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Topic: Prepared Piano

I'm new to Pianoteq and am thrilled with the results I'm getting on live gigs with the instruments controlled with a Kawai VPC1.  The most inspiring experience I've had playing a digital piano.

I'd like Pianoteq to include a "prepared" piano model after John Cage's method.  Pianoteq 5 has a "D4 Prepared" instrument, but it is not quite what I'm looking for.  There are samples that can be acquired, but after playing Pianoteq's models I'm sold on the modeling technology over sampling.  Can anyone advise me where to begin tweaking an instrument in Pianoteq 5 to attain a "John Cage Prepared Piano" model?  Richard Evan's book on preparing an acoustic piano to Cage's specs is here: http://www.richardbevans.com/wellpreparedpiano.html

Thanks!

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Reply by jcfelice88keys

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Re: Prepared Piano

pianimator wrote:

I'm new to Pianoteq and am thrilled with the results I'm getting on live gigs with the instruments controlled with a Kawai VPC1.  The most inspiring experience I've had playing a digital piano.

I'd like Pianoteq to include a "prepared" piano model after John Cage's method.  Pianoteq 5 has a "D4 Prepared" instrument, but it is not quite what I'm looking for.  There are samples that can be acquired, but after playing Pianoteq's models I'm sold on the modeling technology over sampling.  Can anyone advise me where to begin tweaking an instrument in Pianoteq 5 to attain a "John Cage Prepared Piano" model?  Richard Evan's book on preparing an acoustic piano to Cage's specs is here: http://www.richardbevans.com/wellpreparedpiano.html

Thanks!


I am not an authority on John Cage's prepared pianos; however, he was know to affix various materials to a piano's strings and hammers.  If one were to acquire a listing of actual Cage modifications, it might be able to be simulated in Pianoteq PRO -- wherein you are able to adjust hammer hardnesses and other parameters on a note-by-note basis.

Cheers,
Joe