Thank you for the Clavichord

And to think I was just listening (randomly) to Clavichord music last night and wishing I had access to one! How eerily prescient of you, Pianoteq!

If your keyboard features aftertouch, it really makes the Clavichord come alive.

Its especially nice when you tweak it a bit so that it sounds less like a Neupert.

+1 It sounds awesome, thanks a lot.

Wow, well done. At least in respect to my own, this one has the potential to become the most valuable “free instrument”, even for more recent music styles. It's a very appealing model that raises the desire to get in touch with real thing. Unfortunately I don't have a keyboard with aftertouch around. So just to be sure, if I had one, would I be able do this in a similar manner?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oCGNwDokT0
(video, demonstrates bending / Bebung / vibrato on a Sabathil & Son )

Are variable note off velocities also that important?

Thanks and regards, hk

Very nice instrument add-on.  It would be nice for the polyphonic after pressure to implement the pitch/vibrato effect.

Lanny

Sorry Beto-Music, it seems I made an error in porting a previous fxp. Try the other copy, it should work:
http://www.forum-pianoteq.com/uploads.php?id=1628

Since I can't remove anything in the FXP corner, I can't clean up the mess I made, sorry!
(I changed the link in the original post)

It is characteristic of clavichords: when the tangent hits the string, this one is divided in two parts, one which vibrates while the other part is damped by a felt strip (on the left side of the image you can see in the presets manager). When the key is released, the vibrating part becomes suddenly longer, involving lower overtones, which are quickly damped by the same felt. This "change of length" produces the typical sound you are mentioning. The same occurs BTW on the clavinet.

Thanks! I think I cleaned up everything now.

It was unfretted, one string per key. Using the same soundboard model, we added a preset that has two strings for each key (each tangent).

Sounds fantastic!

And I love the "Le Clan Des Clavichordes" demo.  It reminds me a bit of the theme from the old "The Persauders" TV show, which was written by John Barry.  (which I think is fantastic also)

Greg.

From pianoteq site:

"The clavichord has been referred to as the most intimate of keyboard instruments, the player being able to control attack, duration, volume, and even provide certain subtle effects of vibrato known as Bebung by varying the pressure on the key."

Can a modern hi end aftertouch keyboard controll pressure (holding a key with some variable pressure)???

I have a humble sugestion to Modartt:

What about let a option to enable a progressive pedal to try simulate one or two of these effects?

Thank you for this. We finally have the missing link between the cimbalom and the fortepianos. When I read your announcement I was a bit puzzled by your choice of a 41 Neupert, but  proof of the model is in the playing, so I dusted of some baroque books and had a few hours of fun. Very impressed with the sound of the bass, in particular, which makes the lower voices very alive, and really helps you in polyphony. Wonderful to be able to play an instrument that was so commonly played at the time, and is so rare now.

Also, very pleased with the fact that you are keeping KIVIR alive. This, imho, sets Pianoteq apart from all other virtual piano tools, and was at least for me the deciding push to choose for your product.

A merry Christmas to you all!

Williams, did you test the 'mute' feature in the action panel? Of course nothing to do with the buzzing sound produced by a parchment roll, but it resembles the sound produced by a strip of felt.