EP
- GSi VB3 II tonewheel organ VST
- Ferrofish B4000+ as a drawbar controller for the tonewheel organ VST
- Finger snaps sample played in DecentSampler VST plugin
- Tambourine from Spitfire LABS
- Yamaha TRB5 bass guitar, with sock wedged under the strings for a damped sound (sock not shown in video)

Recorded, produced and mixed in Cockos Reaper using mainly stock plugins, plus Sonitus reverb and Arturia Tape Mello-Fi.

https://youtu.be/GtlpK7y9c5E?si=MzrQf0GnJg7M5tLo

Hi and congratulations to Modartt for creating such an amazing app and also for now making it available on iPad!  My contribution is one of a set of preludes I've been trying to write for the piano. It's the first one and is titled 'Dream'. I've used the Pianoteq Steinway D Classical Recording patch and played it in via usb and iPad using  a Yamaha CK88.

Sounds great! Did you write out the main part in notation and then perform it? Or plan the structure in a different way? Or just improvise and then fill in other parts around it?

- PaulC

Very nice, inventive and beautiful chords and melodic/rhythmic motifs.