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Topic: How is the room simulated in Pianoteq?

I have been experimenting with additional speakers and 'surround sound' with PT.

I used ASIO4ALL to convert my laptops stereo audio into two more channels and along with my two chanel ASIO soundcard, I had four channels. I used them for left, right and two rear surround left and right speakers. I positioned the Pianoteq microphones in approximately the same position but also added about 30ms(30 feet) delay to each of the rear channels which helped.

I am wondering how the room is simulated in PT? Are floor/ceiling/wall  reflections simulated? Are the piano lid reflections simulated?

If these things are simulated, why can't we change the room size etc?

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Re: How is the room simulated in Pianoteq?

The acoustic field is generated by the piano soundboard and its immediate environment: lid and floor. These close reflexions are important to build up the piano sound properly. The lid position can be modified in the sound recording section. The reverb is then added on top of this. This is where the room is taken into account and where you can change the room size (in the reverb settings).

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