dklein wrote:Now that I'm using Pianoteq, I have noticed that there is a general conservation of names of the different variants of the D4 and K2 pianos, as well as the other pianos. A few of these I understand, such as the difference between the AB and the BA microphones, as well as "out of tune" and "honky-tonk". What about some of the other terms, such as "recording"? There are a variety of these phrases, also including "clean", "player", "jazz", "classical", "daily practice" and so forth that are present as descriptors through many of the different varieties of different keyboards. Is there some guide from Moddart or on this form that describes with the general naming scheme is, both in order to understand what they are providing, as well as to name our own settings appropriately?
– David
David, it is not very easy to answer your questions. There isn't really any general naming scheme, the names are usually discussed and fixed during the beta tests and result from the discussions with the beta team.
The "recording" presets are intended to be used for recording, the reason being that one usually don't expect the same from a preset whether it is used for playing or recording. This is actually at first sight a strange phenomena, and is widely discussed in the various forums. A partial (and debatable) explanation can be that:
when you play, you will usually set the loudness to a level comparable to the one you would have when playing a real acoustic piano. In that case you want a relatively dry, close and direct sound, with a high level of dynamics (50 to 60),
when you listen, you will usually set the loudness much lower, as when you listen to a CD or the radio or whatever recorded music. In this case, you want more ambiance, more distance to the piano, and much less dynamics (20 to 30) in order to be able to still hear the ppp without having the fff too loud.
I think the names "clean", "player", "jazz", "classical", "daily practice" speak for themselves, and you can find some more information on the intention of the preset by opening the preset management window (click on the pencil icon right to the preset menu) and reading the related comment on the preset.