Topic by alanmoore

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Topic: Newbie question on creation of Pianoteq

Just discovered Pianoteq two hours ago. This looks awesome! But I still don't quite "get it." If what Pianoteq does is allow you to hook up a synthesizer or digital piano to your laptop and then be able to create sounds by playing on your digital piano that before only an acoustic piano could create, why didn't anyone do this before?

Why don't the companies who make synthesizers just build this software right into their synthesizers?

Feel free to answer harshly if I've asked a silly question. I'm really curious about this! Thanks.

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Reply by Mossy

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Re: Newbie question on creation of Pianoteq

Roland does have such a digital piano using modelling algorithms instead of samples.  I think it's called the V-Piano and V-Grand.  It's pretty expensive though.  Why other manufacturers aren't doing the same ... shrug, it's hard to compete with software & hardware advancement.  Say you bought the Roland V-Piano for $5000 and love it.  Next year, a newer algorithm comes but needs more processing power ... uhhh, put it up for sale and then buy the new model?

So if you gave me the choice of buying my own $200 laptop + $150 PTQ or paying several thousand for the manufacturer integrate in a more limited version, I'm more than happy to use the first option and keep cash in my pocket -- especially since I can also run other types of MIDI software on the laptop.

That's probably why Kawai is going the VPC1 route -- where the keyboard won't play a single sound without a computer and virtual instrument software.

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Reply by jcfelice88keys

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Re: Newbie question on creation of Pianoteq

Along the line of the Kawai VPC1, that's precisely why my first and only keyboard, purchased wayyyy back in 1990, was a Roland A-80 mother controller keyboard.  If makes no sounds of its own, and is used strictly as a controller for midi-based hardware instruments or for virtual software based instruments.  So far, my A-80 hasn't become obsolete in 24 years of ownership.  I use it all the time to make demos for Pianoteq products.

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Reply by stickman393

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Re: Newbie question on creation of Pianoteq

jcfelice88keys wrote:

precisely why my first and only keyboard, purchased wayyyy back in 1990, was a Roland A-80 mother controller keyboard.

I know it's rude of me, but *high 5* to Joe for the Roland A-80. I love mine also, especially with the R43 resistor mod to make the aftertouch usable (not such a big deal for Pianoteq...)